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Cornell Weill Medical College Psychology 1101 Instructor
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Graduate Teaching Assistants
- Erik Helzer
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Meet the Professor
Dr. James B. Maas
Biography
(If your curious--otherwise skip it!)
I
am Professor and past Chairman of Psychology, a Stephen H. Weiss Presidential
Fellow, and a member of the graduate fields of Education and Communication
at Cornell University. For ten years I served as Special Assistant to the
Vice President for Public Affairs and am the director of Cornell's Psychology
Film Unit. I received my B.A. from Williams College and a M.A. and Ph.D. from
Cornell. Each fall I have the honor of teaching introductory psychology to
1,300 students in the world's largest live lecture class and have now taught
more than 65,000 Cornellians. I also conduct research on the psychophysiology
of sleep, leadership, and innovative teaching methods.
I serve as a speaker and/or management
consultant for several major organizations, including
Eastman Kodak, IBM, BBC-TV,
Apple Computers, US Navy, CitiGroup, Merrill Lynch, ING, JP Morgan, John Hancock,
SmithBarney, Campbell's Soups, the GAP, the American Accounting Association,
Caterpillar Tractor, the Young President's Organization (YPO), Ernst &
Young, Crystal, Cunard and Royal Cruise Lines, Nestle, Quaker Oats, Pepsi
Cola, Pizza Hut International, Seagrams, Simmons, Marriott, and the Exxon,
MacArthur and Annenberg Foundations. For 15 years I was a member of the faculty
of IBM's Advanced Management School. I have written articles on sleep for
The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA 
TODAY
and hundreds of magazines such as Men's Health, Fitness, Glamous, Cosmopolitan,
Fortune, Forbes, Women's Golf, Oprah Magazine, Prevention, Allure, Essence,
Parents Mazagine, Parenting, Vogue, Seventeen, Reader's Digest, Real Simple,
and the National Inquirer. I am lucky enough to make frequent appearances
on national TV programs such as NBC TODAY, NBC Nightly News, Prime Time Live,
CBS This Morning, Good Morning America, ABC'S 20/20, The View, Regis and Kelly,
and the Oprah Winfrey Show.
I have produced nine national television specials for PBS in this country, for the BBC in England, the CBC in Canada, and for Dutch, Danish and Swedish National Television. Our Psychology Film Unit has made films for such organizations as the National Geographic Society, General Motors, Exxon,Upjohn, Ciba-Geigy, Metropolitan Life and the United States Department of Transportation and won 42 major film festivals. I am the author of books on sleep such as "Power Sleep" and "Remmy and he Brain Train" as well as some instructional texts and teaching aids.
I held a Fulbright Senior Professorship to Sweden, have been a visiting professor at Stanford University and past-president of the American Psychological Association's Division on Teaching. I received the Clark Award for Distinguished Teaching at Cornell, and am the recipient of the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Teaching Award. I have been a four time recipient of the Merrill Presidental Scholars Award for being an influential educator/mentor. I have taught Psych. 101 at Cornell for 43 years. Each fall I look forward to meeting new and enthusiastic students and sharing with them the excitement of the field of psychology.
I am married to Dr. Nancy Neaher Maas, a professional
artist. 
Nancy has
degrees from Smith, Harvard and Stanford and specializes in African and pre-Columbian
art. She has taught art history at Wayne State University, SUNY Cortland,
Ithaca College and Cornell. Check out her website:
http://www.nmaas.com.
We have two sons, Daniel (27) and Justin (25).
After
receiving perfect SAT scores as a 14 yr. old, Dan Maas decided to skip 11th
and 12th grade and went to Cornell, where he graduated at 19 in 2001 as a
Presidential Research Fellow, Merrill Scholar and College Scholar in Arts
& Sciences. He specializes in computer graphics film animations, speaks
fluent Chinese, and is president of Maas Digital, LL.(check out:
http://www.maas digital.com He completed NASA grants to model the Mission
to Mars by the Spirit and Opportunity Rovers, served on NASA's CONTOUR Mission,
produced graphic animations for NOVA's PBS Special "Mars: Dead or Alive?"
for which he received two Emmy nominations, and was the chief animator for
Disney's IMAX film, "Roving Mars. He currently resides in
Taipei, Taiwan where he works as a computer graphics special effects consultant.
