Curriculum Vitae Allison J. Brager, Sc.B., Psychology, Doctoral Candidate, Physiology Mailing Address: Phone: Email: Professional Website: 256 Cunningham Hall Kent State University Kent, OH 44240 1-330-502-4512 abrager@kent.edu http://www.dormivigilia.com -Society for Neuroscience sponsored blog at Neuroscience 2009 (Chicago, IL) Education Doctoral Candidate Kent State University, Physiology, 2007-present. Dissertation: “Primary mechanisms for alcohol abuse and alcoholism: Ethanol’s disruptive effects on the mammalian circadian timing system.” Laboratory Skills: In vivo microdialysis, micropellet implantations, stereotaxic surgery, pharmacology, immunohistochemistry, actography, animal husbandry (Syrian hamster and mouse) Bachelors of Science Brown University, Psychology, 2003- 2007. Independent Investigation: “Circadian-dependent changes in REM propensity and core body temperature in healthy, young adults.” Laboratory Skills: 10-20 electrode placement, polysomnographic analyses, subjective sleep assessments, data collection and management Academic Appointments 2007- Graduate Research Assistant, Circadian Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio Advisor: John David Glass, Ph.D. Co-Advisor: Rebecca A. Prosser, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Department of Cellular, Molecular, and Biochemisty 2005-2007 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Bradley Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island Advisor: Mary A. Carskadon, Ph.D. Fellowships Summer 2006 Dement Fellow, William C. Dement Summer Behavioral Apprenticeship, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island ($3,300 plus travel to Associate Professional Sleep Societies in Salt Lake City, Utah) Grant Support (Pending) December 2009 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships (F31) Travel Awards 2010 2009-2010 2008-2009 2007-2008 9th Annual Guze Symposium on Alcoholism ($500) (supported by NIH AA013717 and an educational grant from Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.) Kent State University Graduate Student Senate ($300) Kent State University Graduate Student Senate ($300) Kent State University Graduate Student Senate ($300) National Committees (Present) SLEEP Trainee Day (2008-) Educational Advocate (2007-) Sleep Research Society National Sleep Foundation University Committees (Present/Past) President (2009-) Biology Graduate Student Council, Kent State. Vice President (2008-2009) Organized: Departmental Symposiums, Darwin Week 2009, Brain Awareness Week 2010, Graduate Student Travel Grants Graduate Studies Committee (2009-) Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State Co-Founder (2008) Kent State Freethinkers, Kent State Varsity Letterman (2003-2007) Track and Field, Brown Univ. Awards: Senior Captain, All-Ivy League, All-Time Top Ten Performance List (Brown Univ.) Publicity Chair (2004-2007) Student Athlete Advisory Board, Brown Univ. Member (2004-2007) Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, Brown Univ. Membership in Societies Member since 2006 Member since 2008 Member since 2009 Member since 2009 Sleep Research Society Society for Research on Biological Rhythms Research Society on Alcoholism Society for Neuroscience Publications Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts 1. Brager, A.J., Ruby, C.L., Prosser, R.A., and Glass, J.D. “Chronic ethanol disrupts circadian photic entrainment and daily activity patterns in the mouse.” Submitted January 2010 to Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 2. Hammer, S.B., Ruby, C.L, Brager, A.J., Prosser, R.A., and Glass, J.D. “Procedural modulation of alcohol intake in hamsters: reward substitution and environmental disruption.” Submitted January 2010 to Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 3. Ruby, C.L., Brager, A.J., DePaul, M.A., Prosser, R.A., Glass, J.D. Chronic ethanol attenuates circadian photic phase-resetting and alters nocturnal activity patterns in the hamster. AJP: Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology 297:R729R737, 2009. Books in print 1. Brager, Allison. Off-Colored Rainbows. PublishAmerica, Frederick, MD, 2005. Reference Works 1. Brager, A.J. Talnetant. In: xPharm: The Comprehensive Pharmacology Reference; Eds. David B. Bylund and S.J. Enna; Elsevier Science, Inc., New York, 2008 2. Brager, A.J. SB-222200. In: xPharm: The Comprehensive Pharmacology Reference; Eds. David B. Bylund and S.J. Enna; Elsevier Science, Inc., New York, 2008 3. Brager, A.J. NK3 Tachykinin Receptor. In: xPharm: The Comprehensive Pharmacology Reference; Eds. David B. Bylund and S.J. Enna; Elsevier Science, Inc., New York, 2008 Abstracts 1. Brager, A.J., Prosser, R.A., Glass, J.D. Circadian and sleep/rest disturbances in older mice undergoing chronic ethanol treatment. Sleep 32 (Suppl): A28, 2009. 2. Brager, A.J., Prosser, R.A., Glass, J.D. Ethanol withdrawal causes severe disturbances of the circadian locomotor activity rhythm in mice. Alcohol Clin Exp Research 33:6 (Suppl): 214A, 2009. 