Jackie Spivey
Psychology
Lead Faculty, Undergraduate Psychology
Biography
Dr. Jaclyn Spivey is originally from Las Vegas, NV. She has a B.A. in Psychology from Loyola University New Orleans and a Ph.D. in Psychology (Behavioral Neuroscience) from the University of Texas at Austin. She has been teaching in Christian higher education since 2012 and joined Lipscomb’s faculty in 2019. She currently serves as the lead psychology faculty for Lipscomb Online.
Dr. Spivey divides her time between the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Lipscomb Online. She teaches a variety of courses for both the on-ground undergraduate psychology program and Lipscomb Online psychology program. In addition, she also has taught courses for the graduate Sustainability program, the Lipscomb LIFE program, and Pre-College Summer Programs.
She and her husband Tim have two school-age children, and are so excited to be living and working in Nashville!
Academic Degrees
B.A., Psychology. (2002) Loyola University New Orleans
Ph.D., Psychology - Behavioral Neuroscience (2008) University of Texas at Austin
Academic Department
Psychology, Counseling, and Family Science, Lipscomb Online
Undergraduate
- Introduction to Psychological Research
- History and Systems Lipscomb
Online Undergraduate
- Introduction to Psychology
- Behavioral Statistics
- Introduction to Psychological Research
- Social Psychology
- Biological Psychology
- History and Systems
Graduate
- Psychology of Sustainability
My research training is in the investigation of the relationship between hormones and behavior. My publications focus on sex differences in the long-term effects of early-life maternal separation stress on brain development and behavior in rodent models.
Currently, I support undergraduate research projects using open source data, and mentor graduate student projects related to sex differences and stress.
Recent mentored projects include:
- A. Melhorn & R. Russell - Social Turmoil and Adolescent Aggression: A Data Analysis of Violent Crime Committed in Tennessee Amidst the 2020 Pandemic (April 2023)
- S. McDaniel – Implications of Assortative Mating, Birth Control, and Fertility in Online Dating (November 2022)
- C. Hassan – Effects of Mindfulness on Memory and Brain Structure: A Literature Review (April 2022)
- S. Leoni - Subclinical Narcissism and Nonconscious Mimicry: A Study of the Moderating Effects of Emotional Intelligence and Social Competence (April 2021)
- Spivey, J.M. (2016). Game-Based Experiential Learning in Introductory Psychology. Retrieved from Society for Teaching of Psychology, OTRP Teaching Resources website
- Spivey, J.M., Padilla, E., Shumake, J., & Gonzalez-Lima, F. (2011). Effects of maternal separation, early handling, and gonadal sex on regional metabolic capacity of the preweanling rat brain. Brain Research, (1367), 198-206.
- Spivey, J.M., Shumake, J., Colorado, R., Conejo-Jimenez, N., Gonzalez-Pardo, H., & Gonzalez-Lima, F. (2009). Adolescent female rats are more resistant than males to the effects of early stress on prefrontal cortex and impulsive behavior. Developmental Psychobiology, (51), 277-88.
- Spivey, J.M., Barrett, D., Padilla, E., Gonzalez-Lima, F. (2008). Mother-infant separation leads to hypoactive behavior in adolescent Holtzman rats. Behavioural Processes, (79), 59-65.
- Spivey, J.M., Colorado, R.A., Conejo-Jimenez, N., Gonzalez-Pardo, H., Gonzalez-Lima, F. (2008). Juvenile male rats display lower cortical metabolic capacity than females. Neuroscience Letters, (440), 255-259.
Google Scholar
- 2020 Dean’s Award: College of Professional Studies (Lipscomb University)
- 2015 “Faculty Excellence Award” (York College)
- 2015 “Faculty Member of the Year” (York College)
- 2015 Instructional Resource Award (Society for the Teaching of Psychology) Project: Game-based Experiential Learning in Introductory Psychology
- Spivey, J. (2023) Thinking about your Syllabus in a New Way: Wrap it in SCARF. Presented at the Lipscomb CTL New Faculty Orientation.
- Osteen, J. & Spivey, J. (2023). Transformational Coaching: Bridging the Gap in Professional Learning". Presented at The Teaching Professor Conference (New Orleans, LA).
- Selove, R. & Spivey, J. (2022). Hope as an Integrative Theme in "Psychology of Sustainability". Presented at Christian Scholars' Conference (Nashville, TN).
