Research

My work attempts to understand the neuronal mechanisms of learning and memory, particularly in invertebrate systems. In addition, I conduct comparative analyses of behavior in a wide range of invertebrate species. I also perform investigations into the behavioral pharmacology of pollutants and have an interest in apparatus design and in using invertebrates for promoting science education within the United States and abroad.

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Recent Grants

• “PIRE: Neural mechanisms of reward and decision” National Science Foundation, 9/16/2015 – 9/16/2019 ($4,000,000).
• “NRI: Collaborative goal and policy learning from human operators of construction co-robots”  National Science Foundation, 8/1/2015 – 7/31/2018 ($900,000).