The lab studies the effects of early life adversity on steroid hormones, cognition, and motivated behavior in males and females.
Publications
Fate (or state) of CA2 neurons in a mineralocorticoid receptor knockout
Erin P Harris, Stephanie M Jones, Georgia M Alexander, Başak Kandemir, James M Ward, TianYuan Wang, Xin Xu, Serena M. Dudek
bioRxiv
Sarah V Applebey, Allison G Xiao, Erin P Harris, Caleb Levine, Drew L Belser, Caroline E Geisler, Marise B Parent, Debra A Bangasser, Richard C Crist, Benjamin C Reiner, Matthew R Hayes
Biological Psychiatry, 2025
Claire Deckers, Reza Karbalaei, Nylah A Miles, Eden V Harder, Emily Witt, Erin P Harris, Kathryn Reissner, Mathieu E Wimmer, Debra A Bangasser
Neurobiology of Stress, vol. 29, 2024, p. 100607
Erin P Harris, Andrew J McGovern, Thieza G Melo, Aaron Barron, Yvonne M Nolan, Olivia F O'Leary
Behavioural Brain Research, vol. 421, 2022
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Media
Dana Foundation Virtual Panel: Careers in Science Communication & Science Writing
I was invited to speak on a panel hosted by the Dana Foundation Career Network in Neuroscience & Society on careers in science commnication and science writing. Fellow speakers included Jared Boyce and Dr. Gertrude Nonterah. Thank you to the Dana Found... (Link)
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2022 Brain Awareness Video Contest
For the 2022 Brain Awareness Video Contest, members of the Dudek lab created this video "I Can See Clearly Now, The Brain is Gone: Tissue Clearing as a Tool To Visualize Neuronal Projections and Pathways." Our video was selected for the top 10 of the ...
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"I'm a Scientist" public engagment
I'm participating in I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here... an online, student-led STEM enrichment activity. It connects school students with scientists through energetic real-time text based chats. Students ask scientists questions via a live-chat a... (Link)
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