Credentials
Biography
Dr. Kelley Harmon has taught at ACC since 2018. Dr. Harmon’s professional background is in affective neuroscience with emphasis in the neurobiology of stress and addiction using animal models. Her PhD dissertation explored the effects of prenatal stress exposure and its impact on mother-offspring bonding. Postdoctoral research investigated the epigenetics of aggression and the neurobiology of addiction at Washington State University.
Dr. Harmon currently teaches the following courses in person and online:
General Psychology I (PSY 1001)
General Psychology II (PSY 1002)
Human Growth and Development (PSY 2440)
In her personal time, Dr. Harmon enjoys volunteering in the community with her dog, named Indiana. She also enjoys spending time with her extended family, traveling, sewing, crafting, and reading.
Awards & Publications
Webber, E. S., Harmon, K. M., Beckwith, T. J., Peña, S., Burgdorf, J., Panksepp, J., & Cromwell, H. C. (2012). Selective breeding for 50 kHz ultrasonic vocalization emission produces alterations in the ontogeny and regulation of rough-and-tumble play. Behavioural brain research, 229(1), 138–144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2012.01.012
Harmon, K. M., Greenwald, M. L., McFarland, A., Beckwith, T., & Cromwell, H. C. (2009). The effects of prenatal stress on motivation in the rat pup. Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 12(3), 250–258. https://doi.org/10.1080/10253890802367265
Harmon, K. M., Cromwell, H. C., Burgdorf, J., Moskal, J. R., Brudzynski, S. M., Kroes, R. A., & Panksepp, J. (2008). Rats selectively bred for low levels of 50 kHz ultrasonic vocalizations exhibit alterations in early social motivation. Developmental psychobiology, 50(4), 322–331. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.20294
Harmon, K. M., & Wellman, C. L. (2003). Differential effects of cholinergic lesions on dendritic spines in frontal cortex of young adult and aging rats. Brain research, 992(1), 60–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2003.08.029
Shaffer, L. A., Withnell, R. H., Dhar, S., Lilly, D. J., Goodman, S. S., & Harmon, K. M. (2003). Sources and mechanisms of DPOAE generation: implications for the prediction of auditory sensitivity. Ear and hearing, 24(5), 367–379. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.AUD.0000090439.16438.9F
Contact
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Psychology
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kelley.harmon [at] arapahoe.edu
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M4905
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27
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