CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Lauren A. Fowler FAX: (801) 626-6275

Department of Psychology e-mail: lfowler@weber.edu

Weber State University Office: (801) 626-7620

Ogden, UT 84408-1202 http://faculty.weber.edu/lfowler

EDUCATION:

Doctor of Philosophy, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neuroscience

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA (1996-1999)

Master of Arts, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neuroscience

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA (1994-1996)

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology (Pre-Med, Education)

Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA (1988-1992)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Position: Associate Professor of Psychology

Institution: Weber State University, Ogden, UT (2003 – Present)

Description: Involved in research with circadian rhythms in cognitive processing, physiological predictors of performance, and physiological responses to stress. Community-based research projects include program evaluation of the Weber Morgan Narcotics Strike Force Tip-A-Cop Program. Classes taught include Introduction to Psychology, Statistics, Research Methods, Careers in Psychology, BioPsychology, Neuropsychopharmacology, Neuroscience, Sensation/Perception, Health Psychology, and Honors Issues in Mental Health.

Position: Senior Consortium Research Fellow

Organization: Department of Defense (2003 – 2005)

Description: Research consultant for the Air Force Research Laboratories Human Effectiveness

Directorate, Warfighter Fatigue Countermeasures Branch at Brooks City Base in San Antonio, Texas. Consulted with Air Force laboratories to conduct research studies designed to assess the effects of circadian desynchronization and fatigue on cognitive and physiological performance in pilots and air battle managers.

Position: Assistant Professor of Psychology

Institution: Weber State University, Ogden, UT (1999-2003)

Description: Involved in research with circadian rhythms in cognitive processes. Classes taught include Introduction to Psychology, Statistics, Research Methods, Careers in Psychology, BioPsychology, Neuropsychopharmacology, Neuroscience, Sensation/Perception, and Honors Issues in Mental Health.

Position: Graduate Research Assistant, Human Circadian Rhythms & Performance Research

Sponsor: Robin Morris, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Psychology

Institution: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA (1994-1999)

Description: Involved research with circadian rhythms of activity and body temperature in healthy and brain injured children, research on body temperature and cognitive processing in healthy adults, lateralization of cognitive function and hemispheric activation in healthy adults, and organization of human circadian rhythm data collection systems.

Position: Graduate Research Assistant, Non-Human Primate Performance & Rhythms Research

Sponsor: Bill Hopkins, Ph.D., Berry College and Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center

Institution: Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, Atlanta, GA (1995-1998)

Description: Involved designing and conducting circadian rhythms research with chimpanzees

(Pan troglodytes), involving collection of body temperature, cognitive performance

data, and stress response information in response to time of day and cognitive processing

demands.

Position: Middle School Teacher

Institution: Trickum Middle School, Lilburn, GA (1992-1994)

Description: Taught 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th grade earth science, life science, geography, literature, and

algebra. Participated in Odyssey of the Mind gifted enrichment program.

MANUSCRIPTS

**Indicates undergraduate students.

1. Fowler, L. A., Morris, R. D., Albers, H. E., & **Wildman, P. (2005). Time of Day Effects on Cognitive Processing and Brain Temperature. Manuscript submitted for publication in Brain and Cognition.

2. Spiegel, S., Hansen, C., Fowler, L. A. (2005). Using selected assessment data to inform information literacy program planning with campus partners. Research Strategies, 20 (1-2), 44-56.

3. **Alleman, E. & Fowler, L. A. (April, 2004). The Effects of Estrogen and

Testosterone Levels on Performance on Memory Tasks in Men and Women Ages 20 to 35. Paper published in the Proceedings for the National Conference for Undergraduate Research.

4. **Boucher, D. & Fowler, L. A. (April, 2003). Circadian rhythms and core body temperature: Failure to adjust to rotating shift work. Paper published in the Proceedings for the National Conference for Undergraduate Research.

5. Fowler, L. A., Hopkins, W. D., Albers, H. E, Morris, R. D., & Hyatt, C. W. (1999). Using

tympanic membrane temperatures to establish the presence of a body temperature rhythm

in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Primates, 40(3), 24-28.

6. Hopkins, W. D., & Fowler, L. A. (1998). Lateralized changes in tympanic membrane

temperature in relation to different cognitive tasks in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).

Behavioral Neuroscience, 112(1), 83-88.

7. Fowler, L. A. (1997). Time of day effects on cognitive processing in chimpanzees (Pan

troglodytes). Unpublished Master’s Thesis, Georgia State University, Atlanta.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS, POSTERS, AND PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

**Indicates undergraduate students.

1. **Wheeler, R., & Fowler, L. A. (April, 2006). Predictors of Fatigue in Air Force Personnel:

An Assessment of Temperament, Character, and Performance. Paper submitted for presentation at the Council on Undergraduate Research Posters on the Hill, Washington, D.C.

2. **Pacella, M., **Wheeler, R., & Fowler, L. A. (April, 2006). The Effects of Psychological and

Physiological Variables on Cognitive Performance in Shift Workers. Paper submitted for presentation at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Asheville, NC.

