Fall 2007

Class Schedule:
Course Number:  PSY 100-850
Course Title: Principles of Human Behavior
Day(s):  Tuesday Thursday
Time:  9:35-10:55
Location:  Lanigan 105

Course Number: PSY 402-800
Course Title:  Learning with Lab
Day(s):  T Th - Lecture
Time:  2:20-3:40
Location:  Mahar 122
Day(s): Monday - Lab
Time:  3:00 - 5:00
Location:  Lanigan 105

Office Hours:
Day:   Tuesday and Thursday
Time:  11:00-12:30

Research Interests:
David Sargent has primary interests in learning and motivation as it pertains to both human and non-human behaviors. Research endeavors include basic and applied aspects of learning within the areas of complex schedules of reinforcement, computer models and simulations, human factors, and behavioral toxicology.

Professional Information:
Education:
Ph.D.:(1985) Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. Psychology
M.A.:  (1983) Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. Psychology
B.A.:  (1980) Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO. Psychology

Professional Organizations:
Sigma Xi
ACM - Association for Computing Machinery
SCiP - Society for Computers in Psychology

Recent Papers and Publications:
Stewart, P., Pagano, J., Sargent, D., Darvill, T., Lonky, E., & Reihman, J. (1998). Effects of Great Lakes fish consumption on brain PCB pattern, concentration and progressive ratio performance.  Environmental Research.

Daly, H. B., Darvill, T., Lonky, E., Reihman, J., & Sargent, D. (1996). Behavioral effects of prenatal and adult exposure to toxic chemicals found in Lake Ontario fish: Two methodological approaches.  Toxicology and Industrial Health 12, 419-426.

Daly, H. B., Sargent, D. M., & Lunkenheimer, L. L. (1996) Behavioral Measures are Excellent Biomonitors of Toxic Chemicals - A Case History: Offspring of Laboratory Rats Fed Environmentally Contaminated Lake Ontario Salmon are More Reactive to Negative Events. In F. M. Butterorth (Ed.), Biomonitors and biomarkers as indicators of environmental change. New York: Plenum Press.

Sargent, D. M. & Deelman, T. (1995) Expansions on a Computerized Operant Laboratory: Considerations for Combining Teaching and Research. Behavioral Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers, 27, 125-128.