Faculty and Staff
Lauren A. Fowler, Ph.D.
| Title: | Associate Professor |
| Biomedical Sciences | |
| School of Medicine Greenville | |
| E-mail: | lfowler3@greenvillemed.sc.edu |
| Phone: | 864-455-9849 |
| Office: | 701 Grove Road Greenville SC 29605 |
Bio
| Teaching Interest(s): | I teach Neuroscience and Biostatistics. I am currently teaching in the Neuroscience (M1) and Mind, Brain & Behavior (M2) Modules, as well as teaching Biostatistics throughout the M1 and M2 years at USCSOMG. I have taught the following classes at the undergraduate level Introduction to Psychology, Statistics, Research Methods, BioPsychology, Neuropsychopharmacology, Introduction to Neuroscience, Sensation/Perception, Health Psychology, Biological Rhythms, Clinical Neuroscience, Careers in Psychology, Honors Issues in Mental Health, Evolutionary Psychology, Neuroscience Laboratory and Biological Basis of Psychological Disorders. |
| Research Interest(s): | My research has two main areas of focus. My primary area of research deals with circadian desynchronization and fatigue due to shift work and how this affects our health, performance, alertness, cognition and burnout. I am interested in evaluating biomarkers that help predict fatigue, and I also seek to find effective fatigue countermeasures for individuals who work shift work. I also conduct research on empathy in health care and pre-health care professionals. My research encompasses differences in physiological and perceived empathy, as well as assessing how to teach empathy in a way that is healthy for all involved. |
| Honors & Awards: | Harvard Macy Fellowship for Health Educators Outstanding Service Award UofSC Pipeline for Academy Leaders Fellow Golden Peach Award WildCatt Disability Collaboration Award Crystal Crest Master Teacher Award Outstanding Mentor Award College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Endowed Professor Woman of Wisdom Award Council for Undergraduate Research Posters on the Hill (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Outstanding Collaboration Award: NCUR Outstanding Collaboration Award: Neuroscience Program Distinguished Professor Award Civically Engaged Scholar Crystal Crest Master Teacher Award Gwen Williams Award of Excellence Outstanding Graduate Student Award Dana Scholarship Award Centennial Scholarship Award |
| Professional Affiliations: | World Sleep Congress Other - Delegate Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Society for Research on Biological Rhythms Member Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Member Psi Chi Psychology National Honor Society Member Council on Undergraduate Research Member National Conference for Undergraduate Research Board of Governors Member National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Invited Grant Review Panel American Association for the Advancement of Science Advisory Board Member for NIH Grant, How Drugs Affect the Brain National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Grant Review Panel |