SISKlab - Lab Members

	Lee Ann Berglund PhD, University of Florida postdoc in the Sisk lab 1990–92 Current position: practicing veterinarian, Michigan Mike Kashon mqk1@cdc.gov PhD, Michigan State University, 1995 former grad student current position: Biostatistician, NIOSH, West Virginia Leslie Meek meeklesr@mrs.umn.edu PhD, University of Michigan postdoc in Sisk lab 1995–96 current position: Associate Professor, Dept. Psychology, Univ. Minnesota Morris Dave Parfitt dparfitt@jaguar.middlebury.edu PhD, University of Michigan postdoc in Sisk lab 1997–99 current position: Associate Professor, Dept. Biology, University of Rochester Heather Richardson richardson@scripps.edu 1992 BA, Psychology, Western Maryland College 1996 MS, Psychology, Villanova University 2002 PhD, Psychology/Neuroscience, Michigan State University Heather's research at MSU was on pubertal maturation of the GnRH system. She did her postdoctoral work with Catherine Rivier at the Salk Institute and is currently a Staff Scientist at The Scripps Research Institute on the Committee on the Neurobiology of Addictive Disorders. Russ Romeo rromeo@barnard.edu 1993 BA, Psychology, Edinboro University 1995 MS, Psychology, Villanova University 2001 PhD, Psychology/Neuroscience, Michigan State University Russ worked on pubertal maturation of reproductive behavior and pubertal changes in neural and behavioral responses to steroids and chemosensory cues. He earned a joint degree in Psychology and Neuroscience from MSU. He did his postdoctoral work with Bruce McEwen at the Rockefeller University and is currently an Assistant Professor at Barnard College of Columb. ia University in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience and Behavior Program Yu Ping Tang tangyupi@msu.edu 1986 BA Psychology, National Taiwan University 1996 PhD Psychology/Neuroscience, Michigan State University Yu Ping is a former graduate student who worked in maturation of the GnRH system during puberty. She is now a Research Assistant Professor in Julie Wade's lab at MSU. Lisa M. Rogers lisarogers79@hotmail.com BS Human Biology, Michigan State University, 2002 Lisa was a Research Technologist in the Sisk lab between 2002 and 2006. She is now a Professional Research Associate at the University of Colorado Health Science Center in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases.

	Julia Zehr zehrj@msu.edu 1993, BA Biology, University of Chicago 2002, PhD Psychology, Emory University Julia was a postdoc in the Sisk lab from 2002 to 2007 where she examined steroid-dependent and steroid-independent changes in the brain during adolescence. She is currently working as a research coordinator in the Office of Animal Welfare at the University of Washington. Pam Montalto montalto@umich.edu BS Psychology, Michigan State University, 2006 Pam was a Research Technologist between 2006 and 2007 and helped start work on the animal model for eating disorders. She is currently pursuing her masters in public health at University of Michigan. Kalynn Schulz schulzk4@msu.edu BA, Psychology, University of Minnesota Morris, 1998 PhD, Neuroscience/Psychology, Michigan State University, 2007 Kalynn's research examined the pubertal maturation of behavior and whether puberty is a critical period for the organization of neural circuits and behavior by steroid hormones. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Psychiatry Department at the University of Colorado, Denver.

	Kaliris Salas-Ramirez salasram@msu.edu 2000 BS, Biology, University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez 2007 PhD, Neuroscience, Michigan State University Kaliris’s research at MSU was on the short and long term effects of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) on social behaviors and corresponding brain regions when administered during puberty. She is currently a postdoc in Yasmin Hurd’s lab at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.