• Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Analytical Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1987
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Neuroendocrinology, Rockefeller University, 1984
• Ph D, Neuroendocrinology, University of Kansas, 1982
• MS, Zoology, Emporia State University, 1978
• BS, Biology/Chemistry, Southwestern College, 1976

• Cardiac sympathetic afferent reflex control of venous function, NIH, (2017 - 2021)
• Neural mechanisms underlying aggression and memory in stomatopod crustaceans, Center for Brain an Behavior Research Excellence, (2015 - 2016)
• R15 - Adolescent social stress, cortical dopamine and drug susceptibility, NIDA, (2014 - 2017)
• SPURA - Summer Program for Undergraduate Research in Addiction, NIH NIDA, (2013 - 2018)
• Neural Mechanisms Underlying an Aggresive Syndrome in Stalk-eyed Flies, NSF, (2013 - 2017)
• IOS - Disruption to cortical dopamine systems following adolescent social stress, NSF, (2013 - 2016)
• Supplement - Neural Sensitivity to Stress During Drug Withdrawal, NIH/NIDA, (2012 - 2013)
• R01 - Neural sensitivity to stress during drug withdrawal , NIH, (2011 - 2017)
• Trajectory of alterations to cortical dopamine activity in a model of teenage bullying., Joseph F. Nelson and Martha P. Nelson Faculty Research Grant, (2011 - 2012)
• Collaborative Research: Novel Corticosterone Actions on Neurotransmitter Function, NSF, (2009 - 2014)
• Neural Sensitivity to Stress During Drug Withdrawal, NIH/NIDA , (2005 - 2010)

Citations listed below are presented in a standardized, modified format for display purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect the preferred style and conventions of the faculty member or discipline.

• Ronan, Patrick P., Korzan, Wayne W., Johnson, Philip P., Lowry, Christopher C., Renner, Kenneth K., and Summers, Cliff C.. Prior stress and vasopressin promote corticotropin-releasing factor inhibition of serotonin release in the central nucleus of the amygdala. Lausanne : Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience/Frontiers, 2023.
• Yaeger, Jazmine J., Krupp, Kevin K., Jacobs, Benjamin B., Onserio, Benard B., Meyerink, Brandon B., Cain, Jacob J., Ronan, Patrick P., Renner, Kennety K., DiLeone, Ralph R., and Summers, Cliff C.. Orexin 1 Receptor Antagonism in the Basolateral Amygdala Shifts the Balance from Pro- to Anti-stress Signaling and Behavior, 841-852. Vol. 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.12.019, Iss. 91 (9) Biological Psychiatry, 2022. (DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.12.019)
• Bilandžija, Helena, Hollifield, Breanna, Steck, Mireille, Meng, Guanliang, Ng, Mandy, Koch, Andrew A., Gracan, Romana, Cetkovic, Helena, Porter, Megan M., Renner, Kenneth, and Jeffery, William W.. Phenotypic plasticity as a mechanism of cave colonization and adaptation , 27. Vol. 9 Elife, 2020. (DOI: doi: 10.7554/eLife.51830)
• Bubak, Andrew A., Watt, Michael M., Yaeger, Jazmine J., Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John J.. The stalk-eyed fly as a model for aggression - is there a conserved role for 5-HT in aggression between vertebrates and invertebrates?, 13. Vol. 223 Journal of Experimental Biology, 2020. (DOI: doi:10.1242/jeb.132159)
• Bilandžija, Helena, Hollifield, Brianna, Steck, Mireille, Meng, Guanliang, Ng, Mandy, Koch, Andrew A., Gračan, Romana, Helena, Helena, Porter, Megan M., Renner, Kenneth, and Jeffery, William W.. Phenotypic plasticity as an important mechanism of cave colonization and adaptation in Astyanax cavefish, 36. bioRivx, 2019. (DOI: doi.org/10.1101/657460 )
• Hassell Jr., James J., Collins, Victoria V., Li, Hao, Rogers, Joshua J., Austin, Ryan R., Visceau, Ciprian, Nguyen, Kadi K., , A, Christopher, and Renner, Kenneth. Local inhibition of uptake2 transporters augments stress-induced increases in serotonin in the rat central amygdala, 119-124. Vol. 701 Neuroscience Letters, 2019. (DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2019.02.022)
• Bubak, Andrew A., Watt, Michael M., Renner, Kenneth, Luman, Abigail A., Costabile, Jamie J., Sanders, Erin E., Grace, Jaimie J., and Swallow, John J.. Sex differences in aggression: Differential roles of 5-HT2, neuropeptide F and tachykinin, 20. Vol. 14 PLoS One, 2019. (DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203980)
• Weber, Matthew, Graack, Erik, Scholl, Jamie, Renner, Kenneth, Forster, Gina, and Watt, Michael. Enhanced dopamine D2 autoreceptor function in the adult prefrontal cortex contributes to dopamine hypoactivity following adolescent social stress, 1833-1850. Vol. 48 European Journal of Neuroscience, 2018. (DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14019)
• Bilandžija, Helena, Abraham, Lindsey, Ma, Li, Renner, Kenneth, and Jeffery, William. Behavioural changes controlled by catecholaminergic systems explain recurrent loss of pigmentation in cavefish, 10. Vol. 248 Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2018. (DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.024)
• Sutton, Lauri L., Orlandi, Cesari, Song, Chenhui, Oh, Won W., Muntean, Brian B., Xie, Keqiang, Filippini, Alice, Xie, Xiangyang, Satterfield, Rachel, Yaeger, Jazmine J., Renner, Kenneth, Young, Samuel, Xu, Baoji, Kwon, Hyungbae, and Martemyanov, Kirill K.. Orphan receptor GPR158 controls stress-induced depression. eLife, 2018. (DOI: 10.7554/eLife.33273 )
• Luo, Jialie, Feng, Jing , Yu, Guang, Yang, Pu, Mack, Madison, Du, Junhui, Yu, Weihua, Qian, Aihua, Zhang, Yujin, Liu, Shenbin, Yin, Shijin, Xu, Amy, Cheng, Jizhong, Liu, Qingyun, O'Neil, Roger, Xia, Yang, Ma, Liang, Carlton, Susan, Kim, Brian, Renner, Kenneth, Liu, Qin, and Hu, Hongzhen. Transient receptor potential vanilloid 4-expressing macrophages and keratinocytes contribute differentially to allergic and nonallergic chronic itch., 608-619. Vol. 141 Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2018. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.05.051. )
• Stamper, Christopher C., Hassell, James J., Kapitz, Adam A., Renner, Kenneth, Orchinik, Miles, and Lowry, Christopher C.. Activation of 5-HT1A receptors in the dorsomedial hypothalamus inhibits stress-induced activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, 223-230. Vol. 20 Stress, 2017. (DOI: 10.1080/10253890.2017.1301426)
• Bubak, Andrew A., Yaeger, Jazmine J., Renner, Kenneth, Swallow, John J., and Greene, Michael M.. Neuromodulation of Nestmate Recognition Decisions by Pavement Ants, 15. PLoS One, 2016. (DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166417)
• Bray, B, Scholl, J J., Tu, W, Watt, Michael, Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, Gina. Amphetamine withdrawal differentially affects hippocampal and peripheral corticosterone levels in response to stress., 278-87. Vol. 1644 Brain Research, 2016. (DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2016.05.030)
• Panaitof, S. Carmen , Yaeger, Jazmine J., Speer, Jarod J., and Renner, Kenneth. Biparental behavior in the burying beetle, Nicrophorus orbicollis: a role for dopamine?, 285-291. Vol. 62 Current Zoology, 2016. (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cz/zow032)
• Hoover, Kevin K., Bubak, Andrew A., Law, Isaac I., Yaeger, Jazmine J., Renner, Kenneth, Swallow, John J., and Greene, Michael M.. The organization of societal Conflicts by Pavement Ants (Tetramorium Caespitum): An Agent-based Model of Physiological Mechanisms, 277-284. Vol. 62 Current Zoology, 2016. (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cz/zow041)
• Bubak, Andrew A., Gerken , Alison A., Watt, Michael, Costabile, Jamie J., Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John J.. Assessment strategies and fighting patterns in animal contests: A role for serotonin?, 257-263. Vol. 62, Iss. 3 Current Zoology, 2016. (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cz/zow040)
• Solanki, R R., Scholl, J J., Watt, Michael, Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, Gina. Amphetamine withdrawal differentially increases the expression of organic cation transporter 3 and serotonin transporter in limbic brain regions., 93-100. Vol. 10 Journal of Experimental Neuroscience, 2016. (DOI: 10.4137/JEN.S40231)
• Davies, D D., Olson, D, Meyer, D D., Scholl, J J., Watt, Michael, Manzerra, Pasquale, Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, Gina. Mild traumatic brain injury with social defeat stress alters anxiety, contextual fear extinction, and limbic monoamines in adult rats., 71. Vol. 10 Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2016. (DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00071)
• Bubak, Andrew A., Rieger, Nathaniel N., Watt, Michael, Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John J.. David vs. Goliath: Serotonin modulates opponent perception between smaller and larger rivals, 521–527. Vol. 292 Behavioural Brain Research, 2015.
• Novick, Andrew A., Forster, Gina, Hassell, James J., Davies, Daniel D., Scholl, Jamie J., Renner, Kenneth, and Watt, Michael. Increased dopamine transporter function as a mechanism for dopamine hypoactivity in the adult infralimbic medial prefrontal cortex following adolescent social stress, 194-200. Vol. 97 Neuropharmacology, 2015. (DOI: doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2015.05.032)
• Stamper, Christopher C., Hennessey, Patrick P., Hale, Matthew M., Lukkes, Jodi J., Donner, Nina N., Lowe, Kenneth K., Paul, Evan E., Spencer, Robert R., Renner, Kenneth, Orchinik, Miles , and Lowry, Christopher C.. Role of the dorsomedial hypothalamus in glucocorticoid-mediated feedback inhibition of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, 76-87. Vol. 18 Stress, 2015.
• Bubak, Andrew A., Grace, Jaime J., Watt, Michael, Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John J.. Neurochemistry as a bridge between morphology and behavior: perspectives on aggression in insects., 778-790. Vol. 60 Current Zoology, 2014.
