Zachary Aidala

Biography

I am broadly trained in the fields of neuroscience, behavioral ecology, sensory ecology, and neuroethology. Following my undergraduate training, I worked as a research assistant studying the relationship between social behaviors and disease transmission in American crows. I then switched to laboratory-based research for my Masters thesis, where I examined the neurophysiological effects of environmental mold exposure on memory and cognition. For my doctoral research, I trained as a visual ecologist/neuroethologist and used both field-based and laboratory-based research techniques to investigate behavioral and sensory co-evolution among avian brood parasites and their hosts. You can find my publications on https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Bs4EuNsAAAAJ&hl=en. 

I thoroughly enjoy teaching and have taught and mentored students on a wide variety of topics and courses. I am always interested in working with students on research projects that extend beyond the classroom and have mentored numerous students on varied research projects of their choosing. 

Courses Taught: 
PSY 100: Introduction to Psychology 
PSY 221: Career Development 
PSY 231: Animal Behavior 
PSY 245: Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 
PSY 310: Research Methods I 
PSY 320: Sensation and Perception 
PSY 323: Biopsychology 
PSY 333: Special Topics: Neuropsychology 
PSY 350: Drugs and Behavior 
PSY 433: Special Topics: Psychopharmacology 
PSY 433: Special Topics: Environmental Psychology 
PSY 450: Senior Research Seminar 
HONP 310: Honors Special Topics 
HON 498: Honors Seminar