STEPHEN MICHAEL SIVIY
Current Address: Department
of Psychology
Phone: (717) 337-6180
FAX: (717) 337-6172
EMAIL: ssiviy@gettysburg.edu
Personal: Born
14 December 1957,
Ph.D. 1985
Bowling Green State University (Experimental Psychology)
M.S. 1981
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(Experimental Psychology)
B.A. 1979
Academic Positions
1996-present Associate
Professor of Psychology,
2003-2004 Visiting
Scholar,
1990-1996 Assistant
Professor of Psychology,
1988-1990 Post-doctoral
Trainee,
1985-1988 Post-doctoral
Fellow,
1981-1985 Graduate
Fellow,
1979-1981 Graduate
Research Assistant, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
General Psychology
The Playful Mind (First Year Seminar)
Introduction to Brain and Behavior
Psychopharmacology
Introduction to Statistics (with laboratory)
Behavioral Neuroscience (with laboratory)
Professional Contributions
Empirical reports in peer-reviewed journals:
Siviy, S.M.,
Siviy, S.M., Love, N.J.,
DeCicco, B.M., Giordano, S.B., and Seifert, T.L. (2003). The relative playfulness of juvenile Lewis
and Fischer-344 rats. Physiology and
Behavior, 80, 385-394.
Muschamp, J. W., and Siviy,
S.M. (2002). Behavioral sensitization to
amphetamine follows chronic administration of the CB1 agonist WIN
55,212 in Lewis rats. Pharmacology,
Biochemistry and Behavior, 73, 835-842.
Siviy, S.M, and Baliko, C.N.
(2000). A further characterization of
alpha-2 adrenoceptor involvement in the rough-and-tumble play of juvenile
rats. Developmental Psychobiology, 37, 25-34.
Siviy, S.M., Fleischhauer,
A.E., Kerrigan,
Siviy, S.M., Baliko, C.N.,
and Bowers, K.S. (1996).
Rough-and-tumble play behavior in Fischer-344 and
Siviy, S.M., Line, B.S., and
Darcy, E.A. (1995). The effects of MK-801
on rough-and-tumble play in juvenile rats.
Physiology and Behavior, 57, 843-847.
Siviy, S.M., Fleischhauer,
A.E., Kuhlman, S.J., and Atrens, D.M. (1994).
Effects of alpha-2 adrenoceptor antagonists on rough-and-tumble play in
juvenile rats: Evidence for a site of action independent of non-adrenoceptor
imidazoline binding sites. Psychopharmacology, 113, 493-499.
Panksepp, J., Nelson, E.,
and Siviy, S.M. (1994). Brain opioids
and mother-infant social motivation. Acta Paediatrica, 397 (Supplement), 40-46.
Panksepp, J., Normansell,
L., Cox, J.F., and Siviy, S.M. (1994).
Effects of neonatal decortication on the social play of juvenile
rats. Physiology and Behavior, 56,
429-443.
Siviy, S.M., Walsh, J.P.,
Radisavljevic, Z., Cohen, R.W., Buchwald, N.A., and Levine, M.S. (1993). Evidence for enhanced synaptic excitation in
transplanted neostriatal neurons. Experimental Neurology, 123, 222-234.
Siviy, S.M., and Atrens,
D.M. (1992). The energetic costs of
rough-and-tumble play in the juvenile rat.
Developmental Psychobiology, 25, 137-148.
Siviy, S.M., Buchwald, N.A.,
and Levine, M.S. (1991). Enhanced
responses to NMDA receptor activation in the developing cat caudate
nucleus. Neuroscience Letters, 132,
77-81.
Siviy, S.M., Atrens, D.M.,
and Menendez, J.A. (1990). Idazoxan
increases rough-and-tumble play, activity and exploration in juvenile rats. Psychopharmacology, 100, 119-123.
Siviy, S.M., Kritikos, A.,
Atrens, D.M., and Shepherd, A. (1989).
Effects of norepinephrine infused into the paraventricular hypothalamus
on energy expenditure in the rat. Brain Research, 487, 79-88.
Atrens, D.M., Van Der Reest,
A., Balleine, B.W., Menendez, J.A., and Siviy, S.M. (1989). Effects of ethanol and tertiary butanol on
blood glucose levels and body temperature of rats. Alcohol,
6, 183-187.
Menendez, J.A., Atrens,
D.M., and Siviy, S.M. (1989). Influence
of different concentrations of ethanol on energy expenditure, substrate
utilization, and activity in the rat. Alcohol, 6, 271-276.
Siviy, S.M., and Panksepp,
J. (1987). Sensory modulation of
juvenile play in rats. Developmental Psychobiology, 20, 39-55.
Siviy, S.M., and Panksepp,
J. (1987). Juvenile play in the rat:
Thalamic and brain stem involvement. Physiology and Behavior, 41, 103-114.
Atrens, D.M., Siviy, S.M.,
Holmes, L.J., Solowij, N., and Jirasek, M. (1987). Hypothalamic modulation of thermogenesis and
energy substrate utilization. Brain Research Bulletin, 18, 303-308.
Siviy, S.M., Atrens, D.M.,
Jirasek, M., and Holmes, L.J. (1987).
Effects of ethanol and tertiary-butanol on energy expenditure and
substrate utilization in the rat. Alcohol, 4,437-442.
Siviy, S.M., and Panksepp,
J. (1985). Energy balance and juvenile
play in rats. Physiology and Behavior, 35,
435-441.
Siviy, S.M., and Panksepp,
J. (1985). Dorsomedial diencephalic
involvement in the juvenile play of rats.
Behavioral Neuroscience, 99, 1103-1113.
Panksepp, J., Normansell,
L., Siviy, S., Rossi, J., and Zolovick, A. (1984). Casomorphins reduce separation distress in
chicks. Peptides, 5, 829-831.
Siviy, S.M., and Reid, L.D.
(1983). Endorphinergic modulation of
acceptability of putative reinforcers. Appetite, 4, 249-257.
Siviy, S.M., Calcagnetti,
D.J., and Reid, L.D. (1982). A temporal
analysis of naloxone's suppressant effect on drinking. Pharmacology
Biochemistry and Behavior, 16,
173-175.
Panksepp, J., Siviy, S.M.,
Normansell, L., White, K., and Bishop, P. (1982). Effects of chlornaltrexamine on separation
distress in chicks. Life Sciences, 31,
2387-2390.
Siviy, S.M., Rockwood, G.A.,
and Reid, L.D. (1981). Naloxone and
angiotensin-II induced drinking. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 17, 273-274.
Siviy, S.M.,
Bermudez-Rattoni, F., Rockwood, G.A., Dargie, C.M., and Reid, L.D. (1981). Intracerebral administration of naloxone and
drinking in water deprived rats. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 15, 257-262.
Rockwood, G.A., Siviy, S.M.,
and Reid, L.D. (1981). Naloxone reduces
fluid intake in rats with open gastric fistulas. Pharmacology
Biochemistry and Behavior, 15,
319-321.
Siviy, S.M. (1998). Neurobiological substrates of play behavior:
Glimpses into the structure and function of mammalian playfulness. In M. Bekoff and J. Byers (Eds.), Animal Play: Evolutionary, Comparative, and
Ecological Perspectives.
Panksepp, J., Siviy, S.M.,
and Normansell,
Panksepp, J., Siviy, S.M.,
and Normansell, L. (1984). The
psychobiology of play: Theoretical and methodological considerations. Neuroscience
and Biobehavioral Reviews, 8,
465-492.
Reid, L.D., and Siviy, S.M.
(1982). Administration of opiate
antagonists reveal endorphinergic involvement in reinforcement processes. In J.E. Smith and
Siviy, S.M., Calcagnetti,
D.J., and Reid, L.D. (1982). Opioids and
palatability. In B.G. Hoebel and D.
Novin (Eds.), The Neural Mechanisms of
Feeding and Reward.
Reid, L.D., Ostrowski, N.L.,
Siviy, S.M., and Rockwood, G.A. (1981).
Exogeneous opioids and drinking and feeding. In H. Takagi and E.J. Simon (Eds.), Advances in Endogenous and Exogenous
Opioids.