3. **Wheeler, R., **Pacella, M. & Fowler, L. A. (April, 2006). Utilizing Temperament,

Character, and Personality Traits as Predictors of Fatigue. Paper submitted for presentation at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Asheville, NC.

4. **Pacella, M. & Fowler, L. A. (August, 2005). The Effects of Psychological and Physiological

Variables on Cognitive Performance. Oral presentation at the National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Research Symposium, Weber State University, Ogden, UT.

5. **Wheeler, R. & Fowler, L. A. (August, 2005). An Assessment of Fatigue, Temperament, and

Character on Individual and Team Performance. Oral presentation at the National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Research Symposium, Weber State University, Ogden, UT.

6. **Farnsworth, S. J. & Fowler, L. A. (May, 2005). Immunosuppressive Effects of Cortisol in

Cancer Victims. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Society Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

7. **Wilson, L. & Fowler, L. A. (April, 2005). Physiological Effects of Laughter on Perceived

Levels of Stress. Oral presentation at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Charlottesville, VA.

8. **Alleman, E. & Fowler, L. A. (April, 2005). Do Estrogen and Testosterone Affect

Performance on Memory Tasks in Young Adults. Oral presentation at the Rocky

Mountain Psychological Association Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

9. **Brown, T. & Fowler, L. A. (April, 2005). The Effects of Perceived Levels of

Occupational Stress and Cancer Onset. Poster presentation at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

10. **Clawson, K., **Tracey, J., **Orton, J., & Fowler, L. A. (April, 2005). Assessment and

Evaluation of the Tip A Cop Program: A Community Based Research Project. Oral presentation at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

11. **Farnsworth, S. J. & Fowler, L. A. (April, 2005). Circadian Cortisol Rhythms and

Psychological Stress: Relationships in Cancer Progression. Oral presentation at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

12. Kay, T. S., Shaw, L. S. , & Fowler, L. A. (April, 2005). Does Talking about Cheating Reduce

Academic Dishonesty? An Empirical Study. Oral Presentation at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

13. **Stone, K. & Fowler, L. A. (April, 2005). Effects of Thermal Biofeedback on Pain

Perception in Endometriosis. Oral presentation at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

14. **Wilson, L. & Fowler, L. A. (April, 2005). Gender Differences and the Physiological Effects

of Laughter on Perceived Levels of Stress. Oral presentation at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Conference, Phoenix, AZ.

15. **Clawson, K. , **Orton, J., **Barrett, D., & Fowler, L. A. (March, 2005). Assessment and

Revision of an Inner-City Anti-Methamphetamine Program: A Community-Based Research Project. Oral Presentation at the Weber State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, Ogden, UT.

16. **Stone, K., & Fowler, L. A. (March, 2005). Effects of Thermal Biofeedback on Pain

Perception in Endometriosis. Oral presentation at the Weber State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, Ogden, UT.

17. **Wilson, L. & Fowler, L. A. (March, 2005). Gender Differences and the Physiological

Effects of Laughter on Perceived Levels of Stress. Oral presentation at the Weber State University Undergraduate Research Symposium, Ogden, UT.

18. Fowler, L. A. (June, 2004). Asleep at the Desk: How to Increase Student Alertness.

Presentation at the Utah State Heath Science and Technology Education Summer Conference, Price, UT.

19. Fowler, L. A. (June, 2004). Maximizing Athletic Performance Across the Day and

Throughout the Year. Presentation at the Utah State Heath Science and Technology Education Summer Conference, Price, UT.

20. **Alleman, E. **Groncki, M. & Fowler, L. A. (June, 2004). The Relationship of Gender and

Performance on Memory Tasks Ages 20 to 35. Poster presentation at the meeting of the Hawaii International Conference for Social Sciences, Oahu, HI.

21. Nelson, M., Cavitt, J., & Fowler, L. A. (April, 2004). Institutionalizing Undergraduate

Research. Panel Presentation at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Indianapolis, IN.

22. **Alleman, E., **Groncki, M., & Fowler, L. A. (April, 2004). The Effects of Estrogen on

Performance on Memory Tasks in Men and Women Ages 20 to 35. Poster presentation at the meeting of the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Indianapolis, IN.

23. **Tracy, J. M., **Clawson, K. L., **Herrera, Y., **Orton, J., **Peterson, J., & Fowler, L. A.

(March, 2004). Evaluating and Redesigning the Tip-A-Cop Program: A Community Based Research Project. Poster presentation at the First Annual Undergraduate Research Conference, Weber State University, Ogden, UT.

24. **Alleman, E., **Groncki, M., & Fowler, L. A. (March, 2004). The Effects of Estrogen

on Performance on Memory Tasks in Men and Women Ages 20 to 35. Poster presentation at the First Annual Undergraduate Research Conference, Weber State University, Ogden, UT.

