Faculty and Staff Profiles

• PhD Psychology - University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee - 2001
• MS Psychology - Kansas State University - 1998
• BA Psychology - University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee - 1995

• Associate Chair of Learning Initiatives, Psychology - University of Memphis - January 2020 - present
• Graduate Director, Psychology - University of Memphis - August 2022 - present
• Professor, Psychology - University of Memphis - August 2022 - present
• Associate Professor, Psychology - University of Memphis - September 2014 - August 2022
• Assistant Professor, Psychology - University of Memphis - July 2008 - August 2014
• Visiting Research Assistant Professor, Comparative Biosciences - University of Illinois - November 2005 – August 2008
• Post-doctoral Research Associate, Comparative Biosciences - University of Illinois - September 2004 – November 2005
• Post-doctoral Fellow, School of Medicine - Indiana University - January 2002 – September 2004

• PI Millionaire - University of Memphis Division of Research and Innovation - 2022
• Dunavant Professorship - University of Memphis - 2022
• Patricia Rodier Mid-Career Award in Research and Mentoring - Developmental Neurotoxicology Society/Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention - 2018
• W. Russell Smith Teaching Award - University of Memphis College of Arts and Sciences - 2016
• Michael B. and Shirly L. Lupfer Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award - University of Memphis Department of Psychology - 2012
• College of Arts and Sciences Travel Enrichment Award - University of Memphis - 2011
• Phi Kappa Phi - University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee - 1994
• Psi Chi Psychology National Honor Society - University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee - 1994

• Research Design and Methods (graduate) - University of Memphis
• Careers in Psychology - University of Memphis
• Research and Statistics II - University of Memphis
• Physiological Psychology - University of Memphis

• REU Site: Memphis Neuroscience Techniques and Research Training Program (NeuroSTART). Role on Project: Primary Investigator - NSF 2051105 - $285,908 total costs - 05/15/2021 – 05/14/2023
• Critical Review and Analysis of Barriers to Entry for Post-Secondary Women in Physical Sciences and the Impact of the Pandemic on an Already Imperfect Culture. Role on project: Co-Investigator - Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) - $68,105 total costs - 04/01/2021 – 03/31/2022
• Identifying the neurophysiological basis of risky decision-making. Role on project: Co-Investigator - NIH R15DA046797 - $395,791 total costs - 07/01/2019 – 06/30/2022
• Enteral nutrition with InCog enhances brain development after preterm birth. Role on project: Co-Investigator - Enzymotec - $128,703 total costs - 07/11/2014 - 04/30/2015
• Assessment of Psychostimulant Addiction Risk Following Developmental PCB Exposure. Role on Project: Primary Investigator - NIH R00ES015428 - $722,099 total costs - 03/01/2009 – 11/30/2012
• Assessment of Psychostimulant Addiction Risk Following Developmental PCB Exposure. Role on Project: Primary Investigator - NIH K99ES015428 - $179,806 total costs - 12/01/2006 - 10/30/2008
• Substance Abuse Vulnerability in LPHN3 Knockout Rats - University of Memphis Bridge Funding - $6500 - 02/01/2020-06/30/2020
• Dopamine Dysfunction in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex in Two Rodent models of ADHD - University of Memphis College of Arts and Sciences External Funding Stimulus (EFS) Research Grant - $10,000 - 07/01/2018-06/30/2019
• The Effects of Developmental Exposure to PCBs on Cocaine Self-Administration - University of Memphis Faculty Research Grant - $6500 - 07/01/2009-06/30/2010

• University of Memphis - College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Curriculum Committee - 2022 - present
• University of Memphis - Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) - 2014 - present
• University of Memphis - Chemical Hygiene Committee - 2018 - present
• University of Memphis - University Undergraduate Council Social Sciences Representative (elected position) - 2011 - 2018
• University of Memphis - College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Curriculum Committee - 2011 - 2018, 2020 - 2022
• University of Memphis - Department of Psychology Undergraduate Advisory Committee [C] - 2009 - present
• Neurotoxicology and Teratology - Section Editor - 2017 - present
• Developmental Neurotoxicology Society - President - 2018-2019
• Society of Toxicology Neurotoxicology Specialty Section - Counselor - 2016-2018
• Developmental Neurotoxicology Society - Treasurer - 2011-2015
• Neurobehavioral Teratology Society - Publications Committee for Neurotoxicology and Teratology - 2010-2012
• Neurobehavioral Teratology Society - Finance Committee [C] - 2007-2009

• Miller, M.M. & Sable, H.J.K. (2018). Developmental exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls induces deficits in inhibitory control and may enhance substance abuse risk. In W. Slikker, Jr., M.G. Paule, and C. Wang (Eds.), Handbook of Developmental Neurotoxicology (2^nd edition), Academic Press: San Diego, CA, pp. 467-476. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-809405-1.00041-9

• Sable, H.J.K. Paige, N.B., Nalan, P.A., Pace, R.L., Hicks, C.B., Regan, S.L., Williams, M., Vorhees, C.V. & Lester, D.B. (2025). Phasic dopamine release in two different rat models of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHR) versus Lphn3 knockout rats. Neuroscience, 567, 150-162.

• Honeywell, K.M., Freels, T.G., McWain, M.A., Chaffin, A.S., Nolen, H.G., Sable, H.J., & Lester, D.B. (2024). Indirect and direct cannabinoid agonists differentially affect mesolimbic dopamine release and related behaviors. Behavioral Neuroscience, 138, 108-124.

