Smith, Rachel
individual record
Assistant Professor
Positions:
- Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences, College of Liberal Arts
education and training
- Ph.D. in Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania - (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) 2008
- B.S. in Biopsychology, University of California, Santa Barbara - (Santa Barbara, California, United States) 2002
selected publications
Academic Articles17
- Cruz, A. M., Spencer, H. F., Kim, T. H., Jhou, T. C., & Smith, R. J (2021). Prelimbic cortical projections to rostromedial tegmental nucleus play a suppressive role in cue-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking.. Neuropsychopharmacology. 46(8), 1399-1406.
- Smith, R. J., Anderson, R. I., Haun, H. L., Mulholland, P. J., Griffin, W. C., Lopez, M. F., & Becker, H. C (2020). Dynamic c-Fos changes in mouse brain during acute and protracted withdrawal from chronic intermittent ethanol exposure and relapse drinking.. Addict Biol. 25(6), e12804.
- Smith, R. J., Vento, P. J., Chao, Y. S., Good, C. H., & Jhou, T. C (2019). Gene expression and neurochemical characterization of the rostromedial tegmental nucleus (RMTg) in rats and mice.. Brain Struct Funct. 224(1), 219-238.
- Smith, R. J., & Laiks, L. S (2018). Behavioral and neural mechanisms underlying habitual and compulsive drug seeking.. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 87(Pt A), 11-21.
- Scofield, M. D., Boger, H. A., Smith, R. J., Li, H., Haydon, P. G., & Kalivas, P. W (2015). Gq-DREADD Selectively Initiates Glial Glutamate Release and Inhibits Cue-induced Cocaine Seeking.. Biol Psychiatry. 78(7), 441-451.
Conference Papers2
- Evans, S. M., & Smith, R (1999). Effects of regulating the use of TBT-based antifouling paints on TBT contamination. Oceans Conference Record (IEEE). 3, 1119-1122.
researcher on
Principal Investigator2
recent teaching activities
- NRSC235 Intro Beh & Cog Neuroscience Instructor
- NRSC335 Physiological Psych Instructor
- NRSC336 Drugs & Behavior Instructor
- NRSC485 Directed Studies Instructor
- NRSC491 Hnr-research Instructor
Email
rachelsmith@tamu.edu
First Name
Rachel
Last Name
Smith
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Psychology; 4235 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4235
USA