Graduate Students
DOOM Lab Students
| School, Year | Name | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| MSU, 2018-2020 | Arielle Cunningham | TBD |
| MSU, 2017-2019 | Addie Wikowsky | Working memory, expertise, and fluid intelligence |
| MSU, 2017-2019 | William Padfield | Moral foundatins and political rhetoric |
| MSU, 2016-2018 | David Herr | Generativity and Trauma in first responders |
| MSU, 2016-2018 | Nick Maxwell | Investigating the interaction between associative, semantic, and thematic database norms for memory judgments and recall |
| MSU, 2015-2017 | Katherine Miller | The Mediating Effects of Cortisol on Memory and Judgments of Learning |
| MSU, 2015-2017 | Rebecca Knoph | Language Learning and Metacognition: An Interventions to Improve Language Classrooms |
| MSU, 2014-2016 | Jahnavi Delmonico | Politics, Personality, and Sensitivity to Change |
| MSU, 2013-2015 | Marshall Beauchamp | IRT Analyses of Body Dissatisfaction in Men |
| MSU, 2013-2015 | Kayla Jordan | Linguistic Markers of Writing about War |
| MSU, 2012-2014 | Marilee Teasley | When Music Goes Up in Flames: The Impact of Academic Advising on the Perceived Burnout of Music Majors |
| MSU, 2011-2013 | Kathrene Valentine | Alternatives: A Comparison of Parametric, Nonparametric, and Observation Oriented Modeling techniques |
Ph.D. Committees
| School, Year | Name | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| HU, 2021 | Jonathan Korn | Deep Text Mining Approaches for Text Classification |
| HU, 2020 | Phillip A Grimm II | TBA |
| HU, 2023 | Alicia Jackson | TBA |
Post Doc Students
| School, Year | Name | Project |
|---|---|---|
| HU, 2023 | Engerst Yedra | STAPLE |
Master’s Theses Supervised
| School, Year | Name | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| MSU, 2018 | Emily Klug | The impact of Black Lives Matter movement publicity on juror decision making |
| MSU, 2018 | Heather Lepper | Interactions in social settings: The relationship between alcohol and sexual assault among college students |
| MSU, 2018 | Kirby Williams | Controlling the uncontrollable: Understanding the relationships between psychological distress, physical impairment, and acceptance among women with gynecological cancer |
| MSU, 2017 | Michael Mizer | Assessment of Reliability and Stability of Various Visual Search Parameters |
| MSU, 2017 | Rachel Swadley | Returning to abusive relationships: Related and predictive factors |
| MSU, 2017 | Jordan Henslee | Body image and bodybuilding: the impact commitment to bodybuilding has on body image disturbance among competitive bodybuilders |
| MSU, 2017 | John Scofield | Desirability Heuristics: A replication and extension of Hill and Bus (2008) experiment 1 |
| MSU, 2017 | Jessica Willis | The effects of motivation and goal setting on response latency and mental effort |
| MSU, 2017 | Shannon Hayden | Contemplative practices and test anxiety |
| MSU, 2016 | Jamie Smith | Evaluating the effectiveness of an ecological intervention targeting body checking behaviors |
| MSU, 2016 | Samantha Hunter | Message framing and source factors: Peers’ impact on exercise intentions |
| MSU, 2016 | Benjamin Graves | Methods of measuring visual scanning of upright and inverted ecological measures |
| MSU, 2016 | Amy Bauman | Exploration of factors in established scales regarding attitudes toward sex offenders |
| MSU, 2016 | Elizabeth Gelhaus | Student athletes and factors that determine their social support circle |
| MSU, 2015 | My Vu | Climbing the taxonomy ladder with help from the keyword method |
| MSU, 2015 | Kristyn Angsten | Evaluating severity differences of depression and anxiety in self- report and clinician-rated measures |
| MSU, 2015 | Brooke Bennett | Examination of the effects of media consumption on mood and body dissatisfaction using ecological momentary assessment |
| MSU, 2015 | Vanessa Jones | Barriers to Mental Healthcare across age groups |
| MSU, 2015 | Alexandra Jauregui-Dusseau | Differences in Pain Resolution post-ACLR Comparing Patellar Tendon and Hamstring Autografts |
| MSU, 2015 | Amy Smith | Knowledge and attitudes of certified athletic trainers toward providing care for athletes with cerebral palsy |
| MSU, 2015 | Jillian Burroughs | Reliability testing for the interprofessional collaborative practice assessment for athletic training |
| MSU, 2014 | Carrie Melia | Scanning Patterns and the Role of Recognition Memory for Novel and Primed Faces |
