Samantha M. Bowden

 

Postdoctoral Researcher

ISTB 4401

phone: 517-980-0373

email: bowdensa@msu.edu

 
 
 
Research Interests
 
Positions and Education
Since 2024

Postdoctoral researcher in the Neurobiology of Social Behavior Lab, directed by Dr. Alexa Veenema, Michigan State University

2019-2024

Graduate student in the Neurobiology of Social Behavior Lab, directed by Dr. Alexa Veenema, Michigan State University

2019

MS in Biology, Georgia State University

2016-2019

Graduate Research Assistant in the lab of Dr. Aras Petrulis, Georgia State University

2014

BS in Neuroscience, Georgia State University

2013-2016

Undergraduate Research Assistant in the lab of Dr. Aras Petrulis, Georgia State University

Publications

Orsucci IC, Becker KD, Ham JR, Lee JDA, Bowden SM, Veenema AH. To Play or Not to Play? Effects of Playmate Familiarity and Social Isolation on Social Play Engagement in Three Laboratory Rat Strains. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Nov 15:2024.11.14.623692. doi: 10.1101/2024.11.14.623692.

Bowden SM. Dissertation Thesis: Investigating the role of a novel oxytonergic neural pathway in the modulation of male and female juvenile social play. 2024.