About Us

The Amygdala Conference series is sponsored by the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress under the direction of Robert J. Ursano, MD, the USU Graduate Neuroscience Program under the direction of Kimberly Byrnes, PhD, the Department of Family Medicine under the direction of COL Dana R. Nguyen, and also by the USU Brain and Behavior Hub.

Conference Committee

James A. Naifeh, PhD, Co-Chair
Research Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Assistant Scientific Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Holly B. Herberman Mash, PhD, Co-Chair
Research Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Assistant Scientific Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Kwang H. Choi, PhD, Scientific Coordinator
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Scientist, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Rachel Shor, PhD, Continuing Education Coordinator
Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Scientist, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

David Mears, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair for Education, Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics
Professor, Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Christina L. La Croix, DO
CDR, MC, USN 
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Scientist, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Carol S. Fullerton, PhD
Research Professor of Psychiatry
Scientific Director, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Jeffrey L. Goodie, PhD, ABPP

Professor and Director of Research, Department of Family Medicine

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Jessica N. Moore
MSgt, USAF, CADC
NCOIC, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Alexandra Blumhorst, BS
Study Coordinator, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Natasha Dhanraj, BS
Study Coordinator, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Luke Sumberg, BS
Research Assistant, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Hanna Nettles, BS
Research Assistant, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences