Audience
The Neuroscience program welcomes Dr. John Casachahua, a research psychologist in Navy Medical Research Center's Neurotrauma Department, who will present
Research psychology: The career path and projects
Friday March 29; 2:45 pm
Goodpaster Hall Room 195
This talk will cover the career path of a Navy Research Psychologist, will introduce the projects that Dr. Casachahua has been involved with, and describe his new research focus as a Navy research psychologist. Dr. Casachahua earned his Ph.D in Psychology and Neuroscience from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has previously studied the connection between the immune and nervous systems in addictive behaviors particularly related to ethanol consumption. His research has identified a role for interleukin-1β expression, specific interleukin receptors in the amygdala, and their connection to binge-like ethanol consumption.
This event may be used to satisfy the Lecture Reflection Requirement in PSYC303, PSYC490 and PSYC493/494