Kimberly Wiersielis
Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health
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034 Health and Human Development
University Park, PA - kimberly.wiersielis@psu.edu
Research Summary
Endocrine disrupting compounds and stress effects on cognition in mice
Huck Affiliations
Most Recent Publications
Intermittent fasting disrupts hippocampal-dependent memory and norepinephrine content in aged male and female mice
Kimberly Wiersielis, Ali Yasrebi, Thomas J. Degroat, Nadja Knox, Catherine Rojas, Samantha Feltri, Troy A. Roepke, 2024, Physiology and Behavior
Chronic stress and its effects on behavior, RNA expression of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, and the M-current of NPY neurons
Thomas J. Degroat, Kimberly Wiersielis, Katherine Denney, Sowmya Kodali, Sierra Daisey, Jessica Tollkuhn, Benjamin A. Samuels, Troy A. Roepke, 2024, Psychoneuroendocrinology
Coconut Oil Saturated Fatty Acids Improved Energy Homeostasis but not Blood Pressure or Cognition in VCD-Treated Female Mice
Ke Sui, Ali Yasrebi, Candace R. Longoria, Avery T. MacDonell, Zehra H. Jaffri, Savannah A. Martinez, Samuel E. Fisher, Natasha Malonza, Katie Jung, Kevin M. Tveter, Kimberly R. Wiersielis, Mehmet Uzumcu, Sue A. Shapses, Sara C. Campbell, Troy A. Roepke, Diana E. Roopchand, 2023, Endocrinology
Deletion of Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor in Kisspeptin Neurons in Female Mice Blocks Diet-Induced Obesity
Kristie Conde, Danielle Kulyk, Allison Vanschaik, Sierra Daisey, Catherine Rojas, Kimberly Wiersielis, Ali Yasrebi, Thomas J. Degroat, Yuxiang Sun, Troy A. Roepke, 2022, Biomolecules
The influence of estrogen receptor α signaling independent of the estrogen response element on avoidance behavior, social interactions, and palatable ingestive behavior in female mice
Kimberly Wiersielis, Ali Yasrebi, Patricia Ramirez, Jessica Verpeut, Daniel Regan, Troy A. Roepke, 2021, Hormones and Behavior
Maternal organophosphate flame-retardant exposure alters offspring feeding, locomotor and exploratory behaviors in a sexually-dimorphic manner in mice
Sabrina N. Walley, Elizabeth A. Krumm, Ali Yasrebi, Kimberly R. Wiersielis, Sarah O'Leary, Taylor Tillery, Troy A. Roepke, 2021, Journal of Applied Toxicology on p. 442-457
Sex- and age-dependent effects of maternal organophosphate flame-retardant exposure on neonatal hypothalamic and hepatic gene expression
Samantha Adams, Kimberly Wiersielis, Ali Yasrebi, Kristie Conde, Laura Armstrong, Grace L. Guo, Troy A. Roepke, 2020, Reproductigve Toxicoloy on p. 65-74
Maternal exposure to organophosphate flame retardants alters locomotor and anxiety-like behavior in male and female adult offspring
K. R. Wiersielis, S. Adams, A. Yasrebi, K. Conde, T. A. Roepke, 2020, Hormones and Behavior
Perinatal exposure to bisphenol A at the intersection of stress, anxiety, and depression
Kimberly R. Wiersielis, Benjamin A. Samuels, Troy A. Roepke, 2020, Neurobehavioral toxicology
Sex differences in corticotropin releasing factor regulation of medial septum-mediated memory formation
Kimberly R. Wiersielis, Attilio Ceretti, Arron Hall, Sydney T. Famularo, Madeleine Salvatore, Alexandra S. Ellis, Harah Jang, Mathieu E. Wimmer, Debra A. Bangasser, 2019, Neurobiology of Stress
Most-Cited Papers
Sex differences in the locus coeruleus-norepinephrine system and its regulation by stress
Debra A. Bangasser, Kimberly R. Wiersielis, Sabina Khantsis, 2016, Brain Research on p. 177-188
Sex differences in stress responses: a critical role for corticotropin-releasing factor
Debra A. Bangasser, Kimberly R. Wiersielis, 2018, Hormones on p. 5-13
Sex differences in circuits activated by corticotropin releasing factor in rats
Madeleine Salvatore, Kimberly R. Wiersielis, Sandra Luz, David E. Waxler, Seema Bhatnagar, Debra A. Bangasser, 2018, Hormones and Behavior on p. 145-153
Sex differences in corticotropin releasing factor-evoked behavior and activated networks
Kimberly R. Wiersielis, Brittany Wicks, Hannah Simko, Sarah R. Cohen, Sabina Khantsis, Nausheen Baksh, David E. Waxler, Debra A. Bangasser, 2016, Psychoneuroendocrinology on p. 204-216
Perinatal exposure to bisphenol A at the intersection of stress, anxiety, and depression
Kimberly R. Wiersielis, Benjamin A. Samuels, Troy A. Roepke, 2020, Neurobehavioral toxicology
Sex- and age-dependent effects of maternal organophosphate flame-retardant exposure on neonatal hypothalamic and hepatic gene expression
Samantha Adams, Kimberly Wiersielis, Ali Yasrebi, Kristie Conde, Laura Armstrong, Grace L. Guo, Troy A. Roepke, 2020, Reproductigve Toxicoloy on p. 65-74
Maternal exposure to organophosphate flame retardants alters locomotor and anxiety-like behavior in male and female adult offspring
K. R. Wiersielis, S. Adams, A. Yasrebi, K. Conde, T. A. Roepke, 2020, Hormones and Behavior
Sex differences in corticotropin releasing factor regulation of medial septum-mediated memory formation
Kimberly R. Wiersielis, Attilio Ceretti, Arron Hall, Sydney T. Famularo, Madeleine Salvatore, Alexandra S. Ellis, Harah Jang, Mathieu E. Wimmer, Debra A. Bangasser, 2019, Neurobiology of Stress
Maternal organophosphate flame-retardant exposure alters offspring feeding, locomotor and exploratory behaviors in a sexually-dimorphic manner in mice
Sabrina N. Walley, Elizabeth A. Krumm, Ali Yasrebi, Kimberly R. Wiersielis, Sarah O'Leary, Taylor Tillery, Troy A. Roepke, 2021, Journal of Applied Toxicology on p. 442-457
The influence of estrogen receptor α signaling independent of the estrogen response element on avoidance behavior, social interactions, and palatable ingestive behavior in female mice
Kimberly Wiersielis, Ali Yasrebi, Patricia Ramirez, Jessica Verpeut, Daniel Regan, Troy A. Roepke, 2021, Hormones and Behavior