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Education

Doctor of Philosophy  University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

                                               Neuroscience & Behavior, May 2009

                                               Adviser: Dr. Melinda A. Novak

 

Master of Science          University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

                                               Neuroscience & Behavior, February 2007

                                               Adviser: Dr. Melinda A. Novak

 

Bachelor of Science      University of Washington, Seattle, WA

                                                Zoology, June 2001

 

Research Experience

Sep 09 - Present            Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

                                               Postdoctoral Scholar

                                               Mentor: Dr. Judy L. Cameron

 

Oct 07 - July 09              National Institutes of Health (NICHD), Bethesda, MD

                                               Predoctoral Research Fellow 

                                               Laboratory of Comparative Ethology, Dr. Stephen Suomi, Lab Chief

                                               Adviser: Dr. Melinda A. Novak

 

Jun 07 - Sep 07              National Institutes of Health (NICHD), Bethesda, MD

                                               Summer  Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) Fellow

                                               Laboratory of Comparative Ethology, Dr. Stephen Suomi, Lab Chief

                                               Adviser: Dr. Melinda A. Novak

 

Sep 06 - May 07             Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

                                               Graduate Student Researcher

                                               Adviser: Dr. Melinda A. Novak

                                              

Sep 04 - Aug 06              Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

                                                NIH Predoctral Trainee

                                                Adviser: Dr. Melinda A. Novak

 

Aug 01 - Aug 04              Pittsburgh Development Center, Pittsburgh, PA

                                               Senior Research Assistant

                                               Supervisor: Gerald C. Ruppenthal

 

Mar 99 - Aug 01             Infant Primate Research Laboratory (IPRL), Seattle, WA

                                               Lead Student Technician 

                                               Supervisors: Gerald C. Ruppenthal and Dr. Gene P. Sackett

 

Teaching Experience

Summer/Fall 2010       Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA                                                                                                                                                            Co-Instructor, Anatomy & Physiology (with laboratory component)

Summer 2010                 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA                                                                                                                                                                                          Co-Instructor, Brain & Behavior

Summer 09                     Northern Virginia Community College, Sterling, VA
                                               Co-Instructor, Introduction to Psychology

Sep 06 - May 07             University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
                                               Teaching Assistant/Instructor, Junior Writing for Psychology

Sep 04 - May 07             Athletic Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst,MA                                                                                                                                              Athletic Department, Student-Athlete Tutor

Other Experience

Aug 07 - Sep 08               Kaplan, Inc., DC-Area Pre-Colleges Office

                                                PSAT/SAT Instructor

 

Jan 07 - Jun 09              Guest Lecturer

 Psychology of Stress, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, January 2010                                                    Monkey Social Behavior, Pinebrook Elementary School, Aldie, VA, May 09                                                                     Brain Awareness Week, Belchertown High School, Belchertown, MA, April 07                                                           Brain Anatomy & Function, Oak Grove Elementary School, Brattleboro, VT, May 07                                               Emotion & Perception, Northern Virginia Community College, Sterling, VA, July 07                                               Brains & Monkeys, Symonds Elementary School, Keene, NH, September 07                                                               Scientist for a Day!, Symonds Elementary School, Keene, NH, October 07

Invited Lectures, Symposia & Workshops

Reproductive Function & Dysfunction in Nonhuman Primates – Interdisciplinary Symposium of the 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Primatologists, Austin, TX, September 2011

Exercise is Neuroprotective in a Nonhuman Primate Model of Parkinson’s Disease, University of Massachusetts Amherst, July 2011

The Science of Early Brain Development, Northumberland Head State – Workshop for 55 Early Head Start Administrators & Educators, Northumberland, PA, September 2010

Observational Methods Symposium: Methods from the field, zoo and laboratory – 31st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Primatologists, West Palm, FL, June 2008


Publications

Research Articles

1.     Mitchell, A.C., Dettmer, A.M., Lopresti, B.J., Leak, R.K., Rockcastle, N., Mathis, C.A., Zigmond, M.J., Mirnics, K., Zhang, Z., and Cameron, J.L.  2011.  Physical Activity Protects the Striatum Against MPTP Damage in Nonhuman Primates.  Nature Neurosci., submitted.

2.     Dettmer, A.M., Novak, M.A., Soumi, S.J., and Meyer, J.S.  2011.  Physiological and Behavioral Adaptation to Relocation Stress in Differentially Reared Rhesus Monkeys: Hair Cortisol as a Biomarker for Anxiety-related Responses.  Psychoneuroendocrinology, in press, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.06.003.  Epub 2011 Jun 28.

3.     Herod, S.M., Dettmer, A.M., Novak, M.A., Meyer, J.S., and Cameron, J.L.  2011. Sensitivity to Stress-Induced Reproductive Dysfunction is Not Associated With Elevated Baseline Activity of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis. Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. 300(1):E28-36.  Epub 2010 Oct 19.

