Hubert K. Rucker, Ph.D.
Sr. Associate Vice President for Research
Department of Professional Education,
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Office For Research,
Room 2201 H.D. West
1005 Dr. D.B. Todd Boulevard
Nashville, TN  37208

Phone: (615) 327-6288

hrucker@mmc.edu
 
 
 
Professional Education
Dates Attended
Institution Name
 City, State Degree/Area of Study
1967
Texas Southern University
Houston, Texas
B.S., Biology
1984
Howard University
Washington, DC.
Ph.D. Physiology
1985
Tarbox Parkinson’s Disease Institute, TTHSC
Lubbock, Texas
Postdoctoral Study

 
Research Interests / Specialty
Sensory and Motor systems neuroscience, and the teaching of professional and graduate students.  Past research focused on cortical neurophysiology of reward based behavior.
Publications/Scholarly Activities
  • Rucker, H.K, Wynder, H.J. and Thomas, W.E.  Cellular mechanisms of CNS pericytes.  Brain Res. Bull.  51: 363-369, 2000.
  • Floyd, E.A., Reasor, J.D., Moore, E.L. and Rucker, H.K. Effects of chronic ethanol ingestion on mid-latency auditory evoked potentials depend on length of exposure. Alcohol 14:269-279, 1997.
  • Floyd, E.A., Young-Seigler, A.C., Ford, B.D., Reasor, J.D., Townsel, J.G. and Rucker, H.K. chronic ethanol ingestion produces cholinergic hypofunction in rat brain.  Alcohol 14:93-98, 1997.
  • Floyd, E.A., Keaton, A.K., Clark, J.T., and Rucker, H.K., Chronic ethanol ingestion alters parameters of mid-latency auditory evoked potential in male rats. Alcohol 12:15-22, 1995.

 

 

 

 
 

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