Lab Director: Dr. Leah Irish

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Leah Irish is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at North Dakota State University and Adjunct Scientist at the Sanford Center for Biobehavioral Research. Prior to joining the faculty at NDSU in 2013, she earned her Ph.D. in Health Psychology from Kent State University in the lab of Dr. Douglas Delahanty and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine under the mentorship of Dr. Martica Hall. Broadly, Leah’s research interests include the complex interplay of sleep and waking health behaviors and the promotion of sleep health in the general population. In her free time, Leah enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with her family.

Research Staff

Alyson Saville

Research Coordinator - SLEEP Lab

  • Staff

  • Psychology

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Graduate Students

Lab Alumni

Graduate Students:

Michael Meade, PhD

Allison Verdonda, PhD

Undergraduate Students:

Zoe Citrowske Lee

Shyla Furcht

Brandon Gibson

Amanda Jensen

Anna Montgomery

Rachel Rausch

Rachel Westphal

Alma Cipranic

Sydney Hofmann

Serene Timp

Elise Williams

Sage Bendickson

Lisa Brekke

Mykenzie Broadland

Micayla Brown

Julia Duncan

Samantha Fitzer

Matt Laden

Joanne Ramos

Roxanne Roemer

Priscilla Xiong

Sage Bendickson

Mikayla Bennett

Tessa Large

Kylie Gullickson

Michaela Powers

Micaela Rud

Brooke Gronwold

Tate O'Hara

Scott Rudquist

Larissa Stoddart

Elizabeth Lembke

Faith Rickbeil

Mariah Seidel

Cali Williamson

Adam Beyer