Faculty

Hassan López

Professor Psychology Neuroscience Program  

Office: Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences 390C
Phone: 518-580-5314
Email: hlopez@skidmore.edu

Visit Hassan's research website

Education:

• Ph.D., University of California Santa Barbara
• B.A., Harvard University

Courses taught at Skidmore:

• NS 101 Neuroscience: Mind and Behavior
• PS 213 Hormones and Behavior
• PS 221 Clinical Psychopharmacology
• PS 304 Physiological Psychology
• IL 306 Tabletop Game Design

Research interests:

• Anticonvulsant effects of cannabidiol
• Biological basis of sexual attraction
• Detrimental effects of chronic cannabinoid use in adolescence
• Neuroendocrinology of social behavior

Selected publications:

• Ketterer-Sykes, E. B., Saraceno, E., Hough, F., Wyse, M., Restifo-Bernstein, G., Blais, A. Y., ... & López, H. H. (2024). Anxiolytic treatment of a trapped rat reduces helping and anxiogenic treatment increases helping: Evidence for emotional contagion in altruism. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 244, 173846.
• Cossio, D., Stadler, H., Michas, Z., Johnston, C., & Lopez, H. H. (2020). Disrupting the endocannabinoid system in early adolescence negatively impacts sociability. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 188, 172832.
• Pelz, M. C., Schoolcraft, K. D., Larson, C., Spring, M. G., & López, H. H. (2017). Assessing the role of serotonergic receptors in cannabidiol's anticonvulsant efficacy. Epilepsy & Behavior, 73, 111-118.
• López, H. H. (2010). Cannabinoid–hormone interactions in the regulation of motivational processes. Hormones and behavior, 58(1), 100-110.
• López, H. H., Hay, A. C., & Conklin, P. H. (2009). Attractive men induce testosterone and cortisol release in women. Hormones and behavior, 56(1), 84-92.

Awards and honors:

• The Ralph A. Ciancio Award for Excellence in Teaching (2022)

Professional affiliations:

• Society for Neuroscience
• Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience

Fun fact:

I've published two strategy board games and teach a course on game design!