Mike joined the SLEEP Lab in 2014 as a graduate student in the Health Psychology Ph.D. program at NDSU. Mike earned his Ph.D. in Health Psychology in Spring 2020 and began a postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University in Summer 2020. Before joining NDSU, Mike completed his B.S. at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, MI where he majored in psychology and minored in criminal justice. His research is focused on 24-hour health, and uses multilevel modeling to test the intra-individual temporal associations between sleep and waking health behaviors. Further, his work applies health behavior theory to better understand the decisions people making regarding their sleep health. Mike is also passionate about teaching psychology, earning his teaching certificate at NDSU.  He has taught Research Methods in Psychology (both online and in person) and Introduction to Health Psychology. In his spare time, Mike likes cooking, reading, spending time with friends and family, and listening to podcasts.