Cheryl Kirstein
Ph.D. Areas: Experimental Office: BEH 350 Variable hours Campus Mail: BEH 339 E-Mail: kirstein@luna.cas.usf.edu Voice Mail: (813) 974-0393 FAX: (813) 974-4617
Instruction Highlights: Physiological Psychology, Behavior Pharmacology, and Basic Neurochemistry.
Research Interests Highlights: Neuroscience, developmental psychobiology, psychopharmacology.
Recent Publications Philpot, R. M., Dark, T., Cameron, J., & Kirstein, C. L. Cocaine-induced odor-preferences in early development (in prep). Dark, T., Philpot, R. M., Cameron, J., Guin, E., & Kirstein, C. L. Early olfactory learning: Alcohol-induced odor preferences (in prep). Kirstein, C. L., Coopersmith, R., Bridges, R. J., & Leon, M. (1991). Glutathione levels in olfactory and non-olfactory neural structures of rats. Brain Research, 543(2), 341-346. Coopersmith, R., Weihmuller, F. B., Kirstein, C. L., Marshall, J. F., & Leon, M. (1991). Extracellular dopamine increases in the neonatal olfactory bulb during odor preference training. Brain Research, 564, 149-153. Kirstein, C. L., Traber, J., Gispen, W. H., & Spear, L. P. (1990). ACTH-induced behaviors and their modulation by serotonergic agonists differ in neonatal and weanling rat pups. Psychopharmacology, 100(2), 151-158. Frambes, N. A., Kirstein, C. L., Moody, C. A., & Spear, L. P. (1990). 5HT1A, 5HT1B and 5HT2 receptor agonists induce differential behavioral responses in preweanling rat pups. European Journal of Pharmacology, 182(1), 9-17. Recent Presentations Philpot, R. M., Dark, T., Guion, E., & Kirstein, C. L. (1996). Early Olfactory Learning: Cocaine-Induced Odor Preference. Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC. Philpot, R. M., & Kirstein, C. L. (1995). Effects of cocaine and amphetamine on dopamine levels in the nucleus accumbens of weanling rats. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. Kirstein, C. L., Weihmuller, F. B., Brandt, J. F., Marshall, J. F., & Leon, M. (1991). Conditioned dopamine response in the olfactory bulb of young rats. Association for Chemoreception Sciences, Sarasota, FL. Kirstein, C. L., Bridges, R. J., Coopersmith, R., & Leon, M. (1990). Glutathione in the olfactory epithelium. Association for Chemoreception Sciences, Sarasota, FL. Kirstein, C. L., Bridges, R. J., Coopersmith, R., & Leon, M. (1990). Glutathione in the olfactory epithelium during development. International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Kings College, Cambridge.