B.A. in Neuroscience (ILM)
The neuroscience integrated learning major (ILM) is complemented by majors spanning multiple colleges at SU. This program requires coursework in at least three traditional academic departments and then elective coursework allows students to pursue interests in a variety of departments, reflecting the diverse fields that constitute contemporary neuroscience.
Examples of the ILM’s complementary nature to the student’s primary major include:
- Connecting neurological issues like aphasia, voice disorders and other direct neural dysfunctions to the Communication Sciences and Disorders major.
- Learning biological substrates underlying cognition and consciousness to relate to the philosophy major.
- Tying the physical basis of cognition and behavior to the psychology of the mind.
Directors
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Natalie Russo
Associate Professor and Associate Chair
Psychology
315.443.2354
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Robin Jones
Associate Teaching Professor of Neuroscience, Director of the Undergraduate Neuroscience ILM
Biology
315.443.3962
Program Faculty
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Dessa Bergen-Cico
Professor, Public Health
315.443.0250
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Jen Cook
Assistant Teaching Professor of Neuroscience, Primary Advisor to Neuroscience ILM Students
Biology
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Victor Duenas
Assistant Professor
315.443.3924
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Bart Farell
Research Associate Professor, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
315.443.9717
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Brooks B. Gump
Professor, Public Health
315.443.2208
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Kevin Heffernan
Dean's Associate Professor
315.443.9801
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Sandra Hewett
Beverly Petterson Bishop Professor Emerita of Neuroscience and Professor of Biology
Biology
Neuroscience
315.443.9657
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Brian Howell
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University
315.464.8154
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Russell T. Matthews
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University
315.464.5440
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Frank Middleton
Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University
315.464.5540
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Shikha Nangia
Associate Professor
315.443.0571
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Jonathan L. Preston
Associate Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
315.443.3143
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Robert L. Smith
Research Professor Emeritus
315.443.9702
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Daniel Y Tso
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University
315.464.5531
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Margaret A. Voss
Associate Professor
315.443.3853