Our lab is dedicated to examining interactions among the mind, body, and environment as they pertain to health and health-related outcomes.
Our primary focus is on how stress affects health. We apply social psychological methods to help us determine who is most susceptible to the effects of stress on health and how these effects can be attenuated. We consider how stress affects the functioning of the central, autonomic, neuroendocrine, cardiovascular, and immune systems to better understand how stress impacts health. We have particular interests in how people react to stressful situations and the effects of stress on pregnancy.
Social Psychophysiology & Health Lab
Department of Psychology - 2765
North Dakota State University
P.O. Box 6050
Fargo ND 58108-6050
701-231-5487
North Dakota State University | Department of Psychology
In the News:
See Dr. Hilmert’s TEDx talk, “Your Childhood, Your Health, Our Greatest Investment”
(given at TEDx NDSU, published June 29, 2017)
Dr. Clayton Hilmert discusses the importance of paid parental leave and how to alleviate stress and trauma upon children in order to prevent future implications. "Even after we pass down our best health advice...that more adverse childhood experiences put that child at risk
