Dr. Olutola Akindipe
Assistant Professor
n01562888@unf.edu
Focus: Personality, Diversity Science, Educational Psychology
Current Research:
Academic Self-efficacy and Resilience of Minority Students
This study will examine the effect of a self-affirmation intervention on introversion and extroversion among minority students.
Personality and Stereotype Threat
This study will be investigating the mediating effect of personality on stereotype threat, academic disengagement, and resilience of minority students.
Dr. Courtney Boise
Assistant Professor
c.boise@unf.edu
Focus: Developmental, Intervention, Parent Child Relationship, School-based Research
Current Research:
Changes in Parenting Behaviors Post Mindful Parenting Intervention
Parents completed parenting classes, some with an added mindful parenting component. Observations of parent child interactions were video recorded and will be assessed for parenting behaviors like sensitive and intrusive parenting.
Helping Preschool Teachers Document Student Learning
Working with the UNF preschool, we will assess how teachers currently document student learning. We will also test different strategies for supporting documentation using Reggio Emilia principles of education.
Dr. Elizabeth Brown
Associate Professor
elizabeth.r.brown@unf.edu
Focus: Social Psychology, Educational Psychology
Current Research:
How Perceptions of Diversity Influence Feelings of Belonging
I have several datasets where I examine how people define diversity. We are examining how these definitions impact feelings of belonging, thoughts, and actions.
How Perceptions of STEM Influences Motivation to Pursue STEM
Much of my research has examined how beliefs about STEM fields affording communal goals influence motivation to pursue STEM.
Dr. Sara Davis
Assistant Professor
sara.davis@unf.edu
Focus: Cognitive Psychology, Memory
Current Research:
Applied Memory Lab
My research focuses on memory as it applies to education and the law.
Dr. Anita Fuglestad
Assistant Professor
anita.fuglestad@unf.edu
Focus: Research with Children, fNIRS, Child Psychology
Current Research:
Emotional Eating in Young Children
We are examining the development of emotional eating in young children and how it relates to parent feeding practices and the development of emotion regulation. We use both behavioral and non-invasive brain imaging techniques(fNIRS).
Dr. Paul Fuglestad
Associate Professor
paul.fuglestad@unf.edu
Focus: Stress, Social Support, Social Psychology, Health Psychology, Replication, Cognition
Current Research:
Effects of Psychological Distance on Cognition
In this registered replication project, we are examining how psychological distance affects abstract versus concrete thinking and judgments. Psychological distance is manipulated in terms of probability (likely to happen versus not likely), spatial distance (right here versus far away), temporal distance (right now versus in the future), and social distance (similar to self versus not similar to self).
Effects of Imagined Social Support on Stress
In this study we are examining whether imagining social support from close others can help people deal with stressful situations.
Relationships, Power, and Health
In the context of romantic relationships, we are examining 1) the extent to which partners align with respect to health attitudes and behaviors and 2) how balance of power affects this alignment.
Dr. Gregory Kohn
Assistant Professor
gregory.kohn@unf.edu
Focus: Animal Behavior, Ethology, Developmental Science, Social Organization
Current Research:
Developing Social Synchronization
This project is investigating how social synchronization (doing the same behavior at the same time) develops in juvenile animals. The ability to coordinate your behavior with others is essential for many aspects of group life, from protection from predators to the maintenance of social relationships. Nonetheless, we know little about how synchronization develops, and how it contributes to the ontogeny of social relationships. In collaboration with the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens this study is investigating the development of social synchronization in Gouldian finches, Roseate Spoonbills, and other species.
Juvenile Socialization in Complex Flocks
This project is investigating how juvenile Gouldian finches and Roseate spoonbills integrate into the flock. Specifically, I am interested in the reciprocal influences of juvenile behavior and social organization during periods of social integration. Using introductions and perturbations I aim to show how the behavior of juveniles shapes the structure of social networks, and how social networks feedback to influence the development of juvenile behavior.
