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College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology

Courtney Kurinec

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Courtney Kurinec

Research Assistant Professor

Ph.D. Baylor University, 2019

Contact Information

Email: courtney.kurinec@wsu.edu
509-358-7619
CCRS 702C,
WSU-Spokane

Research Interests

• Sleep deprivation• Memory• Decision making• Metacognition and learning

In my research, I focus on factors that can influence memory and decision making in diverse contexts. Specifically, I have investigated how factors such as sleep deprivation, cognitive load, stereotypes, and metacognitive ability affect the way people are able to recall information and the types of decisions they later make. I also explore how these factors influence affective processing.

Selected Publications:

Kurinec, C. A., Stenson, A. R., Hinson, J. M., Whitney, P., & Van Dongen, H. P. A. (2022). Electrodermal activity is sensitive to sleep deprivation but does not moderate the effect of total sleep deprivation on affect. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.885302

 

Kurinec, C. A., Whitney, P., Hinson, J. M., Hansen, D. A., & Van Dongen, H. P. A. (2021). Sleep deprivation impairs binding of information with its context. Sleep. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsab113

Stenson, A. R., Kurinec, C. A., Hinson, J. M., Whitney, P., & Van Dongen, H. P. A. (2021). Total sleep deprivation reduces top-down regulation of emotion without altering bottom-up affective processing. PLOS One. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256983

Leman, J., Kurinec, C., & Rowatt, W. (2021). Overconfident and unaware: Intellectual humility and the calibration of metacognition. The Journal of Positive Psychology. doi: 10.1080/17439760.2021.1975155

 

Kurinec, C. A., & Weaver, C. A. (2019). Dialect on trial: Use of African American Vernacular English influences juror appraisals. Psychology, Crime & Law. doi: 10.1080/1068316X.2019.1597086

Scullin, M. K., Kurinec, C. A., & Nguyen, K. (2017). The effects of implementation intention strategies on prospective memory cue encoding. Journal of Cognitive Psychology. doi: 10.1080/20445911.2017.1329205

 

 

Alison Poteracke

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Alison Poteracke

Undergraduate Advisor

Contact Information

Washington State University
Department of Psychology
Johnson Tower 221
P.O. Box 644820
Pullman, WA 99164-4820

Email: alison.poteracke@wsu.edu
Phone: (509) 335-3388
Fax: (509) 335-5043

Job Responsibilities and Duties

Students T – Z and minors

Provides information and advise students, faculty and staff in all matters regarding undergraduate student advising and departmental advising records. Serves as primary contact for advising inquiries, student graduation, undergraduate advising policy and procedures, and administration of the undergraduate advising system for the department(s).

Experimental -Interest Areas – Overview

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Experimental Psychology Program Faculty and Interest Areas

The doctoral program in experimental psychology at Washington State University is designed to produce highly skilled, innovative, and productive experimental psychologists in terms of research and teaching. Each student will build his/her program of study around one or more specialty areas in Cognition, Biological, Health, Industrial/Organizational, Social Research. Degree recipients are expected to be highly knowledgeable about their specialty areas, to have a strong background in general experimental psychology, to be able to identify significant research problems, to be conversant with a wide variety of strategies for generating and testing hypotheses that emerge from these problems, and to be able to effectively communicate these ideas. It is expected that graduates will leave Washington State University well equipped to become successful professionals in competitive research and teaching positions in academia, as well as competitive research or applied positions in government and industry.

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Selam Yadetta

Undergraduate Advisor

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Washington State University
Department of Psychology
Johnson Tower 221
P.O. Box 644820
Pullman, WA 99164-4820

Email: psych.advising@wsu.edu
Phone: (509) 335-2854
Fax: (509) 335-5043

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Provides information and advise students, faculty and staff in all matters regarding undergraduate student advising and departmental advising records. Serves as primary contact for advising inquiries, student graduation, undergraduate advising policy and procedures, and administration of the undergraduate advising system for the department(s).

