LAUREN C. ANDERSON Boston College, Department of Psychology Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 andersvz@bc.edu EDUCATION 2014-present Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA Intended Degree: Doctor of Philosophy Completion Date: August 2017 Course of Study: Behavioral Neuroscience 2012-2014 Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA Master of Arts Course of Study: Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience Thesis: Behavioral and neural sex differences in context-dependent renewal of appetitive conditioned responses 2008-2012 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA Bachelor of Arts, High Distinction Biology and Psychology Double Major, Distinguished Major RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2012-present Graduate Research, Boston College Neurobiology of Feeding Behavior lab Advisor: Gorica Petrovich, PhD 1. Behavioral and neuroanatomical studies investigating the sex differences in context-dependent appetitive conditioning 2. Neuroanatomical studies on the pathways involved during context-dependent renewal responding 2011-2012 Distinguished Majors Program Researcher, University of Virginia Sensory Systems and Neuroscience lab, Psychology Advisor: Alev Erisir, PhD Completed an Honors Thesis investigating cognitive and sensory aging using a rat model 2011-2012 Research Assistant, University of Virginia Sensory Systems and Neuroscience lab, Psychology Advisor: Ching-Ling Teng, PhD Assisted on research projects investigating the development of responses to auditory and visual stimuli, with a focus on perception of noise exposure during development 2010-2012 Research Assistant, University of Virginia Last updated January 2017 Anderson 1
Sensory Systems and Neuroscience lab, Psychology Advisor: Alev Erisir, PhD Assisted on research projects investigating the plasticity of developing and aging sensory systems with a focus on the input axons in the primary visual cortex and then on aging sensory systems PUBLICATIONS PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES Anderson, L. C. & Petrovich, G. D. (2015). Renewal of conditioned responding to food cues in rats: Sex differences and relevance of estradiol. Physiology & Behavior. 151: 338-344. Anderson, L. C. & Petrovich, G. D. (2016). Sex specific recruitment of a medial prefrontal cortex-hippocampal-thalamic system during context-dependent renewal of responding to food cues in rats. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 139:11-21. MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION Anderson, L. C. & Petrovich, G. D. (in prep). DREADD manipulation of medial prefrontal cortex neurons during renewal of Pavlovian conditioned responding to food cues in male and female rats. DISTINGUISHED MAJORS THESIS Anderson, L. C. & Erisir, A. (2012, April). Which comes first, I Forgot or What did you say? : Identification of Cognitive and Sensory Decline in Aging Animals. Department of Psychology, University of Virginia. Online. ABSTRACTS Anderson, L. C. & Petrovich, G. D. (2016, October). DREADD activation of medial prefrontal cortex neurons induces renewal of Pavlovian conditioned responding to food cues in female rats. Poster presented at the 2016 Pavlovian Society Meeting, Jersey City, NJ. Online Anderson, L. C. & Petrovich, G. D. (2015, October). Differential recruitment of the medial prefrontal cortex and hippocampal formation during renewal of conditioned responses to food cues in male and female rats. Program No. 225.04. 2015 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Chicago, IL.: Society for Neuroscience 2015. Online. Anderson, L. C. & Petrovich, G. D. (2015, April). Sex differences in renewal of conditioned responding to food cues. Organization for the Study of Sex Differences annual conference. Stanford, CA. Anderson, L. C. & Petrovich, G. D. (2014, November). Male and female rats show differential Fos induction within distinct medial prefrontal areas during renewal of Last updated January 2017 Anderson 2
Pavlovian appetitive conditioned responses. Program No. 650.12 2014 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, D.C.: Society for Neuroscience 2014. Online. Anderson, L. C. & Petrovich, G. D. (2014, August). Behavioral and brain sex differences in renewal of conditioned responses to a food cue. Poster Number 1. Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior 2014 Meeting, Seattle, WA.Online. Anderson, L. C., Powell, D. J. & Petrovich, G. D. (2013, November). Sex differences in context-dependent renewal of appetitive conditioned responses. Program No. 771.14 2013 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience, 2013. Online. Anderson, L. C. & Petrovich, G. D. (2013, September). Male and female rats differ in context-dependent renewal of appetitive conditioned responses. Poster presented at the 2013 Pavlovian Society Meeting, Austin, TX. Online Strickland, K., Block, E., Penn, R., Gastrell, P., Park, S., Anderson, L., Baden, J., Teng C.-L. (2011, November). Altered perception after noise exposure during development. Program No. 173.10 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Washington, D.C.: Society for Neuroscience, 2011. Online. ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS Anderson, L. C. & Petrovich, G. D. (2016, May). Behavioral and neural sex differences in renewal of food cue responding. Talk delivered at Graduate Student Research Day, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA. Anderson, L. C. & Petrovich, G. D. (2015, May). Sex differences in renewal of conditioned responding to food cues: role of estradiol. Talk delivered at Graduate Student Research Day, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA. Anderson, L. C. & Petrovich, G. D. (2014, April). Behavioral and neural sex differences in context-dependent renewal. Talk delivered at Graduate Student Research Day, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA. Anderson, L. C. & Petrovich, G. D. (2014 April). Sex differences in context-dependent renewal of appetitive conditioned responses. Poster presented at the Third Annual Symposium for Boston-Area Graduate Students in Psychology, Boston, MA. Anderson, L. C. & Petrovich, G. D. (2013, April). Sex differences in context-dependent renwal of appetitive conditioned responses. Talk delivered at Graduate Student Research Day, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA. Anderson, L. C. & Erisir, A. (2012, April). Which comes first, I Forgot or What did you say? : Identification of Cognitive and Sensory Decline in Aging Animals. Talk delivered at Psychology Undergraduate Research Day, University of Virginia Last updated January 2017 Anderson 3
RECOGNITION AND AWARDS 2016 Student Poster Award for best poster (Pavlovian Society annual conference) 2015 Florence P. Haseltine Presentation Award for a new investigator (Organization for the Study of Sex Differences annual conference) 2012 Honor Thesis awarded High Distinction 2012 Awarded the Frank W. Finger Award for Undergraduate Research Excellence 2008-2012 Dean s List, University of Virginia 2011-2012 Member of the Distinguished Majors Program TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Fellow, Department of Psychology, Boston College 2015 Fall PS4481: Research Practicum in Behavioral Neuroscience Guest Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Boston College 2016 PS234: Abnormal Psychology Eating Disorders (Spring 2016) Anxiety Disorders (Fall 2016) 2012 PS373: Learning and Motivation Behavioral Regulation of Memory (Fall 2012) Section Instructor, School of Social Work, Boston University 2016 Fall SSW HB751 Human Neuropsychology, 2 sections 2015 Fall SSW HB751 Human Neuropsychology, 2 sections 2014 Fall SSW HB751 Human Neuropsychology, 2 sections 2014 Summer SSW HB751 Human Neuropsychology, 1 section Teaching Assistant, Department of Psychology, Boston College 2016 Fall, PS234: Abnormal Psychology 2016 Spring, 2015 Spring, 2014 Fall 2014 Spring, PS285: Behavioral Neuroscience 2013 Fall 2013 Fall PS241: Social Psychology 2012 Fall PS373: Learning and Motivation Last updated January 2017 Anderson 4
Brain Awareness Week Outreach Programs, Boston College 2012-present Boston College psychology graduate student-run annual outreach program to local schools and after-school programs. Aimed at educating students about neuroscience and the structure and functioning of the brain through a variety of hands-on activities MENTORING EXPERIENCE CV and Resume Writing Workshops, Boston College 2015-present Offer one-on-one counseling to undergraduate students on their CV, resume, cover letters or personal statement. Senior Thesis Mentor, Boston College 2014-2015 Anna Whitham (Psychology Honors Thesis) The role of the nucleus of the solitary tract and the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve in the control of feeding by learned aversive cues Neurobiology of Feeding Laboratory Research Mentor, Boston College 2013-present Supervised undergraduate students working as volunteer research assistants, as well as those who received Undergraduate Research Fellowships. To-date, I have mentored 6 students for periods of time ranging from two semesters to two years. Psi Chi Grad-Undergraduate Mentor, Boston College 2012-present Acted as a mentor to undergraduates in the psychology department, advising them on majoring in psychology, graduate school and other psychology related topics. To-date, I have mentored 3 students for a period of at least two semesters or more. INSTITUTION & DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP ROLES 2016- present Psychology Graduate Student Council President 2015-present 2012-present Psychology Colloquium Committee Psychology Graduate Interview Day Committee SPECIALIZED SKILLS Laboratory Skills: Rodent handling and husbandry, brain extraction, microtome use, tissue mounting, immunohistochemistry (DAB, fluorescence), nissl staining, enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), electron microscopy, neuroimaging, genotyping, breeding Last updated January 2017 Anderson 5
Surgical Procedures: Perfusions, silastic capsule implantation, estradiol administration, stereotaxic surgery, intracerebral injections (pressure), peripheral injections (subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, intramuscular), cannula implantation surgery Behavioral testing: Appetitive responding, footshock, behavioral boxes, radial arm maze, startle response, infusions via cannulas, Computer software familiarity Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Adobe CS5.5 (Photoshop, Illustrator),SPSS, ImageJ, Prism, MATLAB MEMBERSHIPS 2015-present 2014-present 2014-present 2013-present 2013-present 2011-present Organization for the Study of Sex Differences Psi Chi Honor Society Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior Pavlovian Society Women in Learning Society for Neuroscience Last updated January 2017 Anderson 6