معرفی
Travis P. Todd is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological Science at the University of Vermont, affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences and the Biobehavioral Psychology BIO department. His research focuses on the neural mechanisms underlying learning, memory, and behavior, particularly in rodent models using techniques like designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADDs) and neural recordings. He investigates how these processes relate to human pathologies such as PTSD.
Education: B.A. in Psychology from the University of Winnipeg, followed by M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychological Science from the University of Vermont.
Research Interests: Combines associative learning theory with neurobiological approaches to study fear conditioning, contextual effects, and neural circuitry. Key areas include retrosplenial cortex function, cortico-hippocampal interactions, and translational research toward understanding psychiatric disorders.
Lab: The Todd Lab (todd-lab.org) explores behavioral and neurobiological mechanisms of associative learning, emphasizing rodent models to bridge basic science and clinical applications. Recent work examines renewal effects, sex differences in fear conditioning, and the role of specific brain regions in memory retrieval.
Grant and Advising: No listed grants or advisees in current records, though lab activities suggest active mentorship in experimental psychology.
