Sheree Watson

Associate Professor

Research Interests

Prosimian primate cognition, prosimian primate social behavior, laterality

Courses Taught

  • Learning
  • Research Methods
  • History of psychology
  • Statistics

Recent Publications

Hanbury, D., Edens, K., Legg, C., Harrell, S., Greer, T., & Watson, S. (2012). Age-related decline in lateralized prey capture success in Garnett's bushbaby (Otolemur garnettii). Laterality, 17(1), 111-118.

Hanbury, D. B., Edens, K. D., Legg, C. E., Harrell, S. P., Greer, T. F., & Watson, S. L. (2011). Age-related decline for lateralised prey capture in Garnett's bushbaby (Otolemur garnettii). Laterality.

Hanbury, D., Edens, K., Legg, C., & Watson, S. (2011). Effects of positive and negative reinforcers on tympanic membrane temperature in bushbabies. Journal of Medical Primatology.

Fontenot, M.B., Musso, M.W., Watson, S.L., Anderson, G. (2010). Characterization of cerebrospinal fluid monoamine metabolites in peripubertal chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Journal of Medical Primatology, 39(1), 24-31.

Hanbury, D., Edens, K., Legg, C., Bunch, D., & Watson, S. (2010). Multiple measures of laterality in Garnett's bushbaby (O. garnettii), American Journal of Primatology 72:206–216.

Watson, S., McCoy, J., Fontenot, M., Hanbury, D., Ward, C. (2009). L-Tryptophan and Correlates of Self-Injurious Behavior in Garnett's bushbaby. Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, 48(2), 185-191.

Hanbury, D., Fontenot, M.B., Highfill, L., Bingham, W., Bunch, D., Watson, S. (2009) Efficacy of auditory enrichment in a prosimian primate (Otolemur garnettii). Lab Animal, 38(4), 122-125.

Highfill, L., Hanbury, D., Kristiansen, R., Kuczaj, S., & Watson, S. (2009). Rating versus coding in animal personality research. Zoo Biology, 28, 1-8.

Recent Presentations

Highfill, L., Hanbury, D., Edens, K., Greer, T., Bandalillo, A., & Watson, S. (2009) Effects of personality-congruent enrichment in bushbabies. Southeastern Psychological Assoication, New Orleans, LA. Feb. 18-21. 2009.

Biondolillo, A., Greer, T., Edens, K., Hanbury, D., & Watson, S. (2009). The negative impact of vengeance-seeking behaviors on cognitive performance. Southeastern Psychological Assoication, New Orleans, LA. Feb. 18-21. 2009.

Edens, K., Hanbury, D., Watson, S., & Bunch, D. (2009). Incorporating awareness about mental health disparities into psychology curricula. Southeastern Psychological Assoication, New Orleans, LA. Feb. 18-21. 2009.

D. B. Hanbury, S. L. Watson, C. R. Broach (2007). Temporal correlates of stereotypy in Garnett's bushbaby Conference of the American Society of Primatologists, Winston-Salem, NC, June 20-23,2007.