Paul Burghardt

Paul Burghardt

Associate Professor
Graduate Officer

paul.burghardt@wayne.edu

Website(s)

creme-lab.org

Social media

twitter.com/CremeLab

Paul Burghardt

 Dr. Burghardt investigates the overlapping biological systems that regulate motivation, mood, and metabolism. The general premise of his research is that the metabolic health of an individual will impact the way an individual interacts with and responds to rewarding and emotionally activating stimuli. For more information on this work, please visit creme-lab.org.

Research

  • The neurohormonal and behavioral correlates of obesity and weight-loss
  • The influence of aerobic capacity on mood, metabolism, motivation, and stress-system reactivity
  • Neuropeptide regulation of energy management and behavior

Education

  • M.S.: University of South Carolina, School of Public Health, Department of Exercise Science
  • Ph.D.: University of South Carolina, School of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences Program, Neuroscience Focus Group
  • Post-doctoral fellow: Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience Institute and Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan

Selected publications

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/browse/collection/48135052/ Dr. Burghardt's Publications

Courses taught by Paul Burghardt

Fall Term 2024 (current)

Spring-Summer Term 2024

Winter Term 2024

Spring-Summer Term 2023

Winter Term 2023

Fall Term 2022

Winter Term 2022