Dr. Michael Scullin

We are excited to welcome Dr. Michael K. Scullin, Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Baylor University, as the keynote speaker for the 39th Red River Psychology Conference.

Date: Friday, April 25th, 2025

Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm

Location: NDSU Memorial Union, Ballroom B

Title: Sleep and Learning: From the Laboratory to the Classroom to the Museum

Dr. Michael Scullin will deliver the keynote address titled Sleep and Learning: From the Laboratory to the Classroom to the Museum. Dr. Scullin is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Baylor University. His research investigates the impact of sleep physiology on memory, cognition, and health.

Dr. Scullin completed his doctorate in the Behavior, Brain, and Cognition program at Washington University in St. Louis and then a post-doctoral fellowship in the Neurology and Sleep Medicine program at Emory University School of Medicine. He is involved in service committees for the Sleep Research Society, he is a columnist for Teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science at APS, and he co-founded the APA journal Translational Issues in Psychological Science.

Dr. Scullin’s research investigates how sleep physiology impacts memory, cognition, and health. He is also interested in how we use memory to fulfill our daily intentions (a special kind of memory called “prospective" memory) including whether reminder apps and other technological solutions can reduce prospective memory difficulties in older age and the early states of Alzheimer's disease.

For additional information about Dr. Scullin’s translational cognitive neuroscience research, please see the website for Sleep Neuroscience and Cognition Laboratory