CURRICULUM VITAE

Tracey J. Shors Ph.D.

POSITION: Professor of Psychology

ADDRESS:

Department of Psychology and Center for Collaborative Neuroscience

RutgersUniversity

Piscataway, NJ

phone (732) 445-6968; fax (732) 445-2263; e-mail:

EDUCATION:

B.S. Biology, University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1980

B.S. Psychology, University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1980

M.A. Physiological Psychology, Neuroscience, University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California 1985

Ph.D. Physiological Psychology, Neuroscience, University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California 1987

Post-doctoral Training. Neurophysiology, University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California 1987-1991

RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS:

  • Biochemistry Research Technician, UCLA, Department of Hematology and Oncology, 1980-81
  • Physiology Research Technician, USC, Department of Cardiology, 1981-84
  • Research Assistant, USC Childrens’ Hospital, Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology, 1984-87
  • Post-doctoral Research Associate, USC, Program in Neural, Informational, and Behavioral Sciences; laboratory of Richard F. Thompson, Ph.D., 1987-90
  • Research Assistant Professor, USC, Department of Psychology and Neural, Informational, and Behavioral Sciences, 1990-91
  • Assistant Professor, PrincetonUniversity, Department of Psychology and Program in Neuroscience, 1991-1998
  • Visiting Scientist, Department of Neuroscience, Genentech, Inc., San Francisco 1995-96
  • Associate Professor, RutgersUniversity, Department of Psychology and Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, 1998-2004.
  • Professor, RutgersUniversity, Department of Psychology and Center for Collaborative Neuroscience, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, 2004-present.

CURRENT AND RECENT RESEARCH FUNDING:

  • National Science Foundation, PI, 2005-2009

“Neurogenesis and the Makings of Memories”

  • National Institutes of Mental Health, NIH, PI, 1998-2008

“Stress and Memory Formation across the Female Lifespan”

  • National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD); PI,

1999-2003, “Towards an Animal Model of Female Depression”

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, SERVICE:

  • Neuropsychology Foundation Fellowship, USC Childrens’ Hospital, 1984-87
  • McCallister Fellowship, USC Childrens’ Hospital, 1987
  • National Research Training Grant, National Institutes of Health, 1988-89
  • National Research Service Award, National Institutes of Health, 1989-91
  • Whitehall Foundation Fellowship, 1991-1996
  • McDonnell-Pew Program in Cognitive Neuroscience, 1992-1994
  • Lawrence S. Brodie Preceptor in Psychology, Princeton, 1995-1998
  • Honorary Member of the Princeton Class of 1943
  • Princeton Class of 1943 Senior Thesis Prize; Endowed yearly for contributions to “Excellence in Neuroscience” 1998-present.
  • Professional Opportunities for Women in Research and Education, NSF, 1998-1999
  • “Pavlovian Investigator Award” for meritorious achievement toward understanding factors in normal and abnormal behavior, Pavlovian Society 1998
  • President, Pavlovian Society, 2001; Executive Committee, Pavlovian Society, 2002-2004
  • National Science Foundation (NSF), study panel for Behavioral Neuroscience, 2000-2003; spring 2007

STUDENT AWARDS:

