The Science of Stress & Health

The Lab at NDSU

Setting up a virtual reality psychophysiology session in the lab. Our lab is dedicated to examining interactions among the mind, body, and environment as they pertain to health and health-related outcomes. Our primary focus is on how stress affects health. We apply social psychological methods to help us determine who…Continue reading “The Lab at NDSU”

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Join Our Lab: Undergraduate Research Assistants Wanted for Spring 2027

Curious about how stress affects the body, and what that means for our health? Dr. Hilmert’s Health Psychology lab is…

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Psychology Major Feature

NDSU University Relations produced a short video about the psychology major at NDSU featuring our lab. One of our excellent…

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Mind, Body, & Baby Lab

The Mind, Body & Baby (MBB) Lab studies how stress during pregnancy relates to maternal physiology, fetal growth, and birth…

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Meritorious Abstract Award!

7 Mar 20231 May 2023

Congratulations to graduate student Garrett Byron, Dr. Anna Strahm, and Dr. Clayton Hilmert! Their submission to the Annual Society of Behavioral Medicine meeting entitled "Blunted diastolic blood pressure responses to…

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Psychology Major Feature

23 Feb 202323 Oct 2026

NDSU University Relations recently posted a short video with information about the psychology major at NDSU featuring our lab! One of our excellent research assistants, Gabriella Montero was kind enough…

Red River Market Outreach

25 Oct 202223 Oct 2026

This past Saturday members of our lab and the Duggan Lab hosted a community outreach table at the seasonal weekly Red River Market! Community members were offered free blood pressure…

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Congratulations Garrett!

30 Sep 202223 Oct 2026

Please help me congratulate Garrett Byron, who successfully defended his Master's Thesis, entitled “Sex Differences in Response to a Large 200-Person Audience using the Trier Social Stress Test in Pre-Recorded…

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Summer Presentation!

15 Jul 202223 Oct 2026

During summer 2022, the lab did not rest. Graduate student Garrett Byron and recently graduated undergraduates Olivia Wagendorf and Cadyn Hunter (not pictured) authored and presented the poster, "Heart Rate…

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Congratulations graduates!

11 May 202223 Oct 2026

Three of our wonderful undergraduate research assistants graduated this week. Congratulations to Avarie Carlson, Cadyn Hunter, and Olivia Wagendorf from Dr. Hilmert, Garrett, and the rest of the lab! We…