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Alexander Spradlin

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Alexander Spradlin

Scholarly Assistant Professor

Ph.D. Washington State University

Contact Information

Email: a.spradlin@wsu.edu
Office:VCLS 208 B, Vancouver
Phone: (360) 546-9354
Website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alexander_Spradlin

Classes Taught

  • Psychology 311: Elementary Statistics in Psychology
  • Psychology 312: Experimental Methods in Psychology
  • Psychology 321: Personality
  • Psychology 324: Psychology of Gender
  • Psychology 328: Self-Control
  • Psychology 350: Social Psychology
  • Psychology 401: Historical Development of Psychology
  • Psychology 470: Motivation

Research Interests

  • Cannabis, stress, and coping
  • Interpersonal relationships and technology
  • Empathy and prosocial behavior

My research is at the intersection between social/personality psychology and health psychology. Generally, I am interested in stress coping, including how coping strategies are learned and utilized over time and how dispositional characteristics influence coping behavior and effectiveness. To date, I have focused primarily on the short- and long-term effects of the use of cannabis and the use of technology for dealing with stress and other elements of negative affect. I also have a strong interest in quantitative methods, including psychometrics, SEM, MLM, and longitudinal analyses.

Recent Publications

Spradlin, A., Mauzay, D., & Cuttler, C. (2019). A response to the commentary by Storch and Kay: Gaps in knowledge on the treatment of cannabis users with OCD [invited response article]. Addictive Behaviors, 93, 265-266. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.07.029

Cuttler, C., Spradlin, A., Nusbaum, A. T., Whitney, P., Hinson, J., & McLaughlin, R. J. (2019). Joint effects of stress and chronic cannabis use on prospective memory. Psychopharmacology, 236, 1973-1983. doi: 10.1007/s00213-019-5184-9

Spradlin, A. & Cuttler, C. (2019). Problems associated with using cannabis to cope with stress. Cannabis, 2, 29-38. doi: 10.26828/cannabis.2019.01.003

Spradlin, A., Cuttler, C., Bunce, J. P., & Carrier, L. M. (2019). #Connected: Social networking sites may facilitate face-to-face relationships for introverts. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8, 34-40. doi: 10.1037/ppm0000162

Cuttler, C., Spradlin, A., & McLaughlin, R. J. (2018). A naturalistic examination of the perceived effects of cannabis on negative affect. Journal of Affective Disorders, 235, 198-205. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.04.054

Nusbaum, A. T., Whitney, P., Cuttler, C., Spradlin, A., Hinson, J. M., & McLaughlin, R. J. (2017). Altered attentional control strategies in chronic cannabis users. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 181, 116-128. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.09.019

Cuttler, C., Spradlin, A., Nusbaum, A. T., Whitney, P., Hinson, J., & McLaughlin, R. J. (2017). Blunted stress reactivity in chronic cannabis users. Psychopharmacology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s00213-017-4648-z

Cuttler, C., & Spradlin, A. (2017). Measuring cannabis consumption: Development and validation of the Daily Sessions, Frequency, Age of Onset, and Quantity of Cannabis Use Inventory (DFAQ-CU). PLoS ONE, 2(5): e0178194. doi: 1 0.1371/journal.pone.0178194

Spradlin, A., Mauzay, D., & Cuttler, C. (2017). Symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder predict cannabis misuse. Addictive Behaviors, 72, 159-164. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.03.023

Mauzay, D., Spradlin, A., & Cuttler, C. (2016). Devils, witches, and psychics: The role of thought-action fusion in the relationships between obsessive-compulsive features, religiosity, and paranormal beliefs. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 11, 113-120. doi: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2016.10.003

Carrier, L. M., Spradlin, A., Bunce, J. P., & Rosen, L. D. (2015). Virtual empathy: Positive and negative impacts of going online upon empathy in young adults. Computers in Human Behavior, 52, 39-48. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.05.026

Jones, R. E., Spradlin, A., Robinson, R. J., & Tragesser, S. L. (2014). Development and validation of the opioid prescription medication motives questionnaire: A four-factor model of reasons for use. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 28, 1290-1296. doi: 10.1037/a0037783

 

Majoring in Psychology (New Curriculum)

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Majoring in Psychology

Why a Degree in Psychology?

