faculty

Christina J. Reppucci

Visiting Assistant Professor

Departments

Psychology

Programs

Neuroscience

Contact

Diana Davis Spencer Discovery Center 1131

T/W 4:00 pm - 5:30 PM, or by appointment

(508) 286-5533

About

I am interested in understanding the neural systems underlying motivated behaviors. I use rodent models to ask questions about the roles of specific neurochemicals and specific neural pathways in the expression of behaviors like social play, social interaction-seeking, and food-seeking. In addition, I am interested in whether these behaviors, and the neural systems that regulate them, are similar between the sexes, across the lifespan, and between species.

Degrees

Ph.D., M.A. in Psychology (Behavioral Neuroscience), Boston College

B.S. in Biology, Gettysburg College