Lab Members
Haillie McDonough, Graduate Student
Haillie McDonough is a second-year graduate student in the Department of Psychological Science. She earned her B.S. in Psychology at Grand Valley State University in 2023.
Research
Haillie has research interests in Behavior Analysis. For her Master's thesis, she is investigating the effects of reduced integrity in timeout on the punitive functions of timeout from positive reinforcement using animal models. Additionally, she contributes to research projects in the human-operant laboratory on avoidance and escape and research projects in the Northern Center for Learning and Health to evaluate interventions designed to combat substance abuse, unemployment, and poverty.
Haillie is currently a grant-funded Research Assistant in our laboratory's Northern Center for Learning and Health.
Most Recent Poster
McDonough, H., Toegel, C., & Toegel, F. (2024, May 24-27). Evaluating response effort and session motivation in a human-operant arrangement of timeout from money-loss avoidance [Poster presentation]. Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Philadelphia, PA.
Teaching
Haillie has taught laboratory sections in the Psychology undergraduate program for Introduction to Psychological Science and Psychological Research II.
Logan Zupko, Graduate Student
Logan Zupko is a second-year graduate student in the Department of Psychological Science. He earned his B.S. in Psychology at Northern Michigan University in 2023.
Research
Logan has research interests in Clinical Psychology and Behavior Analysis. For his Master's thesis, he is evaluating the effects of various forms of role-play and feedback strategies when training clinical skills in our ABA laboratory.
Most Recent Poster
Zupko, L., Grear, D., Jones, J., Toegel, F., & Toegel, C. (2024, May 24-27). Effects of instruction type and feedback style on performance and preference while learning clinical skills [Poster presentation]. Annual Convention of the Association of Behavior Analysis International, Philadelphia, PA.
Teaching
Logan is currently a funded Teaching Assistant. He teaches laboratory sections in the Psychology undergraduate program for Experimental Analysis of Behavior, and Psychological Research II, and Introduction of Psychological Science.
Clinical
Logan has worked as a Registered Behavior Technician at the NMU BEAR Center, where he provided therapeutic interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities.
Nicole Markofski, Graduate Student
Nicole Markofski is a first-year graduate student in the Department of Psychological Science. She earned her B.S. in Biology and Spanish in 2021 and her B.A. in Psychology in 2024 from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
Research
Nicole has research interests in Behavior Analysis. For her Master's thesis, she will evaluate the effects of context fading on relapse in our human-operant laboratory. Additionally, she contributes to research projects in the human-operant laboratory on avoidance and escape and research projects in the Northern Center for Learning and Health to evaluate interventions designed to combat substance abuse, unemployment, and poverty.
Most Recent Poster
Markofski, N., Toegel, C., Andrzejewski, J., Silverman, K., & Toegel, F. (2025, Feb 20-21). Rate-dependent effects of baseline opiate and cocaine use on treatment and relapse outcomes [Poster presentation]. Annual Convention of the Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan, Ypsilanti, MI, United States.
Teaching
Nicole is currently a funded Teaching Assistant. She teaches laboratory sections in the Psychology undergraduate program for Introduction to Psychological Science and Psychological Research I (statistics).
Jenna Wealton, Research Associate
Jenna is a Research Associate in our laboratories. She recently earned her B.S. in Psychology from Northern Michigan University.
Research
Jenna has research interests in Behavior Analysis. She is currently leading two projects in our Experimental Analysis of Behavior laboratory to evaluation projects related to self-control/impulsivity and schedule control.
Most Recent Poster
Wealton, J., Toegel, C., Bartley, T., Hintze, K., & Toegel, F. (2024, November 7-8). Evaluation of pausing on variable ratio schedules of reinforcement with added counters [Poster presentation]. Upper Peninsula Association for Behavior Analysis, Marquette, MI, United States.
Clinical
Jenna currently works as a Registered Behavior Technician at a local ABA provider, where she provided therapeutic interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities.
Liz Brown
Undergraduate Student, EAB Lab
Macy Dove
Undergraduate Student, EAB Lab
Brigitte Dupuis
Undergraduate Student, EAB Lab
Bella Enger
Undergraduate Student, EAB/HOP Lab
Maddie Hess-Schroeder
Undergraduate Student, ABA Lab
Kay Hintze
Undergraduate Student, EAB/HOP/NCLH Labs
Emily Irwin
Undergraduate Student, ABA Lab
Bryan Juarez
Undergraduate Student, EAB Lab
Kylie Kramer
Undergraduate Student, HOP Lab
Avery Lorinser
Undergraduate Student, ABA Lab
Caden Natale
Undergraduate Student, EAB Lab
Savannah Neadow
Undergraduate Student, EAB Lab
Haley Nyquist
Undergraduate Student, EAB/HOP Labs
Avery Westfallen
Undergraduate Student, EAB Lab
Not pictured: Kelsey Ely
Where are they now?
Our students have gone on to pursue graduate studies at a variety of programs across the United States. Below, you’ll find a map showcasing the schools and programs where our alumni are continuing their academic journeys.
FORMER GRADUATE STUDENTS
Carson Yahrmarkt
Carson Yahrmart earned his M.S. in Psychology degree in the summer of 2023. He completed his Master's thesis in our EAB rat laboratory, where his project, titled, Control of Pausing in Rich-Lean Transitions by Spatially Localized and Spatially Diffuse Stimuli, explored the effects that schedule-correlated stimuli have on disruptions in behavior. In the fall of 2023, Carson began the PhD program in Psychology with an emphasis in Behavior Analysis at West Virginia University.
Publications from our lab:
Toegel, F., Toegel, C., Yahrmarkt, C., & Perone, M. (2023). Rich-lean transitions produced by stimuli associated with accurate and inaccurate responding by pigeons. Behavioural Processes, 207, 104858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2023.104858
Mackenzie Baranski
Mackenzie Baranski earned her M.S. in Psychology degree in the summer of 2024. She completed her Master's thesis in our EAB rat laboratory, where her project, titled, Effects of Diazepam, d-Amphetamine, and Morphine on Rats' Choices between Food Alone and Food with Delayed Shock, explored how commonly prescribed drug classes alter behavioral choice patterns. In the fall of 2024, Mackenzie began the PhD program in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis on Forensic Psychology at the University of North Texas.
Publications from our lab:
Novak, M. D., Toegel, F., Holtyn, A. F., Rodewald, A. M., Arellano, M., Baranski, M., ... & Silverman, K. (2023). Abstinence-contingent wage supplements for adults experiencing homelessness and alcohol use disorder: A randomized clinical trial. Preventive Medicine, 176, 107655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107655
Toegel, F., Baranski, M., & Toegel, C. (in press). A Driving Simulator Experiment to Teach Experimental Design in an Undergraduate Psychology Research Methods Course, Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research.