Bruce H. Mandt, Ph.D.Director of the Postdoctoral Office

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Bruce Hawthorne Mandt, Ph.D. ADDRESS: University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) Department of Psychology Campus Box 173 1200 Larimer Street, P.O. Box 173364 Denver, CO 80217 TITLE: Assistant Research Professor PHONE: (303) 352-3990 FAX: (303) 556-3520 EMAIL: Bruce.Mandt@ucdenver.edu _____________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION & TRAINING 2001 University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison), Madison, WI Bachelor of Arts, Psychology 2004-2009 CU Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmacology

Advisor: Nancy R. Zahniser, Ph.D. Thesis title: “Individual differences in cocaine-responsiveness in rats: Behavioral and Biochemical studies.” 2009-2013 CU Denver, Denver Campus, Denver, CO Post-doctoral fellowship, Psychopharmacology Advisor: Richard M. Allen, Ph.D. 2011 University of Washington, Seattle, WA Electrochemistry training, September to December

Laboratory of Paul E. M. Phillips, Ph.D. ______________________________________________________________________________ POSITIONS HELD 2002-2004 Professional Research Associate, UW-Madison, Department of Psychiatry Employer: Ruth M. Benca, M.D., Ph.D. 2013-Present Assistant Research Professor, CU Denver, Department of Psychology 2015-Present Program Coordinator, MARC U-STAR training grant (5 T34 GM096958-03) 2015-Present Honors Program Coordinator, CU Denver Department of Psychology ______________________________________________________________________________ ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL HONORS 2001 Bachelor of Arts awarded with distinction (top 20% of class), UW-Madison 2004 Sleep Research Society trainee merit-based travel award 2004-2006 CU Denver Pharmacology NIGMS Pre-doctoral Training Grant appointment 2007 CU Denver Pharmacology Thomas V. Dunwiddie Memorial Travel Fellowship 2007 Keystone Symposia “Neurobiology of Addiction”, Scholarship and selected speaker 2007-2010 NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, Pre-doctoral Fellowship

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ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL HONORS (cont.) 2008 CU Denver Pharmacology Norman Weiner Award for Research Excellence 2009 NIDA Frontiers in Addiction – Early Career Investigator travel award 2012 American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) Behavioral Pharmacology Division, First Place Post-doctoral Scientist Award 2013 NIDA/NIAAA Early Career Investigator APA travel award 2015 CU Denver Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Fund grant award ______________________________________________________________________________ ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE AND SERVICE 2010-2013 CU Denver Graduate School Dean’s Postdoctoral Advisory Committee - Advisory for both Dean John Freed and Dean Barry Shur 2010-2011 University of Colorado Denver Postdoctoral Association (UCD-PDA) Executive Council - Departmental Representative 2010-2013 UCD-PDA Communications Committee 2011-2012 UCD-PDA Executive Council – Vice President 2012-2013 UCD-PDA Executive Council – President 2012-2014 ASPET Behavioral Pharmacology Division Executive Committee, Fellow Representative

- Behavioral Pharmacology Division representative to Tagline and Logo task force 2014 Symposium reviewer, American Psychological Association, Division 28 2015-Present UCD-PDA travel award reviewer ______________________________________________________________________________ TEACHING EXPERIENCE TRAINING: 2007 Becoming a Teacher – Workshop led by Anne Curazan, Ph.D. and Lisa Damour, Ph.D. 2009 Teaching Skills Seminar – CU Denver Psychology Course, PSY-8200 COURSES: 2009 Drugs, Brain and Behavior, PSYC 3265, Fall semester 2011 Drugs, Brain and Behavior, PSYC 3265, Spring semester 2013 Mentored Teaching Program, CU Denver Psychology Dept., Summer semester - Course Co-Designer/Administrator - Workshop series/mentored teaching experience for post-doctoral fellows 2014 Behavioral Sciences Research Seminar, PSYC 4680, Spring/Fall semester 2015 Behavioral Sciences Research Seminar, PSYC 4680, Spring semester 2015 Behavioral Sciences Research: Ethics & Issues, PSYC 4780, Spring semester 2015 Drugs, Brain and Behavior, online, PSYC 3265-E01, Summer semester LECTURES: 2008 Advanced Topics in Pharmacology: Drug Abuse Research, Anschutz Medical Campus - Guest Lecture: Influence of Individual Differences in Drug Addiction 2010 Drugs, Brain and Behavior, PSYC 3265, fall semester - Guest Lecture: Major Stimulants 2011-2014 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, Anschutz Medical Campus, Pharmacology Department - Guest Lecture: Addicted rats? What animal behavior can tell us about a complex human disease RESEARCH MENTORSHIP: Primary Advisor: 2013-2014 Hanna Molla, CU Denver Psychology Major, BRAiN student

