Dr. Michael Bardo earned his PhD at Iowa State University in 1980, specializing in animal learning and psychopharmacology. Bardo also received postdoctoral training in neuropharmacology in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Iowa. In 1982, he assumed a faculty position in the Department of Psychology at the University of Kentucky, where he now holds the rank of Full Professor. Bardo has over 100 publications and he currently serves as Director of the NIDA-funded Center for Drug Abuse Research Translation (CDART). His current research interests are focused on understanding the role of environmental stimuli in controlling drug abuse and in development of novel medications to treat stimulant abuse.
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Dr Joshua Beckmann earned his PhD at Southern Illinois University in 2007 where he specialized in human and animal learning processes. Josh is currently investigating the ability of various novel lobeline analogs to specifically inhibit methamphetamine self-administration. In addition, he is studying the processes by which drug-associated cues influence self-administration and relapse.
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GRADUATE STUDENTS
Kristin Alvers received her B.S. degree in 2009 in Psychology from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. She is currently a first year graduate student at the University of Kentucky in the Department of Psychology's Behavioral Neuroscience and Pharmacology program
Justin Yates received his B.S. degree in 2008 in Psychology from Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, Georgia. He is currently a first year graduate student at the University of Kentucky in the Department of Psychology's Behavioral Neuroscience and Pharmacology program and works under Dr. Michael Bardo. His research interests involve the effects of imitation on drug use.
Andrew "Chip" Meyer received his B.A. degree in 2005 as a double-major in Psycholgy and Biology at Augustana College in Illinois. He is currently a graduate student at the University of Kentucky in the Department of Psychology's Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychopharmacology program, under the direction of Bardo. His current research involves screening of genetically-based individual differences in behavior and response to drugs.
STAFF
Emily Denehy is a Research Analyst Principle in the Bardo laboratory. She was a member of the technical staff from 2003-05 and then attended graduate school at the Medical University of South Carolina, where her research focused on methamphetamine neurotoxicity in mice. She graduated with a Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences in May 2008 and was offered a full-time staff position in the Bardo Lab.
William T McCuddy is a lab technician in the Bardo laboratory. Travis received a B.A. in 2010 from the University of Kentucky and hopes to attend graduate school in psychology in the fall 2011.
Luke Holderfield is a part-timelab technician in the Bardo laboratory.