About Forrest’s Research
I completed my Ph.D. in Biological Psychology at the University of California, Davis under the advisement of Dr. Karen Bales. I completed additional training in human psychophysiology with Dr. Wendy Berry Mendes at UCSF, and I have additional training in human affect and emotion from UC Berkeley.
I’ve conducted research in several rodent models (e.g., African striped mice, prairie voles, Amargosa voles, and laboratory mice) as well as people.
Research by theme
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How does paternal care take shape? What mechanisms in the brain drive male parenting?
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Does variation in paternal care have consequences for child/offspring development?
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Funding and Awards
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F32 F32HD110180: Postdoctoral National Research Service Award, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH: 11/2023 – Present
T32 5T32MH020006: Predoctoral Training Consortium in Affective Science (UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCSF, Stanford), Institutional National Research Service Award, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH: 07/2017 – 06/2019
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Best Poster Award, Hypothalamus Gordon Research Conference (2024)
New Investigator Award, Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (2023)
Trainee Professional Development Award, Society for Neuroscience (2022)
Top Ten Senior, College of Arts & Sciences, Oklahoma State University (2015)
Outstanding Junior Award, College of Arts & Sciences, Oklahoma State University (2014)