John A. Kennard, B.S.

Email: john.kennard@temple.edu

Bio:John is in his fifth year of graduate studies. He received his B.S. in Psychology with a concentration in Neuroscience from Denison University. He currently works with Dr. Woodruff-Pak and his research interests include Alzheimer’s disease, aging, and neural plasticity in response to physical exercise.

Representative presentations and/or publications:

Kennard, J.A. & Woodruff-Pak, D.S.  Age sensitivity of the Morris water maze and the Barnes maze in CB6F1 mice. Program No. 612.10.  2011 Neuroscience Meeting Planner.  Washington, D.C.:  Society for Neuroscience, 2011.

Kennard, J.A., & Woodruff-Pak, D.S. (2011). Age sensitivity of behavioral tests and brain substrates of normal aging in mice. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 3:9, 1-22.

Kennard, J.A., & Woodruff-Pak, D.S. (2011). Aging and exercise effects on motor learning and spatial memory. Ageing Research, 3(e2), 4-11.

Woodruff-Pak, D.S., Foy, M.R., Akopian, G.G., Lee, K.H., Zach, J., Nguyen, K.P.T., Comalli, D.M., Kennard, J.A., Agelan, A., & Thompson, R.F. (2010). Differential effects and rates of normal aging in cerebellum and hippocampus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107(4), 1624-1629.