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Nancy A. Dreschel

  • Instructor, Small Animal Sciences
  • Undergraduate Adviser
  • Adviser for Students for the Responsible Use of Animals (SRUA)
312 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building
University Park , PA 16802
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Office Phone: (814) 863-4197

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Education

  1. Ph.D., Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, 2007. Thesis title: "The Biobehavioral Effects of Stress Related to Fear and Anxiety in Domestic Canines"
  2. D.V.M., Cornell University, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, 1989. Senior Seminar Title: "The Epidemiology of White Muscle Disease in Sheep in Morocco"
  3. B.S., Animal Science, Cornell University, 1986

Interests

  • Animal Behavior
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Human-Animal Interactions

Classes Taught

  • An Sc 215 Pets in Society (On-line and Residence)
  • An Sc 305 Companion Animal Nutrition and Management
  • An Sc 315 Small Animal Health and Disease

 

Employment

  • Instructor, Small Animal Sciences Department of Dairy and Animal Science, Penn State University 2004- Present
  • Project Coordinator, Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant Department of Biobehavioral Health University Park, PA 1999- 2004
  • Small Animal Veterinarian 1992- 2004 Centre Animal Hospital, State College, PA; Animal Medical Hospital, State College, PA; Suburban South Veterinary Hospital, Depew, NY
  • Mixed-Practice Veterinarian 1989-1991 Hermitage/ Conneaut Lake Veterinary Clinics- Hermitage and Conneaut Lake, PA

 

Selected Publications

  • Dreschel, N.A. & Granger, D.A. Methods of collection for salivary cortisol measurement in dogs. Hormones and Behavior (2008) In Press, doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.09.010.
  • Dreschel, N.A. & Granger, D.A. Physiological and behavioral reactivity to stress in thunderstorm-phobic dogs and their caregivers. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 95 (2005): 153-168.
  • Granger, D. A., Dreschel, N. A., & Shirtcliff, E. A. Developmental Psychoneuroimmunology: The Role of Cytokine Network Activation in the Epigenesis of Developmental Psychopathology. In D. Cicchetti & E. Walker (eds). Neurodevelopmental mechanisms in the genesis and epigenesis of psychopathology. Cambridge University Press: New York. (2003)
  • Hood, Kathryn E., Dreschel, Nancy A.., Granger, Douglas A.. Maternal Behavior Changes after Immune Challenge of Neonates with Developmental Effects on Adult Social Behavior. Developmental Psychobiology, 42 (2003):17-34.
  • Granger, Douglas A., Hood, Katherine E., Dreschel, Nancy A., Sergeant, Eric, Likos, Andrea. Developmental effects of early immune stress on aggressive, socially reactive, and inhibited behaviors. Development and Psychopathology, 13 (2001), 597-608.