Cindy L. Stanfield PERSONAL INFORMATION Birth: January 6, 1962 Castro Valley, California Home Address: Work Address: 4580 Cavalier Drive Semmes, AL 36575 (251) 490-1152 Pre-health Advising University of South Alabama 5721 USA Drive North, Room 4004 Mobile, AL 36688 (251) 445-9280 Fax: (251) 445-9281 EDUCATION 1990-1992 University of Alabama at Birmingham Post-doctoral Research Fellow 1988-1990 University of Iowa Post-doctoral Research Fellow 1984-1988 University of California at Davis Ph.D. in Physiology Dissertation: The Role of Spinal Cord Vasopressin in Pain Modulation 1980-1984 University of California at Davis B.S. in Physiology WORK EXPERIENCE 2005-present 1998-present Director, Health Pre-professional Program University of South Alabama Pre-health Advising 5721 USA Drive North, Room 4004 Mobile, AL 36688 Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Sciences 5721 USA Drive North, Room 4004 Mobile, AL 36688 1
1992-1998 Assistant Professor Department of Biomedical Sciences 5721 USA Drive North, Room 4004 Mobile, AL 36688 1990-1992 Post-doctoral Fellow University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL 1988-1990 Post-doctoral Fellow University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 1987-1988 Post-Graduate Researcher Department of Animal Physiology University of California at Davis Davis, CA 95616 1985-1987 Teaching Assistant Department of Animal Physiology University of California at Davis Davis, CA 95616 1985-1987 Research Assistant Department of Animal Physiology University of California at Davis Davis, CA 95616 1983 Biochemistry Tutor Learning Skills Center University of California at Davis Davis, CA 95616 PUBLICATIONS ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS Thurston-Stanfield, C.L., Effects of temperature and volume on intraperitoneal saline-induced changes in blood pressure, nociception, and neural activity in the rostroventral medulla., Brain Research, 951 (2002) 59-68. Thurston-Stanfield, C.L., Ranieri, J.T., Vallabhapurapu, R., and Barnes-Noble, D., Role of vagal afferents and the rostral ventral medulla in intravenous serotonin-induced changes in nociception and arterial blood pressure. Physiology & Behavior, 67 (1999) 753-767. 2
Thurston, C.L. and Helton, E.S., Effects of intravenous phenylephrine on blood pressure, nociception, and neural activity in the rostral ventral medulla in rats., Brain Research, 717 (1996) 81-90. Thurston, C.L. and Randich, A., Responses of ON and OFF cells in the rostral ventral medulla to stimulation of vagal afferents and changes in mean arterial blood pressure in intact and cardiopulmonary deafferented rats., Pain, 62 (1995) 19-38. Thurston, C.L., Starnes, A., and Randich, A., Changes in nociception, arterial blood pressure, and heart rate produced by intravenous morphine in the conscious rat., Brain Research, 612 (1993) 70-77. Thurston, C.L., Randich, A., Electrical stimulation of the subdiaphragmatic vagus in rats: inhibition of heat-evoked responses of spinal dorsal horn neurons and central substrates mediating inhibition of the nociceptive tail flick reflex., Pain, 51 (1992) 349-365. Randich, A., Thurston, C.L., Ludwig, P.S., Robertson, J.D., and Rasmussen, C., Intravenous morphine-induced activation of vagal afferents: Peripheral, spinal, and CNS substrates mediating inhibition of spinal nociception and cardiovascular responses., J. Neurophysiol., 68 (1992) 1027-1045. Thurston, C.L., Campbell, I.G., Culhane, E.S., Carstens, E., and Watkins, L.R., Characterization of intrathecal vasopressin-induced antinociception, scratching behavior, and motor suppression., Peptides, 13 (1992) 17-25. Thurston, C.L., and Randich, A., Effects of vagal afferent stimulation on ON and OFF cells in the rostroventral medulla: Relationships to nociception and arterial blood pressure., J. Neurophysiol., 67 (1992) 180-196. Randich, A., and Thurston, C.L., Antinociceptive states and hypertension., J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol., 2 (1990) S54-S58. Randich, A., Thurston, C.L., Ludwig, P.S., Timmerman, M.R., and Gebhart, G.F., Antinociception and cardiovascular responses produced by intravenous morphine: The role of vagal afferents., Brain Research, 543 (1990) 256-270. Thurston, C.L., and Randich, A., Quantitative characterization and spinal substrates of antinociception produced by electrical stimulation of the subdiaphragmatic vagus in rats., Pain, 44 (1990) 201-210. Watkins, L.R., Thurston, C.L., and Fleshner, M., Phenylephrine-induced antinociception: Investigations of potential neural and endocrine bases., Brain Research, 528 (1990) 273-284. Thurston, C.L., and Randich, A., Acute increases in arterial blood pressure produced by occlusion of the abdominal aorta induces antinociception: Peripheral and central substrates., Brain Research, 519 (1990) 12-22. 3
Thurston, C.L., Culhane, E.S., Suberg, S.N., Carstens, E., and Watkins, L.R., Antinociception versus motor effects of intrathecal vasopressin as measured by four pain tests., Brain Research, 463 (1988) 1-11. Watkins, L.R., Suberg, S.N., Thurston, C.L., and Culhane, E.S., Effects of spinal neuropeptides on pain sensitivity and analgesia: Thyrotropin releasing hormone and vasopressin., Brain Research, 362 (1986) 308-317. PUBLICATIONS ARTICLES IN BOOKS Aicher, S.A., Thurston, C.L., and Ren, K.E., Vagal modulation of pain. In: Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Neurobiology and Clinical Use, Ed: D.K. Naritoku, Elsevier Press, 2002 Thurston-Stanfield, C.L. and Randich, A., Vagal input and descending modulation. Encyclopedia of Pain, Ed: R.F. Schmidt and W.D. Willis, Springer Verlag, 2007. PUBLICATIONS BOOKS Stanfield, Cindy, Principles of Human Physiology, 4 th edition, Benjamin Cummings, 2011 Translated into Spanish and Korean. Stanfield, Cindy, Test Bank to Accompany Principles of Human Physiology, 4 th edition, Benjamin Cummings, 2011 Stanfield, Cindy and Germann, William, Principles of Human Physiology, 3 rd edition, Benjamin Cummings, 2008 Translated into Korean Stanfield, Cindy, Test Bank to Accompany Principles of Human Physiology, 3 rd edition, Benjamin Cummings, 2008 Stanfield, Cindy, Instructors Guide to Principles of Human Physiology, 3 rd edition, Benjamin Cummings, 2008 Germann, William and Stanfield, Cindy, Principles of Human Physiology, 2 nd edition, Benjamin Cummings, 2005. Translated into Italian Stanfield, Cindy, Test Bank to Accompany Principles of Human Physiology, 2 nd edition, Benjamin Cummings, 2005 Stanfield, Cindy, Instructors Guide to Principles of Human Physiology, 2 nd edition, Benjamin Cummings, 2005 4
Germann, William and Stanfield, Cindy, Principles of Human Physiology, 1 st edition, Benjamin Cummings, 2002. PUBLICATIONS - MULTIMEDIA Stanfield, Cindy, PowerPoint Presentations to Accompany Principles of Human Physiology, 1 st edition, Benjamin Cummings, 2002. ABSTRACTS AND/OR PRESENTATIONS Stanfield, C.L., Presenting clinical topics so that students understand them., Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, 2012. Stanfield, C.L., Use of diabetes as a model for teaching physiology., Human Anatomy and Physiology Society, 2010. Stanfield, C.L., Pike, A., and Roberson, M.S., Effects of temperature and volume on changes in blood pressure, nociception, and neuron activity in the rostroventral medulla (RVM) produced by intraperitoneal saline., Soc. Neuroscience Abstracts, 26 (2000). Thurston, C.L., Effects of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) on nociception, blood pressure, (BP) and neural activity in the rostral ventral medulla (RVM), 9 th World Congress on Pain, (1999). Thurston, C.L., and Santini, G.D., I.V. Serotonin-induced changes in antinociception and neural activity in the rostroventral medulla (RVM) in rats: involvement of serotonin 2 and 3 receptors., Soc. Neuroscience Abstracts, 24 (1998). Thurston, C.L., Landrum, A.N., Foroupoulos, C.G., and Ranieri, J.T., The role of the rostral ventral medulla (RVM) in intravenous veratrine-produced inhibition of the tail flick reflex in rats., 8 th World Congress on Pain, (1996). Vallabhapurapu, R., Dewberry, M., and Thurston, C.L., Effects of serononin receptor agonists on neural activity in the rostral ventral medulla (RVM)., Soc. Neuroscience Abstracts, 22 (1996). Thurston, C.L., Ranieri, J.T., and Barnes-Noble, D., The role of the rostroventral medulla (RVM) in I.V. serotonin produced inhibition of the tail flick (TF) reflex in rats., Soc. Neuroscience Abstracts, 21 (1995). Thurston, C.L., Helton, E.S., and Wielkens, K.E., Phenylephrine-induced antinociception does not require the rostral ventral medulla (RVM)., Soc. Neuroscience Abstracts, 20 (1994). Lu, X.-L., and Thurston, C.L., Vagal afferents mediate changes in ON and OFF cell activity produced by intravenous serotonin and veratrine in rats., American Pain Society, Poster, 1992. 5
