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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 PsychologyLaura 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
  • The Neuroscience of Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury
Link to Research Group
Cognitive PsychologyMichael Alban
  • Memory and Cognitive Processes
  • Cognition Lab
Michelle Miller
  • Memory for Course Material
  • Attention and Learning
Viktoria TidikisLink to Creativity Research Group
Developmental PsychologyEric Cerino
  • Adult development and aging
  • Cognitive functioning (e.g., performance-based, self-reported) and psychosocial functioning (e.g., daily affect, control beliefs, personality processes, stress) in everyday life
  • Early markers of normative and pathological cognitive aging (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias)
Link to Healthy Aging Research Group
Natasha Dmitrieva
  • Adult Development and Aging
Dana Donohue
  • Multicultural Developmental Processes
  • Risk and Resilience Factors for Children from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
  • Education and Academic Achievement
Nora Dunbar
  • Adult Adjustment; Emerging Adulthood
Link to High Altitude Qualitative Research Lab
Health PsychologySteven Barger
  • Cardiovascular Disease Risk
  • Social Relationships and Health
  • Health Disparities/Quality of Life
Link to Population Health Research Group
Eric Cerino
  • Psychosocial determinants of cognitive health and aging
Link to Healthy Aging Research Group
Natasha Dmitrieva
  • Daily Stressors and HPA-axis Regulation
  • Distinct Profiles/Trajectories of Health and Health Behaviors
  • Obesity and Overweight
Heidi Wayment
  • Theoretical models predicting health behavior
  • Coping with stressful life events

  • Self-Identity and health behavior
Industrial/Organizational PsychologyGregory 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
NeuroscienceRobert Goodman
  • Psychophysiological Correlates of Mindfulness
  • Emotional Regulation
Link to Contemplative Psychophysiology Lab
Larry Stevens
  • Psychophysiological Correlates of Compassion
  • The Neuroscience of Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury
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 MethodsSteven Barger
  • Analysis of Cluster Correlated Data
  • Survival Analysis
Eric Cerino
  • Intraindividual variability approaches
  • Microlongitudinal and measurement-burst methodologies
  • Intensive repeated measurement designs (e.g., daily diary, ecological momentary assessment)
  • Multilevel modeling
Link to Healthy Aging Research Group
Gregory Busath
  • Meta-Analysis
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)
Heidi Wayment
  • Structure Equation Modeling
  • Social Network Analysis
  • Survey Design and Usability Testing
  • Intervention Design and Assessment
Human SexualityAndy Walters
  • Gender & Masculine Studies
  • Intersections of Sexuality, Gender, and Culture
Social PsychologyAnn 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.
Link to Cooperation and Social Identity Research Group
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

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