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