Rate My Professor Peter James

Peter James, PhD, is Professor - Instructional and Associate Chair in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Temple University’s College of Liberal Arts. He holds a PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience from Lehigh University and a BS in Psychology from DeSales University. Following his doctoral studies, Dr. James completed a postdoctoral fellowship from The Salk Institute for Biological Studies and The Scripps Research Institute. His research interests center on the central effects of hormones on behaviors and the ways in which stress influences hormone release, with expertise in behavioral neuroscience, hormones, reproductive behaviors, stress, and reward.

Dr. James joined Temple University in 2008, where he teaches psychology and neuroscience courses including Brain Matters, Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Development, Plasticity, and Repair, Discovering Psychology, Internship in Psychology, Practicum in Psychology, Scientific Thinking, Teaching of Psychology, and Techniques in Neuroscience. In 2012, he began serving as Associate Chair for the Department of Psychology, now known as Psychology and Neuroscience, contributing to its academic and administrative leadership. He is also an affiliated faculty member in the Neuroscience program and maintains an office in Weiss Hall.

Selected publications by Dr. James include "Presence of corticotrophin-releasing factor and/or tyrosine hydroxylase in cells of a neural brain-testicular pathway that are labelled by a transganglionic tracer" (Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 2008, 20: 173-181; with P. James, C. Rivier, S. Lee) and "Sexually stimulated testosterone release in male mice (Mus musculus): Roles of genotype and sexual arousal" (Hormones & Behavior, 2006, 50(3): 424-31; with PJ. James, JG. Nyby, G. Saviolakis). His ongoing work supports education and research in Psychology at Temple University.