Education

Middlebury College

B.A. Candidate in Neuroscience

Danish Institute for Study Abroad

Copenhagen, Denmark Fall 2021

Program in Psychopharmacology

Research Grants

Middlebury College Department of Biology, Undergraduate Research Fund, 2022.

Publications

M. D. Spritzer, J. D. Guo, T. D. Khodadad, T. Shi, E. M. Luber, A. G. Griffin. Testing whether testosterone enhances place learning in male rats through an androgen- or estrogen-dependent pathway, 2021. (In review, expected 2023)

Presentations

Middlebury Research Symposium, Middlebury, VT. Effects of testosterone and aromatase inhibition on response learning in adult male rats.

Neuroscience 2022, San Diego, CA. Effects of testosterone and aromatase inhibition on response learning in adult male rats.

Relevant Education

Chemistry and Biology

  • General Chemistry I, II
  • Organic Chemistry I
  • Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Genetics & Cell Biology
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Biochemistry

Applied Mathematics and Coding

  • Biostatistics
  • Physics of Neuroimaging I, II
  • Statistical Parametric Mapping
  • Proficient in Excel, SPSS, R, RStudio

Additional Training

  • CITI Aseptic Surgery
  • CITI Monitoring for Pain and Distress
  • CITI Guidelines for Working with Animals
  • CITI Working with Rats in Research Settings
  • National Registry of Emergency Medical Responders, Emergency Medical Technician
  • FEMA Incident Command System and HazMat
  • American Red Cross, CPR for Healthcare Providers

Honors

College Scholar, Fall 2019-PRESENT.

Nominee, Patrick J. Durkin '79 Public Service Leadership Award, 2022.