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MICHELLE M. WIRTH Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame

123B Haggar Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556

EDUCATION University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. Department of Psychology. Post-doctoral trainee. Mentor: Heather C. Abercrombie, Ph.D. Supported by NIMH Emotion Research Training Grant (P.I.: Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D.) 2006 – 2009. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Department of Psychology. M.A. 2003; Ph.D., 2006. Mentor: Oliver C. Schultheiss, Ph.D. Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA. B.A., Psychobiology, 1999.

TEACHING University of Notre Dame (2009-present):

Introduction to Biopsychology (PSY 30501 / 60501) Lecture course, survey of biopsychology / neuroscience, incl. sheep brain dissection / basic neuroanatomy.

Topics in the Neurophysiology of Stress (PSY 43533 / 63533) Senior seminar; overview and special topics in the physiology and neuroscience of stress hormones and the HPA axis; read and discuss classic and current scientific literature.

Applied Hormones and Behavior: incorporating measurements of cortisol and other hormones in psychology research (PSY 63540) Graduate seminar (also open to upper-level undergraduates) covering the theory and practice of incorporating hormone measurements in social science research. Capstone group research projects which have led to longer-term collaborative projects.

Undergraduate Research. Supervising student research, including UROP independent projects and undergraduate theses.

Please contact me for syllabi or other course-related information.

TEACHING INTERESTS: Introduction to biopsychology (a.k.a. brain and behavior, physiological psychology); behavioral endocrinology (hormones and behavior); emotion and motivation; stress and the HPA axis; sex differences and reproductive physiology; evolutionary psychology; comparative psychology / animal cognition.

Universities of Wisconsin and Michigan (2002-2009):

Mentorship and lab training: Training and supervising undergraduate and graduate students in laboratory research, 2002 – 2009. Includes 5 who completed an undergraduate thesis or independent project.

Graduate student instructor, Psychology as a research science (research methods course) – 2 discussion sections; Introduction to psychology – 2 discussion sections; Introduction to biopsychology - 3 discussion sections X 2 semesters. University of Michigan, 2003 - 2005.

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

Post-doctoral trainee, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 2006-2009. Mentor: Heather Abercrombie.

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Graduate student research assistant, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2001-2006. Mentor: Oliver Schultheiss. Laboratory Technician, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Research Service. 1999 - 2001. P.I.s: Silvia Giraudo; Allen Levine. Research conducted concerned the involvement of the hypothalamic melanocortin system in consummatory behavior in rats.

SCHOLARSHIPS, HONORS AND AWARDS

National Institute of Aging (NIA)-sponsored pre-conference to Society for Affective Science (SAS) meeting (2014). One of 27 invitees identified as “rising young stars” to this workshop hosted by Lisa Feldman Barrett and Lis Nielsen.

Large Social Sciences Research grant, 2014, fully funded ($9,759.00) by the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts (ISLA), University of Notre Dame. See under Grant Support, below.

Henkels Lecture grant (University of Notre Dame, 2010): Received funding to help host Frans de Waal, Ph.D. (C. H. Candler Professor of Primate Behavior at Emory University; director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Center) to speak at Notre Dame January, 2011 ($3000).

Provost’s Initiative on Building Intellectual Community (University of Notre Dame, 2010 - 2012): Received funding for “Conversations on Brain, Mind and Behavior” (interdisciplinary faculty group), co-coordinated with Jessica Payne ($4000 awarded, 2010; renewed in 2011.)

Recipient, National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program (2007): Competitive program through NIH to help repay student loans for individuals doing clinically-oriented research.

Pre-doctoral Awards:

Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion Fellow (University of Wisconsin, 2006)

Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Conference Student Travel Award, (2006)

Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship (University of Michigan, 2005)

Pillsbury Graduate Research Award (University of Michigan, 2004)

Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation Graduate Student Fellowship, (NSF; 2003; 2002.)

Rackham Travel Award (University of Michigan, 2002; 2006; 2006)

Rackham Regents Fellowship (University of Michigan, 2001)

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Underline indicates Notre Dame student

Gaffey, A. E., Bergeman, C. M., Clark, L. A., Wirth, M. M., 2016. The HPA axis and resilience to stress in older adults. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 68: 928-45. Wirth, M. M., Gaffey, A. E., Martinez, B. S., 2015. Effects of intranasal oxytocin on steroid hormones in men and women. Neuropsychobiology, 71(4): 202-211. Wirth, M. M., 2015. Hormones, stress, and cognition: The effects of glucocorticoids and oxytocin on memory. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 1: 177-201. NIHMSID # 634664. Gaffey, A. E., Wirth, M. M., 2014. Stress, rejection, and hormones: Cortisol and progesterone reactivity to laboratory speech and rejection tasks in women and men [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/4l7] F1000Research, 3:208 (doi: 10.12688/f1000research.5142.2) Gaffey, A. E., Wirth, M. M., Hoks, R. M., Jahn, A. L., Abercrombie, H. C., 2014. Circulating cortisol levels after exogenous cortisol administration are higher in women using hormonal contraceptives: Data from two preliminary studies. Stress 17(4): 314-20.

