Dr. Kitty Hartvigsen
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Profile
Dr. Sarah Catherine “Kitty” Hartvigsen is a Trawick Postdoctoral Scholar in the Lambert Lab, where her research examines how positive experiences influence neurobiology of emotional circuits and improve stress resiliency. One of the most enjoyable aspects of her position at the University of Richmond is being able to teach and mentor students both in the lab and her Neurobiology of Movement and Exercise (PSYC299) and Clinical Neuroscience (PSYC359) courses.
Dr. Hartvigsen is passionate about motivating and equipping the next generations to become compassionate, exceptional leaders in research and healthcare by increasing neuroscience research and education outreach opportunities for undergraduate students. In this endeavor, she has been involved with and led multiple neuroscience outreach initiatives at the local, state, national, and international levels. She currently serves as the co-chair of the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience’s Public Policy Committee.
Dr. Hartvigsen earned a B.S. in neuroscience and German studies from Furman University (2012), a Fulbright Student Teaching Award to Germany (2012-13), and a Ph.D. in exercise science with a concentration in applied physiology from the University of South Carolina (2019).
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Selected Publications
Journal Articles
Tryon, S. C., Sakamoto, I. M., Kaigler, K. F., Gee, G., Turner, J., Bartley, K., Fadel, J. & Wilson, M. A. (2023). ChAT:: Cre transgenic rats show sex‐dependent altered fear behaviors, ultrasonic vocalizations and cholinergic marker expression. Genes, Brain and Behavior, e12837.
Tryon, S. C., Bratsch-Prince, J. X., Warren, J. W., Jones, G. C., McDonald, A. J., & Mott, D. D. (2023). Differential regulation of prelimbic and thalamic transmission to the basolateral amygdala by acetylcholine receptors. Journal of Neuroscience, 43(5), 722-735.
Tryon S.C., Sakamoto I.M., Kellis D.M., Kaigler K.F., Wilson M.A. (2021). Individual differences in conditioned fear and extinction in female rats. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 15:740313.
Singh T., Fridriksson J., Perry C.M., Tryon S.C., Ross A., Fritz S., Herter T. (2017). A novel computational model to probe visual search deficits during motor performance. Journal of Neurophysiology. 117(1):79-92.