25. **Poulter, V. & Fowler, L. A. (September, 2003). Is Imprisonment an Effective Deterrent

to Drug Use and Abuse? Poster presentation at the Campus Conversation on

Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities, Weber State

University, Ogden, UT.

26. Fowler, L. A. (August, 2003). The Use of Civic Engagement in Teaching about Drugs and

Behavior. Poster presented at the Weber State University Civic Engagement Retreat, Snowbird, UT.

27. **Boucher, D. & Fowler, L. A. (April, 2003). The Use of Core Body Temperature to Analyze

Circadian Rhythm Entrainment in Persons Assigned to Shift Work. Oral presentation at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Denver, CO.

28. **Boucher, D. & Fowler, L. A. (March, 2003). Circadian rhythms and core body temperature:

Failure to adjust to rotating shift work. Oral presentation at the meeting of the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, UT.

29. Fowler, L. A. (February, 2003). Using community-based learning to teach

psychopharmacology. Poster presented at the Southeastern Teaching of Psychology Conference, Atlanta, GA.

30. **Frazier, S. H., & Fowler, L. A. (April, 2001). Time of day effects and speed of cognitive

processing. Paper presented at the meeting of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Society, Reno, NV.

31. **Frazier, S. H., & Fowler, L. A. (March, 2001). Time of day effects on cognitive

performance and tympanic membrane temperature. Poster presented at the meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, New York, NY.

32. Fowler, L. A. & Morris, R. D. (February, 2000). Time of day effects on cognitive processing

and brain temperature. Poster presented at the meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Denver, CO.

33. Fowler, L. A., & Hopkins, W. D. (April, 1998). Asymmetries in tympanic membrane

temperature in response to anxiety produced by cognitive challenge in chimpanzees. Poster presented at the meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society, San Francisco, CA.

34. Fowler, L. A., Hopkins, W. D., & Morris, R. D. (May, 1997). Time of day effects on

cognitive processing in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D. C.

35. Fowler, L. A., Hyatt, C. W., & Hopkins, W. D. (August, 1996). Circadian temperature

rhythms in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Paper presented at the meeting of the Joint Congress of International Primatological Society and American Society of Primatologists, Madison, WI.

BOOK REVIEWS

1. Fowler, L. A. (2004). (Review of the book A Brief History of the Mind: From Apes to

Intellect and Beyond). American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science Books and Films.

36. Fowler, L. A. (2002). (Review of the CD Science is Elementary: Bones and

Muscles/Nervous System). American Association for the Advancement of Science,

Science Books and Films.

37. Fowler, L. A. (2002). (Review of the CD Science is Elementary: Heart & Blood/Digestion &

Respiration). American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science Books and Films.

38. Fowler, L. A. (2002). (Review of the book The way we think: Conceptual blending and the

mind’s hidden complexities). American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science Books and Films.

GRANTS

• National Science Foundation: Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF-REU), Summer Research Award (with Department of Defense) (2005 – 2006)
• Hemingway Vitality Collaboration Grant, Honor’s Department Student Engagement (2005)
• Academic Resources and Computing Grant (2005)
• Dee Family Technology Grant (2004)
• Academic Resources and Computing Grant (2004)
• Academic Resources and Computing Grant (2003)
• Research and Professional Growth Grant; Sex Hormones and Memory Functioning (2003)
• Hemingway Vitality Collaboration Grant; Civic Engagement Retreat (2003)
• Academic Resources and Computing Grant (2002)
• Academic Resources and Computing Grant (2001)
• Hall Grant; Service Learning Project with WSU and Ogden Community (2001)
• Research and Professional Growth Grant; Circadian Rhythms and Cognition (2000)

GRANTS WITH UNDERGRADUATES

• Weber State NCUR Undergraduate Research Travel Grant, with **Lindsay Wilson (2004)
• Phyllis Crosby Gardner Fellowship Award, with **Kirsten Stone (2004)
• Denkers Family Fellowship Award, with **Kami Clawson (2004)
• Undergraduate Research Fellow Award; with **Lindsay Wilson (2004)
• Undergraduate Research Fellow Award; with **Terry Brown (2004)
• Denkers Family Undergraduate Research Student Fellow Award; with **Sarah Morgan (2004)
• Eccles Undergraduate Research Student Fellow Award; with **Erica Alleman (2004)
• Weber State NCUR Undergraduate Research Travel Grant; with **Erica Alleman (2004)

AWARDS

• Crystal Crest Master Teacher Award, 2005
• Gwen Williams Award of Excellence; Civic Engagement Retreat, 2004
• Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Georgia State University, 1998
• Dana Scholarship Award, Agnes Scott College, 1992
• Centennial Scholarship Award, Agnes Scott College, 1988-1992

PANELS

• National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates Grant Review Panel, 2005

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• American Psychological Society (APS)
• Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS)
• Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR); Elected National Councilor for Psychology Division (2005 – 2008)
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
• Psi Chi Psychology National Honor Society
• Rocky Mountain Psychological Association (RMPA)