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FacultyMegan Massa

Megan Massa
Megan Massa
she/they
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
370 Lancaster Ave
(610) 896-1033
mmassa [at] haverford.edu
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B.A., Bowdoin College

Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles

Research

Megan is a neuroscientist with a specialization in neuroendocrinology. She is generally interested in how gonadal hormones (particularly estradiol and testosterone) affect neuronal processes and behavior. Their work also encompasses a philosophical interrogation into our understanding of sex variables, often engaging in feminist and queer theories to deepen and strengthen her scientific understanding. Megan's doctoral work focused on how sex variables integrate with metabolic cues to affect the neural control of feeding behavior. Past projects have also included investigations into:

  • differential effects of sex steroid hormones, namely androgens and estrogens, on the inflammatory and neurodegenerative stages of EAE, the murine model of MS at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum through a Fulbright Student Grant, and
  • putative rapid, membrane-initiated androgenic effects on responsiveness to goldfish ovulatory pheromones at Bowdoin.

Teaching

    Spring 2023

    • Psych 200: Research Methods and Statistics (Lect M/W 10-11:30a; Lab Th 10-11:30a or 1-2:30p)
    • Psych 357*#: Feminist Neuroscience (M/W 2:30-4p)

    Fall 2022

    • Psych/Bio/Neuro 217#: Behavioral Neuroscience (T/Th 2:30-4p)
    • Psych/Neuro 357*#: Feminist Neuroscience (M/W 10-11:30a)

                            *counts towards toward BiCo Gender and Sexuality Studies minor/concentration requirements

                            #counts towards BiCo Neuroscience major/minor requirements

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