Fall 2009

Class Schedule:
Course Number:  PSY 100-850
Course Title:  Principles of Human Behavior
Day(s):  T Th
Time:  9:35-10:55
Location:  Lanigan 101

Course Number:  PSY 402-800
Course Title:  Learning with Lab
Lecture Day(s):  T Th 
Time:  5:30-6:50
Location:  Mahar 108
Lab Day:  W
Time:  5:30-7:30
Location:  Mahar 302

Course Number:  PSY 432-800
Course Title:  Advanced Animal Learning Principles
Lecture Day(s):  T Th
Time:  2:20-3:40
Location:  Mahar 8
Lab Day:  M
Time:  3:00-5:00
Location:  Mahar 8

Course Number:  PSY 475-SL1
Course Title:  History & Current Systems in Psychology
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Office Hours:
Day:  M         Time:   2:00 - 3:00 
Day:  T & Th  Time:  11:00-12:00

Spring 2009

Class Schedule:
Course Number:  PSY 100-810
Course Title: Principles of Human Behavior
Day(s):  Monday Wednesday Friday
Time:  11:30-12:25
Location:  Lanigan 107

Course Number:  PSY 304-800
Course Title:  Motivation
Day(s):  Monday Wednesday Friday
Time:  9:10-10:05
Location:  Mahar 208

Course Number: PSY 432-800
Course Title:  Advanced Animal Learning Principles 
Day(s):  Wednesday - Lecture
Time:  1:50-3:50
Location:  Mahar 8
Day(s): Monday & Friday - Lab
Time:  1:30-3:00
Location:  Mahar 8

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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.