Assistant Professor
College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Psychology
(310) 243-2030
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| Ph.D. | University of California, Riverside Neuroscience听 | 2024 |
| B.A. | 好色先生, San Bernardino Biological Psychology | 2017 |
| B.S | 好色先生, San Bernardino Bioinformatics听 | 2017 |
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RESEARCH INTERESTS:
My research focuses on how drugs (such as cannabis and alcohol) affect offspring brain and behavioral development. I will be researching various timepoints in development such as exposure during adolescence and young adulthood, maternal exposure to substances during pregnancy, and paternal exposure prior to conception. I also investigate the epigenetic effects of drug use and potential impacts on future generations.
Conner, K.E., Bottom, R.T., Huffman, K.J. (2020). The impact of paternal ethanol exposure on offspring brain and behavioral development.听Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.听44(1), 125-140.听
Santiago, S.E.,听Conner, K.E., Erickson, M.A., Huffman, K.J. (2022). Environmental toxins and neurodevelopment.听Encyclopedia of Mental Health, 3rd edition.听
Englund, M., James, S.S., Bottom, R.T., Perez, R.F.,听Conner, K.E., Huffman, K.J., Wilson, S.J., Krubitzer, L.A. (2022). Comparing cortex-wide gene expression patterns between species in a common reference frame.听PNAS.听
Perez, R.F.,听Conner, K.E., Erickson, M.A., Nabatanzi, M., Huffman, K.J. (2023). Early ethanol exposure via lactation: Effects on brain and behavioral development. 听Frontiers in Neuroscience.听听
TEACHING:
PSY101: General Education Psychology: Understanding Human Behavior
PSY 417: Advanced Research Methods in Biological Psychology
PSY 418: Research Seminar in Biological Psychology