Jackie Hill

Dr. Hill completed her Ph.D. at Case Western Reserve University in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics while investigating the “fight or flight” stress response using electrophysiology and molecular biology techniques.  She teaches anatomy and physiology courses for students majoring in biology and nursing.  Dr. Hill earned her B.S. in Anthropology with a minor in Biological Sciences from Kent State University.

Research Interests
The acute sympathetic, or "fight or flight," stress response is a primitive evolutionary survival mechanism, allowing an organism to escape a potentially harmful situation. In current research projects, I am examining the gender-dimorphic properties of the acute stress response at the chromaffin cell and adrenal medullary tissue levels using patch clamp electrophysiology and molecular biology techniques. My plans for future research include clinical research projects exploring a possible link between sex hormones, and systemic regulation of catecholamines and stress disorders.