- Independent study: Electrochemical characterization of in vivo dopamine responses

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Primary Advisor (cont.) 2013-2014 Dennie Brady, CU Denver Psychology Major, Building Research Achievement in Neuroscience (BRAiN) student

- Independent study: Genetic differences in acute alcohol sensitivity and alcohol consummatory behaviors in rats

2013-2014 Brian Peters, CU Denver Chemistry Major - Independent study/Honor’s thesis: Fabrication of microelectrodes, their use in the

detection of phasic dopamine using fast scan cyclic voltammetry, and the effect of Nafion pretreatment on the longevity and selectivity of carbon fiber microelectrodes

2014 Theresa Clark, CU Denver Psychology Major - Independent study: Individual differences in acute cocaine responsiveness and

attribution of incentive motivational properties cocaine-associated cues 2014 Sofiya Fedynska, CU Denver Psychology Major

- Independent study: Genetic differences in acute alcohol sensitivity and alcohol consumption using an intermittent-access procedure in rats

Secondary Advisor: 2011-2014 David Bergkamp, CU Denver Chemistry/Philosophy double major, - Student in the CU Anschutz Medical Campus LABCOATS program - CU Denver Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Award recipient: “Quantification of rat brain neurotransmitter receptor concentrations in the dorsal striatum and nucleus accumbens following cocaine self-administration.” 2012-2013 Juliana Ovechkina, CU Denver Psychology Honors Thesis Committee member

- Thesis title: Effects of Alcohol on Brain: In relation to learning and memory 2013 Alexandra Anley, CU Denver Psychology major - Independent study: Genetic differences in propensity to self-administer ethanol in rats ______________________________________________________________________________ PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS 2003-2004 Sleep Research Society 2005-Present Society for Neuroscience 2006-2008 Rocky Mountain Regional Neuroscience Group 2007-Present American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 2012-Present National Postdoctoral Association 2013-Present Research Society on Alcoholism ______________________________________________________________________________ MEETINGS ATTENDED 2003 Associated Professional Sleep Societies Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois 2004 Associated Professional Sleep Societies Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2005 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. 2006 Rocky Mountain Regional Neuroscience Group Meeting, Aurora, Colorado 2006 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA 2007 Keystone Symposia - Neurobiology of Addiction Meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2007 Rocky Mountain Regional Neuroscience Group Meeting, Aurora, Colorado 2007 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA 2009 Catecholamine Gordon Conference Graduate Research Seminar, Biddeford, ME 2009 Catecholamine Gordon Conference, Biddeford, ME 2009 NIDA Frontiers in Addiction mini-Convention, Chicago, IL 2010 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA 2011 Winter conference on Animal Learning and Behavior, Winter Park, CO 2012 Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA 2013 Experimental Biology, Boston, MA

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MEETINGS ATTENDED (cont.) 2013 American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI 2014 Winter conference on Animal Learning and Behavior, Winter Park, CO 2014 Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA 2014 Vulnerability to Drug Abuse Among Hispanics, El Paso, TX 2014 Research Society on Alcoholism, Bellevue, WA ______________________________________________________________________________ PRESENTATIONS 1. Mandt BH, Rattenborg NC, Winsauer PJ, Thalasinos MN, Obermeyer WH, Benca RM (2004)

“Effects of Migration on cognitive performance in the white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii & Zonotrichia leucophrys nuttalli).” Poster presentation at the Associated Professional Sleep Societies annual meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2. Mandt BH, Zahniser NR (2006) “Dopamine transporter regulation & cocaine addiction.” Poster presentation at the Rocky Mountain Regional Neuroscience Group meeting, Denver, Colorado.

