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Department
Highlights
Recently hired, Dr. Mikel Olson has begun a research
program at Concordia evaluating memory consolidation and reconsolidation
in nonhuman animals. He has a
paper in press in Regulatory
Peptides entitled: MMP-3
elevation following passive avoidance conditioning is necessary for
associative memory consolidation.
Dr. Mona Ibrahim is a member of the steering committee for
the Arabic Language Villages, Concordia Language Villages, and is
currently conducting a study on the effectiveness of the Arabic Language Village.
Dr. Susan Larson was the recipient of a research award
from the North Central Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation. This award has funded research on the
cognitive impairments associated with autoimmune diseases.
The Disaster Psychology
Research Team, led by Dr. Susan Cordes Green, is investigating the
experiences of student’s who volunteered for a trip organized by
campus ministry in the New Orleans recovery effort after Hurricane Katrina. Dr. Cordes Green
recently presented her findings at the Concordia College Colloquium
Series.
Dr. Lisa Sethre-Hofstad will
travel to Oslo, Norway with students during
spring break. This travel seminar
is part of her Development Psychology course and students will learn
about development in Norway.
Dr. Albert Bartz has been
working with colleagues at Merit Care and Augustana College (IL)
investigating personality factors in expression of asthma. He will present this work at MPA this
spring.
In addition to being a
Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Division of Sciences and
Mathematics, Dr. Mark Covey is a rescue squad/firefighter volunteer. This work is an extension of his
professional interests in crisis response, stress management, group
formation and activity in emergency situations.
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