How To Get A Ph.D. In Psychology

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1 Emily Ruth Hankosky University of Illinois, Urbana- 603 E Daniel St.,, IL hankosky@illinois.edu EDUCATION 8/05-5/09 B.A., Magna cum Laude, Psychology, Lake Forest College 8/09-5/11 M.A., Behavioral Neuroscience (Psychology), University of Illinois, Urbana- 8/09- Ph.D. Candidate, Behavioral Neuroscience (Psychology), University of Illinois, Urbana-, Mentor: Joshua M. Gulley, Ph.D. Expected Graduation: May 2016 FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, & AWARDS 2006 Inducted into Psi Chi, National Honor Society in Psychology 2007 Inducted into Phi Sigma Iota, National Foreign Language Honor Society 2009 Inducted into Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Society 2009 Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, National Academic Honor Society Behavioral Neuroscience Graduate Fellowship ($16000/year), University of Illinois, Urbana Graduate College Travel Award ($275), University of Illinois, Urbana Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students, University of Illinois, Urbana Graduate College Travel Award ($300), University of Illinois, Urbana Abbott Scholarship for Certificate in Business ($495), Abbott Nutrition via Center for Nutrition, Learning, and Memory, University of Illinois, Urbana- RESEARCH A. Research Support NIH 1 F31 DA A1 Methamphetamine effects on cognition and 5-HT receptors in orbitofrontal cortex PI: ER Hankosky; total direct costs: $85,352 (08/16/14 08/16/16). TECHNIQUES & SKILLS Intravenous catheter implantation (adolescent and adult rats), intravenous drug selfadministration, operant behavior and programming (Graphic State), perfusions, microtome slicing, immunofluorescence, confocal microscopy, statistical analysis and programming (SAS, R), Microsoft Office

2 INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITY A. Teaching Assistant University of Illinois, Urbana- PSYC 311 Techniques in Biological Psychology, Lecture and lab for students, (3 semesters) PSYC 413 Psychopharmacology, ~135 undergraduate students and ~15 graduate students, 2012 (1 semester) PSYC 210 The Brain and the Mind, ~250 undergraduate students, 2011 (1 semester) B. Undergraduate Student Advisees Benjamin Marcus Honors Thesis Department of Psychology Nikki Kofsky Distinction Thesis Department of Psychology Rachel Haake Distinction Thesis Department of Psychology Courtney Hong Distinction Thesis Department of Psychology Lauren Ruvola Distinction Thesis Department of Psychology Adam Gold Distinction Thesis Department of Psychology PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2013 Graduate Teacher Certificate, Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning, University of Illinois, Urbana Teacher Scholar Certificate, Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning, University of Illinois, Urbana Certificate in Business Administration, College of Business, University of Illinois, Urbana PUBLICATIONS Hankosky ER & Gulley JM. Adolescent exposure to amphetamines and vulnerability to addiction. The Neuropathology of Drug Addictions and Substance Misuse. Kings College, London. Accepted Book Chapter. Hankosky ER, Sherrill LK, Ruvola LA, Haake RM, Kim T, Hammerslag LR, Kougias DG, Juraska JM, & Gulley JM. Effects of β-hydroxy-β-methyl butyrate (HMB) on working memory and cognitive flexibility in an animal model of aging. Nutritional Neuroscience, submitted. Paul K, Kang S, Hankosky ER, Cox CL, Gulley JM. Amphetamine exposure during adolescence leads to changes in prefrontal cortex pyramidal cells and interneurons that persist into adulthood. Neuroscience, submitted. Kougias DG, Nolan SO, Koss WA, Kim T, Hankosky ER, Gulley JM, Juraska JM. (2015) Betahydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) ameliorates aging effects in the dendritic tree of pyramidal neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex of both male and female rats. Neurobiology of Aging, Submitted.

