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Professor of Psychology
Department Chair
Faculty Suite B, Room 319
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I am a Cognitive Psychologist specializing in the area of Judgment and Decision Making. I received my B.A. in Psychology from California State University East Bay (Formerly, CSU Hayward) and my M.A. and Ph.D. in Cognition and Perception Psychology from the University of Michigan. Before joining the faculty at Â鶹ӰÒô, I worked at the Center for Behavioral and Decision Sciences in Medicine, a joint program in the UM Medical School and the Veterans Affairs Hospital.
Ph D, University of Michigan
MA, University of Michigan
BA, California State University East Bay
Lacey, H.,Lacey, S.,Scherer, L.,Zikmund-Fisher, B., What if I’m the one? Measuring individual differences in sensitivity to probability and emotional reactivity to possibility, Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 2020.
Volkman, J.,Wolf, B.,Morse, C.,Browning, E.,High, A.,Lacey, H.,Trunzo, J.,Samter, W., Exploring college-aged student anxiety: Aggravating factors and coping strategies, American Journal of Qualitative Research, 2024.
Butler, A.,Lacey, H.,Roberto, M.,Hanney, D.,Luiggi, N., Innovation Nation: Teaching Middle School Students to be Design Thinkers, Middle School Journal, 2023.
Lacey, H.,Lacey, S. C.,Forest, C.,Dayal, P.,Blasi, D., Context Matters: Emotional Sensitivity to Probabilities and the Bias for Action in Cancer Treatment Decisions, Medical Decision Making, 2023.
Lacey, H.,Lacey, S. C.,Forest, C.,Blasi, D.,Dayal, P., The Role of Emotional Sensitivity to Probability in the Decision to Choose Genetic Testing, Journal of Genetic Counseling, 2022.
Lacey, H.,Rivera, A. N., Emotional Sensitivity to Probability as a Predictor of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Prevention Behaviors, Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research, 2022.
Lacey, H., The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, ABC-CLIO, 2018.
Lacey, H., Free lunch: Managing special diets for children with food allergies and sensitivities, Texas Child Care Quarterly, 2016.
Choi, Y.,Lacey, H.,Yoon, S., Online Game Characters’ Influence on Brand Trust: Self-Disclosure, Group Membership, and Product Type, Journal of Business Research, 2013.
Kierstead, T. A.,Morey, D.,Lacey, H., De-biasing the age-happiness bias: Memory search and cultural expectations in happiness judgments across the lifespan., Journal of Happiness Studies, 2012.
Loewenstein, G.,Ubel, P. A.,Lacey, H., A joint evaluation method for assessing quality of life, Quality of Life Research, 2011.
Fagerlin, A.,Loewenstein, G.,Smith, D.,Riis, J.,Ubel, P.,Lacey, H., Are they really that happy? Exploring scale recalibration in estimates of well-being, Health Psychology, 2008.
Fagerlin, A.,Zikmund-Fisher, B. J.,Lacey, H., The potential impact of decision role and patient age on end-of-life treatment decision making, Journal of Medical Ethics, 2008.
Lacey, H., It must be awful for them: Healthy people overlook disease variability in quality of life judgments, Judgment and Decision Making, 2006.
Smith, D.,Ubel, P. A.,Lacey, H., Hope I die before I get old: Mispredicting happiness across the lifespan, Journal of Happiness Studies, 2006.
Merit Award, 2023
Research and Publication Award, 2023
Merit Award, 2021
Merit Award, 2019
Merit Award, 2016
Excellence in Teaching Award, 2015
Merit Award, 2014
Merit Award, 2011
Merit Award, 2008
Society for Judgment and Decision Making
American Psychological Association
Association for Psychological Science
Professor of Psychology
Department Chair
Faculty Suite B, Room 319