Dan plans to get his MBA next year.
Justin
Maas is a graduate of Cornell's College of Human Ecology. He is a dedicated
aviator, having flown since he was 14 years old. Justin holds an Airline Transport
Pilot certificate, instructor certificate, and is currently a first officer
and safety program co-manager at a commercial airline. He enjoys golfing and
flying small planes in his spare time.
Our family also includes a black labrador retriever
(Ruger) and a yellow labardor retriever (Charle). They love to run, swim and
share sticks they find on our hikes.
I was born in Detroit, Michigan, attended Cranbrook School, Williams College and earned my Ph.D. at Cornell, majoring in industrial and organizational psychology, with a minor in advertising in the business school. I worked for Eastman Kodak for five summers during graduate school-- receiving training in advertising photography and filmmaking. I have a consulting firm that provides presentations on sleep and performance to Fortune 500 companies, professional sports teams and medical associations.
When not focusing on my prime interest, Nancy and the boys, I spend time on my hobbies - flying, sailing, boating, fishing, tennis and golf ( I'm always happy to play with interested students at Cornell's great golf course). I am also the faculty adviser to the Men's Varsity Hockey Team, the Men's Varsity Golf Team and the Women's Golf Club Team. Nancy and I have been advisers to dormitories, sororities and fraternities. Our family enjoys such interactions and we attend several student dinners each year. We spend our summers in Charlevoix, Michigan, where the boating, fishing, swimming and golf are fabulous! I also lecture on Crystal Cruises throughout the world when schedules permit.
Make sure you say hello to me and my family whenever you see us. We would enjoy getting to know you!
Meet the Course Secretary
I
have been the
course administrator for psychology 101 since the summer of 1987. Although
this part of my position in the Psychology Department is 
often
challenging, it is also very exciting and rewarding. I received a bachelors
degree in psychology from The State University of New York at Oswego. I am
married to John Durbin, who is also employed at Cornell. We have two wonderful
daughters, Jenna, 22 years old and Caitlyn, 19 years old. When I am not frantically
coordinating Psychology
101, I enjoy spending time with my husband and daughters, scrapbooking,doing
photography and gardening.
I'm available to answer your questions regarding the course so stop by, call or e-mail me! cld1@cornell.edu
Office: 211B Uris Hall
Meet the Cornell Weill Medical College-Qatar Staff
Rebecca
Robbins '09
CUMC-QATAR Psych 1101 Head Instructor
Major: Hotel Administration. PsychologyRelated
Courses: Psychology 101, Psyc
hology
347 Visual Communications, Psychology Independent Study on the Psychology
of Leadership. Cornell Related Activities: Class of 2009 Alumni Council, Senior
Class Gift Campaign, Cornell Women's Golf, Academic Integrity Hearing Board,
Delta Gamma Sorority. I love spending time with my family and friends, playing
golf, running (I'm training for a marathon!), and traveling. I spent the summer
learning Arabic with Middlebury's Language Program. In the future, I plan
to pursue a PhD in Social Psychology and Organizational Behavior. I am looking
so forward to spending the fall as Head TA for Psych 101 at our Medical College
in Qatar! Don't hesitate to email me with any questions or comments you have!
rsr38@cornell.edu
Meet the Head Tutors
Major: Psychology, Government. Psychology
Related Courses: Psych 101, Developmental
Psych, Psych & Law, Psych of Emotions, Intro to Social Psych, Psych of Language,
Memory & Law, Evolution of Human Behavior, Research Methods, and Independent
studies in the BABY Lab and Self & Social Insight Lab. Cornell Related Activities:
Orientation Steering Committee, Delta Phi (Llenroc) Fraternity, Cornell Prison
Education Program. Favorites: Running, Traveling, and Getting 8+ hours of
sleep a night. In the future, I plan to go to law school or pursue a Ph.D.
in social psychology. Feel free to e-mail me about anything!
