Department
Department of Psychology
Phone
+1 (210) 9997102
Email Address
kphilli1@trinity.edu
Location
Center for the Sciences and Innovation
Room
221

Education

  • Ph.D. - The University of Georgia
  • M.S. - The University of Georgia
  • B.S. - Wofford College

Selected Publications

  • Mustoe, A., Greig, J., Alvarez, A., Phillips, K.A., Salmon, A.B., & Ross, C.N. (2026). Aging leads to altered physiological reactivity in response to repeated social separation stress in a nonhuman primate model.  Hormones and Behavior, 181, 105933. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2026.105933
  • He, G., Du, S., Tan, H., …Phillips, K.A., …Haldipur, P. (2026). Spatiotemporal histogenesis of the developing human cerebellum reveals dynamic layering of Bergmann glia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences., 123 (7), e2525673123. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2525673123
  • Phillips, K.A., Boyen, S.K., Oliveira, K.X., Meredith, R., & Sherwood, C.C. (2026).  Changes in microglial morphologies during brain aging in common marmosets. Brain Structure and Function, 231, 27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-026-03082-z
  • Lopez, M.G., Seidl, A., & Phillips, K.A. (2024). Cortisol levels across the lifespan in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus).  American Journal of Primatology. e23597. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23597
  • Phillips, K.A., Lopez, M., Bartling-John, E., Meredith, R., Buteau, A., Alvarez, A. & Ross, C.N. (2024). Serum biomarkers associated with aging and neurodegeneration in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus).  Neuroscience Letters, 819: 137569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2023.137569

Subjects Taught

  • Neuroscience Laboratory
  • Neuroethics
  • Sensation and Perception

Community Service & Involvement

  • Member, Neuroscience Training Committee, Society for Neuroscience

  • Institutional Trustee, Mind Science Foundation

  • Past President, the American Society of Primatologists

Teaching and Expertise

  • Cognitive and brain aging

  • Brain health

  • Comparative neuroanatomy