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Abercrombie, H. C., Wirth, M. M., Hoks, R. M., 2012. Inter-individual differences in trait negative affect moderate cortisol’s effects on memory formation: Preliminary findings from two studies. Psychoneuroendocrinoloy 37(5): 693-701. PMCID: PMC3310250. Wirth, M. M., 2011. Beyond the HPA axis: progesterone-derived neuroactive steroids in human stress and emotion. Frontiers in Endocrinology 2:19 (Special Issue: Neurosteroids). doi: 10.3389/fendo.2011.00019. Wirth, M. M., Scherer, S. M., Hoks, R. M., Abercrombie, H. C., 2011. The effect of cortisol on emotional responses depends on order of cortisol and placebo administration in a within-subjects design. Psychoneuroendocrinology 36(7): 945-54. PMCID: PMC3110569. Stanton, S. J., Wirth, M. M., Waugh, C. E. and Schultheiss, O. C., 2009. Endogenous testosterone levels are associated with amygdala and ventromedial prefrontal cortex responses to anger faces in men but not women. Biological Psychology 81(2): 118-22. PMCID: PMC2691609. Brown, S. L., Fredrickson, B. L., Wirth, M. M., Poulin, M. J., Meier, E. A., Heaphy, E. D., Cohen, M. D. & Schultheiss, O. C., 2009. Social intimacy increases salivary progesterone in humans. Hormones and Behavior 56(1): 108-11. PMCID: PMC2699766. Schultheiss, O. C., Wirth, M. M., Waugh, C. E., Stanton, S. J., Meier, E. A., Reuter-Lorenz, P., 2008. Exploring the motivational brain: Effects of implicit power motivation on brain activation in response to facial expressions of emotion. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 3(4): 333-43. PMCID: PMC2607053. Wirth, M. M., Schultheiss, O. C., 2007. Basal testosterone moderates responses to anger faces in humans. Physiology & Behavior 90(2-3): 496-505. Wirth, M. M., Meier, E. A., Fredrickson, B. L., Schultheiss, O.C., 2007. Relationship between salivary cortisol and progesterone levels in humans. Biological Psychology 74: 104-107. Bomberg, E. M., Grace, M. K., Wirth, M. M., Levine, A. S., Olszewski, P. K., 2007. Central ghrelin induces feeding driven by energy needs not reward. Neuroreport 18(6): 591-5. Wirth, M. M., Schultheiss, O. C., 2006. Effects of affiliation arousal (hope of closeness) and affiliation stress (fear of rejection) on progesterone and cortisol. Hormones and Behavior 50: 786-95. Wirth, M. M., Welsh, K. M., Schultheiss, O. C., 2006. Salivary cortisol changes in humans after winning or losing a dominance contest depend on implicit power motivation. Hormones and Behavior 49: 346-52. Schultheiss, O. C., Wirth, M. M., Torges, C. M., Pang, J. C., Villacorta, M. A., Welsh, K. M., 2005. Effects of implicit power motivation on men's and women's implicit learning and testosterone changes after a social victory or defeat. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 88(1): 174-188. Schultheiss, O. C., Pang, J. C., Torges, C. M., Wirth, M. M., Treynor, W. F. C., 2005. Perceived facial expressions of emotion as motivational incentives: evidence from a differential implicit learning paradigm. Emotion 5(1): 41-54. Schultheiss, O. C., Wirth, M. M., Stanton, S. J., 2004. Effects of affiliation and power motivation arousal on salivary progesterone and testosterone. Hormones and Behavior 46: 592-9. Olszewski, P. K., Wickwire K., Wirth, M. M., Levine, A. S., Giraudo, S. Q., 2003. Agouti-related protein: appetite or reward? Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 994: 187-91. Olszewski, P. K., Wirth, M. M., Shaw, T. J., Grace, M. K., Levine, A. S., 2003. Peptides that regulate food intake: effect of peptide histidine isoleucine on consummatory behavior in rats. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology 284(6): R1445-53. Wirth, M. M., Olszewski, P. K., Levine, A. S., Giraudo, S. Q., 2002. Effect of Agouti-related protein on development of conditioned taste aversion and oxytocin neuronal activation. Neuroreport 13(10): 1355-8.

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Olszewski, P. K., Wirth, M. M., Shaw, T. J., Grace, M. K., Billington, C. J., Giraudo, S. Q., Levine, A. S., 2001.

The role of -melanocyte-stimulating hormone in the regulation of consummatory behavior: immunohistochemical evidence. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology 281(2): R673-80. Olszewski P. K., Wirth M. M., Grace M. K., Levine A. S., Giraudo S. Q., 2001. Evidence of interactions between melanocortin and opioid systems in regulation of feeding. Neuroreport 12(8): 1727-30.

Wirth, M. M., Giraudo, S. Q., 2001. Effect of Agouti-related protein delivered to the dorsomedial hypothalamus on intake of a preferred versus a non-preferred diet. Brain Research 897(1-2): 169-74.

Wirth, M. M., Olszewski, P. K., Yu, C., Levine, A. S., Giraudo, S. Q., 2001. Paraventricular hypothalamic -melanocyte-stimulating hormone and MTII reduce feeding without causing aversive effects. Peptides 22(1): 129-34. Wirth, M. M., Giraudo, S. Q., 2000. Agouti-related protein in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus: effect on feeding. Peptides 21(9): 1369-75.

UNREFEREED PUBLICATIONS Book chapters:

Wirth, M. M., Gaffey, A. E., 2013. Hormones and emotion: stress and beyond. In: Harmon-Jones, E. & Robinson, M. D. (Eds.), Handbook of Emotion and Cognition. Guilford Press, New York, NY. Schultheiss, O. C., Wirth, M. M., 2008. Biopsychological aspects of motivation. In: J. Heckhausen & H. Heckhausen (Eds.), Motivation and action, 2nd edition. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Encyclopedia entries: Gaffey, A. E., Wirth, M. M., 2014. Physiological Arousal. In: Alex C. Michalos (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer, pp 4807-4810. Gaffey, A. E., Wirth, M. M., 2014. Psychophysiological Measures. In: Alex C. Michalos (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer, pp 5181-5184.

Book reviews: Hollocher, H., Pence, C. H., Ramsey, G., Wirth, M. M., 2012. A path to success? A review of Evolution, Development, and the Predictable Genome by David L. Stern. Evolution and Development. Hollocher, H., Fuentes, A., Pence, C. H., Ramsey, G., Sportiello, D. J., Wirth, M. M., 2011. Review of: On the Origin of Stories: Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction (Boyd, B., Belknap Press, 2010.) The Quarterly Review of Biology 86(2): 137-8.

Letters: Wirth, M. M., Stanton, S. J., Gaffey, A. E., Liening, S. H., 2012. Letter in response to Ackermann et al., "Testosterone levels in healthy men are related to amygdala reactivity and memory performance". Psychoneuroendocrinology 37(9): 1587-1588. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.05.010 Wirth, M. M., Abercrombie, H. C., 2011. Response to Letter to the Editor re: “The effect of cortisol on emotional responses depends on order of cortisol and placebo administration in a within-subjects design.” Psychoneuroendocrinology 36(7): 1098-99.

Manuscripts in preparation / under review:

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Cunningham, T. J., Mattingly, S. M., Wirth, M. M., Alger, S. E. & Payne, J. D. Cortisol reactivity is necessary for the selective consolidation of emotional aspects of memory. (Under review) Wirth, M. M., Corning, A., Davoli, C. C., Brockmole, J. R., Martinez, B. M., Gaffey, A. E., Buckley, C. Eating disorder symptoms do not impact Attentional Blink in response to food images. (In preparation) Wirth, M. M., Gaffey, A. E., Villano, M. & Cunningham, T. J. Effects of intranasal oxytocin on corrugator supercilii, heart rate deceleration, and skin conductance responses to emotional pictures in men. (In preparation)

PRESENTATIONS

Invited workshop: Wirth, M. M. Assessing steroid hormones in saliva: a 3-day workshop. Invited to present at University of Iowa, Department of Sociology, October, 2008.

Invited talks: “Effects of intranasal oxytocin on emotion physiology in men: A preliminary study.” Invited to present (flash talk) at Society for Affective Science (SAS), Chicago, IL, March 2016. “Oxytocin and (social) cognition: A critical review and alternate perspective.” Invited to present at workshop “Adapted Mind – Adapted Body: The Evolution of Human Social Behavior and its Neuroendocrine Regulation”, Ettore Majorana Foundation and Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice, Sicily, Italy, June 2015. “Oxytocin and Human Cognition”. Invited to present at Midwest Psychological Association (MPA) conference, Social Neuroendocrinology symposium, Chicago, IL, May 2014. “Not just social: Evidence for broader effects of oxytocin on human cognition.” Invited to present at the Social Neuroendocrinology Pre-Conference at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) meeting, New Orleans, LA, January, 2013. “Not just social: Evidence for broader effects of oxytocin on human cognition.” Invited to present at University of New Orleans (UNO) Department of Psychology, January, 2013. “Stress hormones, mood, and emotion.” Invited to present at University of Wisconsin Department of Psychology, October, 2010.

Conference presentations: Underline indicates Notre Dame student

Gaffey, A. E., Wirth, M. M. Oxytocin increases cortisol in men exposed to acute social-evaluative stress. Poster, International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE) conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 2015. Martinez, B. S., Wirth, M. M. Age, cognition, and hydrocortisone: exogenous cortisol administration in a community sample reveals no age-related effects on the Operation-Span and Trail-making tasks. Poster, ISPNE conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 2015. Gaffey, A. E., Bergeman, C. M., Wirth, M. M. Age-related changes in diurnal cortisol in a community sample. Data blitz talk (presented by A. Gaffey), Social Neuroendocrinology Pre-Conference at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) meeting, Long Beach, CA, February 2015. Gaffey, A. E., Martinez, B. M., Lienhoop, T. G., Wirth, M. M. Physiological response to social-evaluative stress in gay men. Poster, International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE) conference, Montreal, Canada, August 2014.

