Dwight Peterson, Ph.D. Associate Professor Dept. of Psychology & Neuroscience Program My fascination with human cognition started as an undergraduate student at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, IA. I worked with Dr. Otto MacLin and Dr. Kim MacLin researching topics related to Eyewitness Memory and the Perception of Race. After completing a B.A. and M.A. at UNI, I moved to Reno, NV where I worked with Dr. Marian Berryhill and was a founding member of the Memory and Brain Lab at the University of Nevada, Reno. At UNR I began using EEG/ERP and tDCS techniques to examine the neural mechanisms underlying working memory processes. After finishing my Ph.D. at UNR, I moved to Columbia, MO to join Dr. Moshe Naveh-Benjamin's Memory and Cognitive Aging Lab at the University of Missouri as a postdoctoral fellow. At Mizzou I started examining working memory and episodic memory processes in older adults. Now at Concordia College, my goal for the Concordia Memory Collective (CMC) is to continue to make meaningful contributions to the field of human memory research by examining these cognitive processes at the behavioral and neural level. To this end, the overarching goal of the CMC is to train students at Concordia to become responsibly engaged in the world of psychological science.
Welcome to prospective lab members! Looking to gain research experience? Email Dwight for more information!
Nelson Weniger Research Assistant Nelson is a 4th year student from Blaine, MN majoring in psychology and mathematics.
Megan Olson Research Assistant Megan is a 3rd year student from Fargo, ND majoring in psychology and neuroscience.
Lab Alumni Anh Pham 2023, Graduate Student, Olman Lab for Imaging and Vision, Dr. Cheryl Olman, University of Minnesota Kaiah Sotebeer 2022, Graduate Student, Grundy Lab, Iowa State University, Dr. John Grundy Liliana Cannella 2021, Graduate Student, Minnesota State University Moorhead Ben Swanson 2021, Graduate Student, University of Arkansas, Dr. Grant Shields & Dr. Matt Judah Zsofi Zelenak 2021, WalkWise, Fargo, ND Jacob Hanson 2019, Osteopathic Medical Student, Rocky Vista University, Denver, CO Grace Pettit 2019, Mental Health Practitioner, Woodland Centers, Willmar, MN Emma Gullickson 2019, Registered Nurse, Center for Special Surgery, Fargo, ND Miriam Probst 2021, Graduate Student, University of Alabama Sarah Strand 2018, Clinical & Quality Assurance Coordinator, Comprehensive Research Group, Minneapolis, MN Callie Judnick 2018, Graduate Student, University of St. Thomas; Behavioral Therapist, Minnesota Autism Center Lankin Tyll 2018, Assistant Director for Pre-Orientation Programs and Student Development, University of Chicago Alex Faber 2018, Medical school bound