Lori Bica
Degree: Ph.D. The Ohio State University
Area: Developmental Psychology
Position: Professor
Office: HHH 267
Phone: (715) 836-5524
Email: bicala@uwec.edu
Courses Taught
- Psyc 100 Introduction to Psychology
- Psyc 230 Human Development
- Psyc 332 Psychology of Adolescence
- Psyc 336 Psychology of Women
Research Interests
- Cognitive development: theory of mind in children, scientific reasoning and misconceptions in children and adults
- Child and adolescent nutrition
Publications
Bica, L. A., & Jamelske, E. M. (2012). USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program creates positive change in children's consumption and other behaviors related to eating fruits and vegetables. Journal of Child Nutrition and Management, 36(2). Retrieved from http://www.schoolnutrition.org/Content.aspx?id=18054
Jamelske, E. M., & Bica, L. A. (2012). Impact of the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program on children's consumption. Journal of Child Nutrition and Management, 36(1). Retrieved from http://www.schoolnutrition.org/Content.aspx?id=17279
Winer, G. A., Cottrell, J. E., & Bica, L. A. (2009). When hearts, hands, and feet trump brains: Centralist versus peripheralist responses in children and adults. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 27, 343-364.
Jamelske, E., Bica, L. A., McCarty, D. J., Meinen, A. (2008). Preliminary findings from an evaluation of the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program in Wisconsin schools. Wisconsin Medical Journal, 107(5), 225-230.
Winer, G. A., Cottrell, J. E., Gregg, V., Fournier, J. S., & Bica, L. A. (2003). Do adults believe in visual emissions [Comment]? American Psychologist, 58(6/7), 495-496.
Winer, G. A., Cottrell, J. E., Gregg, V., Fournier, J. S., & Bica, L. A. (2002). Fundamentally misunderstanding visual perception: Adults' belief in visual emissions. American Psychologist, 57(6/7), 417-424.