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Gaffey, A. E., Lienhoop, T. G., Martinez, B. M., Wirth, M. M. Acute stress improves men’s working memory performance. Poster, American Psychological Association (APA) convention, Washington, D.C., August 2014.

*2014 APA Division 6 Outstanding Poster Award Winner Cunningham, A. J., Wirth, M. M., Pardilla-Delgado, E., Blomeke, K., Rawding, J., Payne, J. D. Alcohol’s effect on the cortisol awakening response. Poster, Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS), Boston, MA, April 2014. Gaffey, A. E., Wirth, M. M. Effects of oxytocin on corrugator muscle response to emotional pictures in men. Data blitz talk (presented by A. Gaffey), Social Neuroendocrinology Pre-Conference at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) meeting, Austin, TX, February, 2014. Gaffey, A. E., Martinez, B. S., Wirth, M. M. Sex differences in oxytocin’s influence on working memory and steroid hormones in humans. Poster, International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE) conference, Leiden, Netherlands, August 2013.

*2013 ISPNE Best Poster Award Winner Gaffey, A. E., Wirth M. M., Hoks, R. M., Jahn, A. L., Abercrombie, H. C. Circulating cortisol levels after exogenous cortisol depend on individuals' sex and hormonal birth control use. Poster, ISPNE, Leiden, Netherlands, August 2013. Gaffey, A. E., Tixier, R. M., Martinez, B. S., Wirth, M. M. Intranasal oxytocin effects on men’s autonomic nervous system and emotional reactivity. Poster, Wisconsin Emotion Symposium, Madison, WI, April, 2013. Gaffey, A. E., Wirth, M. M. Intranasal oxytocin effects on autonomic activity in men. Data blitz talk (presented by A. Gaffey), Social Neuroendocrinology Pre-Conference at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) meeting, New Orleans, LA, January, 2013. Gaffey, A. E., Nuttall, A., Cunningham, A., Mattingly, S., Wirth, M. M., Valentino, K., Payne, J. D. Child abuse moderates cortisol’s relationship to memory. Talk (presented by A. Gaffey), ISPNE conference, New York, NY, September, 2012. Gaffey, A. E., Wirth, M. M. Intranasal oxytocin effects on women’s hormones. Poster, Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN) conference, Madison, WI, June 2012. Gaffey, A. E., Wirth, M. M. Physiological and affective responses to stress predict depressive symptoms’ change over time. Poster, Association for Psychological Science (APS) conference, Chicago, IL, May 2012. Mattingly, S., Kensinger, E. A., Wirth, M. M., Mickley-Steinmetz, K., Cunningham, A., Chambers, A., Payne, J. D. The Impact of Stress and Cortisol on Tradeoff Effects in Long-Term Memory. Poster, Association for Psychological Science (APS) conference, Chicago, IL, May 2012. Christoffel, K. C., Gaffey, A. E., Brooks, J. A., Pruitt, T., Wirth, M. M. Don’t ask now, ask later: Closeness and temporal distance differentially affect willingness to help. Poster, Midwest Cognitive Science Conference (MWCSC), Bloomington, IN, May 2012. Gaffey, A. E., Brooks, J. A., Martinez, B. S., Wirth, M. M. When to phone a friend? Stress predicts social support seeking. Poster, Midwest Psychological Association (MPA) conference, Chicago, IL, May 2012. Mattingly, S., Kensinger, E. A., Wirth, M. M., Payne, J. D. The influence of post-encoding stress on emotional memory trade-offs. Poster, Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS), Chicago, IL, March 2012. Gaffey, A. E., Wirth, M. M. The utility of progesterone in social stress. Poster, Society for Psychophysiology Research (SPR) conference, Boston, MA, September 2011. Gaffey, A. E., Wirth, M. M. The strain of isolation: Cortisol reactivity to rejection and affiliation after stress. Poster, Association for Psychological Science (APS) conference, Washington D.C., May 2011.

