Research Team
Luis Rodriguez, B.A., B.S.
Luis is a graduate student in the Rasmussen lab in the Clinical Psychology doctoral program. He is interested in understanding behavioral mechanisms that underlie obesity and how they could be used to guide treatment. In addition, Luis is interested in the use of acceptance- and mindfulness-based interventions, specifically Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, in promoting health-related behaviors such as weight control. He earned his B.A. in Music in 2014 and B.S. in Psychology 2015 from Idaho State University. He enjoys eating Sunday brunch, camping, rock climbing, music, discovering new beers and wines, eating, and reading.
Luis is a graduate student in the Rasmussen lab in the Clinical Psychology doctoral program. He is interested in understanding behavioral mechanisms that underlie obesity and how they could be used to guide treatment. In addition, Luis is interested in the use of acceptance- and mindfulness-based interventions, specifically Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, in promoting health-related behaviors such as weight control. He earned his B.A. in Music in 2014 and B.S. in Psychology 2015 from Idaho State University. He enjoys eating Sunday brunch, camping, rock climbing, music, discovering new beers and wines, eating, and reading.
Joy Lee, M.S.
Joy joined the Rasmussen lab as a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program in 2016. She earned her B.S. degree from University of Massachusetts at Amherst and her Masters degree from Villanova University. She is from Seoul, Korea and loves to travel, hike, and try new cuisines. She was recently awarded a Sidney and Janet Bijou research grant to conduct her dissertation on delay discounting for food across the lifespan.
Joy joined the Rasmussen lab as a graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program in 2016. She earned her B.S. degree from University of Massachusetts at Amherst and her Masters degree from Villanova University. She is from Seoul, Korea and loves to travel, hike, and try new cuisines. She was recently awarded a Sidney and Janet Bijou research grant to conduct her dissertation on delay discounting for food across the lifespan.
Dante Kyne-Rucker
Dante is from Roseville, California and joined the Rasmussen lab in 2015. He completed an undergraduate research fellowship for the Idaho INBRE program in the summer of 2016 under the auspices of the Rasmussen lab. He is currently double majoring in Psychology and Biochemistry and plans to pursue a Ph.D./MD. in Neurology after he graduates from ISU.
Dante is from Roseville, California and joined the Rasmussen lab in 2015. He completed an undergraduate research fellowship for the Idaho INBRE program in the summer of 2016 under the auspices of the Rasmussen lab. He is currently double majoring in Psychology and Biochemistry and plans to pursue a Ph.D./MD. in Neurology after he graduates from ISU.
Shelby Pemberton, M.S.
Shelby joined the Rasmussen lab as a first year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program in 2017. She earned a B.A. degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and her Masters degree from Middle Tennessee State University. She is from Estill Springs, TN. She loves to travel, be outdoors, read, eat, and spend time with her spouse and two dogs.
Shelby joined the Rasmussen lab as a first year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program in 2017. She earned a B.A. degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and her Masters degree from Middle Tennessee State University. She is from Estill Springs, TN. She loves to travel, be outdoors, read, eat, and spend time with her spouse and two dogs.
Ethan Hemmelman, B.A.
Ethan joined the Rasmussen Lab as a first-year doctoral student in the Experimental Psychology program in 2018. He earned a B.A. degree from Winona State University (MN). He is from South St. Paul, Minnesota and enjoys running, hiking, games, and eating pancakes on Sunday morning.
Ethan joined the Rasmussen Lab as a first-year doctoral student in the Experimental Psychology program in 2018. He earned a B.A. degree from Winona State University (MN). He is from South St. Paul, Minnesota and enjoys running, hiking, games, and eating pancakes on Sunday morning.
