Jill B. Becker is an American psychological researcher, studying sex differences in addiction using preclinical models. Becker is the Biopsychology Area Chair and the Patricia Y. Gurin Professor of Psychology at University of Michigan.[1][2].She has advocated for greater research into sex/gender differences, particularly in the area of Substance Use Disorder.[3]
Jill B. Becker | |
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| Alma mater | University of Illinois |
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| Institutions | University of Michigan |
Biography
editBecker received her PhD from the University of Illinois.
In 2016, she received the Ting-Kai Li Lecture Award from the Research Society on Alcoholism.[4] In 2019, she was invited to deliver the Neal Miller Distinguished Lecture by the American Psychological Association.[5]
Selected publications
edit- Becker, J. B. (1999). "Gender differences in dopaminergic function in striatum and nucleus accumbens". Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 64 (4): 803–812. doi:10.1016/S0091-3057(99)00168-9. PMID 10593204. S2CID 12846964.
- Becker, J. B.; Hu, M (2008). "Sex differences in drug abuse". Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology. 29 (1): 36–47. doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2007.07.003. PMC 2235192. PMID 17904621.
- Becker, J. B.; Koo, G. F. (2016). "Sex differences in animal models: focus on addiction". Pharmacological Reviews. 68 (2): 242–263. doi:10.1124/pr.115.011163. PMC 4813426. PMID 26772794.
References
edit- ^ "Jill B. Becker | U-M LSA Department of Psychology". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ jed. "Jill Becker". Interdisciplinary Research Training Institute (IRTI). Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ Becker, Jill B.; Mazure, Carolyn M. (2019-01-07). "The federal plan for health science and technology's response to the opioid crisis: understanding sex and gender differences as part of the solution is overlooked". Biology of Sex Differences. 10 (1): 3. doi:10.1186/s13293-018-0215-5. ISSN 2042-6410. PMC 6322277. PMID 30616693.
- ^ "Solutions for Support: Expanding Opportunities in Academia". neuronline.sfn.org. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ "Several Psychology members were involved in the 2019 APA annual convention | U-M LSA Department of Psychology". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 22 January 2021.