Professor of Psychology ??? Little Hall Alan_Rosenwasser@umit.maine.edu 207.581.2035 Research Interests Research in my laboratory focuses on the chronobiology of alcohol intake in animal models. What is chronobiology? Chronobiology is the scientific study of biological rhythms.  The most well-studied biological rhythms are the “circadian” rhythms, endogenous cycles with near-24-hour periods that influence processes ranging from gene expression to mood and cognition.