4.     Hamel, A.F., Meyer, J.S., Henchey­, E., Dettmer, A.M., Suomi, S.J., and Novak, M.A.  2010. Effects of Shampoo and Water Washing on Hair Cortisol Concentrations. . Clin. Chim. Acta. 412(3-4):382-5.  Epub 2010 Oct 27.

5.     Houser, L.A., Dettmer, A.M., Tomko, J.L., Scott, C., Sackett, G., Capuano, S., and Hewitson, L.  2010.  Developmental and Cognitive Deficits in Infant Rhesus Macaques in Response to the 1994-1999 U.S. Vaccination Regimen: A Case Control Pilot Study.  Behav. Brain Funct., submitted.

6.     Dettmer, A.M.  2009.  Early Rearing Experience, Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Activity, and Serotonin Transporter Genotype: Influences on the Development of Anxiety in Infant Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta).   Open Access Dissertations.  Paper 45. 

7.     Dettmer, A.M., Novak, M.F.S.X, Novak, M.A., Meyer, J.S., and Suomi, S.J.  2009.  Hair Cortisol Predicts Object Permanence Performance in Infant Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta).  Devel. Psychobiol. 51(8):706-13.

8.     Dettmer, A.M., Ruggiero, A.M., Novak, M.A., Meyer, J.S., and Suomi, S.J.  2008.  Surrogate Mobility and Orientation Affect the Early Neurobehavioral Development of Infant Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta).  Devel. Psychobiol. 50(4): 418-22.

9.     Dettmer, A.M., Houser, L.A., Ruppenthal, G.C., Capuano, S.V., and Hewitson, L.C.  2007.  Growth and Developmental Outcomes of Three High-Risk Infant Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta). Am. J. Primatology, 69(5): 503-18.

Abstracts

Dettmer, A.M.  2011.  Reproductive Function & Dysfunction in Nonhuman Primates (symposium).  Am. J. Primatol., in press.
Dettmer, A.M.  2011.  Potential Neurorestorative Effects of a Novel Growth Factor, Cerebral Dopamine Neurotrophic Factor (CDNF), in a Nonhuman Primate Model of Parkinson’s Disease.  University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Association (UPPDA) 6th Annual Data & Dine Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA.
Dettmer A.M., Lopresti, B.J., Leak, R.K., Rockcastle, N., Zigmond, M.J., Mathis, C.A., Zhang, Z., and Cameron, J.L.  2010.  Physical Activity Protects the Striatum Against MPTP Damage in Nonhuman Primates. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Dettmer A.M., Lopresti B.J., Leak R.K., Rockcastle N.J., Zigmond M.J., Mathis C.A., Zhang Z. and Cameron J.L.  2010. The Neuroprotective Effects of Exercise in a Nonhuman Primate Model of Parkinson’s Disease.  Parkinson’s Disease Foundation Annual Meeting on Exercise and Parkinson’s Disease, Newark, NJ (available upon request).
Dettmer A.M., Novak, M.A., Meyer J.M., Vallender, E.J., Miller, G.M., and Suomi, S.J.  2010.  Influences of Mu-Opioid receptor and TPH2 Genotype on HPA Axis Activity and Social Behavior in Differently-Reared Monkeys Across the First Two Years of Life. Am. J. Primatol., 72(S1):39.
Dettmer, A.M., Novak, M.A., Meyer, J.S., Suomi, S.J.  2009.  Hair Cortisol as a Biomarker for Later Anxiety in Young Rhesus Monkeys.  Devel. Psychobiol., 51(7):584.
Dettmer, A.M., Novak, M.A., Meyer, J.S., Vallender, E.J., Miller, G.M., Suomi, S.J.  2009.  Influence of Rearing Condition and 5-HTTLPR Genotype on the Relationship Between  Hair Cortisol and Anxiet After a Major Social Challenge in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca                       mulatta).  Am. J. Primatology, 71(S1):88 [Abstract #178].
Dettmer, A.M., Novak, M.F.S.X., Suomi, S.J., Novak, M.A., Meyer, J.S.  2008.  Long-term HPA Profile Predicts Object Permanence Performance in Infant Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta).  Am. J. Primatology, 70(S1):47-8 [Abstract #82].
Dettmer, A.M., Novak, M.A., Meyer, J.S., Suomi, S.J.  2008.  Hair Cortisol Concentrations Predict Infant Social Behavior in Differently-Reared Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta).  Am. J. Primatology, 70(S1):39 [Abstract #56].
Ruggiero, A.M., Dettmer, A.M., Novak, M.A., Meyer, J.S., Suomi, S.J.  2008.  Basal Cortisol Levels are Unrelated to Temperament in Rhesus Macaque Infants (Macaca Mulatta).  Am. J. Primatology, 70(S1):36 [Abstract #48].
Jani, K., Dettmer, A.M., Suomi, S.J., Novak, M.F.S.X., Thierry, B., Timme, A., Meyer, J.S., Novak, M.A.  2008.  Hair Cortisol Concentrations in Tonkean (Macaca tonkeana) and Rhesus (M. mulatta) Macaques, Two Species With Different Levels of Social Tolerance.  Am. J. Primatology, 70(S1):33 [Abstract #39].
Dettmer, A.M., Ruggiero, A.M., Novak, M.A., Suomi, S.J., Meyer, J.S.  2007.  The Use of Hair Cortisol to Measure Chronic Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Activity in Differently-Reared Infant Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta).  Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Dettmer, A.M., Ruggiero, A.M., Davenport, M.D., Novak, M.A., Meyer, J.S., Suomi, S.J.  2007.  Early Rearing Experience and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Activity in Infant Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta) After a Separation Challenge.  Am. J. Primatology, 69(S1): 68 [Abstract #78].
Dettmer, A.M.  Miracle Max: The Phenomenal Outcomes of the Infant Monkey Miracle Worker.  2006.  Am. J. Primatol., 68(S1): 44 [Abstract #29].
Houser, L., Dettmer, A., Schatten, G., and Hewitson, L.  2006.  Early Growth and Developmental Data of Three Naturally Conceived Male Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) Born to ART Dams.  Am. J. Primatology, 68(S1): 117 [Abstract #178].
Dettmer, A.M., Ruggiero, A.M., Novak, M.A., and Suomi, S.J.  2006.  The Neurobehavioral Development of Infant Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) Reared on Two Types of Inanimate Surrogate Mothers.  Am. J. Primatology, 68(S1):137 [Abstract #218].
Dettmer, A.M., Houser, L.A., Ruppenthal, G.C., Hewitson, L.C., Capuano, S.V., Watchko, J.F., Schatten, G.P.  2004.  Early Growth and Developmental Data of Three High-Risk Infant Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta).  Am. J.    Primatology, 62(S1): 60 [Abstract #51].
Dettmer, A.M., Crouthamel, B.J., Ruppenthal, G.C., and Sackett, G.P.  2003.  Differences in Object Permanence Performance by Baboons (P.anubis/cynocephalus) and Pigtailed Macaques (M. nemestrina).  Am. J. Primatology, 60(S1): 119-20 [Abstract #164].

