Susan Potter
psychology
Acadia University
Canada
Biography
Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Acadia University B.Sc., University of Victoria Ph.D., McGill University
Research Interest
Susan Potter's research interests lie in the effects of nutrition on psychological functioning. Current studies are exploring the gut-brain axis, specifically the relation between the gut microbiome and anxiety and depression, and the effectiveness of probiotics as an intervention. Previous research dealt with newborn information processing and effects of maternal drug, alcohol, and tobacco use on newborn mental abilities, as well as eyewitness identification, psychopathy and neuropsychological processes related to memory, laterality, and facial recognition.
Publications
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Potter, S.M., and Graves, R.E. (1988). Is interhemispheric transfer related to handedness and gender? Neuropsychologia, 26(2), 319-325.
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Potter, S.M., Klein, J., Valante, G., Stack, D.M., Papageorgiou, A., Scott, W., Lewis, D., Koren, G. & Zelazo, P.R. (1994). Maternal cocaine use without evidence of fetal exposure. Journal of Pediatrics, 125(4), 652-54.
