Contact Us

Program Director

Douglas G. McMahon, Stevenson Professor of Biological Sciences
Location: 8270A Medical Research Building III
Phone: (615) 936-3933
E-mail: douglas.g.mcmahon@vanderbilt.edu
Office Hours: By appointment

Director of Undergraduate Studies and Director of Independent Studies

Liz Catania, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Neuroscience
Location: 122 Buttrick Hall
Phone: (615) 343-3136
E-mail: elizabeth.catania@vanderbilt.edu
Office Hours: By appointment

Director of Honors Program

Meredyth Wegener, Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience
Location: 324 Wilson Hall
Phone: (615) 343-4624
Email: meredyth.a.wegener@vanderbilt.edu
Office Hours: By appointment

Senior Lecturer

Amanda Avona, Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience
Location: 325 Wilson Hall
Phone: (615) 322-2874
Email: amanda.d.avona@vanderbilt.edu
Office Hours: By appointment

Program Office

Becca Snyder, Program Coordinator
Location: 412 Buttrick Hall
Phone: (615) 343-3209
E-mail: rebecca.snyder@vanderbilt.edu | becca.snyder@vanderbilt.edu
Standard Office Hours: Tuesday/Friday on campus 9:00am-4:00pm; Monday/Wednesday/Thursday remote

WHO TO CONTACT

For administrative tasks like picking up or turning in major/minor declaration forms, please see Becca Snyder in the Program Office. Becca can also answer many questions about the program, including directed and independent studies, and can often see students on a drop-in basis.

For questions about whether courses can count toward the major, including courses at other academic institutions, please contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Liz Catania, Ph.D. It is usually best to email Dr. Catania for an appointment rather than trying to drop in at times other than posted office hours.

For questions about the honors program contact the Director of Honors, Meredyth Wegener, Ph.D. It is usually best to email Dr. Wegener for an appointment rather than trying to drop in at times other than posted office hours. Becca Snyder in the Program Office can help you schedule an appointment.

If you are unsure who to speak with, contact Becca Snyder in the Program Office and she will make sure to direct you to the right person.