Jason is a second year graduate student, working towards his Master of Arts Degree in psychology.  He graduated    from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in the Spring 2003, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology.  As an undergraduate, he conducted research on hypochondriasis.  Later he examined caffeine’s effects on human cognitive performance, setting the stage for some of his current interests, studying the combined effects of alcohol and caffeine on memory and mental rotation tasks.  Jason’s thesis research is centered in certain aspects of attentional bias, specifically related to sexual stimuli.

During his career, he has received awards for academic excellence, including     a scholarship and research assistantships, in the BEACH Laboratory.  Jason

has presented at national conferences such as the Eastern Psychological Association and the Research Society on Alcoholism.

Upon graduation with his Master of Arts Degree, Jason aspires to earn a doctoral degree in the field of Clinical Psychology.