I am interested in studying the interplay between motivational level, self-control, and reward sensitivity as well as how individual differences affect these constructs.  Subareas of self-control that I study include impulsivity and aggressive behavior.  Recently, I have extended my research line to include implicit bias, which can be thought of as a failure in self-regulation.  

 

I often use transcranial direct current brain stimulation in my research.  A preprint of a recent meta-analysis on transcranial direct current brain stimulation and multiple realms of social psychology can be found at https://psyarxiv.com/yub4h/.

 

I enjoy teaching very much, and have been a primary instructor for research methods at UK, a cultural psychology psychology capstone at Eastern Kentucky Univeristy, and introductory psychology at Transylvania University.