• Sable, H.J.K. & Lester, D.B. (2024). Memphis NeuroSTART program: promoting student success and diversity of applicants to neuroscience graduate programs. Journal of Neuroscience Education, 22, A246-A255.

• Ibrahim, B.A., Louie, J., Shinagawa, Y., Xiao, G., Asilador, A.R., Sable, H.J.K, Schantz, S.L., & Llano, D.A. (2023). Developmental exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls prevents recovery from noise-induced hearing loss and disrupts the functional organization of the inferior colliculus. Journal of Neuroscience, 43, 4580-4597. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0030-23.2023

• Carbajal, M.S., Bounmy, A. J.-C., Harrison, O.B., Nolen, H.,G. Regan, S.L Williams, M.T., & Vorhees, C.V., and & Sable, H.J.K. (2023). Impulsive choice in two different rat models of ADHD – Spontaneously Hypertensive and Lphn3 knockout rats, Frontiers in Neuroscience, 17, 1094218. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1094218
• Sable, H.J.K., Lester, D.B., Potter, J.L., Nolen, H.G., Cruthird, D.M., Estes, L.M., Johnson, A.D., Regan, S.L., Williams, M.T., & Vorhees, C.V. (2021). An Assessment of Executive Function in Two Different Rat Models of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Spontaneously Hyperactive Versus Lphn3 Knockout Rats. Genes, Brain and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1111/gbb.12767
  

• Brewer, L.M, Holdford, M.M., Holloway, Z.R., Sable, J.J., Andrasik, F., & Sable, H.J.K. (2021). Isoflurane effects on the N1 and other long-latency auditory evoked potentials in Wistar rats. Neuroscience Research, 173, 71-79. doi: 10.1016/j.neures.2021.06.004