• Zhao, Zhong-Qiu, Liu, Xian-Yu, Jeffry, Joseph, Karunarathne, W W., Li, Jin-Lian, Munanaire, Admire, Zhou, Xuan-Yi, Li, Hui, Sun, Yan-Gang, Li, Wan, Wu, Zhen-Yu, Kim, Seungil, Hua, Fu-Quang, Mo, Ping, Barry, Devin D., Zhang, Chun-Kui, Kim, Ji-Young, Gautam, N, Renner, Kenneth, Li, Yun-Qing, and Chen, Zhou-Feng. Descending control of itch transmission by serotonergic system via 5-HT1A-facilitated GRP-GRPR signaling, 821-834. Vol. 84 Neuron, 2014.
• Li, Hao, Scholl, Jamie, Tu, Wenyu, Hassell, James, Watt, Michael, Forster, Gina, and Renner, Kenneth. Serotonergic responses to stress are enhanced in the central amygdala and inhibited in the ventral hippocampus during amphetamine withdrawal., 3684-3692. Vol. 40 European Journal of Neuroscience, 2014.
• Tu, Wenyu, Cook, Ashley, Scholl, Jamie, Mear, Mackenzie, Watt, Michael, Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, Gina. Serotonin in the ventral hippocampus modulates anxiety-like behavior during amphetamine withdrawal, 35-43. Vol. 281 Neuroscience, 2014.
• Bubak, Andrew A., Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John J.. Heightened serotonin influences contest outcome and enhances expression of high-intensity aggressive behaviors, 124-130. Vol. 219 Behavioural Brain Research, 2014.
• Watt, Michael, Roberts, Christina C., Scholl, Jamie J., Meyer, Danielle D., Miiller, Leah L., Barr, Jeffrey J., Novick, Andrew A., Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, Gina. Decreased prefrontal cortex dopamine activity following adolescent social defeat in male rats: role of dopamine D2 receptors., 1627-36. Vol. 231 Psychopharmacology, 2014. (DOI: DOI 10.1007/s00213-013-3353-9)
• Waters, R R., Pringle, R R., Forster, G G., Renner, Kenneth, Malisch, J J., Garland, T, and Swallow, John. Effects of selection for increased voluntary wheel running on behavioral activity, plasma corticosterone and brain monoamines in mice, 9-22. Vol. 1508 Brain Research, 2013.
• Barr, Jeffrey, Scholl, Jamie, Solanki, Rajeshwari, Watt, Michael, Lowry, Christopher, Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, Gina. Influence of chronic amphetamine treatment and acute withdrawal on serotonin synthesis and clearance mechanisms in the rat ventral hippocampus, 479-90. Vol. 37 European Journal of Neuroscience, 2013.
• Bubak, Andrew A., Swallow, John J., and Renner, Kenneth. Whole brain monoamine detection and manipulation in a stalk-eyed fly, 124-130. Vol. 124 Journal of Neuroscience Methods , 2013.
• Xie, K, Ge, S, Collins, V V., Haynes, C C., Renner, Kenneth, Meisel, R, Lujan, R, and Martemyanov, K K.. Gβ5-RGS complexes are gatekeepers of hyperactivity involved in control of multiple neurotransmitter systems, 823-834. Vol. 219 Psychoparmacology, 2012.
• Haukenes, A A., Barton, B B., and Renner, Kenneth. Plasma cortisol and hypothalamic monoamine responses in Yellow Perch Perca flavescens after intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide, 425-432. Vol. 37 Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2011.
• Barr, J J., Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, Gina. Withdrawal from Chronic Amphetamine Produces Persistent Anxiety-like Behavior but Temporally-Limited Reductions in Monoamines and Neurogenesis in the Adult Rat Dentate Gyrus. Neuropharmacology, 2010.
• Burke, A A., Renner, Kenneth, Forster, Gina, and Watt, Michael. Adolescent social defeat alters neural, endocrine and behavioral responses to amphetamine in adult male rats, 147-156. Vol. 1352 Brain Research, 2010.
• Scholl, J J., Renner, Kenneth, Forster, Gina, Tejani-Butt, S, and . Central monoamine levels differ between rat strains used in studies of depressive behavior, 41-51. Vol. 1355 Brain Research, 2010.
• Watt, Michael, Roberts, CL, Renner, Kenneth, Scholl, JL, Haaland, EJ, and Forster, Gina. Mechanisms and consequences of disrupting cortical dopamine activity during adolescence, 125. Neuroscience Abstracts, 2010.
• Ling, Travis T., Summers, Cliff, Renner, Kenneth, and Watt, Michael. Opponent recognition and social status differentiate rapid neuroendocrine responses to social challenge, 571-578. Vol. 99 Physiol Behav, 2010.
• Feng, N, Lowry, C C., Lukkes, J J., Orchinik, M, Forster, Gina, and Renner, Kenneth. Organic cation transporter inhibition increases medial hypothalamic serotonin under basal conditions and during mild restraint, 105-113. Vol. 1326 Brain Research, 2010.
