Developmental Psychology
Dr. Clark earned her B.A. from Emory and Henry College, her M.A. in Experimental Psychology
from 澳门老奇人论坛 and her Ph.D. in Lifespan Developmental Psychology at West
Virginia University. Dr. Clark joined 澳门老奇人论坛 in 2022. Her research interests
are in health and cognition in adulthood. More specifically, her research assesses
how cognitive and affective processes affect decision-making related to healthcare
choices and willingness to participate in healthy-living interventions in elderly
populations.
Selected Publications or Presentations
Clark, M. S., Ebert, A., & Patrick, J. H. (2023). The DAS-6: A short form of the dementia
attitudes scale. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 96(4), 488-500.
Clark, M. S., & Patrick, J. H. (2022). Cognitive and affective influences on decision
quality. Research Directs in Psychology and Behavior, 2(1).
Marello M. M., Clark, M. S., & Patrick, J. H. (2020). Pokemon GO: Gotta catch 鈥榚m
all,鈥ut with my younger friends. The Computer Games Journal.
Patrick, J. H., Nehrkorn-Bailey, A. M., Clark, M. S., & Marello, M. M. (2020). Appalachian
Grit: Women and Work in West Virginia, in Cole, E. E. & Hollis-Sawyer, L. E. (2021).
Older women who work: Resilience, choice, and change. American Psychological Association.
Nehrkorn-Bailey, A.M., Reardon, M.S., & Patrick, J.H. (2018). Some methodological
and analytical issues related to real-time data capture studies. Translational Issues in Psychological Science.
Calderon, E., Mills, E., Woods, S., Spencer, S., Lewis, Z., Clark, M. S., Steele,
J. C., Pierce, T., & Aspelmeier, J. (2024, March). The heart鈥檚 symphony: Connecting health and stress through social support. Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference.
Benz, H., Dai, T., Clark, M. S., Calderon, E., Steele, J. C., Arnold, K., & Pierce
T. (2023, April). Psychometric properties of the German translation of the FSA. Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference.
Rusch, A. V., Clark, M. S., Jacobs, M., Thomassy, C., & Patrick, J. H. (2021, November).
Allophilia and experience: Predictors of fear in developing dementia. Poster submission to Gerontological Society of America, online.
Courses taught in the Psychology Department
- PSYC 630- Cognitive and Affective Basis of Behavior (Graduate)
- PSYC 491 鈥� Topical Research in Psychology
- PSYC 470 鈥� History & Systems of Psychology
- PSYC 302 鈥� Research Methods