In this episode of the Women's Research Collective, we explore the field of developmental psychology with Dr. Bonnie Goff, focusing on how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) impact neurobiological development. Dr. Goff also shares her journey as a scientist, offering an inspiring and deeply motivational perspective on resilience and purpose.

Dr. Goff is a Developmental Psychologist, UCLA Lecturer, Speaker, and Advocate for Early Childhood Care and Education.

Tune in for a compelling conversation that bridges research and real-world impact. If you enjoy the episode, don’t forget to rate and review—it helps us reach more listeners!

🔗 Learn more about Dr. Goff’s work: Linktree: linktr.ee/drbonniegoff Instagram: @drbonniegoff

In this episode we learn all about being a psychology major and GWS minor with Shayleigh Graber. We spend a lot of this episode discussing Shay's thesis on Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder and learn how and why her college career led her to this topic.

Some Papers mentioned in this episode:

Cunningham, J., Yonkers, K. A., O’Brien, S., & Eriksson, E. (2009). Update on Research and Treatment of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. Harvard Review of Psychiatry. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3098121/#:~:text=only%20mild%20symptoms.-,7,evaluated%20during%20the%20clinical%20interview.

Harvard Health. (2017, May 30). Premenstrual Dysphoria Disorder: It’s Biology, Not a Behavior Choice. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/premenstrual-dysphoria-disorder-its-biology-not-a-behavior-choice-2017053011768

Htay. (2023, June 13). Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. Practice Essentials, Background, Pathophysiology and Etiology. https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/293257-overview?form=fpf

In this episode with Misha Bukkasagram we discuss what it is like to start and run a college organization that focuses on empowering women as leaders, researchers, and change makers. If you have any questions or comments please leave a comment below. Are there any episodes you would like to see in the future? Please leave a comment about any topics that you are interested in below!

Misha's blog can be found here https://risingecho.blog/about/

UE WLCR's information can be found here hopp.bio/uewlcr

Lets Ace Brain Health can be found here @lets_ace_brain_health on instagram

In this episode we get to know Dr. Julie Merkle, a developmental biologist who specifically studies how the egg develops. If you enjoyed this episode please leave a comment or a review, it means a lot to me!

If you want to access Dr. Merkle's papers, here are some links to her profiles on Google Scholar as well as Researchgate:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=yd-2Gq0AAAAJ&hl=en

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julie-Merkle

If you want to know more about developmental biology start your exploration here:

https://irp.nih.gov/our-research/scientific-focus-areas/developmental-biology

Thank you so much to Dr. Snow for joining me on the Women's Research Collective for an interview! I want to give one last big shout out to UE Student Media as well as Women and Leadership, Change, and Research. Thank you guys for everything :)

Link to WLCR: hopp.bio/uewlcr

Link to UE Student Media: Crescent.evansville.edu

Below are some of Dr. Snow's Papers:

Actin polymerization contributes to enhanced pulmonary vasoconstrictor reactivity after chronic hypoxia.. American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology. 314:H1011-H1021.

2018 Altmetric

Role for PKC? in enhanced endothelin-1-induced pulmonary vasoconstrictor reactivity_following intermittent hypoxia.. American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology.

301:L745-L754. 2011

Neuroscience, with Zorah Mehrzad

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