Thurston, C.L., Symposium: Implications for ON- and OFF- cells in pain modulation, 7 th World Congress on Pain, 1993. Heinricher, M.M., Blair, R., Thurston, C.L., and Oliveras, J.-L., Symposium: Nociception and the rostroventral medulla., American Pain Society, 1992. Thurston, C.L., Starnes, A.D., and Randich, A., The role of vagal afferents in antinociception produced by intravenous morphine in the conscious rat., American Pain Society Poster, 1992. Thurston, C.L., and Randich, A., Cardiopulmonary input to putative pain modulatory neurons in the rostroventral medulla., Soc. Neuroscience Abstracts, 18 (1992). Thurston, C.L., and Randich, A., Activity of neurons in the rostroventral medulla which respond to noxious heat is correlated to changes in arterial blood pressure, Soc. Neuroscience Abstracts, 17 (1991). Randich, A., Thurston, C.L., Ludwig, P.S., Robertson, J.D., Rasmussen, C., and Gebhart, G.F., Intravenous (IV) morphine-9induced inhibition of the tail-flick (TF) reflex and spinal nociceptive transmission: Peripheral and CNS substrates., Soc. Neuroscience Abstracts, 17 (1991). Thurston, C.L., and Randich, A., Somato-selective lesions of the right nucleus tractus solitaries (NTS) or nucleus raphe magnus (NRM) attenuates inhibition of the tail flick (TF) produced by electrical stimulation of the subdiaphragmatic vagus (SDV) in rats., American Pain Society, Poster, 1991. Randich, A., Thurston, C.L., Ludwig, P.S., Timmerman, M.R., and Gebhart, G.F., The role of vagal afferents in antinociception produced by IV morphine., Soc. Neuroscience Abstracts, 16 (1990). Thurston, C.L., and Randich, A., Vagal stimulation alters the activity of neurons in the rostroventral medulla (RVM) which respond to noxious stimuli., Soc. Neuroscience Abstracts, 16 (1990). Thurston, C.L., and Randich, A., Intrathecal methysergide antagonizes the antinociception produced by subdiaphragmatic vagal stimulation., Pain, Suppl. 5 (1990), S450. Thurston, C.L., and Randich, A., Hypertension-induced antinociception: Characterization with respect to centrifugal pain modulation., Soc. Neuroscience Abstracts, 15 (1989). Watkins, L.R., and Thurston, C.L., Bases of phenylephrine (PHE) analgesia., Soc. Neuroscience Abstracts, 14 (1998). Thurston, C.L., Campbell, I.G., Carstens, E., and Watkins, L.R., Vasopressin-induced scratching and antinociception., Soc. Neuroscience Abstracts, 14 (1988). 6
Culhane, E.S., Thurston, C.L., Douglass, D.K., Campbell, I.G., Carstens, E., and Watkins, L.R., Effects of intrathecal (IT) thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) on IT serotonin (5HT) analgesia as measured by the tail flick (TF) and hot plate (HP) tests., Soc. Neuroscience Abstracts, 13 (1987). Lake, K.D., Thurston, C.L., Culhane, E.S., Carstens, E., and Watkins, L.R., Analgesia induced by microinjection of arginine vasopressin into the lateral habenula of conscious rats., Soc. Neuroscience Abstracts, 13 (1987). Thurston, C.L., Jones, R.J., Culhane, E.S., Carstens, E., and Watkins, L.R., Development of tolerance following intrathecal (IT) injections of arginine vasopressin (VAS)., Soc. Neuroscience Abstracts, 13 (1987). Thurston, C.L., Culhane, E.S., Carstens, E., and Watkins, L.R., Intrathecal vasopressin induced tail flick suppression., Pain, Suppl. 4, (1987) S37. Thurston, C.L., Culhane, E.S., Carstens, E., and Watkins, L.R., Effect of vasopressin on the responses of spinal cord dorsal horn cells to noxious heat., Soc. Neuroscience Abstracts, 12 (1986). Thurston, C.L., Suberg, S.N., Culhane, E.S., Carstens, E., and Watkins, L.R., Antinociceptive and motor effects of intrathecal (IT) vasopressin (VAS)., Soc. Neuroscience Abstracts, 11 (1985). Watkins, L.R., Suberg, S.N., and Thurston, C.L., Effects of intratheal (IT) thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) and arginine vasopressin (VAS) on pain and analgesia., Soc. Neuroscience Abstracts, 10 (1984). NATIONAL WORKSHOPS Stanfield, C.L., Admissions Committee Evaluations of Applications, National AED Convention, Cincinnati, 2012. Stanfield, C.L., Admissions Committee Evaluations of Applications, Southeastern Association of Advisors for the Health Professions, 2011. Stanfield, C.L., Building Advisor/Student Relationships, Southeastern Association of Advisors for the Health Professions, 2011. Stanfield, C.L., Admissions Committee Evaluations of Applications, National AED Conference, 2010. Stanfield, C.L., Optometry School Evaluation of Applicants, Southeastern Association of Advisors for the Health Professions, 2010. 7
Stanfield, C.L., Admissions Committee Evaluations of Applications, Southeastern Association of Advisors for the Health Professions, 2008. Stanfield, C.L., Admissions Committee Evaluations of Applications, National AED Conference, 2008. GRANTS Vagal Modulation of Medullary ON/OFF Cells NIH AREA Award, July 1, 1998 June 30, 2001 Budget 3 years = $75,000 Extension granted for 1 year Vagal Modulation of Medullary ON/OFF Cells University of South Alabama Research Committee March 1, 1998 February 28, 1999 Budget 1 year = $5,000 Money returned due to funding of NIH grant Cardiopulmonary/Somatic Input to Medullary ON/OFF Cells NIH First Award, May 1, 1993 April 30, 1998 Budget 5 years = $306,982 An Educational Pathway for Minority Science Students, Co-investigator Dr. Itaya, Principal Investigator Sept. 1998 August 2001 Budget 3 years = $600,000 Central Substrates of Vagally-Mediated Antinociception University of South Alabama Research Committee March 1, 1993 February 28, 1994 Budget = $3,050 ACADEMIC SERVICE College of Medicine Committee on Diversity, 2012 present University Sexual Harassment Committee, 2011 present Director, Health Pre-professional Program, 2006 present Pre-health advising, 2003 present Faculty advisor, AED, 2001 present Faculty advisor, Future PharmD Association, 2008 present Faculty advisor, Alabama Rural Health Student Association, 2010 present Department of Physician Assistant Studies Admissions Committee, 2009 2012 College of Allied Health Curriculum Committee, 1993 2000, 2010 2011 8
Chair 2000 Health Sciences Advising Council, 2009 present, Chair University Advising Council, 2006 present University Search Committee for Director of Recruitment and Retention, 2010 University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, 1997 2008 Chair, 2008 Department of Biomedical Sciences Grade Grievance Committee, 1993 2002, 2011 Chair, 1999 College of Medicine Admissions Committee, 2006-2007 College of Engineering PACT Committee, 2002-2004 University Biomedical Library Committee, 1996 2004 University Library Committee, 2003 2004 University Distance Education Committee, 2003 2004 University, NCAA Student Eligibility committee, 2000 2005 Chair, 2001 2005 University, NCAA Review Subcommittee on Academic Integrity, 2001 2002 University, SACS Review of Undergraduate Education Committee, 2000 2001 University Chapter Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society, 1997 2003 President, 2000-2001 University Faculty Grievance Committee, 2000-2003 University Athletic Council, 2002-2003 University Student Evaluation of Teaching Committee, 2001 2002 University Committee, K-12 Initiative in Math and Science, 2001 2002 College of Allied Health Professions Promotions Committee, 2000-2001 University, Faculty Senate, 1997 2000 Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Developing Football, 1999 2000 College of Allied Health Professions Tenure Committee, 1998 1999 University, Who s Who in American Colleges Selection Committee, 1998 University, Committee on Continuing Education and Special Programs, 1993 1996 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty Search Committee x 9 NON-ACADEMIC SERVICE University Women in Science Organization, 1996 present President, 2000 - present Organizing Committee for the Regional Science Olympiad, 2000 2009 Tournament Director, 2005 2009 Expanding Your Horizons / Girls Exploring Math and Science Organizing Committee, 1998 present Chair, 2000 2008 SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS Human Anatomy and Physiology Society 9
Sigma Xi Golden Key Honor Society AED National Pre-health Honor Society National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions Southeastern Association of Advisors for the Health Professions OFFICES HELD National President, AED, The Pre-health Honor Society, 2012 - present NAAHP Organizing Committee for the 2012 National Convention Southeast Regional Director of AED, 2009 2012 President, local chapter of Sigma Xi, 2000 2001 AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS Andy and Carol Denny Excellence in Teaching Award, 2004 College of Allied Health Professions Excellence in Service Award, 2003 Post-doctor Research Fellowship, University of Iowa, 1988 1990 Irving J. Hertzendorf Award, University of California at Davis, 1988 Jastro Shields Research Award, University of California at Davis, 1985 1987 Herbert Kraft Scholarship, University of California at Davis, 1981 1982 Henry A. Jastro Scholarship, University of California at Davis, 1980 1981 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Human Physiology for undergraduates, lecture and lab Mammalian Physiology for pharmacy students Human Physiology, on-line Neuroscience for undergraduates Issues in Biomedical Sciences for undergraduates 10