Featured Abstracts

Featured Abstracts

Featured Abstracts

  • Knapp CP, Chandler DJ, Keck TM, Boateng CA, Floresco SB, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Novel dopamine D4 receptor ligands differentially shape psychostimulant-induced risky choice preference without altering baseline decision making in rodents.
    • American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2026
    • 54th Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, 2025

  • Knapp CP*, Fox DP, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Effects of repetitive mild traumatic brain injury and methylphenidate treatment on cognitive flexibility in rodents.
    • 54th Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience. ***Trainee Professional Development Award Recipient, 2025
    • National Neurotrauma Society, 2025
    • Philadelphia Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience, 2025

  • Papadopoulos E, Walkow S, Abrimian A, Knapp CP, Loweth JA, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL.  Sex-differences in Risk/Reward Decision Making Following Therapeutic Doses of Methylphenidate and Repetitive Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Rodents.
    • National Neurotrauma Society, 2025

  • Papadopoulos E, Walkow S, Abrimian A, Knapp CP, Loweth JA, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Therapeutic doses of methylphenidate following repetitive mild traumatic brain injury transiently disrupts risk/reward decision making in a sex dependent manner.
    • American Physician Scientists Association Northeast Regional Meeting, 2025

  • Abrimian A*, Papadopoulos E, Knapp CP, Loweth JA, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Catecholamine transporter protein levels within the rodent prefrontal cortex are altered by the interactions between repetitive mild traumatic brain injury and methylphenidate administration in a sex-dependent manner.
    • Association of Academic Psychiatrists Annual Meeting, 2025

  • Walkow S, Ivak NA, Chandler D, Tkaczynski J, Keck TM, Boateng CA, Papadopoulos E, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Effects of novel dopamine D4 receptor-targeted compounds on locomotor activity and anxiety-like behavior in male and female Sprague Dawley rats.
    • Mid-Atlantic Pharmacology Society 2024

  • Ivak NA, Walkow S, Knapp CP, Papadopoulos E, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Effects of the non-stimulant norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, atomoxetine, on cognitive flexibility in healthy adult Long-Evans rats.
    • Mid-Atlantic Pharmacology Society, 2024

  • Navarra RL, Knapp CP, Papadopoulos E, Abrimian A, Waterhouse BD. Featured Speaker: Psychostimulant actions on executive dysfunction and prefrontal catecholamine dysregulation following traumatic brain injury.
    • Conference on Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience***Invited Speaker, 2024

  • Knapp CP, Papadopoulos E, Loweth JA, Raghupathi R, Floresco SB, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Perturbations in risk/reward decision making and frontal cortical catecholamine regulation induced by mild traumatic brain injury.
    • 53rd Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, 2024

  • Papadopoulos E, Abrimian A, Knapp CP, Joyce K, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Sex-dependent restoration of risky decision making and prefrontal catecholamine regulatory proteins using low-dose methylphenidate following repeated mild traumatic brain injury.
    • 53rd Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, 2024

  • Knapp CP, Papadopoulos E, Loweth JA, Raghupathi R, Floresco SB, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Perturbations in risk/reward decision making and frontal cortical catecholamine regulation induced by mild traumatic brain injury.
    • Philadelphia Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience, 2024

  • Papadopoulos E*, Abrimian A, Knapp CP, Joyce K, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Low dose methylphenidate modulates risky decision making and prefrontal catecholamine regulation in a sex-dependent manner following repeated mild traumatic brain injury.
    • Philadelphia Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience ***1st Place in Graduate Student Poster Competition, 2024

  • Abrimian A*, Papadopoulos E, Knapp CP, Loweth JA, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Interactions between repetitive mild traumatic brain injury and methylphenidate administration on catecholamine transporter protein levels within the rodent prefrontal cortex.
    • American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting ***Future in Neurologic Research Scholarship Travel Awardee, 2024

  • Navarra RL*, Papadopoulos E, Abrimian A, Knapp CP, Loweth J, Floresco S, Waterhouse BD. Sex-dependent modulation of executive function and catecholamine regulation with psychostimulant treatment following repetitive mild traumatic brain injury.
    • International Behavioral Neuroscience Society ***Symposium Chair and Speaker, 2024

  • Knapp CP, Papadopoulos E, Loweth JA, Raghupathi R, Floresco SB, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Perturbations in risk/reward decision making and frontal cortical catecholamine regulation induced by mild traumatic brain injury.
    • International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, 2024

