The Psychobiology ProgramThe Psychobiology Program
Wheaton Psychobiology Research Team
Goes to Washington!
Page Table of Contents:
What is Psychobiology?
What can one do with a major in Psychobiology?
Where are some Wheaton Psychobiologists
now?
The Psychobiology major requirements
Resources and equipment at Wheaton
for Psychobiology faculty and students
Psychobiologists Do Science!
Some samples of Psychobiology student/faculty research (on-line text of poster presentations; abstracts of publications)
Cool links for Psychobiology students
Resources for Psychobiology teachers
The field of Psychobiology includes all of the interface between Psychology and Biology. This includes:
Psychobiology alums from Wheaton have found employment in a variety of sed for graduate training in any of the fields mentioned above, as well as for professional training in medicine or veterinary medicine. They may find jobs in research laboratories, biotechnology, zoological parks, aquariums, industry, or education.
Psychobiology alums from Wheaton have found employment in a variety of settings. Below is just a partial list of the kinds of opportunities that Wheaton Psychobiologists have made for themselves using their Wheaton training:
Dr. Cheryl Frye '88: Assistant Professor of Psychology, SUNY Albany
Jennifer Palaia '92: Massachusetts Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries
Stacy Nee-MacFarlane '93: ABD in Neuroscience, Univ. of Alabama
Leslie Stefanowitz '94: Nurse practioner, Boston
Rob LoPiccolo '95: Administrative Staff, Nature (the science journal), Washington, D.C.
Heather Millette '97: Research Assistant, McLean Hospital
Emily Gates '97: Child Life Services, Univ. of Chicago Hospital
Jonathan Thayer '97: Research Assistant II, Organogenesis (Canton, MA)
Igor Schwartzman '98: Research Assistant, Harvard School of Public Health
David Foote '98: Physical Therapy Assistant, Beth Israel/Deaconess Hospital
The interdisciplinary major in Psychobiology is intended to fill the needs of students seeking an understanding of the biological bases of behavior. It guides the student toward investigation of physiological, genetic, structural, developmental, and evolutionary foundations of human and non-human animal behavior, using the techniques of several subdisciplines of Psychology and Biology.
The major consists of the following required courses:
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*with consent of Psychobiology Advisors
In addition to the selection of courses, students majoring in Psychobiology are encouraged to pursue independent research (Psychology/Biology 099, 399, or 500) as a means towards total integration of the two fundamental disciplines. Recent Psychobiology student research projects have included an investigation of the effectiveness of stress management workshops on stress and physical health, a study of the relationship between adult attachment styles and trait anxiety, an evaluation of a grade school environmental education program, a comparative study of language use in schizophrenic and nonschizophrenic people, investigations of the effects of prenatal stress on infant brain development, social behavior, and pain tolerance, and a study of olfactory communication in green iguana. Student researchers regularly take their results to regional and national conferences, and in many cases, publish their work with their faculty supervisors.
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