to the Laboratory of Behavioural Neuroendocrinology

My laboratory is interested in how hormones affect brain and behaviour. As anyone who has gone through puberty, menopause or pregnancy can attest, hormones have a profound impact on our mind. We are currently investigating four main areas of research: effects of gonadal hormones on neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus of adults; effects of hormones on learning and memory; effects of pregnancy and mothering on brain function and morphology; animal models of postpartum depression and sex differences in behavioural and neural consequences of stress.

We are located in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia in beautiful Vancouver, BC. Our laboratory is associated with the Neuroscience Program at UBC and the Brain Research Centre. Students interested in graduate studies can apply through either Psychology or the Neuroscience Program.