Research
Research Interests
I study pediatric auditory sensory processing disorders, focusing on how auditory brainstem circuits develop and why those circuits are disrupted in Fragile X Syndrome and other neurodevelopmental conditions. My methods include immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy, and quantitative image analysis. This work informs both auditory neuroscience and translational pediatric research.
Publications
Selected Presentations and Posters
FMRP regulation of molecular signatures of neuron subtypes in the mouse spiral ganglion
Society for Neuroscience (SfN)
Conditional mGluR5 knockout in glutamatergic pathways disrupts excitatory synaptic transmission onto mouse MNTB neurons
Conference Presentation
Role of the RNA-binding protein FMRP in spiral ganglion maturation
Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO)
Fragile X syndrome and auditory challenges: exploring the role of FMRP loss
Three Minute Thesis Competition
How does FMRP loss from the cochlea contribute to auditory dysfunction in Fragile X syndrome? Mechanisms of circuit assembly
Research Seminar
Functional and behavioral characterization of cKO/CR-Cre mice
FSU Annual Research Fair
A peripheral contribution to auditory dysfunction in Fragile X syndrome pathogenesis: mouse and chicken models
Neuroscience Symposium
Gender differences in autism spectrum disorders
UC San Diego Graduation Project
Daisy drawing as a test of hemineglect in children with perinatal stroke
Cognitive Development Society Biennial Meeting, Poster