Psychology Department - English Unit

Michael H. Emond, Ph.D. (McMaster)

Room: A238; Extension: 4246; Email:  memond@laurentian.ca

Research Areas: Michael Emond is the Coordinator of the Masters Program in the Psychology Department. Biological and neural aspects of feeding; Conditioned taste preferences; Evolutionary psychology; Physiological psychology.

 

 

PUBLICATIONS (since 1996):

 

Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., Eys, M., Emond, M. & Buzdon, M. (2012) Sports Participation influences perceptions of mate characteristics. Evolutionary Psychology, 10(1): 78-94.

 

Ladenhein, E.E., Emond, M., & Moran, T.H. (2005). Leptin enhances feeding suppression and neural activation produced by systematically administered bombesin. American Journal of Physiology: Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol., 289(2):R473-R477.

 

Martin, L.J., Galic, M., & Emond, M.  (2004). Memory retention and acquisition: Pharmacological characterization of Nimodipine in a radial maze task. Behavioural Pharmacology, 15(2): 133-139.

 

Emond, M., Schwartz, G.J., & Moran, T.H.  (2001). Meal-related stimuli differentially induce c-Fos activation in the nucleus of the solitary tract. American Journal of Physiology, 280(5):R1315-21.

 

Emond, M., Schwartz, G.J., & Moran, T.H. (2001). Leptin amplifies the feeding inhibition and neural activation arising from a gastric nutrient preload. Physiology and Behavior, 72: 123-128.

 

Emond, M., Schwartz, G.J., & Moran, T.H. (1999).  Central leptin modulates behavioral and neuronal responivity to CCK. American Journal of Physiology, May; 276(5 Pt 2): R1545-9.

 

Emond, M., & Scheib, J.E. (1998).  Why not donate sperm? A study of potential donors. Evolution and Human Behavior, 19: 313-319.

 

Emond, M., & Weingarten, H.P. (1996).  Immunoreactivity in vagal and hypoglossal nuclei in the different feeding states: A quantitative study.  Physiology and Behavior, 58(3): 459-465.

 

 

Non-refereed Presentations:

  

Emond, M. & Carmichael, J. Stress eaters and Stress Undereaters: A Field Study 2012 3rd biennial Eating Disorder Association of Canada Conference, (Halifax, NS)

 

Kosmerly, S. Robinson, A. Emond, M. & Van Blyderveen, S. Eating Patterns in Response to Different Stressors: A Laboratory Study 2012 3rd biennial Eating Disorder Association of Canada Conference, (Halifax, NS)

 

Emond, M. & Carmichael, J. The Effects of stress on food consumption in stress eaters and stress undereaters populations 2012 Psychology Research Day, (Sudbury, ONT)

 

Emond, M. & Ten Eycke, K. The Effects of Stress on the Food Intake and Food Choice of Stress Overeaters and Stress Undereaters. 2011 Annual Meeting for the Canadian Psychological Association (Toronto).

 

Ten Eycke, K. & Emond M. Stress and Individual Differences in Food Selection. 2011 Annual Meeting for the American Psychological Association (Washington D.C.)

 

Brewster, K., & Emond, M.  The effects of stress on food consumption in rats selectively bred for the tendency to stress eat or non-eat. 2010 Annual Meeting for the Canadian Psychological Association (Winnipeg).

 

Emond, M., & Brewster, K. The effects of stress on performance in rats selectively bred for the tendency to stress eat or non-eat. 2009 Annual Meeting for the Canadian Psychological Association (Montreal).

 

Brewster, K. & Emond, M. The serial position curve revisited: The effect of word emotionality on memory. 2009 Annual Meeting for the Canadian Psychological Association (Montreal).

 

Brewster, K. & Emond, M. The effects of stress on skill acquisition in rats selectively bred for the tendency to stress eat or non-eat. 2009 Annual Meeting for the Canadian Psychological Association (Montreal).

 

Grenon, R., Lysynchuk, L., & Emond, M. The effects of media and disordered eating on attentional bias and body esteem among undergraduate women. 2009 Annual Meeting for the Canadian Psychological Association (Montreal).

 

Hermann, C., Emond, M., & Lysynchuk, L. (2009) Attitudes towards child molestation, child pornography, and juvenile child molesters. 2009 Annual Meeting for the Canadian Psychological Association (Montreal).

  

Emond, M., & Bassett, V. (2008).  The effects of prior chronic stress on the stress-related feeding response of rats.  2008 Annual Meeting for the Canadian Psychological Association (Nova Scotia).

 

 Hill, E., Lysynchuk, L., & Emond, M. (2008).  The effects of social network cancer experience, disease severity and agency on perceptions of lung cancer patients.  2008 Annual Meeting for the Canadian Psychological Association (Nova Scotia).

 

Emond, M., & Philbin. V. (2007). The effects of negative reinforcement and punishment training on stress-related eating in rats: Conditioning rats to be stress non-eaters and stress-eaters. 2007 Annual Meeting for the Canadian Psychological Association (Ottawa).

  

Emond, M., & Vendetti, C. (2007). The effects of stress on food consumption in rats selectively bred for the tendency to stress eat or non-eat. 2007 Annual Meeting for the Canadian Psychological Association (Ottawa).

 

Emond, M., & Ferguson, J. (2007). The effects of a conditioned taste aversion on food intake and flavor preference in the presence of a stressor in female rats. 2007 Annual Meeting for the Society For the Study of Ingestive Behavior (Colorado).

 

Emond, M, Sikora, L., & Martin, L. (2004). The interaction of corticosterone and noise stress on food intake in rats. 34th Annual Meeting for the Society For Neuroscience (San Diego). 30.

 

Ladenheim, E.E., Emond, M., & Moran, T.H. (1999).  Individual and combined effects of Bombesin and intragastric nutrients. 29th Annual Meeting for the Society of Neuroscience (Miami). 25.

 

Emond, M.H., Schwartz, G.J., & Moran, T.H. (1998).  Gastric and duodenal signals interact synergistically in the neural representation of a meal.  28th Annual Meeting for the Society For Neuroscience (Los Angeles). 24.  

 

Emond, M.H., Schwartz, G.J., & Moran, T.H. (1998).  Individual and combined effects of Leptin and intragastric nutrients. 6th Independent Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, (Pecs, Hungary).

 

Emond, M.H., Schwartz, G.J., & Moran, T.H. (1997). Effect Of novelty in eliciting Fos expression in the rat brain following a gastric load.  27th Annual Meeting for the Society For Neuroscience (New Orleans). 23.  

 

Emond, M.H., Schwartz, G.J., & Moran, T.H. (1997). Effect of meal size on Fos expression in the NST and the PVN of the rat. 5th Independent Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, (Baltimore)

 

Emond, M., & Weingarten, H.P. (1996). Order of oral and gastric stimulation affects both c-fos expression and behavioral outcome. 4th Independent Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior, (Banff) (Talk).

 

 

Current Research Projects

 

Genetic factors involved in stress-induced eating

 

Food preferences during stress

 

Change in sodium preference during stress

 

Emotional factors affecting food intake during stress

 

Female mate preference: The role of sport participation (both individual and team) on increasing desirability to the other sex

 

 
 
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