Adriana Falco

Adriana Falco is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Concord University, affiliated with the Department of Social Sciences within the College of Science, Mathematics, and Health. She holds a Ph.D. (2012) and M.A. (2010) from George Mason University, and a B.S. (2003) from the University of Maryland-College Park.

Her research focuses on behavioral neuroscience, particularly psychopharmacology, examining risk factors for nicotine preference in adolescent rats as a model for human nicotine abuse. She teaches courses such as Psychopharmacology (PSY 429), Fundamentals of Neuroscience (PSY 432), and Physiological Psychology (PSY 370/370L).

Her publications (2014–2017) explore topics like nicotine’s behavioral effects, developmental alterations in neural systems, and the impact of anxiety on drug responses in rodents. No scientific awards or grants are listed, but her work emphasizes translational research linking animal models to human addiction.