{"id":189,"date":"2024-04-26T22:04:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T22:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/neuroscience\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2026-02-05T20:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:55:08","slug":"administration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/neuroscience\/administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Administrative Faculty<\/h2>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-387 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/07\/18223323\/mcmahon-headshot-rotated-1.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of Douglas McMahon\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>Douglas G. McMahon<\/strong><br \/>\nProgram Director<br \/>\nStevenson Professor of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<p>8270A Medical Research Building III<\/p>\n<p>(615) 936-3933<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:douglas.g.mcmahon@vanderbilt.edu\">douglas.g.mcmahon@vanderbilt.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Office hours:\u00a0By appointment<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-388 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/07\/18223323\/catania-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of Liz Catania\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>Liz Catania<br \/>\n<\/strong>Director of Independent Studies<br \/>\nAssociate Professor of the Practice in Neuroscience<\/p>\n<p>157 Buttrick Hall<\/p>\n<p>(615) 343-3136<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:elizabeth.catania@vanderbilt.edu\">elizabeth.catania@vanderbilt.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Office hours:\u00a0By appointment<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-389 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/07\/18223322\/wegener-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of Meredith Wegener\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>Meredyth Wegener<br \/>\n<\/strong>Director of Undergraduate Studies<br \/>\nSenior Lecturer in Neuroscience<\/p>\n<p>324 Wilson Hall<\/p>\n<p>(615) 343-4624<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:meredyth.a.wegener@vanderbilt.edu\">meredyth.a.wegener@vanderbilt.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Office hours:\u00a0By appointment<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-390 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/07\/18223322\/Avona-Amanda.jpg\" alt=\"headshot of Amanda Avona\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>Amanda Avona<\/strong><br \/>\nDirector of Honors<br \/>\nSenior Lecturer in Neuroscience<\/p>\n<p>SC2220B<\/p>\n<p>(615) 322-2874<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:amanda.d.avona@vanderbilt.edu\">amanda.d.avona@vanderbilt.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Office hours:\u00a0By appointment<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"staff\">Administrative Staff<\/h2>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-681 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/28180153\/BeccaSnyder2025-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/28180153\/BeccaSnyder2025-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/28180153\/BeccaSnyder2025-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/28180153\/BeccaSnyder2025-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/28180153\/BeccaSnyder2025-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2025\/05\/28180153\/BeccaSnyder2025-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/>Becca Snyder<br \/>\n<\/strong>Program Coordinator<\/p>\n<p>125 Bryan Building<br \/>\n(615) 343-3209<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:becca.snyder@vanderbilt.edu\">becca.snyder@vanderbilt.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Office hours: Tuesday\/Wednesday\/Friday on campus, 9:00am-4:00pm; Monday\/Thursday remote<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-763 \" src=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/02\/2G9A4248-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/02\/2G9A4248-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/02\/2G9A4248-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/02\/2G9A4248-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/02\/2G9A4248-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/02\/2G9A4248-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/neuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2026\/02\/2G9A4248-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/>Emma Collums <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Administrative Specialist<\/p>\n<p>125 Bryan Building<\/p>\n<p>(615) 343-2112<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:emma.collums@vanderbilt.edu\">emma.collums@vanderbilt.edu<\/a><br \/>\nOffice hours: Monday\/Wednesday\/Thursday on campus, 9:00am-4:00pm; Tuesday\/Friday remote<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Administrative Faculty Douglas G. 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