Dr. Sarah C. Strand California State University, Sacramento - Department of Psychology Email Address: sstrand@csus.edu Mailing Addresses: California State University, Sacramento Department of Psychology 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819 ![]() I grew up in a suburb outside of Minneapolis, participating in basketball, track, band, and drama. In high school, I lettered in academics, basketball, and track. I earned my B.S. at Iowa State University in Animal Science. I conducted an undergraduate research project in which sow mothers received ibuprofen to determine whether this would alleviate post-farrowing discomfort. For this project, I collected and analyzed behavioral data. After graduating from Iowa State University, I moved to Amherst MA where I earned my M.S. degree in Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. My master's thesis asked whether a novel environment was more stressful than short-term social isolation in a group of Morgan mares. For this project, I collected and analyzed behavioral and physiological data and published the results in Applied Animal Behavior Science. See the "Publications" page for this and other publications. Once I earned my M.S. degree, I transferred to the Behavioral Neuroscience program in the UMASS Amherst Psychology departme ![]() I currently teach Psychology courses at Sacramento State University. Since 2011, I've taught upper and lower division courses in Psychology, including statistics and methodology courses. I live in the greater Sacramento area with my husband, Steve, and my dogs, Juno and Bentley. In addition to teaching and doing research, I enjoy running, triathlons, and traveling to new and exciting places! |