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Hendriks, E. A., Wirth, M. M. Self-compassion buffers negative affect but does not moderate cortisol response following the Trier Social Stress Task. Poster, Association for Psychological Science (APS) conference, Washington D.C., May 2011. Wirth, M. M., Monticelli, R. M., Jackson, D. C., Abercrombie, H. C. Corrugator and startle responses predict memory for emotional pictures: differential effects of emotion category. Poster, Society for Psychophysiology Research (SPR) conference, Austin, TX, October 2008. Wirth, M. M., Schultheiss, O. C. Relationships Between Progesterone and Implicit Affiliation Motivation. Talk (presented by M. Wirth), SPR conference, Savannah, GA, October 2007. Hall, J. L., Waugh, C. E., Stanton, S. J., Wirth, M. M., Reuter-Lorenz, P. A., Schultheiss, O. C. Implicit Motivation in the Brain: The Role of Implicit Power and Affiliation Motivation on Neural Responses to Angry Facial Expressions. Talk, SPR conference, Savannah, GA, October 2007. Wirth, M. M., Schultheiss, O. C. Evidence for progesterone as a stress-responsive affiliation hormone in humans. Poster, International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE) conference, Leiden, Netherlands, August 2006. Stanton, S. J., Wirth, M. M., Waugh, C. E., Reuter-Lorenz, P. A., Schultheiss, O. C. Brain activation in response to facial expressions of anger: the role of testosterone. Poster, ISPNE conference, Leiden, Netherlands, August 2006. Wirth, M. M., Meier, E. A., Fredrickson, B. L., Schultheiss, O.C. Relationship between salivary cortisol and progesterone levels in humans. Poster, Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN), Pittsburgh, PA, June 2006. Wirth, M. M., Stanton, S. J., Waugh, C. E., Reuter-Lorenz, P. A., Schultheiss, O. C. Brain activation in response to facial signals of dominance and submission: the role of implicit power motivation. Poster, Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference (SPSP), Palm Springs, CA, January 2006. Stanton, S. J., Wirth, M. M., Schultheiss, O. C. Effects of perceivers’ implicit power motivation on attentional orienting to Pavlovian-conditioned cues of anger and joy. Poster, SPSP, Palm Springs, CA, January 2006. Wirth, M. M., Schultheiss, O. C. Implicit motives and facial expressions of emotion. Talk (presented by M. Wirth), American Psychological Association (APA) conference, Toronto, Ontario, August 2003. Wirth, M .M., Pang, J. S., Torges, C. M., Villacorta, M. A., Treynor, W. F. C., Lee, T. M., Schultheiss, O. C. Testosterone moderates the effect of anger faces on implicit sequence learning. Poster, Society for Neuroscience (SfN) conference, Orlando, FL, November 2002. Olszewski, P. K., Wirth, M. M., Grace, M. K., Giraudo, S. Q., Billington, C. J., Calo, G., Guerrini, R., Levine, A .S. Antagonism of the nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) receptor causes anorexigenic effects and delays extinction of LiCl-induced conditioned taste aversion (CTA). Poster, SfN conference, San Diego, CA, November 2001. Wirth, M. M., Giraudo, S. Q. Effect of Agrp on POMC mRNA expression. Talk, North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) conference, Quebec City, Quebec, October 2001. Wirth, M. M., Giraudo, S. Q. Agouti-related protein and leptin in regulation of body weight. Poster, Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB) conference, Philadelphia, PA, July 2001. Olszewski, P. K., Wirth, M. M., Shaw, T. J., Grace, M. K., Billington, C. J., Giraudo, S. Q., Levine, A. S. The role

of -melanocyte-stimulating hormone in the regulation of consummatory behavior: immunohistochemical evidence. Talk, SSIB conference, Philadelphia, PA, July 2001. Wirth, M. M., Olszewski, P. K., Levine, A. S., Giraudo, S. Q. Effect on food intake of hypothalamic Agouti-related protein: energy or reward mechanism? Talk, NAASO conference, Los Angeles, CA, November 2000.

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Olszewski, P. K., Shaw, T. J., Grace, M. K., Wirth, M. M., Billington, C. J., Levine, A. S. Effect of peptide histidine isoleucine on consummatory behavior in rats. Poster, SfN conference, New Orleans, LA, November 2000. Wirth, M. M., Giraudo, S. Q. Agouti-related protein effect on food intake: mechanism of action. Poster, NAASO conference, November 1999.

GRANT SUPPORT

Current Bi-Annual Spring 2014 Large Social Sciences Research grant, $9,759.00 Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts (ISLA), University of Notre Dame “Can oxytocin’s (pro)social effects be explained by its effects on working memory?” 3/11/14 – 3/10/16 P.I.: Michelle Wirth NIA 1 R21 AG043755 – 01 “Glucocorticoid sensitivity and well-being in aging: bi-directional relationships” 9/30/12 – 8/31/14; No-cost extension through 8/31/16 P.I.: Michelle Wirth NIA 2 R01 AG02357 - 06 “The Notre Dame Study of Health and Well-Being” (competitive renewal) 9/1/11 – 5/31/17 P.I.: Cindy S. Bergeman Role: Co-investigator, 0.5 calendar months support Marsden Fund (New Zealand national funding agency) full research proposal. “What makes us share food with others? The role of the neurohormone oxytocin in social aspects of eating behaviour.” P.I.: Pawel K. Olszewski -- University of Waikato, New Zealand. Role: Co-investigator. 2006-2009, University of Wisconsin Post-doctoral traineeship, NIMH Institutional NRSA: T32 MH 18931 “The Emotion Research Training Grant” P.I.: Richard J. Davidson Role: Post-doctoral trainee. Post-doctoral research supported in part by: 1K08 MH 07415-012 “HPA & Emotional Information Processing in Depression” P.I.: Heather C. Abercrombie Role: Served as a co-investigator. 2003-2006, University of Michigan National Science Foundation BCS 0444301 “Facial expressions as motivational incentives” P.I.: Oliver C. Schultheiss Role: Served as a co-investigator. Office of the Vice President for Research Grant, University of Michigan “Effects of implicit motives on brain activation in response to facial expressions of emotion: An fMRI investigation”

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P.I.: Oliver C. Schultheiss Role: Key Personnel.

STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS & THESES SUPERVISED Graduate student awards and honors: Extramural Awards:

2012-2015 Allison Gaffey - National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellowship, covering her tuition and stipend for 3 years of predoctoral study.

