The Interdepartmental Undergraduate Neuroscience Program of Johns Hopkins University

Dr. Gregory Ball is a Professor for the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Co-Director for the David S. Olton Behavioral Biology program and has joint appointments with the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology as well as the Department of Neuroscience. Dr. Ball's own research focuses on biopsychology, neuroendocrine and neurochmical basis of birdsong learning and production, behavioral neuroendocrinology, and neuroethology.

Dr. Ed Connor is an Associate Professor for the Department of Neuroscience and the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. Dr. Connor's own research focuses on shape processing in higher level cortex.

Dr. Susan Courtney-Faruqee is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and has a joint appointment with the Department of Neuroscience. Dr. Courtney's own research focuses on the neural basis of higher cognitive function.

Dr. Eric Fortune is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and has a joint appointment with the Department of Neuroscience. Dr. Fortune's own research focuses on the neural basis of behavior, sensory processing and neuroethology.

Dr. Linda Gorman is a Senior Lecturer for the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the David S. Olton Behavioral Biology program. Dr. Gorman is the faculty advisor for the Undergraduate Society for Neuroscience (NU RHO PSI) and founder of the Making Neuroscience Fun Program.

Dr. Samer Hattar is an Associate Professor for the Department of Neuroscience and Research Scientist for the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. Dr. Hattar's own research focuses on light reception for non-image detection: role of rods, cones and the new photoreceptors (melanopsin-containing retinal ganglion cells).

Dr. Jennifer Haythornthwaite is an Associate Professor for the departments of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Director of the Behavioral Medicine Clinic, and a Psychologist for the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. Dr. Haythornthwaite's own research focuses on the effects of psychological and pharmacological treatments of pain and depression in chronic illnesses as well as identifying risk factors for developing chronic pain.

Dr. Stewart Hendry is a Professor for the Department of Neuroscience and the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. Dr. Hendry's own research focuses on the functional organization of the primate visual system.

Dr. Peter Holland is the Krieger-Eisenhower Professor for the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Co-Director for the David S. Olton Behavioral Biology program and has joint appointments with the Department of Neuroscience. Dr. Holland's own research focuses on mechanisms of behavior.

Dr. Alfredo Kirkwood is an Associate Professor for the Department of Neuroscience and the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. Dr. Kirkwood's own research focuses on shape processing in higher level cortex.

Dr. Rejji Kuruvilla is an Assistant Professor for the Biology Department. Dr. Kuruvilla's own research focuses on the control of neuronal development by target-derived neurotrophins.

Dr. Barbara Landau is the Dick and Lydia Todd Professor for the Department of Cognitive Science and has joint appointments with the Department of Neuroscience and the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Dr. Landau's own research focuses on language learning, spatial representation, and the relationships between these founational systems of human knowledge.

Dr. Michael McCloskey is a Professor for the Department of Cognitive Sciences and has joint appointments with the Department of Neuroscience, the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute and the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Dr. McCloskey's own research focuses on cognitive neuropsychology, spatial and lexical representation and the foundations of cognitive science.

Dr. Ernst Niebur is an Associate Professor for the Department of Neuroscience, the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. Dr. Niebur's own research focuses on computational neuroscience.

Dr. Brenda Rapp is a Professor for the Department of Cognitive Science and the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and has a joint appointment with the Department of Neuroscience. Dr. Rapp's own research focuses on cognitive neuropsychology, written language (reading and spelling), spoken language production, attention and spatial reference frames, somatosensory reorganization and fMRI of language recovery subsequent to neural injury.

Dr. Amy Shelton is an Assistant Professor for the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and has a joint appointment with the Department of Neuroscience. Dr. Shelton's own research focuses on how information about spatial layout is acquired and represented in the brain.

Dr. Veit Stuphorn is an Assistnat Professor for the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and has a joint appointment with the Department of Neuroscience. Dr.Stuphorn's own research focuses on neurophysiological mechanisms of decision making and self-control.

Dr. Rudiger von der Heydt is a Professor for Krieger Mind/Brain Institute and the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Dr. von der Heydt's own research focuses on mechanisms of visual perception.

Dr. Takashi Yoshioka is an Associate Research Scientist for the Krieger Mind Brain Institute and serves as the Director for the Undergraduate Neuroscience Programs Bacheclors Masters Concurrent Degree Program. Dr. Yoshioka's own research focuses on the neural mechanisms underlying tactile perception and object recognition.

Dr. Eric Young is a Professor for the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He also serves as Editor and Chief of the Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. Dr. Young's own research focuses on auditory neurophysiology; representation of complex stimuli (e.g. speech) in the peripheral auditory system; hearing prosthesis; organization of neural systems for information processing; neural modeling.

Dr. Haiqing Zhao is an Assistant Professor for the Biology Department. Dr. Zhao's own research focuses on molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying the function and development of olfactory sensory neurons..