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Eileen Chun is a Research Fellow in the Department of Psychology at Boston College, conducting interdisciplinary research at the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, and immunology using rodent models including prairie voles and mice to investigate social behavior, stress responses, and decision-making mechanisms.
Her core research interests include:
- Neural mechanisms of social bonding and affiliation
- Neuroimmune interactions in stress and social buffering
- Effects of social isolation on central/peripheral immune function
- Dopamine/serotonin roles in goal-directed behavior
- Animal models for psychiatric disorder research
Analysis of her 2018-2023 publications reveals a cohesive focus on social experience modulation of neural and physiological processes, particularly through prairie vole studies on social buffering of stress and neuroimmune consequences of isolation. Her 2023 work demonstrates differential neural activation in bonded voles during social novelty exposure, while dopamine/serotonin interaction studies uncover neurochemical bases for behavioral persistence.
No scientific awards, grants, student mentorship, or laboratory leadership details were documented in the source materials, though her publication record indicates active contributions to behavioral neuroscience and psychoneuroimmunology.
