Neuroscience

Associate 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

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

Brad Sheese

Professor of Computer Science

(Behavioral development)

Teratogenic Influences on Development

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

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

Brian Walter

Associate 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

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

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