Dr. Mendez earned his PhD in Experimental Psychology at Texas A&M and completed postdoctoral training at UCLA. He is currently a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor at the UTEP School of Pharmacy.

• American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Athina Markou Travel Award - ACNP (12/04/2022)
• National Institute on Drug Abuse Office of Diversity and Health Disparities Travel Award - National Institute on Drug Abuse (09/15/2022)
• The University of Texas at El Paso Mentoring Award - UTEP (08/29/2022)
• National Hispanic Science Network Annual Meeting Travel Award - National Institute on Drug Abuse (06/15/2022)
• National Hispanic Science Network Annual Meeting Travel Award - National Institute on Drug Abuse (06/15/2022)
• National Hispanic Science Network Annual Meeting Travel Award - National Institute on Drug Abuse (06/15/2022)
• Biology, Behavior, and Chemistry Annual Meeting Travel Award - National Institute on Drug Abuse (01/15/2022)
• Biology, Behavior, and Chemistry Annual Meeting Travel Award - National Institute on Drug Abuse (01/15/2022)
• Biology, Behavior, and Chemistry Annual Meeting Travel Award - National Institute on Drug Abuse (01/15/2022)
• UTEP School of Pharmacy Scholar Award - UTEP SOP (08/18/2021)
• Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology Editorial Fellowship - ECPP (01/01/2021)
• UTEP Student Employment Program Award - UTEP Office for Student Affairs (08/08/2020)
• Interdisciplinary Research Building Space Award - UTEP (04/08/2020)
• Biology, Behavior, and Chemistry Annual Meeting Travel Award - BBC (01/15/2020)
• Biology, Behavior, and Chemistry Annual Meeting Travel Award - BBC (01/15/2020)
• Biology, Behavior, and Chemistry Annual Meeting Travel Award - BBC (01/15/2020)
• National Hispanic Science Network Annual Meeting Travel Award - NHSN (06/15/2019)
• Biology, Behavior, and Chemistry Annual Meeting Travel Award - BBC (01/15/2019)
• NINDS Mentoring Institute for Neuroscience Diversity Scholars Fellowship - National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke (02/26/2018)
• NIDA Diversity Scholars Network Fellowship - National Institute on Drug Abuse (02/14/2018)
• Society for Neuroscience - Neuroscience Scholars Program Fellowship - SFN (01/01/2016)

• Ph D in Experimental Psychology, Texas A&M University (2010)

• Withdrawal from repeated nicotine vapor exposure increases somatic signs of physical dependence, anxiety-like behavior, and brain reward thresholds in adult male rats Neuropharmacology 240 (2023), Michelle Martinez, Veronika Espinoza, Valeria Garcia, Kevin P. Uribe, Kenichiro Negishi, Igor L. Estevao, Luis Carcoba, Laura E. O'Dell, Arshad Khan, Ian A. Mendez.
• Sex and age differences in approach behavior toward a port that delivers nicotine vapor Journal of Experimental Analysis of Behavior 117 3 (2022), Veronika Espinosa, Priscilla Giner, Isabella Liano, Ian A. Mendez, Laura O'Dell.
• Increased Risky Choice and Reduced CHRNB2 Expression in Adult Male Rats Exposed to Nicotine Vapor International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 3 (2022), Priscilla Giner, Liliana Maynez-Anchondo, Anna E. Liley, Kevin P. Uribe, Gabriel Frietze, Nicholas W. Simon, Ian A. Mendez.
• Increased risky choice and reduced CHRNB2 expression in adult male rats exposed to nicotine vapor International Journal of Molecular Science 23 3 (2022), Priscilla Giner, Liliana Maynez-Anchondo, Anna E. Liley, Kevin P. Uribe, Gabriel A. Frietze, Nicholas W. Simon, Ian A. Mendez.
• Amino acid systems in the interpeduncular nucleus are altered in a sex-dependent manner during nicotine withdrawal Journal of Neuroscience Research 100 8 (2021), Luis M. Carcoba, Kevin P. Uribe, Sebastian Ortegon, Ian A. Mendez, Mariella DeBiasi, Laura O'Dell.
• Exposure to nicotine vapor produced by an electronic nicotine delivery system causes short-term increases in impulsive choice in adult male rats. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2021), R J. Flores, Fatima Z. Alshbool, P Giner, Laura E. O'Dell, Ian A. Mendez.
• Exposure to nicotine vapor produced by an electronic nicotine delivery system causes short-term increases in impulsive choice in adult male rats. Nicotine and Tobacco Research 24 3 (2021), Rodolfo J. Flores, Fatima Z. Alshbool, Priscilla Giner, Laura E. O'Dell, Ian A. Mendez.
• Amino acid systems in the interpeduncular nucleus are altered in a sex-dependent manner during nicotine withdrawal. Journal of neuroscience research (2021), Luis Carcoba, Kevin P. Uribe, S Ortegon, Ian A. Mendez, M DeBiasi, Laura E. O'Dell.
• Assessing the impact of faculty research profile videos on students' perceptions towards research at a school of pharmacy Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning 12 10 (2020), Margie E. Padilla, Gabriel A. Frietze, Jennifer Hartman, Ian A. Mendez.
• Estradiol promotes and progesterone reduces anxiety-like behavior produced by nicotine withdrawal in female rats Psychoneuroendocrinology 119 (2020), Rodolfo J. Flores, Kevin P. Uribe, Victor L. Correa, Montserrat C. Arreguin, Luis M. Carcoba, Ian A. Mendez, Laura O'Dell.
• Estradiol promotes and progesterone reduces anxiety-like behavior produced by nicotine withdrawal in female rats. Psychoneuroendocrinology 119 (2020), R J. Flores, Bryan Cruz, Kevin P. Uribe, V L. Correa, M C. Arreguin, Luis Carcoba, Ian A. Mendez, Laura E. O'Dell.

