Faculty Member

Zoe Thompson

Education

PhD, University of California, Riverside, 2017

Major: Neuroscience

BS, Pacific Union College, 2011

Major: Biology, with Honors

Teaching

BIOL 4560

Evolutionary Medicine, Fall 2026

ZOOL 2420

Human Physiology, Fall 2026

ZOOL 4780

Neuroscience, Fall 2026

ZOOL 4400

Pathophysiology, Fall 2026

BIOL 4890R

Student Research, Fall 2026

BIOL 4890R

Student Research, Fall 2026

ZOOL 2420

Human Physiology, Spring 2026

ZOOL 2420

Human Physiology, Spring 2026

ZOOL 4400

Pathophysiology, Spring 2026

BIOL 4890R

Student Research, Spring 2026

BIOL 4940

Student Seminar, Spring 2026

Presentations

Diepeveen, Nicole (Presenter & Author), Brooks, Lauren (Author Only), Thompson, Zoe , 2026 American Society for Microbiology Intermountain Branch Meeting, "Gut Microbial Composition and its Association with Physical Activity". (April 25, 2026)
Thompson, Zoe (Presenter & Author), Argyle, Kimberlyn (Co-Author), McMaster, Aiden (Co-Author), Mathews, Jordan (Co-Author), Silvatti, Lauren (Co-Author), American Physiological Summit 2026, "Reproductive behavior in POMC-deficient mice", American Physiological Society, Minneapolis, Minnesota. (April 24, 2026)
Meeker, Karen (Presenter & Author), McMaster, Aiden (Author Only), Mathews, Jordan (Author Only), Thompson, Zoe (Author Only), 2026 Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, "Analysis of Sexual Behavior in POMC-Deficient Female Mice". (February 27, 2026)
McCoy, Faith (Presenter & Author), McHoes, Brianna (Author Only), Thompson, Zoe (Author Only), 2026 Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, "Food Restriction and Its Effect on Estrus Cycling in POMC-deficient Female Mice". (February 27, 2026)
McDonald, Mariah (Presenter & Author), Thompson, Zoe , 2026 Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, "Glucose levels in POMC-deficient Mice". (February 27, 2026)
Diepeveen, Nicole (Presenter & Author), Brooks, Lauren (Author Only), Thompson, Zoe (Author Only), 2026 Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research, "Gut Microbial Composition and its
 Association with Physical Activity
". (February 27, 2026)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Thompson, Zoe , Argyle, Kimberlyn , Meeker, Karen , McMaster, Aiden , (2026) "Reproductive behavior in POMC-deficient mice" (Issue: S1, vol. 41). Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1152/physiol.2026.41.s1.2301622
Thompson, Zoe , Fonseca, Ivana A.T., Acosta, Wendy , Idarraga, Laidy , Garland, Theodore , (2024) "Effects of food restriction on voluntary wheel-running behavior and body mass in selectively bred High Runner lines of mice" (vol. 282). Physiology & Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2024.114582
Schmill, Margaret P., Thompson, Zoe , Lee, Daisy , Haddadin, Laurence , Mitra, Shaarang , Ezzat, Raymond , Shelton, Samantha , Levin, Phillip , Behnam, Sogol , Huffman, Kelly J., Garland, Theodore , (2023) "Hippocampal, Whole Midbrain, Red Nucleus, and Ventral Tegmental Area Volumes Are Increased by Selective Breeding for High Voluntary Wheel-Running Behavior" (Issue: 5, vol. 98). Brain, Behavior and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1159/000533524
Schmill, Margaret P., Thompson, Zoe , Argueta, Donovan A, DiPatrizio, Nicholas V., Garland, Jr., Theodore , (2022) "Effects of selective breeding, voluntary exercise, and sex on endocannabinoid levels in the mouse small-intestinal epithelium" . Physiology & Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113675
Cadney, Marcell D., Hiramatsu, Layla , Thompson, Zoe , Zhao, Meng , Kay, Jarren C., Singleton, Jennifer M., Albuquerque, Ralph Lacerda, Schmill, Margaret P., Saltzman, Wendy , Garland, Theodore , (2021) "Effects of early-life exposure to Western diet and voluntary exercise on adult activity levels, exercise physiology, and associated traits in selectively bred High Runner mice" (vol. 234). Physiology & Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113389
Schmill, Margaret P., Cadney, Marcell D., Thompson, Zoe , Hiramatsu, Layla , Albuquerque, Ralph L., McNamara, Monica P., Castro, Alberto A., Kay, Jarren C., Buenaventura, Darrius G., Ramirez, Jocelyn L., Rhodes, Justin S., Garland, Theodore , (2021) "Conditioned place preference for cocaine and methylphenidate in female mice from lines selectively bred for high voluntary wheel‐running behavior" (Issue: 2, vol. 20). Genes, Brain and Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1111/gbb.12700

Awards

2024 Foundations of Inclusion Award

UVU - April 19, 2024

Attended 10 workshops on various topics - including Autism, Supporting Veteran Students, Refugees, Body Image and others. Learned about how to better support our diverse body of students, and how to better relate to and interact with others.