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DANí K. SHEPPARD, Ph.D. (previously Raap) Department of Psychology, Box 756480 Office: 907.474.6514 University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Fax: 907.474.5781 Fairbanks, AK 99775-6480 dani.sheppard@alaska.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. Developmental Psychology (Physiological specialization), August 1996 George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; Dissertation advisor: Dr. Robert F. Smith Dissertation title: “Periadolescent cocaine and stress effects on reproductive maturity and estrous cyclicity in the female rat” M.A. Experimental Neuropsychology, August 1995 George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; Thesis advisor: Dr. Robert F. Smith Thesis title: “Prenatal cocaine alters luteinizing hormone control in the rat” B.S. Psychology (pre-med), December 1988 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA CONTINUING EDUCATION HERS Summer 2009 – Graduate of Higher Education Resource Services Summer Leadership Institute for Women in Higher Education AWARDS AND HONORS Nominee, Usibelli Distinguished Teaching Award (UAF’s highest teaching honor), 2009, 2008, 2006 Honorary Faculty Recognition for contributions to academic success of student-athletes, UAF Dept of Athletics, 2008-09 (for 2 student-athletes), 2007-08 (for 2 student-athletes), 2006-07 (for 1 student-athlete), 2005-06 (for 4 student-athletes), 2004-05 (for 4 student-athletes), 2003-04 (for 3 student-athletes) Recognition Award, Finalist Judge for Alaska State High School Science Symposium, presented by the US Army, Navy, and Air Force, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001 Carol Feist Outstanding Advisor Award for Undergraduate Academic Advising, UAF, 2005, 2002 Faculty Merit Bonus, College of Liberal Arts, UAF, 2003 Golden Key International Honour Society, Honorary Member, 2003-present Psi Chi Model Chapter Award, 2003 Poster Award (2nd place), Behavioral Sciences Conference of the North, Anchorage, Alaska, 2001 American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET