Moriah McGuier

Dynamic and creatively driven science communicator, currently a Ph.D. candidate in translational neuroscience set to defend in May 2025. Skilled in leading collaborative preclinical research relevant to stress and trauma exposure with expertise in neuromodulatory interventions, behavioral analysis, and result communication. Adept at translating complex scientific data into actionable insights and creating engaging content for diverse audiences. Notable achievements include spearheading impactful research initiatives between Dartmouth and the Veteran Affair's National Center for PTSD, contributing to the Society of Biological Psychiatry's communications efforts- including five editions of the quarterly "Synapse Spotlight" newsletter and leading the January quarterly submission- and presenting at high-profile conferences. Recognized for strong public speaking, strategic problem-solving, and the ability to build meaningful relationships across scientific communities. Highly proficient in scientific and medical writing, written and visual content creation, and fostering interdisciplinary teamwork to achieve project and communication goals.

• Manuscripts in Preparation, first-author, for early 2025 submission
• Society for Neuroscience (2024), poster and abstract, "Evaluation of an MDMA intervention for cued fear-extinction in a preclinical model of blast TBI.”
• Society of Biological Psychiatry (2024), poster and abstract, "Assessing behavior and HPA-axis related changes in a SPS model for PTSD in rats."
• Veteran Affairs Annual Brain Bank Meeting (2023), poster, “Exploring the neural and behavioral signatures of bTBI and preliminary brain stimulation results.”
• Dartmouth Neurology Day, 2023, poster, "Effects of blast traumatic brain injury on the delay discounting task: Behavior and brain stimulatory intervention.”
• American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (2022), poster and abstract, “Correlating the behavioral sequelae of blast traumatic brain injury with brain structure and function in rats.”
• Dartmouth Neurology Day, 2022, poster, "Correlating the behavioral and neural signatures of blast traumatic brain injury in rats.”
• Castagnola E, Robbins EM, Woeppel KM, McGuier M, Golabchi A, Taylor IM, Michael AC, Cui XT. Real-Time Fast Scan Cyclic Voltammetry Detection and Quantification of Exogenously Administered Melatonin in Mice Brain. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. (2020), doi:10.3389/fbioe.2020.602216
• Castagnola E, Woeppel K, Golabchi A, McGuier M., Chodapaneedi N, Metro J, Taylor IM, Cui XT, Electrochemical detection of exogenously administered melatonin in the brain., Analyst (2020), doi: 10.1039/d0an00051e

• Undergraduate and Graduate Student Mentoring (2021-present)
• Student Representative- Integrative Neuroscience Graduate Program (2022-2024)
• Brain Bee at Dartmouth Volunteer for community neuroscience education (2021-2024)
• Chemistry Club President- Saint Vincent College (2018-2020)