Office Address: 380C Gilmer Hall

Biography

Erin Clabough is a neuroscientist trained as a molecular biologist. She received her BA in Psychology, holds a PhD in Neuroscience from the UVA Medical School, and she completed a postdoc in Neuroscience/Biomedical Engineering at UVA. She teaches about the neural basis of behavior, as well as the nature of consciousness and empathy, using experiential learning as the primary mode of teaching. Her research interests include neurodevelopment, neurodegeneration, synaptic plasticity, and the development of knowledge models that better engage learners, support neural literacy, and enhance well-being.

Selected Recent Publications

Clabough, E.B.D., Aspili, C., Fussy, W.S., Ingersoll, J.D., Kislyakov, A., Li, E.S., Su, M-J, Wiles, D.B., Watson, T.E., Willy, A.J., Vinyard, H.T., Mollica, P.J. III, Taylor, J.V., Smith, C.W., Roark, D.A., Tabrani, Z.P., Thomas, H.L., Shin, M., Venton, B. J., Hayes, D., & Sipe, C.W. (2023). Huntingtin plays a role in the physiological response to ethanol in Drosophila. Journal of Huntington's Disease, 12(3):241-252. DOI: 10.3233/JHD-230581

Clabough, E.B.D., Kaplan, E., Hermeyer, D., Zimmerman, T., Chamberlin, J., & Wantman, S. (2022). The secret life of baby turtles: A novel system to predict hatchling emergence, detect infertile nests, and remotely monitor sea turtle nest events. PLoS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275088

Clabough, E., Ingersoll, J., Reekes, T., Gleichsner, A., & Ryan, A. (2021). Acute ethanol exposure during synaptogenesis rapidly alters medium spiny neuron morphology and synaptic protein expression in the dorsal striatum. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(1), 290. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23010290

Clabough, E. (2019). Second Nature: How Parents Can Use Neuroscience to Help Kids Develop Empathy, Creativity, and Self-Control. United States: Sounds True, ISBN 9781683640790, Audible