Dr. Nicole Ackermans Provide a brief synopsis of your education and research interests My research involves the study of traumatic brain injury in headbutting animals like sheep as a model for humans. Very little is known how traumatic brain injury develops into chronic disease,  by studying how it occurs in sheep over time due to their headbutting behaviors, we can develop a better understanding on how to reduce brain injury in humans. What motivated you to pursue a career in … Continue reading New Faculty Spotlight