Nancy Collie
Hutner College

 Nancy is a rising junior at Hunter College pursuing a degree in Behavioral Neurobiology with minors in chemistry and math.
 
Currently, she is spending the summer at Vanderbilt working in the Stress and Early Adversity Lab under Dr. Kathryn Humphreys, investigating the effect of prenatal opioid exposure on individual differences in impulsivity and cognitive control. She is excited to begin working with Dr. Nesha Burghardt’s lab upon returning to New York.
 
Nancy’s future research interests center around the behavioral outcomes of neural networks, and identifying neural architecture related to these behaviors. Her primary interest is in determining the neural mechanisms of maladaptive behavior, and what accounts for inter-individual variability in self-control. By increasing specificity of the neural basis and biological understanding contributing to the behavior broadly categorized as “impulse control”, we will be better able to understand the dysfunctions of these circuits, and how they lead to maladaptive behavior. Further interests include the neurobiological impact and system-wide physiological effects experienced after a sexually traumatic event, specifically involving HPA axis dysregulation. Nancy has a particular passion for the intersect of policy, law, and neuroscience, and hopes to influence research that has application in a variety of disciplines.