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Wayne E. Briner
Ph.D., Northern Illinois University
Professor of Psychology
Director of Psychobiology Program
Copeland Hall, Room 320B
(308) 865-8196
brinerw@unk.edu
Mailing address:
2507 11th Ave
Psychology Department, UNK
Kearney, NE 68849-5140
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Courses Regularly Taught
- General Psychology
- Behavioral Statistics
- Physiological Psychology
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- Psychopharmacology
- Neuropsychology
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Research Interests
- Heavy metal toxicity
- Neurodevelopmental defects
- Pharmacology and Toxicology
Selected Publications
Briner, W. (2006). Neurotoxicology of depleted uranium in adult and developing rodents. In Miller, A. (Ed.). Depleted uranium, properties, uses, and health consequences (pp. 67-74). CRC Press, NY.
Briner, W. (2006). The evolution of depleted uranium as an environmental risk factor: Lessons from other metals. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 3, 129-135.
Mowrey, M., Mosher, M., & Briner, W. (2003). Acute physiologic and chronic histologic changes in rats and mice exposed to the unique hallucinogen salvinorin A. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 35, 379-382.
Briner, W., & Murray, J. (2005). Effects of short-term and long-term depleted uranium exposure on open-field behavior and lipid oxidation in rats. Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 27, 135-144.
Professional Memberships
- Sigma Xi
- Phi Kapp Phi
- Society of Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Neurotoxicology and Teratology Society
Honors and Awards
- Pratt-Heins Award for Teaching, 2004
- UNK Creative Teaching Awards, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006
- Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, 2003
- Pratt-Heins Award for Scholarship, 1997
- Mortar Board Faculty Recognition, 2008
- Graduate Faculty Member, 1994
- Sigma Xi, 1993