Honors/Awards

2011                    University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Association (UPPDA) Travel Award for Best Poster Presentation at the 6th                                                                 Annual Data & Dine Symposium                                                                                                                                                                  2010                   National Postdoctoral Association Travel Fellowship Award, Summit on Gender and the Postdoctorate                          2009-Present   NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Training in the Neurobiology of Neurodegenerative Disease, University of Pittsburgh                     2008                  Student Award Winner, Honorable Mention (Oral Presentation), 31st Annual Meeting of the American Society of                                                              Primatologists                                                                                                                                                                                 2007-2009        NIH Predoctoral Institutional Research Training Award (IRTA), NICHD Laboratory of Comparative Ethology                            2006                   Health Emotions Research Institute Fellowship Award                                                                                                                                 2004-2006       NIH Predoctoral Fellow, Training Fellowship for the Neuroscience & Behavior Program at the University of Massachusetts                                             Amherst

Professional Memberships

2009 - Present      National Postdoctoral Association

2006 - Present      Society for Neuroscience

2002 - Present       American Society of Primatologists

2004                        American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)

 

Service 

Outreach/Professional Service                                                                                                                                                             2011                        University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institutes’  (CTSI) Mobile Science Lab Community Outreach     2011                        University of Pittsburgh Center for Neuroscience (CNUP) Outreach and Advocacy Committee                               2009-Present       Education Committee, American Society of Primatologists                                                                                                   2009-Present       Judge, Student Competition for Oral & Poster presentations, American Society of Primatologists                                       2010                        Chair, Neuroscience, Physiology, Genetics, and Pharmacology Session, 33rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of                                                     Primatologists, Louisville, KY, June 2010                                                                                                                       2009-2010            Mentor, Be a 6th Grade Mentor Program, Pittsburgh, PA                                                                                               2009-2010            Organizer, Neurobiology of Neurodegenerative Disease Annual Training Grant Retreat, University of Pittsburgh                       2007-2010            Program Committee, American Society of Primatologists                                                                                                         2005                        Co-Chair, Graduate Student Retreat Committee, NSB Program at University of Massachusetts, Amherst          2004-2006            Chair, Social Program Committee, NSB Program at University of Massachusetts Amherst


Ad Hoc Reviewer

2011                        Psychoneuroendocrinology (PNEC)                                                                                                                                       2010-Present        Canadian Journal of Zoology (CJZ)                                                                                                                                       2007-Present       American Journal of Primatology (AJP)

 

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