Ryan Post

Ryan Post serves as Assistant Professor of Psychology at Providence College, based in Science Complex LL37 with contact information (401)865-1443 and rpost@providence.edu.

His academic foundation includes:

• Ph.D. in Neurobiology from Cornell University (2020) focusing on Initiation and adaptive termination of goal-directed behavior in mice
• B.S. in Biology & Psychology from Providence College (2014)

Dr. Post's research examines neural mechanisms underlying psychiatric conditions through behavioral neuroscience approaches. His work bridges molecular circuit analysis with translational models of anxiety, depression, and phobia, utilizing rodent paradigms to investigate how early-life stressors shape adult behavioral phenotypes.

Key methodologies include optogenetic manipulation, neural recording techniques, and sophisticated behavioral assays targeting reward processing, fear conditioning, and cognitive mapping. His investigations particularly emphasize lateral habenula-dopamine circuitry in valence processing and the dissociation of depression symptom clusters.

Publication trends from 2013-2022 reveal progression from behavioral model development (predator odor exposure, phobia conditioning) toward precise circuit interrogation (lateral habenula, dopamine neurons). This evolution demonstrates increasing technical sophistication while maintaining clinical relevance to anxiety and mood disorders.

No information regarding student advising or grant funding appears in available materials.

Research infrastructure details including laboratory facilities or collaborative teams remain unspecified in current documentation.