Tamara Bodnar, University of British Columbia

Research

Alcohol Community-Based Participatory Research Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Health And Wellness Indigenous Communities Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Science Education Sex- And Gender-Differences

Latest papers

Dehydroepiandrosterone and cortisol as markers of HPA axis dysregulation in women with low sexual desire.
Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2019
Amphetamine sensitization and cross-sensitization with acute restraint stress: impact of prenatal alcohol exposure in male and female rats.
Psychopharmacology · 2015
Neurocircuitry underlying stress and emotional regulation in animals prenatally exposed to alcohol and subjected to chronic mild stress in adulthood.
Frontiers in endocrinology · 2014

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Effects of maternal sucrose consumption on offspring hormones, neural circuits, and behaviour in rats
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$921,826
Learning Through Dialogue: Effects of Alcohol on Health and Wellbeing in Indigenous Communities
CIHR · 2019 · Nominated PI
$75,000
Indigenous Gender and Wellness: Idea Fair and Learning Circle
CIHR · 2018 · Nominated PI
$2,272

All 3 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Dehydroepiandrosterone and cortisol as markers of HPA axis dysregulation in women with low sexual desire.

Basson R, O'Loughlin JI, Weinberg J, Young AH, Bodnar T, Brotto LA

Psychoneuroendocrinology2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.03.001 PMID: 30909007

02

Amphetamine sensitization and cross-sensitization with acute restraint stress: impact of prenatal alcohol exposure in male and female rats.

Uban KA, Comeau WL, Bodnar T, Yu WK, Weinberg J, Galea LA

Psychopharmacology2015

DOI: 10.1007/s00213-014-3804-y PMID: 25420606

03

Neurocircuitry underlying stress and emotional regulation in animals prenatally exposed to alcohol and subjected to chronic mild stress in adulthood.

Raineki C, Hellemans KG, Bodnar T, Lavigne KM, Ellis L, Woodward TS, Weinberg J

Frontiers in endocrinology2014

DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2014.00005 PMID: 24592255

04

Prenatal alcohol exposure results in long-term serotonin neuron deficits in female rats: modulatory role of ovarian steroids.

Sliwowska JH, Song HJ, Bodnar T, Weinberg J

Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research2014

DOI: 10.1111/acer.12224 PMID: 23915273

Effects of maternal sucrose consumption on offspring hormones, neural circuits, and behaviour in rats

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Soma, Kiran K

Keywords: Endocrinology; Neuroscience; Nutrition

$921,826

Learning Through Dialogue: Effects of Alcohol on Health and Wellbeing in Indigenous Communities

Nominated PICIHR2019Indigenous Gender and Wellness Development Grants

Principal investigators: Bodnar, Tamara S

Keywords: Alcohol; Community-Based Participatory Research; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders; Health And Wellness; Indigenous Communities; Prenatal Alcohol Exposure; Science Education; Sex- And Gender-Differences

$75,000

Indigenous Gender and Wellness: Idea Fair and Learning Circle

Nominated PICIHR2018Indigenous Gender and Wellness: Idea Fair and Learning Circle

Principal investigators: Bodnar, Tamara S

Keywords: Indigenous Gender And Wellness

$2,272

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Alcohol Dear Professor Bodnar, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Dehydroepiandrosterone and cortisol as markers of HPA axis dysregulation in women with low sexual desire." (2019), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Learning Through Dialogue: Effects of Alcohol on Health and Wellbeing in Indigenous Communities" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]