jc623@cornell.edu
Major: Psychology. Psychology Related Courses: Psychology
101. Cornell Related 
Activities:
Cornell Women's Ice Hockey Team. Favorites: sports of any kind, reading, going
to the cottage, watching movies. After undergraduate school I plan on going
to graduate school for Psychology or possibly Law School. hah43@cornell.edu
Major: Biological Sciences Psychology Related Courses:
Psych 101, Psych 275 Intro 
to
Personality, Psych 347 Psychology of Visual Communications,
Psych 470 Independent Study on Sleep Physiology Cornell Related Activities:
Phi Sigma Pi Honor Fraternity, Cornell Concert Commission Hobbies: running,
skiing, reading, traveling I plan to attend graduate school to become a Physician
Assistant. Contact Info: slp57@cornell.edu
Major: Undecided. Psychology-Related
Courses: PSYCH 101. Cornell-Related Activities:
Varsity Cross Country, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field. Favorites:
Photography, dance, architectural magazines, and spending time with family
and friends. Future Plans: I am considering a major in communications and
a minor in marketing and a potential career in advertising. est37@cornell.edu
Meet the Tutors
Major: Human Development. Psychology-Related Courses:
PSYCH 101, Adult 
Psychopathology,
Social & Psychological Aspects of the Death Penalty, Intro to Human Development,
Adulthood & Aging, Cognitive Development, Human Bonding, Social Development,
Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood. Cornell-Related Activities: Varsity Fencing
Team, Foil Captain, psychology research assistant. Favorites: Hanging out
with friends in the city, going to the beach, art, fencing, and traveling.
Future Plans: I plan to attend graduate school for psychology or law. Feel
free to email me with any questions! dhb33@cornell.edu
Major: Psychology. Related Courses: Introduction
to Psychology, Social Psychology, 
Biopsychology,
Psych & Law, Health Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Human Bonding, Psychology
of Emotion, Community Development. Cornell Related Activities: Pi Beta Phi
sorority, human development research assistant, ACT for Youth research assistant.
Favorites: I enjoy traveling, listening to music, playing soccer, and working
with children. Future plans: I hope to get involved in community development
or social work. Please feel free to contact me at
kab254@cornell.edu.
Major: Psychology. Psychology Related
Courses: Introduction to Psychology, 
Introduction
to Sociology, Social Psychology. Cornell Related Activities: Varsity Women's
Soccer- member of the Leadership Committee, 400 Club inductee (all members
earned a 4.0 gpa), Alpha Chi Omega sorority. Favorites: spending time with
family and friends, shopping, vacations. In the future, I plan to earn a Master's
Degree and a Ph.D. in Psychology. jsb347@cornell.edu
Major: Biological Sciences; concentration:
Neurobiology and Behavior. 
Psychology-Related
Courses: PSYCH 101, Neurobiology 221. Cornell-Related Activities: Biology
Student Advisor, EARS, Global Medical Brigades, REACH. Favorites: Traveling,
drawing, skiing, spending time outside, New york, the Yankees. I also very
much enjoy spending time with my family and friends. Future Plans: Attend
Medical School. Feel free to contact me! nac33@cornell.edu
Major: Biology and Society. Psychology
Related Courses: Psychology 101, 
Human
Development 4010- Empirical Research. Cornell Related Activities: Cornell
University Chorus- Concert Manager, Chamber Orchestra, Womyn's Center Ambassador,
Summer College Residential Program Advisor. Favorites: Playing piano and cello,
swimming, waterskiing, dance, classical music, and summers in Ithaca. After
Cornell, I plan to attend dental school to become an Orthodontist. srd55@cornell.edu
Major: Psychology and Asian Studies.
Psychology Related Courses: Psychology
101, Introduction to Social Psychology. Cornell Related Activities: Orientation
Leader, Red Carpet Society Ambassador, Cornell Consulting Group Analyst, and
Academic Integrity Hearing Board Student Representative. Favorites: frozen
yogurt with mangos, theater, road trips,cooking, and spending time with my
friends and family. My only concrete plans for the future involve living in
New York City. mae66@cornell.edu
Major: Economics and Government. Psychology
Related Courses: Psychology
101, Introduction to Cognitive Science, Politics and Culture. Cornell Related
Activities: Campus Information and Visitor Relations, Executive Board Member
College of Arts and Sciences Ambassadors, Student Assembly Finance Commission,
Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity, Cornell International Affairs Society, Peer Adviser.