2013-2015 Allison Gaffey was selected to serve as the Biopsychology Representative on the American Psychological Association (APA) Science Student Council

2014 – Allison Gaffey - APA Dissertation Research Award ($1000)

2014 – Allison Gaffey’s poster received the Division 6 (Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology) APA Convention Outstanding Student Poster Award

2014 – Allison Gaffey - APA Science Directorate – APA Convention Graduate Student Travel Award ($1000)

2014 - Allison Gaffey - Young Investigator Travel Fellowship ($800) for the 2014 International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE) annual conference (August 19-22, 2014 in Montréal, Quebec)

2013 – Allison Gaffey’s poster received “Best Poster Award” at the ISPNE meeting (Aug. 2013, Leiden, Netherlands)

2011 – Allison Gaffey - APA Graduate Student Conference Travel Award ($200)

2011 – Allison was selected by the Association for Psychological Science (APS) for a Travel Assistance Award to attend the annual APS Conference

Intramural Awards:

2015 – Brandy Martinez, University of Notre Dame Notebaert Professional Development Fund - Graduate Student Professional Development Award for travel to ISPNE conference in Scotland

2013 - Allison Gaffey, Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts (ISLA) Graduate Student Research Award (GSRA) to help fund her dissertation project, “A Profile of Intranasal Oxytocin Effects on Human Memory, Stress and Physiology” ($2500)

2013 – Allison Gaffey, Notre Dame Notebaert Professional Development Fund – Graduate Student Professional Development Award ($2400) and a Graduate Student Union – Conference Presentation Grant ($400) for travel to the ISPNE conference In Leiden, Netherlands

2012 – Allison Gaffey, ISLA Graduate Student Professional Development Award ($1000) for travel to the ISPNE conference in New York, NY

2011 - Allison Gaffey, Graduate Research Award through the Earnest Swarm Notre Dame Psychopathology Research Fund to help fund the project, "Biological Vulnerability to the Development of Psychopathology”. ($1500)

2011 - Allison Gaffey, ISLA Graduate Student Research Award (GSRA) to help fund her Master’s Thesis Project, “Oxytocin Effects on Human Affect and Cognition”. ($2000)

2011 – Allison Gaffey, ISLA Graduate Student Professional Development and Graduate Student Union funds for travel to the Society for Psychophysiology Research (SPR) conference

2011 – Allison Gaffey, ISLA Graduate Student Professional Development Award for travel to the Association for Psychological Science (APS) conference

Undergraduate presentations and posters: (underline indicates undergraduate student)

Owens, S., Gaffey, A. E., Wirth, M. M. Hormonal Dysregulation as a Risk Factor for Depression in Early Adulthood. Poster, Midwest Psychological Association (MPA) conference, Chicago, IL, April 2015. Gaffey, A. E., Martinez, B. M., Lienhoop, T. G., Wirth, M. M. Physiological response to social-evaluative stress in gay men. Poster, International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE) conference, Montreal, Canada, August 2014.

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Gaffey, A. E., Lienhoop, T. G., Martinez, B. M., Wirth, M. M. Acute stress improves men’s working memory performance. Poster, American Psychological Association (APA), Washington, D.C., August 2014. Gaffey, A. E., Tixier, R. M., Martinez, B. S., Wirth, M. M. Intranasal oxytocin effects on men’s autonomic nervous system and emotional reactivity. Poster, Wisconsin Emotion Symposium, Madison, WI, April, 2013. Christoffel, K. C., Gaffey, A. E., Brooks, J. A., Pruitt, T., Wirth, M. M. Don’t ask now, ask later: Closeness and temporal distance differentially affect willingness to help. Poster, presented at the Midwest Cognitive Science Conference (MWCSC), Bloomington, IN, May 2012. Martinez, B. S. & Wirth, M. M. Effects of a socially evaluated cold pressor test on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity and memory retrieval. Poster, presented at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), St. Louis, MO, November, 2011. – won a best poster award at ABRCMS. Martinez, B. S. & Wirth, M. M. Effects of a Socially Evaluative Cold Pressor Task on Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Activity and Memory Retrieval. Oral presentation (one of only 11 selected out of 100+ student presenters) at Notre Dame’s 2011 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Notre Dame, IN, August, 2011. Kline-Quiroz, C. & Wirth, M. M. Stress and Aggression: Relationships between Aggressive Feelings, Behavior, and the Stress Hormone Cortisol. Poster, presented at the Notre Dame Undergraduate Scholars Conference, Notre Dame, IN, May, 2011. Dissertation committees:

Tony Cunningham (mentor: Jessica Payne) – “The interaction of stress and depression and their effect on sleep and emotional memory consolidation.” - proposed 4/16.

Allison Gaffey (mentor: Michelle Wirth) – “A Profile of Intranasal Oxytocin Effects on Human Memory, Stress and Physiology.” – Proposed Fall 2013; defended Spring 2015.

Alexis Chambers (mentor: Jessica Payne) – “The Effect of Mood on Memory Consolidation.” - Proposed Spring 2014; defended Spring 2015.

