LAB ASSOCIATES
BRUCE H. FRIEDMAN, PH.D.
Faculty, Department of Psychology
Faculty, Biological Psychology
Director, Mind-Body Lab
Background:
• 1992 Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
• 1989 M.S. in Experimental Psychology
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
• 1985 B.A. in Psychology
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Office: 221 Williams Hall
Phone: 1-540-231-9611
Email: bhfriedm@vt.edu
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Research Interests
Psychophysiology
Anxiety, stress, emotion, trauma, personality
Autonomic Nervous System
Heart rate variability analysis
Mind-Body Interactions & Health
Academic Genealogy
Academic Courses
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Emotion, Stress, & Health
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Polyvagal Theory
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Biopsychology of Emotion
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Psychophysiology
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Physiological Psychology
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History and Systems
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Intro to Neuroscience of Behavior
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Psychology of Personality
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Stress and Trauma
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Emotion Regulation
Shane R. McClafferty, B.S.
Ph.D. Student, Dept. of Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Biopsychology
Background:
• 2022-2023 Senior Research Specialist; Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Blacksburg VA
• 2022 B.S. in Psychology, Minor in General Biology; Radford University, Radford VA
Office: 307 Williams Hall
Email: smcclafferty@vt.edu
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Lily Seah, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Student, Dept. of Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Biopsychology
Background:
2023 M.S. in Psychology
• 2013 Ph.D. in Philosophy of Science, Nanjing University, China.
• 1994 MBA, NUS.
•1987 BEng (Civil), National University of Singapore (NUS)
Office: 255 Williams Hall
Email: lilyseah@vt.edu
Research Interests
Psychophysiology of emotion
Functioning of autonomic nervous system
Group and individual distinctions
Embodied cognition
Research Interests
Emotional dimensions
Understanding personality through emotion
Measuring emotion through psychophysiology
Using psychophysiology to measure emotion to measure personality
Using PPG and wearable devices
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
William Carlson
Tommy Carman
LAB ALUMNI
Alex Faunce PhD 2023
Postdoctoral Associate,Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience
Heather Kissel, PhD 2022
Postdoctoral Fellow, Northern Kentucky University, Psychological Science
Brittany Nackley, PhD 2022
Blacksburg, VA
Alisa Huskey, PhD 2020
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Arizona Department of Psychology
Shara Grant, PhD 2018
Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institution of Health (NIH)
Emma Condy, PhD 2018
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Hofstra University
Xiao Yang, PhD 2017
Assistant Professor, Old Dominion University, Department of Psychology
Derek Spangler, PhD 2016
Assistant Professor, Penn State University, Department of Biobehavioral Health
Jared McGinley, PhD 2015
Associate Professor of Psychology, Towson University
Ben Allen, PhD 2012
Assistant Professor of Psychology, The University of Kansas
Tom Pardikes, PhD 2010
President and CEO, GameSense Sports, Denver CO
Li Wan, PhD 2006
Researcher, Anhui Medical University, China
Israel Christie, PhD 2005
Baylor College of Medicine, Section in the Department of Medicine and VA Health Services Research & Development Center of Innovation
Liz Vella, PhD 2004
Professor of Psychology, University of Southern Maine
Aimee Santucci, PhD 2003
Clinical Research Scientist at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital