Janice Steirn

Associate Professor Emerita of Psychology

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1981 …2023

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Prof. Janice Steirn was awarded Associate Professor Emerita Of Psychology on June 1, 2020.

Janice Steirn received her BA in Psychology at West Virginia University (1979) and her MS and Ph.D. from The University of Georgia (1985). Dr. Steirn’s original field of study within Psychology was Animal Learning and Cognition. Around 2008 Dr. Steirn began to apply her study of the field of basic learning principles to issues of health in humans. Currently in her lab there are studies of how individuals’ attitudes toward various foods influence cognitive processes surrounding those foods, studies of various types of sweeteners and how they influence cognitive processes involved with eating behaviors, and studies of different types of meditation on physical responses of humans as well as on responses to stressful situations.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation

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Keywords

  • BF Psychology

Disciplines

  • Biological Psychology

Research Interests

  • Animal Cognition
  • Animal Learning
  • Interdisciplinary STEM

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