
Professor
of Psychology, is the author of numerous articles on subjects ranging
from schedule-induced behaviors in humans and other animals to eating
disorders. The recipient of several research grants, Wilson is currently
researching the development of appetite in preschool children and a
rat model for arousal-induced eating and anorexic behavior. In addition,
Wilson, who received the 1988 Omicron Delta Kappa Award for Excellence
in Teaching and the 1993 Alumni Association Award for Distinguished
Teaching, teaches courses in behavioral neuroscience, health psychology,
psychology of women, and sensation and perception. Wilson received her
B.A. from the State University of New York at Fredonia. Her M.A., M.Phil.,
and Ph.D. are from Columbia University, and she received her D.D.S.
from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Wilson joined the
Wittenberg faculty in 1982.