Hobbies: Running through Ithaca and the Plantations, basketball, skiing, drawing
and painting. In the future, I plan to attend law school. jlf237@cornell.edu
Major: Communication. Psychology Related
Courses: Psychology 1101, Cases
in Communication 1101, Introduction to Visual Communication 1300. Cornell
Related Activities: Society for Women in Business, Club Tennis Team, Sigma
Delta Tau sorority. Favorites: Spending time with family and friends and playing
tennis. arg92@cornell.edu
Major: Undecided, but leaning toward
English. Took Psychology 101 Fall '08.
Cornell-related Activities: Shadows Dance Troupe, Campus tourguide and information
specialist with Campus Information & Visitor Relations, Dancer in productions
at the Schwartz Center, Member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. For Fun: I love
to dance, exercise, read, scuba dive, travel, and chat. In the future I plan
on attending medical school. akg54@cornell.edu
Major: Biology and Society. Psych Related
Classes: Psychology 101, 
Psychopathology
103 seminar, Intro to Sociology. Cornell Related Activities: Varsity Field
Hockey, Kappa Kappa Gamma Favorites: Hanging out with family and friends,
participating in runs/ charity events, shopping, traveling, playing sports
and watching them too! In the future I am looking into going to med school,
or going to grad school. Meg258@cornell.edu
Major: Applied Economics and Management
Psychology Related Courses:
Psychology 101, Psychology of Visual Communications, Introduction to Developmental
Sociology Cornell Related Activities: Cornell Club Tennis Team, Kappa Alpha
Theta Sorority, Junior Pan-Hellenic Council Favorites: Meeting new people,
online shopping, watching hockey games, playing tennis, listening to country
music, and spending time with friends and family. In the future, I hope to
pursue a career in the marketing or advertising industry. Email: cmh262@cornell.edu
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies -
Communication and Environmental Studies.
Psychology-Related Courses: PSYCH 101, PSYCH 347: Psychology of Visual Communication.
Cornell-Related Activities: Resident Advisor, Hillel, REACH Tutor. Favorites:
Appreciating the beauty of the world, traveling, going for walks, being with
my family and friends, advocating for peace and environmental protection,
contributing love to the world. Future Plans: I plan to continue my journey
of discovery.jmh464@cornell.edu
Major: Economics. Psychology Related
Courses: Psychology 101 Cornell Related 
Activities:
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, Wall Street Club Hobbies: Playing sports (tennis
and soccer), Investing, Entrepreneurship, Watching Seinfeld and LOST wbh35@cornell.edu
Major: Psychology and English. Psychology Related
Courses: Psychology 
101,
Developmental Psychology, Human Bonding. Cornell Related Activities: Alpha
Phi sorority, Red Carpet Society, Cornell Ski and Snowboard Club, Orientation
Leader. Favorites: the Jersey Shore, reading good books, ice cream, doing
crosswords, skiing, traveling to random foreign countries. I'm currently undecided
about the future but I'm thinking about going to grad school or joining Teach
for America. Feel free to email me with any questions! rll87@cornell.edu
Major: Industrial and Labor Relations.
Psychology Related Courses:
Introduction to Psychology, Organizational Behavior. Cornell Related Activities:
Cornell Tradition Fellow, Delta Phi Fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi Professional
Business Fraternity, Cornell Club Tennis. Favorites: backpacking/traveling,
meeting new people, learning new things, reading, music, and playing sports.
Future Plans: join the Peace Corps, go to graduate school, and focus my work
on economic and sustainable development. Please feel free to contact me anytime!
bam228@cornell.edu
Major: Economics. Cornell-Related Activities:
Vice President Panhel Delta Gamma Sorority, 
REACH
tutor, Big Sister/Little Sister Program, Women's Club Golf and Basketball
Teams. Favorites: Chicago, skiing, good weather, funny movies (Adam Sandler
is my idol), hanging out with my family and friends, and Delta Gamma. I also
pretty much love all sports, both playing and watching, but especially basketball
and golf. mmm88@cornell.edu
Major: Undecided between psychology
and biology Related Courses: Psychology
101 Favorite Activities: Arts and crafts, playing frisbee, going hiking, traveling,
spending time with friends and family, swimming, and being active in the community.
