Faculty and Staff

Tenured and Tenure Track

Lynn Dobrunz, PhD Lynn Dobrunz, PhDLynn Dobrunz, PhD

Department Chair

Professor

Neural circuits of anxiety in PTSD and Alzheimer’s Disease, Neuropeptide Y, development of NPY sensitive microelectrodes

ldobrunz@uthsc.edu

John D. Boughter Jr., MS, PhD John D. Boughter Jr., MS, PhDJohn D. Boughter Jr., MS, PhD

Professor

Brain circuits that control taste and feeding behaviors. Teaching: Head and neck anatomy.

901.448.1633

jboughte@uthsc.edu

Joseph C. Callaway, PhD Joseph C. Callaway, PhDJoseph C. Callaway, PhD

Associate Professor

901.448.8497

jcallaway@uthsc.edu

Viktor Chizhikov, PhD Viktor Chizhikov, PhDViktor Chizhikov, PhD

Professor

901.448.2309

vchizhik@uthsc.edu

Jianyang Du, PhD Jianyang Du, PhDJianyang Du, PhD

Associate Professor

901.448.3463

jdu15@uthsc.edu

Matthew Ennis, PhD Matthew Ennis, PhDMatthew Ennis, PhD

Professor

901.448.1225

mennis@uthsc.edu

Max Fletcher, PhD Max Fletcher, PhDMax Fletcher, PhD

Professor

901.448.2212

mfletch4@uthsc.edu

Kristin Hamre, PhD Kristin Hamre, PhDKristin Hamre, PhD

Associate Professor

Brain and development, gene expression, drugs of abuse including alcohol

901.448.2643

khamre@uthsc.edu

Tauheed Ishrat, PhD Tauheed Ishrat, PhDTauheed Ishrat, PhD

Associate Professor

901.448.2178

tishrat@uthsc.edu

Il Hwan Kim, PhD Il Hwan Kim, PhDIl Hwan Kim, PhD

Associate Professor

901.448.2648

ikim9@uthsc.edu

Mary Patton, PhD Mary Patton, PhDMary Patton, PhD

Assistant Professor

Basal ganglia, neural circuits of motivation in schizophrenia and alcohol use disorder

901.448.5957

mpatto13@uthsc.edu

Reese S Scroggs, PhD Reese S Scroggs, PhDReese S Scroggs, PhD

Associate Professor

901.448.7470

rscroggs@uthsc.edu

Robert S. Waters, PhD Robert S. Waters, PhDRobert S. Waters, PhD

Professor

Development, organization, and reorganization of sensorimotor cortex, modeling phantom limb sensation and pain

901.448.5796

rwaters@uthsc.edu

Non-Tenure Track

Aundrea Bartley, PhD Aundrea Bartley, PhDAundrea Bartley, PhD

Assistant Professor

Dysfunction of GABAergic interneurons, synaptic dynamics, and circuit function in animal models of neuropsychiatric disorders.

901.448.5965

bartley@uthsc.edu

Igor Iskusnykh, PhD Igor Iskusnykh, PhDIgor Iskusnykh, PhD

Instructor

901.448.2812

iiskusny@uthsc.edu

Lie Wang, MD Lie Wang, MDLie Wang, MD

Assistant Professor

Reorganization of somatosensory cortex, mechanism of phantom limb sensation and pain

901.448.6933

lwang5@uthsc.edu

Joint Faculty Appointments

Ronald Cowan, MD, PhD Ronald Cowan, MD, PhDRonald Cowan, MD, PhD

Chair

Professor

Psychiatry

cowan3@uthsc.edu

Rajashekhar Gangaraju, PhD Rajashekhar Gangaraju, PhDRajashekhar Gangaraju, PhD

Associate Professor

Ophthalmology

901.448.2721

sgangara@uthsc.edu

Karen Hasty, PhD Karen Hasty, PhDKaren Hasty, PhD

Professor

Orthopaedic Surgery

901.523.8990

khasty@uthsc.edu

TJ Hollingsworth, PhD TJ Hollingsworth, PhDTJ Hollingsworth, PhD

Assistant Professor

Ophthalmology

901.448.7830

thollin1@uthsc.edu

Monica Jablonski, PhD, FARVO Monica Jablonski, PhD, FARVOMonica Jablonski, PhD, FARVO

Professor

Ophthalmology

901.448.7572

mjablonski@uthsc.edu

Jianxiong Jiang, PhD Jianxiong Jiang, PhDJianxiong Jiang, PhD

Professor

Pharmaceutical Sciences

901.448.2935

jjiang18@uthsc.edu

Richard John Kasser, PhD Richard John Kasser, PhDRichard John Kasser, PhD

Associate Professor

Physical Therapy

901.448.4792

rkasser@uthsc.edu

Nawajes Mandal, PhD Nawajes Mandal, PhDNawajes Mandal, PhD

Professor

Ophthalmology

901.448.7740

nmandal@uthsc.edu

Michael McDonald, PhD Michael McDonald, PhDMichael McDonald, PhD

Professor

Neurology

901.448.4648

mike@tennessee.edu

Mark H. Myers, PhD Mark H. Myers, PhDMark H. Myers, PhD

Assistant Professor

Ophthalmology

mmyers25@uthsc.edu

Shalini Narayana, MBBS, PhD Shalini Narayana, MBBS, PhDShalini Narayana, MBBS, PhD

Professor

Pediatric Clinical Neurosciences

901.287.6391

snaraya2@uthsc.edu

Thaddeus S. Nowak Jr., PhD Thaddeus S. Nowak Jr., PhDThaddeus S. Nowak Jr., PhD

Professor

Neurology

901.448.7384

tnowak@uthsc.edu

Affiliated Appointments

Punett Bagga, PhDPunett Bagga, PhDPunett Bagga, PhD

Assistant Professor

Anatomy & Neurobiology

pbagga@uthsc.edu

Jay Bikoff, PhDJay Bikoff, PhDJay Bikoff, PhD

Assistant Professor

Anatomy & Neurobiology

jbikoff@uthsc.edu

Fabio Demontis, PhDFabio Demontis, PhDFabio Demontis, PhD

Assistant Professor

Anatomy & Neurobiology

fdemonti@uthsc.edu

Michael Dyer, PhDMichael Dyer, PhDMichael Dyer, PhD

Professor

Ophthalmology

mdyer4@uthsc.edu

Alessandra D'Azzo, PhDAlessandra D'Azzo, PhDAlessandra D'Azzo, PhD

Affiliated Professor