• Waters, R R., Renner, Kenneth, Summers, Cliff, Watt, Michael, Forster, Gina, Koch, L L., Britten, S S., and Swallow, John. Selection for intrinsic endurance modifies endocrine stress responsiveness , 53 - 61. Vol. 1357 Brain Research, 2010.
• Swallow, John, Wroblewska, A A., Waters, R R., Renner, Kenneth, Britton, S S., and Koch, L L.. Self-induced adaptive plasticity for energy expenditure greater than evolutionary plasticity in rats selectively bred for high intrinsic endurance capacity, 778-785. Iss. 109 Journal of Applied Physiology , 2010.
• Lowry, C C., Hale, M M., Burke, K K., Renner, Kenneth, and Moore, F F.. Fluoxetine potentiates the effects of corticotropin-releasing factor on locomotor activity and serotonergic systems in the roughskin newt, Taricha granulosa, 177-184. Vol. 56 Hormones and Behavior, 2009.
• Feng, N, Telefont, M, Kelly, K, Orchinik, M, Forster, Gina, Renner, Kenneth, and Lowry, C C.. Local perfusion of corticosterone in the rat medial hypothalamus potentiates D-fenfluramine-induced elevations of extracellular 5-HT concentrations, 149-157. Vol. 56 Hormones and Behavior, 2009.
• Ling, T T., Watt, Michael, Forster, Gina, Korzan, W W., Renner, Kenneth, and Summers, Cliff. Social status differentiates rapid neuroendocrine responses to restraint stress, 218-232. Vol. 96 Physiology and Behavior, 2009.
• Carpenter, R R., Korzan, W W., Bockholt, C, Watt, Michael, Forster, Gina, Renner, Kenneth, and Summers, Cliff. Corticotropin releasing factor influences aggression and monoamines:, 412-425. Vol. 158 Neuroscience, 2009.
• Watt, Michael, Burke, A.R., Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, Gina. Adolescent male rats exposed to social defeat exhibit altered anxiety behaviour and limbic monoamines as adults., 564-576. Iss. 123 Behavioral Neuroscience, 2009.
• Lukkes, J.L., Summer, C.H., Scholl, J.L., Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, Gina. Early life social isolation alters corticotropin-releasing factor responses in adult rats., 845-855. Iss. 158 Neuroscience, 2009.
• Lowry, C C., Hale, M M., Plant, A, Windle, R R., Shanks, N, Woods, S S., Renner, Kenneth, Lightman, S S., and Summers, Cliff. Fluoxetine inhibits corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF)-induced behavioral activation: evidence for convergent actions on an emotional motor system, 225-239. Vol. 12 Stress, 2009.
• , , Watt, Michael, Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, Gina. Individual differences in amphetamine sensitization, behaviour and central monoamines., 493-504. Iss. 96 Physiology and Behavior, 2009.
• Feng, N, Lowry, C C., Lukkes, J J., Orchinik, M, Forster, Gina, and Renner, Kenneth. Organic cation transporter block decynium 22 increases extracellular serotonin concentrations in the rat medial hypothalamus under basal and stress conditions., 5. Iss. 134 Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2009.
• Forster, Gina, Pringle, Ronald R., Mouw, Nicholas N., Vuong, Sean S., Watt, Michael, Burke, Andrew A., Lowry, Christopher C., Summers, Cliff, and Renner, Kenneth. Corticotrophin-releasing factor in the dorsal raphe increases medial prefrontal cortical serotonin via type 2 receptors and median raphé activity, 299-310. Vol. 28 European Journal of Neuroscience, 2008.
• Waters, R. R., Renner, Kenneth, Pringle, R. R., Summers, Cliff, Britton, S. S., Koch, L. L., and Swallow, John. Selection for aerobic capacity affects corticosterone, monoamines and wheel-running activity, 1044-1054. Vol. 93 Physiology & Behavior, 2008.
• Carpenter, Russ R., Watt, Michael, Forster, Gina, Øverli, Øyvind, Bockholt, Craig, Renner, Kenneth, and Summers, Cliff. Corticotropin releasing factor induces anxiogenic locomotion in trout and alters serotonergic and dopaminergic activity, 600-611. Vol. 52 Hormones and Behavior, 2007.
• Watt, Michael, Forster, Gina, Korzan, Wayne W., Renner, Kenneth, and Summers, Cliff. Rapid neuroendocrine responses evoked at the onset of social challenge, 567-575. Vol. 90 Physiology and Behavior, 2007.
• Forster, Gina, Feng, Na, Watt, Michael, Korzan, Wayne W., Mouw, Nicholas N., Summers, Cliff, and Renner, Kenneth. Corticotropin-releasing factor in the dorsal raphe elicits temporally distinct serotonergic responses in the limbic system , 1047-1055. Vol. 141 Neuroscience , 2006.
