Dr. Lynn Veatch
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Special Projects Coordinator, Office of the Associate Provost for Research |
Education
| Georgia Institute of Technology, GA | B.S. | 1978 | Info. & Computer Science | | University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD | M.S. | 1991 | Applied Psychology | | University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK | Ph.D. | 1997 | Biological Psychology | | Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC | Postdoctoral | 1999 | Neuropharmacology |
Professional Experience | 1978-1991 | Computer Audit Manager, Coopers & Lybrand, Baltimore, MD | | 1991-1992 | Graduate Research Assistant, Cognitive Studies Laboratory, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK | | 1992-1997 | Graduate Research Assistant, Neuropsychopharmacology Laboratory, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK | | 1998-2001 | Research Associate, Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 2001-2003 | Assistant Medical Research Scientist, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC | | 2001-present | Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, MUSC, Charleston, SC | | 2003-2007 | Research Health Scientist, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC | | 2007-present | Special Projects Coordinator, Office of the Associate Provost for Research, MUSC, Charleston, SC |
Awards and Honors | 1991-1997 | Predoctoral Training Fellowship, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism | | 1997 | Nominee, 1997 University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Outstanding Dissertation | | 1997-2000 | Postdoctoral Training Fellowship, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism | | 1999 | Junior Investigator Award, Research Society on Alcoholism |
Recent Publications
Malcolm R, Myrick H, Veatch LM, Boyle E & Randall PK. Self-reported sleep, sleepiness, and repeated alcohol withdrawals: A randomized, double-blind, controlled comparison of lorazepam vs gabapentin. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 3(1):24-32, 2007. Veatch LM, Wright TM & Randall CL. Only male mice show sensitization of handling-induced convulsions across repeated ethanol withdrawal cycles. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research 31(3):477-485, 2007. Laber K, Veatch LM, Lopez MF, Mulligan JK & Lathers DM. Effects of housing density on weight gain, immune function, behavior, and plasma corticosterone concentrations in BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 47(2):16-23, 2008. PMCID: PMC2653995 Shibley HL, Malcolm RJ & Veatch LM. Adolescents with insomnia and substance abuse: Consequences and comorbidities. Journal of Psychiatric Practice 14(3):146-153, 2008. |