3. Mandt BH, Zahniser NR (2006) “Low and high cocaine locomotor responding male Sprague-Dawley rats differ in rapid cocaine-induced regulation of the striatal dopamine transporter.” Poster presentation at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

4. Mandt BH, Zahniser NR (2007) “Low and high cocaine locomotor responding male Sprague-Dawley rats differ in rapid cocaine-induced regulation of the striatal dopamine transporter.” Poster presentation at the Keystone Symposia Neurobiology of Addiction meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

5. Mandt BH (2007) “Individual differences in locomotor response and rapid cocaine-induced regulation of the striatal dopamine transporter.” Oral presentation at the Keystone Symposia Neurobiology of Addiction meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

6. Mandt BH, Schenk S, Zahniser NR, Allen RM (2007) “Individual differences in cocaine responsiveness predict motivation to self-administer cocaine in male Sprague-Dawley rats.” Poster presentation at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting, San Diego, CA.

7. Mandt BH, Zahniser NR (2009) “Low and high cocaine locomotor responding male Sprague-Dawley rats differ in rapid cocaine-induced functional regulation of the striatal dopamine transporter” Poster presentation at the Catecholamine Gordon Conference and Graduate Research Seminar, Biddeford, ME.

8. Mandt BH, Allen RM, Zahniser NR (2009) “Individual differences in cocaine-responsiveness in rats: Implications for biochemistry and behavior” Poster presentation at the NIDA Frontiers in Addiction mini-Convention, Chicago, IL.

9. Mandt BH, Johnston NL, Zahniser NR, Allen RM (2010) “Individual differences in initial cocaine-responsiveness as a predictor of cocaine self-administration: A dose-response study” Poster presentation at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting, San Diego, CA.

10. Mandt BH, Gomez E, Johnston NL, Zahniser NR, Allen RM (2012) “Cocaine dose and self-administration history, but not cocaine-induced locomotor responsiveness, affects sensitization to the motivational effects of cocaine in rats” Poster presentation at the Experimental Biology annual meeting, San Diego, CA.

11. Mandt BH, Bergkamp D, Spahic I, Hackley A, Schikendanz A, Laggart J, Allen RM (2013) “Dizocilpine-induced escalation of cocaine consumption is independent of altered protein expression” Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association annual meeting, Honolulu, HI.

12. Mandt BH (2014) “Conditioned dopamine release scales with cocaine dose during Pavlovian conditioning” Oral Presentation at the Winter Conference on Animal Learning and Behavior annual meeting, Winter Park, CO

13. Mandt BH (2014) “Cocaine-induced locomotor sensitization persists in rats that escalate cocaine self-administration in a short-access procedure” Poster Presentation at the Experimental Biology annual meeting, San Diego, CA.

14. Mandt BH (2014) “Individual differences in cocaine-responsiveness and phasic dopamine release in rats” Oral Presentation at the Vulnerability to Drug Abuse Among Hispanics: Bridging Science and Society meeting, El Paso, TX

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PRESENTATIONS (cont.) 15. Mandt BH, Brady DJ, Fay T, Bludeau P, Allen RM, Deitrich RA, Radcliffe RA (2014) “Genetic

differences in acute alcohol sensitivity and alcohol self-administration in rats” Poster presentation at the Research Society on Alcoholism annual meeting, Bellevue, WA

______________________________________________________________________________ PUBLICATIONS PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES: 1. Rattenborg, N.C., Mandt, B.H., Obermeyer, W.H., Winsauer, P.J., Huber, R., and Benca, R.M. 2004.

Migratory Sleeplessness in the white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii). PLOS Biology, 2(7): 924-936.

