CURRICULUM VITAE

Nancy Eva Badia-Elder, Ph.D.

Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
402 North Blackford Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3275
Telephone: (317) 278-1815/FAX: (317) 274-6756
E-mail: nbadiael@iupui.edu
Last Updated:  September 1998

Education

• Kansas State University Ph.D. 1995

Dissertation title: Alcohol related measures in rats selectively bred for sensitivity to serotonin agonists.

• Kansas State University MS 1992

Thesis title: Prenatal alcohol exposure and its effect on behavioral activity, taste reactivity, and alcohol consumption in adult rats.

• Fort Hays State University BA 1990 (Graduated Magna Cum Laude)

Positions

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Indiana University School of Medicine, Oct., 1995-Jan.,1998

        Mentor: Janice C. Froehlich, Ph.D.

• Postdoctoral Fellow, IUPUI, February, 1998-present

        Mentor: James M. Murphy, Ph.D.

Research Interests

Research areas of interest are in behavioral genetics including both behavioral and neurochemical factors related to ingestive behaviors as they relate to alcohol abuse and alcoholism. Major focus has been on 1) the behavioral reaction to the taste of alcohol, and 2) the role of the opioid system in mediating both the reinforcing and aversive properties of alcohol. Many of these studies have been conducted using rats selectively bred for high and low alcohol intake. Current research involves the examination of the role of neuropeptides in modulating alcohol drinking in rats.

Undergraduate courses:

• General Psychology Kansas State University
• Physiological Psychology Kansas State University
• Psychology as a Biological Science IUPUI
• Biological Basis of Behavior Butler University

Graduate courses:

• Animal Models in Psychobiology IUPUI
• Seminar/Addiction Research IUPUI

Kiefer, S.W. & Badia-Elder, N.E. (1997). Taste reactivity in high-alcohol-sensitive and low-alcohol-sensitive rats. Alcohol, 14, 225-229.

Thiele, T. E., Badia-Elder, N. E., Kiefer, S. W., & Dess, N. K. (1997). Continuous intraoral saccharin and high vs. low saccharin-consuming rats. Physiology & Behavior, 61, 149-152.

Badia-Elder, N., Kiefer, S. W., & Dess, N. K. (1996). Taste reactivity in rats selectively bred for high vs. low saccharin consumption. Physiology & Behavior, 59, 749-755.

Thiele, T. E., Kiefer, S. W., & Badia-Elder, N. E. (1996). Delayed generalization   testing produces enhanced alcohol aversions in rats. Alcohol, 13, 201-207.

Kiefer, S. W., Badia-Elder, N., & Bice, P. J. (1995). Taste reactivity in high alcohol drinking and low alcohol drinking rats. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 19, 279-284.

Adams, W. R., Kiefer, S. W., Badia-Elder, N. (1995). Tryptophan deficiency and alcohol consumption in rats as a model for disadvantaged human populations: A preliminary report. Medical Anthropology, 16, 175-191.

Kiefer, S. W., Bice, P. J., & Badia-Elder, N. (1994). Alterations in taste reactivity to alcohol in rats given continuous access followed by abstinence. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research., 18, 555-559.

Bice, P. J., Kiefer, S. W., Elder, N. B. (1992). Evaluating the palatability of alcohol for rats with measures of taste reactivity, consumption, and lick rate. Alcohol, 9, 381-387.

Badia-Elder, N.E. & Kiefer, S.W. (1998). Taste reactivity in alcohol-preferring AA and alcohol-avoiding ANA rats. Alcohol, in press.

Badia-Elder, N.E., Mosemiller, A.K., Elder, R.L., & Froehlich, J.C. (1998). Naloxone retards the expression of a genetic predisposition toward alcohol drinking. Psychopharmacology, in press.

Froehlich, J.C., Badia-Elder, N.E., Zink, R.W., McCullough, D.E., & Portoghese, P.S. (1998). Contribution of the opioid system to alcohol aversion and alcohol drinking behavior. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, in press.

Dess, N.K., Badia-Elder, N.E., Thiele, T.E., Kiefer, S.W., & Blizzard, D.A. (1998). Ethanol consumption in rats selectively bred for differential saccharin intake. Alcohol, in press.

Presentations

Badia-Elder, N.E., Stewart, R.B. & Froehlich, J.C. (1998). Naloxone does not alter the anxiolytic effect of alcohol. (Abstract 579.4). Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 24, 1478.

Badia-Elder, N.E., Elder, R.L., Mosemiller, A.K., McCullough, D.E., & Froehlich, J.C. (1998). Chronic naloxone treatment attenuates both initiation and reinitiation of alcohol drinking in alcohol preferring rats. (Abstract 246). Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 22, 44A.

Sable, J.J., Kiefer, S.W., Arnett, J.T., Badia-Elder, N.E., & Bice, P.J. (1998). Taste reactivity in P and NP rats matched for alcohol consumption. (Abstract 54). Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 22, 12A.

Badia-Elder, N.E., Zink, R.W., McCullough, D.E., Portoghese, P.S., & Froehlich, J.C. (1997). Opioid peptides and alcohol preference. (Abstract 931.18). Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 23, 2391.

Sable, J.J., Kiefer, S.W., Arnett, J.T., Badia-Elder, N.E. & Bice, P.J. (1997). Development and maintenance of alcohol-illness associations in alcohol preferring (P) and nonpreferring (NP) rats. (Abstract 931.13). Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 23, 2390.

Badia-Elder, N.E., Zink, R.W., McCullough, D.E., Portoghese, P.S. & Froehlich, J.C. (1997). Blocking delta opioid receptors decreases alcohol aversion threshold. (Abstract 26). Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 21, 8A.

Kiefer, S.W., Badia-Elder, N.E. & Liebnow, R. (1997). Taste reactivity to alcohol in alcohol-preferring AA (ALKO Alcohol) and alcohol-avoiding (ALKO Nonalcohol) rats. (Abstract 620). Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 21, 107A.

Badia-Elder, N. E., Kiefer, S. W., Overstreet, D. H., & Rezvani, A. H. (1996). Alcohol taste reactivity in Fawn-Hooded Rats. (Abstract 80). Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 20, 17A.

Elder, R. L., Letterman, M., Badia-Elder, N. E., & Kiefer, S. W. (1996). Naltrexone fails to produce a conditioned taste aversion to alcohol. (Abstract 329). Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 20, 58A.

Thiele, T. E., Badia-Elder, N. E., & Kiefer, S. W. (1995). Delayed generalization testing produces enhanced alcohol aversions in rats. (Abstract 71). Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 19, 15A.

Badia-Elder, N. E., Kiefer, S. W., Overstreet, D. H., & Rezvani, A. H. (1995). Taste reactivity to alcohol in rats selectively bred for sensitivity to a serotonin-1A agonist. (Abstract 666.2). Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 21, 1701.

Elder, R. L., Badia-Elder, N. E., & Kiefer, S. W. (1995). Alcohol-illness associations in the selectively bred AA and AA rats. (Abstract 666.1). Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 21, 1701.

Badia-Elder, N. E. & Kiefer, S. W. (1994). Alcohol preference in rats selectively bred for saccharin consumption. (Abstract 658.4). Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 20, 1607.

Hill, K. G., Badia-Elder, N. E., & Kiefer, S. W. (1994). Naltrexone and taste reactivity to alcohol in rats. (Abstract 658.6). Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 20, 1607.

Elder, R. L., Badia-Elder, N., Kiefer, S. W., & Martinson, F. A. (1994). Alcohol aversion learning in rats selectively bred for alcohol sensitivity. (Abstract 658.5). Society for Neuroscience Abstract, 20, 1607.

Badia-Elder, N. E. & Kiefer, S. W. (1994). Alcohol taste reactivity and consumption in rats selectively bred for alcohol sensitivity. (Abstract 397). Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 18, 486.

Kiefer, S. W., Thiele, T. E., & Badia-Elder, N. E. (1994). Delayed generalization testing produces stronger alcohol aversions in rats. Presented at the Psychonomic Society 35th Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO.

Badia-Elder, N., & Kiefer, S. W. (1993). Fetal alcohol exposure and its effect on behavioral activity, taste reactivity, and consumption in adult rats. (Abstract 74.7). Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 19, 176.

Rock, S. L., Badia-Elder, N., Kiefer, S. W., & Bice, P. J. (1993). Rats selectively bred for taste reactivity to alcohol show differential levels of alcohol consumption. (Abstract 74.9). Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 19, 177.

Elder, R. L., Badia-Elder, N., & Kiefer, S. W. (1993). Test-retest reliability of the taste reactivity test for alcohol. (Abstract 74.8). Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 19, 176.

Kiefer, S. W., Badia-Elder, N. E., Rock, S. L., Elder, R. L., Remmers-Roeber, D. R., & Dess, N. K. (1993). Taste reactivity in rats selectively bred for high vs. low saccharin consumption. Presented at the Psychonomic Society 34th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

Elder, N. B., Bice, P. J., & Kiefer, S. W. (1992). Taste reactivity and consumption as measures of alcohol palatability in high alcohol drinking (HAD) and low alcohol drinking (LAD) rats. (Abstract 227.18). Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 18, 541.

Elder, R. L., Elder, N. B., Bice, P. J., Bailey, S. A., & Kiefer, S. W. (1992). Alcohol-illness associations in the selectively bred high alcohol drinking (HAD) and low alcohol drinking (LAD) rats. (Abstract 227.17). Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 18, 541.

Adams, W. R., Kiefer, S. W., & Badia-Elder, N. (1992). Tryptophan deficiency and alcohol consumption in disadvantaged populations: Focus on Native Americans. Presented at the American Anthropological Association 91st Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Frieman, J., Vogl, R., Elder, N., & Fox, A. (1992). Context effects on digit recall. Presented at the Psychonomic Society 33rd Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO.

Elder, N. B., Bice, P. J., & Kiefer, S. W. (1991). Alcohol palatability in rats as measured by taste reactivity, lick rate, and consumption. (Abstract 565.1). Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 17, 1422.

Elder, R. L., Klein S. B., Davis, C., Gourley, J., Dugan, K. M., & Sellers (Badia-Elder), N. B. (1990). Second-order conditioning not generalization in a taste aversion paradigm. Presented at the 2nd Annual American Psychological Society Convention, Dallas, TX.