Lab Members doing Thesis or dissertation projects
Peyton Farmer - (exp 2025) Applied Behavior Analysis M.S.program - Thesis topic: Assessing heartrate differences for physical activity
Daphne Kilborne (exp 2025) Applied Behavior Analysis M.S. program - Thesis topic: Correlations of a hypothetical purchase task for caffeine and anxiety measures.
Megan Redmile - (exp 2024) Applied Behavior Analysis M.S. program - Thesis topic: Gains and losses framing in contingency management interventions.
Devon Bigelow - (2023) Applied Behavior Analysis M.S. program - Thesis topic: Characterizing text message dependency in the classroom with behavioral economic demand.
Justin Van Heukelom - (2023) Applied Behavior Analysis Ph.D. program - DIS topic: Effects of reset contingencies on reinforcement schedules.
Ashley Haberman - (2022) Applied Behavior Analysis M.S. program - Thesis topic: Assessment of food reinforcement and food choice among adults
Sydney Batchelder - (2021) Applied Behavior Analysis Ph.D. program - Thesis topic: Prompts and reinforcers to interrupt sedantary behavior. Dissertation topic: Assessing demand for cigarettes and substitutes in African American/Black and White smokers.
Yohan Krumov - (2021) Applied Behavior Analysis M.A. program - Thesis topic: Hypothetical Purchase Tasks of Behavioral Treatments for Children
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 usng a hypothetical purchase task.
Haleigh Winbourne - (2018) Substance Abuse Treatment Program M.A. program - Thesis: Comparing impulsivity and risk-taking behavior in non-smokers, smokers and electronic cigarette users.
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.
Kaitlyn Proctor (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.
Amanda Devoto - General Psychology M.A. (2015) - Thesis: Intermittent monetary reinforcers to increase walking behavior: Can delay discounting predict treatment outcome? Currently working on a Ph.D. in Behavior Analysis at Western Michigan University.
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..
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.
Amanda "Logan" Gibson - Applied Behavior Analysis M.A. (2013) - Thesis: Bouts of exercise: A log-survivor analysis of walking in healthy adults. Received Ph.D. in Applied Behavior Analysis from University of Nebraska Medical Center. BCBA-D with May Institute in Wilmington NC.
Bryan Messina - General Psychology M.A. (2012) - Thesis: The effects of caffeine on subjective levels of intoxication in a blood alcohol discrimination paradigm. Earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Auburn University. Currently Works as Clinical Psychologist at the Veterans Administration San Diego Healthcare System.
Sophia Key - Applied Behavior Analysis M.A. (2011) - Thesis: Prize based reinforcement to encourage smoking cessation among students. Center Director at Florida Autism Center in Jacksonville, FL. Linkedin Profile
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. Currently an Assistant Research Professor at Penn State University's Department of Biobehavioral Health. Linkedin Profile
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. Currently a Ph.D. student at West Virginia University
Derek McMullen - Psychology B.A. (2013) Thesis: A Deposit Contract Intervention to Increase Physical Activity. Finished M.S. in Industrial Organization Psychology at University of Central Florida. Currently employed at Duke Energy as a Change Management Analyst.
