Biography

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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

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS:

• 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.

STUDENT AWARDS:

• Erik Dryver: Undergraduate Senior Thesis Award in Molecular Biology, Princeton University, 1992.
• Caroline Lewczyk: Undergraduate Senior Thesis Award in Behavioral Neuroscience, Princeton University, 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, Rutgers University, 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, Rutgers College Honors, Undergraduate Thesis, May 2005
• Jessica Santollo, Rutgers College Honors, Undergraduate Thesis, May 2005

CURRENT AND RECENT RESEARCH FUNDING:

• National Institutes of Mental Health, NIH, PI, 1998-2008 “Stress and Memory Formation across the Female Lifespan”

• National Science Foundation, PI, 2005-2009 “Neurogenesis and the Makings of Memories”

• National Institutes of Mental Health, NIH, RO1; Co-PI, 2000-2008 “Hormones, Experience and Hippocampal Neurogenesis”

• National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD); PI, 1999-2003, “Towards an Animal Model of Female Depression”

INVITED PRESENTATIONS 2004-2006:

• 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
• 21 st Century Science Initiative Meeting, McDonald Foundation, June, 2004
• Molecular and Cellular Cognition Meeting, San Diego, October 2004
• Learning and the Brain, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, November 2004
• German Neuroscience Society, February, 2005
• Ruston Lecture Series, Florida State University, April 2005
• Cold Spring Harbor Meeting on Learning and Memory, April 2005
• Distinguished Lecture Series, NIMH, Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Bethesda, May 2005
• Cold Spring Harbor 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” Washington DC, January 2006
• Cold Spring Harbor “Neurogenesis in the Adult Brain” Meeting, February 2006
• Duke University , Department of Psychology, March 2006
• Betty Batson Bell Brain and Learning Special Lecture, Stetson College, March 2006
• University of Southern California , Neuroscience Lecture Series, April 2006
• University of California, Irvine, Neuroscience Symposium, April 2006
• Columbia University , Department of Psychiatry, May 2006
• Rutgers University in Newark, Department of Psychology Seminar Series, May 2006
• Federation of European Neuroscience Society (FENS), Special Lecture, Prague, July 2006
• Pavlovian Society Annual Meeting, September 2006
• Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Symposium on Translational Implications of Neurogenesis in the Adult Brain, October 2006.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS AT UNIVERSITIES 2002-2005:

• UCLA
• Chicago Medical School
• Seton Hall University
• Wyeth-Ayers
• University of Virginia
• University of Pennsylvania
• McMaster University
• University of Maryland
• Emory University
• Georgia State University
• University of Toronto
• Rutgers University, Cook College
• Williams College
• Spellman College
• Barnard College
• Temple University
• Penn State University
• Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
• University of Puerto Rico
• University of Illinois
• Brown University
• University of South Florida
• University of Alabama
• University of Arizona
• Ohio State University
• National Institutes of Mental Health, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program
• Harvard University
• University of Western Ontario
• Rockefeller University
• New York State Psychiatric Institute

JOURNAL AND GRANTING AGENCY POSITIONS & CONTRIBUTIONS:

• Neurobiology of Learning and Memory (Editorial Board)
• Integrative Physiology and Behavioral Science (Editorial Board)
• National Science Foundation (review panel 2000-2003)
• Hormones and Behavior (Editorial Board)
• Behavioral Neuroscience (Editorial Board)

REFEREE FOR JOURNALS AND GRANTING AGENCIES:

The American Journal of Physiology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Journal of Neuroscience, 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, Nature Neuroscience, Trends in Neuroscience, Neuroreport, National Science Foundation (review panel 1999-2002), 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

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)

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