CURRICULUM VITAE

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

Associate Professor, King’s College (2006-Present)

Assistant Professor, King’s College (2001-2006)

Assistant Professor, Humboldt State University (2001-2002)

Assistant Professor, King’s College (1999-2001)

Visiting Assistant Professor, Indiana University Southeast (1998-1999)

Research Associate, Purdue University (1995-1998)

EDUCATION

Ph.D., 1995. Brigham Young University. Experimental Psychology.

Dissertation topic: Hyposexual male rats are also hyperactive: A model for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder.

B.S., 1985. Brigham Young University. Business: Finance.

A.A., 1982. Ricks College (Now Brigham Young University-Idaho). Business: Management

GRANT REVIEWS

National Science Foundation, Neuroendocrinology, Ad Hoc reviewer.

Synapse, Journal, Manuscript reviewer.

Hormones and Behavior, Manuscript reviewer.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

Society for Neuroscience

Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Research

Pennsylvania Academy of Science

HONORS, GRANTS, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

Delta Epsilon Honor Society

Psi Chi Honor Society

Recipient of BYU research grant for hyperactivity study 1990.

Recipient of ASBYU fellowship (1990).

Cum Laude Graduate and Beta Gamma Sigma Member BYU.

Kohlert, J.G., Mangan, B.P., C. Kodra, L. Drako, E. Long, and H. Simpson. Fluoxetine decreases aggressive and locomotor behaviors in Betta splendens.  (Manuscript in Submitted).

Kohlert, J.G., Mangan, T.K. & J.P. Hourigan.  The effects of a dopamine receptor antagonist on place preference conditioning to sexual behavior in male rats. (Manuscript in preparation).

Kohlert, J.G. & Olexa, N. (2005) The role of vaginal stimulation for the acquisition of conditioned place preference in female Syrian hamsters. Physiology and Behavior 84, 135-139.

Johnson, S., Ricigliano, L., Ely, C., Decker, D., Kohlert, J. & Brooks, C.I. Personality attributions of men and women as a function of their respective heights and marital status.  Psychological Reports Perceptual and Motor Skills (manuscript submitted)

Kohlert, J.G. & Meisel, R.L. (2001) Inhibition of aggression by progesterone and its metabolites in female Syrian hamsters.  Aggressive Behavior, 27, 372-381.

Kohlert, J.G. & Meisel, R.L. (1999) Sexual experience sensitizes mating-related nucleus accumbens dopamine responses of female Syrian hamsters. Behavioural Brain Research, 99, 45-52.

Kohlert, J.G., Rowe, R.K. & Meisel, R.L. (1997) Intromissive stimulation from the male increases extracellular dopamine release from Fluoro-Gold identified neurons within the midbrain of female hamsters. Hormones and Behavior, 32, 143-154.

Kohlert, J.G. & Bloch, G.J. (1996) Hyperactivity in hyposexual male rats. Physiology and Behavior, 59, 171-178.

Bloch, G.J., Butler, P.C., & Kohlert, J.G. (1996) Galanin microinjected into the medial preoptic nucleus facilitates female- and male-typical sexual behaviors in the female rat. Physiology and Behavior, 59, 1147-1154.

Kohlert, J.G. & Bloch, G.J. (1993) A rat model for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. Physiology and Behavior, 53, 1215-1218.

Bloch, G.J., Butler, P.C., Kohlert, J.G., & Bloch, D.A. (1993) Microinjection of galanin into the medial preoptic nucleus facilitates copulatory behavior in the male rat. Physiology and Behavior, 54,615-624.

The effects of three antidepressants on aggression and locomotor behaviors in Betta Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C: 2008.

The effects of three antidepressants on the locomotion and aggression of the Siamese fighting fish, Betta Splendens. Presented at the Ecological Society of America Mid-Atlantic Conference, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 2008.

Female Syrian hamsters failed to condition a place preference to the sight and smell of a male hamster. Presemted at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2007.

PPCPs and fish behavior: The effects of fluoxetine on fish locomotion and aggression. Presented at American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Lake Placid, 2006.

