Department of
Neuroscience

Faculty & Staff

Faculty


A photo of Ariel Agmon.
Ariel Agmon, PhD
Position
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-0602
A photo of Charles Anderson.
Charles Anderson, PhD
Position
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-6290
A photo of Albert Berrebi.
Albert S Berrebi, PhD
Positions
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
Assistant Vice President for Research, Research & Graduate Education
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-2357
A photo of Julie Brefczynski-Lewis.
Julie Brefczynski-Lewis, PhD
Positions
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Research Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-4820
A photo of Candice Brown.
Candice M. Brown
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-0589
A photo of Omid Dehzangi.
Omid Dehzangi, PhD
Position
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
A photo of Elizabeth Engler-Chiurazzi.
Elizabeth Engler-Chiurazzi, PhD
Position
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-0503
A photo of Victor Finomore.
Victor Finomore
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Physiology and Pharmacology
Phone
304-293-5378
A photo of Scott Galster.
Scott Galster, PhD
Positions
Director of Human Performance, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Physiology and Pharmacology
A photo of Joshua Hagen.
Joshua Hagen, PhD
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Director, Human Performance Innovation Center, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
A photo of James Lewis.
James W. Lewis, PhD
Positions
Teaching Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-1517
A photo of Randy Nelson.
Randy Nelson
Positions
Professor & Chair, Department of Neuroscience
Hazel Ruby McQuain Chair for Neurological Research; Director, Basic Science Research, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
A photo of Xuefang Ren.
Xuefang "Sophie" Ren, MD
Positions
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Research Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
Research Assistant Professor; Director, Experimental Stroke Core, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-581-1892
A photo of Bernard Schreurs.
Bernard G Schreurs, PhD
Positions
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Director, West Virginia Alzheimer's Disease Registry, Physiology and Pharmacology
Phone
304-293-0497
A photo of Vincent Setola.
Vincent S. Setola, PhD
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology
PI/Director - Laboratory of Neuroscience and Genetics of Substance Abuse, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Phone
304-293-1512
A photo of Shobhana Sivaramakrishnan.
Shobhana Sivaramakrishnan
Positions
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
Phone
304-293-2457
A photo of Eric Tucker.
Eric Tucker
Positions
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-0590
A photo of James Walton.
James Walton
Position
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-3490
A photo of Kate Weil.
Kate Karelina Weil, PhD
Position
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
A photo of Zachary Weil.
Zachary Weil, PhD
Position
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
A photo of HanTing Zhang.
HanTing "Hunter" Zhang, MD, PhD
Positions
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-1488

