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Bill Griesar, Ph.D. Bill Griesar, Ph.D.
Dr. Griesar loves teaching, and explaining how networks of linked neurons carry out complex behavior.  Dr. Griesar's dissertation in Behavioral Neuroscience at OHSU examined nicotine effects on spatial attention, time perception, and boredom in non-smokers. Some earlier (pre-2001) studies of nicotine reported cognitive improvements, but assessed changes in habitual smokers, where results may have been linked to relief from withdrawal.
Faculty Member
What's it like for kids transitioning from preschool to kindergarten, and why does having an answer matter? What's it like for kids transitioning from preschool to kindergarten, and why does having an answer matter?
Can a study of children's experiences as they transition from preschool to kindergarten lead to systemic changes in Portland schools that help kids retain the benefits of a pre-K education? Researchers at Portland State University have partnered with Portland Public Schools to find out.
 Research
Jennifer Dimoff, Psychology faculty, co-edited Leading to Occupational Health and Safety Jennifer Dimoff, Psychology faculty, co-edited Leading to Occupational Health and Safety
Jennifer Dimoff, Psychology faculty, co-edited Leading to Occupational Health and Safety, the latest Occupational Health and Safety book published by Wiley, 2017.
 Publication
Rachel Smith Rachel Smith
Ph.D. Student in Community Psychology Wins National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
Graduate Student
Working Productively and Happily Working Productively and Happily
Psychologist Dr. Liu-Qin Yang studies organizations and workers around the world to help both reach their full potential.
 Research
Psychology in a Social Context Psychology in a Social Context
Dr. Cynthia Mohr collects data on shared experiences in order to study health behaviors in the context of interpersonal relationships.
 Research
Improving Programs that Promote School Readiness Improving Programs that Promote School Readiness
Dr. Andrew Mashburn's research focuses on what works in preschool and afterschool programs aimed at improving outcomes for disadvantaged children.
 Research
Gia Goodrich (BA '09) - On Top of the World Gia Goodrich (BA '09) - On Top of the World
Alumnus
Reconciling Work and Family Obligations to Increase Wellbeing Reconciling Work and Family Obligations to Increase Wellbeing
Organizational Psychologist and PSU Psychology Professor, Leslie Hammer is looking at changes in workplace systems that will improve the health and wellbeing of working families.
 Research
Casey Campbell Casey Campbell
Casey values being well rounded and focused, and believes students should too.
 Staff Member
Meet Professor Cynthia Mohr Meet Professor Cynthia Mohr
Professor Cynthia Mohr understands that psychologists are like Sherlock Holmes, examining the clues of human behavior to discover how one individual influences another.
 Faculty Member
Meet Professor Janice Haaken Meet Professor Janice Haaken
Whether studying drag queens, false memories or the wearing of the hijab, Professor Haaken knows that there is often more than meets the eye.
 Faculty Member