Research in Progress

• Behavioral neuroscience
• Computer-mediated interactions
• Virtual communities
• Artificial intelligence
• Ethics

Degrees

• Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, University of Texas at Arlington (1993)
• M.S. in Experimental Psychology, University of Texas at Arlington (1992)
• B.A. in Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin (1986)

Recent Courses

• 1013 Introduction to Psychology
• 3403 Experimental Psychology
• 3153 Sensation and Perception
• 3103 Cognition

Representative Publications

• Daws, L., Lopez, R., Frazer, A. (1998). Effects of antidepressant treatment on inhibitory avoidance behavior and amygdaloid beta-adrenoceptors in rats. Neuropsychopharmacology, 19, 300-313.
• Lopez, R., Cox, V.C. (1992). Analgesia for tonic pain by self-administered lateral hypothalamic stimulation. Neuroreport, 3, 311-314.
• Lopez, R., Young, S.L., Cox, V.C. (1991). Analgesia for formalin-induced pain by lateral hypothalamic stimulation. Brain Research, 511, 1-6.
• Lopez, R., Frazer, A., (1996). Modulation of ultrasonic vocalizations by serotonin-1A agonists and antagonists in young male Wistar rats. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC, November 17, 1996.
• Lopez, S.G.., Lopez, R. (2007). Inferential accuracy and interaction quality in dyadic, online interactions.  Paper presented at the 2007 Annual Conference of the Association for Psychological Science, May 25, 2007.

Additional Information

Affiliations

• Association for Computing Machinery
• Association for Psychological Science (Charter Member)
• Society for Neuroscience
• Philosophy of Science Association
• American Catholic Philosophical Association
• International Society for MacIntyrean Enquiry

Links

• Dr. Ray's Class Resources Gopher: Yes, I still use gopher to host content for my courses, cuz that's how I roll.
• IBM Watson: Where I spend my days when not teaching or researching.
• My Academic Lineage: I'm a direct descendant of Wilhelm Wundt!
• Dr. Lopez at RateMyProfessors.com

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