3. Ruby, C.L., Brager, A.J., Prosser, R.A., Glass, J.D. From bottle to brain: Ethanol drinking patterns, pharmacokinetics, and long-term consumption on circadian photic phase-resetting in vivo. Alcohol Clin Exp Research 33:6 (Suppl): 157A, 2009. 4. Hammer, S.B., Brager, A.J., DePaul, M.A., Prosser, R.A., Glass, J.D. Ethanol and aging affect free-choice ethanol consumption in the Syrian hamster. Alcohol Clin Exp Research 33:6 (Suppl): 221A, 2009. 5. Brager, A.J., Ruby, C.L., Hammer, S.B., Prosser, R.A., Glass, J.D. Chronic ethanol disrupts circadian sleep and activity rhythms in the Syrian hamster. Sleep 31 (Suppl.): A47, 2008. Poster Presentations at Society Meetings (first) or In Collaboration (elsewhere) 1. Brager, A.J., Ruby, C.L, Prosser, R.A., Glass, J.D. Acute ethanol disrupts in vivo photic and nonphotic phase-resetting of the mouse circadian clock. Poster presented at Society for Neuroscience 2009 on October 19, 2009. 2. Ruby, C.L., Brager, A.J. (presenter), Prosser, R.A., Glass, J.D. New circadiangenetic perspectives on alcoholism: mPer2 clock gene deletion potentiates behavioral disturbance and enhances drinking in mice undergoing chronic ethanol treatment. Poster presented at Society for Neuroscience 2009 on October 18, 2009. 3. Brager, A.J., Prosser, R.A., Glass, J.D. Ethanol withdrawal causes severe disturbances of the circadian locomotor activity rhythm in mice. Poster presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, June 24, 2009. 4. Ruby, C.L., Brager, A.J., Prosser, R.A., Glass, J.D. From bottle to brain: Ethanol drinking patterns, pharmacokinetics, and long-term consumption on circadian photic phase-resetting in vivo. Poster presented at 32nd Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, June 23, 2009. 5. Hammer, S.B., Brager, A.J., DePaul, M.A., Prosser, R.A., Glass, J.D. Ethanol and aging affect free-choice ethanol consumption in the Syrian hamster. Poster presented at 32nd Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, June 24, 2009. 6. Brager, A.J., Prosser, R.A., Glass J.D. Circadian and sleep/rest disturbances in older mice undergoing chronic ethanol treatment. Poster presented at the 23 rd Annual Meeting of the Associate Professional Sleep Societies, June 9, 2009. 7. Brager, A.J., Ruby, C.L., Hammer, S.B., Prosser, R.A., Glass, J.D. Chronic ethanol disrupts circadian sleep and activity rhythms in the Syrian hamster. Poster presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Baltimore, MD, June 10, 2008. 8. Brager, A.J., Ruby, C.L., Prosser, R.A., Glass, J.D. Withdrawal from chronic ethanol disrupts circadian activity rhythms in the mouse. Poster presented at 11th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms, Sandestin, FL, May 17, 2008. Poster Presentations at Local Meetings 1. Brager, A.J., Prosser, R.A., Glass, J.D. Withdrawal-induced disruptions of circadian locomotor activity and photic entrainment capacity are concentrationdependent. Poster presented at Kent State University Department of Biological Sciences 2009 Research Symposium, April 24, 2009. 2. Brager, A.J., Prosser, R.A., Glass, J.D. Concentration and method-dependent differences in alcohol consumption: Associated disruptive effects on circadian clock photic entrainment. Poster presented at Kent State University Celebration of Scholarship 2009, February 11, 2009. 3. Hammer, S.B., Brager, A.J., DePaul, M., Prosser, R.A., Glass, J.D. Free-choice ethanol consumption in the Syrian hamster: Associated effects of exercise and aging. Poster presented at Kent State University Celebration of Scholarship 2009. February 11, 2009. 4. Brager, A.J., Ruby, C.L., Hammer, S.B., Prosser, R.A., Glass, J.D. Associated effects of chronic ethanol and lux on sleep and activity rhythms in the Syrian hamster. Poster presented at Kent State University Department of Biological Sciences 2008 Research Symposium, March 31, 2008. Undergraduate Mentor 1. Katherine L. Miller: Constant light exposure potentiates ethanol consumption and preference for ethanol in the mouse. Poster presented at Kent State University Department of Biological Sciences 2009 Research Symposium, April 24, 2009. Invited Seminars 1. Case Sleep Lecture Series, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, “Alcohol-induced disruptions of circadian activity and photic entrainment” (2/11/09). 2. Bradley Sleep and Chronobiology Retreat Colloquium, West Greenwich, RI, “An antagonistic combination? The effects of alcohol and caffeine on sleep in healthy Adults” (8/21/06). Consulting 1. United States Soccer Federation, Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Team, June 2008. Coaching/Teaching Experience 1. Assistant Track Coach (2007-) -Cuyahoga Falls High School, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 2. Vertebrate Embryology Laboratory Assistant (Spring 2010) -Kent State University -Upper-level, Pre-Medicine Course -Re-designed the laboratory course to include both microscopy work and clinical application (seminars and presentations)