Stuart McCaughey
Stuart McCaughey
Assistant Professor
302-831-0361
Office location
91Ô´´, 105 The Green, Room 223, Wolf Hall, Newark, DE 19716
Education
- Ph.D. – 91Ô´´
- M.A. – 91Ô´´
- B.A. – Duke University
Biography
Stuart McCaughey, Ph.D., is an assistant professor with the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the 91Ô´´. He is especially interested in how the sense of taste guides feeding behavior. He has studied this issue in rodents, with in-depth explorations of individual differences in sweetener preferences and need-based appetites for sodium and calcium. He has also taught neuroanatomy and is interested in both normal brain function and the consequences of neuronal injury, and he has mentored students in how to conduct scientific research.
Courses Regularly Taught
PSYC 314, NSCI 426, NSCI 100​