ABOUT AMBER!

Amber LaCrosse, Ph.D.

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Education

2014 Ph.D. in Behavioral Neuroscience, Arizona State University

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2010 M.S. in Psychological Science, Northern Michigan University

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2008 B.S. in Psychological Science, Northern Michigan University  

Dr. LaCrosse also completed a fellowship with the Aurora Health Care Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Dr. LaCrosse is an Assistant Professor in the Psychological Science Department at Northern Michigan University. Her previous research experience includes a postdoctoral fellowship at The University of Florida studying cocaine addiction, and a second postdoctoral fellowship studying brain cancer at Aurora Research Institute in Milwaukee, WI. Before joining the Department of Psychological Science, Amber directed the Upper Michigan Brain Tumor Center at NMU. Her current research is focused on the impact of brain cancer and treatment on cognitive function and quality of life. 

She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Psychological Sciences, including:

• PSY100: Introduction to Psychological Science

• PSY210: Lifespan Developmental Psychology

• PSY240: Abnormal Psychology

• PSY250: Brain and Behavior

• PSY505: Advanced Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences

• PSY587: Advanced Seminar in Psychological Science

Dr. LaCrosse will attend the ASPET conference in Portland, Oregon in April of 2025. 

Away from teaching and research, she enjoys swimming and hiking in the summer and snowboarding in the winter, bonfires, and her dogs!