About Us
Robert J. Polewan, Ph.D. (BCN Lab Director)
Dr. Robert Polewan is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Curry College in Milton, MA.
Dr. Polewan graduated with a doctorate in Neuroscience & Behavior from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst where he studied associative learning employing behavioral, physiological, and computational techniques. Prior to joining the faculty at Curry College, Dr. Polewan was an Assistant Professor at Stephen F. Austin State University. In addition, he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Behavioral Neuropharmacology Lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln were he investigated the conditioned stimulus effects of nicotine during extinction and demonstrated nicotine’s ability to serve as a conditioned stimulus in female rats. In addition he has taught as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Assumption College (Worcester, MA) and Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, MA).
Courses taught: Introduction to Psychology (PSY 1030), Research Methods is Psychology (PSY 2050), Cognitive Psychology (PSY 3008), Brain & Behavior, Learning & Conditioning, Neuroscience of Memory & Cognition, Drugs & Behavior, Statistics, History & Systems of Psychology, and Psychology and the Paranormal.
Educational History
Kent State University
Bachelor of Arts, December 1996
Major: Psychology
Mentors: Dr. D.C. Riccio & Dr. M. Bunsey
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Doctor of Philosophy, February 2006
Major: Neuroscience & Behavior
Specialty: Associative Learning & Memory
Mentor: Dr. J.W. Moore
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Post-doctoral Scholar, 2009-2011
Specialty: Behavioral Neuropharmacology
Mentor: Dr. R.A. Bevins
Dr. Robert Polewan is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Curry College in Milton, MA.
Dr. Polewan graduated with a doctorate in Neuroscience & Behavior from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst where he studied associative learning employing behavioral, physiological, and computational techniques. Prior to joining the faculty at Curry College, Dr. Polewan was an Assistant Professor at Stephen F. Austin State University. In addition, he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Behavioral Neuropharmacology Lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln were he investigated the conditioned stimulus effects of nicotine during extinction and demonstrated nicotine’s ability to serve as a conditioned stimulus in female rats. In addition he has taught as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Assumption College (Worcester, MA) and Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, MA).
Courses taught: Introduction to Psychology (PSY 1030), Research Methods is Psychology (PSY 2050), Cognitive Psychology (PSY 3008), Brain & Behavior, Learning & Conditioning, Neuroscience of Memory & Cognition, Drugs & Behavior, Statistics, History & Systems of Psychology, and Psychology and the Paranormal.
Educational History
Kent State University
Bachelor of Arts, December 1996
Major: Psychology
Mentors: Dr. D.C. Riccio & Dr. M. Bunsey
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Doctor of Philosophy, February 2006
Major: Neuroscience & Behavior
Specialty: Associative Learning & Memory
Mentor: Dr. J.W. Moore
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Post-doctoral Scholar, 2009-2011
Specialty: Behavioral Neuropharmacology
Mentor: Dr. R.A. Bevins
Budder
Budder is the lab mascot. She enjoys going for walks, sleeping, eating, and belly rubs.
Educational History
Kent State University
Bachelor of Arts, August 2018
Major: Barkology
Budder is the lab mascot. She enjoys going for walks, sleeping, eating, and belly rubs.
Educational History
Kent State University
Bachelor of Arts, August 2018
Major: Barkology