Ashlyn Swift-Gallant

Ashlyn Swift-Gallant is an Associate Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland specializing in Behavioural Neuroscience. Holding a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Toronto and prior affiliation with Michigan State University through an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, her work explores hormone-driven brain-behavior interactions across species.

• B.A. (Hons.) - University of Western Ontario
• M.A. & Ph.D. - University of Toronto

Her research investigates:

• Biological Basis of Sex Differences: Hormonal mechanisms in neural development and behavioral dimorphism using transgenic rodent models
• Human Hormonal Effects: Hormones in pain sensitivity and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) development
• Peripheral-Brain Interplay: Vomeronasal organ's role in socio-sexual behavior and neuroendocrine regulation

Key publication trends show interdisciplinary focus across Neuroscience, Psychology, and Endocrinology with recurring themes of:

• Androgen receptor function
• Sexual orientation development
• Neuroplasticity mechanisms
• Comparative animal-human studies

Actively recruiting graduate students for studies on:

• Hormonal regulation of socio-sexual behaviors in mice
• Bio-development of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Laboratory work employs viral vector techniques and transgenic models to dissect temporal-spatial hormone action, with recent findings linking peripheral sensory organ function to central neuroendocrine organization.