Angela Henricks

Biography

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• Assistant professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Psychology
• Faculty, Neuroscience Program within the College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience

Classes Taught

• Psychology 372: Biological Basis of Behavior
• Psychology 470: Motivation

Research Interests

• Substance use disorder and co-occurring mental illness
• Impact of early life stressors on brain development
• Sex differences and hormonal influences
• Neural circuit dynamics and machine learning

Work in my lab focuses on understanding the neurobiological underpinnings of substance use disorder. We use translational approaches to identify neural circuits associated with addictive behavior and addiction development, often in the context of co-occurring mental illness. Since females have historically been understudied in preclinical addiction research, my lab is particularly focused on characterizing sex differences in the neurobiological mechanisms underlying addiction, with the aim of enhancing our ability to translate preclinical findings to clinical populations. Our ultimate goal is to contribute to the development of personalized, effective therapies for substance use disorder and mental illness in women and men.

Selected Publications

• Henricks AM, Sullivan EDK, Dwiel LL, Keus KM, Adner ED, Green AI, Doucette WT. Sex differences in the ability of corticostriatal oscillations to predict rodent alcohol consumption. Biol Sex Differ. 2019 Dec 18;10(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s13293-019-0276-0
• Henricks AM, Dwiel LL, Deveau NH, Simon AA, Ruiz-Jaquez MJ, Green AI, Doucette WT. Corticostriatal Oscillations Predict High vs. Low Drinkers in a Rat Model of Limited Access Alcohol Consumption. Front Syst Neurosci. 2019 Aug 13;13:35. doi: 10.3389/fnsys.2019.00035
• Whitfield-Gabrieli S, Fischer AS, Henricks AM, Khokhar JY, Roth RM, Brunette MF, Green AI. Understanding marijuana’s effects on functional connectivity of the default mode network in patients with schizophrenia and co-occurring cannabis use disorder: A pilot investigation. Schizophr Res. 2018 Apr;194:70-77. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2017.07.029
• Henricks AM, Berger AL, Lugo JM, Baxter-Potter LN, Bieniasz KV, Petrie G, Sticht MA, Hill MN, McLaughlin RJ. Sex- and hormone-dependent alterations in alcohol withdrawal-induced anxiety and corticolimbic endocannabinoid signaling. Neuropharmacology. 2017 Sep 15;124:121-133. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.05.023
• Henricks AM, Berger AL, Lugo JM, Baxter-Potter LN, Bieniasz KV, Craft RM, McLaughlin RJ. Sex differences in alcohol consumption and alterations in nucleus accumbens endocannabinoid mRNA in alcohol-dependent rats. Neuroscience. 2016 Oct 29;335:195-206. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.08.032