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Adam Prus is Professor and Head of the Department of Psychological Science at Northern Michigan University (NMU), College of Arts and Sciences. He earned a B.S. and M.A. in Psychology from Western Michigan University and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship in Psychopharmacology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Education:
- B.S. Psychology, Western Michigan University
- M.A. Psychology, Western Michigan University
- Ph.D. Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Post-doctoral Fellowship, Psychopharmacology Division, Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Research Interests:
Dr. Prus leads the Neuropsychopharmacology Lab and conducts NIH-, foundation-, and industry-funded studies on the behavioral effects of psychoactive drugs. His work uses drug-discrimination, conditioned place preference, ultrasonic vocalization, and operant paradigms to evaluate novel pharmacotherapies for depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and substance-use disorders, with a special focus on neurotensin receptor ligands and atypical antipsychotics.
Scientific Awards & Honors:
- Editor's Choice, Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology (2024) for the gabapentin discrimination paper.
Grants & Funding:
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Private foundations
- Pharmaceutical industry contracts
Textbooks & Editorial Work:
Author of the textbook series Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior: An Introduction to Psychopharmacology and co-editor (with Dr. Joseph Porter) of the Springer volume The Behavioral Neuroscience of Drug Discrimination (2018).
Advising & Mentorship:
Dr. Prus has mentored numerous undergraduate and graduate researchers, with student co-authors underlined on more than 30 peer-reviewed publications spanning two decades.