• Establishing A Rodent Model Of E-cigarette Use: Current Progress And Early Findings (2022), Volume University of Southern California, Ian A. Mendez.
• Establishing A Rodent Model Of E-cigarette Use: Current Progress And Early Findings (2022), Volume Virtual, Ian A. Mendez.
• Establishing A Rodent Model Of E-cigarette Use: Current Progress And Early Findings (2021), Volume Virtual, Ian A. Mendez.
• Establishing A Rodent Model Of E-cigarette Use: Current Progress And Early Findings (2020), Volume Virtual, Ian A. Mendez.
• Establishing A Rodent Model Of E-cigarette Use: Current Progress And Early Findings (2020), Volume Virtual, Ian A. Mendez.
• Establishing A Rodent Model Of E-cigarette Use: Current Progress And Early Findings (2020), Volume Virtual, Ian A. Mendez.
• Starting and Running a Research Lab (2019), Volume Online, Ian A. Mendez.
• Integration of a Required Study Away Program Within the PharmD Curriculum (2019), Volume Chicago, IL, Denise I. Pinal, Jacquelyn P. Navarrete, Jeri J. Sias, Emily J. Christenberry, Amanda Loya, Sweta Andrews, Liliana Lunares, Ian A. Mendez.
• The Pursuit of Happiness: New Insights into the Neurobiological Mechanisms Driving Reward Seeking Behavior (2019), Volume Cold Springs Harbor, NY, Ian A. Mendez.
• BRIDGING Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy Practice Through a Required, Longitudinal Capstone Research Experience (2018), Volume Boston, MA, Margie E. Padilla, Emily J. Christenberry, Ian A. Mendez, Jennifer M. Hartman, Gabriel Frietze, Jessica M. Shenberger-Trujillo, Amanda Loya, Fadi Khasawneh, Fatima Z. Alshbool, Sweta Andrews, Jose O. Rivera.
• Scholarship of Discovery Panel (2018), Volume UTEP, Ian A. Mendez.

• URI: Characterizing the role of reward associated structures in brain reward self-stimulation
• SC2: Admin Supplement: Assessing the Effects of Nicotine Vapor Exposure on Motivation and Decisions for Rewards
• SC2: Diversity Supplement: Assessing The Effects Of Adolescent Nicotine Vapor Exposure On Motivation And Decision For Rewards
• SC2: Assessing The Effects of Adolescent Nicotine Vapor Exposure on Motivation and Decision for Rewards