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Juan M Dominguez is a Professor and Centennial Chair Honoring Harry Huntt Ransom at the University of Texas at Austin's Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts. He holds a Ph.D. in Behavioral Neuroscience from the University at Buffalo (SUNY). His research focuses on neuroendocrine regulation of motivated behaviors, particularly addiction and depressive disorders, using mating behavior as a model. He has taught courses like 'Love, Mating, and the Brain' and 'Biopsychology' since 2020. Notably, he received the President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award.
Education: Ph.D., Behavioral Neuroscience, SUNY Buffalo. Postdoctoral training at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Florida State University. Prior roles include Assistant Professor at American University (DC).
Research interests emphasize neural-endocrine mechanisms underlying motivation, addiction, biological-sex differences in drug responses, and depressive disorders. His lab uses rodent models to study mesolimbic pathways and hormonal influences on behavior.
Recent publications (2023-2015) explore hormonal regulation of reward circuits, cocaine effects in female rats, age-related sexual function changes, and astrocyte roles in ejaculation latency. He contributes to Psychology Today’s 'Motivated Behaviors' blog, addressing topics like adolescent vaping, junk food’s brain impact, and drug effects on teens.
Award: President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award. Current roles include Vice Provost for Academic and Curricular Innovation at UT Austin.
