Department of Psychology: Kara I. Gabriel

Dr. Kara I. Gabriel Assistant Professor of Psychology Ph.D., Psychology (Biopsychology emphasis), University of British Columbia M.A., Psychology (Biopsychology emphasis), University of British Columbia B.A., Psychology and English, University of Wisconsin-Madison Office: 424 Psychology Building Phone: (509) 963-2387 Email: gabrielk@cwu.edu Web site:

Courses Typically Taught at CWU:

• Research Methods in Psychology
• Cognitive Psychology
• Physiological Psychology

Research Interests:

• Developmental behavioral psychopharmacology
• Influences on risk-taking behavior
• Spatial cue use and perception.
• Attitudes toward the use of animals in research.

Selected Publications:

Gabriel, K. I., & Cunningham, C. L. (2007). The effect of maternal environment on ethanol responses in reciprocal F1 C57BL/6J and DBA/2J hybrids. Genes, Brain and Behavior, E-pub.

Barkley, C. L., & Gabriel, K. I. (2007). Sex differences in cue perception in a visual scene: Investigation of cue type. Behavioral Neuroscience, 121, 291-300.

Gabriel, K. I., Yu, C. L., Osborn, J. A, & Weinberg, J. (2006). Prenatal ethanol exposure alters sensitivity to the effects of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) on behavior in the elevated plus-maze. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 31, 1046-1056.

Gabriel, K. I., & Cunningham, C. L. (2005). Effects of topiramate on ethanol and saccharin consumption and preferences in C57BL/6J mice. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 29, 75-80.

Gabriel, K. I., Cunningham, C. L., & Finn, D. A. (2004). Allopregnanolone does not influence ethanol-induced conditioned place preference in DBA/2J mice. Psychopharmacology, 176, 50-56.