2. Mandt, B.H., Schenk S., Zahniser, N.R., and Allen, R.M. 2008. Individual differences in cocaine-induced locomotor activity in male Sprague-Dawley rats and their acquisition of and motivation to self-administer cocaine. Psychopharmacology, 201(2): 195-202.

3. Mandt, B.H., Allen, R.M., and Zahniser, N.R. 2009. Individual differences in initial low-dose cocaine-induced locomotor activity and locomotor sensitization in adult outbred female Sprague-Dawley rats. Pharmacol. Biochem. Behave., 91: 511-516.

4. Mandt, B.H., and Zahniser, N.R. 2010. Low and high locomotor responding male Sprague-Dawley rats differ in rapid cocaine-induced regulation of striatal dopamine transporter function. Neuropharmacology, 58(3): 605-612.

5. Mandt, B.H., Johnston, N.L., Zahniser, N.R., Allen, R.M. 2012. Acquisition of cocaine self-administration in male Sprague-Dawley rats: Effects of cocaine dose but not initial locomotor response to cocaine. Psychopharmacology, 219:1089-1097.

6. Mandt, B.H., Gomez, E., Johnston, N.L., Zahniser, N.R., Allen, R.M. 2012. Cocaine dose and self-administration history, but not initial cocaine locomotor responsiveness, affects sensitization to the motivational effects of cocaine in rats. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 342: 214-221.

7. Yamamoto, D.J., Nelson, A.M., Mandt, B.H., Larson, G.A., Rorabaugh, J.M., Ng, C.M.C., Barcomb, K.M., Richards, T.L., Allen, R.M., Zahniser, N.R. 2013. Rats classified as low or high cocaine locomotor responders: A unique model involving striatal dopamine transporters that predicts cocaine addiction-like behaviors. Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev., 37(8): 1738-1753.

8. Simmons, D.L., Mandt, B.H., Ng, C.M.C., Richards, T.L., Yamamoto, D. J., Zahniser, N.R., Allen, R.M. 2013. Low- and high-cocaine locomotor responding rats differ in reinstatement of cocaine seeking and striatal mGluR5 protein expression. Neuropharmacology, 75: 347-355.

9. Allen, R.M., Mandt, B.H., Jaskunas, J., Hackley, A., Shickedanz, A., Bergkamp, D. 2015. Continuous exposure to dizocilpine facilitates the acquisition and escalation of cocaine consumption in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Drug Alcohol Depend., 147:137-143.

10. Mandt, B.H., Copenhagen, L.I., Zahniser, N.R., Allen, R.M. 2015. Escalation of cocaine consumption in short and long access procedures. Drug Alcohol Depend., 149:166-172.

ABSTRACTS: 1. Rattenborg NC, Mandt BH, Uttech R, Newman SM, Jones S, Wikelski M, Obermeyer WH, Benca

RM. 2003. Migratory sleeplessness in the white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii). Sleep, 26:A117.

2. Mandt BH, Rattenborg NC, Winsauer PJ, Thalasinos MN, Obermeyer WH, Benca RM. 2004. Effects of migration on cognitive performance in the white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii & Zonotrichia leucophrys nuttalli). Sleep, 27:A161.

3. Rattenborg, NC, Mandt BH, Wikelski M, Obermeyer WH, and Benca RM. 2004. Electrophysiological correlates of migratory sleeplessness in the white-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii). Sleep, 27:A83.

4. Hoover BR, Everett CV, Mandt BH, Miranda M, Sorkin A, Zahniser NR (2005) Protein tyrosine kinases rapidly regulate rat striatal dopamine transporter function in synaptosomes and embryonic mesencephalic neurons. Society for Neuroscience abstract, 39.14.

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ABSTRACTS (cont.) 5. Mandt BH, Zahniser NR. 2006. Low and high cocaine locomotor responding male Sprague-Dawley

rats differ in rapid cocaine-induced regulation of the striatal dopamine transporter. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 831.15.

6. Zahniser NR, Mandt BH, Larson GA. 2006. Individual differences in methylphenidate-induced locomotor activation in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 831.14.

