Research interests of faculty within the Department of Psychological Sciences

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Faculty Research Interests

Psychology Sub-Discipline	Faculty Member	Research Interests Lab Group/Space
Clinical/Clinical Health Psychology	Laura Noll	Stress Neurobiology and Prevention Neuroscience of Parental Function Rapid-Cycle Intervention Design Trauma & Recovery EEG Lab
	Sumner Sydeman	Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) devices Novel Substances of Abuse Depression and Anxiety in Cardiac Patients Link to Vaping and Novel Substance Use Research Group
	Larry Stevens	Psychophysiological Correlates of Compassion Link to Research Group
Cognitive Psychology	Michael Alban	Memory and Cognitive Processes Cognition Lab
	Michelle Miller	Memory for Course Material Attention and Learning
	Viktoria Tidikis	Link to Creativity Research Group
Developmental Psychology	Melikşah Demir	Friendship, Social Relationships, and Happiness across Cultures
	Natasha Dmitrieva	Adult Development and Aging
	Dana Donohue	Academic Achievement in Impoverished Children
	Nora Dunbar	Adult Adjustment; Emerging Adulthood Link to High Altitude Qualitative Research Lab
Health Psychology	Steven Barger	Link to Population Health Research Group
	Natasha Dmitrieva	Daily Stressors and HPA-axis Regulation Distinct Profiles/Trajectories of Health and Health Behaviors Obesity and Overweight
	Heidi Wayment	Stress & Coping Health & Well-Being
Industrial/Organizational Psychology	Gregory Busath	Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
	Ann Huffman	Organizations and Employee Well-Being High Stress Environments (e.g., Military) Diversity in the Workplace Link to Work-Life Research Group
Neuroscience	Robert Goodman	Psychophysiological Correlates of Mindfulness Emotional Regulation Link to Contemplative Psychophysiology Lab
	Kathleen Knights	Visual Perception Pattern Recognition Attention
	Larry Stevens	Psychophysiological Correlates of Compassion Link to Research Group
	Chad Woodruff	EEG Correlates of Empathy & Perspective Taking Neuroscience of Empathy and Compassion Link to Neuroscience of Empathy and Compassion Lab
Research/Statistical Methods	Steven Barger	Analysis of cluster correlated data Time to event data
	Gregory Busath	Meta-Analysis
	Melikşah Demir	Volunteer bias in research and solutions
	Natasha Dmitrieva	Ecological Momentary Assessment Longitudinal Analysis (e.g., Multilevel Modeling) Analysis of Latent Subgroups (e.g., Latent Class Analysis, Growth Mixture Modeling) Psychometrics (e.g., Scale Development, Measurement Equivalence)
Sexuality	Andy Walters	Human Sexuality Masculinity Research
Social Psychology	Ann Rumble	Main interests: Cooperation, Reciprocity, Generosity— both in interpersonal relationships, and within communities (particularly community/police interactions). Secondary interests: Implicit bias, and effective implicit bias training; and how communication can interfere with cooperation and collaboration.
	Daniel Weidler	Impact of Close Relationship on Self-Concept Self and Identity
	Heidi Wayment	Self-Identity Quiet Ego Positive Psychology Link to Quiet Ego & Well-Being Research Group

Research interests of research-active faculty of the Department of Psychological Sciences