Katrina Okerstrom-Jezewski

Katrina teaches courses in psychology and statistics. The focus of her teaching and research is the relationships between the brain and behavior and how to use statistics to describe these relationships.

Her courses examine the complex relationships seen in science and how to interpret data for real-world implications.

Her specialties are in cognitive neuroscience, neuroethics, and statistical analyses.

My research interests are broad-ranging from cognitive psychology to neuroethics. I am particularly interested in studying real-world decision-making in potentially vulnerable populations.

My current work is studying how those with cognitive impairments make decisions to participate in scientific research. I am passionate about the scientific method and applied statistics, which has led me into new and exciting scientific areas.

Reschke‐Hernández, A. E., Okerstrom, K. L., Bowles Edwards, A., & Tranel, D. (2016). Sex and stress: Men and women show different cortisol responses to psychological stress induced by the Trier social stress test and the Iowa singing social stress test. Journal of neuroscience research, 95(1-2), 106-114.

Chen, K. H., Okerstrom, K. L., Kingyon, J. R., Anderson, S. W., Cavanagh, J. F., & Narayanan, N. S. (2016). Startle habituation and midfrontal theta activity in Parkinson disease. Journal of cognitive neuroscience, 28(12), 1923-1932.

Njus, D. M., & Okerstrom, K. (2016). Anxious and avoidant attachment to God predict moral foundations beyond adult attachment. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 44(3), 230-243.