We use cookies and similar technologies to understand our visitors’ experiences. By continuing to use this website, you agree to this condition of use. For further information, please see our privacy notice.

College of Arts and Sciences

Neuroscience, Cognition and Behavior

ApplyVisitGive to the College
Assistant Professor Jen Wenzel, PhD, using a model of the brain to explain how it functions inside a lab class with several students.

Biography

Elisabeth Walcott, PhD

Elisabeth Walcott
Fax: 619-260-6867

Senior Teaching Professor
Senior Teaching Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Cognition and Behavior

Dr. Elisabeth Walcott has a BA in Psychology from Harvard and a PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine. She spent 15 years at The Neurosciences Institute in La Jolla working on synaptic plasticity in the neocortex. Elisabeth’s research interests include pharmacology of ion channel receptors, synaptic and intrinsic plasticity and neurodevelopmental disorders. She has been teaching at USD since 2014 and has previously taught Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (NEUR305), Behavioral Neuroscience (NEUR310), the Behavioral Neuroscience capstone laboratory/writing course (NEUR470), and Evolutionary Psychology (PSYC 346).

Scholarly Work

Dr. Walcott has conducted research in several fields including circadian biology and aging, the structure and expression of neurotransmitter receptors, synaptic plasticity and early postnatal brain development. 

Office Hours

Section 02
1/26 - 5/15 M 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmSaints 118
M 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmSaints 118
1/26 - 5/15 W 8:45 am - 9:45 amSaints 118
W 8:45 am - 9:45 amSaints 118
1/26 - 5/15 F 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmSaints 118
F 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmSaints 118
Section 01
1/26 - 5/15 M 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmSaints 118
M 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmSaints 118
1/26 - 5/15 W 8:45 am - 9:45 amSaints 118
W 8:45 am - 9:45 amSaints 118
1/26 - 5/15 F 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmSaints 118
F 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmSaints 118
Submit changes to Elisabeth Walcott's profile.