B.Sc Mount Allison University M.Sc University of Prince Edward Island Ph.D University of Calgary

Neurobiology of appetite Impact of stress on feeding circuitry in the brain Endocannabinoid and nitric oxide signaling and regulation of food intake in the rat Role of the dorsomedial hypothalamus in integrating satiety and stress signals

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