Karen L Bales
Associate Professor
klbales@ucdavis.edu


Office
102C Young Hall
+1 530 754 5890


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Degrees:
2000 PhD University of Maryland, College Park Biology
1995 MA University of Tennessee Anthropology
1993 BA University of New Orleans Anthropology
Awards:
Burroughs-Wellcome/ American Society of Primatologists Young Investigator Award
International Neuropeptide Society Young Investigator Award
NIH Post-doctoral Fellow
Department and Center Affiliations:
Staff Scientist, California National Primate Research Center
Professional Societies:
American Society of Primatologists
Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
International Primatological Society
Society for Neuroscience
Animal Behavior Society
New York Academy of Sciences
Sigma Xi
International Society for Developmental Psychobiology
CBS Graduate Group Affiliations:
Animal Behavior  
Publications:
  • Samuel, P.A., Hostetler, C.M., Bales, K.L. (2008) Urocortin II increases spontaneous parental behavior in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Behavioural Brain Research 186: 284-288.
  • Bales, K.L., Mason, W.A., Catana, C., Cherry, S.R., Mendoza, S.P. (2007) Neural correlates of pair-bonding in a monogamous primate. Brain Research 1184: 245-253.
  • Bales, K.L., Lewis-Reese, A.D., Pfeifer, L.A., Kramer, K.M., and Carter, C.S. (2007) Early Experience Affects the Traits of Monogamy in a Sexually Dimorphic Manner. Developmental Psychobiology 49: 335-342.
  • Bales, K.L., van Westerhuyzen, J.A., Lewis-Reese, A.D., Grotte, N., Lanter, J.A., Carter, C.S. (2007) Oxytocin has Dose-dependent Developmental Effects on Pair-bonding and Alloparental Care in Female Prairie Voles. Hormones and Behavior 52: 274-279.
  • Campi, K., Karlen, S.J., Bales, K.L., and Krubitzer, L. (2007) The Organization of Sensory Neocortex in Prairie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Journal of Comparative Neurology 502: 414-426.
  • Bales, K.L., Kim, A.J., Lewis-Reese, A.D, and Carter, C.S. (2004) Both Oxytocin and Vasopressin May Influence Alloparental Care in Male Prairie Voles. Hormones and Behavior 45: 354-361.
  • French, J.A., Bales, K.L., Baker, A.J., and Dietz, J.M. (2003) Endocrine Monitoring of Dominant and Subordinate Females in Free-Ranging Golden Lion Tamarins. International Journal of Primatology 24:1281-1299.
Courses:
PSC 121 Physiological Psychology Fall,Spring
PSC 123 Hormones and Behavior Spring