Assistant Professor

Katrina Okerstrom-Jezewski, PhD

Katrina teaches courses in psychology and statistics. The focus of her teaching and research is the relationships between the brain and behavior and how to use statistics to describe these relationships.

Her courses examine the complex relationships seen in science and how to interpret data for real-world implications.

Her specialties are in cognitive neuroscience, neuroethics, and statistical analyses.

Contact Us

Contact Katrina Okerstrom-Jezewski for information on Psychology

Ambrose Hall 220K

563-333-6495

OkerstromJezewskiKatrinaL@sau.edu

Education and Training

PhD, University of Iowa, Neuroscience
BA, Luther College, Psychology and Biology

Areas of Professional Interest

Cognitive Psychology
Neuroethics
Decision-Making Among Vulnerable Populations

My research interests are broad-ranging from cognitive psychology to neuroethics. I am particularly interested in studying real-world decision-making in potentially vulnerable populations.

My current work is studying how those with cognitive impairments make decisions to participate in scientific research. I am passionate about the scientific method and applied statistics, which has led me into new and exciting scientific areas.

Recent Publications

Reschke‐Hernández, A. E., Okerstrom, K. L., Bowles Edwards, A., & Tranel, D. (2016). Sex and stress: Men and women show different cortisol responses to psychological stress induced by the Trier social stress test and the Iowa singing social stress test. Journal of neuroscience research, 95(1-2), 106-114.
Chen, K. H., Okerstrom, K. L., Kingyon, J. R., Anderson, S. W., Cavanagh, J. F., & Narayanan, N. S. (2016). Startle habituation and midfrontal theta activity in Parkinson disease. Journal of cognitive neuroscience, 28(12), 1923-1932.
Njus, D. M., & Okerstrom, K. (2016). Anxious and avoidant attachment to God predict moral foundations beyond adult attachment. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 44(3), 230-243.