Lori Bica
Degree: Ph.D. The Ohio State University
Area: Developmental Psychology
Position: Associate Professor and Chair
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
- Scientific reasoning and misconceptions in children and adults
- Pedagogy
- Child/adolescent nutrition
Publications
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.
Serafica, F. C., & Bica, L. A. (1999). Review of culture and the development of children's action by Jaan Valsiner. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Clinical Psychology Review, 19, 126-127.
