Maddie is interested in the neural mechanisms facilitating social rank in group-living animals, specifically how individuals in a group learn and/or recognize social rank relationships between themselves and group-members. Her research examines the neural representation of social rank and social context in the mouse brain using genomic and electrophysiological techniques. She received her B.S. in Biology from the University of Michigan.

Koll is a PhD candidate in the Curley Lab at The University of Texas at Austin. He is currently working on mechanisms of parental care in mice looking at strain differences in the neurological systems involved in parental care. Additionally, he is investigating the plasticity induced by sexual experience within these regions along with gene expression. Koll received a B.S. in Psychology and a Certificate in Forensic Science at The University of Texas at Austin.

Kathryn is interested in how the early life social environment affects stress resilience later in life. More specifically, her research is focused on investigating the changes in glial cell characteristics driven by social experiences and their influence on affective behavior. Before coming to UT Austin, she received a B.S. in Biology from James Madison University.

Tyler is interested in how social relationships and environmental context shape social status. Primarily, how behavioral plasticity coordinates with neural and physiological systems to induce metabolic, cellular maintenance, immune, and locomotion changes leading to adaptive and maladaptive fitness outcomes. Tyler’s research looks at how social transitions in status influence an individual’s behavior, physiology, and molecular profiles. Before coming to UT Austin, Tyler received a B.S. in Neuroscience and M.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Scranton.

Sydney is interested in studying how social behavior is influenced by developmental environment and how/what influences social status to change. She is currently researching dominance in male and female stable social mouse groups and doing work with how rearing environment influences social behaviors in mice. Sydney received a B.S. in Behavioral Neuroscience at Michigan State University in 2020.

Ariel is a lab manager and research associate in the Curley Lab at The University of Texas at Austin. Her current roll revolves around structuring and maintaining an easily functioning lab. She is interested in the neurobiological and physiological outcomes of social behavior in animals. Before coming to UT Austin, Ariel received a B.S. in Biology from Texas Tech University.

Hanan is an Freshman undergraduate research assistant in the Curley Lab at The University of Texas at Austin. She is pursuing a Bachelors of Science degree in Biology with a specification in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. Hanan’s work revolves around social dominance structures and how they affect physiological outputs.

Mia is an undergraduate student in the Curley Lab at The University of Texas at Austin. She is majoring in Psychology (B.S.) and pursuing a Certificate in Applied Statistical Modeling. Mia is working with temporospatial data from social networks of mice, specifically developing code in RStudio to track animal activity and association.

Olivia Laster is an undergraduate research assistant in the Curley Lab at The University of Texas at Austin. She is pursuing a degree in Biology (B.S.). Olivia’s work revolves around Identifying the gene expression differences between the two sexes of mice.

Kenzo Revilla is a Junior at The University of Texas at Austin. He is pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Human Biology and an Art History Minor. As an Undergraduate research assistant in the Curley Lab, Kenzo aides in the research being conducted over the glial morphology of mice after they form social dominance hierarchies.

Arjun is an undergraduate research assistant in the Curley Lab at The University of Texas at Austin. He is pursuing a degree in Biochemistry (B.S.). Arjun’s work revolves around social behavior in mice, more specifically the positions of mice within their social hierarchy and associated hormonal and epigenetic patterns.