Likes: Strawberries, rain, and music. E-mail: hym2@cornell.edu
Major: Policy Analysis and Management (Consumer
Concentration) Psychology
Related Courses: Psychology 101 Cornell Related Activities: National Collegiate
Honor Society, Mann Library Human Ecology Student Representative, Member of
Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity, Member of Delta Gamma Sorority Favorites:
spending time with my friends, going home to see my family for the holidays,
running through the plantations, traveling, cooking, and reading. Future Plans:
I plan to attend law school or a masters in Public Health. mpm229@cornell.edu
Major: College Scholar, Psychology
and Spanish Literature. Psychology Related 
Courses:
Psychology 101, Psychology 214-Cognitive Psychology, Psycholopgy 265-Psychology
and Law, Psychology 280-Introduction to Social Psychology, Psychology 347-Visual
Communications, Psychology 385-Psychology of Emotion, Psychology 470-Independent
Study on Cross Cultural Psychology.Cornell Related Activities: Cornell's Competitive
Dancesport Team, Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority, Freshman Orientation Leader.
Favorites:dancing, traveling, attending concerts, new and unique experiences.
My future plans are very unclear, but I plan to pursue a pHd in Cross Cultural
Psychology. ajm228@cornell.edu
Major: Psychology. Psychology-Related
Courses: PSYCH 101, Independent
Study, Psychology of Emotions. Cornell-Related Activities: Working at Oxley
Equestrian Center and the Athletic Ticket Office, YOURS mentoring program,
EARS training, horse-back riding Favorites: Horseback riding, spending time
with family and friends, traveling, being outside. ewn23@cornell.edu
Major: Biological Sciences Psychology
Related Courses: Psych 101, Psych
347 Cornell Related Activities: Biology Student Advisor, CALS Tutor, Harrington
Lab, Outdoor Odyssey Favorites: Time spent with friends and family, running,
aikido, violin, and loving life! cjo39@cornell.edu
Major: Government Psychology Related
Courses: Psych 101, Psych and Law
Cornell Related Activities: Varsity Gymnastics, Pi Beta Phi Favorites: I love
relaxing and spending time with my friends, reading, shopping, and traveling.
Future Plans: Graduate school If you need anything throughout the year feel
free to email me at mep75@cornell.edu.
Rammy
Salem '10
Psych 101 Buddy Bytes Coordinator
Major: Government and Near Eastern
Studies. Psychology-Related Courses:
Psychology 101, Psychology 103 The Dark Side of Human Nature. Cornell-Related
Activities: Student Assembly, Keeton SA, Enrich: Project Kenya. Favorites:
Playing sports, traveling, watching movies, sleeping. Future Plans: Possibly
the Peace Corps. If you have any concerns about anything (preferably relating
to psychology) feel free to contact me at rms84@cornell.edu.
Majors: Economics and Government. Related
Courses: Psychology 101.
Cornell Related Activities: EARs counseling training, Class of 2012 Council,
Pi Beta Phi, Society for India, Bengali Students Association, Ink Magazine,
Cornell Annual Fund employee. Favorites: piano, violin, tennis, reading, creative
writing, poetry, music, dancing, dreaming, world travel, and spending time
with friends and family. In the future, I hope to work for an international
agency committed to development work in third world nations (such as the UN,
World Bank, or other NGOs). msen702@yahoo.com
Major: Hotel Administration. Psychology
Related Courses: Psychology 101, 
Organizational
Behavior, Human Bonding. Cornell Related Activities: Hotel Ezra Cornell, Red
Carpet Society Executive Board, Alpha Phi Sorority, Orientation Leader. Favorites:
Hanging out with my friends, Wegman's, Shopping, Cruises and Traveling. In
the future, I plan to pursue a career in event planning or hotel sales, and
potentially attend business or law school. Feel free to contact me with any
questions! dms385@cornell.edu
Major: English; Psychology Related
Courses: Psychology 101; Cornell Related
Activities: Sigma Delta Tau sorority, Pledge Class Philanthropy Chair, Panhellenic
New Member Educator Task Force, Arts and Sciences Peer Advisor; Hobbies: Reading,
spending time with family and friends, running, and traveling. In the future,
I plan to go to law school. krs232@cornell.edu
Major: Government
(concentrating in International Relations). Psychology 
Related
Courses: Psych 101, Psychology and Law, Psychology of Visual Communications
(347). Cornell Related Activities: Member of Cornell Varsity Women’s Ice
Hockey from 2007-2009, Current member of Cornell Women’s Rugby Football