Dr. Lori Lange
Associate Professor and Chair
llange@unf.edu
Focus: Psychophysiology, Behavioral Neuroscience
Current Research:
The Physiology of Stress and the Freeze Response
We will be continuing research on the lesser-known aspect of the physiological stress response that is generally referred to as the “freeze” response (Roellofs, 2016). This is considered a defensive response to threat that is paradoxical to the fight-or-flight response, with a pattern of bradycardia (vs. tachycardia) and behavioral inhibition or stillness. We will have access to neurophysiological Biopac wireless equipment, which will enable the measurement of electromyography (EMG) with body sway measures on the stabiliometer to better index behavioral inhibition and muscle bracing. We also will use the newly acquired Biopac wireless equipment to measure breathing rate and electrodermal activity to compliment ECG measures.
Dr. Juliana Leding
Professor and Assistant Chair
j.leding@unf.edu
Focus: Cognitive Psychology, Memory
Current Research:
Evolutionary Underpinnings of Human Memory
My research focuses on examining factors that lead to the creation and avoidance of true and false memories. My current research examines these issues with regards to the evolutionary underpinnings of human memory.
Dr. Dan Richard
Associate Professor and MSPS Director
drichard@unf.edu
Focus: Social Psychology, Data Science, Community Psychology, Terrorism and Extremism
Current Research:
Factors Contributing to Juvenile Incarceration and Recidivism
Early experience with the justice system can lead to long-term consequences. In this project, we will investigate state-wide patterns in arrests and incarceration of juveniles to determine the transformational impact of juvenile arrests.
Motives and Deception in Social Media Extremism
We are investigating the patterns of conspiracy theory use, deception, and significance quest among extremist posts on social media. Students will use text mining and data science techniques to analyze truthful or deceptive online posts to discover patterns over time and extremist organization type.
Dr. Doyle Tate
Assistant Professor
n01540330@unf.edu
Focus: Focus: Sexual Orientation, Gender, Parenthood, Future Planning, Diversity Science, Bias
Current Research:
Involuntary Childlessness/Unreachable Futures among Sexual Minority Populations
This study/these studies hope to continue the current work of the lab. Currently, I am working on projects involving wanting to achieve parenthood but feeling unable to as a function of gender and sexual identity. Previous work of mine has focused on other aspects of the future as well, and this project/projects may continue in that direction.
Normative Pathways to Parenthood
This study examines different pathways to parenthood (e.g. adoption, surrogacy/biological) and their acceptance and endorsement for heterosexual and sexual minority populations.
Xenophobia, Racism, and Colorism in Fertility Decisions
This study hopes to examine the donor choices that queer women and men may make during the pursuit of biological parenthood and what choices would be considered normative across sexual orientation and gender.
Dr. Heather Barnes Truelove
Professor
h.truelove@unf.edu
Focus: Social Psychology, Environmental Psychology
Current Research:
Psychology of Pro-Environmental Behavior
My current research projects focus on the mechanisms underlying individual pro-environmental behavior and policy support.
Dr. Debbie Wang
Professor
dwang@unf.edu
Focus: Human Factors, Driving Performance, Cognitive Psychology, Theoretical Research
Current Research:
Action Representation & Control
To execute an action, there must be a prior cognitive representation of the intended action or the goal-directed behavior. In this project, we take a theoretical approach to explore how an action is represented cognitively and how various features that represent an action can impact the execution of the action in a rapid reaction time task.
Driving Performance & Vision Attention Processing
Given that driving is a visual dominant task, research has been conducted to examine the relationship between visual functioning and driving performance. The primary goal is to identify functional factors that contribute to decreased driving proficiency and increased accident rates, as well as to explore potential design concept and cognitive interventions to improve driving safety and performance. Our two current projects focus on the association between attention processing and driving performance and the impact of vehicle design factors on driving safety.
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