Research Scientist, New York State Psychiatric Instittute
Awards and Professional Activities 2007 - Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology Scholar 2006 - NIH Scientific Review MESH Study Section, NIH 2005 - 2008 Treasurer, International Society for Developmental Psychobiology 2004 - New York State Psychiatric Institute Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) 2000 - Columbia University Department of Psychiatry Special Mentor Award 1995 - Faculty, NIMH Post-doctoral Training Program in Psychobiological Sciences
2007 - 2008 Columbia Brain-Gut Initiative Award: “Maternal Behavior, Oxytocin and Vasopressin in Selectively Bred Rats “ ROLE: PI
2005 NARSAD Young Investigator Award: “Gene Expression and QTL Mapping in Rats Selectively Bred for Infant Anxiety” ROLE: PI
2006 - 2008 NIMH R21MH077863 “Formation of Infant/Father Social Relationships: Mechanisms and Modulators” ROLE: Co-Principle Investigator
Undergraduate: University of Massachusetts, B.A., 1972 - 1976
Graduate: City University of New York, Ph.D., 1978 - 1984
Post-Graduate: Columbia University Medical School, NIH Postdoctoral Award in Psychobiology, 1985 - 1987
Post-Graduate: Rutgers University, NIH Postdoctoral Award in Neuroscience, 1986
Board Certifications: Psychologist, State of New York
• Developmental Neuroscience
• Child Development
• Child and Adult Neuropsychology
Address:
NYS Psychiatric Institute Room 4911D Unit/Box:40 1051 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212-543-5711 Fax: 212-543-6922
My interests encompass the neurobiological determinants of the development of temperament and behavior in young animals and humans.
1. Brunelli SA, Hofer MA: Selective breeding for infant rat separation-induced ultrasonic vocalizations: developmental precursors of passive and active coping styles. Behavioral Brain Research 2007;182(2): 193-207
2. Brunelli SA : Selective breeding for an infant phenotype: Rat pup ultrasonic vocalization (USV. Behavior Genetics 2005;35(1): 53-65
3. Muller JM, Brunelli SA, Moore H, Myers MM, Shair HN : Maternally modulated infant separation responses are regulated by D2-family dopamine receptors. Behavioral Neuroscience 2005;119(5): 1384-8
4. Schechter DS, Myers MM, Brunelli SA, Coates SW, Zeanah CH Jr., Davies M, Grienenberger JF, Marshall RD, McCaw JE, Trabka KA, Liebowitz MR : Traumatized mothers can change their minds about their toddlers: Understanding how a novel use of video-feedback supports positive change of maternal attributions . Infant Mental Health Journal 2006;27(5): 429-447
5. Schechter DS, Brunelli SA, Cunningham N, Brown J, Baca P : Mother-daughter relationships and child sexual abuse: A pilot study of 35 dyads . Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic 2002;66(1): 39-60
