Dr. Bryan Raudenbush received his B.S. degree in psychology (with a biological sciences minor) from the Pennsylvania State University in 1990, M.S. degree in experimental psychology (with a concentration in sensory perception) from Shippensburg University in 1991, and Ph.D. in physiological psychology (with a specialization in the chemical senses and concentrations in psychometrics, psychophysics, and statistical analysis) from the University of Cincinnati in 1998. He is a certified Emergency Medical Technician (PA-044022) and possesses licensure for controlled substances pharmacological research (DEA-RR-0259831).

He is currently an Associate Professor of Psychology and the Director of Undergraduate Research at Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, WV. His courses at WJU include introductory psychology, statistics (basic and advanced), motivation and emotion, physiological psychology, sensation and perception, psychopharmacology, and states of consciousness. His research interests include food preferences, effects of odorant administration on performance, taste and smell psychophysics, psychological-physiological interactions, pain perception, disordered eating, body image, and athletic performance. His on-campus laboratories include the Chemical Senses Laboratory (examining issues related to taste and odor processing, food preferences, and disordered eating), Health Psychophysiology Laboratory (examining issues related to human physical performance, particularly athletic performance), Pain Perception Laboratory (examining those factors related to pain perception in humans), Sleep Performance Laboratory (examining those factors related to adequate sleep and subsequent effects of sleep on cognitive performance), Virtual Reality Driving Laboratory (examining those factors related to improving driving performance), and Sensory Attenuation Laboratory (examining the effects of sensory deprivation on human performance).

Dr. Raudenbush has made over 100 research presentations, procured 3 patents and 26 external grant funds (including grants from governmental agencies such as NASA and the National Science Foundation), and written over 70 published works (including over 30 journal articles, 2 books, 3 book chapters, and 2 laboratory manuals).

Dr. Raudenbush also operates a consulting firm (Raudenbush Consulting) based in St. Clairsville, Ohio. Some of his past and present consulting clients include Allyn and Bacon Publishers, Appalachian College Association, Behavioral Chronic Pain Clinic, Educational Testing Services, HealthCare International, Institute for Policy Research, Johnson and Johnson, Nike Corporation, Nintendo Corporation, NASA, Valvoline Automotive Products Company, Cadbury-Schwepps-Adams, Wrigley Gum Corporation, Reckitt Benkiser, Firmenich, and Henkel.

Professional Memberships

• American Psychological Association
• American Psychological Society
• Association for Chemoreception Sciences
• Association for Institutional Research 
• Council for Undergraduate Research
• Federation of Behavioral, Psychological, and Cognitive Sciences
• International College of Psychosomatic Medicine
• International Society of Psychophysics
• North American Association for the Psychology of Sports and Physical Activity
• Society for Psychophysiological Research
• Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior
• Society for the Teaching of Psychology

Courses Taught

• Advanced Statistics (seminar)
• Behavioral Statistics (PSY-115)
• Directed Research (PSY-300)
• Introductory Psychology (PSY-110)
• Motivation and Emotion (PSY-313)
• Physiological Psychology (PSY-311)
• Psychopharmacology (PSY-238)
• Sensation and Perception (PSY-319)
• States of Consciousness (PSY-130)

Teaching Interests

Altered States of Consciousness
Motivation
Psychopharmacology
Statistics
Psychology of Food and Eating


Research Interests

Altered States of Consciousness
Athletic performance
Body image
Chemical Senses
Eating disorders
Food preferences
Human Sensory Psychophysics
Olfactory Processing
Pain Perception
Psychological+Physiological Interaction
Sensory Deprivation

Books

Raudenbush, B.   (1995).  The Psychology of Food and Eating.  Cincinnati, OH: University of Cincinnati Press.

Raudenbush, B.   (2004).  Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences:  A Short Course and Student Manual.  Lanham, MD:  Rowman and Littlefield.

Book Chapters

Frank, R. A. & Raudenbush, B.   (1998).  Individual differences in approach to novelty: The case of human food neophobia.  In Hoffman, R. (Ed.) Viewing Psychology as a Whole, pp. 227-245.  Washington, D.C.: APA Press.

