Lab Members doing Thesis or dissertation projects
Caroline Knox ( M.S. 2026, Ph.D., exp 2028 ) General Clinical Ph.D. program. Thesis topic: Continency management for increasing wearable device compliance in opioid use disorder treatment.
Isaac (Ike) Seneca (exp M.S. 2027) Applied Behavior Analysis M.S. program - Food Insecurity, Preference and Demand.
Daphne Kilbourne (M.S. 2025, Ph.D. expected 2027) Applied Behavior Analysis Ph.D. program - Thesis topic: Correlations of a hypothetical purchase task for caffeine and anxiety measures. Dissertation topic: Buy Now Pay Later and Choice
Peyton Farmer - (2025) Applied Behavior Analysis M.S. program - Thesis topic: Distracted walking: Does texting influence physical activity intensity? BCBA with Nova Behavioral Health
Megan Redmile - ( 2024) Applied Behavior Analysis M.S. program - Thesis topic: The effects of incentives and message framing on physical activity. BCBA with Nova Behavioral Health
Devon Bigelow - (2023) Applied Behavior Analysis M.S. program - Thesis topic: Characterizing text message dependency in the classroom with behavioral economic demand. BCBA in NC
Justin Van Heukelom - (2023) Applied Behavior Analysis Ph.D. program - DIS topic: Effects of reset contingencies on reinforcement schedules. Assistant Professor at Jacksonville University
Ashley Haberman - (2022) Applied Behavior Analysis M.S. program - Thesis topic: Assessment of food reinforcement and food choice among adult. BCBA in Colorado
Sydney Batchelder - (2021) Applied Behavior Analysis Ph.D. program - Thesis topic: Effects of Prompts and monetary incentives on sedentary behavior in university employees. Dissertation topic: Assessing demand for cigarettes and substitutes in African American/Black and White smokers. Assistant Professor at Eastern Michigan University
Yohan Krumov - (2021) Applied Behavior Analysis M.A. program - Thesis topic: Hypothetical Purchase Tasks of Behavioral Treatments for Children. BCBA in Connecticut.
Josie Newburg - (2021) Applied Behavior Analysis M.A. program - Thesis topic: Characterizing and reducing rate and duration of face touching in adults through simplified habit reversal
Jeremiah Brown - (2018) Psychological Sciences M.A. program - Thesis: A behavioral economic analysis of gym membership using a hypothetical purchase task. Senior Analyst at Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.
Haleigh Winbourne - (2018) Substance Abuse Treatment Program M.A. program - Thesis: Examining ADHD symptoms and puff preference in nonusers, smokers, electronic cigarette users, and dual users. North Carolina LPA and Addiction and Substance Abuse Counselor
Heather Fleuriet - (2018) Substance Abuse Treatment Program M.A. program - Thesis: The abuse liability of E-cigarettes: Examining choices between money and e-cig puffs using a multiple-choice procedure. LPA in North Carolina
Kaitlyn Proctor (Lewis) (2017) - Applied Behavior Analysis M.A. program - Thesis: Increasing physical activity using an escalating schedule of monetary reinforcement. Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)with Access Family Services in Wilmington, NC. Director of Autism Services at Clarvida.
Amanda Devoto - General Psychology M.A. (2015) - Thesis: Intermittent monetary reinforcers to increase walking behavior: Can delay discounting predict treatment outcome? Associate Director of Quality & Sciences at American Society of Addiction Medicine.
Lillian "Alex" Hatcher - Applied Behavior Analysis M.A. (2015) - Thesis: Increasing physical activity using monetary reinforcers: Effects on smoking topography. Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) with Access Family Services in Wilmington, NC. BCBA and Senior Regional Clinical Director at Action Behavior Centers, TX
Brian Coleman - General Psychology M.A. (2014) - Thesis: Oscillating Ratio Schedule of Reinforcement: Increasing Breakpoints by Altering Reinforcement History. Currently a Behavioral Programming Specialist 2 at J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center. Human Factors Consultant
Amanda "Logan" Gibson (Hoppe) - Applied Behavior Analysis M.A. (2013) - Thesis: Bouts of exercise: A log-survivor analysis of walking in healthy adults. Ph.D. in Applied Behavior Analysis from University of Nebraska Medical Center. BCBA-D and owner of NTX Psychological Services
Bryan Messina - General Psychology M.A. (2012) - Thesis: The effects of caffeine on subjective levels of intoxication in a blood alcohol discrimination paradigm. Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Auburn University. Staff Psychologist at PCMHI.
Sophia Key - Applied Behavior Analysis M.A. (2011) - Thesis: Prize based reinforcement to encourage smoking cessation among students.
Nicole (Capik) Crowley - General Psychology M.A. (2010) - Thesis: The effect of shock on food demand in rats. Obtained a Ph.D. in Neurobiology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Director, Penn State Neurobiology
Undergraduate Thesis
Matthew Taylor - Psychology B.A. (2015) Thesis: Increasing Physical Activity Using Goal Setting and Contingency Management. Earned an M.A. in Applied Behavior Analysis at James Madison University. Currently a BCBA in Virginia.
Michael Mathews - Psychology M.A. (2014) Thesis: Effects of Methoxetamine on a Multiple FR 30 FI 240s Schedule of Food Reinforcement.
Derek McMullen - Psychology B.A. (2013) Thesis: A Deposit Contract Intervention to Increase Physical Activity. M.S. in Industrial Organization Psychology at University of Central Florida. Principle Clinical Systems Optimization Specialist at Thermo Fisher Scientific.