• Sable, H.J., MacDonnchadh, J.J., Lee, H.W., Butawan, M., Simpson, R.N., Matney, K.M., & Bloomer, R.J. (2021). Working memory and hippocampal expression of BDNF, ARC, and P-STAT3 in rats: Effects of diet and exercise. Nutritional Neuroscience, 16, 1-14. doi: 10.1080/1028415X.2021.1885230
• Holloway, Z.R., Paige, N.B., Comstock, J.F., Nolen, H.G., Sable, H.J., & Lester, D.B. (2019). Cerebellar modulation of mesolimbic dopamine transmission is functionally asymmetrical. Cerebellum, 18, 922-931. doi: 10.1007/s12311-019-01074-w
• Liley, A.E., Gabriel, D.B.K., Sable, H.J., & Simon, N.W. (2019). Sex differences and effects of predictive cues on delayed punishment discounting. eNeuro, 6, pii: ENEURO.0225-19.2019. doi:10.1523/eneuro.0225-19.2019
• Holloway, Z.R., Freels, T.G., Comstock, J.F., Nolen, H.G., Sable, H.J., & Lester, D.B. (2018). Comparing phasic dopamine dynamics in the striatum, nucleus accumbens, amygdala, and medial prefrontal cortex. Synapse, e22074. doi: 10.1002/syn.22074
• Bloomer, R.J., Schriefer, J.H.M., Gunnels, T.A., Lee, S.R., Sable, H.J., van der Merwe, M., Buddington, R.K., & Buddington, K.K. (2018). Nutrient intake and physical exercise significantly impact physical performance, body composition, blood lipids, oxidative stress, and inflammation in Male Rats. Nutrients, 10, pii: E1109. doi: 10.3390/nu10081109
• Buddington, R.K., Chizhikov, V.V., Iskusnykh, I.Y., Sable, H.J., Sable, J.J., Holloway, Z.R., Blumenfeld Katzir, T., van der Merwe, M., Yakimkova, T., Buddington, K.K., Lifshitz, Y., Tessler, S., & Gilbert, A. (2018). A phosphatidylserine source of docosahexanoic acid improves neurodevelopment and survival of preterm pigs. Nutrients, 10, pii: E637. doi: 10.3390/nu10050637
• Miller, M.M., Sprowles, J. L.N., Voeller, J.N., Meyer, A.E., & Sable, H.J.K. (2017). Cocaine sensitization in adult Long-Evans rats perinatally exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls.  Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 62, 34-41. doi: 10.1016/j.ntt.2017.04.005
• Miller, M.M., Meyer, A.E., Sprowles, J.L.N., & Sable, H.J.K. (2017). Cocaine self-administration in male and female rats perinatally exposed to PCBs: evaluating drug use in an animal model of environmental contaminant exposure. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 25, 114-124. doi: 10.1037/pha0000113
• Meyer, A.E., Miller, M.M., Nelms, J.L., & Sable, H.J.K. (2015). A comparison of presynaptic and postsynaptic dopaminergic agonists on inhibitory control performance in rats perinatally exposed to PCBs. Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 50, 11-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ntt.2015.05.009
• *Choudhri, A. F., *Sable, H. J., Chizhikov, V., Buddington, K. K., & Buddington, R. K. (2014). Parenteral nutrition compromises neurodevelopment of preterm pigs. Journal of Nutrition, 144, 1920-1927. doi: 10.3945/jn.114.197145  ^*Both authors contributed equally
• Fielding, J.R., Rogers, T.D., Meyer, A.E., Miller, M.M. Nelms, J. L., Mittleman, G., Blaha, C.D., & Sable, H.J.K. (2013). Stimulation-evoked dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens following cocaine administration in rats perinatally exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls. Toxicological Sciences, 136, 144-153. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kft171
• Poon, E., Monaikul, S., Kostyniak, P.J., Chi, L., Schantz, S.L. & Sable, H.J.K. (2013). Developmental Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls Reduces Amphetamine Behavioral Sensitization in Rats. Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 38, 6-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ntt.2013.04.005
• Bell, R.L, Sable, H.J.K., Colombo, G., Hyytia, P., Rodd, Z.A., & Lumeng, L. (2012). Animal models for medications development targeting alcohol abuse using selectively bred rat lines: neurobiological and pharmacological validity. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 103, 119-155. doi: 10.1016/j.pbb.2012.07.007
• Sable, H. J. K., Monaikul, S., Poon, E., Eubig, P. A., & Schantz, S. L. (2011). Discriminative stimulus effects of cocaine and amphetamine in rats following developmental exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 33, 255-262. doi: 10.1016/j.ntt.2010.10.003
• Hill, K.G., Sable, H.J.K., Ferraro III, F.M., & Kiefer, S.W. (2010). Chronic naltrexone treatment and ethanol responsivity in outbred rats. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 29, 287-294, 34, 272-279. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2009.01090.x
• Sable, H.J.K., Eubig P.A., Powers, B.E., Wang, V.C., & Schantz, S.L. (2009). Developmental exposure to PCBs, MeHg, or both: effects on DRL performance following amphetamine drug challenge. Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 31, 149-158. doi: 10.1016/j.ntt.2008.12.006
• Powers, B.E., Poon, E., Sable, H.J.K., & Schantz, S.L. (2009). Developmental exposure to PCBs, MeHg, or both: long-term effects on auditory function. Environmental Health Perspectives, 117, 1101-1107. doi: 10.1289/ehp.0800428
• Wang, V.C., Sable, H.J.K., Ju, Y. H., Allred, C.D., Helferich, W.G., Korol, D.L., & Schantz, S.L. (2008). Effects of chronic estradiol treatment on delayed spatial alternation and differential reinforcement of low rates of responding. Behavioral Neuroscience, 122, 794-804. doi: 10.1037/a0012513
• Sable, H.J.K., Powers, B.E., Wang, V.C., Widholm, J.J., & Schantz, S.L. (2006). Alterations in DRH and DRL performance in rats developmentally exposed to an environmental PCB mixture. Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 28, 548-556. doi: 10.1016/j.ntt.2006.06.005
• Sable, H.J.K., Bell, R.L., Rodd, Z.A., & McBride, W.J. (2006). Effects of naltrexone on the acquisition of alcohol intake in male and female periadolescent and adult alcohol-preferring (P) rats. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 18, 139-149.
• Bell, R.L., Rodd, Z.A., Sable, H.J.K., Schultz, J.A., Hsu, C.C., Lumeng, L., Murphy, J.M., & McBride, W.J. (2006). Daily patterns of ethanol drinking in periadolescent and adult alcohol-preferring (P) rats. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 83, 35-46. doi: 10.1016/j.pbb.2005.12.004
• Kostyniak, P.J., Hansen, L.G., Widholm, J.J., Fitzpatrick, R.F., Olson, J.R., Helferich, J.L., Kim, K.H., Sable, H.J.K., Seegal, R.F., Pessah, I.N., & Schantz, S.L. (2005). Formulation and characterization of an experimental PCB mixture designed to mimic human exposure from contaminated fish. Toxicological Sciences, 88, 400-411. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfi338
• Sable, H.J.K., Rodd, Z.A., Bell, R.L., Schultz, J.A., Lumeng, L., & McBride, W.J. (2005). Effects of ethanol drinking on central nervous system functional activity of alcohol-preferring rats. Alcohol, 35, 129-135. doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2005.03.001
• Sullivan, E.V., Sable, H.J.K., Strother, W.N., Friedman, D.P., Davenport, A., Tillman-Smith, H., Kraft, R.A., Wyatt, C., Buchheimer, N.C., Daunais, J.B., Adalsteinsson, E., Pfefferbaum, A., & Grant, K.A. (2005). Neuroimaging of rodent and primate models of alcoholism: initial reports from the Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholism. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 29, 287-294. doi: 10.1097/01.alc.0000153546.39946.ec
• Sable, H.J.K., White, S.L., & Steinpreis, R.E. (2004). Effects of chronic naltrexone treatment in rats on place preference and locomotor activation after acute administration of cocaethylene or ethanol plus cocaine. Alcohol, 33, 51-61. doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2004.04.004
• Rodd, Z.A., Bell, R.L., Sable, H.J., Murphy, J.M., & McBride, W.J. (2004). Recent advances in animal models of alcohol craving and relapse. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 79, 439-450. doi: 10.1016/j.pbb.2004.08.018
• Ferraro III, F.M., Hill, K.G., Kaczmarek, H.J., Coonfield, D.L., & Kiefer, S.W. (2002). Naltrexone modifies the palatability of basic tastes and alcohol in outbred male rats. Alcohol, 27, 107-114. doi: 10.1016/s0741-8329(02)00220-3
• Coonfield, D.L., Hill, K.G., Kaczmarek, H.J., Ferraro III, F.M., & Kiefer, S.W. (2002). Low doses of naltrexone reduce alcohol palatability and consumption in outbred rats. Alcohol, 26, 43-47. doi: 10.1016/s0741-8329(01)00180-x
• Kaczmarek, H.J. & Kiefer, S.W. (2000). Dopaminergic agents microinjected into the nucleus accumbens of rats alters alcohol consumption but not palatability. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 66, 307-312. doi: 10.1016/s0091-3057(00)00182-9
• Rademacher, D.J., Kuppinger, H.E., Thompson, K.J., Kopish, A., Kaczmarek, H.J., & Steinpreis, R.E. (1999). The effect of amperozide on cocaine-induced social withdrawal in rats. Behavioral Brain Research, 99, 75-80. doi: 10.1016/s0166-4328(98)00074-6
• Kiefer, S.W., Hill, K.G., & Kaczmarek, H.J. (1998). Taste reactivity to alcohol and basic tastes in outbred mice. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 22, 1146-1151. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb03714.x
• Kuppinger, H., Harrington, A., Kaczmarek, H.J., Panos, J.J., & Steinpreis, R.E. (1996). The effects of phencyclidine and amphetamine on social behavior in tether-restrained and freely moving rats. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 4, 77-81. doi: 10.1037/1064-1297.4.1.77
• Steinpreis, R.E., Kaczmarek, H.J., & Harrington, A. (1996). The effects of cyproheptadine on vacuous jaw movements in rats: a comparison with haloperidol and clozapine. Psychopharmacology Bulletin, 32, 129-134.
• Steinpreis, R.E., Kaczmarek, H.J., & Harrington, A. (1996). The effects of raclopride on vacuous jaw movements in rats following acute administration. Physiology and Behavior, 60, 253-256. doi: 10.1016/0031-9384(96)00022-4

