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
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.