Circuits, Systems, & Behavior Neuroscience

Discovering how complex signals encode behavior

The Halladay Lab is part of the fastest growing major at its University, Neuroscience at Santa Clara Univeristy, and is housed within the Department of Psychology.

News:

12.18.19

Lindsay Halladay and colleagues at

the NIAAA published an article in

Biological Psychiatry, identifying a

corticostriatal circuit involved in

regulating punished ethanol seeking.

SCU issued a press release for the study here.

10.19.19

The Halladay lab traveled to Chicago, IL to present their work at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. Max Bjorni received a travel award from the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience. Other presenting RAs included Hannah Henderson, Natalie Rovero, and Alex Quan.

7.26.19

Lindsay Halladay traveled to SRI International to present the lab's research on neural and behavioral regulation of ethanol-seeking behavior.

7.11.19

Max Bjorni was selected to receive a competitive travel award by Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) to present his research at this year's upcoming Society for Neuroscience meeting in October. See you in Chicago!

6.12.19

Huge congratulations to DeNardo Scholar and lab RA Malia Belnap, on her graduation from SCU!

5.17.19

The Halladay lab attended and presented four posters at the Bay Area Brain Symposium, co-organized and hosted by Lindsay Halladay, the Vice President of the Bay Area Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience (SFN). RAs Max Bjorni, Natalie Rovero, and Alex Quan brought home their second 'Best Poster' award in just two weeks, for their work on adulthood behavioral and neural consequences of early life adversities on reward seeking.

5.4.19

Halladay Lab RAs presented their research at the Western Psychology Conference for Undergraduate Research, where Max Bjorni, Natalie Rovero, and Alex Quan  won the award for best poster. Their work examines how developmental

adversities such as

early life stress and

adolescent alcohol

exposure impact adult-

hood reward seeking.

5.2.19

DeNardo Science Scholars Malia Belnap and Max Bjorni were selected to present their research on neural correlates of social behavior and ethanol reward preference at the Sigma Xi poster session at SCU.

5.2.19

Max Bjorni was honored with

the prestigious DeNardo

Science Scholar award, a two

year grant to conduct research on neural circuits underlying stress-induced drinking behavior. Hannah Henderson and Noel Del Toro were each awarded a De Novo Science Scholar summer research grant. Natalie Rovero and Alex Quan received summer research grants from SCU's innovative REAL program. Huge accomplishments all around!

4.17.19

Lindsay Halladay presented the lab's undergraduate-led research at the BNA Festival for Neuroscience meeting. Research examines neural correlates of pro-social behaviors.

1.28.19

Lindsay Halladay traveled to Aspen, CO to present two invited talks at the Winter Conference on Brain Research. Findings of the NCSB lab identified a neural substrate for alcohol-induced anxiety alleviation. Additional research identfiied a corticostriatal pathway mediating ethanol seeking in the face of adverse consequences.

9.15.18

We're helping reactivate the

Bay Area Chapter for the

Society for Neuroscience!

Interested in becoming a

member? Click to let us know!

And see you in San Diego at SFN!

9.6.18

Lindsay Halladay joins the Editorial Board for the Journal of Neuroscience Research as an Associate Editor.

8.9.18

Research Assistant Malia Belnap featured on Santa Clara's website in "Neuroscience Student Researches Anxiety-Alcoholism Connection"

5.31.18

Halladay lab students Gigi Etem and Hannah Henderson present data at SCU's end of the year Neuroscience event

5.30.18

Lindsay Halladay interview

for Discover Magazine article:

A Bleary Unicorn: The Elusive Hangover Cure

5.23.18

Lindsay Halladay heads to her alma mater, Cal State San Bernardino to speak about her research and career path as part of CSUSB's MARC program.

5.2.18

Malia Belnap featured on SCU Psychology site for her recent achievement as 2018 DeNardo Scholar

3.22.18 

Research assistant Malia Belnap

selected for DeNardo Science

Scholar Award, a prestigious two-

year grant to lead a project at

Santa Clara University

3.5.18

Exciting data collected by Gigi Etem, Max Bjorni,

Sohrab Sami, and Hannah Henderson presented at GRC:

Alcohol and the Nervous System

1.26.18

Halladay Lab

highlighted in article

Opening Doors &

Opening the Mind

10.12.17

Article: SCU Psychology Department welcomes Dr. Halladay