• Carbajal, M.S., Billings, L.G., Dixon, C.M., Crenshaw, R.C., Lester, D.B., & Sable, H.J.K. (March, 2025). Perinatal Exposure to Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ-THC) Alters Behavior and Dopamine Functioning in Wistar Rats. Poster to be presented at the Society of Toxicology, Orlando, Florida.

• Carbajal, M.S., Billings, L.G., Dixon, C.M., & Sable, H.J.K. (2024). Impulsivity and motivational deficits in rats perinatally exposed to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL.

• Carbajal, M.S., Crenshaw, R.C., Sable, H.J.K., & Lester, D.B. (2024). Perinatal exposure to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) alters dopamine functioning in Wistar rats. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL.

• Dixon, C., Billings, L., Carbajal, M. and Sable, H. (2024). The effects of oral THC exposure in pregnant rats on maternal behavior and pup neurodevelopmental outcomes. Poster presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Long Beach, CA.

• Brewer, L.M., Patel, J., Andrasik F., Sable J.J., Regan, S.L., Williams, M.T., Vorhees, C.V., & Sable H.J.K. (2023). Auditory ERPs in a novel genetic knockout model and a phenotypic model of ADHD - evidence of inattention. Symposium talk presented at the Society for Psychophysiological Research, New Orleans, LA.

• Brewer, L.M., Ricci R.J., Davis J.J., Andrasik F., Sable J.J., & Sable H.J.K. (2023). Subdermal versus epidural long-latency auditory evoked potentials in rats: a validation study. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC

• Conley, L.A., Hidalgo, K.J., & Sable, H.J.K. (2023). A measurement of cocaine-induced locomotor activation and cocaine conditioned place preference in Lphn3 wildtype and knockout rats. Poster presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Eau Claire, WI.

• Ricci, R.J., Davis, J.J., Brewer, L.M., Andrasik, F., Sable, J.J. & Sable, H.J.K. (2023). Subdermal versus epidural long-latency auditory evoked potentials in rats: a validation study. Poster presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Eau Claire, WI.

• Sable, H.J.K., & Lester, D.B. (2022). Assessment of researchskills and affective factors promoting success and retention in the Sciences inUnderrepresented minority and first-generation undergraduates. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience; San Diego, CA.

• Carbajal, M.S., Bounmy, A J.-C., Culp, E.V., Nolen, H.G., Regan,S.L., Williams, M.T., & Vorhees, C.V., & Sable, H.J.K. (2022). Lphn3 knockout rats exhibit executive function deficits that are sometimes sex-specific. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience; San Diego, CA.

• Carbajal, M.S., Bounmy, A. J.-C., Nolen, H.G., Potter, J.L.,Regan, S.L., Williams, M.T., & Vorhees, C.V., & Sable, H.J.K. (2022). Impulsive choice in two different rat modelsof Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Spontaneously hypertensive versus Lphn3 knockout rats. Poster presented at the Developmental Neurotoxicology Society (Virtual).

• Sable, H.J.K., Lester, D.B., Potter, J.L., Hunter G. Nolen,H.G., Destinee M. Cruthird, D.M., Estes, L.M., Johnson, A.D., Regan, S.L.,Williams, M.T., & Vorhees, C.V. (2021). Impulsive action and working memoryimpairments in two different rat models of Attention-Deficit/ HyperactivityDisorder: Spontaneously Hypertensive versus Lphn3knockout rats. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience; Chicago, IL.

• Nalan, P., Pace, R.L., Hicks, C.B., Regan, S.L., Williams,M.T., Vorhees, C.V., Sable, H.J., & Lester, D.B. (submitted). Phasic dopamine release measurements in twodifferent rat models ofAttention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Spontaneously hypertensive versus Lphn3 knockout rats. Poster to be presented at the  Society for Neuroscience; Chicago, IL.

• Brewer, L.M., Patel, J.N., Andrasik, F., Sable, J.J., Regan,S.L., Williams, M.T., Vorhees, C.V., & Sable, H.J.K. (2020). Auditory ERPs and behavior in an animal model of ADHD – evidence for hyperactivity andimpulsivity but not inattention. Poster presentation at the Society for Psychophysiological Research; Vancouver, BC. (Virtual)

• Paige, N.,Nolen, H., Lester, D., Simon, N., Regan, S., Williams, M., Vorhees, C., &Sable, H. (2020). Impulsivity, working memory,and dopamine dynamics in Lphn3 knockout rats. Poster presentation accepted for the Developmental Neurotoxicology Society annual meeting; San Diego, CA. (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

• Sable, H.J.K. (2019). The Translational value of rat models for neurobehavioral toxicology: Problems and progress. Talk presented at the Duke Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program (ITEHP) Symposium, Durham, NC.  

