Psychology

Psychology 385: Comparative Psychology
Psychology 425: Psychology of Stress
Psychology 110: Introduction to Psychology
Psychology 221/222: Research Methods and Statistics I & II

Jurgensen, J., McLean, N. N., Borráz-León, J. I., D'Anna, V., Guiso, L., Rustichini, A., & Maestripieri, D. (2024). Psychosocial stress, hormones, and impulsivity/risk-taking in economic decision-making. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 112, 102262.

Nickels McLean, N. & Maestripieri, D. (in press). Hormonal responses to brief socialinteractions: The role of psychosocial stress and relationship status. PLOS One, 18(6), e0287153.

Borráz-León, J. I., McLean, N. N., Jurgensen, J., & Maestripieri, D. (2023). The effect of acute psychosocial stress on salivary cortisol and testosterone responses in men and women: The role of impulsivity. Personality and Individual Differences, 213, 112321.

Grebe, N. M., Del Guidice, M., Thompson, M.E., Nickels, N., Ponzi, D., Zilioli, S., Maestripieri, D., & Gangestad, S. W. (2019). Testosterone, cortisol, and status-seeking behavior:opening the file drawer to evaluate the dual-hormone hypothesis. Hormones and Behavior, 109, 25-37.

Kim, E., Nickels, N., & Maestripieri, D. (2018). Effects of brief interactions with male experimenters shortly before and during the trier social stress test on study participants’ salivary testosterone concentrations. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 4(4), 329-343.

Nickels, N., Kubicki, K., & Maestripieri, D. (2017). Sex differences in the effects of psychosocial stress on cooperative and prosocial behavior: evidence for ‘flight or fight’ in males and ‘tend and befriend’ in females. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, 3, 171-183.

Zilioli, S., Ponzi, D., Henry, A., Kubicki, K., Nickels, N., Wilson, M.C., & Maestripieri, D. (2016). Interest in babies negatively predicts testosterone responses to sexual visual stimuli among heterosexual young men. Psychological Science, 27(1), 114-118.

Arber, A. & McLean, N. (April, 2023). Exploring the relationship between social support and anxiety in cancer patients during and after treatment. Peer-reviewed poster accepted for presentation at Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) 95th Annual Meeting.

Eickstead, C., Smith, J., Duncevic, A., Haupert, M., Hyland, C., & McLean, N. (April, 2023). The effects of behavioral inhibition on stress reactivity to psychosocial stressors in human participants. Peer-reviewed poster accepted for presentation at Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) 95th Annual Meeting.

McLaughlin, S., Arber, A., & McLean, N. (April, 2022). Social support as moderators of subjective and physiological responses to psychosocial stress. Peer-reviewed poster accepted for presentation at Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) 94th Annual Meeting.

O’Connor, L. & McLean, N. (April, 2022). Student state anxiety reactivity after reflection on social interactions in academic settings. Peer-reviewed poster accepted for presentation at Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) 94th Annual Meeting.

Hu, C. & McLean, N. (April, 2022). Psychosocial stress and steroid hormones on fairness and decision making. Peer-reviewed poster accepted for presentation at Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA)d 94th Annual Meeting.

Nickels, N. & Maestripieri, D. (August, 2021). Stress, social interaction, and hormonal reactivity in men and women. Peer-reviewed poster accepted for presentation at the American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention.

Nickels, N. & Maestripieri, D. (May, 2021). Psychosocial stress related to subdued hormonal reactivity in single men and women. Peer-reviewed poster accepted for presentation at the Association for Psychological Science (APS) Annual Convention.

Carter, K., Sendef, J., Nelson, D., & Nickels, N. (April, 2021) Instructor Presence in Instructional Video: Student Recall, Perception, and Anxiety. Peer-reviewed poster accepted for presentation at National Conference of Undergraduate Research (NCUR).