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Rebecca Calisi | |
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 Calisi in 2018 | |
| Born | Rebecca Marie Calisi Rodríguez September 13, 1979 (age 45) |
| Alma mater | B.A. Boston College, M.S. University of Texas, Arlington, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | Studies of stress on reproductive neurobiology; advocacy for underrepresented groups in science; science communication online personality |
| Awards | 2019 Early Career Impact Award - Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2018-2019 National Geographic Explorer Award, 2018 Nature Research Inspiring Science Award, 2016 - Environmental Health Science Faculty Scholar Award, 2011 - Dorothy Skinner Outstanding Young Investigator Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroendocrinology |
| Institutions | University of California, Davis |
Rebecca Marie Calisi (born September 13, 1979)[1] is an American neuroendocrinologist, wildlife biologist, and National Geographic Explorer. She is an Associate professor of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior in the College of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Davis. She leads a research team that studies how the brain controls sexual behavior, reproduction, and parental care, and how this changes under stress. As the Director for Science Communications at UC Davis, she studies science communication and advocates for inclusivity, equity, and diversity in STEM.
- ^ Also known as Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez and Rebecca Calisi-Rodriguez