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PEOPLE

LAB DIRECTOR:
Dr. Leah Irish
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Leah Irish is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at North Dakota State University and Adjunct Scientist at the Sanford Center for Biobehavioral Research.   Prior to joining the faculty at NDSU in 2013, she earned her Ph.D. in Health Psychology from Kent State University in the lab of Dr. Douglas Delahanty and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine under the mentorship of Dr. Martica Hall. Broadly, Leah’s research interests include the complex interplay of sleep and waking health behaviors and the promotion of sleep health in the general population. In her free time, Leah enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with her family.

CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS:
Allison Veronda
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Allison  became a member of the SLEEP Lab in 2016 as a graduate student in the NDSU Health Psychology Ph.D. program. She previously attended Iowa State University in Ames, IA, where she completed her B.S. in Psychology. Allison is interested in studying relationships between sleep and eating behaviors, with a particular focus on chrononutrition. Allison has taught Research Methods in Psychology and Introduction to Health Psychology. In her free time, Allison likes to bake, read, and spend time with family, friends, and her dog.

FORMER GRADUATE STUDENTS:
Mike Mead
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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.

UNDERGRAD RESEARCH ASSISTANTS:

Each year, we are fortunate to work with a number of talented and dedicated undergraduate research assistants. Our students include: 

Fall 2017

Zoe Citrowske Lee

Shyla Furcht

Brandon Gibson

Amanda Jensen

Anna Montgomery 

Rachel Rausch

Rachel Westphal

Fall 2019

Sage Bendickson

Micayla Brown

Julia Duncan

Samantha Fitzer

Kylie Gullickson 

Michaela Powers

Micaela Rud

Spring 2018

Alma Cipranic

Sydney Hofmann

Amanda Jensen

Rachel Rausch

Roxanne Roemer

Rachel Westphal

Elise Williams

Spring 2020

Sage Bendickson

Micayla Brown

Julia Duncan

Samantha Fitzer

Brooke Gronwold

Kylie Gullickson 

Tate O'Hara

Michaela Powers

Micaela Rud

Scott Rudquist

Larissa Stoddart

Fall 2018

Sage Bendickson

Lisa Brekke

Mykenzie Broadland

Micayla Brown

Julia Duncan

Samantha Fitzer

Matt Laden

Joanne Ramos

Roxanne Roemer

Elise Williams

Priscilla Xiong

Fall 2020

Brooke Gronwold

Elizabeth Lembke

Tate O'Hara

Michaela Powers

Faith Rickbeil

Micaela Rud

Scott Rudquist

Larissa Stoddart

Spring 2019

Sage Bendickson

Mikayla Bennett

Mykenzie Broadland

Micayla Brown

Julia Duncan

Samantha Fitzer

Joanne Ramos

Elise Williams

Priscilla Xiong

Spring 2021

Tate O'Hara

Scott Rudquist

Mariah Seidel

Larissa Stoddart

Cali Williamson

Fall 2021

Adam Beyer

Tessa Large

Tate O'Hara

Scott Rudquist

Mariah Seidel

Serene Timp

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