Anne Johnson (mentor: Bradley Gibson), “Determining the Effects of Acute Stress on Executive Functioning Among Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Disruptive Behavior Disorders.” Completed Fall 2013.

Andrea Tamplin (mentor: G.A. Radvansky), “Inference from emotional items within and across events”. Completed Summer 2013.

Master’s Thesis committees:

Mitchell Kajzer (mentors: Charles Crowell and Mike Villano) “Memorability of Computer Security Posters as Affected by Message Type.” Proposed July 2013 / completed Dec 2014.

Tony Cunningham (mentor: Jessica Payne) - “The interactions of sleep, stress and depression and their effect on emotional memory consolidation”. Proposed July 2013 / completed Aug 2014.

Alexis Chambers (mentor: Jessica Payne) – “The Effect of Sleep on the Consolidation of Positive Emotional Memories.” Completed Jan. 2013.

Allison Gaffey – (mentor: Michelle Wirth) “Oxytocin Effects on Human Affect and Cognition.” Completed July 2012.

First-Year Projects supervised:

Brandy Martinez, “Pioneering Religious/Spiritual Coping Manipulations to Examine Stress Attenuation.” Completed fall 2016.

Allison Gaffey, “Hormonal and behavioral effects of rejection stress: a comparison to the Trier Social Stress Task.” Completed fall 2011.

Undergraduate Senior Theses supervised:

Amy Ahn, title TBA [Perceived discrimination and HPA axis function] -- Glynn Family Honors’ Program Thesis, co-mentored with Cindy Bergeman, 2016-2017.

Anne Bode, “Stress and Prosocial Behavior: Authentic or Strategic?” -- Glynn Family Honors’ Program Thesis, 2016-2017.

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Natalie Jackson, title TBA [Stress-relieving effects of creativity] – Psychology Thesis, 2016-2017.

Marissa Koscielski, title TBA [Factor analysis of biological markers of allostatic load in the Notre Dame Health and Well-Being Study] -- Independent Project / Psychology Thesis, co-mentored with Cindy Bergeman, 2016-2017.

Natalie Pottschmidt, “Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis Activity and Depressogenic Variables in a Sub-Clinical Population.” – Psychology Honors Thesis, co-mentored with Tony Cunningham [Jessica Payne], 2016-2017.

Sarah Owens, “Hormonal Dysregulation as a Risk Factor for Depression in Early Adulthood.” – Psychology Honors Thesis, 2014-2015.

Thomas Lienhoop, “TSST Panel Composition: Effects of Gender and Attractiveness on Physiological Responses to Social-Evaluative Stress in Gay Men.” -- Glynn Family Honors’ Program Thesis, 2013-2014.

Christina Buchanan, “Effects of Oxytocin on Autonomic Responses to Stress.” – Glynn Family Honors’ Program Thesis, 2012-2013.

Kelly Miller, “The Effect of a Night’s Sleep on Social Closeness and Altruistic Feelings.” – Psychology Thesis, 2012-2013.

Kelsey Christoffel, “Oxytocin and Testosterone in Female Social Cognition.” -- Psychology Honors Thesis, 2011-2012.

McNair Program REU student projects supervised:

Yanet Ruvalcaba (Florida International University), “Examining Potential Sex Differences in Negative Feedback in Response to Exogenous Hydrocortisone Administration”. (2015)

Brandy Martinez (Florida International University), “The effects of the Social Evaluative Cold Pressor Task on cortisol, mood, and emotional memory retrieval: A pilot study.” (2011) Selected for oral presentation in Center for Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement summer REU symposium, 8/5/11 (10 out of 120+ students selected). Won travel award and poster award for presentation at ABRCMS.

Undergraduate Research Opportunites (UROP) independent projects supervised:

Anne Bode, “Stress and Prosocial Behavior: Authentic or Strategic?” (Fall 2016.) Glynn Honors program research funding to help defray costs for thesis project.

Andrew Recker, "The Impact of Mood on Athletic Performance." (Summer 2016.)

Amy Ahn, “Perceived discrimination and HPA axis function.” (Summer 2016.) Glynn Family Honors Program summer research funding for full-time work

Erica Mitchell, “The Impact of Stress on Working Memory.” (Summer 2013.)

Catherine Buckley, “Oxytocin and the Suppression of Hunger.” (Summer 2013.)

Thomas Lienhoop, HPA axis negative feedback & cognition (Summer 2013.) Glynn Family Honors Program summer research funding for full-time work.

Christina Buchanan, “The Effect of Oxytocin on Autonomic Responses to Stress.” (Summer 2012.) Glynn Family Honors Program summer research funding for full-time work.

Ryan Tixier, “Effects of Oxytocin on Cognition.” (Summer 2012.)

Kelsey Christoffel, “Effects of a social closeness manipulation on empathy.” (Oct. 2011.) Awarded $2250 in research funds to help support Senior Honors Thesis.

Cristina Kline-Quiroz, “The Effect of Aggression on the Body's Stress Response.” (Summer 2010.)

Mark Tancredi, “Short-term Stress, Long-term Illness: How stress affects food choices.” (Summer 2010.)

