The BEACH Lab at UNC - Wilmington is led by Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Nora E. Noel.  The laboratory research focus is the examination of alcohol and caffeine use as related to social and cognitive behaviors.  We are also studying health related issues, including racial disparities in treatment.

Our laboratory is located in the Teaching Laboratory Building, room 3008, on the UNCW Campus.  Research facilities include technologically equipped experimental rooms, observation rooms, and graduate student work stations.

BEACHLAB NEWS:

Hurray for Parker Weibe who defended his Master's thesis in October and is now on internship with the SATP program.

Congrats to Autumn Rae Florimbio and to Mallorie Carroll!  They each defended a Master's thesis recently and are now on Internship with the SATP program.

Sarah Ehlke, Jody Long and Kirk Mochrie all graduated with their Master's degrees at the May, 2014 ceremony.  Hurray for them and for all the BEACHlab Graduates!

Yah for Sarah Ehlke!  She defended her Master's thesis April 22nd!  This is Sarah's second masters degree.  Congrats!!

Congrats to Michael Loeffler!  He successfully defended his Honors thesis on April 23rd, 2014. Michael will be moving on to the UNCW Psychology Masters program this Fall.

Lindsay Buchler presented an excellent Honors thesis on April 29, 2014.  Great work, Lindsay!

Mallorie Carroll has won a UNCW "Making a Difference" award for her poster presentation in the Research and Creativity Showcase April 8th.  Congrats to Mallorie!!

Kayla Chatterton successfully defended her Honors Thesis on April 21, 2014.  Congratulations to Kayla and Bon Voyage as you head off to grad school!

Many Beachlab students or former students presented a total of five Beachlab-based research posters at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) annual convention in Nashville, TN, November 22 - 24, 2013.  The authors included: Lindsay Bradley, Brian Brown, Mallorie Carroll, Kayla Chatterton, Sarah Ehlke, Autumn Rae Florimbio, Stephanie Kress, Jody Long, Adam Minton, Kirk Mochrie, Elan Perry, Lora Thompson, Parker Wiebe, and faculty members, Drs. Karen Daniels, Alissa Dark-Freudeman, Lee Jackson, Richard Ogle and Nora Noel.