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Associate Professor Department of Psychology Wagner College Staten Island, NY 10301 101 Parker Hall (718) 390-3358 LNolan at wagner.edu

Course information and discussions on Moodle

Monday/Wednesday 11-12, Tuesday 2-3, Thursday 2-4 or by appointment.

Education
BS, Psychology, The University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1988
(now University of Louisiana )

MA, Psychology, University of Delaware, 1992

PhD, Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Delaware, 1994

Postdoctoral Fellowship, New York Obesity Research Center, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, 1996

Courses (course information on Moodle)
Fall 2008 Course Schedule
Introduction to Psychology
Psychological Statistics & Methodology (PS 116)
Experimental Psychology: Learning & Motivation (PS 302)
Drugs, the Brain & Behavior (PS 351)
Physiological Psychology (PS 442)
Psychology of Eating & Drinking (PS 330)
History of Psychology (PS 441)

Research & Teaching Interests

My teaching emphasizes experimental approaches to understanding human and animal behavior. In my research, I am interested in all aspects of eating behavior. Generally, I have focused on the underlying neural processes of behavior, perception and learning, in particular, their role in regulating eating behavior.  My research has focused on how the integration of sensory signals from the digestive system (hormones and neural signals) and the mouth (taste) in the brain affects food choice and consumption. Human perception and behavior are affected by these signals which are altered depending on the composition of food and previous experience with the food, among other factors. The biopsychological basis of learning in eating behavior is poorly understood but appears to be very influential in regulating meal size. I am also generally interested in food choice, meal size, dietary restraint (the cognitive control of food intake that may underlie the formation of some eating disorders), and the psychopharmacology of weight gain. See the research my students have done in order to get an idea of my interests. I also teach courses in the biopsychology major.

Professional Affiliations Association for Psychological Science (APS) Society for Neuroscience Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Columbia University Seminar on Appetitive Behavior

Recent Presentations

"The effects of modified sham feeding and variety on sensory specific satiety and food intake in humans" at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, Paris, France, 2008.

"Emotional Appetite Questionnaire: Construct validity and relationship with BMI" at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, Steamboat Springs, CO, 2007.

"Foods enjoyed but avoided by college students" at the 30th annual meeting of the British Feeding and Drinking Group, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, England, UK, 2006.

"Predicting intake in single item and multiple item meals in women" at the 30th annual meeting of the British Feeding and Drinking Group, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, England, UK, 2006.

"Energy label on preload does not affect subsequent test meal size" at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, Pittsburgh, PA, 2005.

"The effect of relaxation on food consumption in stressed emotional eaters" at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, Pittsburgh, PA, 2005.

"Pavlovian Association of Visual and Vibratory Stimuli in a Learning Course" at the 16th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL, 2004.

"Preference for Sweet Foods and Higher BMI in Patients on Methadone Maintenance" at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands, 2003.

"Self-esteem and BMI Predict Dietary Restraint in Women" at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands, 2003.

"Gender Differences in Reported Food Choice Across Different Social Situations" at the 14th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, New Orleans, LA, 2002.

Publications

Nolan, L.J. and Hetherington, M.M. (2008). The effects of modified sham feeding and variety on sensory specific satiety and food intake in humans, Appetite, 51, 388.

Nolan, L.J., Halperin, L.B. and Geliebter, A. (2007). Emotional Appetite Questionnaire: Construct validity and relationship with BMI. Appetite, 49, 317.

Nolan, L.J. and Fisher, K.L.(2006). Predicting intake in single item and multiple item meals in women Appetite, 47, 272.

Nolan, L.J. and Hetherington, M.M. (2006). Foods enjoyed but avoided by college students. Appetite, 47, 272.

Nolan, L.J. and Ferreri, J. (2005). Energy label on preload does not affect subsequent test meal size. Appetite, 44, 370.

Nolan, L.J., L.B. Halperin, M.J. Beach, and J. Buddensick (2005). The effect of relaxation on food consumption in stressed emotional eaters. Appetite, 44, 370.