  • Papadopoulos E*, Abrimian A, Knapp CP, Joyce K, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Low dose methylphenidate modulates risky decision making and prefrontal catecholamine regulation in a sex-dependent manner following repeated mild traumatic brain injury.
    • International Behavioral Neuroscience Society ***IBNS Travel Awardee, 2024
    • American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Annual Meeting ***ASPET Travel Awardee, 2024

  • Knapp CP, Papadopoulos E, Floresco SB, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Sex differences in risk/reward decision making and prefrontal catecholamine regulation following repetitive mild traumatic brain injury.
    • 53rd Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, 2023

  • Papadopoulos E*, Abrimian A, Knapp CP, Joyce K, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Low dose methylphenidate counteracts increased risky decision making following repetitive mild traumatic brain injury in female rodents.
    • 53rd Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience ***Diversity Poster Session, 3rd Place in Bioss Antibodies Neuroscience Grant, 2023

  • Knapp CP*, Papadopoulos E, Floresco SB, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Sex differences in risk/reward decision making and prefrontal catecholamine regulation following repetitive mild traumatic brain injury.
    • Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists ***ABRCMS Travel Awardee, 2023

  • Navarra RL*, Papadopoulos E, Abrimian A, Knapp CP, Loweth J, Floresco S, Waterhouse BD. A novel platform for targeting treatment of prefrontal catecholamine dysregulation and executive dysfunction following traumatic brain injury.
    • Mid-Atlantic Pharmacology Society ***Featured Speaker, 2023

  • Abrimian A, Papadopoulos E, Knapp CP, Loweth JA, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Interactions between repetitive mild traumatic brain injury and methylphenidate administration on catecholamine transporter protein levels within the rodent prefrontal cortex.
    • Mid-Atlantic Pharmacology Society, 2023

  • Papadopoulos E*, Abrimian A, Knapp CP, Joyce K, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Low dose methylphenidate counteracts increased risky decision making following repetitive mild traumatic brain injury in female rodents.
    • Mid-Atlantic Pharmacology Society ***2nd Place in Graduate Student Poster Competition, 2023

  • Knapp CP*, Papadopoulos E, Floresco SB, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Sex differences in risk/reward decision making and prefrontal catecholamine regulation following repetitive mild traumatic brain injury.
    • National Neurotrauma Society ***NNS Diversity Travel Awardee, 2023

  • Navarra RL, Knapp CP, Papadopoulos E, Loweth J, Corbett C, Floresco SB, Raghupathi R, Waterhouse BD. Executive functions and catecholamine regulatory protein levels within the prefrontal cortex following repetitive mild traumatic brain injury.
    • International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, 2023

  • Navarra RL, Knapp CP, Papadopoulos E, Loweth J, Corbett C, Floresco SB, Raghupathi R, Waterhouse BD. Executive functions and catecholamine regulatory protein levels within the prefrontal cortex following repetitive mild traumatic brain injury.
    • Gordon Research Conference: Catecholamines, 2023

  • Knapp CP, Papadopoulos E, Loweth JA, Corbett CM, Floresco SB, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL.  Sex-specific variation of catecholamine regulatory proteins may underlie increased risky choice preference following repetitive mild traumatic brain injury.
    • 51st Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, 2022
    • National Neurotrauma Society, 2022
    • International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, 2022
  • Navarra RL, Knapp CP, Papadopoulos E, Loweth J, Corbett C, Floresco SB, Raghupathi R, Waterhouse BD. Cognitive flexibility, risk/reward decision making, and catecholamine regulatory proteins within the prefrontal cortex following repetitive mild traumatic brain injury.
    • International Behavioral Neuroscience Society *** Symposium Chair and Speaker, 2022

  • Papadopoulos E, Knapp CP, Corbett C, Loweth JA, Navarra RL. Examining levels of catecholamine neurotransmitter regulatory proteins within the prefrontal cortex of rodents following traumatic brain injury.
    • American Osteopathic Association OMED Research *** 1st prize in Student Research Competition, 2022
    • National Student Osteopathic Medical Association Research Symposium *** 1st prize in Basic Science Competition, 2021

  • Knapp CP, Fallon B, Floresco SB, Kortagere S, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. SK609, a novel dopamine D3 receptor agonist and norepinephrine transporter blocker with pro-cognitive actions, does not induce psychostimulant-like increases in risky choice during probabilistic discounting.
    • Mid-Atlantic Pharmacology Society Annual Meeting. 2021
    • International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, 2020

  • Predale HK, Knapp CP, Raghupathi R, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Physiological response and tissue damage following different depths of impact in a rodent model of mild traumatic brain injury.
    • 50th Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, 2021

  • Knapp CP, Floresco SB, Raghupathi R, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Mild traumatic brain injury produces transient increases in risk taking behavior in female rodents.
    • 50th Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, 2021
    • International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, 2021