• Ronca, A. A., Abel, R. R., Ronan, Patrick, Renner, Kenneth, and Alberts, J. J.. Effects of labor contractions on catecholamine release and breathing frequency in newborn rats, 1308-14. Vol. 120, Iss. 6 Behav Neurosci, 2006. (DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.120.6.1308)
• Summers, Cliff, Korzan, W. W., Lukkes, J. J., Watt, Michael, Forster, Gina, Overli, O., Hoglund, E., Larson, Earl, Ronan, Patrick, Matter, J. J., Summers, T. T., Renner, Kenneth, and Greenberg, N.. Does serotonin influence aggression? comparing regional activity before and during social interaction, 679-94. Vol. 78, Iss. 5 Physiol Biochem Zool, 2005. (DOI: 10.1086/432139)
• Summers, Cliff, Forster, Gina, Korzan, W. W., Watt, Michael, Larson, Earl, Overli, O., Hoglund, E., Ronan, Patrick, Summers, T. T., Renner, Kenneth, and Greenberg, N.. Dynamics and mechanics of social rank reversal, 241-52. Vol. 191, Iss. 3 J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol, 2005. (DOI: 10.1007/s00359-004-0554-z)
• Ten Eyck, G. G., Ronan, Patrick, Renner, Kenneth, and Summers, Cliff. Serotonin metabolism in directly developing frog embryos during paternal care, 100-5. Vol. 388, Iss. 2 Neurosci Lett, 2005. (DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.06.039)
• Summers, Cliff, Kampshoff, J. J., Ronan, Patrick, Lowry, C. C., Prestbo, A. A., Korzan, W. W., and Renner, Kenneth. Monoaminergic activity in subregions of raphe nuclei elicited by prior stress and the neuropeptide corticotropin-releasing factor, 1122-33. Vol. 15, Iss. 12 J Neuroendocrinol, 2003. (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2003.01108.x)
• Summers, T. T., Matter, J. J., McKay, J. J., Ronan, Patrick, Larson, Earl, Renner, Kenneth, and Summers, Cliff. Rapid glucocorticoid stimulation and GABAergic inhibition of hippocampal serotonergic response: in vivo dialysis in the lizard anolis carolinensis, 245-53. Vol. 43, Iss. 1 Horm Behav, 2003. (DOI: 10.1016/s0018-506x(02)00014-4)
• Korzan, W. W., Summers, T. T., Ronan, Patrick, Renner, Kenneth, and Summers, Cliff. The role of monoaminergic nuclei during aggression and sympathetic social signaling, 317-27. Vol. 57, Iss. 6 Brain Behav Evol, 2001. (DOI: 10.1159/000047250)
• Atwood, H. H., Tomasso, Jr., J. J., Ronan, Patrick, Barton, B. B., and Renner, Kenneth. Brain Monoamine Concentrations as Predictors of Growth Inhibition in Channel Catfish Exposed to Ammonia, 69-73. Vol. 12, Iss. 1 J Aquat Anim Health, 2000. (DOI: 10.1577/1548-8667(2000)012<0069:BMCAPO>2.0.CO;2)
• Summers, Cliff, Larson, Earl, Ronan, Patrick, Hofmann, P. P., Emerson, A. A., and Renner, Kenneth. Serotonergic responses to corticosterone and testosterone in the limbic system, 151-9. Vol. 117, Iss. 1 Gen Comp Endocrinol, 2000. (DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1999.7408)
• Emerson, A. A., Kappenman, D. D., Ronan, Patrick, Renner, Kenneth, and Summers, Cliff. Stress induces rapid changes in serotonergic activity: restraint and exertion, 83-92. Vol. 111, Iss. 1-2 Behav Brain Res, 2000. (DOI: 10.1016/s0166-4328(00)00143-1)
• Stamper, Christopher C., Hennessey, Patrick P., Hale, Matthew M., Lukkes, Jodi J., Donner, Nina N., Lowe, Kenneth K., Paul, Evan E., Spencer, Robert R., Renner, Kenneth, Orchinik, Miles, and Lowry, Christopher C.. Role of the dorsomedial hypothalamus in glucocorticoid-mediated fast feedback inhibition of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Stress.