3 Hankosky ER, Kofsky NM, Gulley JM. (2013) Age-dependent effects of amphetamine exposure on attentional set-shifting. Behavioral Brain Research, 252, Hankosky ER & Gulley JM. (2013) Performance on an impulse control task is altered in adult rats exposed to amphetamine during adolescence. Developmental Psychobiology, 55, Atchley D, Hankosky ER, Gasparotto K, Rosenkranz JA. (2012) Pharmacological enhancement of calcium-activated potassium channel function reduces the effects of repeated stress on fear memory. Behavioural Brain Research, 232, Rosenkranz JA, Venheim ER, Padival M. (2010) Chronic stress causes amygdala hyperexcitability in rodents. Biological Psychiatry, 67, PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED LECTURES Breaking Bad: A Rat s Tale, Glassman Symposium, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL, November 2015 Use you lose: How teenage drug use affects your future, Guest Speaker, Brain Awareness Week, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL, November 2012 The effects of repeated amphetamine exposure on cognition, Guest Speaker, Undergraduate Neuroscience Society, University of Illinois, Urbana-,, IL, April 2012 Age-dependent effects of amphetamine exposure on cognitive flexibility, Neuroscience Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-,, IL, March 2012 Psychopharmacology: Drugs and the Brain, Guest Lecturer, Psychology 413: Psychopharmacology, University of Illinois, Urbana-,, IL, January 2012 PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS Hankosky ER, Haake RM, Gold AR, Kroeger EC, & Gulley JM. Age- and sex-dependent differences in acquisition and persistence of methamphetamine self-administration. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL, October Westbrook SR, Hankosky ER, Haake RM, Dwyer MR, & Gulley JM. The effects of unit dose on age- and sex-dependent differences in methamphetamine self-administration. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL, October Hankosky ER, Haake RM, Hong C, Gold AR, & Gulley JM. Age- and sex-dependent differences in methamphetamine and saccharin self-administration. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC, November 2014.

4 Gulley JM, Hankosky ER, Ruvola LA, Sherrill LK, Keeley CJ, Patel RA, Ghane MA, Hammerslag LR, Kim T, Kougias DG, & Juraska JM. Effects of a bioactive nutrient on memory and cognitive flexibility in a rodent model of aging. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC, November Juraska JM, Sherrill LK, Ruvola LA, Kofsky NM, Keeley CJ, Ghane MA, Hankosky ER, Hammerslag LR, Kim T, Kougias DG, & Gulley JM. The effects of daily supplementation with a bioactive nutrient on age-related declines in working memory in male and female rats. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC, November Hankosky ER, Kofsky NM, Hong C, & Gulley JM. Effects of amphetamine exposure during adolescence or adulthood on reward devaluation. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, November Hankosky ER, Kofsky NM, & Gulley JM. Evidence for altered 5-HT2C receptor function in rats exposed to amphetamine in adolescence or adulthood. IBNS, Malahide, Ireland, June Kougias DG, Koss WA, Sherrill LK, Hammerslag LR, Hankosky ER, Gulley JM, & Juraska JM. The effects of HMB on water maze performance in middle-aged and aged male and female rats. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, November Venheim ER, Kofsky NM, & Gulley JM. Repeated amphetamine exposure in adolescent and young adult rats and its effects on attentional set-shifting in adulthood. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC, November Gulley JM, Paul K, Venheim ER, & Cox CL. Effect of acute amphetamine on synaptic transmission in prefrontal cortical neurons in slices from rats previously exposed to amphetamine in adolescence or young adulthood. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC, November Gulley JM, Sherrill LK, Venheim ER, Paul K, & Cox CL. Age of exposure-dependent effects of amphetamine on cognitive behavior and neurophysiology. Gordon Research Conference, Lewiston, Maine, August 2011 Venheim ER & Gulley JM. Adolescent amphetamine exposure alters performance in medial prefrontal cortex sensitive tasks. College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Hollywood, FL, June Venheim ER, Marcus BA, Vidas CM, Sylvester PJ, Lam CM, & Gulley JM. Repeated amphetamine exposure in adolescence impairs impulse control in adulthood. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, November Rosenkranz JA, Venheim ER, & Padival M. Chronic stress causes amygdala hyperexcitability in rodents. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL, October 2009.

5 SERVICE & COMMUNITY OUTREACH Brain Awareness Day, Losing Control: Drug Highs and Brain Lows booth exhibitor, Apr 2015 Junior Honors Program, Life in Graduate School Panelist, Apr 2015 R.E.A.C.H. (Alternative high school), Facilitator Addiction Neuroscience Workshop, Oct 2014 Graduate Teaching Academy, Small Group and Microteaching Facilitator, Aug 2014 & 2015 Society for Neuroscience, CPDD Booth Exhibitor, Nov 2013 CIRCLE Academy, Neuroscience Topics presenter, Feb 2012 May 2012 Expanding Your Horizons (EYH), poster presenter, Apr 2011 PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS Association for Women in Science (AWIS), Collegiate Representative since 2014 International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (IBNS), student member since 2012 College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD), student member since 2011 Society for Neuroscience (SfN), student member since 2009