Department of Nutritional Sciences Faculty Profiles
Dr. Rebecca L Corwin, PhD
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Chicago (Chicago), 1989
Penn State University
305 Chandlee Laboratory
University Park, PA 16802
Office Phone: 814-865-6519
Office Fax: 814-863-6103
E-mail Address: rxc13@psu.edu
Homepage: nutrition.hhdev.psu.edu/
Courses Taught
NUTR 100 Contemporary Nutrition Concerns
NUTR 100H Contemporary Nutrition Concerns Honors
NUTR 490W Nutrition Seminar
NUTR 453 Diet in Disease
NUTRN 551 Seminar in Nutrition
Research Interests
Behavioral neurobiology of binge eating and fat intake.
Selected Publications
Broft, AI, Spanos, A, Corwin, R, Mayer, L, Steinglass, J, Devlin, MJ, Attia, E, Walsh, BT (2007) Baclofen as a novel treatment for binge eating: an open-label pilot study. International Journal of Eating Disorders 40: 687-91.
Rao RE, Wojnicki FHE, Coupland J, Ghosh S, Corwin RLW (2008) Baclofen, raclopride and naltrexone differentially reduce solid fat emulsion intake under limited access conditions. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 89(4):581-90.
Wojnicki, F.H.E., Charny, G., and Corwin, R.L.W. (2008) Binge-type behavior in rats consuming trans-fat-free shortening Physiol Behav 94:627-9.
Yu, Z, Geary, N, Corwin, RL (2008) Ovarian hormones inhibit fat intake under binge-type conditions in ovariectomized rats Physiol Behav 95:501-7.
Wojnicki, F.H.E., Johnson, D.S., Corwin, R.L.W. (2008) Access conditions affect binge-type shortening consumption in rats. Physiol Behav 95:649-57
Corwin, RL, Grigson, PS (2009) Symposium Overview. Food Addiction: Fact or Fiction? Journal of Nutrition Jan 28. [Epub ahead of print]