Hilary Marusak
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Research
Dissertation Title: Childhood Trauma and Emotion Processing Neurocircuitry.
Dr. Moriah Thomason
Research Interests
My research focuses on the impact of stress and trauma during childhood on brain development in children and adolescents, as well as, pediatric anxiety disorders, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We also examine the effects of behavioral and pharmacological interventions (e.g., exercise, meditation, cannabidiol) that target the endocannabinoid system, and the impact of cannabis and cannabinoids on the brain and mental health. My research uses several neuroscientific techniques, including fMRI, psychophysiology (EEG/ERP, EDA, EMG), behavior, and intervention studies.
Research Species
Human
Disease/Disorder Research
Pediatric anxiety, PTSD, depression
Research Key Collaborators
Wayne State: Tanja Jovanovic, Ph.D., Christine Rabinak, Ph.D., Eric Woodcock, Ph.D., Hannah Schacter, Ph.D., Mark Greenwald, Ph.D., Leslie Lundahl, Ph.D., David Ledgerwood, Ph.D., Lana Grasser, Ph.D., Jeffrey Taub, M.D., Felicity Harper, Ph.D., Aimee Luat, M.D, Jeanne Barcelona, Ph.D., Tehmina Shakir, M.D., Nicholas Mischel, M.D., Laura Benjamins, M.D., Ana Daugherty, Ph.D., Nora Fritz, Ph.D.
External: Jeffrey Strawn, M.D. (University of Cincinnati), Patrick Ryan, Ph.D. (University of Cincinnati), Cole Brokamp, Ph.D. (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center), Cecilia Hillard, Ph.D. (Medical College of Wisconsin), Terri deRoon-Cassini, Ph.D. (Medical College of Wisconsin), Leah Mayo, Ph.D. (University of Calgary), Leslie Brick, Ph.D. (Brown University), Matthew Hill, Ph.D. (University of Calgary), Prantik Kundu, Ph.D. (Ceretype Neuromedicine, Inc.), Jacqueline Marie-Ferland (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
Research Methods
fMRI, psychophysiology (EEG/ERP, EDA, EMG)
Publications
Courses taught by Hilary Marusak
Winter Term 2024
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- Center for Urban Responses to Environmental Stressors (CURES) awards NTRD research team funding for pilot projects on smoking and vaping cannabis
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- Hilary Marusak, Ph.D., wins Rosalind Franklin Society Special Award in Science for endocannabinoid research
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- Unique grant to study impact of exercise on anxiety in adolescents