Amy B. Wisniewski, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Biology

Drake University

328 Olin Hall

Des Moines, IA 50311-4505

Email amy.wisniewski@drake.edu

Phone 515-271-2957; Fax 515-271-3702

 

 

Education and Employment history

  • 2004                Assistant Professor                   Drake University
  • 2003                Assistant Professor                   The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
      • Part-time status 2004 - present
  • 2002                Instructor                                  The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • 1999                Postdoctoral Fellow                  The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • 1999                Ph.D.-Psychology                     The Johns Hopkins University
  • 1996                M.A.-Psychology                     The Johns Hopkins University
  • 1994                B.A.-Neuroscience                   Oberlin College

 

Professional Experience

 

 

·        Thesis advisor (PsyD awarded to Loredana Petrucci at Loyola College, 2005) and thesis reader (Masters of Science awarded to Tricia Gasser at The Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, 2005)

 

professional society memberships

  • The Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrinology Society
  • Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology (SBN)
  • International Society for Neurovirology (ISNV)
  • International Academy of Sex Research (IASR)
  • The Endocrine Society

 

 

Teaching Experience

Undergraduate Teaching Experience at Drake University

  • Mammalian Physiology with Lab (2004-)

Recipient of the College of Pharmacy, Non-Pharmacy Teacher of the Year Award (2004-2005)

  • General and Pre-Professional Biology (Animal Biology Section) with Lab (2005-)
  • Science of Clinical Investigation (2005-)
  • Endocrinology (2005-)

 

Undergraduate Teaching Experience at The Johns Hopkins University

  • Human Sexuality Across the Lifespan (2000, 2004)
  • Sex Differences in Human Behaviors: Physiological and Evolutionary Theories (1999) Recipient of a Johns Hopkins Dean’s Teaching Award
  • Developmental Psychology (1997, 1998)
  • The Scientific Study of Emotions (1998) Recipient of a Hewlett Teaching Fellowship Award
  • The Psychology of Gender (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
  • Human Functional Neuroanatomy (1999)

 

Graduate Teaching Experience at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

  • Psychiatry: Sex Differences in the Central Nervous System (2003, 2004)
  • Human Subjects Research: Ethical and Regulatory Issues (2003)
  • Psychiatry: Clinical Issues in Gender Development (2003 - present)
  • Pathophysiology: Abnormal Sex Differentiation (2003 – present)

 

 

Teaching for Continuing Medical Education (CME) at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

  • The Johns Hopkins Hospital Course on Men’s Health (2000)
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital Grand Rounds, Department of Urology (1999, 2002)
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital Grand Rounds, Division of Endocrinology (1999 – 2003, 2006)
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital Grand Rounds, Department of Pediatrics (2003)
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital Grand Rounds, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology (2004)
  • The Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Annual Pediatric Endocrinology for the Primary-Care Physician (2002 - present)

 

Peer-Reviewed Publications (*  Indicates A Student Author)

  1. McCarty BM*, Migeon CJ, Meyer-Bahlburg HFL, Zacur H and Wisniewski AB. Medical and Psychosexual Outcome in Women Affected by Complete Gonadal Dysgenesis. Submitted to Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism.
  2. King JA, Wisniewski AB, Bankowski BJ, Carson KA, Zacur HA and Migeon CJ.  Long term corticosteroid replacement and bone mineral density in adult women with classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia.  Journal Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, in press.
  3. Malouf MA*, Migeon CJ, Carson KA, Petrucci L and Wisniewski AB.  Cognitive outcome in women affected by Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency.  Hormone Research, in press.
  4. Wisniewski AB, Brown TT, John M, Cofrancesco J Jr, Golub ET, Ricketts EP, Wand G and Dobs AS.  Cortisol levels and depression in men and women using heroin and cocaine. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 31, 250-255.
  5. Wisniewski AB, Apel S*, Selnes OA, Nath A, McArthur JC and Dobs AS (2005).  Depressive symptoms, quality of life and neuropsychological performance in HIV/AIDS: the impact of gender and injection drug use.  Journal of NeuroVirology, 11, 138-143.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB, Amy Cernetich*, John P. Gearhart, and Sabra L. Klein (2005). Perinatal exposure to genistein alters reproductive development and aggressive behavior in male mice.  Physiology & Behavior, 84, 327-334.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB, Prendeville MT* and Dobs AS (2005).  Handedness, functional cerebral hemispheric lateralization and cognition in male-to-female transsexuals.  Archives of Sexual Behavior, 34, 167-172.

 

  1. Long D*, Wisniewski AB and Migeon CJ (2004).  Gender role across development in women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency.  Journal of Paediatric Endocrinology, 17, 1367-1374.   

 

  1. Migeon CJ, Berkovitz GD and Wisniewski AB (2004).  Letter to the Editor concerning Discordant sexual identity in some genetic males with cloacal exstrophy assigned to female sex at birth.  New England Journal of Medicine, 350 (21), 2204-6.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB, Migeon CJ, Malouf MA* and Gearhart JP (2004).  Psychosexual outcome in women affected by congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency: an emphasis on long-term surgical results.  Journal of Urology, 171, 2497-2501.

 

  1. Meyer-Bahlburg HFL, Migeon CJ, Berkovitz GD, Gearhart JP, Dolezal C and Wisniewski AB (2004).  Attitudes among adult 46,XY intersex persons to clinical management policies.  Journal of Urology, 171, 1615-1619.

 

  1. Moore E*, Wisniewski AB and Dobs AS.  Endocrine treatment of transsexuals (2003).  Journal Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 88; 3467 - 3473.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB, Klein SL, Lakshmanan Y and Gearhart JP (2003).  Exposure to genistein during gestation and lactation demasculinizes the reproductive system in rats.  Journal of Urology, 169; 1582-1586.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB, Migeon CJ, Meyer-Bahlburg HFL et al. (2003).  Long-term outcome of patients with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome or congenital micropenis.  Endocrinologist; 13: 187-189.

 

  1. Klein SL, Wisniewski AB, Marson A, Glass G and Gearhart JP (2002).  Early exposure to genistein exerts long-lasting effects on the endocrine and immune systems in rats.  Molecular Medicine, 8; 732-739.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB, Nguyen TT* and Dobs AS (2002).  Influence of 4 months of androgen replacement therapy on cognitive performance in menopausal women.  Hormone Research, 58; 150-155.        

 

  1. Migeon CJ, Wisniewski AB, Gearhart JP, Meyer-Bahlburg HFL, Rock JA, Brown TR et al. (2002).  Ambiguous genitalia with perineo-scrotal hypospadias in 46,XY individuals: Long-term medical, surgical and psychosexual outcome.  Pediatrics, 110; e31.

 

  1. Migeon CJ, Wisniewski AB, Brown TR, Rock JA, Meyer-Bahlburg HFL, Money J and Berkovitz GD (2002).  46,XY intersex subjects: Phenotypic and etiologic classification, knowledge of condition and satisfaction with knowledge in adulthood.  Pediatrics, 110; e32.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB, Migeon CJ, Gearhart JP, Rock JA, Berkovitz GD, Plotnick LP et al. (2001).  Congenital micropenis: Long-term medical, surgical and psychosexual follow-up of individuals raised male or female.  Hormone Research, 56; 3-11.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB, Migeon CJ, Meyer-Bahlburg HFL, Gearhart JP, Berkovitz GD, Brown TR and Money J (2000).  Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome: Long-term medical, surgical and psychosexual outcome.  Journal Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 85; 2664-2669.

 

  1. Migeon CJ and Wisniewski AB (2000).  Human sex differentiation: From transcription factors to gender.  Hormone Research, 53; 111-119.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB and Nelson RJ (2000).  Seasonal variation in human functional hemispheric lateralization.  Brain & Cognition, 43; 429-438.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB, Nguyen TT*, Flannery TW* and Dobs SA (1999).  Hypogonadal status and cerebral lateralization in adult men.  Brain & Cognition, 40; 276-281.

 

  1. Migeon CJ and Wisniewski AB (1998).  Human sex differentiation: From genes to gender.  Hormone Research, 50; 245-251.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB (1998).  Sexually-dimorphic patterns of cortical asymmetry, and the role for sex steroid hormones in determining cortical patterns of lateralization.  Psychoneuroendocrinology, 473; 519-547.

 

  1. Balaban MT, Anderson LM and Wisniewski AB (1998).  Lateral asymmetries in infant melody perception.  Developmental Psychology, 34; 39-48.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB and Hulse SH (1997).  Auditory scene analysis in European starlings: Discrimination of starling song segments, and evidence for conspecific categorization.  Journal of Comparative Psychology, 111; 337-350.

 

  1. Hulse SH, MacDougall-Shackleton SA and Wisniewski AB (1997).  Auditory scene analysis by songbirds: Strem segregation of birdsong by European starlings.  Journal of Comparative Psychology, 111; 3-13.

 

Invited Chapters

  1. Brown TT, Wisniewski AB and Dobs AS (in press). Gonadal and adrenal abnormalities in drug users: Cause or consequence of drug abuse behavior and poor health outcomes.  Submitted to Clinical Infectious Diseases.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB (in press).  Psychological management and rehabilitation in Intersex.  In M Bajpai et al. (Eds) Progress in Paediatric Urology, Volume VI – Intersex Child.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB and Dobs AS (2004).  HIV infection and drug use: The impact of Gender.  Supercourse: Epidemiology, the Internet and Global Health, http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/.