Club, LBQ. Favorites: traveling, reading, running, spending time with family
and friends, coffee. In the future I plan to attend law school and volunteer
with an international NGO! kks45@cornell.edu
Major: Biology & Society; Concentration:
Global Health. Psychology-Related Courses: 
PSYCH
101, Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood. Cornell-Related Activities: Dean's
Scholar, Human Ecology Ambassadors, AguaClara: Sustainable Water Supply Project,
Preprofessional Association Toward Careers in Health. Favorites: Photography,
going to the beach, snowboarding, and traveling . Future Plans: To attend
medical school. yt236@cornell.edu
Major: Undecided. Psychology-Related
Courses: PSYCH 101, PSYCH 209, 
Introduction
to Sociology Cornell-Related Activities: Cornell Red Carpet Society, 2012
Class Council, Arts and Sciences Peer Advisor, Orientation Leader, Delta Chi
Fraternity Favorites: I love to run, travel, read, sing, and hang out with
my friends and family. Future Plans: Attend medical school. Feel free to contact
me! jrt226@cornell.edu
Majors: Psychology, Spanish. Psychology-Related
Courses: Psych 101, 
Psychology
of Emotion, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology,
Psych Independent Study, Introduction to Sociology. Cornell-Related Activities:
Phi Sigma Pi Honors Fraternity, Hearsay A Cappella, A Cappella Advisory Commission.
Interests: Traveling, scuba diving, skiing, horseback riding, and lacrosse.
Future Plans: Law school. knw25@cornell.edu
Major: Psychology. Psychology-Related Courses: Psych 101, Psychology of Visual Communications, Psych Independent Study. Cornell-Related Activities: National Collegiate Honor Society, Member of Delta Gamma Sorority Favorites: Traveling all over the world, watching hockey and baseball games, relaxing in the sun, running, and getting together with family and friends. In the future, I hope to pursue a career in the communications and journalism fields, and have a big family of my own. ncw29@cornell.edu
Major: Biological Sciences, concentrating
in Neurobiology Related Courses:
Psychology 101, HD 216 Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood, Introduction
to Neurobiology, Human Sociobiology, The Biopsychology of Learning and Memory
Cornell Related Activities: Varsity Track and Field, Kappa Delta Sorority
Favorites: Volleyball, Running, and watching 24, Scrubs, and The Office. jmw252@cornell.edu
Jeff Zimering '11
Major: Psychology. Psychology Related Courses:
Psychology 101, Cognitive
Psychology, Psychology of Emotion, Introduction to Sociology, Psychology of
Visual Communication, Undergraduate Research in Psychology. Cornell Related
Activities: Cornell Varsity Men's Soccer. Favorites: playing soccer and the
piano, spending time with my family, tropical islands, eating, and sleeping.
In the future, I plan on attending medical school or graduate school in psychology.
jhz9@cornell.edu
Meet the Cornell Graduate Teaching Assistants
I became interested in psychology because
I was a philosophy student who was
tired of merely thinking about problems. I wanted proof and data to back up
my understanding of the world. I’m now a third year student in social psychology,
studying a broad array of topics. How well do we know ourselves? How do we
maintain the sense that we have free will? How do we sustain beliefs that
bolster our sense of value and self-worth? Exploring these questions through
experimentation drew me to psychology and continues to fuel much of my day-to-day
research. If I’m spending my spare time as I’d like to, I’m probably watching
Woody Allen movies, being a part of engaging conversation over beverages,
taking a walk or exercising, or viewing baseball, all of which are better
done in the company of friends. My email is: egh42@cornell.edu
I am a final year Ph.D. student in
the Behavioral and Evolutionary Neuroscience
group at the Department of Psychology at Cornell University. My dissertation
has involved studying neurotransmitters in the brain such as dopamine and
how it plays a role in pair bond formation in a monogamous bird species- the
zebra finch. In addition I have also been studying the role of early social
environment on the development of mate choice in this species. In the future,
I hope to have my own research group that is involved in studying how the
brain mediates social behaviors such as pair bonding and parental behaviors.
In addition to hobnobbing with zebra finches, I enjoy belly dancing, reading
classics, running and listening to world music.my email is:sbb29@cornell.edu