• Brewer, L., Holloway, Z., Nolen, H., Freels,T., Andrasik, A., Sable, J., & Sable, H. (2019). A Noninvasive measure ofthe P300 in rats selectively bred for disparate alcohol preference during an auditoryoddball task. Poster presentation at the Society for Psychophysiological Research; Washington, DC.

• Holloway, Z.R., Paige, N.B., Comstock, J.F.,Nolen, H.G., Sable, H.J., & Lester, D.B. (2019). Cerebellar modulation ofmesolimbic dopamine transmission is functionally asymmetrical. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience; Chicago, IL.

• Liley, A.E., Gabriel, D.B.K., Udell, M.E., Sable, H.J., & Simon,N.W. (2019). Sex differences in the discounting of delayed punishment. Poster presented at the Society for Neuroscience; Chicago, IL.

• Nolen, H., Lester, D., Regan, S., Williams, M., Vorhees, C.,& Sable, H. (2019). Executive function in the Lphn3^-/- rat: Relevance to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Poster presented at the Developmental Neurotoxicology Society; San Diego,CA. 

• Sable, H.J.K. (2018). Assessing addiction risk rodentsfollowing perinatal exposure to PCBs: behavioral and neurochemical Indicators. Talkpresented at joint meeting of the Teratology Society and DevelopmentalNeurotoxicology Society, Clearwater Beach, FL.