 

  1. Migeon CJ and Wisniewski AB (2003).  Human sex differentiation and its abnormalities.  Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 17; 1-18.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB and Migeon CJ (2002a).  Long-term gender identification in 46,XY patients affected by syndromes of abnormal sex differentiation.  In IA Aaronson and J Barthold Spencer (Eds) Dialogues in Pediatric Urology, 25; 3,4.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB and Migeon CJ (2002b).  Gender identity/role differentiation in adolescents affected by syndromes of abnormal sex differentiation.  In PA Lee (Ed) Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, 13; 119-128.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB and Migeon CJ (2002c).  Long-term perspectives in 46,XY patients affected by Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome or Congenital Micropenis.  In C Sultan (Ed) Seminars in Reproductive Medicine, 20; 297-304.

 

  1. Migeon CJ and Wisniewski AB (2002a).  Ambiguous genitalia in the newborn.  In MI New (Ed) Pediatric Endocrinology, Endotext.org. 

 

  1. Migeon CJ, Wisniewski AB and Brown TR (2002).  Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome.  In GP Chrousos (Ed) Hormone Resistance and Hypersensitivity States.

 

  1. Berenbaum SA, Moffat S, Wisniewski AB and Resnick S (2002).  Neuroendocrinology: Cognitive effects of sex hormones.  In M Haan and MH Johnson (Eds) The Cognitive Neuroscience of Development.

 

  1. Migeon CJ and Wisniewski AB (2001).  Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency: Growth, development and therapeutic considerations.  In PW Speiser (Ed) Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, 30; 193-206.

 

Invited Talks

 

 

1.      Wisniewski AB (Dec, 2005).  Gender in intersex: genes, hormones or nurture? Talk presented to The Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

 

2.      Wisniewski AB (May, 2005).  Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) function and methamphetamine use.  Talk presented to the Iowa Substance Abuse Program Director’s Association (ISAPDA), Des Moines, IA.

 

3.      Wisniewski AB (February, 2005).  Ethics and practical issues concerning obtaining informed consent in basic sciences research.  Talk presented to the Human-Computer-Interaction (HCI) Interdisciplinary Program at Iowa State University, Ames IA.

 

4.      Wisniewski AB (May, 2004).  Gender in intersex: genes, hormones or nurture?  Talk presented to the Department of Pediatrics, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK.

 

5.      Wisniewski AB (May, 2004).  Endocrine disrupters and male reproductive development.  Talk presented to the Department of Urology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK.

 

6.      Wisniewski AB (April, 2004).  Long-term health outcomes in CAH due to 21-OH deficiency.  Talk presented to the Department of Pediatrics, Penn State University, Hershey PA.

 

7.      Wisniewski AB (January, 2004).  The impact of endocrine health on gender development, neuropsychological performance, and quality of life in children and adolescents.  Talk presented at The New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, New York.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB (November, 2003).  Psychosexual outcome in women affected by Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency: Emphasis on long-term surgical results.  Talk presented at The American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, New Orleans, LA.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB (July, 2003).  Gender-related neuropsychological traits in 46,XX CAH.  Talk presented at the 29th International Academy of Sex Research (IASR), The Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, IN.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB (January, 2003).  Biological and psychosocial influences on gender development.  Pediatric Grand Rounds presented at Dartmouth School of Medicine, Hanover, NH.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB (July, 2002).  Endocrine disrupters and abnormalities in male reproductive development.  Urology Grand Rounds presented at The Brady Urological Institute of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB (September, 2001).  Long-term outcome of patients with Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (CAIS) or congenital micropenis.  Talk presented at The First World Congress on Update in Androgen Disorders, Gubbio, Italy.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB (June, 2001).  Degree and timing of prenatal androgen exposure are not related to atypical gender identity in 46,XY intersex subjects.  Talk presented at the 5th Annual Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology meeting, Scottsdale, AZ.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB (June, 2001).  Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome: Long-term medical, surgical and psychosexual outcome.  Talk presented to the 11th Annual Endocrine Nurses Society meeting, Denver, CO.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB (May, 2001).   Long-term medical, surgical and psychosexual outcome of patients with abnormal sex differentiation: A retrospective study.  Talk presented to the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.

 

  1. Wisniewski AB (May, 2000).  Surgical, medical and psychosexual outcome of adults born with a micropenis.  Talk presented to the Joint Annual LWPES/Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Boston, MA.

 

Research Funding (direct Costs)

 

2003-2008(Co-Inv.)    NIDA R01DA14098                           Cognitive Consequence of

($1,200,000)                                        Hypogonadism in HIV and Injection

Drug Use

 

2003-2004(P.I.)           Brady Urological Research Grant          The Effects of Perinatal

                                    ($100,000)                                           Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting

Chemicals on Reproductive Developmen

 

2001-2005(Co-Inv)     NICHD R01HD3794                           Study of Women with

                                    ($450,000)                                           Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

 

1999-2002 (P.I.)          NICHD HL0854401                            Gender Development in

                                    ($90,000)                                             Intersex Patients

 

2000 – 2001 (P.I.)       Children’s Center Outcomes                 Long-Term Follow-Up of 

                                    ($50,000)                                             CAH due to 21-OH deficiency