Supervisor: Dr Andrew Trites

Research area: I am looking at stress and thyroid hormones as well as diet in wild populations of northern fur seals to determine if these factors are contributing to a decline in some populations.

Publications
Allen R.M., Uban K.A., Atwood E.M., Albeck D.S., Yamamoto D.J.
Continuous intracerebroventricular infusion of the competitive NMDA receptor antagonist, LY235959, facilitates escalation of cocaine self-administration and increases break point for cocaine in Sprague-Dawley rats
(2007) Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 88 (1), pp. 82-88.

Continuous Intracerebroventricular Administration of the Competitive NMDA Receptor Antagonist, LY 235959, Facilitates the Escalation of Cocaine Self-Administration and Leads to Increase in Break Point when Rats self-administer in Long Access (6 hr) Self-Administration Sessions. R.M. Allen, K.A. Uban, E.M. Atwood, D.S. Albeck, D.J. Yamamoto. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA, 2006.

The Effects of NMDA Receptor Antagonism in the Cerebral Ventricles and Nucleus Accumbens on the Escalation of Cocaine Consumption. E.M. Atwood, K.A Uban, D.S. Albeck, and D.J. Yamamoto, R.M. Allen. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO, 2007.