Neuroscience

Neuroscience

Combining the sciences of biology and psychology, neuroscience is an interdisciplinary concentration that offers students a wide variety of courses and integrated research opportunities.
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Faculty Highlights

Dr. Kelly Lambert
Lambert Published

Kelly Lambert, MacEldin Trawick Professor in Psychology, published Biological Psychology: Brain in Context, a multidisciplinary textbook that delves into how environmental factors shape our perception of situations influencing stress responses and physiological reactions.

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Dr. Kitty Hartvigsen
Hartvigsen Receives Grant

Sarah Catherine “Kitty” Hartvigsen, Trawick Postdoctoral Fellow in the Lambert Lab in the Department of Psychology, received a grant from the International Brain Research Organization for Brain Health from Research to Running. Funds will be used to help offset the costs of community engagement neuroscience outreach opportunities on and off campus.

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Dr. Kelly Lambert
Lambert Published

Kelly Lambert, MacEldin Trawick Professorship in Psychology, published "Wild brains: The Value of Neuroethological Approaches in Preclinical Behavioral Neuroscience Animal Models" in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.

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Mailing address:
Neuroscience Program
Gottwald Science Center
138 UR Drive
University of Richmond, Virginia 23173


Phone: (804) 289-8123
Fax: (804) 287-1905

Neuroscience Coordinators: Kelly Lambert and John Warrick
Academic Administrative Specialist: Emily Phaup