Melvin Rouse
Melvin Rouse
Associate Professor, Psychology
Associate Professor, Psychology
(On Leave Fall 2023)
Melvin Rouse’s research looks at how hormones, the brain, and reproductive behavior interact. His lab uses songbirds as a model system. This model is unique in that it allows for the ability to study how gonadal hormones act to modulate patterns of learning and behavior, as well as how hormones affect the perception of behavior. These studies demonstrate the influence of the endocrine system on brain plasticity, learning, and social behavior. Rouse teaches in the areas of behavioral neuroscience, hormones and behavior, research methods and statistics, and comparative neuropsychology.
Education
BS
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
2004
MA
Boston University
2005
PhD
Johns Hopkins University Post-Baccalaureate Premed
2014
Classes
Hormones, Sex, Society, & Self
CONN 354-A
Spring 2024
Behavioral Neuroscience
PSYC 230-A
Spring 2024
Human Sexuality
PSYC 250-A
Spring 2024
Hormones, Sex, Society, & Self
CONN 354-A
Summer 2024
Human Sexuality
PSYC 250-A
Summer 2024
Hormones, Sex, Society, & Self
CONN 354-A
Fall 2024
Introductory Psychology
PSYC 101-D
Fall 2024
Human Sexuality
PSYC 250-A
Fall 2024