Jill M. Weathington is a neuroscientist who received her Ph.D. from Georgia State University in 2015. Her research focuses on physiological and behavioral effects of sex differences in the nervous system, and how early life stress affects neural substrates related to stress and behavior. She has published several papers on these topics and presented her work at numerous conferences.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Jill M. Weathington, Ph.D.
Permanent address:
5116 Gresham Road
Douglasville, GA 30134
Current address:
469 Oakdale Road, A-6
Atlanta, GA 30307
Cell: (770) 314-6981
Fax: (770) 726-9702
Email: jillmweathington@gmail.com
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy, May 2015
Institution: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA (2009-2015)
Major: Neuroscience
Advisor: Nancy G. Forger (2012-2015)
Research Focus: Role of DNA methylation in sexual differentiation of the mouse CNS
Degree: Master of Science, May 2012
Institution: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA (2009-2012)
Major: Neuroscience
Advisor: Bradley M. Cooke (2009-2012)
Research Focus: Sex differences in the HPA axis, central CRF system, and mood disorder-like
behavior following a rodent model of early-life adversity
Degree: Bachelor of Science, May 2006
Institution: University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA (2001-2006)
Major: Biology
Research Focus: 1) Biophysics surrounding the reversal of water retention-induced corneal opacity
2) Biofeedback measurements of heart rate variability in college students with test
anxiety
RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Physiological and behavioral significances of sex differences at circuit, cellular, and molecular
levels of the nervous system
• Pathological effects of adverse experiences on neural substrates of stress and behavior
• Hormonal and epigenetic mechanisms underlying changes in gene expression and gene-by-
environment interactions
• Translational/clinical implications of stress-related neural substrates as pharmacological targets in
mood and anxiety disorders
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Travel Award, Organization for the Study of Sex Differences annual meeting, April 2013
STAR Research Award, University of West Georgia, 2006
Brains & Behavior Fellowship, 2012-present
Honeycutt Fellowship, 2012-present

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PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS
Cooke BM and Weathington JM Human and animal research into sex-specific effects of child abuse.
Hormones and Behavior 2014 vol. 65(4) pp. 416-26
Weathington JM, Hamki A, and Cooke BM Sex- and region-specific pubertal maturation of the
forebrain CRF receptor system in the rat. Journal of Comparative Neurology 2014 vol. 522(6) pp. 1284-
98
Weathington JM, Puhy C, Hamki A, Strahan JA, Cooke BM Sexually dimorphic patterns of neural
activity in response to juvenile social subjugation. Behavioral Brain Research 2013 vol. 256 pp. 464–471
Weathington JM and Cooke BM Corticotropin-releasing factor receptor binding in the amygdala
changes across puberty in a sex-specific manner. Endocrinology 2012 vol. 153(12) pp. 5701-5705
Weathington JM, Strahan JA, and Cooke BM Social experience induces sex-specific fos expression in
the amygdala of the juvenile rat. Hormones and Behavior 2012 vol. 62(2) pp. 154-161
Weathington JM, Arnold AR, and Cooke BM Juvenile abuse induces a sex-specific pattern of anxiety
and depression-like behaviors in adult rats. Hormones and Behavior 2012 vol. 61(1) pp. 91-99
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Weathington JM Sex-specific effects of early life adversity on neural substrates of stress. St. Jude
Research Hospital, Invited attendee of the 2014 National Graduate Student Symposium, Memphis TN,
invited seminar and poster, March 2014
Weathington JM, Strahan JA, and Cooke BM Sex Differences in Processing of Early Life Stress and
Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor Expression. Organization for the Study of Sex Differences
Annual Meeting, Weehawken NJ, poster, April 2013
Weathington JM, Strahan JA, Forger NG Cell death and epigenetics: building a sexually dimorphic
brain. Recruitment reception, Georgia State University, poster, February 2013
Weathington JM and Cooke BM Juvenile subjugation-induced amygdala activity is lateralized and
sexually dimorphic, as is CRF 1 and 2 binding, which show sex-specific plasticity during puberty. Society
for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA, poster, October 2012
Weathington JM and Cooke BM Juvenile subjugation-induced amygdala activity is lateralized and
sexually dimorphic, as is CRF 1 and 2 binding, which show sex-specific plasticity during puberty. Society
for Neuroscience Annual Meeting poster preview, Emory University, Atlanta GA, poster, October 2012
Weathington JM Neural substrates of stress-induced mood disorder-like behaviors. Georgia State
University, NIBL seminar, October 2012
Weathington JM and Cooke BM Central mechanisms of sex-specific mood disorder prevalence.
Neurobiology of Stress Workshop, Philadelphia PA, poster, June 2012
Weathington JM, Arnold AR, Strahan JA, and Cooke BM Identification of neural substrates involved in
the development of mood disorders. Brains and Behavior Student Getaway, Big Canoe Georgia, data
blitz, April 2012

