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.
Dr. Spivey currently serves as the lead faculty for Undergraduate Psychology and Undergraduate Online Psychology. She teaches courses such as Introduction to Research Methods, Drugs and Behavior, and History and Systems of Psychology 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 teenage 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
College of Health and Human Sciences / Psychology, Counseling, and Family Science, Lipscomb Online
Undergraduate and Online Undergraduate
- Introduction to Psychological Research
- Behavioral Statistics
- Drugs and Behavior
- Biological Psychology
- History and Systems
Graduate
- Psychology of Sustainability
My research training is in behavioral neuroscience, focusing on the investigation of the relationship between hormones and behavior. My publications describe 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 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning activities revolve around reframing syllabus creation to promote a welcoming posture.
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
- 2024 Outstanding Teacher Award (Lipscomb University)
- 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
- Jaclyn Spivey, Laura Morrow. (2026). Reframing Syllabus Creation to Promote a Welcoming Posture. Teaching Professor Conference, St. Louis, MO.
- Julia Osteen, Jaclyn Spivey. (2023). Transformational coaching: Bridging the gap in professional learning. Teaching Professor Conference, New Orleans, LA.
- Rebecca Selove, Jaclyn Spivey. (2022). Hope as an Integrative Theme in “Psychology of Sustainability”. Presented at Christian Scholars’ Conference (Nashville, TN).
