Yvon Delville
Professor — Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Contact
- E-mail: delville@psy.utexas.edu
- Phone: (512) 232-5731
- Office: SEA 5.234
- Office Hours: M 3-5pm
- Campus Mail Code: A8000
Interests
Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Neuroanatomy, Neuropharmacology, Neurotoxicology, and Neuronal Plasticity
Biography
I received my Ph.D in 1992 from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst working in the laboratory of Jeff Blaustein. Afterwards, I was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Physiology Department at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester in the laboratory of Craig Ferris. I became Assistant Professor in the Behavioral Neuroscience Program of the Psychiatry Department at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester in 1994. I joined the Psychology Department at the University of Texas in 1999. I am a member of the Behavioral Neuroscience Area in the Psychology Department and of the Institute For Neuroscience.
Research Interests:
Research in my laboratory is focused on various aspects of Behavioral Neuroendocrinology. During development, the nervous system is vulnerable to a variety of environmental factors. In turn, these neurobiological changes are responsible for behavioral alterations. For instance, changes in the maternal environment can be responsible for individual differences in personality traits. I am particularly interested in the role of social stress on the development of aggression during puberty, and in individual differences in stress responsiveness associated with differences in social behavior. Recent studies suggest that stress resulting from bullying plays a critical role in the appearance of abnormally violent behavior in teenagers. Fortunately, only a fraction of bullied adolescents become violent. We are using animal models to study the neurobiological mechanisms underlying changes in aggressive behavior caused by social stress during puberty. These studies allow us to better understand the neurotransmitter systems and neural networks coordinating aggressive responses by individuals. In addition, our studies with animals help us to draw predictions that are currently tested with human subjects.
Courses
PSY 332C • Hormones And Behavior
41605 • Fall 2019
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM BUR 130
UGS 302 • Stress: Biology And Behavior
60635 • Fall 2019
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM SEA 3.250
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PSY 332C • Hormones And Behavior
42770 • Fall 2018
Meets MWF 2:00PM-3:00PM BUR 208
UGS 302 • Stress: Biology And Behavior
62195 • Fall 2018
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM SEA 3.250
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UGS 302 • Stress: Biology And Behavior
61995 • Spring 2018
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM SEA 3.250
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PSY 332C • Hormones And Behavior
43100 • Fall 2017
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM NOA 1.124
UGS 302 • Stress: Biology And Behavior
62650 • Spring 2017
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM SEA 3.250
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PSY 332C • Hormones And Behavior
43105 • Fall 2016
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM NOA 1.124
PSY 332C • Hormones And Behavior
42327 • Spring 2016
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM NOA 1.102
PSY 332C • Hormones And Behavior
42270 • Fall 2015
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM NOA 1.124
UGS 302 • Stress: Biology And Behavior
62460 • Spring 2015
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM SEA 4.242
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PSY 332C • Hormones And Behavior
43670 • Fall 2014
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM NOA 1.124
UGS 302 • Stress: Biology And Behavior
64880 • Spring 2014
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM SEA 2.108
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PSY 332C • Hormones And Behavior
43725 • Fall 2013
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM NOA 1.124
UGS 302 • Stress: Biology And Behavior
64155 • Spring 2013
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM SEA 2.108
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PSY 332C • Hormones And Behavior
43260 • Fall 2012
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM NOA 1.124
PSY 394P • Curr Tpcs In Behav Neurosci
43465 • Fall 2012
Meets W 3:00PM-6:00PM SEA 4.244
UGS 302 • Stress: Biology And Behavior
63560 • Spring 2012
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM SEA 2.108
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PSY 332C • Hormones And Behavior
43150 • Fall 2011
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM NOA 1.124
PSY 394P • Curr Tpcs In Behav Neurosci
43345 • Fall 2011
Meets W 3:00PM-6:00PM SEA 4.242
PSY 383T • Prins Sensory & Behav Neurosci
43885 • Spring 2011
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM SEA 1.332
UGS 302 • Stress: Biology And Behavior
63550 • Spring 2011
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM SEA 2.108
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PSY 332C • Hormones And Behavior
43105 • Fall 2010
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM BUR 216
PSY 394P • Curr Tpcs In Behav Neurosci
43300 • Fall 2010
Meets W 3:00PM-6:00PM SEA 4.242
(also listed as NEU 394P)
PSY 341K • Stress-W
43940 • Spring 2010
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM SEA 2.108
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PSY 383T • Prins Sensory & Behav Neurosci
44045 • Spring 2010
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM SEA 4.242
PSY 332C • Hormones And Behavior
44070 • Fall 2009