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Weathington JM, Arnold AR, Strahan JA, and Cooke BM Identification of neural substrates involved in
the development of mood disorders. Brains and Behavior Retreat, Georgia State University, poster, April
2012
Weathington JM, Arnold AR, and Cooke BM Juvenile abuse induces a sex-specific pattern of anxiety and
depression-like behaviors in adult rats. Open House for NI , Georgia State University, poster, August
2011
Weathington JM, Arnold AR, and Cooke BM Juvenile abuse induces a sex-specific pattern of anxiety and
depression-like behaviors in adult rats. Brains and Behavior Student Getaway, Big Canoe Georgia, data
blitz, April 2011
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Introduction to Drugs and Behavior, Instructor, Georgia State University, Spring 2015
Introduction to Biology I laboratory, Lab Instructor, Georgia State University, Spring 2012
Principles of Neuroscience, Teaching Assistant, Georgia State University, Fall 2012
Introduction to Biology I laboratory, Lab Instructor, Georgia State University, Spring 2011
Anatomy and Physiology I, Supplemental Instructor, Georgia State University, Fall 2009
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS MENTORED
Khadijah Hamki, Georgia State University, 2014-present
Ali Hamki, Georgia State University, 2012-present
Chandler Puhy, Georgia State University, 2011-2013
Carley Shulmen, Georgia State University, 2010-2011
Alex Strahan, Georgia State University, 2010-2012
Gina Helms, Georgia State University Presidential Scholar, 2008-2010
Lauren Bush, Georgia State University, 2008-2010
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
• Rodent blood withdrawal, gonadectomy, dissection, perfusion, intracerebroventricular injection,
lavage and estrous phasing
• Behavioral models/assays: resident-intruder paradigm, open field test, elevated plus maze, forced
swim test, social interaction test
• Immunohistochemistry/immunocytochemistry
• Receptor-binding autoradiography
• Radioimmunoassay
• Extraction/purification/quantification of DNA and protein
• Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
• Confocal microscopy
• Transmission electron microscopy
• Stereology
• Matlab programming language
• Software: Stereo Investigator, Noldus Observer, Noldus Ethovision, SigmaPlot, SPSS, Prism,
DeltaGraph, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Scion Image

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Volunteer science fair judge for Henderson Middle School, Fall 2014, Spring 2013
GSU Neuroscience Institute Breakfast Lecture organizer, 2013-2014
GSU Neuroscience Graduate Student Association co-president, 2012-2013
GSU Graduate Student Alliance founding committee, 2012-2013
GSU Neuroscience Institute recruitment organizer, Spring 2012, Spring 2011
GSU Neuroscience Graduate Student Association event organizer, 2011-2012
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Georgia Bio, 2014-present
Women in Bio, 2014-present
Association for Women in Science, 2014-present
National Postdoctoral Association, 2014-present
Society for Science and the Public, 2014-present
Nu Rho Psi, National Neuroscience Honor Society, 2013-present
Organization for the Study of Sex Differences, 2013–present
Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, 2012-present
Southeastern Microscopy Society, 2011–2013
Society for Neuroscience, 2010-present
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2010–present
Beta Beta Beta, National Biological Honor Society, 2003-2006