Joseph J. Normandin CURRICULUM VITAE Business address: Neuroscience Institute - Georgia State University Phone: 404-413-5596 P.O. Box 5030, Atlanta, GA 30302-5030 e-mail: jnormandin1@gsu.edu EDUCATION Degree: Doctor of Philosophy Advisor: Anne Z. Murphy, Ph.D. Major: Biological Sciences Neurobiology and Behavior Institution: Georgia State University, Department of Biology, Atlanta, GA (2004-2010) Degree: Bachelor of Arts Advisor: Mary S. Erskine, Ph.D. Major: Biology Specialization in Neuroscience Institution: Boston University, Department of Biology, Boston, MA (1996-2001) EXPERIENCE Position: Assistant Director Supervisor: Kyle Frantz, Ph.D. Institution: Institute on Neuroscience (ION) summer program, Georgia State University, Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA (2013-present) Position: Instructor Supervisor: Kyle Frantz, Ph.D. Institution: Behavioral Research Advancements in Neuroscience (BRAIN) summer program, Georgia State University, Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA (2013-present) Position: Visiting Lecturer Supervisor: Donald H. Edwards, Ph.D. Institution: Georgia State University, Neuroscience Institute, Atlanta, GA (2012-present) Position: Postdoctoral Researcher Advisor: Julie Bakker, Ph.D. Institution: Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2010) Position: Visiting Scientist Sponsor: Jacques Balthazart, Ph.D. Institution: University of Liege, Center for Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, Liege, Belgium (Summer 2008) Position: Research Technician Supervisor: Nikos Makris, M.D., Ph.D. Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Morphometric Analysis, Boston, MA (2001-2004)
EXPERIENCE (continued) Position: Research Assistant Sponsor: Mary S. Erskine, Ph.D. Institution: Boston University, Department of Biology, Boston, MA (2000-2001) Position: Research Assistant Sponsor: Richard C. Pillard, M.D Institution: Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA (1996-1998) FELLOWSHIPS & GRANTS Georgia State University William M. Suttles Fellow (2008) Georgia State University Dissertation Grant (2008) Center for Behavioral Neuroscience Venture Grant (PI s A.Z. Murphy & A. Clancy; 2006-2009) Center for Behavioral Neuroscience Graduate Scholar (2004-2010) Boston University Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Summer Research Award and Funded Research Opportunity Grant (1998) AWARDS & HONORS Society for Behavioral Neuroscience Travel Award (2008) Georgia State University Center for Neuromics Travel Award (2007) Atlanta Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience Poster Award (2006) PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Georgia State University Neuroscience Institute Graduate Education Committee (2008-2009) Georgia State University Neurobiology and Behavior Graduate Student Association Co-Chair (2007-2008) Center for Behavioral Neuroscience Graduate Student Association Steering Committee (2006-2007) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Society for Neuroscience Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Organization for the Study of Sex Differences American Association for the Advancement of Science Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Nu Rho Sci: The National Honor Society in Neuroscience INSTRUCTION Instructor Animal Biology w/ Honors & Graduate sections, Georgia State University BIOL 3840/7840 (Fall 2012; Spring 2013, 2014) Introduction to Drugs & Behavior, Georgia State University PSYC 2050 (Fall 2013 2014; Spring 2014, 2015) Physiological Psychology w/ Honors section, Georgia State University NEUR/PSYC 4110 (Fall 2012, 2013; Spring 2013) Principles of Neuroscience w/ Honors section, Georgia State University NEUR 3000 (Fall 2012, 2013, 2014; Spring 2013, 2014, 2015; Summer 2015) Introduction to Neuroscience, Georgia State University NEUR 2000 (Spring 2015; Summer 2015) Invited Lecturer Fundamentals of Neurobiology, Georgia State University BIOL 4102/6102, Sex and the Brain (Fall 2007)
