Melissa (Lee) Tester, B.S.

Research Assistant

Period of Service

August 2002 - August 2003 May 2004 - August 2004

Research Projects

Impulsivity Models: Behavioral Mechanisms

After the NRLC

Melissa went on to pursue a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at the University of Houston. Dr. Tester went on to found the Austin Center for Child Psychology, which provides a variety of child assessment and treatment, along with parent education and consultation services.

Presentations/Publications with the NRLC

Age at first drink relates to behavioral measures of impulsivity: The Immediate and Delayed Memory Tasks.
Dougherty, D. M., Mathias, C. W., Lee, M. A., and Marsh, D. M. (2004).

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 28, 408-414.