Shelly Flagel

Shelly B. Flagel is an American behavioral neuroscientist. She is an associate professor of psychiatry in the Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute at the University of Michigan.

Early life and education

Flagel was born and raised in Middletown, Ohio. She competed a bachelor of science with honors in biopsychology at University of Michigan (UM). Flagel did an undergraduate thesis project under her mentor Israel Liberzon. She earned a doctor of philosophy in neuroscience at UM. Her doctoral advisors were Delia M. Vazquez and Terry E. Robinson. She investigated the impact of early life stress on drug-taking behavior in adults. Flagel conducted postdoctoral research in Huda Akil's laboratory.[1][2]

Career

Flagel is an associate professor in the department of psychiatry in the Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute at UM.[3] She investigates the individual differences in addiction and impulse control disorders, reward learning, and motivated behavior neurobiology.[2]

Personal life

Flagel has two sons.[1]

References
  1. "The Flagel Lab". flagel.lab.medicine.umich.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  2. "Shelly Flagel, Ph.D. | Psychiatry | Michigan Medicine | University of Michigan". medicine.umich.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  3. "Shelly Flagel | UM Neuroscience Graduate Program". neuroscience.med.umich.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
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