Faculty Accomplishments Archive

John Peters, a biology professor at the University of Richmond, has received a $502,981 National Science Foundation award to support his neuroscience research on the mechanisms of learning and memory.

Kelly Lambert, MacEldin Trawick Professor in Psychology, received the Educator of the Year Award from Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience at the Society for Neuroscience 2024 Annual Meeting.

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.

Kitty (Sarah) Hartvigsen, Trawick Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology, published "Mini-Symposium: Training the Trainers of the Next Generation of Neuroscience Advocates" in the Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education.

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.

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.

Kelly Lambert, MacEldin Trawick Professorship in Psychology, is one of three finalists for the Robert Foster Cherry National teaching award, known as one of the most competitive teaching awards in the country. Learn more. 

Isaac Skromne was awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor of biology. Dr. Skromne's research specializes in developmental biology, particularly in the area of cell fate decisions in both embryos and adults

Kelly Lambert, professor of behavioral neuroscience, along with eight undergraduate student co-authors published the manuscript "Disrupted Development from Head to Tail: Pervasive Effects of Postnatal Restricted Resources on Neurobiological, Behavioral, and Morphometric Outcomes" in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.

Kelly Lambert, professor of behavioral neuroscience, along with four undergraduate student co-authors published the manuscript "The Emotional Impact of Disrupted Environmental Contexts: Enrichment Loss and Coping Profiles Influence Stress Response Recovery in Long-Evans Rats" in Journal of Neuroendocrinology.

Kelly Lambert, professor of behavioral neuroscience, along with five undergraduate student co-authors published the manuscript "Divergent Neural and Endocrine Responses in Wild-Caught and Laboratory-Bred Rattus norvegicus" in Behavioural Brain Research.

Kelly Lambert, professor of behavioral neuroscience, along with five undergraduate student co-authors published the chapter "Developmental Lead Exposure in Rats Causes Sex-Dependent Changes in Neurobiological and Anxiety-Like Behaviors that Are Improved by Taurine Co-treatment" in Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology.