Bruce M. King, Ph.D., Chair 
Phone: (864) 656-7368
Office: 415 Brackett Hall
E-mail: bking2@clemson.edu
Education:
- PhD: Biopsychology (University of Chicago, 1978)
- BA: Psychology (UCLA, 1969)
Research Interests:
- Brain mechanisms involved in feeding behavior and body weight regulation
Selected Publications:
- Pankey, E. A., Shurley, M. R., & King, B. M. (in press). A re-examination of septal lesion-induced weight gain in female rats. Physiology & Behavior.
- King, B. M. (2006). Amygdaloid lesion-induced obesity: Relation to sexual behavior, olfaction, and the ventromedial hypothalamus [Invited Review]. American Journal of Physiology, 291, R1201-1214.
- Rollins, B. L., Stines, S. G., & King, B. M. (2006). Role of the stria terminalis in food intake and body weight in rats. Physiology & Behavior, 89, 139-144.
- King, B. M. (2006). The rise, fall, and resurrection of the ventromedial hypothalamus in the regulation of feeding behavior and body weight [Invited Review]. Physiology & Behavior, 87, 221-244.
- Grundmann, S. J., Pankey, E. A., Cook, M. M., Wood, A. L., Rollins, B. L., & King, B. M. (2005). Combination unilateral amygdaloid and ventromedial hypothalamic lesions: Evidence for a feeding pathway. American Journal of Physiology, 288, R702-R707.
- King, B. M., & Minium, E. W. (2008). Statistical Reasoning in the Behavioral Sciences (5th Edition). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
- King, B. M. (2005). Human Sexuality Today (5th Edition). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Awards and Honors:
- Fellow: Association for Psychological Sciences (previously American Psychological Society)
- Fellow: American Psychological Association
- Fellow: International Behavioral Neuroscience Society
- Honorary Member: Golden Key National Honor Society
- University Research Professor (University of New Orleans honorary title)
- Seraphia D. Leyda University Teaching Fellow (University of NewOrleans honorary title)
- UNO Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award
Professional Affiliations:
- Association of Psychological Science
- American Psychological Association
- International Behavioral Neuroscience Society
- Neurosciences
- Society for the Scientific Study of Ingestive Behavior
Teaching Responsibilities:
- PSYCH 306: Human Sexual Behavior
- PSYCH 309: Introduction to Experimental Psychology