About Forrest
I grew up in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where I completed my undergraduate degrees in Biological Science (B.S.) and French (B.A.) at Oklahoma State University.
I completed my Ph.D. in Biological Psychology at the University of California, Davis under the advisement of Dr. Karen Bales. I also completed additional training in human psychophysiology with Dr. Wendy Berry Mendes.
I’m a big fan of coffee and cats.
Research by theme
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Does variation in paternal care have consequences for child/offspring development?
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How does paternal care take shape? What mechanisms in the brain drive male parenting?
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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)