Ryan Wessell

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Lecturer I

Applied Experimental Psychology

 

Education

  • Ph.D., Applied Experimental Psychology, Central Michigan University, 2006
  • MS, General/Experimental Psychology, Central Michigan University, 2004
  • BS, Major in Psychology, Minor in Biology, Central Michigan University, 2002

Interests and Expertise

  • Parkinson’s Disease and other Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Healthy Brain Aging
  • Cellular/Molecular Basis of Learning
  • Brain Evolution
  • Effects of Technology on the Brain
  • Evolutionary Psychology
  • Sexual Selection
  • Parental Investment Theory
  • The Evolution of Beauty

Courses

  • PSY 101 General Psychology
  • PSY 103 General Psychology Laboratory (Coordinator)
  • PSY 303 W Advanced Research Methods
  • PSY 457 Physiological Psychology
  • NSCI 301 Introduction to Neuroscience
  • NSCI 420 Neuroscience Seminar I
  • NSCI 440 Neuroscience Seminar II