N. BRADLEY KEELE, PHD

N. Bradley (Brad) Keele, Ph.D., is an Associate Chair of the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience at Baylor University.  He has more than 20 years of experience teaching psychopharmacology to both graduate and undergraduate students.  Prior to coming to Baylor in 1998, he was a post-doctoral fellow at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD.  Brad is an expert on the neurobiology of complex emotional behaviors such as fear and anxiety disorders and depression.  His research lab, with support from the NIH, examines pharmacological and physiological mechanisms involved in emotional behavior and psychopathology.  He has published over 25 peer-reviewed, primary research papers and book chapters, and has made presentations at several dozen national scientific meetings.  Brad earned his B.S. degree in psychology from Baylor, and his Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.

Brad is a dynamic and energetic speaker who weaves together empirical findings with everyday examples.  His audience (especially his students) appreciates his natural ability to present psychopharmacology in a friendly and practical manner.  Brad is passionate about providing behavioral health care providers with practical information that is easy to understand, improving the lives of people living with mental health problems.