Many students enter college unsure of what their future major may be. Your first year is an excellent time to explore a number of different interests that may, or may not, evolve into a future career. Assuming that psychology is among your interest areas, enroll in Psych 105: Introductory Psychology during your first year to learn more about this diverse and exciting discipline. Psych 105 will give you a better idea of what psychology “is,” what psychologists “do,” and whether or not a degree in psychology is really something that interests you.

Bachelor of Science Degree

The Department of Psychology offers a Bachelor of Science degree for students wishing to major in psychology at the undergraduate level. This degree emphasizes both the experimental and applied aspects of the discipline. It provides fundamental training in its basic areas (i.e., physiology, learning, cognition, social, developmental, etc.) as well as extensive training in statistical analysis and scientific methodology. The degree is designed to prepare students for entry into the job market, immediately following graduation, in a wide variety of fields or admission to a graduate program in pursue of advanced post-baccalaureate training in counseling, clinical, and experimental psychology.

Students may use the Psychology Check Sheet for the B.S. to track their progress toward degree completion. This form is available online and in the Department of Psychology main office (JT 233).

The Bachelor of Science in Psychology requires a minimum of 35 credits in PSYCH, at least 15 of which must be in 300-400-level courses. Students must take at least 10 credits of psychology in residence at WSU and must maintain at least a C average in PSYCH courses.

Students must also complete the psych senior exit survey prior to graduating.

Academic advisors will assist students with requirements and course selection, but each student is ultimately responsibility for understanding and meeting the graduation requirements.

Admission to the Major Process

Students wishing to formally declare psychology as their major must complete a process called admission-to-the-major (formerly called certification).

A student may be admitted to the Psychology major after completion of 30 credits, PSYCH 311 with a C- or better, and cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better.

If these requirements are met, the student may complete the admission to the major form.  Students are encouraged to complete the admission to the major process as soon as these requirements are met.

Psychology as a Second Major or Second Degree

Students majoring in another degree, but wishing to graduate with Psychology as a second major, should follow the guidelines listed below:

  1. The student must have a 2.5 cumulative GPA and complete Psych 311 with a “C-” or better to apply for a Bachelor of Science as a second major.
  2. The student must complete a “Admission to the Major” form and indicate that they are seeking Psychology as a second major or degree. This can be done after the student is admitted to their first major.
  3. The student must complete an “Undergraduate and Professional Degree Application,” This can be done at least 2 semesters before graduation.
  4. The student must complete all of the requirements for the Department of Psychology, along with all of the College of Arts and Sciences requirements.
  5. The student’s transcript will indicate that they have a second degree upon completion of all requirements and 150 semester hours.

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Sheryl DeShields

Secretary Senior

Contact Information

Washington State University
Department of Psychology
Johnson Tower 233
P.O. Box 644820
Pullman, WA 99164-4820

Email: sheryl.deshields@wsu.edu
Phone: (509) 335-2632
Fax: (509) 335-5043

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  • Key Distribution, Returns
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Chioma Heim

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Chioma Heim

Lead Undergraduate Advisor

Contact Information

Washington State University
Department of Psychology
Johnson Tower 218
P.O. Box 644820
Pullman, WA 99164-4820

Email: chioma.a.heim@wsu.edu
Phone: (509) 335-3670
Fax: (509) 335-5043

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Provides information and advise students, faculty and staff in all matters regarding undergraduate student advising and departmental advising records. Serves as primary contact for advising inquiries, student graduation, undergraduate advising policy and procedures, and administration of the undergraduate advising system for the department(s).