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Rhee, Soo H

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  • My research areas are the development and etiology of substance use disorders and externalizing disorders, and the comorbidity among these disorders.

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  • development and etiology of substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders, comorbidity among substance use disorders and psychiatric disorders

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  • PSYC 3102 - Behavioral Genetics
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022
    This course introduces the basic principles of behavior genetics, the field of study that is interested in evaluating the different forces that shape individual differences. More specifically, the course will survey the evidence for genetic and environmental influences on a broad range of human behaviors, including psychopathology, personality, cognition, and substance use. This course also covers the different methods for evaluating these genetic and environmental contributions, including family-based designs that compare similarities across siblings, twins, and parents and their children, animal models of human behavior, and more recent genomic methods that measure our DNA. Lectures are largely about conceptually understanding findings from this field and the corresponding methods used to produce these findings. This course does not require a strong statistical or biological background to be successful or understand the material.
  • PSYC 4011 - Senior Thesis
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2024
    Critically reviews some aspect of psychological literature, scholarly analysis of a major psychological issue, and/or empirical research project. See the psychology honors director for further information.
  • PSYC 4541 - Special Topics in Psychology - Social Science
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
    Examines individual or social dimensions of human behavior. Students will develop expertise in basic theories, as well as in measurement techniques and data interpretation regarding issues of societal significance. Students will consider applications of that knowledge, ranging from the development of new theory to solving problems. Particular section content is determined by instructor. PSYC 4541 and/or PSYC 4551 may be taken 3 times with different topics, for a total of 9 credits
  • PSYC 5102 - Introduction to Behavioral Genetics
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
    Provides introduction to basic principles of genetics in the study of behavior, methods used to examine the influences of genes and environment on behavior and interpretation of studies using these methods.
  • PSYC 5112 - Concepts in Behavioral Genetics
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2020
    Examines selected topics in greater detail than is possible in the comprehensive undergraduate course in behavioral genetics (PSYC 3102). Topics covered may include inheritance of behavioral characteristics from perspectives of pharmacogenetics, transmission genetics, biochemical genetics, and evolutionary genetics. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Instructor consent required.
  • PSYC 5423 - Research Problems in Clinical Psychology
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021 / Spring 2022
    Provides an overview of fundamental research methods relevant to clinical psychology, including literature synthesis, hypothesis formulation and study design, measure selection, and data analysis. Students will gain specific experience writing scientific papers and funding proposals.
  • PSYC 6603 - Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Spring 2024
    Covers a range of topics important for professional development in clinical psychology, including preparation and delivery of research presentations, preparation of grant proposals/manuscripts and practicum experience (i.e., interviewing and assessment, treatment planning, intervention and documentation). Intended to prepare students for careers as research scientists and clinicians. May be repeated up to 10 total credit hours. Instructor consent required.
  • PSYC 7102 - Seminar: Behavioral Genetics
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2022
    Intensive study of selected topics in behavioral genetics. Emphasizes recent research. Attention to both human and animal studies. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Instructor consent required for students outside of the Behavioral, Psychiatric, and Statistical Genetics program.

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