Nolan, L.J. and Pagano, K.L. (2003). Self-esteem and BMI predict dietary restraint in women. Appetite, 40, 351-352.

Nolan, L.J., B.A. Sousa, and A.M. Siegel. (2001). Conditioned food aversion in the terrestrial hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus). Appetite, 37, 155.

Kissileff, H.R., J.L. Guss, L.J.Nolan, D.A. Booth, A. Geliebter, and F.X. Pi-Sunyer (2000). Does cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK-8) make people sick? Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 26, 1340.

Guss, J.L., H.R. Kissileff, D.A. Booth, and L.J.Nolan. (2000). Words people use to describe their feelings in imagined eating situations. Appetite, 35, 200.

Kissileff, H.R., J.L. Guss, D.A. Booth, and L.J.Nolan. (2000). Are ratings of meal-related feelings in patients with bulimia nervosa (BN) similar to those of controls? Appetite, 35, 201.

Nolan, L.J. and Scagnelli, L.M. (2007). Preference for sweet foods and higher BMI in patients on methadone maintenance. Substance Use and Misuse, 42, 1555-1566.

Nolan, L.J. (2006, Fall). Gertrude Joan Aull (1910-1993): Scientist and psychoanalyst. Feminist Psychologist, 33, 16.

Nolan, L.J. (2004). Use of terrestrial hermit crabs in the study of habituation. Teaching of Psychology, 31, 98-100.

Nolan, L.J., Guss, J.L., Liddle, R.A., Pi-Sunyer, F.X., and Kissileff, H.R. (2003). Elevated plasma cholecystokinin and cognitive responses after consumption of a liquid meal in humans. Nutrition, 19, 561-565.

Ackerman, S.H. and Nolan, L.J. (1998). Bodyweight gain induced by psychotropic drugs: Incidence, mechanisms, and management. CNS Drugs, 9, 135-151.

Woods, S.J. and Nolan, L.J. (1997). The insulin story: A 25-year perspective. Appetite, 28, 281-282.

Nolan, L J., McCaughey, S.A., Giza, B.K., Rhinehart-Doty, J.A., Smith, J.C., and Scott, T.R. (1997). Extinction of a conditioned taste aversion in rats I: Behavioral Effects. Physiology and Behavior, 61, 319-323.

McCaughey, S.A., Giza, B.K, Nolan, L.J., and Scott, T.R. (1997). Extinction of a conditioned taste aversion in rats II: Neural effects in the nucleus of the solitary tract. Physiology and Behavior, 61, 373-380.

Mela, D.J. and Nolan, L.J. (1996). From the lab to the living room: Consumer studies of ingestive behavior. Appetite, 26, 303.

Scheurink, A.J.W. and Nolan, L.J. (1996). Food intake, fuel homeostasis, and the autonomic nervous system. Appetite, 26, 304.

Kissileff, H.R., Guss, J.L., and Nolan, L.J. (1996). What animal research tells us about human eating, Chapter 3. In H. MacFie and H. Meiselman (eds.) Food Choice, Acceptance and Consumption, Glasgow, UK: Blackie Academic and Professional, pp 105-160.

Scott, T.R., Giza, B.K., Nolan, L.J., and Plata-Salaman, C.R. (1995). Organizacion y procesamiento de informacion en el sistema gustativo (Organization and information processing in the taste system), Chapter 10. In G. Meza (Ed.) Neurobiologia de los Sistemas Sensoriales, UNAM Press (National Autonomous University of Mexico), pp 169-198.

Scott, T.R., Nolan, L.J., Giza, B.K., and Plata-Salaman, C.R. (1995). Respuestas gustativas y el control alimentario (Taste responses and the control of feeding), Chapter 11. In G. Meza (ed.) Neurobiologia de los Sistemas Sensoriales, UNAM Press (National Autonomous University of Mexico), pp 199-237.
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