Dr. Stephanie
Simon-Dack Assistant Professor Department of
Psychological Science
E mail: slsimondack@bsu.edu Phone: 765-285-1693 Fax: 765-285-1702 Office: NQ 128
Research
I specialize in the
study of cognitive neuroscience through the collection of reaction time and
accuracy responses of human subjects. My interests span topics such as
multisensory integration (specifically how the brain processes and integrates
information from auditory and touch information), how individuals with
attention deficits process incoming sensory information, and how information
transfer between the hemispheres influences processing. My recent graduate
students’ theses have examined how people with ADHD integrate information from
multiple sensory inputs and how multiple concussions may influence sensory
processing. I am currently accepting graduate students.
My
methodological training is in the collection and analysis of event-related
potentials. These are changes in
electrical activity in the brain that reflect specific functions. I am currently pursuing grant funding to
bring this technology to my lab.
Selected Publications
Rodriguez, P. D., &
Simon-Dack, S. L. (2013). Factor analysis of five adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder self-report measures: Are they all the same? Journal
of Attention Disorders, 17, 64-69.
Simon-Dack, S. L., Cummings, S. E., Reetz, D. J., Alvarez-Vazquez, E., Gu, H., & Teder-Sälejärvi,
W. A. (2009). “Touched” by light: Event-related
potentials (ERPs) to visuo-haptic stimuli in peri-personal space.
Brain Topography, 21, 261-268.
Simon-Dack, S. L.,
Friesen, C. K., & Teder-Sälejärvi, W. A. (2009).
Sex differences in auditory processing of peri-personal
space: An event-related potential study.
Neuroreport, 20, 105-110.
Simon-Dack,
S.L., Teder-Sälejärvi, W.A. (2008). Proprioceptive
cues modulate further processing of spatially congruent auditory information. A high-density EEG study. Brain Research, 1220: 171-178.
Educational
Background
Ph.D. in
Experimental Psychology, University of South Carolina, 2005
M.A. in
Experimental Psychology, University of South Carolina, 2002
B.A. in
Psychology and English, Goucher College, 2000
Personal
My current
obsessions include bread-baking, zombies, and puns.