Molly Farry-Thorn

300 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057 (608) 957-1769 farrythm@carleton.edu

EDUCATION
Carleton College (Fall 2009-present)
Degree: Bachelor of Arts expected June 2013 GPA: 3.79 Major GPA: 3.85 Major: Psychology Concentration: Neuroscience Language Skills: Fluent in German and advanced in French Relevant Coursework: Behavioral Neuroscience; Neurobiology; Human Physiology; Hormones and Behavior; Psychology of Language

Carleton French Studies Program (Paris, Spring 2011)

WORK EXPERIENCE
Psychology Office Assistant, Carleton (September 2012-present)
Assist psychology professors by running errands, locating journal articles, and completing office tasks

Psychology Student Departmental Advisor (Appointed for the 2012-2013 academic year)
Run the Psychology Journal Club that brings students and professors together to discuss new research Hold office hours to advise students about registering and choosing the psychology major

Business Manager, Concordia Language Villages (Summers 2011-present)

Interact with parents, staff and Concordia employees as a Business Manager Manage budgets in two currencies, purchasing, payroll, registration and transportation for the camp

Camp Counselor, Concordia Language Villages (Summers 2008-present)

Teach German language and culture to campers ages eight though eighteen Mentor, assist and instruct new counselors

Student Assistant, Carleton College Business Office (September 2010-June 2012)

Work in Accounts Payable to voucher invoices and review check requests

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant in Meerts Lab, Carleton College (January 2012-present)
Perform experiments to investigate the neural and hormonal factors involved in the development and expression of motivated behaviors Work with my mentor Sarah Meerts and lab team to design and lead experiments, perform surgeries, carry out behavioral observation and analysis, and maintain the lab Write and revise for publication in peer-reviewed journals

Laboratory Assistant, Behavioral Neuroscience Course (September 2012-November 2012)

Assist in teaching research techniques, animal behavioral models, brain morphology and experimental design

PRESENTATIONS
Farry-Thorn, M.E., Taxier, L.R., Johnson, E.G., Schairer, R.S., Strnad, H.K., Amofa, P.A. & Meerts, S.H. Clitoral-Vaginocervical Lidocaine Alters Paced Mating Behavior in Female Rats. [Abstract] MidBrains: The Undergraduate Neuroscience Conference of the Upper Midwest, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, October 2012. Also presented at Student Research Symposium and Celebration, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, October 2012. Schairer, R.S., Amofa, P.A., Anderson, K.S., Cocroft, C.S.G., Farry-Thorn, M.E., Johnson, E.G., Strnad, H.K. & Meerts, S.H. Sexual Experience Must be Paced to Affect and Alter Paced Mating Behavior. [Abstract] MidBrains: The Undergraduate Neuroscience Conference of the Upper Midwest, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, October 2012. Also presented at Student Research Symposium and Celebration, Carleton College, Northfield, MN, October 2012. Meerts, S.H., Johnson, E.G., Schairer, R.S., Strnad, H.K., Taxier, L.R., Farry-Thorn, M.E. & Amofa, P.A. Clitoral Vaginocervical Lidocaine Alters Paced Mating Behavior in Female Rats. [Abstract] Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Annual Meeting, Madison, WI, June 2012.

SKILLS
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint), SPSS, EndNote, Pages

INTERESTS
Working with children, horseback riding, playing guitar, knitting, singing and baking cookies