Ana Traikovski Klahr, PhD

Assistant Professor, Augustana - Social Sciences

Pronouns: She/Her

Contact

Assistant Professor, Augustana - Social Sciences
Email
klahr@ualberta.ca
Address
2-06 Founders' Hall
4901 46 Ave
Camrose AB
T4V 2R3

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Neuroscience Stroke Seizures Animal Models of Stroke


About

  • Main research area: Stroke in animal models with a focus on seizures and sex differences.

  • My PhD is in Neuroscience, and I also have done a postdoctoral fellowship in Neurology (University of Alberta). 

  • Passionate about teaching, academic excellence, and leadership.

  • Intersectional feminist and Latin-American woman encouraging and endorsing of equity and diversity in the classroom, research, and work environment. 


Research

I am mainly interested in how we can use animal models of stroke to find therapies for patients. Currently, I am focusing on studying seizures in a female animal model of hemorrhagic stroke, and advocate for the use of female animals in preclinical research.

Teaching

I am a neuroscientist, so I tend to place an emphasis on the neurobiology of behaviour. I believe that learning should be student driven, collaborative, and honest. As a teacher, I encourage enthusiasm, curiosity, and critical thinking. I provide students with the skills to seek and master new knowledge at an independent and collective level. 


  • AUPSY 269 Principles of Learning
  • AUPSY 275 An Introduction to the Brain and Nervous System
  • AUPSY 343 Health Psychology
  • AUPSY 375 Neuroplasticity
  • AUPSY 377 Human Neuropsychology
  • AUPSY 441 Emotion
  • AUPSY 475 Brain Injury
  • AUPSY 483 Psychological Disorders

Courses

AUPSY 103 - Introduction to Psychology

The course focuses on the basic principles underlying human behaviour. Topics include the central nervous system, cognition, development, social, and personality, and mental health. AUPSY 103 is classified as a science course.


AUPSY 275 - An Introduction to the Brain and Nervous System

Introduction to the structure and function of the nervous system, with a special emphasis on the brain. Prerequisite: AUPSY 103.


AUPSY 343 - Health Psychology: Biological Foundations

An overview of theory, research and practice of health psychology and behavioural medicine, with a focus on the interplay between biological and psychological factors. Prerequisites: AUPSY 269 or 275. Credit may be only obtained for only one of AUPSY 342 or 343.


AUPSY 375 - Neuroplasticity

An introduction to neuroplasticity, the ability of our central nervous system to change due to the interplay between development and experience. Prerequisite: AUPSY 275.


AUPSY 475 - Brain Injury

This course is an introduction to brain injury. We will cover the pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury and stroke as well as factors involved in prognosis and recovery. Prerequisites: AUPSY 275


AUPSY 483 - Psychological Disorders

Advanced-level course that focuses on the research related to the etiology, classification, assessment, and treatment of a variety of psychological disorders in children and adults (e.g., anxiety, addictions, depression, schizophrenia, and personality disorders). A student becomes acquainted with the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Prerequisite: AUPSY 263 or 275. AUPSY 486 is highly recommended.


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Featured Publications

Gunderson, M. L., Heer, S., Klahr A. C.

Translational Stroke Research. 2024 April; 10.1007/s12975-023-01134-8


Butcher, K., Ng, K., Sheridan, P., Field, T.S., Coutts, S. B., Siddiqui, M., Gioia, L. C., Buck, B., Hill, M. D., Miller, J., Klahr, A. C., Sivakumar, L., Benavente, O. R., Hart, R. G., Sharma, M.

Stroke. 2020 February;


Wilkinson, C. M., Kalisvaart, A. C. J., Kung, T. F. C., Maisey, D. R., Klahr, A. C., Dickson, C. T., Colbourne F.

Brain Research. 2020 February;


Klahr, A. C., Kosior, J. C., Dowlatshahi, D., Buck, B. H., Beaulieu, C., Gioia, L. C., … Butcher, K. S

Journal of the American Heart Association. 2019 June;


Klahr, A. C., Kate, M., Kosior, J., Buck, B., Shuaib, A., Emery, D., & Butcher, K

PloS one. 2018 October;


Sun H., Klahr A. C., Kate M., Gioia L.C., Emery D.J., Butcher K, Wilman A. H

Radiology. 2018 June;


Klahr, A.C., Fagan, K., Aziz, J.R., John, R., Colbourne, F.

Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management. 2018 January;


Gioia, L., Klahr A. C., Kate M., Buck, B., Dowlatshahi, D., Jeerakathil T., Emery D, Butcher, K

BMC Neurology. 2017 May; 10.1186/s12883-017-0884-4


Klahr, A. C., Nadeau, C. A., Colbourne, F.

Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management. 2017 March;


Klahr, A. C., Dietrich, K. M., Dickson, C. T., Colbourne F.

Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management. 2015 December;


Klahr, A.C., Dickson, C. T., Colbourne, F.

Translational Stroke Research. 2014 July;


Auriat, A. M., Klahr, A. C., Silasi, G., MacLellan, C. L., Penner, M., Clark, D. L., Colbourne, F

Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management. 2012 April;


Silasi, G., Klahr, A.C., Hackett, M. J., Auriat, A. M., Nichol, H., Colbourne, F.

Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 2012 March;


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