• Honeywell, K.M., Freels, T., Chaffin, A., McWain, M., Nolen, H., Sable, H.J., & Lester, D.B. (2018). Examining the chronic effects of indirect and direct cannabinoid receptor agonists on dopamine transmission in the nucleus accumbens of mice. Poster presentation at the annual Society for Neuroscience Convention; San Diego, CA.
• Holloway, Z.R., Freels, T., Comstock, J.F., Nolen, H.G., Sable, H.J., & Lester, D.B. (2018). Comparing phasic dopamine dynamics in the striatum, nucleus accumbens, amygdala, and medial prefrontal cortex. Poster presentation at the annual Society for Neuroscience Convention; San Diego, CA.
• Paige, N., Sable, H.J., & Lester, D.B. (2018). Autoreceptor inhibition of dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens is altered by D2 antagonism and dopamine transporter inhibition. Poster presentation at the annual Society for Neuroscience Convention; San Diego, CA.
• Sable, H., Holloway, Z. Sable, J., Chizhikov, V., Choudhri, A., Buddington, K., & Buddington, R. (2018). Enteral nutrition, especially with phosphatidylserine-DHA supplementation, is better than parenteral nutrition at promoting neurodevelopment in preterm pigs. Poster presentation at the Developmental Neurotoxicology Society Annual Meeting, Clearwater Beach, FL. 
• Miller, M.M., Sprowles, J.L.N., & Sable, H.J.K. (2017). DAT and VMAT expression in the medial prefrontal cortex and striatum are altered by perinatal PCB exposure in male weanling rats. Poster presentation at the annual Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting; Baltimore, MD.
• Holdford, M.M., Holloway, Z.R., Sable, J.J., Andrasik, F., & Sable H.J. (2016). Isoflurane anesthesia attenuates cortical responses to sounds in rats. Poster presentation at the annual Society for Neuroscience Convention; San Diego, CA.
• Miller, M.M., Sprowles, J.L.N., Meyer, A.E., & Sable, H.J.K. (2016). Dopamine transporter (DAT) and vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT) expression in the striatum and medial prefrontal cortex in weanling and adult, cocaine-exposed rats is altered by perinatal PCB exposure. Poster presentation at the Neurobehavioral Teratology Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.  
• Buddington, R.K., Chizhikov, V.V., Sable, J.J., Sable, H.J.K., Iskusnykh, I.Y., Steshina, E.Y., Holloway, Z.R., Buddington, K.K., Lifshitz, Y., & Tessler S. (2016). Brain development after preterm birth is enhanced by including phosphatidylserine in formula: evidence from preterm pigs. Poster presentation at the Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
• Miller, M. M., Sprowles, J. L. N., Meyer, A. E., Voeller, J. N., Calton, M.A., & Sable, H.J.K. (2016). Perinatal exposure to PCBs alters cocaine behavioral sensitization and dopamine transporter (DAT) expression I the striatum and medial prefrontal cortex of Long-Evans rats. Poster presentation at Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
• Sable, H.J.K. (2016). Behavioral Pharmacology of Cocaine and Amphetamine in Rats Perinatally Exposed to Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). Talk presented at the Southeastern Society of Toxicology Regional Meeting, Athens, GA.
• Von Schulze, A.T., MacDonnchadh, J.J., Gunnels, T.A., Schriefer, J.M., Lee, S., Bloomer, R.J., Sable, H.J., & Touchberry, C.D. (2015). Exercise induces skeletal muscle heat shock protein expression independent of dietary macronutrient content. Poster presentation at the Experimental Biology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
• Miller, M. M., Sprowles, J. L. N., Meyer, A. E., Voeller, J. N., Matthews, S., & Sable, H.J.K. (2015). Perinatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls alters cocaine behavioral sensitization and dopamine transporter (DAT) expression in the striatum and medial prefrontal cortex of Long-Evans rats. Poster presentation at the Neurobehavioral Teratology Society Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
• Sprowles, J. L. N., Miller, M. M., Meyer, A. E., & Sable, H. J. K. (2015). Gestational exposure to diethylstilbestrol does not elicit alterations in anxiety- and depressive-like behaviors in C57Bl/6 mice. Poster presentation at the Neurobehavioral Teratology Society Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
• Miller, M. M. Voeller, J. N., Meyer, A. E., Nelms, J. L., & Sable, H. J. K. (2014). Perinatal exposure to PCBs alters amphetamine and cocaine behavioral sensitization. Poster presentation at Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.
• Sable, H. J. K., Miller, M. M. Nelms, J. L., Meyer, A. E., Poon, E., Eubig, P. A., & Schantz, S. L. (2014). Behavioral Pharmacology of Cocaine and Amphetamine in Rats Perinatally Exposed to Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). Talk presented at the Neurobehavioral Teratology Society Annual Meeting, Bellevue, WA.
• Miller, M.M., Nelms, J.L., Meyer, A.E., & Sable, H.J.K. (2013). Dopamine transporter (DAT) expression in the medial prefrontal cortex and striatum of Long-Evans rats is affected by perinatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls. Poster presentation at the annual Society for Neuroscience Convention; San Diego, CA.
• Meyer, A.E., Miller, M.M., Nelms, J.L., Benson, M.S., Levine, L., & Sable, H.J.K. (2013). Differential effects of dopaminergic ligands microinjected into the medial prefrontal cortex on inhibitory control performance in rats perinatally exposed to PCBs. Poster presentation at the annual Neurobehavioral Teratology Society Meeting; Tucson, AZ.
• Miller, M.M., Meyer, A.E., Nelms, J.L., Dickson, P.E., Ward, M.A., & Sable, H.J.K. (2012). Cocaine intravenous self-administration (IVSA) in adult Long-Evans rats exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls throughout gestation and lactation. Poster presentation at the Society for Neuroscience Convention; New Orleans, LA.
• Fielding, J.R., Rogers, T.D., Meyer, A.E., Miller, M.M., Nelms, J.L., Ward, M.A., Mittleman, G., Blaha, C.D., & Sable, H.J.K. (2012). Perinatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls in rats alters cocaine-induced dopamine efflux in the nucleus accumbens. Poster presentation at the annual Neurobehavioral Teratology Society Meeting; Baltimore, MD.
• Ward, M.A., Nelms, J.L., Miller, M.M., Meyer, A.E., Mittleman, G., & Sable, H.J.K. (2012). Developmental Bisphenol A exposure in mice does not impair performance on a spatial reversal learning task. Poster presentation at the annual Neurobehavioral Teratology Society Meeting; Baltimore, MD.
• Sable, H.J.K. (2011). What we’ve learned about perinatal Bisphenol A exposure on measures of depression, anxiety, and executive function in mice. Neurotoxicology Seminar, National Center for Toxicological Research, Little Rock, AR.
• Sable, H.J.K., Rogers, T.D., Fielding, J.R., Meyer, A.E., Miller, M.M., Nelms, J.L., Ward, M.A., Mittleman, G., & Blaha, C.D. (2011). Cocaine-induced dopamine efflux in the nucleus accumbens in rats perinatally exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls. Poster presentation at the Society for Neuroscience Convention; Washington D.C.
• Meyer, A.E., Miller, M.M., Nelms, J.L., Ward, M.A., & Sable, H.J.K. (2011). Inhibitory control performance in rats developmentally exposed to PCBs following microinjections of bupropion into the medial prefrontal cortex. Poster presentation at the annual Neurotoxicology Conference; Research Triangle Park, NC.
• Nelms, J., Ward, M., Meyer, A., Miller, M., & Sable, H. (2011). Anxiety- and depressive-like behaviors in CD-1 mice perinatally exposed to Bisphenol A. Poster presentation at annual Neurobehavioral Teratology Society Meeting; Coronado, CA.
