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About Christianne

Christianne Strang is a board-certified art therapist with 35 years of clinical art therapy experience. She earned her M.A. in Art Therapy from Vermont College of Norwich University in 1987. Dr. Strang received her Ph.D. in Behavioral Neuroscience from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2004. She joined the faculty of Department of Psychology in 2015. She is a past president of the American Art therapy Association and has served as treasurer for the American Art Therapy Association and for the Art Therapy Credentials Board.

Dr. Strang’s research interests include the application of neuroscience to clinical practice in art therapy and the study of retinal anatomy and physiology in health and disease. She is skilled in molecular, imaging, and electrophysiological techniques.

Dr. Strang teaches basic and advanced behavioral neuroscience courses, receiving the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in March of 2015, and the Blazer Way Award in 2022. She is course director for the UAB introductory graduate introductory neurobiology courses held at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab.

Publications

  • King, JL, Kaimal G, Konopka L, Belkofer C, Strang CE.  (2019) Practical Applications of Neuroscience Informed Art Therapy. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association. 36:3, 149-156

  • Lyu Y, Zauher R, Dana N, Strang CE, Hu J, Wang K, Liu S, Pan N, Gamlin P, Kimble JA, Messenger JD, Curcio CE, Stambolian D, Li m. (2021) Implication of specific retinal cell‑type involvement and gene expression changes in AMD progression using integrative analysis of single‑cell and bulk RNA‑seq profiling. Sci Rep 11, 15612. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95122-3

  • Rastogi M.  Strang CE, Vilinsky I, Holland K, (2022) Intersections of Neuroscience and Art Therapy in Foundations of Art Therapy, Elsevier. Chapter 4. ISBN: 9780128243084

  • Zauhar R, Biber J, Jabri Y, Kim M, Hu J, Kaplan L, Pfaller A, Schafer N, Enzman V, Schlötzer-Schrehardt U, DeAngelis  M, Straub T, Hauck SM, Gamlin PD, McFerrin MB, Messinger J, Strang CE, Curcio CA, Dana N, Pauly D, Grosche, Li M, Sambolian D. (2022) In the Retina as in Real Estate, Location Matters: Cellular Expression of Complement Varies between Macular and Peripheral Regions. Frontiers in Immunology.   https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.895519

  • Byrd EM, Strang CE, Qiao X, Loan L, Miltner RS, Jablonski, RA. (2023) Anosognosia for hemiplegia and falls after stroke: A prospective correlational study. Rehabilitation Nursing, 48(1), 14-22. doi:10.1097/RNJ.0000000000000391

  • Strang CE. Art Therapy and Neuroscience: Evidence, limits, and myths. (2024). The Arts Therapies and Neuroscience, Special Issue, Frontiers in Psychology for Clinical Settings. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1484481

  • Keyser KT, Strang CE, McFerrin  M,  &Wotring VE.  (2024) The Role of Acetylcholine and its Receptors in Retinal Processing. Section X,  Retina, 100032. Neurotransmitters and receptors: acetylcholine receptors. In Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology, Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology, Elsevier, Oxford, UK.  https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-13820-1.00037-2

  • King  JL & Strang CE. (2024) Introduction, Ch 1.  Art Therapy, Trauma and Neuroscience: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives. 2nd Edition.  New York, Routledge. 

  • Konopka L, King JL, & Strang CE. (2024) Neuroscience Concepts for Clinical Practice in Behavioral Health and Art Therapy. Ch2.   Art Therapy, Trauma and Neuroscience: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives. 2nd Edition.  New York, Routledge. 

  • Kruk-Borisov K, King JL, & Strang CE. (2024) Conclusion. Ch 11. Art Therapy, Trauma and Neuroscience: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives. 2nd Edition.  New York, Routledge. 

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