B.A. in Neuroscience (ILM)
The neuroscience integrated learning major (ILM) is complemented by majors spanning multiple colleges at SU. This program requires coursework in at least three traditional academic departments and then elective coursework allows students to pursue interests in a variety of departments, reflecting the diverse fields that constitute contemporary neuroscience.
Examples of the ILM’s complementary nature to the student’s primary major include:
- Connecting neurological issues like aphasia, voice disorders and other direct neural dysfunctions to the Communication Sciences and Disorders major.
- Learning biological substrates underlying cognition and consciousness to relate to the philosophy major.
- Tying the physical basis of cognition and behavior to the psychology of the mind.
Directors

Natalie Russo
Associate Professor
Psychology
315.443.2354

Robin Jones
Associate Teaching Professor of Neuroscience, Director of the Undergraduate Neuroscience ILM
Biology
315.443.3962
Program Faculty

Dessa Bergen-Cico
Professor, Public Health
315.443.0250

Jen Cook
Assistant Teaching Professor of Neuroscience, Primary Advisor to Neuroscience ILM Students
Biology

Victor Duenas
Assistant Professor
315.443.3924

Bart Farell
Research Associate Professor, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
315.443.9717

Brooks B. Gump
Professor, Public Health
315.443.2208

Kevin Heffernan
Dean's Associate Professor
315.443.9801

Sandra Hewett
Beverly Petterson Bishop Professor of Neuroscience and Professor of Biology, Executive Director of Neuroscience Studies, Director of Neuroscience Graduate Concentration
Biology
315.443.9657

Brian Howell
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University
315.464.8154

Russell T. Matthews
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University
315.464.5440

Frank Middleton
Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University
315.464.5540

Shikha Nangia
Associate Professor
315.443.0571

Jonathan L. Preston
Associate Professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
315.443.3143

Robert L. Smith
Research Professor Emeritus
315.443.9702

Daniel Y Tso
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University
315.464.5531

Margaret A. Voss
Associate Professor
315.443.3853