Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Behavior

This is the lab page of Sitaraman lab at CSU East Bay. We are situated in the Science Building and are a group of inquisitive and curious people who want to work together, learn from each other and do good science, and share it with the world. As a community we foster multicultural, identity-affirming approaches rather than ignoring the differences among us. We work together to create a safe, collaborative, and growth centered environment through leadership and collaboration that focuses on professional development, intellectual community, accountability, sponsorship, financial support, and access. .

Dr. Sitaraman joined the Department of Psychology at CSU East Bay in Fall 2019. Before joining the faculty at CSUEB, Dr. Sitaraman worked as an Associate Research Scientist and Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University and Janelia Research Campus at HHMI (2010–2014) and then as an Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences at University of San Diego (2014–2019). Dr. Sitaraman is a behavioral neuroscientist and uses an interdisciplinary approach in understanding the genetic, cellular, and circuit basis of innate and learned behaviors in invertebrate and vertebrate animal models. The current interests of the Sitaraman lab include neuronal circuits regulating sleep and arousal and how they affect learning and decision making. Dr. Sitaraman's teaching interests include Physiological Psychology, Research in Physiological Psychology, Behavioral Genetics, Behavioral Neuroscience, Comparative Psychology, Animal Behavior and Experimental Psychology.