• Richard and Sharon Cutler Faculty Award in Liberal Arts, College of Arts and Sciences, 2020
• Southwestern College Natural Science Hall of Fame, Southwestern College, 2018

• Greene, Michael J., Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John G., Mechanisms of Pavement Ant Aggression. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas. (January 06, 2020)
• Bilandžija, Helena, Hollifield, Breanna, Steck, Mireille, Meng, Guanliang, Ng, Mandy , Koch, Andrew D., Cetkovic, Helena, Porter, Megan L., Renner, Kenneth, and Jeffery, William R., Phenotypic plasticity and genetic assimilation in the evolution of cave-adapted traits in Astyanax mexicanus. Presented at the 6th Astyanax International Meeting, Queretaro, Mexico. (March 17, 2019)
• Heinze, Jared D., Scholl, Jamie L., Kopelman, Jared M., Arnold, Mathew, Kelly, K, Renner, Kenneth, Watt, Michael J., Forster, Gina L., and Lowry, Christopher A., Chronic amphetamine treatment and withdrawal increases anxiety-like behaviors in association with altered corticotropin-releasing hormone systems in the rat extended amygdala. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. (November 04, 2018)
• Scholl, Jamie L., Rogers, Joshua T., Feng, Na, Forster, Gina L., Watt, Michael J., Yaeger, Jazmine D., Buchanan, Michael W., Lowry, Christopher A., and Renner, Kenneth, Sex-steroid mediation of OCT3s as a mechanism for regulation of serotonin in the female rat medial hypothalamus and related behaviors . Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. (November 04, 2018)
• Scott, Emily R., Swallow, John G., and Renner, Kenneth, Effect of serotonin on mating success in teleopsis dalmanni. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. (November 03, 2018)
• Sanders, Erin J., Bubak, Andrew N., Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John G., Mating-receptivity in female dipterans is mediated by daily fluctuations of dopamine levels. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. (November 03, 2018)
• Renner, Kenneth, Rapid Steroid Effects in the CNS: A Role for Organic Cation Transporters?. Presented at the CBBRe 2018 Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (August 10, 2018)
• Sanders, Erin J., Bubak, Andrew N., Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John G., Mating-receptivity in female dipterans is mediated by daily fluctuations of dopamine levels. Presented at the CBBRe 2018 Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (August 09, 2018)
• Brown, Danielle A., Yevugah, Andrew, Renner, Kenneth, and Burrell, Brian, The effects of acute stress on responses to nociceptive and non-nociceptive stimuli. Presented at the CBBRe 2018 Research Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (August 09, 2018)
• Greene, Michael J., Bubak, Andrew N., Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John G., Aggressive decisions by pavement ants (Tetramorium caespitum) during the formation of wars with neighboring colonies. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. (January 03, 2018)
• Sanders, Erin J., Bubak, Andrew N., Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John G., Mating-receptivity in female dipterans is mediated by daily fluctuations of dopamine levels. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. (January 03, 2018)
• Brown, Danielle, Renner, Kenneth, and Burrell, Brian, The potential for stress to produce both pro-nociceptive and anti-nociceptive effects through endocannabinoid mediation. Presented at the CBBRe Researh Symposium, Vermillion, SD. (August 15, 2017)
• Hoover, Kevin M., Bubak, Andrew N., Law, Isaac J., Yaeger, Jazmine D., Renner, Kenneth, Swallow, John G., and Greene, Michael J., Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, New Orleans, LA. (January 05, 2017)
• Jocque, Harper, Bubak, Andrew N., Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John G., Serotonin, fluoxetine, and larval behavior in the stalk-eyed fly, Teleopsis dalmanni. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, New Orleans, LA. (January 05, 2017)
• Bubak, Andrew N., Hoover, Kevin M., Renner, Kenneth, Swallow, John G., and Greene, Michael J., The role of brain monoamines (serotonin, octopamine, and dopamine) in pavement ant aggression. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, New Orleans, LA. (January 05, 2017)
• Bubak, Andrew N., Watt, Michael J., Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John G., Serotonin-mediated aggression: sex dependent roles in regulating neuropeptides. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. (January 05, 2017)
• Koch, Andrew D., Yaeger, Jazmine D., Buchanan, Michael W., Porter, Megan L., Watt, Michael, and Renner, Kenneth, Aggressive interactions between mantis shrimp (Neogonodactylus oerstedii) are mediated by brain monoamine levels and recognition of previous opponents . Presented at the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. (November 2016)
• Stamper, Christopher, Hassell, James E., Kapitz, Adam J., Renner, Kenneth, Orchinik, Miles, and Lowry, Christopher A., ctivation of 5HT1A receptors in the dorsomedial hypothalamus inhibits stress induced activation of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. (November 2016)
• Bubak, Andrew, Watt, Michael, Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John G., Investigating the role of serotonin receptor subtypes mediating aggressive behavior in a novel species . Presented at the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. (November 2016)
• Jocque, Harper , Bubak, Andrew N., Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, john G., Influence of chronic exposure to an SSRI on stalk-eyed fly locomotion, brain monoamines, and morphology. Presented at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Portland, OR. (January 03, 2016)
• Luman, Abigail, Bubak, Andrew N., Grace, Jamie, Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John G., Effects of social isolation on aggressive behaviors in stalk-eyed flies. Presented at the Front Range Neuroscience Group Conference, Fort Collins. CO. (December 09, 2015)
