Education

Postdoctoral Fellow (1985-1987), Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology and Brain Research Institute, Department of Anatomy, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA.

Ph.D. Experimental Psychology (1985), Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.

B.S. Psychology (1981), Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.

Professional Experience

2003-present: Full Professor, Department of Psychology, Montana State University,
Bozeman, MT.

2007- present. Affiliate Facuty, Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience.

2004-present. Affiliate Faculty Division of Health Sciences.

2004- 2007. Graduate Program Director, Department of Psychology Master’s Program in Applied Psychology.

2007-Present. Chair of MSU Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).

2003-2007. Vice-Chair of MSU Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
(IACUC).

2004: Visiting ResearchProfessor (sabbatical), Department of Psychology, University of Otago, New Zealand.

2002-present: Faculty Affiliate, Complex Biological Systems program, Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, Montana State University. Bozeman MT.

1998-2003: Department Chair, Department of Psychology, Montana State University,
Bozeman, MT.

1995-2003: Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Montana State University,
Bozeman, MT.

1991-1995: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Montana State University,
Bozeman, MT.

1987-1991: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.

1986-1987: Instructor, Department of Psychology, Santa Monica Community College, Santa Monica, CA.

1985-1987: Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology and Brain Research Institute, Department of Anatomy, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA.

Awards and Honors

MSU President's Excellence in Teaching Award Nominee (2012).

MSU Provost Mentoring Award (2011)

MSU Provost Mentoring Award Nominee (2010).

William Battig Memorial Lecturer. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Annual Meeting (2008).

Alumni Associate/Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce Award of Excellence, Montana State University (2003).

MSU Alumni Association/Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce Award of Excellence (1996, 2003).

Idaho/Montana American Heart Association Research Committee Member (1996-99).

External Reviewer for Merit Proposals, Department of Veterans Affairs (1997).

NIH/NIGM Review Panel (1996).
National American Heart Association Affiliate Study Group Member (1995-98).

Montana State University Mortar Board Professor of the Month (1995).