DEGREES EARNED / CERTIFICATIONS / PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Ph.D. Biological Sciences, 2018, Carnegie Mellon University
B.S. Biology, 2012, Seton Hill University
PRIMARY COURSES TAUGHT
BIOL 224 Human Biology
BIOL 261 Human Anatomy & Physiology I Lab
BIOL 165 Principles of Biology I Lab
BIOL 262 Human Anatomy & Physiology II Lab
BIOL 166 Principles of Biology II Lab
INQ 100 Freshman Inquiry Seminar: Why do I forget what I study?
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
Willard, A.M., Isett, B.R., Whalen, T.C., Mastro, K.J., Ki, C.S., Mao, X., and A.H.
Gittis. (2019). "State transitions in the substantia nigra reticulata predict the
onset of motor deficits in models of progressive dopamine depletion in mice." eLife.
8. PMID: 30839276.
Willard, A.M., and A.H. Gittis (2015). "Dopamine system: Mapping neural circuits with
CLARITY."eLife 4. PMID: 26452201. Preview.
Willard, A. M., Bouchard R. S., and A. H. Gittis (2015). "Differential degradation
of motor deficits during gradual dopamine depletion with 6-hydroxydopamine in mice."
Neuroscience 301: 254-267. PMID: 26067595.
Willard, A. M., and D.J. Brasier. (2014). "Controversies in Neuroscience: A Literature-Based
Course for First Year Undergraduates that Improves Scientific Confidence While Teaching
Concepts." J Undergrad Neurosci Educ 12(2): A159-166. PMID: 24693264.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Graduate Student Service Award, 2017, Carnegie Mellon University
Predoctoral Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (F31), 2016, National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Graduate Student Teaching Award, 2016, Carnegie Mellon University
Richard King Mellon Foundation Presidential Fellowship in the Life Sciences, 2015,
Carnegie Mellon University
Dolmetsch Carnegie Graduate Fellowship, 2014, Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition
NIH Predoctoral Training Grant in Basic Neuroscience Fellowship (T32), 2013, Carnegie
Mellon University & University of Pittsburgh
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Society for Neuroscience
National Organization of Gay & Lesbian Scientists & Technical Professionals