  • Erik Dryver: Undergraduate Senior Thesis Award in Molecular Biology, PrincetonUniversity, 1992.
  • Caroline Lewczyk: Undergraduate Senior Thesis Award in Behavioral Neuroscience, PrincetonUniversity, 1998.
  • Gwendolyn Wood: Doctoral Dissertation Award, American Psychological Association, 1998.
  • Anna Beylin: Harold W. Dobbs Graduate Award for Dissertation Research, Princeton University, 1999-2000.
  • David Townsend: Undergraduate Prize for Exceptional Honors Thesis in Psychology, RutgersUniversity, 2000.
  • Benedetta Leuner, Graduate Student, National Research Service Award, NIMH, 2002-2005.
  • Deborah Bangasser, Graduate Student, National Institutes of Mental Health and National Institutes of Aging Training Grant, fellowship awardee, 2003-2004.
  • Benedetta Leuner, Graduate Student, Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Young Investigator Award, presentation July 2004.
  • Maurisa Blackman, undergraduate from University of Maryland and recipient of Research in Science and Engineering (RISE) Program from NSF to conduct research in Shors lab, summer 2004.
  • Joanna Morton, medical student and recipient of the summer research award from Robert Wood Johnson and UMDNJ to conduct research in Shors lab, summer 2004.
  • Mirella Díaz-Santos, recipient of Research in Science and Engineering (RISE) Program from NSF to conduct research in Shors lab, summer 2005.
  • Jason Mathew, RutgersCollege Honors, Undergraduate Thesis, May 2005
  • Jessica Santollo, RutgersCollege Honors, Undergraduate Thesis, May 2005
  • Jaylyn Waddell, Ph.D., National Research Service Award, Postdoctoral Training Fellowship, NIMH, 2006-2008
  • Christina Dalla, Ph.D., Marie Curie International Postdoctoral and Professional Fellowship Award, 2006-2010
  • Christina Dalla, Ph.D., Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Travel Award, 2006
  • Georgia Hodes, Ph.D. Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Poster Award, 2007
  • Georgia Hodes, Ph.D. Women in Neuroscience Travel Award, SFN, 2007
  • Graduated total of 5 doctoral students, 3 in past 3 years: 1) Benedetta Leuner, Ph.D.: currently a postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Elizabeth Gould at Princeton University with an NRSA fellowship from NIMH; 2) Deborah Bangasser, Ph.D. currently a postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Rita Valentino at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; 3) Georgia Hodes currenty a postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Irwin Lucki at the University of Pennsylvania.

UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES AND ACTIVITIES:

  • Appointments and Promotions Committee, School of Arts and Sciences 2004-2007
  • Busch Proposal Review Committee, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs 2003-2006
  • RutgersCollege Fellow 2004-2006
  • AnnualHenryRutgersCollege Scholars Lecture 2003
  • University Committee on Conflicts of Interest, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs 2004-2006
  • Department of Psychology Clinical Search Committee 2003, 2006
  • Department of Psychology Social Search Committee 2004
  • Development, Patronage, and Promotion Committee 2005-2006
  • Speaker at Annual New Student Orientation, Graduate Program in Cell Biology and Neuroscience 2005-2006
  • Stem Cell Institute advisory committee 2005-2006
  • Stem Cell Initiative committee 2006-2007
  • Search Committee for Clinical Psychology faculty 2006-2007
  • Promotion and Evaluation Committee, Department of Psychology 2006-2007
  • Honors Committee 2005-2007

INVITED PRESENTATIONS 2004-2007:

