Lab Members

Nicholas C. Borgogna Ph.D.

Hi, I'm Nick. The lab has been housed within the Department of Psychological Sciences at Texas Tech since 2021. Starting in the fall of 2024 we will be transitioning to the Department of Psychology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

Affiliate Lab Members

David Johnson

My name is David. I am a graduate student at Texas Tech, starting Fall 2022. I am originally from Utah, but have most recently been living in Alaska. My main research interests include religious OCD (scrupulosity) and perfectionism. I love all things outdoors (skiing, mountain biking, trail running, camping, etc.) and spending time with my wife and daughter. I am a big NBA fan, love to read, and am usually listening to either The Killers or Coldplay.

David is also transitioning to UAB in the fall of 2024.

Tyler Owen

Tyler is pursuing a PhD in the experimental psychology section at TTU. His research interests involve evaluating interventions to improve health and well-being. His personal interests are focused on improving self-regulation to these outcomes. His work in the lab consists of conducting meta-analyses and assisting with statistical analyses.

Jacob Vaughn

Jacob Vaughn is a second-year PhD student in the Experimental Program with a focus in Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience. Jacob is currently researching how different forms of object characteristics (discrete, continuous, relational) influence the learning process when acquiring new rules for categorization. This research is funded through a National Science Foundation grant. Additionally, Jacob and his Co-PI David Johnson have just submitted a grant application to the International OCD Foundation for funding to explore the unique neural correlates that underlie the scrupulosity dimension of OCD. Finally, Jacob, Tyler Owen, and David Johnson have been working on a meta-analysis regarding the efficacy of ketamine as a treatment for PTSD.