Todd Watson
Associate Professor of Psychology
Area of Specialty: Cognitive Neuroscience
Co-Chair Neuroscience Program
PhD 2005 State University of New York at Stony Brook, MA 2000 Radford University, BS 1997 Pennsylvania State University
News Stories
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Summer student research: Food on the brain
Emma Cook ’15 and Tate Sellers ’16 have been working with Assistant Professor of Psychology Todd Watson to study interaction between cognitive inhibition and high calorie foods.
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Students investigate binge drinking, risky behavior
Melissa Newton-Mora ’14, Juliana Pirkle BA ’13, and Clackamas High School student Kyra Ortega-Schwartz are working closely with Todd Watson, assistant professor of psychology, to study cognitive inhibition in two different age groups: young adults and pre-school aged children. Their study focuses on behavioral impulses and inhibition. In the following Q&A, the students reflect on their experience.
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Summer research students investigate relationship between behavior and diet
Two undergraduate students, Katherine Garvey ’13 and Alli Rotunno ’14, are working alongside Assistant Professor of Psychology Todd Watson to discover how different personality and behavior traits relate to diet and weight.
Location: Biology-Psychology Hall
Psychology is located in Biology-Psychology on the Undergraduate Campus.
email psych@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-7511
Chair
Diana J. Leonard, PhD
Psychology
Lewis & Clark
615 S. Palatine Hill Road
Portland OR 97219
