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Katharine McCann is an Assistant Professor in the School of Psychology at Georgia Tech, where she also serves as the Director of Undergraduate Research and the Research Option Coordinator. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at the University of Georgia, graduating Magna cum Laude. She earned her Master's and Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Georgia State University. Her graduate research with Dr. Kim L. Huhman focused on genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of long-term behavioral changes due to acute social stress. McCann undertook postdoctoral training under Dr. Elliott Albers and Dr. Serena Dudek in the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience and at the NIH/NIEHS, respectively, where she continued her investigation into the molecular mechanisms related to stress-induced behavior. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, she worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Genetics at Emory University School of Medicine, where she studied the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying addiction-related behaviors and behavioral changes in models of neurodegeneration.
Georgia Institute of Technology • Atlanta, GA
Teaching and conducting research in neuroscience, focusing on genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of behavioral changes.
Georgia Institute of Technology • Atlanta, GA
Overseeing undergraduate research initiatives within the School of Psychology.
Georgia Institute of Technology • Atlanta, GA
Coordinating research options for undergraduate psychology students.
NIH/NIEHS •
Investigated molecular mechanisms related to stress-induced behavior.
Center for Behavioral Neuroscience •
Conducted research in the field of behavioral neuroscience.
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