• Sternburg, Jack, Afzal, Anum, Scholl, Jamie L., Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, Gina, DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF INCREASING SEROTONIN IN THE AMYGDALA ON ANXIETY. Presented at the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Chicago IL USA. (November 2015)
• Speer, Jarod P., Renner, Kenneth, Yaeger, J W., and Panaitof,, Stefania C., Biparental behavior in the burying beetle, Nicrophorus orbicollis: A role for dopamine?. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. (October 2015)
• Weber, Matthew, Scholl, Jamie, Paulsen, Riley T., Forster, Gina, Renner, Kenneth, and Watt, Michael, Increases in Young Adult Tyrosine Hydroxylase Activity Following Adolescent Social Defeat. Presented at the Center for Brain and Behavior Research Annual Meeting, Vermillion SD USA. (August 2015)
• Panaitof, Stefania C., Speer, Jarod P., Yaeger, J W., and Renner, Kenneth, Biparental behavior in the burying beetle, Nicrophorus orbicollis: a role for dopamine? . Presented at the The 9th International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Kraków, Poland. (August 2015)
• Bubak, Andrew, Rieger, Nathan, Watt, Michael, Renner, Kenneth, Grace, Jamie, and Swallow, John, Serotonergic mediation of aggression and opponent assessment in stalk-eyed flies. Presented at the The 9th International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Kraków, Poland. (August 2015)
• Grace, Jamie L., Bubak, Andrew N., Watt, Michael, Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John G., Sex-specific effects of serotonin on aggression in a sexually . Presented at the The 9th International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Kraków, Poland. (August 2015)
• Greene, Michael J., Bubak, Andrew N., Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John G., The self-organization of pavement ant wars: Individual decision making and brain monoamines. Presented at the The 9th International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Kraków, Poland. (August 2015)
• Weber, Matthew, Scholl, Jamie, Paulsen, Riley T., Forster, Gina, Renner, Kenneth, and Watt, Michael, Adolescent social defeat alters tyrosine hydroxylase activity in distinct cortical and subcortical regions of the young adult brain. Presented at the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, Victoria BC Canada. (January 2015)
• Weber, Matthew, Scholl, Jamie, Paulsen, Riley T., Forster, Gina, Renner, Kenneth, and Watt, Michael, Adult mesocorticolimbic tyrosine hydroxylase activity is increased by adolescent social defeat . Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Chicago IL USA. (January 2015)
• Rogers, Joshua T., Chiluwal, Jayandra, Buchanan, Michael W., and Renner, Kenneth, Organic cation 3 antagonist infusion into the mediobasal hypothalamus inhibits female sexual behavior. Presented at the Annual Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Meeting, Washington, DC. (November 2014)
• Bubak, Andrew N., Rieger, Nathaniel S., Watt, Michael, Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John G., David vs. Goliath: Heightened serotonin increases aggressive behavior in smaller competitors and influences the larger competitor’s fighting strategy. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington DC. (November 2014)
• Hassell, James E., Li, Hao, Rogers, Joshua T., Ferrell, Spencer, Orchinik, Miles, Lowry, Christopher A., and Renner, Kenneth, Inhibition of organic cation transporter 3 (OCT3) in the central nucleus of the amygdala increases extracellular serotonin and reduces fear expression. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. (November 2014)
• Swallow, John G., Bubak, Andrew N., Grace, Jamie L., Reiger, Nathan S., and Renner, Kenneth, Neural mechanisms underlying aggression in stalk-eyed flies. Presented at the 8th International Congress of Dipterology, Potsdam, Germany. (August 2014)
• Bubak, Andrew, Renner, Kenneth, Swallow, John, and Greene, Michael, Monoamines, individual decisions, and collective-organization of pavement ant wars. Presented at the 17th Congress of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects, Cairns, Australia. (July 15, 2014)
• Grace, Jaime L., Bubak, Andrew N., Watt, Michael, Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John G., The effect of heightened serotonin on aggression and mate choice in a sexually dimorphic species, Teleopsis dalmanni. Presented at the Front Range Neuroscience Group Annual Meeting, Fort Collins, CO. (January 2014)
• Scholl, Jamie, Tu, Wenyu, Cook, Ashley, Watt, Michael, Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, Gina, Serotonin in the ventral hippocampus modulates anxiety-like behavior during amphetamine withdrawal. Presented at the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas. (January 2014)
• Grace, Jaime L., Bubak, Andrew N., Watt, Michael, Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John G., The effect of heightened serotonin on aggression and mate choice in a sexually dimorphic species, Teleopsis dalmanni. Presented at the International Society for Behavioral Ecology Congress, New York. (January 2014)
• Solanki, Rajeshwari, Scholl, Jamie, Watt, Michael, Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, Gina, Amphetamine withdrawal alters the expression of organic cation transporter-3 in several limbic brain regions. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington DC. (January 2014)
• Scholl, Jamie, Tu, Wenyu, Cook, Ashley, Watt, Michael, Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, Gina, Anxiety-like behavior in rats undergoing amphetamine withdrawal is modulated by serotonin in the ventral hippocampus. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington DC. (January 2014)
• Weber, Matthew, Scholl, Jamie, Forster, Gina, Renner, Kenneth, and Watt, Michael, Changes to tyrosine hydroxylase activity in the adult medial prefrontal cortex following adolescent social defeat. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington DC. (January 2014)
• Bray, Brenna, Scholl, Jamie, Tu, Wenyu, Watt, Michael, Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, Gina, Differential effects of amphetamine withdrawal on central and peripheral corticosterone levels in response to stress. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington DC. (January 2014)
