Elizabeth E. Caldwell earned her B.S. in Psychology at the University of Iowa, and earned a PhD in Biological Psychology at Kent State University. Dr. Caldwell completed a 3-year research fellowship at Tufts University, where she studied alcohol-heightened aggression, social stress, and alcohol drinking in rodents. Courses taught include: Research Methods in Psychology, Psychobiology, Drugs & Behavior, and Health Psychology.
Courses Taught
- NSB 502: Fundamentals Neuroscience II
- NSB 503: Neurobiology Laboratory II
- PSYC 502: Research Methods in Psychology
- PSYC 531: Psychobiology
- PSYC 595: Applications of Psychology
- PSYC 733: Drugs and Behavior
- PSYC 735: Neurobiology of Mood Disorders
- PSYC 741W: Spc Top/Neuroscience of Memory
- PSYC 758: Health Psychology
Research Interests
- Agressive behavior and social stress
- Alcohol effects
- The role of Serotonin
Selected Publications
Caldwell, E. E., & Riccio, D. C. (2010). Alcohol self-administration in rats: Modulation by temporal parameters related to repeated mild social defeat stress.. Alcohol, 44(3), 265-274. doi:10.1016/j.alcohol.2010.02.012
Caldwell, E. E., & Miczek, K. A. (2008). Long-term citalopram maintenance in mice: selective reduction of alcohol-heightened aggression.. Psychopharmacology (Berl), 196(3), 407-416. doi:10.1007/s00213-007-0972-z
