Faculty

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  Abigail Kerr

  Assistant Professor of Psychology

  (Behavioral Neuroscience & Learning and Memory)

  Behavioral and neuroanatomical effects of experience following exercise and/or nervous system damage; the role of vascular plasticity (angiogenesis and vascular remodeling) in behavioral outcome following aerobic exercise and ischemic stroke

  Contact: (309) 556-3803 — akerr@iwu.edu

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  Tyler Schwend

  Assistant Professor of Biology

  (Molecular regulation of corneal nerves during eye development)

  Animal physiology, biology & ethics

  Contact: (309) 556-3149 — tschwend@iwu.edu

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  Brad Sheese

  Associate Professor of Psychology

  (Development)

  Temperament, Attention and self-regulation, Genetics, Epigentic and Teratogentic Influences on Development

  Contact: (309) 556-1341 — bsheese@iwu.edu

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  Jason Themanson

  Professor of Psychology

  (Neuroscience)

  Self-regulation and action monitoring; neural activity during social interactions; situational and dispositional influences on patterns of neural activation during social and cognitive task engagement

  Contact: (309) 556-3109 — jthemans@iwu.edu

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  Brian Walter

  Assistant Professor of Biology

  (Cell and developmental biology)

  
  Evolution of developmental mechanisms; cellular and molecular aspects of craniofacial development in fishes.

  Contact: (309) 556-3041 — bwalter@iwu.edu

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  Joe Williams

  Associate Professor of Psychology

  (Neuroscience)

  Relationship between hippocampal/frontal EEG and memory; effects of alcohol on learning and memory

  Contact: (309) 556-3006 — jwilliam@iwu.edu