• Reiger, Nathan S., Bubak, Andrew N., Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John G., David vs. Goliath: Serotonin affects aggressive behaviors but not contest outcome of smaller competitors. Presented at the The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Austin, Texas. (January 2014)
• Talboom, Joshua S., Molinero, James, Lowry, Christopher A., Renner, Kenneth, and Orchinik, Miles, Resolving the Transport Kinetics of the Corticosterone-Sensitive Organic Cation Transporter 3 (OCT3/Slc22a3) in the Male Rat Brain: In Vitro versus Ex Vivo. Presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego. (November 2013)
• Stamper, Christopher E., Hennessey, Patrick A., Hale, Matthew W., Lukkes, Jodie L., Donner, Nina C., Kenneth, Lowe, Paul, Evan D., Spencer, Robert L., Renner, Kenneth, Orchinik, Miles, and Lowry, Christopher A., Role of the dorsomedial hypothalamus in glucocorticoid-mediated fast feedback control of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego. (November 2013)
• Tu, Wenyu, Scholl, Jamie, Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, Gina, Importance of Serotonin in the Ventral Hippocampus in Modulating Anxiety - like Behavior.. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Undergraduate Poster Session, San Diego. (November 2013)
• Bubak, Andrew N., Swallow, John G., and Renner, Kenneth, Serotonin as a mediator of aggression in a stalk-eyed fly. Presented at the Animal Behavior Society, Boulder, Colorado. (July 2013)
• Scholl, Jamie L., Li, Hao, Tu, Wenyu, Hassell, James, Watt, Michael, Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, Gina, Increased stress responsiveness associated with altered serotonergic and glucocorticoid function in the limbic system during amphetamine withdrawal .. Presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. (January 2013)
• Watt, Michael, Miiller, Leah C., Scholl, Jamie L., Renner, Kenneth, Novick, Andrew M., and Forster, Gina, Trajectory of alterations to cortical dopamine activity in a model of teenage bullying .. Presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. (January 2013)
• Rieger, Nathaniel S., Bubak, Andrew N., Hassell, James E., Li, Hao, Renner, Kenneth, and Swallow, John G., Gender differences in serotonergic stress response in stalk-eyed flies(Teleopsis dalmanni). Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans. (October 2012)
• Hassell, James E., Collins, Victoria E., Austin, Ryan C., Viziteu, Ciprian, Li, Hao, Lowry, Christopher A., Orchinik, Miles, and Renner, Kenneth, Intracranial delivery of corticosterone alters extracellular monoamine concentrations in dorsomedial hypothalamus and central nucleus of the amygdala under stress conditions. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans. (October 2012)
• Talboom, Joshua S., Molinero, Jeremiah, Tompkins, Heather C., Mumaw, Luke, Lowry, Christopher A., Renner, Kenneth, and Orchinik, Miles, Localization of the corticosterone-sensitive organic cation transporter 3 (OCT3/Slc22a3) mRNA and protein in the male rat brain via in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans. (October 2012)
• Watt, Michael, Novick, Andrew, Roberts, Christina, Meyer, Danielle, Oliver, Kathryn, Scholl, Jamie, Barr, Jeffrey, Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, Gina, Mechanisms underlying deficits in prefrontal cortex dopamine activity caused by adolescent social defeat . Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans. (October 2012)
• Bubak, Andrew N., Swallow, John G., and Renner, Kenneth, Serotonin as a mediator of aggression in the stalk-eyed fly. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans. (October 2012)
• Li, Hao, Hassell, James, Scholl, Jamie, Watt, Michael, Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, Gina, Stress-induced increases in extracellular serotonin in the ventral hippocampus are attenuated in rats during amphetamine withdrawal. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, New Orleans. (October 2012)
• Olson, D. M., Meyer, D. L., Scholl, J. L., Watt, Michael, Manzerra, Pasquale, Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, Gina, Effects of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychosocial Stress on Limbic Monoamines and Anxiety-like Behaviors.. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting, New Orleans, LA. (October 2012)
• Miiller, Leah, Scholl, Jamie, Renner, Kenneth, Forster, Gina, and Watt, Michael, Trajectory of alterations to cortical dopamine activity in a model of teenage bullying. Presented at the Society for Neuroscience Undergraduate Poster Session, New Orleans. (October 2012)
• Stamper, Christopher E., Hennessey, Patrick A., Hale, Matthew W., Spencer, Robert L., Renner, Kenneth, Orchinik, Miles, and Lowry, Christopher A., Development of a model for investigation of mechanisms underlying glucocorticoid-mediated fast feedback control of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis using restraint stress and an automated blood sampling system. Presented at the Neurobiology of Stress Workshop, Philadelphia, PA. (June 12, 2012)
• Bubak, Andrew N., Swallow, John, and Renner, Kenneth, Whole Brain Monoamine Detection and Manipulation in Stalk-eyed Flies. Presented at the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Charleston, South Carolina. (January 05, 2012)
• Barr, J. L., Scholl, J. L., Lowry, C. A., Renner, Kenneth, and Forster, G. L., Influence of chronic amphetamine treatment on serotonin reuptake in the rat ventral hippocampus. Presented at the Annual meeting for the Society for Neuroscience, Washington D.C.. (November 15, 2011)
• Renner, Kenneth, Organic cation transporters in the brain: Do they contribute to the stress response?. Presented at the Invited seminar presented to ISU Biology Department, Pocatello, Idaho. (November 03, 2011)
• Molinero, J. C., Mumah, L., Barton, S., Orchinik, M., Lowry, C. A., and Renner, Kenneth, Neuronal and glial localization of corticosterone-sensitive organic cation transporter 3 (OCT3) in hierarchical systems regulating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Presented at the Annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. (November 13, 2010)