7. Mandt BH, Zahniser NR. 2007. Low and high cocaine locomotor responding male Sprague-Dawley rats differ in rapid cocaine-induced regulation of the striatal dopamine transporter. Keystone Symposia: Neurobiology of Addiction Abstract, 205.

8. Mandt BH, Schenk S, Zahniser NR, Allen RM. 2007. Do low and high cocaine locomotor responding adult outbred male Sprague-Dawley rats show differential responses to the reinforcing effects of cocaine? Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 271.5.

9. Zahniser NR, Mandt BH, Schenk S, Allen RM. 2008. Individual differences to cocaine activation and self-administration in rats: role of the brain dopamine transporter. The FASEB Journal 22: Supplement 533.2.

10. Mandt BH, Allen RM, Zahniser NR. 2009. Individual differences in cocaine-responsiveness in rats: Implications for biochemistry and behavior. NIDA Frontiers in Addiction Research, 54.

11. Mandt, B.H., Johnston, N.L., Zahniser, N.R., Allen, R.M. 2010. Individual differences in initial cocaine responsiveness as a predictor of acquisition of cocaine self-administration behavior: A dose-response study. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 574.15.

12. Simmons, D., Richards, T.L., Mandt, B.H., NG, C., Zahniser, N.R., Allen, R.M. 2011. Acute cocaine locomotor behavior in rats predicts cue-primed reinstatement of cocaine seeking. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 371.08.

13. Mandt, B.H., Gomez, E., Johnston, N.L., Zahniser, N.R., Allen, R.M. 2012. Cocaine dose and self-administration history, but not cocaine-induced locomotor responsiveness, affects sensitization to the motivational effects of cocaine in rats. The FASEB Journal 26: Supplement 659.13.

14. Agler, A.H., Mandt, B.H., Metz, K., Finlay-Schultz, J., Sherk, V., Giles, E., Dhanasekaran, R., Dai, D., McFadden, K., Wilson, L., Bruno, T., Saltou, V. 2013. Increasing campus visibility, postdoc particiation, and advocacy activities to successfully transition from a start-up postdoctoral association to an engaged, mature organization. National Postdoctoral Association annual meeting abstract.

15. Zahniser, N.R., Yamamoto, D.J., Nelson, A.M., Mandt, B.H., Allen, R.M. 2013. Individual differences in acute low dose cocaine-induced locomotor activation in rats involve striatal dopamine transporters and predict cocaine addiction-like behaviors. Dopamine Congress abstract.

16. Mandt, B.H., Bergkamp, D., Spahic, I., Hackley A., Schikendanz A., Laggart J., Allen, R.M. 2013. Dizocilpine-induced escalation of cocaine consumption is independent of altered protein expression. American Psychological Association abstract.

17. Mandt, B.H., Copenhagen L.I., Zahniser, N.R., Allen, R.M. 2014. Cocaine-induced locomotor sensitization persists in rats that escalate cocaine self-administration in a short-access procedure. The FASEB Journal 28(1): Supplement 848.6

18. Mandt, B.H., Brady, D.J., Fay, T., Bludeau, P., Allen, R.M., Deitrich, R.A., Radcliffe, R.A., 2014. Genetic differences in acute alcohol sensitivity and alcohol self-administration in rats. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 38(s1): 1A-292A.

BOOK CHAPTERS: 1. Hoover BR, Mandt BH, Zahniser NR. 2008. In Vitro Studies of Dopamine Transporter Function and

Regulation. In: Trudell ML, Izenwasser S (eds) Dopamine Transporters: Chemistry, Biology, and Pharmacology. Wiley, Hoboken, pp. 347-390.

¡ Describes your qualifications (i.e., what you can DO!)

¡ Uses action words¡ Provides SPECIFIC evidence and results¡ No more than 2 pages

¡ Harder than riding a bull . . . ¡ Non-academic applications, BUT . . .