INSTRUCTION (continued) Biology Seminar, Georgia State University BIOL 4970, Nature s Chastity Belt: Anatomy and Physiology of the Nucleus Paragigantocellularis (Fall 2007) Teaching Assistant Introduction to Biology for Non-Majors Laboratory, Georgia State University BIOL 1104 (Fall 2005, Spring 2006, 2008, 2009) Mentor Georgia State University Undergraduates as part of their work in the lab of Anne Z. Murphy Hau Phuc Bui, Alexander Iskhakov, Hila Eichenbaum, and Vincent Laufer (2008-2010) Tutor Literacy Volunteers of Methuen & Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts (2011) PUBLIC EDUCATION Atlanta Science Festival, Science Today late-night talk show, Guest, Atlanta, GA (2015) Atlanta Science Festival @ Georgia State University, Volunteer Coordinator, Atlanta, GA (2015) Atlanta Science Festival, Informal Education Consultant & Volunteer, Atlanta, GA (2014, 2015) Atlanta Regional Brain Bee, Judge, Atlanta, GA (2014, 2015) National Science Bowl, Reader, Atlanta, GA (2012) Brain Awareness Month, Speaker, Multiple primary and secondary schools in the Atlanta metro area, GA (2004-2009, 2012, 2013) Zoo Atlanta Brain Expo, Volunteer, Atlanta, GA (2004-2008) Chamblee High School, Invited Speaker, Sex Hormones and the Brain, Chamblee, GA (2005) YouthPride, Invited Speaker, Neuroscience Comes Out: The Biology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Decatur, GA (2004) RESEARCH INTERESTS Neuroendocrinology Social behavior Sexual/reproductive behavior Sex, gender, and sexual orientation Morality, religiosity and decision making ORAL PRESENTATIONS Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, Indiana University, Nature s Chastity Belt: Anatomy and Physiology of Nucleus Paragigantocellularis Afferents, Bloomington, IN (2008) Southeast Nerve Net Annual Meeting, Nature s Chastity Belt: Anatomy and Physiology of Nucleus Paragigantocellularis Afferents, Atlanta, GA (2008) Keck Center for Behavioral Biology Symposium, North Carolina State University, Nature s Chastity Belt: Anatomy and Physiology of the Nucleus Paragigantocellularis, Raleigh, NC (2008) PUBLICATIONS E. Hull, J.J. Normandin, A.Z. Murphy, D. Pfaff. Sexual behaviors. In D. Pfaff Editor, Neuroscience in the 21 st Century: from Basic to Clinical, 2 nd edition. Springer, New York, in preparation. J.J. Normandin, D. Pfaff, A.Z. Murphy. Sexual behaviors. In D. Pfaff Editor, Neuroscience in the 21 st Century: from Basic to Clinical. Springer, New York, 2012.
PUBLICATIONS (continued) J.J. Normandin, A.Z. Murphy. Somatic genital reflexes in rats with a nod to humans: anatomy, physiology, and the role of the social neuropeptides. Hormones and Behavior, 59:656-65, 2011 J.J. Normandin, A.Z. Murphy. Serotonergic lesions of the periaqueductal gray, a primary source of serotonin to the nucleus paragigantocellularis facilitate sexual behavior in male rats. Pharmacology, Biochemsitry, and Behavior, 98(3): 369-75, 2011 J.J. Normandin, A.Z. Murphy. Excitotoxic lesions of the nucleus paragigantocellularis facilitate male sexual behavior but attenuate female sexual behavior in rats. Neuroscience, 175:212-23, 2011. J.J. Normandin, A.Z. Murphy. Nucleus paragigantocellularis afferents in male and female rats: organization, gonadal steroid sensitivity, and activation during sexual behavior. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 508(5):771-94, 2008. M.R. Herbert, D.A. Ziegler, N. Makris, P.A. Filipek, J.J. Normandin, H.A. Sanders, D.N. Kennedy, V. S. Caviness Jr. Localization of white matter volume increase in autism and developmental language disorder. Annals of Neurology, 56(3):453, 2004. N. Makris, D.N. Pandya, J.J. Normandin, G.M. Papadimitriou, S.L. Rauch, V.S. Caviness Jr., D.N. Kennedy. Quantitative DT-MRI investigations of the human cingulum bundle. CNS Spectrums, 7(7):522-528, 2001. POSTER PRESENTATIONS J.J. Normandin, A.Z. Murphy. Excitotoxic lesions of the nucleus paragigantocellularis attenuate sexual behavior in female rats. Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Toronto, ON, 2010. J.J. Normandin, A.Z. Murphy. Excitotoxic lesions of the nucleus paragigantocellularis facilitate sexual behavior in male but not female rats. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL, 2009. J.J. Normandin, A.Z. Murphy. Excitotoxic lesions of the nucleus paragigantocellularis facilitate sexual behavior in male but not female rats. Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, East Lansing, MI, 2009. J.J. Normandin, H.P. Bui, A.Z. Murphy. Paraventricular Oxytocin Cells Co-localize with Ascending and Descending Genital Reflex Circuitry. Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C., 2008. J.J. Normandin, H.P. Bui, A.Z. Murphy. Paraventricular Oxytocin Cells Co-localize with Ascending and Descending Genital Reflex Circuitry. Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Groningen, Netherlands, 2008. J.J. Normandin, A.Z. Murphy. Feeling Good in the Neighborhood: Trans-Synaptic Tracing of Genitosensory Afferents in Male and Female Rats. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, 2007. J.J. Normandin, A.Z. Murphy. Feeling Good in the Neighborhood: Trans-Synaptic Tracing of Genitosensory Afferents in Male and Female Rats. Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Pacific Grove, CA, 2007. J.J. Normandin, A.Z. Murphy. Sexually Dimorphic Anatomy and Activation of Nucleus Paragigantocellularis Afferents During Reproductive Behavior. Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA, 2006.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS (continued) J.J. Normandin, A.Z. Murphy. Sexually Dimorphic Anatomy and Activation of Nucleus Paragigantocellularis Afferents During Reproductive Behavior. Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Pittsburgh, PA, 2006. J.J. Normandin, A.Z. Murphy. Sex-differences in npgi inputs: role in sexual behavior. Morehouse School of Medicine Women s Health Symposium, Atlanta, GA, 2006. potential role in reproductive behavior. Southeast Nerve Net, Atlanta, GA, 2005. potential role in reproductive behavior. Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C., 2005. D.N.Kennedy, J.R.Kaiser, M.D.Albaugh, J.J.Normandin, G.M.Papadimitriou, J.S.Jackson, O.C.Davis, S.M.Hodge, S.N.Tulloch, D.L.Boriel, C.Haselgrove, R.Piennar, L.Tang, J.D.Howard, V.S.Caviness Jr., N.Makris, E.H.Yeterian. Capturing connectional information: an MRI-based anatomical reference system. Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C., 2005 potential role in reproductive behavior. International Behavioral Development Symposium, Minot, North Dakota, 2005. potential role in reproductive behavior. Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Austin, Texas, 2005. N.Makris, D.N.Kennedy, M.D.Albaugh, J.J.Normandin, G.M.Papadimitriou, J.D.Howard, S.M.Hodge, J.R.Kaiser, L.Tang, S.N.Tulloch, M.E.Dieterich, C.Haselgrove, V.S.Caviness, E.H.Yeterian. Matrices of human cerebral corticocortical, corticothalamic, and corticostriatal connections. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, California, 2004. J.D. Schaechter, N. Makris, C.I. Moore, B.R. Rosen, B.D. Connell, J.J. Normandin, R.M. Dijkhuizen. Reorganization of somatosensory cortex and motor recovery after stroke. Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2003. N. Makris, J.J. Normandin, G.M. Papadimitriou, M.D. Albaugh, S. McInerney, V.S. Caviness Jr., D.N. Kennedy. Quantitative DT-MRI analysis of the human superior longitudinal fascicle in stroke. Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2003. N. Makris, S.M. Hodge, M.D. Albaugh, G.M. Papadimitriou, M.E. Dieterich, J.J. Normandin, V.S. Caviness Jr., D.N. Kennedy. Pontine consequences of cerebral stroke as revealed by MRI-based morphometry. Organization for Human Brain Mapping, New York, New York, 2003. M.R. Herbert, D.A. Ziegler, N. Makris, J.J. Normandin, H.A. Sanders, D.N. Kennedy, V.S. Caviness Jr. White matter in autism and developmental language disorder: localization of volumetric increase with a novel parcellation method. Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2003.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS (continued) N. Makris, A. van der Kouwe, J.J. Normandin, A. Dale, L. Wald, R.J. Killiany, T.L. Moore, G.M. Papadimitriou, S. McInerney, H.A. Sanders, D.N. Kennedy, M.B. Moss, V.S. Caviness Jr., D.L. Rosene. Age-related white matter analysis in the rhesus monkey brain using MRI. Society for Neuroscience, Orlando, Florida, 2002. M.R. Herbert, D.A. Ziegler, N. Makris, H.A. Sanders, J.J. Normandin, C. Deutsch, D.N. Kennedy, V.S. Caviness Jr. White matter increases in autism are largely in superficial radiate regions. International Meeting for Autism Research, Orlando, Florida, 2002. J.J. Normandin, N. Cameron, M.S. Erskine. Effects of propanolol and diethyldithiocarbamate on female sexual behavior and induction of pregnancy/pseudopregnancy. Symposium on Developmental Neuroendocrinology, Amherst, Massachusetts, 2001.