Mary K. Vaughan, Ph.D., Associate Professor
University of Texas Medical Branch
1970

(210) 567-3835
VAUGHANM@UTHSCSA.EDU

Dr. Vaughan is course director, lecturer, and laboratory instructor for Medical Neuroscience, lecturer and laboratory instructor in Dental Microscopic Anatomy and Dental Hygiene Head and Neck Anatomy and offers Advanced Neuroanatomy as an enrichment selective for sophomores or seniors at UTHSCSA. She organizes and lecture in two distance learning courses: Neurosciences for Health Professionals for physician assistants and occupational therapists and Introduction to Clinical Neurology for physical therapy students. She is active in the community in providing enrichment activities for children from elementary to high school.

My main interests at the present time involve the development and programming of educational software for the health professional student. With the collaboration of Drs. Weaker and King, several CD-ROMS have been developed for the Medical Microscopic Anatomy, Dental Microscopic Anatomy and Medical Neuroscience courses. Upgrades are planned for the future in all of these study aids. We are currently evaluating the effectiveness and use of these CD-ROMS among each of these groups of students with the intent of publication of our results.

PUBLICATIONS:
Rubio, A., A. Menendez-Pelaez, G.R. Buzzell, M.K. Vaughan, G. N. Vaughan, and R.J. Reiter. (1996) Sexual differences in 5í-deiodinase activity in the Harderian gland of Syrian hamsters and the effect of pinealecotmy: Regulation by androgens. J. Cell. Biochem. 62:397-404.

Buzzell, G.R., J.L. Blank, V.K. Vaughan, and R.J. Reiter. (1995) Control of secretory lipid droplets in the Harderian gland by testosterone and the photoperiod: comparison of two species of hamsters. Gen. Comp. Endocr. 99: 230-238.

Vaughan, M.K., Menendez-Pelaez, G.R. Buzzell, G.M. Vaughan, J.C. Little, and R.J. Reiter (1994) Circadian rhythms in reproductive and thyroid hormones in gonadally regressed male hamsters exposed to natural autumn photoperiod and temperature conditions. Neuroendocrinology 60:96-104.

Rodriguez, C., A. Menendez-Palaez, R.J. Reiter, G..R. Buzzell, and M.K. Vaughan. (1992) Porphyrin metabolism in the Harderian glands of Syrian hamsters: In vivo regulation by testicular hormones, lighting conditions, pineal gland, and pituitary hormones. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 200:25-29