20 faculty and 0 courses in Neuroscience at College of William & Mary.
- Christopher A. Del Negro, Chancellor Professor of Applied Science h-index 38
Neurophysiology, Motor Pattern Generation
Notable: “Looking for inspiration: new perspectives on respiratory rhythm” (2006) · 836 citations
- Michael Deschenes, Chancellor Professor of Health Sciences h-index 36
Physiology Neuromuscular Junction Education Ph.D. University of Connecticut, 1992 M.A. University of Connecticut, 1983 B.S. University of Maine, 1980 Courses Taught Human Physiology (KINE 304) Statistics and Evaluation (KINE 394) Cellu
- Greg Conradi Smith, Professor of Applied Science h-index 32
Mathematical Aspects of Cellular Biophysics and Neuroscience
- Margaret Saha, Chancellor Professor h-index 30
Molecular genetics of early vertebrate embryogenesis, particularly in the development of the nervous system Teaching From Discovery to Knowledge (aka Phage Lab) Engineering Life Bioengineering and Synthetic Biology Developmental Biolo
Notable: “A Broadly Implementable Research Course in Phage Discovery and Genomics for First-Year Undergraduate Students” (2014) · 511 citations
- Catherine Forestell, Professor of Psychological Sciences h-index 29
My research interests intersect the areas of learning and memory, developmental psychology, and sensation and perception, with a specific focus on the mechanisms involved in the development and maintenance of food preferences and eating hab
- Pamela S. Hunt, Professor and Chair of Psychological Sciences h-index 27
Development psychobiology Neural basis of memory Alcohol and memory Educational Background B.A. Framingham State College, Framingham, MA M.A. State University of New York at Binghamton Ph.D. State University of New York at Binghamton Brief
Notable: “Transcription factor NF-E2 is required for platelet formation independent of the actions of thrombopoeitin/MGDF in megakaryocyte development” (1995) · 701 citations
- Joshua A. Burk, Professor of Psychological Sciences h-index 25
Studying the neural basis of attention and the underlying neural circuits for attentional dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease and schizophrenia. Along with Prof. Cheryl Dickter , Josh also co-leads an autism research lab that p
Notable: “Differential cortical acetylcholine release in rats performing a sustained attention task versus behavioral control tasks that do not explicitly tax attention” (2002) · 195 citations
- Cheryl Dickter, Professor of Psychological Sciences h-index 24
My main area of research focuses on using a social cognitive approach to examine how individuals perceive members of different social groups. More specifically, I am interested in how attention is allocated to members of different social gr
Notable: “Strategic control and medial frontal negativity: Beyond errors and response conflict” (2005) · 393 citations
- Paul Kieffaber, Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences h-index 19
At the core of my research program is the study of attention & cognitive control using behavioral measures and electroencephalography (EEG/ERP) in an effort to improve our understanding about the nature of the implementation of these co
Notable: “Event‐related potential correlates of task switching and switch costs” (2005) · 230 citations
- Eric Bradley, Professor and Chair of Applied Science h-index 19
Mechanisms of reproductive inhibition and is currently studying the endocrine disrupting effects of low level exposure to mercury. He has chaired the departments of Applied Science, Mathematics, and currently Biology. He has been fully i
- Peter Vishton, Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences h-index 17
Cognitive, Perceptual, and motor development Interaction of vision and action systems Visually-Guided Action Visual Perception Computational Vision and Motor Control Human-Computer Interface Educational Background B.A. with High Honors, Psy
Notable: “Rule Learning by Seven-Month-Old Infants” (1999) · 1,255 citations
- Robin Looft-Wilson, Ken Kambis Professor of Health Sciences h-index 15
Cardiovascular Physiology, Exercise Physiology, Environmental Physiology Background Professor Looft-Wilson has spent her research career trying to understand how the cardiovascular system adapts and changes to the stressors of modern life.&
- Stephanie Caligiuri, Assistant Professor of Health Sciences h-index 15
Clinical Nutrition Background While conducting nutrition intervention clinical trials, Dr. Caligiuri quickly realized that behavior modification was one of the most difficult hurdles in patient care. As a result, she ventured from the disci
- Jennifer Bestman, Director of Neuroscience; Associate Professor of Biology h-index 12
- Jennifer A. Stevens, Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences h-index 1
Cognitive neuroscience of representation, perception, and execution of action Motor recovery in patient populations Educational Background B.A. Psychology & Philosophy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH M.A. Emory University
Notable: “A whole-brain voxel-based analysis of structural abnormalities in PTSD: An ENIGMA-PGC study” (2025) · 5 citations
- Berit Hartjen, Assistant Teaching Professor of Neuroscience
- Brian Rabinovitz, Associate Teaching Professor of Psychological Sciences
- Christy Porter, Neuroscience Coordinator; Teaching Professor of Psychological Sciences
- Megan Raddatz, Assistant Teaching Professor of Neuroscience
- Robert Barnet, Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences
Animal learning and cognition Neural basis of learning and memory Educational Background Ph.D. Experimental Psychology, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York M.A. Experimental Psychology, State University of New Y
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.