The lab is directed by Clayton Hilmert, Ph.D., and runs on the work of graduate students in the Department of Psychology and the valuable help of NDSU undergraduates. We are always glad to hear from motivated students interested in our research. If you’d like to get involved, please contact us.
Director
Clayton J. Hilmert, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology
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Email: clayton.hilmert@ndsu.edu
Graduate Students
Erin Twohy, M.S. (Statistics), M.S. (Psychology)
Ph.D. Student, Psychology
Lab Alumni
Garrett Byron, Ph.D.
Health/Social Psychology, May 2026
Dr. Byron is a postdoctoral fellow in the Health Disparities Research Scholars program, an NIH-funded T32 training program in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Angela Bagne, Ph.D.
Clinical and Health/Social Psychology, November 2021
Dr. Bagne is a member of the psychology faculty at Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Moorhead campus. Her dissertation research examined maternal stress effects on infant regulatory responses.
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Anna Strahm, Ph.D.
Health/Social Psychology, August 2020
Dr. Strahm is an Assistant Scientist at Sanford Research in Fargo and an affiliate graduate mentor in the NDSU Department of Psychology. Her lab studies how stress affects health, with an emphasis on pregnancy and reproductive health.
Strahm Lab at Sanford Research | NDSU profile
Ai Ni Teoh, Ph.D.
Health/Social Psychology, 2015
Dr. Teoh is an Associate Professor and Academic Head of the School of Social and Health Sciences at James Cook University’s Singapore campus. Her research examines how stress affects the mind and body, especially whether social support calms or motivates people under pressure.
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Lexi Kvasnicka-Gates, Ph.D.
Health/Social Psychology, 2011
Dr. Kvasnicka-Gates is Assistant Dean of Faculty, Professor of Psychology, and Director of Accreditation at Dakota College at Bottineau.
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