Dr. Dedra Woolfolk
Chair, Department of General Studies
Associate Professor of Science
Ph.D., Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine
M.S., Biological and Biomedical Science, Emory University School of Medicine
B.S., Biology, Morris Brown College
E-mail
Phone: 404-669-2078
Office hours: By appointment
Courses Taught:
Introduction to Biology
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Survey of Chemistry
Selected Professional Experience:
Morris Brown College, Research Consultant, Department of Psychology, 2000.
University of Texas Medical Branch, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, 1997-1998.
Emory University School of Medicine, Graduate Research Assistant, 1992-1997.
Selected Teaching Experience and Presentations:
Teaching Assistant, Mechanisms of Animal Behavior; January-May, 1994.
“Differences in Opioid Modulation of the Discriminative Stimulus Effects of Amphetamine and Cocaine”, Behavioral Pharmacology Research Group, Yerkes Regional Primate Center, Atlanta, GA; February, 1996
“The Effects of Opioid Drugs on the Discriminative Stimulus Effects of Cocaine and Amphetamine in Rats”, Mercer Southern School of Pharmacy, Atlanta, GA; June, 1997.
“The Effects of Mu-, Delta-, and Kappa-Opioid Receptor Agonists and Antagonists on the Discriminative Stimulus Effects of Cocaine and Amphetamine in Rats”, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA; August, 1997.
“The Effects of Mu-, Delta-, and Kappa-Opioid Receptor Agonists and Antagonists on the Discriminative Stimulus Effects of Cocaine and Amphetamine in Rats”, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; September, 1997.
Selected Publications:
Metcalf, BR, Stahl, JM, Allen, JD, Woolfolk, DR, Soto, PL (2001) Discrimination of gamma-hydroxybutyrate and ethanol administered separately and as a mixture in rats. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 71:31-41.
Woolfolk, DR and Holtzman, SG (1997) m-, d-, and k-opioid receptor agonists do not alter the discriminative stimulus effects of cocaine and d-amphetamine in rats. Drug and Alcohol Dep 48:209-220.
Woolfolk, DR and Holtzman, SG (1996) The effects of opioid receptor antagonism on the discriminative stimulus effects of cocaine and d-amphetamine in the rat. Behav Pharmacol 7:779-787.