2008-2009: (at University of Wisconsin – Madison, Department of Psychology) Undergraduate Senior Theses supervised:

Cindy Burzinski: “Effect of Exogenously-Elevated Cortisol During Learning on Forgetting” – Senior Thesis.

Camilia Cenek: “’Tunnel Vision’: Effects of Cortisol on Perceptual Focus” – Senior Honors Thesis.

Brittany Nanzig: “The Effects of Cortisol on Working Memory and Long-term Memory Formation” – Senior Honors Thesis and Hilldale Award Project.

Sean Scherer: “The Effects of Exogenously-Elevated Cortisol in Inhibiting Habituation to Emotionally Arousing Contexts” – Independent Project / capstone for Biology major.

SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

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National / international:

2013- Member, Editorial Board, Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology (Springer).

2013-2014 Co-organizer (with Elizabeth Page-Gould), Social Neuroendocrinology Pre-Conference, prior to the 2014 Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) conference, February 13, 2014, Austin, TX.

Association for Psychological Science (APS) member.

Midwest Psychological Association (MPA) member.

Past membership in Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP).

Past membership in Society for Psychophysiology Research (SPR).

Past membership in Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN).

Ad hoc grant reviewer for National Science Foundation (BCS/Perception, Action & Cognition; SES/Decision Risk & Management Science) – 2010-2013.

Ad hoc grant reviewer for Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (Vidi grant) – 2016.

Ad-hoc reviewer for conference presentations at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) 2017 Biennial Meeting (panel: Biology & Neuroscience) - 2016.

Ad hoc reviewer for scientific journals, including Basic and Applied Social Psychology; Behavioral Neuroscience; Biological Psychology; Clinical Psychological Science; Developmental Psychology; Developmental Psychobiology; Hormones and Behavior; Journal of Experimental Social Psychology; Journal of Personality and Social Psychology; Journal of Research in Personality; Motivation and Emotion; Neurobiology of Stress; Neuropsychobiology; Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews; Psychological Science; Psychology & Aging; Psychoneuroendocrinology; Stress.

University of Notre Dame:

Unique initiatives:

2015- Member, Steering Committee, new cross-college undergraduate major in Neuroscience and Behavior.

2012-2015 Member, Psychology-Biology planning committee for creation of a cross-college Neuroscience and Behavior undergraduate major at Notre Dame.

2012-2013 Ad-hoc planning committee, “Neuroscience of Stress and Adaptation”, proposal for the Advancing Our Vision Initiative, University of Notre Dame.

2012- Mentor, Notre Dame’s Building Bridges Program – program which pairs freshman from underrepresented groups with faculty mentors in their fields of interest.

2010-2013 Member, Evolution Working Group -- Notre Dame interdisciplinary faculty group producing reviews of books related to evolution and behavior.

2009- Co-coordinator (with Jessica Payne), Conversations on Brain, Mind and Behavior (CBMB) -- interdisciplinary faculty discussion group; competitive proposal received funding from Provost’s Office 2009-2011; funding from College of Science 2012. Projects include leading a graduate student journal club; inviting speakers; helping build a new Brain and Mind major/concentration at Notre Dame.

2009-2011 Faculty coordinator, Student Association for Mind, Brain and Behavior (SMBB), student group promoting interest / education / career development in brain sciences, University of Notre Dame.

2010-2012 Member, Coordinating Committee, Symposium on Human Nature and Early Experience: Addressing the ‘Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness’. First symposium: October 10-12, 2010. Second symposium: October 4-6, 2012. Notre Dame.

Long-standing committees / typical service:

2013-2015 Member, College Council, College of Arts & Letters, University of Notre Dame.

2012-2013 Psychology Department Undergraduate Studies Committee, University of Notre Dame.

2010-2011 Psychology Department Website Committee, University of Notre Dame.

2010-2011 Psychology Department Space Committee, University of Notre Dame.

2009-2010 Psychology Department Publicity and Events Committee, University of Notre Dame.

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Community:

2012- Volunteer, Riverbend Community Math Center. Lead activities in a summer program designed to enrich the math and science educations of local students grades 5-12. (http://riverbendmath.org/)

OTHER NOTABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

Selected training activities: National Institute of Aging (NIA)-sponsored pre-conference to Society for Affective Science (SAS) meeting (NIH Neuroscience Center, Rockville, MD, 2014). One of 27 invitees identified as “rising young stars” invited by Lisa Feldman Barrett and Lis Nielsen as part of goals to “stimulate innovative research, foster collaborations, and inspire younger researchers to take a lifespan approach to affective science questions”. Grant Writers’ Seminars and Workshops (GWSW) Grant-writing workshop, 2012-2013. Selected for year-long workshop participation. University of Notre Dame. Wisconsin Emotion Symposium. University of Wisconsin, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. (Discussant: 2007, 2008). Grant-writing seminar. Semester-long class led by Dr. Susan Ellis Weismer, Department of Communication Disorders. University of Wisconsin, 2007. Preparing Future Faculty Seminar. Summer-long program; competitive admission. University of Michigan (Center for Research on Learning and Teaching), 2005. Introduction to fMRI. Two-week summer workshop. Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, 2004; 2005.