Research Opportunities

Neuroscience & Brain Health 

• The Nature of Nurture: Hormones, brain, and social behavior — Allie Holschbach, Ph.D.
• Everyday Choices, Lifelong Brain Health — Lisa Robison, Ph.D.
• Brain at a Cellular Level (Astrocytes, aging, pathology) — Zila Martinez-Lozada, Ph.D.
• Proliferation, Differentiation, and Survival of Human Neural Progenitor Cells — James R. Munoz, Ph.D.
• Translational Neuropharmacology (pesticides, Parkinson’s, honeybees) — Akshay Naraine, Ph.D.
• Unraveling Alzheimer’s Disease Pathogenesis — Mohammad Golam Sabbir, Ph.D.
• The NeuroPerformance Lab: From Biomarkers to Human Potential — Jaime Tartar, Ph.D. 

Cognition, Learning and Memory 

• Mind in Motion (movement, memory, Psychological Science Accelerator) — W. Matthew Collins, Ph.D.
• Attention Control and Stress — Jonathan Banks, Ph.D.
• Short Bouts, Big Impact: Exercise and cognition — Leanne Boucher, Ph.D.
• Bayesian Thinking Meets Cognitive Modeling — Yiyang Chen, Ph.D.
• The Neural Mechanism of Language Control and Executive Function in Bilinguals — Mercedes Fernandez, Ph.D. 

Mental Health 

• Trauma Resolution & Integration Program (TRIP) — Amy Ellis, Ph.D.
• Trauma and Bereavement Research Lab (TBRL) — Christopher Layne, Ph.D.
• Science for Body Trust, Resilience, and Healing (CHEERS Lab, body image) — Janell Mensinger, Ph.D.
• Trauma-Focused Counseling & Peripartum Depression — Vanessa Teixeira, Ph.D.
• SWAG-R Program: Student Wellness & Growth Resiliency — Kayla Thayer, Ph.D.
• Career Development Barriers and Interventions – Galaxina Wright, Ph.D. 

Health Psychology  

Health Consequences of PTSD (trauma and cardiovascular/physical health risks) — Jeff Kibler, Ph.D. 

Clinical Practice, Counseling & Training 

• Evidence-Based Healing, Better Trained Clinicians (infidelity, eating disorders, clinician training) — Taylor Irvine, Ph.D.
• Community Mental Health (violence prevention, counseling) — Tara Jungersen, Ph.D.
• Using Art to Enhance Counseling Interns’ Training — Shannon Karl, Ph.D. 

Developmental Psychology and Wellness 

• In Transition: Social Bonds and Identity in Emerging Adulthood — Madhavi Menon, Ph.D.
• Emerging Adult Wellness Lab (sexual health promotion, sexual violence prevention, family relationships) — Aya Shigeto, Ph.D. 

Social Psychology, Identity, and Behavior 

• Every Body Deserves the Freedom to Thrive (weight bias) — Paula Brochu, Ph.D.
• How We Think About Right and Wrong (moral judgment) — Justin Landy, Ph.D.
• Interpersonal Perception (nonverbal cues to emotions, empathic accuracy, deception detection) — Weylin Sternglanz, Ph.D. 

Forensic and Applied Psychology 

• Developing New Techniques to Improve Eyewitness Memory & Criminal Investigations — Rui Paulo, Ph.D. 

Research in the center is supported by extensive computer facilities, including mainframe, workstation, and microcomputer environments. Methodological, statistical, and computer consultation is available to faculty members and students engaged in research or related course work.

The center adheres to published professional and governmental guidelines and regulations for protecting human subjects in research. Any research that involves human subjects conducted by NSU faculty members, staff, or students, whether funded or unfunded, must be submitted to the CPS representative for decision about possible IRB review. Policies and procedures can be accessed at the IRB website.