Published Commentaries:
Siviy, S.M. (2000). It still takes at least two to tango:
Commentary on Domjan, Cusato and Villarreal.
The Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
23, 264-265.
Panksepp, J., and Siviy, S.
(1984). Spanning the trans-species gulf:
Commentary on Zuckerman. The Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 7, 446-447.
Presentations and Published Abstracts:
Siviy, S.M. (2004).
Responsiveness to novelty and sensitivity to amphetamine following acute
isolation in juvenile Lewis and Fischer-344 rats. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Australian Neuroscience Society,
Donahue, K.M., and Siviy, S.M. (2003). The effects of haloperidol on anticipatory and consummatory components of play behavior in juvenile rats. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore.
Fahey, J., and Siviy, S.M. (2003). The unconditioned and conditioned effects of cat fur on the rough-and-tumble play of juvenile rats. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore.
Siviy, S.M., and Seifert,
T.L. (2002). Opioid and cannabinoid
involvement in the relative playfulness of juvenile Lewis and Fischer
rats. Presented at the Annual Meeting of
the Society for Neuroscience,
Siviy, S.M., Love, N.J.,
DeCicco, B.M., and Giordano, S.B. (2001).
Stress, novelty and the relative playfulness of juvenile Fischer-344 and
Lewis rats. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience,
Siviy, S.M., DeCicco, B.M.,
Love, N.J., and Giordano, S.B. (2001).
Play behavior and amphetamine-induced activity in juvenile Fischer-344
and Lewis rats. Paper presented at the
Annual Meeting of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society,
Love, N.J., and Siviy, S.M.
(2001). Effects of cross-fostering on
the play behavior of Fischer-344 and Lewis rats. Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society,
Arnold, J., Black, S.,
Pitts, A., and Siviy, S.M. (2000). The
effects of chronic neonatal isolation on play and activity in the rat. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Eastern Psychological Association,
Szewczyk, C.S., Mahoney, D., and Siviy, S.M. (2000). The behavioral effects of 8-OH-DPAT in
Fischer-344 and Lewis rats. Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association,
Siviy, S.M. (2000).
When less is better: The micro-evolution of a laboratory course in
behavioral neuroscience. Invited paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association,
Siviy, S.M., Ruegg, H.,
DeCicco, B., Hackler, L., Love, N., and Szewczyk, C. (1999). A further characterization of differences in
the play behavior of Fischer-344, Lewis and Sprague-Dawley rats. Society
for Neuroscience Abstracts, 25,
874.
Siviy, S.M., Boustani, M.,
Birkholz, J.H., and Pineault, M. (1998).
Serotonergic involvement in the rough‑and‑tumble play of
juvenile rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 24, 1922.
Siviy, S.M., Brubaker, B.J.,
Birkholz, J.H., and Hiraizumi, K. (1997).
Effects of amphetamine infusions into the nucleus accumbens of Lewis and
Fischer-344 rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 23, 2407.
Siviy, S.M., Brubaker, B.J.,
Birkholz, J.H., Pineault, M.J., and Gilbert, T.S. (1996). Effects of acute and chronic social isolation
in Fischer-344 and Sprague-Dawley rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 21, 1138.
Siviy, S.M., & Bowers,
K.S. (1995). Play behavior in the
Fischer-344 rat: Effects of social isolation and quinpirole. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Eastern Psychological Association,
Siviy, S.M., & Milburn,
A.L. (1995). Dopamine and play behavior
in juvenile rats: Relative involvement of D2 and D3 receptors. Society
for Neuroscience Abstracts, 21,
1688.
Fleischhauer, A.E., Grabow,
J.M., Bornstein, R.F., & Siviy, S.M. (1994). The acute and chronic effects of fluoxetine
on rough-and-tumble play in juvenile rats.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological
Association,
Siviy, S.M., Fleischhauer,
A.E., & Line, B.S. (1994). D2
dopamine receptors and play in the juvenile rat. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
International Society for Developmental Psychobiology,
Siviy, S.M., Huguenin, S.,
Kerrigan,
Siviy, S.M., Kerrigan,
Hunsicker, S.L., Siviy,
S.M., and Bornstein, R.F. (1993).
Effects of FK33,824 on rough-and-tumble play in juvenile rats. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Eastern Psychological Association,
Siviy, S.M., Fleischhauer,
A.E., & Kerrigan,
Turnes, A.H., Hiraizumi, K,
and Siviy, S.M. (1992). The effect of
social interaction on enzyme activites of the catecholamine biosynthetic
pathway in the rat. Paper presented at
the Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science,
Siviy, S.M., and
Fleischhauer, A.E. (1992). Alpha-2
adrenoceptor antagonists facilitate play independent of any action at
non-adrenoceptor imidazoline binding sites.
Society for Neuroscience Abstracts,
18, 538.
Siviy, S.M. (1992). Does dopamine have a role to play in the
modulation of play behavior? Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Developmental
Psychobiology,
Siviy, S.M., and Atrens,
D.M. (1991). Energy expenditure during
rough-and-tumble play in juvenile rats.
Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological
Association,
Siviy, S.M., and Kerrigan,
Siviy, S.M., Walsh, J.P.,
Levine, M.S., and Buchwald, N.A. (1990).
Hyperexcitability in transplanted striatal neurons: Modulation by excitatory amino acids. Society
for Neuroscience Abstracts, 16,
656.
Walsh, J.P., Cepeda, C.,
Siviy, S., Peacock, W.J., and Buchwald, N.A. (1990). NMDA receptor-mediated bursting activity in
human caudate neurons. Paper presented
at the Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society,
Bertolucci-D'Angio, M., Siviy,
S.M., Levine, M.S., Hull, C.D., and Buchwald, N.A. (1989). Electrophysiological effects of NMDA receptor
activation in the developing neostriatum of the cat. Society
for Neuroscience Abstracts, 15,
913.
Siviy, S.M., Walsh, J.P.,
Levine, M.S.,
Siviy, S.M., Kritikos, A.,
and Atrens, D.M. (1988). Alpha-1
adrenoceptors and energy expenditure in juvenile and adult rats. Neuroscience
Letters, 30 (Supplement), S123.
Siviy, S.M., Kritikos, A.,
and Atrens, D.M. (1988). Metabolic
consequences associated with infusions of norepinephrine in the paraventricular
nucleus of the hypothalamus. Neuroscience Letters, 30 (Supplement), S124.
Kritikos, A., Siviy, S.M.,
Shepherd, A., and Atrens, D.M. (1988).
Thalamic lesions and sensory neglect in the rat. Neuroscience
Letters, 30 (Supplement), S88.
Siviy, S.M., Menendez, J.,
and Atrens, D.M. (1988). Alpha
adrenergic facilitation of rough-and-tumble play in the rat. Society
for Neuroscience Abstracts, 14,
529.
Atrens, D.M., Siviy, S.M.,
Holmes, L.J., Solowij, N., and Jirasek, M. (1987). Hypothalamic modulation of energy expenditure
and substrate utilization in the rat. Neuroscience Letters, 27 (Supplement), S51.
Siviy, S.M., Atrens, D.M.,
Jirasek, M., and Solowij, N. (1987).
Acute effects of ethanol on energy expenditure and substrate utilization
in the rat. Neuroscience Letters, 27 (Supplement),
S124.
Atrens, D.M., Siviy, S.M.,
and Holmes, L.J. (1987). Differential
effects of ethanol and t-butanol on whole body metabolism in the rat. Neuroscience,
22 (Supplement), S836.
Siviy, S.M., Atrens, D.M.,
and Holmes, L.J. (1987). Alpha-1
adrenoceptors and juvenile play in the rat.
Society for Neuroscience Abstracts,
13, 409.
Siviy, S.M., and Panksepp,
J. (1985). Somatosensory processes and
juvenile play in the rat. Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association,
Panksepp, J., and Siviy,
S.M. (1985). Juvenile play in the
rat: Brain stem and thalamic
involvement. Paper presented at the
Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association,
Siviy, S.M., and Panksepp,
J. (1985). Somatosensory modulation of
juvenile play in the rat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 11, 288.
Cox, J., Schoen, L.,
Normansell, L., Rossi, J., Siviy, S., and Panksepp, J. (1984). Dopaminergic substrates of play. Society
for Neuroscience Abstracts, 10,
1177.
Siviy, S.M., and Panksepp,
J. (1984). Dorsomedial diencephalic
control of juvenile play in the rat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 10, 612.
Panksepp, J., Normansell,
L., Siviy, S.M., Buchanan, A., Zolovick, A., Rossi, J., and Conner, R.
(1983). A cholinergic command circuit
for separation distress? Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 9, 979.
Siviy, S.M., Panksepp, J.,
and White, K. (1983). Neuroanatomical substrates
of juvenile play in rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 9, 535.
Siviy, S.M., Normansell, L.,
Bishop, P., and Panksepp, J. (1983).
Brain opioids and social behavior.
Invited paper presented in symposium on Endorphins and Motivated Behaviors
at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association,
Panksepp, J., Siviy, S.M.,
Normansell, L., White, K., and Bishop, P. (1982). Effects of chlornaltrexamine on separation
distress in chicks. Paper presented at
the International Narcotics Research Conference.
Siviy, S.M., Davies, G.,
Najam, N., Rossi, J., and Panksepp, J. (1982).
Food deprivation, naloxone and play.
Society for Neuroscience Abstracts,
8, 604.
Normansell, L., Siviy, S.M.,
White, K., and Panksepp, J. (1982).
Naloxone increases social need. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 8, 592.
Siviy, S.M., and Reid, L.D.
(1981). Endorphins and the behavioral
regulation of fluid intake, drinking.
Paper presented at a symposium on Endorphins and Motivated Behaviors at
the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association,
Reid, L.D., Ostrowski, N.L.,
Siviy, S.M., and Rockwood, G.A. (1981).
Opiate agonists and antagonists and feeding and drinking. Paper presented at the International
Narcotics Research Conference,
Foley, T.L, Quinan, J.,
Siviy, S.M., Balas, P., and Reid, L.D. (1980).
Possible endorphinergic involvement in the regulation of water
balance. Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association,
Gettysburg College Research
and Professional Development Awards – various projects to support research
since 1990 totaling over $22,000.
National Science Foundation
– “Integrating Research into Behavioral Neuroscience Instruction”. Principal investigator. $29,886 (with
matching contribution from
Aggressive Behavior
Behavioural Brain Research
Developmental Psychobiology
Journal of Undergraduate
Neuroscience Education
Neuroscience and
Biobehavioral Reviews
Neuroscience Letters
Neurotoxicology and
Teratology
Pharmacology, Biochemistry
and Behavior
Physiology and Behavior
National Science Foundation
National Sciences and Engineering
Research Council of
Membership in Professional Societies
International Brain Research
Organization (1980-present)
Society for Neuroscience
(1980-present)
Eastern Psychological
Association (1992-present)
Faculty of Undergraduate
Neuroscience (1993-present)
International Behavioral
Neuroscience Society (1998-present)
Australian Neuroscience
Society (2003-present)
ScienCentral, Inc.
The Institute for Play
2002 – present Co-Coordinator, Neuroscience minor
2005 – present Faculty Personnel Committee
2002 – 2003 Acting Chair, Department of
Psychology (spring semester)
2001 – 2002 Institutional Animal Care
& Use Committee (spring semester)
1999 – 2001 Teacher Education Committee
1997 – 2000 Academic Policy and Program
Committee
1999 – 2000 APPC representative to
Off-Campus Studies Committee
1998 – 1999 Chair, Academic Policy and
Program Committee
1997 – 1999 Faculty representative to
Academic Affairs Committee of Board of Trustees
1996 – 2001 Internship Advisory Council
1994 – 1997 Admissions and Student
Financial Aid Committee
1994 – 2003 Internship coordinator for
Psychology Department
1994 – 1995 Faculty representative to
College Life Committee of Board of Trustees
1991 – 1995 Student Life Council
1992 – 1993 Chair, Student Life Council
1992 – 1996 Coordinator, Smoke Colloquium
Series (Psychology Department)
1991 – 1996 Gettysburg College Child Care
Advisory Board