People

Current Lab Members

Director

Paul R. Burghardt, PhD

Appointments

Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition & Food Science, Wayne State University

Training

BS: State University of New York, College at Brockport. Exercise Physiology & Chemistry.

MS: University of South Carolina, School of Public Health, Department of Exercise Science.

PhD: University of South Carolina, School of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences Program, Neuroscience Focus Group.

Post-doctoral fellow: Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute and Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan.

Research Interests

            • The neurohormonal and behavioral correlates of obesity and weight-loss

            • The influence of aerobic capacity on mood, metabolism, motivation, and stress-system reactivity

            • Neuropeptide regulation of energy management and behavior


Doctoral Students

Rachel Golaszewski, RD, MS, PhD Candidate

Maria Dinh, RD, MS, PhD Student

Lab Alumni

Armita Bahadori, PhD

Kasia Nowak, PhD

Andrew Neff, PhD, is a graduate of the Translational Neuroscience Program at Wayne State University. His dissertation research focused on intestinal bacteria and their relationship with dietary fiber, tryptophan metabolism, and appetite. Besides doing and teaching science, Andrew enjoys doing graphic design, and writes for a psychology and neuroscience magazine, Mind & Brain Illustrated.

Katlin Chappelle, BSResearch Assistant and Project Coordinator

Christin Samona, PA

Maryssa Gilbert

Yu-Lyu Yeh, PhD

Carolyn Archer, MSc

Carolyn has Masters of Science in Epidemiology and over 9 years of experience in public health research. Her experience includes planning and managing research studies, training staff, recruiting and consenting patients, as well as conducting patient interviews and extracting data from medical records. She also has experience in conducting literature reviews, data analysis and preparing research proposals for external funding and manuscripts for publications. As a researcher in Dr. Paul Burghardt’s lab, she is managing a study examining the effects of aerobic fitness on brain function. Her primary area of interest is in nutrition and the prevention of chronic conditions. She is currently in the process of completing the Coordinated Program in Dietetics at Wayne State University.