Lab Director: Dr. Leah Irish

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
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