Clinics and Laboratories

---

About

In 1999, I was able to obtain $25,568.00 in funding from the 1999 Ohio State House Bill 850 Instructional Equipment Funds to completely equip a computer-based laboratory that I created as a “hands-on” experience for human psychophysiology and physiological psychology courses. Five years prior to my arrival at Ohio University, the Psychology department had ceased to include a laboratory-based component in these courses at the undergraduate (PSY 327 and 312) and graduate (PSY 727, 712 and 728) levels because of costs. While it was fiscally justifiable, the absence of such experiences seriously limited the educational value of these courses. The Psychophysiology / Physiological Psychology Laboratory has become a highly successful virtual laboratory experience that enables undergraduate and graduate students to receive the necessary practical training required to fully understand the application of psychophysiological / physiological psychology tools used in both research and applied settings. Equally important, the Psychophysiology / Physiological Psychology Training Laboratory has also been the impetus behind the sharp increase in psychophysiological techniques being incorporated in many of the departmental theses and dissertations.

Over the past five years, there has been a dramatic rise in the student enrollment in courses covering the areas of psychophysiology and physiological psychology, not only by psychology majors, but also students from other colleges at Ohio University such as Health and Human Services and Education. A detailed review of student course evaluations reveals that the “practical application” provided by the actual “hands-on” use of psychophysiological equipment places these courses among the most rewarding and beneficial experiences in the Psychology Department. Therefore, by including equipment in our psychophysiology and physiological psychology courses that give our students invaluable experience in the practical application of cutting-edge technology will guarantee the continued enrichment of our student’s experiences here at Ohio University and provide them with the tools necessary to be competitive in our ever changing state-of-the-art world. In my continuing efforts to enhance our student’s experiences in psychophysiology and physiological psychology, I have recently submitted a second grant for house bill funds totaling $45,256.00 to further equip our computer-based laboratory experiences in human psychophysiology and physiological psychology.

Back to Top

---

Snapshots

Graduate Training

Undergraduate Training

Back to Top