Department of Psychology

Brandi Scruggs, Ph.D.

Contact Information

Office: Sullivan 241J

Phone: (508) 929-8763

Email: bscruggs@worcester.edu

Education

PhD - experimental psychology (behavioral neuroscience) - Colorado State University

MS - experimental psychology from Colorado State University

BS - psychology (minor in anatomy & neurobiology) - Colorado State University

Area of Specialization

Dr. Scruggs’ research interests are in physiological psychology, neuropsychology, behavioral neuroscience, and sensation and perception. Her specializations are in vision (especially color vision), learning and memory, the neurobiology of aging, and animal research.

Recent Publications/Presentations

Scruggs, B. (2004) [Review of the book Falls in Older People: Prevention and Management]. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education.

Scruggs, B. (2004) [Review of the book Aging Education: Teaching and Practice Strategies]. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education.

Scruggs, B., Zhao, X., Hammersmark, R., Magnusson, K.R. Performance in a two-day reference memory task shows age-related changes and relationships to NMDA receptor subunit protein expression in synaptosomes. Society for Neuroscience Conference, November 2003.

Magnusson, K.R., Scruggs, B., Aniya, J., Wright, K.C., Ontl, T., Xing, Y., Bai, L. (2003) Age-related deficits in mice performing memory tasks in a water maze. Behavioral Neuroscience, 117(3).

Eriksrod, I., Ambroson, C., Njus, D., Scruggs, B. Eating and exercise disorders in Luther College males. Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference, April 2003.