Joint Faculty

A photo of Karen Anderson.
Karen Anderson, PhD
Positions
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-2001
A photo of Michael Ang-Rabanes.
Michael Ang-Rabanes
Positions
Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Department of Neuroscience
A photo of Sadie Bergeron.
Sadie Bergeron, PhD
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-5223
A photo of James Berry.
James H. Berry, DO
Positions
Associate Professor/Interim Chair, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-5323
A photo of Melissa Blank.
Melissa Blank, PhD
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology; Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Faculty Researcher, WV Prevention Research Center
A photo of SoHyun Boo.
SoHyun Boo, MD
Positions
Neuroradiology, Radiology
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-3091
A photo of Nicholas Brandmeir.
Nicholas Brandmeir, MD, MS
Positions
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-598-6127
A photo of Jeffrey Carpenter.
Jeffrey S. Carpenter, MD
Positions
Professor, Radiology
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-6898
A photo of Rudolph Castellani.
Rudolph Castellani, MD
Positions
Professor, Pathology, Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-1625
A photo of Christopher Cifarelli.
Christopher P. Cifarelli, MD, PhD, FAANS, FACS, BC
Positions
Director Gamma Knife; Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
Phone
304-598-6127
A photo of Andrew Dacks.
Andrew M. Dacks, PhD
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-3205
A photo of Kevin Daly.
Kevin Daly, PhD
Positions
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-5201
A photo of A. Courtney DeVries-Nelson.
A. Courtney DeVries-Nelson, PhD
Positions
Professor, Medicine
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Vice President for Faculty Mentoring, Research & Graduate Education
Phone
304-293-5843
A photo of Judith Feinberg.
Judith Feinberg, MD
Positions
Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-5861
A photo of Werner Geldenhuys.
Werner Geldenhuys, PhD, MS
Positions
Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-581-1683
A photo of Robert Goodman.
Robert L Goodman, PhD
Positions
Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-1496
A photo of Valeriya Gritsenko.
Valeriya Gritsenko, PhD
Positions
Associate Professor, Human Performance - Physical Therapy
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-7719
A photo of Marc Haut.
Marc W. Haut, PhD, ABPP-CN
Positions
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, WVU Cancer Institute Clinics
Phone
304-293-5294
A photo of Stanley Hileman.
Stanley M Hileman, PhD
Positions
Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-1502
A photo of Jason Huber.
Jason D. Huber, PhD
Positions
Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-1474
A photo of Steven Kinsey.
Steven Kinsey, PhD
Position
Associate Professor, Area Coordinator, Department of Psychology; Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
A photo of Gregory Konat.
Gregory W. Konat, PhD, MS, LM
Positions
Professor, Biochemistry
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-0594
A photo of Lothar Krinke.
Lothar Krinke, PhD
Position
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
A photo of Laura Lander.
Laura R. Lander, MSW, LICSW
Positions
Addiction Therapist, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-5323
A photo of Joonhee Lee.
Joonhee Lee, PhD
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-4920
A photo of Mark Lee.
Mark R Lee, MD, PhD, MBA, FAANS, FACS
Position
Professor and Chairman, Neurosurgery
Phone
304-598-6127
A photo of Justin Legleiter.
Justin Legleiter, PhD
Positions
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-0175
A photo of Paul Lockman.
Paul Lockman, PhD, BSN
Positions
Assistant Vice President of Experimental Therapeutics, Research & Graduate Education
Professor, Benedum Fellow and the Mylan Endowed Chair, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Senior Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives, School of Pharmacy, Office of the Dean
Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
Associate Director for Translational Research, WVU Cancer Institute Administration
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-0944
A photo of James Mahoney.
James J. Mahoney, PhD
Positions
Assistant Professor/Clinical Neuropsychologist, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-598-4740
A photo of Gary Marsat.
Gary Marsat, PhD
Positions
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-2126
A photo of Patrick Marshalek.
Patrick J. Marshalek, MD
Positions
Associate Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Pain Management, Clinical Faculty, Anesthesiology
Phone
304-293-5323
A photo of Kris Martens.
Kris Martens, PhD
Position
Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
A photo of Peter Mathers.
Peter Mathers, PhD
Positions
Associate Professor, Biochemistry
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-0271
A photo of Gordon Meares.
Gordon P. Meares, PhD
Positions
Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-6260
A photo of Rashi Mehta.
Rashi Mehta, MD
Positions
Associate Professor, Radiology
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-3091
A photo of Liv Miller.
Liv E Miller, PsyD, ABPP-CN
Positions
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-5323
A photo of Mark Miller.
Mark Miller, MD
Positions
Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Dana Farnsworth Chair of Education in Psychiatry, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-5323
A photo of Hawley Montgomery-Downs.
Hawley Montgomery-Downs, PhD
Positions
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology; Coordinator, Behavioral Neuroscience Training Program, Department of Neuroscience
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-1761
A photo of J. Odom.
J. Vernon Odom, PhD
Positions
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-598-6959
A photo of Ansaar Rai.
Ansaar T. Rai, MD
Positions
Professor and Vice Chair Clinical Operations MD, Radiology
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-3091
A photo of Visvanathan Ramamurthy.
Visvanathan Ramamurthy, PhD
Positions
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Professor, Biochemistry
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-598-6925
A photo of Ali Rezai.
Ali Rezai, MD, BC, FAANS
Positions
Executive Chair, Vice President of Neuroscience, Associate Dean, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Director, Neurosurgery
John D. Rockefeller IV tenured professor in neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-3368
A photo of David Scarisbrick.
David Scarisbrick, PhD
Positions
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
A photo of David Siderovski.
David P Siderovski, PhD
Positions
Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-4991
A photo of James Simpkins.
James W Simpkins, PhD
Positions
Professor, Interim Chair, Physiology and Pharmacology
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-7430
A photo of David Smith.
David M Smith, PhD
Positions
Associate Professor, Biochemistry
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Member, WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs
Associate Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-9521
A photo of Richard Vaglienti.
Richard Vaglienti, MD, MBA, DABA, DABPM
Positions
Pain Management, Clinical Faculty, Anesthesiology
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-598-6216
A photo of Cole Vonder Haar.
Cole Vonder Haar, PhD
Positions
Assistant Professor,Department of Psychology; Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant professor, behavioral neuroscience, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-1787
A photo of Edwin Wan.
Edwin Wan
Positions
Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-6293
A photo of Shuo Wang.
Shuo Wang, PhD
Positions
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering; Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
A photo of David Watson.
David Watson, MD, FAAN
Positions
Chairman and Associate Professor, Neurology
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-598-6127
A photo of Erin Winstanley.
Erin Winstanley, PhD
Positions
Associate Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
A photo of Sergiy Yakovenko.
Sergiy Yakovenko, PhD
Positions
Associate Professor, Human Performance - Exercise Physiology
Assistant Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Phone
304-293-7316
A photo of Wanhong Zheng.
Wanhong Zheng, MD, MSc, MA
Positions
Associate Professor, Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-5323
 
Staff
 
A photo of Cassandra George.
Cassandra D George
Positions
Business Operations Specialist, Department of Neuroscience
Business Operations Specialist, Physiology and Pharmacology
A photo of Morgan Prunty.
Morgan Prunty, MA
Position
Program Assistant II, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-3515
A photo of Matthew Scott.
Matthew Scott
Positions
Financial Operations Specialist, Department of Neuroscience
Financial Operations Specialist, Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Financial Operations Spec., Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
Phone
304-293-2930
A photo of Erica Stewart.
Erica Stewart, MBA
Position
Senior Business Operations Specialist, Department of Neuroscience
Phone
304-293-6289