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¡ Chronological – “The Classic” § Employment listed in reverse chronological order § Skills listed associated with each position

¡ Functional – “The Doer” § Focuses on skills and experiences (mention positions in

separate section)¡ Combined – “The Tweener”

§ Features of both the chronological and functional

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BRUCE HAWTHORNE MANDT

2250 S. Ogden St, Denver, CO 80210 Phone: (303) 806-0099; badgerbruce16@gmail.com

______________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION & TRAINING Postdoctoral Fellowship, Psychopharmacology, University of Colorado Denver 2013 Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmacology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 2009

o Advisor: Nancy R. Zahniser, Ph.D. • Dissertation title: “Individual differences in cocaine-responsiveness in rats:

Behavioral and Biochemical studies.” Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2001 ______________________________________________________________________________ EMPLOYMENT Write Science Right, Scientific Editing, Writing, Translation & Consulting Services Associate Editor 2014-Present

o Provide professional scientific editing services to ensure clients’ scientific and medical manuscripts are acceptable for publication in the English literature

University of Colorado Denver, Department of Psychology, Denver, CO Assistant Professor of Research 2013-Present

o Conduct pre-clinical studies investigating the neurobiological and environmental factors underlying increased vulnerability to the development of cocaine addiction

______________________________________________________________________________ WRITING EXPERIENCE Manuscript Preparation

o First authored 5 peer-reviewed journal articles on the psychopharmacology of cocaine o Co-authored 3 peer-reviewed journal articles and a book chapter o First authored 17 published abstracts for various scientific meetings o Successfully wrote a doctoral dissertation

Laboratory Protocol Writing o Created detailed protocols for complex biochemical and behavioral assays (e.g., western

blot, radioligand uptake, electrochemistry, drug self-administration) o Developed effective protocols for intricate surgical procedures (e.g., intravenous jugular

catheter surgery, stereotaxic intracranial microelectrode surgery) o Authored successful animal protocols and amendments

• Effectively responded to Institutional Animal Care and Use committee questions Grant Writing

o Authored a funded Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA), pre-doctoral fellowship

o Authored a post-doctoral NRSA application o Co-authored a National Institutes of Health (NIH) R21 grant o Authored a NIH BSTART (R03) application

Editing and Internal Communications o Provide professional scientific editing services for Write Science Right o Edited undergraduate student presentations and honors theses o Created advocacy proposals for post-doctoral fellows o Drafted CU Denver Postdoctoral Association (UCD-PDA) charter amendments o Authored and distributed monthly UCD-PDA email communications

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______________________________________________________________________________ RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

o Designed and successfully managed multiple complex research projects • Ensured accurate and efficient data collection • Effectively communicated findings in both oral presentations and publications

o Fostered collaborations with researchers both internal and external to CU Denver • Resulted in collaborative grant proposals with the University of Washington

o Established use of sophisticated techniques novel to the laboratory o Maintained compliance with Drug Enforcement Administration policy for use of

controlled substances o Ensured lab personnel compliance with University policies and certifications o Developed National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant proposals

• Identified appropriate funding mechanisms • Created budgets • Wrote applications • Submitted progress reports and termination notices

o High-level computer proficiency (e.g., GraphPad Prism, MS Office, SPSS, etc.) o Managed laboratory budgets and conducted expense reporting o Supervised professional research assistants o Mentored and advised undergraduate students

______________________________________________________________________________ HONORS & AWARDS Bachelor of Arts awarded with distinction 2001 Sleep Research Society trainee merit-based travel award 2004 CU Denver Pharmacology NIGMS Pre-doctoral Training Grant appointment 2004-2006 CU Denver Pharmacology Thomas V. Dunwiddie Memorial Travel Fellowship 2007 Keystone Symposia “Neurobiology of Addiction”: Scholarship and selected speaker 2007 NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, Pre-doctoral Fellowship 2007-2010 CU Denver Pharmacology Norman Weiner Award for Research Excellence 2008 NIDA Frontiers in Addiction Early Career Investigator travel award 2009 ASPET Behavioral Pharmacology Division First Place Post-doctoral Scientist Award 2012 NIDA/NIAAA Early Career Investigator APA travel award 2013 ______________________________________________________________________________ REFERENCES Available upon request.

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