  • The Future of Memory Research, McDonald Foundation, January, 2004
  • Annual Meeting in Developmental Neurobiology, January, 2004
  • Winter Conference on Neuronal Plasticity, February, 2004
  • Neurogenesis and Depression, workshop, NIMH, April, 2004
  • 21st Century Science Initiative Meeting, McDonald Foundation, June, 2004
  • Molecular and Cellular Cognition Meeting, San Diego, October 2004
  • Learning and the Brain, HarvardMedicalSchool, Cambridge, November 2004
  • German Neuroscience Society, February, 2005
  • Ruston Lecture Series, FloridaStateUniversity, April 2005
  • ColdSpringHarbor Meeting on Learning and Memory, April 2005
  • Distinguished Lecture Series, NIMH, Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Bethesda, May 2005
  • ColdSpringHarbor Memory Symposium for the Public Forum Lectures: "From Stem Cells to Grandmother Cells: The Role of New Neurons in Memory Formation" July 2005
  • Pavlovian Society Meeting, Presidential Symposium, September 2005
  • Women’s Health Research “Sex, Gender, Drugs and the Brain” WashingtonDC, January 2006
  • ColdSpringHarbor “Neurogenesis in the Adult Brain” Meeting, February 2006
  • Annual Meeting on Neural Plasticity, 2006
  • DukeUniversity, Department of Psychology, March 2006
  • University of Southern California, Neuroscience Lecture Series, April 2006
  • University of California, Irvine, Neuroscience Symposium, April 2006
  • ColumbiaUniversity, Department of Psychiatry, May 2006
  • RutgersUniversity in Newark, Department of Psychology Seminar Series, May 2006
  • Federation of European Neuroscience Society (FENS), Special Lecture, Prague 2006
  • Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Symposium on Neurogenesis, October 2006
  • University of Pennsylvania, February 2007
  • Annual Rotman Research Conference, Advances in Memory Research, Guest Speaker, March, 2007
  • Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Keynote Address, June 2007
  • Pavlovian Society Meeting, October 2007
  • World Congress on Psychiatric Genetics, October 2007
  • Society of Computational Neuroscience, November 2007
  • YaleUniversity, January 2008
  • BaylorUniversity, April 2008
  • New YorkAcademy of Sciences Symposium on Stem Cells, March 2008
  • University of Maryland, May 2008
  • XXIX International Congress of Psychology, July 2008
  • Second Summer School on Cellular and Molecular Cognition, August 2008

INVITED PRESENTATIONS AT UNIVERSITIES 2002-2004:

  • UCLA
  • ChicagoMedicalSchool
  • SetonHallUniversity
  • Wyeth-Ayers
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • McMasterUniversity
  • University of Maryland
  • EmoryUniversity
  • GeorgiaStateUniversity
  • University of Toronto
  • RutgersUniversity, CookCollege
  • WilliamsCollege
  • SpellmanCollege
  • BarnardCollege
  • TempleUniversity
  • PennStateUniversity
  • Mt.SinaiSchool of Medicine
  • University of Puerto Rico
  • University of Illinois
  • BrownUniversity
  • University of SouthFlorida
  • University of Alabama
  • University of Arizona
  • OhioStateUniversity
  • National Institutes of Mental Health, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program
  • HarvardUniversity
  • University of WesternOntario
  • RockefellerUniversity
  • New YorkState Psychiatric Institute

JOURNAL AND GRANTING AGENCY POSITIONS & CONTRIBUTIONS 2002-2007:

Journal of Neuroscience (Associate Editor)

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (Editorial Board)

Integrative Physiology and Behavioral Science (Editorial Board)

National Science Foundation (review panel 2000-2003; 2007-2008)

Hormones and Behavior (Editorial Board)

Behavioral Neuroscience (Associate Editor)

Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience (Section Editor)

REFEREE FOR JOURNALS AND GRANTING AGENCIES:

Nature, Nature Neuroscience, The American Journal of Physiology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Journal of Neuroscience (Editorial Board), Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS), Psychobiology, Physiology and Behavior, Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, and Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, Learning and Motivation, Psychological Review, Journal of Neuroendocrinology, Brain Research, Brain Research Bulletin, Cold Spring Harbor Journal of Learning and Memory, Neurobiology of Aging, Trends in Neuroscience, Neuroreport, National Science Foundation (review panel 1999-2002, 2007), National Institutes of Mental Health (ad hoc review panels), Journal of Neurophysiology, Hormones and Behavior (Editorial Board), Integrative Physiology and Behavioral Science (Editorial Board), Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (Editorial Board), Behavioral Neuroscience (Editorial Board), Neuron, Journal of Neuroscience (Associate Editor)

ORGANIZATIONS:

Society for Neuroscience; Pavlovian Society (President 2001; Executive Committee 2002-2003); International Brain Research Organization; Eastern Psychological Association; American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP); Society for Behavioral Endocrinology (Program committee 2007-2010; Advisory Board, 2007-2010)