DEBORAH A. CARROLL Psychology

 

JOURNAL ARTICLES PUBLISHED:

 

Carroll, D.A., Denenberg, V.H. and Thoman, E.B.  A comparative study of

         quiet sleep, active sleep, and waking on the first 2 days of life. 

         Developmental  Psychobiology, 1999, 35, 43-48.

        

Carroll, D.A., Thoman, E.B., and Denenberg, V.H.  Reliability and validity of

         computer scoring of behavioral states in rats and rabbits.  Physiology

         and Behavior, 1993, 54, 269-273.

 

Denenberg,V.H., Talgo, N., Carroll, D.A., Freter, S., and Deni, R.  A 

         computer-aided procedure for measuring Lashley III maze performance. 

         Physiology and  Behavior, 1991, 50, 857-861.

 

RECENT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

 

Sousa, C.L. & Carroll, D.A.  "The effects of risperidone on aggression in group home

         residents with autism and PDD-NOS". Poster presented at the New England

         Psychological Association 44th annual meeting,  Providence, Rhode Island,

         October 15-16, 2004.

 

Langlois, E., Carroll, D.A., & Mayes, L. "The impact of intrauterine cocaine exposure on the development of postnatal attentional systems". Poster presented at the New England Psychological Association 43rd annual meeting, Salem, MA. Nov. 7-8. 2003.

 

Carroll, D.A.  "The benefits of a writing to learning approach". Award-Winning

         Poster presented at the American Psychological Society Annual Meeting,

         Chicago, Il. August, 2002.

 

Carroll, D. A. "The benefits of a writing to learning approach".  Poster presented at

         the  Northeastern Conference for the Teaching of Psychology,  Danbury, CT.

         October, 19, 2001

 

Michaels, D. and Carroll, D.A. "The effects of gender, gender role and leadership style

         on manager evaluations".  Poster presented at the New England Psychological

         Association  39th annual meeting, Hartford, CT. October 22-23, 1999.

 

WORKSHOPS & INVITED PRESENTATIONS:

 

Carroll, D.A.  "A Very Quick Overview of Psychopharmacology" colloquium

presented to faculty and graduate students, Albertus Magnus College,

Graduate Program in Art Psychotherapy, New Haven, CT.  April, 24, 2004.

 

Carroll, D.A.  "The benefits of a writing to learning approach".   A  Workshop given

           at the Northeastern Conference for the Teaching of Psychology, November 1,

          2002.

 

 

RECENT GRANTS & AWARDS:

 

2005                       SCSU Faculty Development Grant to support "The 11th

                             Northeast Conference for Teachers of Psychology (NECTOP)

                             and the 45th Annual Meeting of the New England

                             Psychological Association (NEPA)" to be

                             held at SCSU October 14-15, 2005.

 

2002-2003                SCSU Curriculum-Related Project to develop an undergraduate

                             course in Psychopharmacology.

 

2001                      The Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Division Two,   

                             American Psychological Society.  Best Poster Award: 'The

                             benefits of a writing to learning approach.'  Poster presented at

                             the Northeastern Conference for the Teaching of Psychology.          

 

1997                     Connecticut State University (CSU) University Research Grant.

                           "Sex differences in Maze Learning Strategies in the Rat."

 

1995-1998             National Science Foundation (NSF) Co-Principal

                           Investigator.  "Instrumentation and Equipment for

                           Establishing a Neurosciences Laboratory."

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS IN GENERAL (use keywords):

 

Development of Sleep and Wake States;

Gender Differences in Learning Styles;

Effects of writing-intensive approaches and technology (e.g. WebCT) on learning outcomes.

 

CURRENT/FUTURE SPECIFIC RESEARCH PROJECTS:

 

I am currently in the process of analyzing data on the effectiveness of quizzing  and WebCT on student learning outcomes.

 

DISSERTATION TITLE:

 

Sleep and Wake States: Developmental, Pharmacological and Behavioral Correlates

 

INSTITUTION GRANTING PH.D.:

 

The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT