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Dr. Alexander G. Ophir – Principal Investigator Cornell University Department of Psychology
Behavioral & Evolutionary Neuroscience
Email: ophir@cornell.edu
Twitter: @alexophir
Research Interests: Proximate & ultimate influences on social behavior: including individual variation in genes, brain and behavior; monogamy and social attachment; alternative reproductive tactics; parental care; early life social influence on development; social & spatial memory; mate choice; animal communication; reproductive decision-making. |
Dr. Ehren Bentz – Postdoctoral Fellow:2020 – Present
NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology (PRFB) Fellow
PhD (2019), Oregon State University
BA (2012) Oregon State University Email: ejb345@cornell.edu
Research Interests: Chemical signaling and communication, mate choice, behavioral ecology, mechanisms of the chemical senses. |
Dr. Jesus Madrid – Postdoctoral Fellow:2019 – Present
Cornell NextGen Future Professors Fellow
 PhD (2018), Stanford University
BA (2012) Columbia University Email: jem547@cornell.edu
Research Interests: Developmental plasticity, social perception, oxytocin, vasopressin, social behavior, mating strategies. |
Dr. Lindsay Sailer – Postdoctoral Fellow:2019 – Present
NIH National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellow
 PhD (2018), Florida State University
BA (2010) University of North Florida Email: lls222@cornell.edu Research Interests: social bonding, partner preference, early-life experiences, social aggression, vasopressin, oxytocin, chemogenetics, epigenetics, individual differences. |
Rachael Beaumont – PhD Student:2022 – Present NSF Graduate Research Fellow  BS (2019) Georgia State University
Email: rb799@cornell.edu
Research Interests: neural mechanisms of social behavior, mating behavior, individual differences, vasopressin, oxytocin. |
Mary Elson – PhD Student:2022 – Present 
BS & BA (2016) University of Minnesota MSc (2018) University of Edinburgh Email: me436@cornell.edu
Research Interests: Evolutionary neuroscience, social behavior, pairing behavior, neuroethology, comparative neurobiology & cognition. |
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BS (2017) Texas A&M University
Email: saf266@cornell.edu
Research Interests: Neuroethology, evolutionary neuroscience, social behavior, mate choice, neurogenetic manipulation, early life cognitive development. |
Rikki Laser – PhD Student:2020 – Present
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
 BA (2020) University of Iowa
Email: rsl249@cornell.edu
Research Interests: Development, social behavior, neurobiology, neuroethology. |
Susanna Zheng – PhD Student:2021 – Present
 BA (2020) University of California, Davis
Email: sz272@cornell.edu
Research Interests: Stress, early experience, development, social behavior, neurobiology. |
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David Zheng
PhD Student: 2009 – 2012
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
Position(s): PhD Student, University of Texas; Postdoc, University of Utah; Postdoc Cornell University (K. Tschida)
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PhD Student: 2009 – 2015
NSF Graduate Research Fellow
NSF Oklahoma Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (OK-LSAMP) Bridge to the Doctorate Fellow
Position(s): MD (University of Kansas), Residency (Pediatrics) Univ. of Texas Southwestern Children’s Medical Center
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Postdoc Associate: 2012-2016
TED Fellow
Position(s): Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University
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PhD Student: 2011 – 2018
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship – two time Honorable Mention
Position(s): Postdoc, University of California, Berkeley; Private Industry
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Postdoc Associate: 2014-2018
NIH National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellow
Position(s): Assistant Professor, Emory University
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PhD Student: 2015-2020
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Position(s): NIH DP5 Fellow, University of Colorado, Boulder
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PhD Student: 2011-2020
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Position(s): Postdoc, Cornell University (M. Gonzalez, A. Burrow)
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Postdoc Associate: 2017-2020
Position(s): Assistant Professor, Fu Jen Catholic University
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Postdoc Associate: 2017-2021
Position(s): Assistant Professor, Salisbury University
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PhD Student: 2016 – 2021
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship – Honorable Mention
Position(s): Postdoc, Harvard University
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