| MSU, 2014 | Emily Stefano | Examination of the Effects of Repeated Body Checking on Body Image Dissatisfaction and Negative Affect Using Ecological Momentary |
| MSU, 2014 | Cory Derringer | Adaptive Memory: Is Recall Affected by Sex-Specific Jealousy Cues? |
| MSU, 2014 | Yuichi Sasaki | The Functional Relationship Between Sacroiliac Joint and Occipito-Atlanto-Axial-Joint Complex: Pilot Study |
| MSU, 2013 | Eileen Quinn | Characterizing Emotional Eaters: Towards a Comprehensive Model of Emotional Eating |
| MSU, 2013 | David Houghton | Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Smoking Cessation in Pregnant and Postpartum Women: A Pilot Study |
| MSU, 2013 | Morgan Maxwell | Face-Name Mnemonics: The Effects of Abstract and Concrete Keywords on Recall |
| MSU, 2013 | Lisa Cota | The Effect of Personality in Escaping Detection During a Mock Crime Scenario |
| MSU, 2013 | Kaydee Kent | Developmental Trends in Spelling Acquisition |
| MSU, 2012 | Brandon Sanford | Measuring Values: Assessing the Properties of Current Tools |
| MSU, 2012 | Amber Cichon | Effects of Perceived Communication and Health Beliefs on Anticipated Treatment Adherence in a University Health Center |
| MSU, 2012 | TJ Bartowski | Effects of College Pre-Entry Expectations on Student Attrition |
| University of Mississippi, 2010 | Lindsay Trent | The MOD: A Measure of Disseminability |
| University of Mississippi, 2009 | Stephen Adair | Social Processing on Adaptive Memory |
Graduate Assistants
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | Simone Donaldson |
| 2017-2018 | Tabetha Hopke |
| 2016-2017 | Hannah Myers |
| 2015-2016 | Rebecca Allinder |
| 2013-2015 | My Vu |
| 2012-2013 | Michael Carr |
| 2011-2012 | Amanda Wernili |
| 2010-2011 | Jessica Holmes |
Each graduate student listed above also presented their thesis research (or other lab related research) at the local Graduate Interdisciplinary Forum under my supervision. You can learn more about those projects by going to the presentations page of my CV to see the posters or publications to see the papers.
Undergraduate Students
Projects Supervised
| School, Year | Name | Thesis |
|---|---|---|
| MSU, 2021 | Sarah Crain | TBD * with Melissa Fallone |
| MSU, 2016-2017 | Jeff Pavlacic | A Historical Perspective of Undergraduate Learning Assistants at Missouri State University |
| MSU, 2016-2017 | Jeff Pavlacic | A Meta-analysis of Expressive Writing on Positive Psychology Variables |
| MSU, 2015-2018 | Caleb Marshall | Love, Language, and Linear Algebra: Linguistic Modeling of Personality and Mate Preference |
| MSU, 2015-2018 | Caleb Marshall | Latent Semantic Analysis Applied to Authorship Questions in Textual Analysis |
| MSU, 2015-2018 | Caleb Marshall | LGBTQ+ Hate Speech and Familiarity |
| MSU, 2014-2015 | Flora-Jean Forbes | Getting ‘Clued’ in: The Usage and Significance of Context Clues. |
| MSU, 2014-2015 | Flora-Jean Forbes | Textisms: The Comfort of the Recipient |
| MSU, 2014 | Rebecca Allinder | Do We Learn English Differently? Differences Between Natives and Non-natives |
| MSU, 2014 | Riley Foreman | Reactivity to question order on online questionnaires |
| MSU, 2014 | Alexis Rauschel | Geek versus Nerd, Linguistic markers of labels |
| MSU, 2013 | Darci Klein | Overconfidence in Judgments |
| MSU, 2012-2013 | Jennifer Duncan | Affects of Music on Reading Comprehension |
| MSU, 2012-2013 | Jennifer Duncan | Word Processing of Profanity Paired with Other Words |
| MSU, 2012 | Kim Van | Flower Power: The effects of flowers and floral scent on attractiveness ratings. |
| MSU, 2012 | Cynthia Johnson | Blog Use and Word Frequency: What Predicts High Powered Blogs? |
| MSU, 2010-2012 | Marilee Teasley | Capturing the Student Perspective: Understanding the Functions of Advising |
| MSU, 2011-2012 | Jason Cain | Facebook Social Word Frequency |
| MSU, 2011-2012 | Jason Cain | Perceptions of Profanity |
| MSU, 2011-2012 | Mark Hobbs | Social Class Perceptions |
| University of Mississippi, 2010 | Jamarious Johnson | The Language of Fear |
| University of Mississippi, 2009-2010 | Nathan Nunlee | EEG correlates of Language |
| University of Mississippi, 2008-2010 | Lauri Foster | Multiple Cues in Associative Judgments |
Each student above and many others presented research at the local Research Symposium with my assistance. You can view their related work on the presentations page.