• Ward, M., Nelms, J., Miller, M., Meyer, A., Watson, C., Mittleman, G., & Sable, H. (2011). The effects of developmental Bisphenol A exposure in mice on alternation behavior and working memory. Poster presentation at annual Neurobehavioral Teratology Society Meeting; Coronado, CA.
• Watson, C.W., Ward, M. A., Nelms, J. L. Meyer, A.E., Miller, M.M., Mittleman, G., & Sable, H.J.K. (2011). Developmental Bisphenol-A Exposure: Effects on Working Memory in a Delayed Spatial Alternation Task. Presentation at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research; Ithica, NY.
• Nelms, J., Meyer, A., Miller, M., Ward, M, & Sable, H. (2010). Locomotor Responding in Adolescent CD-1 Mice following Acute and Chronic Cocaine Administration is Unaffected by Low Dose Perinatal Bisphenol A Exposure. Poster presentation at annual Neurobehavioral Teratology Society Meeting; Louisville, KY.
• Sable, H.J.K., Poon, E., Monaikul, S., Eubig, P.A., & Schantz, S.L. (2010). The behavioral response to psychostimulants is altered in rats perinatally exposed to an environmentally relevant mixture of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Talk presented at the annual MidSouth Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry meeting; Memphis, TN.
• Sable, H.J.K., Poon, E., Monaikul, S., & Schantz, S.L. (2009). Behavioral Sensitization to d-amphetamine is reduced in rats developmentally exposed to PCBs. Talk presented at the annual Neurobehavioral Teratology Society Meeting; Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
• Sable, H.J.K., Monaikul, S., Poon, E., Eubig, P.A., & Schantz, S.L. (2009). Discriminative stimulus effects of cocaine and amphetamine in rats following developmental exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Poster presentation at the Society for Neuroscience Convention, Chicago, IL.
• Powers, B.E., Poon, E., Eubig, P.A., Sable, J.J., Sable, H.J.K., & Schantz, S.L. (2009). Role of thyroid hormone in polychlorinated biphenyl induced hearing loss. Poster presentation at the Society for Neuroscience Convention, Chicago, IL.
• Sable, H.J.K., Powers, B.E., Eubig, P.A., & Schantz, S.L. (2008). Cognitive and auditory deficits associated with perinatal PCB exposure can be attenuated with co-exposure to MeHg. Poster presentation at the Fifth PCB Workshop, Iowa City, IA.
• Sable, H.J.K., Powers, B.E., Wang, V.C., & Schantz, S.L. (2007). Effects of amphetamine drug challenge during an inhibitory control task in rats developmentally exposed to PCBs and/or MeHg. Poster presentation at the Society of Toxicology Convention; Charlotte, NC.
• Sable, H.J.K., Powers, B.E., Wang, V.C., Widholm, J.J., & Schantz, S.L. (2006). Inhibitory control deficits in rats following developmental exposure to an environmental PCB mixture. Talk presented at annual Neurobehavioral Teratology Society Meeting; Tucson, AZ.
• Schantz, S.L., Sable, H.J.K., Widholm, J.J., & Seegal, R.F. (2006). Perinatal PCB Exposure, Deficits in Inhibitory Control and Hypofunction of Prefrontal Dopamine: Parallels with ADHD. Talk presented at the Neurotoxicology Meeting; Little Rock, AR.
• Schantz, S.L., Powers, B.E., Sable, H.J.K. & Aguiar, A. (2006). Applying data from animal models of PCB exposure to epidemiological research: the early indicators approach. Talk presented at the fourth PCB Workshop: Recent Advances in the Environmental Toxicology and Health Effects of PCBs; Zakopane, Poland.
• Schantz, S., Widholm, J., Roegge, C., & Sable, H. (2006). Cognitive and motor effects of early developmental exposure to low doses of methyl mercury in a rodent model. Talk presented at the Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant; Madison, WI.
• Sable, H. J.K., Ji, D., Strother, W.N., Bell, R.L., Rodd, Z.A., Schultz, J.A., Lumeng, L., & McBride, W.J. (2005). Local cerebral glucose utilization (LCGU) rates in peri-adolescent alcohol-preferring (P) rats following scheduled access (E) drinking. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 29 (Suppl), 17A.
• Bell, R.L., Rodd, Z.A., Sable, H.J.K., McKinzie, D.L., McQueen, V.K., Schultz, J.A., Murphy, J.M., Lumeng, L., & McBride, W.J. (2005). Assessing the role of the opioid system as a pharmacotherapeutic target in the treatment of alcoholism: old and new. Part of Recent Advances in Pre-Clinical medication development for the treatment of alcoholism (Z. Rodd and M. Egli, Chairs). Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 29 (Suppl), 187A.
• Sable, H.J.K., Strother, W.N., Smith, D.G., Lumeng, L., Li, T.-K., & McBride, W.J. (2004). Functional neuronal activity in alcohol-preferring (P) rats with chronic ethanol drinking. Part of Neuroimaging of Animal Models of Alcoholism: Initial Reports from the Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholism (E.V. Sullivan and K.A. Grant, Chairs). Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 28 (Suppl), 187A.
• Bell, R.L., Rodd, Z.A., Sable, H.J.K., McQueen, V.K., Davids, M.R., Murphy, J.M., Lumeng, L., & McBride, W.J. (2004). Cannabinoid CB1 antagonist reduces alcohol intake during acquisition, maintenance, and relapse in inbred alcohol-preferring (iP) rats. Poster presentation at the Society for Neuroscience Convention; San Diego, CA.
• Rodd, Z.A., Bell, R.L.; Strother, W.N., Sable, H.J.K., Aloor, H., McClintick, J.N., Stephens, M., Jerome, R., Liu, W.-M., Lumeng, L., Murphy, J.M., Edenberg, H.J., & McBride, W.J. (2004). Self-infusion of ethanol into the posterior ventral tegmental area (VTA) alters gene expression in VTA projection areas. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 28 (Suppl), 89A.
• Sable, H.J.K., Bell, R.L.; Rodd, Z.A., Schultz, J.A., Murphy, J.M., & McBride, W.J. (2004). Effects of naltrexone on the acquisition of ethanol intake in adolescent and adult alcohol-preferring (P) rats. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 28 (Suppl), 95A.
• Rodd, Z.A., McKinzie, D.L., Bell, R.L., Sable, H.J.K., Lumeng, L., Murphy, J.M., Schoepp, D.D., & McBride, W.J. (2004). LY404039, a metabotropic glutamate 2/3 agonist, reduces alcohol craving in alcohol-preferring (P) rats. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 28 (Suppl), 134A.
• Sable, H.J.K., Bell, R.L.; Rodd, Z.A., Schultz, J.A., Lumeng, L., & McBride, W.J. (2003). Local cerebral glucose utilization (LCGU) rates in adult alcohol-preferring (P) rats following chronic ethanol drinking. Poster presentation at the Society for Neuroscience Convention; New Orleans, LA.
• Rodd, Z.A., Bell, R.L., Sable, H.J., Pommer, T.J., McQueen, V.K., Lumeng, L., Murphy, J.M., & McBride, W.J. (2003). Naltrexone reduces two measures of alcohol craving in inbred alcohol-preferring (iP) rats. Poster presentation at the Society for Neuroscience Convention; New Orleans, LA.
• Sable, H.J.K., Strother, W.N., Bell, R.L.; Rodd, Z.A., Lumeng, L., Li, T.-K., & McBride, W.J. (2003). Local cerebral glucose utilization (LCGU) rates in adult alcohol-preferring (P) rates are unaltered by peri-adolescent alcohol drinking. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 27 (Suppl), 129A.
• Sable, H.J.K., Rodd-Henricks, Z.A., Bell, R.L., Zhang, Y., Lumeng, L., McBride, W.J., Li, T.–K., & Murphy, J.M. (2002). Intracranial self-administration of ethanol into the nucleus accumbens shell by alcohol preferring (P) rats. Poster presentation at the Society for Neuroscience Convention; Orlando, FL.
• Rodd-Henricks, Z.A., Sable, H.J.K., Bell, R.L., Kuc, K.A., Murphy, J.M., McBride, W.J., Lumeng, L., & Li, T.–K. (2002). Repeated alcohol deprivations retard extinction responding and enhance Pavlovian spontaneous responding by alcohol-preferring (P) rats. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 26 (Suppl), 62A.

