Heather Hoffmann
Professor of Psychology, Chair of Neuroscience Program
2 East South Street
Galesburg, IL 61401-4999
309-341-7267
E-mail: hhoffman@knox.edu
Many Knox neuroscience majors embark on successful careers upon completion of their undergraduate degree. Others pursue graduate study. Among the Knox alumni who majored in neuroscience or related fields are the following:
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Behavioral Endocrinology, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts. Noah Sandstrom '94. Psychology Major.
ER Resident, St. Vincent Medical Center, Sylvania, Ohio. Wally Elrod '94. Biochemistry Independent Major.
Manager, SimplyRehab, Tinley Park, Illinois. Tasha Weatherspoon '96. Biology Major.
Graduate Student, Program in Computational Neuroscience, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Noah Schwartz '98. Psychology Major.
Neurosurgical Resident, Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Ronnie Hammers '99. Biology-Psychology Independent Major.
Graduate Student, Program in Behavioral Neuroscience, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York. Stacie Miller '03, Psychology Major.
Graduate Student, Ph.D. Program in Neuropsychology, City University of New York, New York, New York. Anna Obraztsova '01. Psychology Major.
Nurse, Pediatrics Clinic, Atlanta, Georgia. Sumi Chatani '00. Biopsychology Major.
Graduate Student, Ph.D. Program in Human Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Kim Ferguson '02. Developmental Psychobiology Major.
Medical Student, University of Iowa Medical School, Iowa City. Erin McCune '03. Biological Psychology Major.
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois. Dorothy Kozlowski '90. Psychology Major.Medical Student, Ph.D. in Neurobiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Andrew Prendergast '07.
Hannah Fidoten, a computer science and economics double-major, developed an Honors project that encourages local schoolchildren to pursue studies in STEM subjects -- science, technology, engineering, and math.
James Beard Award-winning author Paul Greenberg delivers the EquiKnox sustainability lecture centered on his best-welling book, Four Fish, and meets with Knox students to discuss his environmental research and writing. Related events include a sustainability fair and seafood dinner.
Guest speaker Joseph Gallian, a University of Minnesota-Duluth professor, explains to a Knox College audience how he deciphered the complicated method by which some states assigned driver's license numbers. The event was part of the MathTalks lecture series at Knox.
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