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Dr. Grippo
Email: angelagrippo@niu.edu
Office: 815-753-7070
Deirdre Clarke, Lab Manager:
Email: DeirdreAnnClarke@gmail.com
Lab: 815-753-7089
Email: angelagrippo@niu.edu
Office: 815-753-7070
Deirdre Clarke, Lab Manager:
Email: DeirdreAnnClarke@gmail.com
Lab: 815-753-7089
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Grippo Lab, Northern Illinois University
Dr. Angela Grippo’s laboratory is located in the Psychology Department at Northern Illinois University (NIU). In the Grippo Laboratory, we are interested in studying the interactions of stress, emotion, and the heart. We conduct research using rodents as a model for understanding neurobiological processes involved in the interactions of mental health and cardiovascular health. Currently we are studying prairie voles, which are very interesting rodents that engage in social behaviors similar to humans (including living in family groups and forming life-long social bonds).
The research strategy in the Grippo Lab includes many different types of techniques, such as (a) behavioral tasks in animals, (b) social and environmental manipulations, (c) physiological methods such as the analysis of hormones, the immune system, and the cardiovascular system, and (d) neural techniques such as the study of brain regions and neurotransmitters. This research has contributed to our understanding of the important overlap of mental and physical health in humans. We have published several articles describing the research in the Grippo Laboratory.
The members of the Grippo Laboratory include a lab manager, a psychology graduate student, and several undergraduate students working towards degrees in psychology, sociology, and biology. All members of the laboratory participate in the research projects that are currently being conducted. Members of the Grippo Laboratory gain valuable research experience, and have a chance to learn about interactions among emotion, mood, stress, and cardiovascular function.
The research strategy in the Grippo Lab includes many different types of techniques, such as (a) behavioral tasks in animals, (b) social and environmental manipulations, (c) physiological methods such as the analysis of hormones, the immune system, and the cardiovascular system, and (d) neural techniques such as the study of brain regions and neurotransmitters. This research has contributed to our understanding of the important overlap of mental and physical health in humans. We have published several articles describing the research in the Grippo Laboratory.
The members of the Grippo Laboratory include a lab manager, a psychology graduate student, and several undergraduate students working towards degrees in psychology, sociology, and biology. All members of the laboratory participate in the research projects that are currently being conducted. Members of the Grippo Laboratory gain valuable research experience, and have a chance to learn about interactions among emotion, mood, stress, and cardiovascular function.
Lab News
Updated November 7th, 2009
Stephanie Allen:
Psi Chi is the international honor society in psychology. In order to be inducted into the organization, one must obtain a certain amount of psychology credit at their university and must also meet GPA requirements; at both the university level and in their psychology courses. Along with that, members participate in service, fund raising, and social activities with other members in their chapter; and also other chapters around the area. The organization also prepares students for graduate school along with providing advice and guidance for students who are going to be looking to begin their careers in psychology.
Psi Chi is the international honor society in psychology. In order to be inducted into the organization, one must obtain a certain amount of psychology credit at their university and must also meet GPA requirements; at both the university level and in their psychology courses. Along with that, members participate in service, fund raising, and social activities with other members in their chapter; and also other chapters around the area. The organization also prepares students for graduate school along with providing advice and guidance for students who are going to be looking to begin their careers in psychology.
(Photo thanks to www.sfn.org/am2009)
Society for Neuroscience, 2009 Convention:
Deirdre attended the SFN Convention on October 20th & 21st. About 32,000 scientists, graduate students, and others interested in neuroscience attended this year. The 5 day convention hosted lectures, symposia, and thousands of poster presentations from universities all over the United States and even some from foreign countries. Topics included cognition & behavior, drug addiction, sensory & motor systems, disorders of the nervous system, homeostatic & neuroendocrine systems, genetics, and many others.
(Below you can download the poster that Deirdre was involved in at the convention.)
Deirdre attended the SFN Convention on October 20th & 21st. About 32,000 scientists, graduate students, and others interested in neuroscience attended this year. The 5 day convention hosted lectures, symposia, and thousands of poster presentations from universities all over the United States and even some from foreign countries. Topics included cognition & behavior, drug addiction, sensory & motor systems, disorders of the nervous system, homeostatic & neuroendocrine systems, genetics, and many others.
(Below you can download the poster that Deirdre was involved in at the convention.)
Searching with fingers and feet: Distance and direction estimation in non-visual spatial tasks. Raines JR, Wagner SJ, Jones JL, Patel AN, Winter SS, Clarke D, Wallace DG.
| sfn_09_poster.ppt |
Dr. Grippo recently visited Drake University (Des Moines, Iowa), which is where she completed her B.S. degree, to give a presentation in the Life After Drake seminar series. In her presentation, she discussed her career path, including how Drake contributed to this path. She also discussed her current position at NIU, and the research that is being conducted in the Grippo Laboratory- focusing on how animal models can be used as a tool for studying the interactions of stress, emotion, and the heart.
Sue Bates:
Sue is conducting a study to investigate trauma and alcohol use in humans. The hypotheses of this study are: (a) increased trauma history creates increased alcohol consumption, (b) increased distress creates increased alcohol consumption and (c) trauma history will mediate the relationship between current distress and drinking. The results of this study will be very interesting in the context of the research that the Grippo Lab is conducting on environmental stress and emotion.
Sue is conducting a study to investigate trauma and alcohol use in humans. The hypotheses of this study are: (a) increased trauma history creates increased alcohol consumption, (b) increased distress creates increased alcohol consumption and (c) trauma history will mediate the relationship between current distress and drinking. The results of this study will be very interesting in the context of the research that the Grippo Lab is conducting on environmental stress and emotion.
Tori McDaniel:
Tori recently started working at Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) in Nachusa, IL. At LSSI, she works as a residential treatment specialist implementing treatment plans for troubled youth. Tori will be pursuing a degree in clinical psychology and her new job is a great opportunity for her to gain experience treating adolescents in a group setting as well as an individual setting. She absolutely loves her new job and feels that it is excellent work experience.
Tori recently started working at Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) in Nachusa, IL. At LSSI, she works as a residential treatment specialist implementing treatment plans for troubled youth. Tori will be pursuing a degree in clinical psychology and her new job is a great opportunity for her to gain experience treating adolescents in a group setting as well as an individual setting. She absolutely loves her new job and feels that it is excellent work experience.