• White, S.L., Kaczmarek, H.J., & Steinpreis, R.E. (2002).The effects of naltrexone implants on the conditioned place preference ofcocaethylene and the coadministration of ethanol and cocaine in rats. Talkpresented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Meeting; Chicago, IL.

• Kaczmarek, H.J. (2001). Why we “like” things we may not “want”: dissociating reward in the brain. University of Missouri Cognition and Neuroscience Seminar Series, Columbia, MO.
• Kaczmarek, H.J. (2001). The influence of genetic history and alcohol exposure on whole brain monoamines in mice. Meeting of the Missouri Conference on Psychopharmacology, Animal Learning, and Neuroscience; Columbia, MO.
• Kaczmarek, H.J. & Steinpreis, R.E. (2001). Systemically administered dopaminergic agents decrease limited access EtOH consumption in rats. Poster presentation at the Midwestern Psychological Association Meeting; Chicago, IL.
• Kaczmarek, H.J., Hill, K.G., Rademacher, D.J., Kiefer, S.W. & Steinpreis, R.E. (2000). Voluntary ethanol consumption and whole brain monoamine levels in high-consuming (HiCo) and low-consuming (LoCo) mice. Poster presentation at the Society for Neuroscience Convention; New Orleans, LA.
• Coonfield, D.L., Hill, K.G., Kaczmarek, H.J., Ferraro III, F.M., Schneider, P., Chandler, L., & Kiefer, S.W. (2000). Low doses of naltrexone alter alcohol palatability and consumption in rats. Poster presentation at the Research Society on Alcoholism Meeting; Denver, CO.
• Ferraro III, F.M., Hill, K.G., Kaczmarek, H.J., Coonfield, D.L., Hardin, K., Taylor, K.A., & Kiefer, S.W. (2000). Naltrexone alters taste reactivity to alcohol and other tastes in rats. Poster presentation at the Research Society on Alcoholism Meeting; Denver, CO.
• Hill, K.G., Kaczmarek, H.J., & Sable, J.J. (1999). Human brain laboratory for undergraduate psychobiology. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 25, 270.
• Hill, K.G., Kaczmarek, H.J., & Kiefer, S.W. (1999). Route of chronic naltrexone treatment differentially affects alcohol responses in rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 25, 1080.
• Hill, K.G., Kaczmarek, H.J., & Kiefer, S.W. (1998). Selective breeding of high-alcohol consuming (HiCo) and low-alcohol consuming (LoCo) mice. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 24, 1200.
• Hill, K.G., Kaczmarek, H.J., & Kiefer, S.W. (1998). Chronic naltrexone treatment alters the palatability and consumption of alcohol in rats. Poster presentation at the Research Society on Alcoholism Meeting; Hilton Head, SC.
• Kaczmarek, H.J. & Kiefer, S.W. (1998). Microinjections of dopaminergic agents in the nucleus accumbens of rats alters alcohol ingestion. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 24, 1479.
• Kaczmarek, H.J., Hill, K.G., & Kiefer, S.W. (1997). Continuous access to ethanol and palatability shifts in C57BL mice as measured by taste reactivity. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 23, 2390.
• Rademacher, D.J., Kuppinger, H.E., Thompson, K.J., Harrington, A., Kaczmarek, H.J., Kopish, A.J., & Steinpreis, R.E. (1997). The effects of amperozide on cocaine-induced social withdrawal in rats. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association Convention; Chicago, IL.
• Kaczmarek, H.J., Hill, K.G., & Kiefer, S.W. (1996). Taste reactivity concentration-response functions for alcohol and sucrose solutions in outbred mice. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 22, 701.
• Kaczmarek, H.J., Kramer, M.A., Panos, J.J., & Steinpreis, R.E. (1995). Appetitive social interactions between unfamiliar juvenile and adult male rats. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Society Convention; New York, NY.
• Steinpreis, R.E., Kaczmarek, H.J., & Harrington, A. (1995). Vacuous jaw movements as a screening procedure for atypical anitpsychotics. Talk presented at the New Clinical Drug Evaluation Unit Meeting; Orlando, FL.
• Kuppinger, H., Harrington, A., Kaczmarek, H., & Steinpreis, R.E. (1995). The effects of amphetamine and cocaine on voluntary social behavior in rats. Poster presentation at the Midwestern Psychological Association Meeting; Chicago, IL.

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