Dr. Schank has served as the Graduate Coordinator of the Neuroscience PhD Program since 2022. He also serves as the primary instructor for VPHY 8020: Neuroanatomy, which is a core course for the Neuroscience degree. In his lab, Dr. Schank researches the role of stress and neuropeptides in alcohol seeking behavior, with a specific focus on the role of the neurokinin-1 receptor in the extended amygdala stress circuitry.