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Dr. Roger BuchananDr. Roger Buchanan

Associate Professor of Zoology

Department of Biological Sciences


Phone: 870.680.4297
E-mail: rbuck@astate.edu

Education

  • Post Doctoral Fellow, National Institutes of Health
  • PhD - University of Delaware
  • BA - University of Delaware

Research Focus Areas

  • Effects of nicotine on brain regions that influence anxiety and attention.
  • Changes in brain development associated with maternal smoking (fetal nicotine syndrome).
  • Research to ensure the safety of new pesticides by developing techniques for rapid assessment of potential non-lethal effects of new chemicals.