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM NOA 1.124
PSY 341K • Stress-W
44135 • Fall 2009
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM SEA 3.250
C2
PSY 341K • Stress-W
43201 • Spring 2009
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM SEA 2.108
C2
PSY 383T • Prins: Systems/Behav Neurosci
43300 • Spring 2009
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM ENS 109
PSY 332C • Hormones And Behavior
44185 • Fall 2008
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM NOA 1.124
PSY 394P • Curr Tpcs In Behav Neurosci
44380 • Fall 2008
Meets W 3:00PM-6:00PM SEA 4.244
PSY 394P • Behavioral Neuroendocrinol
44250 • Spring 2008
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM SEA 2.108
PSY 332C • Hormones And Behavior
44815 • Fall 2006
Meets MWF 9:00AM-10:00AM NOA 1.126
PSY 394P • Curr Tpcs In Behav Neurosci
45010 • Fall 2006
Meets W 3:00PM-6:00PM SEA 4.244
PSY 301 • Introduction To Psychology
42795 • Fall 2005
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM WEL 1.316
SB
PSY 394P • Curr Tpcs In Behav Neurosci
43170 • Fall 2005
Meets W 3:00PM-6:00PM SEA 4.244
PSY 332C • Hormones And Behavior
41440 • Spring 2005
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM NOA 1.124
PSY 394P • Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
41695 • Spring 2005
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM ARC 2.204
PSY 301 • Introduction To Psychology
42345 • Fall 2004
Meets MWF 12:00PM-1:00PM WEL 1.316
SB
PSY 394P • Curr Tpcs In Behav Neurosci
42760 • Fall 2004
Meets W 2:00PM-5:00PM ARC 2.204
PSY 332C • Hormones And Behavior
39970 • Spring 2004
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM NOA 1.124
PSY 394P • Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
40195 • Spring 2004
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM ARC 2.204
PSY 301 • Introduction To Psychology
40810 • Fall 2003
Meets MWF 12:00PM-1:00PM WEL 1.316
SB
PSY 357 • Undergraduate Research
41205 • Fall 2003
PSY 341K • Hormones And Behavior-W
40260 • Spring 2003
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM SEA 2.108
C2
PSY 357 • Undergraduate Research
40350 • Spring 2003
PSY 394P • Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
40455 • Spring 2003
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM SEA 2.224
PSY 301 • Introduction To Psychology
40710 • Fall 2002
Meets MWF 12:00PM-1:00PM WEL 1.316
SB
PSY 357 • Undergraduate Research
41005 • Fall 2002
PSY 388K • Conference On Special Topics
41080 • Fall 2002
PSY 301 • Introduction To Psychology
39915 • Spring 2002
Meets MWF 2:00PM-3:00PM CMA A2.320
SB
PSY 341K • Stress-W
40170 • Spring 2002
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM BUR 224
C2
PSY 388K • Conference On Special Topics
41285 • Fall 2001
PSY 394P • Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
41310 • Fall 2001
Meets TTH 1:00PM-2:30PM ARC 2.204
PSY 341K • Stress-W
39950 • Spring 2001
Meets MWF 12:00PM-1:00PM BEN 116
C2
PSY 301 • Introduction To Psychology
40635 • Fall 2000
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM BAT 7
SB
PSY 341K • Hormones And Behavior-W
40840 • Fall 2000
Meets MWF 12:00PM-1:00PM GAR 313
C2
Publications
Select Publications
González-Martínez, L.F., D’Aigle, J., Lee, S.M., Lee, H.-J., and Y. Delville. (2017). Stress in early puberty has long-term impacts on impulsive action. Behavioral Neuroscience, 131, 249-261.
Bastida, C.C., Puga, F., Gonzalez-Lima, F., Jennings, K.J., Wommack, J.C., and Y. Delville. (2014). Chronic social stress in puberty alters appetitive male sexual behavior and neural metabolic activity. Hormones and Behavior, 66, 220-227.
Newman, M.L., G.W. Holden, and Y. Delville. (2011). Coping with the stress of being bullied: Consequences of coping strategies among college students. Social Psychology and Personality Sciences, 2, 205-211.
Cervantes, M.C., and Y. Delville. (2009). Serotonin 5-HT1A and 5-HT3 receptors in an impulsive/aggressive phenotype. Behavioral Neuroscience, 123, 589-598.
Cheng, S.Y., K. Taravosh-Lahn, and Y. Delville. (2008). Neural circuitry of play fighting in golden hamsters. Neuroscience, 156, 247-256.
Taravosh-Lahn, K., C. Bastida, and Y. Delville. (2006). Differential responsiveness to fluoxetine during puberty. Behavioral Neuroscience, 120, 1084-1092.
Newman, M.L., G.W. Holden, and Y. Delville. (2005). Isolation and the stress of being bullied. Journal of Adolescence, 28, 343-357.
Wommack, J.C., K. Taravosh-Lahn, J.T. David, and Y. Delville. (2003). Repeated exposure to social stress alters the development of agonistic behavior in male golden hamsters. Hormones and Behavior, 43, 229-236.
Delville, Y., G.J. De Vries, and C.F. Ferris. (2000). Neural connections of the anterior hypothalamus and agonistic behavior in golden hamsters. Brain Behavior and Evoution, 55, 53-76.
Ferris, C.F., R.H. Melloni Jr., G. Kopel, K.W. Perry, R.W. Fuller, and Y. Delville. (1997). Vasopressin/serotonin interactions in the anterior hypothalamus control aggressive behavior in golden hamsters. Journal of Neuroscience, 17, 4331-4340.
Delville, Y., K.M. Mansour, and C.F. Ferris. (1996). Testosterone facilitates offensive aggression by modulating vasopressin receptors in the hypothalamus. Physiology & Behavior, 60, 25-29.
Delville, Y. and J.D. Blaustein. (1993). Estrogen receptor-immunoreactive forebrain neurons project to the ventrolateral hypothalamus in female guinea pigs. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 334, 571-589.
Delville, Y. and J. Balthazart. (1987). Hormonal control of female sexual behavior in the Japanese quail. Hormones and Behavior, 21, 288-309.
Delville, Y., J. Sulon, J.-C. Hendrick, and J. Balthazart. (1984). Effect of the presence of females on the pituitary-testicular activity in male Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). General and Comparative Endocrinology, 55, 295-305.