Raudenbush, B.   (1999).  Individual differences in approach to novelty:  The case of human food neophobia.  In D. DeFillipis, M. Farthing, J. Karwin, & K. Willumsen (Eds.) Cardinal Perspectives:  An Interdisciplinary Journal Devoted to Academic Excellence.  Wheeling, WV:  Wheeling Jesuit University

Raudenbush, B.   (2001).  Effects of odors on objective and subjective measures of physical performance.  In T. Lorig (ed.) Compendium of Olfactory Research Explorations in Aromachology:  Investigating the Sense of Smell and Human Response to Odors, pp. 83-89.  New York, NY:  Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.

Raudenbush, B.   (2004, in press).  Olfactory Physiology:  Principles and Processes.  In Robert Tisserand (ed) Principles of Aromatherapy.  New York, NY:  Elsivier Publishing Company.

Manuals

Raudenbush, B.   (2000).  Physiological Psychology:  A Student Laboratory Manual.  Wheeling, WV:  Wheeling Jesuit University.

Certifications

Emergency Medical Technician (PA - 044022)
Pharmacology License (DEA-RR-0259831)

External Funding

1996  Variations in olfactory processing using BreatheRight_ Nasal Strips: Impact on threshold, intensity, hedonics, and sniff pattern. CNS, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota.

1998  Use of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) in assessing physical performance during ambient odor manipulations. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C.

1999

• The effects of odors on objective and subjective measures of physical performance in athletes. Olfactory Research Fund, Inc., New York, New York.
• The role of disordered eating in characterizing food neophobia. Appalachian College Association, Berea, Kentucky.
• Integration of the BIOPAC Data Acquisition and Analysis System within the psychology curriculum. National Science Foundation - West Virginia Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, Washington, D.C.
• Use of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) in assessing cardiovascular activity: Stationary Bicycle vs. Treadmill. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C.

2000

• Effects of peppermint odor on enhancing subjective measures of athletic performance. Olfactory Research Fund, Inc., New York, New York.
• The role of modeling in encouraging new food acceptance among pre-school children. Appalachian College Association, Berea, Kentucky.
• Modulating pain response and threshold through the administration of ambient odors. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C.
• Measuring changes in athletic fatigue and workload using the NASA-TLX assessment inventory. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C.

2001

• Acquisition of research instrumentation to study the effects of odors on sleep quality, sleep duration, and post-sleep cognitive performance and alertness. National Science Foundation - Major Research Instrumentation Program, Washington, D.C.
• Sleep enhancement and subsequent cognitive performance through odorant administration. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C.

2002

• Enhancing athletic performance “cool-down” and recovery through odorant administration: Assessment of physiological variables, mood, and NASA-TLX workload measures. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C.

2003

• Faith-based initiatives and the Appalachian College Association.Appalachian College Association, Berea, Kentucky. Funding to present research outcomes at the Appalachian Studies Conference, Richmond, Virginia.
• Faith-based assessment measures: The importance of religiosity in promoting student retention, satisfaction, and alumni relations. Appalachian College Association, Berea, Kentucky. Funding to present research outcomes at the Conference of the American Institutional Research Organization, Tampa, Florida.
• Effects of odorant administration on driving fatigue, alertness, safety, and performance. National Aeronautics and Space Administration West Virginia Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, Washington, D.C.
• Travel grant to present at the Conference of the Society for Psycholophysiological Research,Chicago, Illinois. Appalachian College Association, Berea, Kentucky.
• Agumenting driving performance and attention through the administration of stimulating odorants. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C.

2004

• Food Preferences: The impact of food neophobia on physiology, health, nutrition, and personality. West Virginia Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Grant Competition for Math and Science Faculty, Charleston, West Virginia.
• The Effects of Video Game Play on Pain Threshold and Tolerance. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C.

2005

• Assessing the Effects of a Pre-market Automobile Air Freshener on Driving, Fatigue, Alertness, Safety and Performance. Valvoline Automotive Products Company, Lexington, Kentucky.

Patents

Enhancing athletic performance through the administration of odorous peppermint compounds (09/825.052)

Commercial Products

PeakPerformance Sports Inhaler Licensing through HealthCare International, a subsidiary of Landice International, Incorporated, Seattle, Washington. 
Manufactured by Pharmacare Limited, Bangkok, Thailand. 

Web site: www.sportsinhaler.com

Presentations and Publications