  • Navarra RL, Knapp CP, Fallon B, Kortagere, S, Waterhouse, BD, Floresco, SB. SK609, a novel dopamine D3 receptor agonist and norepinephrine transporter blocker with pro-cognitive actions, does not induce psychostimulant-like increases in risky choice during probabilistic discounting.
    • American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2020

  • Knapp CP, Fallon B, Fox DP, Floresco SB, Raghupathi R, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Time course of deficit and recovery following repetitive traumatic brain injury in a rodent assay of cognitive flexibility.
    • Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey Annual Seminar, 2020
    • American Brain Injury, Best Practices in Brain Injury Medicine and Neurorehabilitation: Improving Outcomes through Interdisciplinary Collaboration, 2020

  • Knapp CP, Fallon B, Fox DP, Floresco SB, Raghupathi R, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Time course of deficit and recovery following repetitive traumatic brain injury in a rodent assay of cognitive flexibility.
    • Mid-Atlantic Pharmacology Society Annual Meeting, 2019
    • 49th Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, 2019

  • Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL, Chandler DJ, Devilbiss DM, Joshi, N, Fox DP. Functional attributes of the rodent central norepinephrine transmitter system following repetitive mild traumatic brain injury.
    • 49th Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, 2019
    • International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, 2019

  • Navarra RL, Knapp CP, Fox DP, Floresco SB, Waterhouse BD. Evaluating “productivity” vs “quality” of performance in rodent assays of cognitive function.
    • 49th Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, 2019
    • International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, 2019

  • Knapp CP, Fox DP, Floresco SB, Giacometti LL, Raghupathi R, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL. Repetitive mild traumatic brain injury impairs performance in a rodent assay of cognitive flexibility.
    • Philadelphia Chapter of Society for Neuroscience, 2019
    • 48th Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, 2018

  • Knapp CP, Kuponiyi OG, Floresco SB, Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL.  Methylphenidate enhances specific dimensions of cognitive performance in a rodent strategy shifting assay of cognitive flexibility.
    • 48th Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, 2018
    • Philadelphia Chapter of Society for Neuroscience, 2018

  • Navarra RL, Clark BD, Waterhouse BD.  Are psychostimulant-induced alterations of local field potentials within primary visual circuits related to signal detection performance?
    • Winter Conference on Brain Research *** Special Poster Award Session, 2017

  • Navarra RL, Clark BD, Waterhouse BD.  Methylphenidate enhances early stage sensory signal processing within the rat during performance of a visual signal detection task.
    • 46th Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, 2016

  • Navarra RL, Garguilo AT, Clark BD, Waterhouse BD.  Methylphenidate enhances early sensory signal processing in the rat visual thalamus through noradrenergic signaling.
    • Winter Conference on Brain Research *** Special Poster Award Session, 2016
    • 45th Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience *** Neuroscience Hot Topic, 2015

  • Mitchell LR, Navarra RL, Clark BD, Waterhouse BD.  Methylphenidate-induced enhancement of LFP responses to visual stimuli in rat sensory thalamus. 
    • 45th Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, 2015

  • Navarra RL, Garguilo AT, Clark BD, Waterhouse BD.  Methylphenidate enhances early sensory signal processing in the rat visual thalamus through noradrenergic signaling.
    • Gordon Research Conference: Catecholamines, 2015

  • Navarra RL, Clark BD, Waterhouse BD.  Psychostimulant-induced modulation of early sensory signal processing in the rat visual thalamus is mediated by enhance noradrenergic transmission.
    • Philadelphia Chapter of Society for Neuroscience, 2015
    • 44th Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, 2014

  • Waterhouse BD, Navarra RL, Zitnik GA, Clark BD.  Methylphenidate enhancement of early-stage sensory signal processing.
    • 52nd Annual Meeting for the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2013

  • Navarra RL, Clark BD, Waterhouse BD.  Distinguishing the mechanisms underlying differential effects of attention enhancing compounds on early sensory signal processing in the rat visual thalamus.
    • 43rd Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, 2013
    • Gordon Research Conference: Catecholamines, 2013

  • Navarra RL, Clark BD, Zitnik GA, Waterhouse BD.  The effects of methylphenidate and atomoxetine on visually-evoked neuronal activity of the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus in the rat.
    • 42nd Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, 2012

  • Navarra RL, Kelley C, Graf R, Grauer SM, Aschmies S, Marquis KL, Robichaud A, Gross J, Brandon N, Comery TA. Characterization of the histamine H3 receptor antagonist WAY-364416 in models relevant to schizophrenia and interaction with antispsychotics.
    • 39th Annual Meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, 2009