The effects of a dopamine receptor antagonist on place preference conditioning to sexual behavior in male rats. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting,  Washington, DC, 2005.

Fluoxetine decreases aggressive and locomotor behaviors in Betta splendens. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting,  Washington, DC, 2005.

Fluoxetine assimilation by the fish Betta Splendens. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting,  Washington, DC, 2005.

Female Syrian hamsters failed to condition a place preference to the sight and smell of a male hamster. Presented at the Society of Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego , CA , 2004.

Dopamine receptor antagonist prevents conditioned place preference following sexual behavior in male rats.  Presented at the Society of Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans . LA, 2003.

The prevention of vagino-cervical stimulation during female sexual behavior failed to attenuate conditioned place preference in female Syrian hamsters.  Presented at the Society of Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Orlando , FL , 2002.

Raclopride, a D₂ antagonist, failed to block place preference conditioning to male sexual behavior.  Presented at the Society of Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego , CA , 2001.

Raclopride, a D₂ antagonist, is sufficient alone to produce place preference conditioning.  Student Research Day, Thomas Jefferson University , Philadelphia , PA 2001.

What's dopamine have to do with sexual behavior in the female Syrian hamster?  Presented at Humboldt State University , Arcata , CA , 2001.

Inhibition of aggression by progesterone and its metabolites in female Syrian hamsters. Presented at the society of neuroscience annual meeting, Miami, FL, 1999.

Sexual behavior of female Syrian hamsters: A model for addictive behaviors. Presented a King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 1999.

Gender development in the neonate. Presented at Ricks College, Rexburg, ID, 1999.

Dopamine’s involvement in female sexual behavior. Presented at Boston University, Boston, MA, 1998.

Dopaminergic involvement in female sexual behavior of Syrian hamsters. Presented at Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN, 1998.

Prior sexual experience sensitizes dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens of female Syrian hamsters. Presented at the society of neuroscience annual meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1997.

Dopamine’s role in the sexual behavior of female hamsters. Presented at Allegheny College, Meadville, PA, 1997.

Statistical knowledge is good for your mental well being. Presented at Utah Valley State College, Orem, UT, 1997.

Split brain, what is it and what have we learned. Presented at Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN, 1996.

Vagino-cervical stimulation during female sexual behavior increases dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens. Presented at the society for neuroscience annual meeting, Washington, D.C., 1996.

A histological method for verifying the source of analytes recovered in microdialysis studies. Presented at the society for neuroscience annual meeting, Washington, D.C., 1996.

Sex differences in open-field behavior before and after amphetamine: Comparison of neonatally gonadectomized and adult-gonadectomized rats. Presented at the society for neuroscience annual meeting, San Diego, 1995.

An innovative technique for measuring amphetamine-induced behavioral sensitization: Hyperactive rats ranked higher than controls. Presented at the society for neuroscience annual meeting, Miami Beach, FL, 1994.

Effects of testosterone and progesterone on CCK-induced lordosis in the estradiol benzoate-primed male rat. Presented at the society for neuroscience annual meeting, Miami Beach, FL, 1994.

LHRH microinjected into the medial preoptic nucleus increases sexual behavior in the male rat. Presented at the society for neuroscience annual meeting, Miami Beach, FL, 1994.

Hyposexuality in hyperactive male rats. Presented at the society for neuroscience annual meeting, Washington, D.C., 1993.

Antigalanin serum microinjected into the medial preoptic nucleus inhibits copulatory behavior in the male rat. Presented at the society for neuroscience annual meeting, Washington, D.C., 1993.

A rat model of endogenous attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. Presented at the society for neuroscience annual meeting, Anaheim, CA, 1992.

Galanin microinjected into the medial preoptic area facilitates male-typical copulatory behavior in the female. Presented at the society for neuroscience annual meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1991.

Galanin microinjected into the medial preoptic area facilitates copulatory behavior in the male. Presented at the society for neuroscience annual meeting, St. Louis, MO, 1990.