Undergraduate Assistants
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Arielle Cunningham, Haley Wilson |
| 2017 | Caleb Marshall, Tori Ortiz, Jeff Pavlacic |
| 2016 | Hannah Hickman, Spenser Phillips, Elizabeth Kusel, Caleb Marshall, Tori Ortiz, Jeff Pavlacic |
| 2015 | Riley Foreman, Hannah Hickman, Spenser Phillips, Elizabeth Kusel |
| 2014 | Caitlin Hutter, Farren Bankovich, Tara Wagner, Sam Saxton, Emmanuel Segui, Riley Foreman, Melissa Williams, Brian Steuber, Katarina Oberdieck, Lauren Gaunt, Xiafei (Yoyo) Xue |
| 2013 | Caitlin Hutter, Darci Klein, Farren Bankovich, Jennifer Duncan, Kerri Cunningham, Kevin Foster, Tara Wagner, Sam Saxton, Whitney Baldridge, Emmanuel Segui, Phil Schnefke |
| 2012 | Jessica Johnson, Kim Van, Joshua Davis, Marilee Teasley, Mark Hobbs, Brittany Morgan, Ena Kadric, Justina Trumbo, Zach Wiatt, Rachel Taylor, Cynthia Johnson, Marissa Moore, Jacob Ham, Tara Woerner, Ryan Chapman, Whitley Del Rosario, Whitney Baldridge, Louis Oberdiear |
| 2011 | Angelah Crumm, Victoria Powell, Jessica Koester, Vanessa Rodriguez-Aviles, Brandy Dishman, Chatellier Wise, Eric Rowbottom, Erik Rader, Helen Bailey, Mark Hobbs, Jason Cain, Jessica Johnson, Matthew McDonald, Marilee Teasley, Kimberly Van |
| 2010 | Cortenee Boulard, Jamie Lewis, Anamaria Caradine, Kerry Nguyen, Mary Bowen, Morgan Springer, Shauniece Deloney, Becky Countryman, Grant Apgar, Jeff Creel, Jesse Johnson, Kaitlin McManus, Lory Nguyen, Matt King, Shannon Lassiter, Amelia Hunsucker, Ashton Weber, Erika Dale, Theresa Tipton, Thomas Killian, Cecil Thompson |
| 2009 | Lauri Foster, Sarah Ponze, Terry Nguyen, Whitney Martin, Tiffanie Hull, Nathan Nunley |
Student Outcomes
| Name | Degree | Current Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Caleb Marshall | 2019: B.S. Mathematics | University of Toronto, Ph.D., Mathematics |
| Nicholas Maxwell | 2018: Masters Experimental | University of Southern Mississippi, Ph.D. Experimental |
| Becca Johnson | 2018: Masters Clinical | Idaho State University, Ph.D. Clinical |
| Jeff Pavlacic | 2017: B.S. Psychology | University of Mississippi, Ph.D. Clinical |
| John Scofield | 2017: Masters Experimental | University of Missouri, Ph.D. Cognitive Neuroscience |
| Samantha Hunter | 2016: Masters Experimental | University of Missouri, Research |
| Benjamin Graves | 2016: Masters Experimental | University of Missouri, Ph.D. Quantitative |
| Jamie Smith | 2016: Masters Clinical | University of New Mexico, Ph.D. Clinical |
| Brooke Bennett | 2015: Masters Clinical | University of Hawai’i, Ph.D. Clinical |
| Kayla Jordan | 2015: Masters Experimental | University of Texas, Ph.D. Social |
| Marshall Beauchamp | 2015: Masters Clinical | University of Missouri - Kansas City, Ph.D. Clinical |
| Michael Carr | 2014: Masters I/O | Edward Jones, Talent Management |
| Marilee Teasley | 2014: Masters Experimental | University of Kansas, Academic Advisor |
| Cory Derringer | 2014: Masters Experimental | University of Pittsburgh, Ph.D. Cognitive |
| Emily Stefano | 2014: Masters Clinical | University of Hawai’i, Ph.D Clinical |
| Carrie Melia | 2014: Masters Experimental | University of New Mexico, Ph.D. Experimental |
| Lindsay Trent | 2013*: Ph.D. University of Mississippi | Post doctoral fellow at the National Center for PTSD |
| K.D. Valentine | 2013: Masters Experimental | University of Missouri, Ph.D. Quantitative |
| Lisa Cota | 2013: Masters Experimental | Oklahoma State University, Ph.D. Social |
| Bret Eschman | 2013: Masters Experimental | University of North Dakota, Ph.D.* |
| Morgan Maxwell | 2013: Masters Clinical | Part-Time Instructor |
| David Houghton | 2013: Masters Clinical | Ph.D. Clinical |
| Francis Bosik | 2013: Masters Clinical | University of Missouri - Kansas City, Ph.D. Clinical |
| TJ Bartoski | 2012: Masters I/O | University of Missouri - St. Louis, Ph.D. Social |
| Brandon Sanford | 2012: Masters Clinical | Texas A&M University, Ph.D. Clinical |
Note: Starred items indicate my best guess at remembering which university a student picked. These are mostly students I’ve worked with or can remember - if you were part of our program and want added to our awesome list, please just let me know.