Journal Articles

Sattler S, Wood S, Petersen MA, Seiffert F, & Mehlkop G (2025) Population-based estimates of different dosage types of psychedelic use across socio-demographic groups in Germany. Scientific Reports

Klein W*, Wood S, & Bartz JA (2025) A theoretical framework for studying the phenomenon of gaslighting. Personality and Social Psychology Review (*student researcher)

Klein W*, Li S*, & Wood S (2023) A qualitative analysis of gaslighting in romantic relationships. Personal Relationships, 30:1316-1340. DOI: 10.1111/pere.12510 (*student researcher)

Boysen G, Sawhney M, Naufel KZ, Wood S, Flora K, Hill JC, & Scisco JL (2020) Mentorship of undergraduate research experiences: Best practices, learning goals, and an assessment rubric. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, 6(3):212-224.

Wood, S. (2020) Sequential writing assignments to critically evaluate primary scientific literature. Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 13:50-56.

London-Nadeau K*, Chan P*, Wood S (2019) Building conceptions of cognitive enhancement: university students’ views on the effects of pharmacological cognitive enhancers. Substance Use & Misuse, 54(6):908-920. (*undergraduate researcher)

Abela AR, Rahbarnia A*, Wood S, Lê AD, & Fletcher PJ (2019) Adolescent exposure to Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol delays acquisition of paired-associates learning in adulthood. Psychopharmacology, 236:1875-1886. DOI: 10.1007/s00213-019-5171-1 (*undergraduate researcher)

Wood S (2019) Undergraduate research assistant leadership for rigorous, high quality research. Frontiers in Psychology, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00474

Wood S, Dukewich K, & Denton AW (2016) Promoting Pedagogy: The Development of a Teaching and Learning CoP in a Research-Focused Department. Transformative Dialogues: Teaching & Learning Journal, 9(1):1-9.

Dukewich K & Wood S (2016) “Can I have a grade bump?” The Contextual Variables and Ethical Ideologies that Inform Everyday Dilemmas in Teaching. Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 9:97-110.

Wood S, Sage JR, Shuman T, & Anagnostaras SG (2014) Psychostimulants and cognition: a continuum of behavioral and cognitive activation. Pharmacological Reviews, 66:193-221.

Nelson PA, Sage JR, Wood SC, Davenport CM, Anagnostaras SG, & Boulanger LM (2013) MHC class I immune proteins are critical for hippocampus-dependent memory and gate NMDAR-dependent hippocampal long-term depression. Learning & Memory, 20:505-517.

Wood SC & Anagnostaras SG (2011) Interdependence of measures in Pavlovian conditioned freezing. Neuroscience Letters 2011;505(2): 134-139.

Anagnostaras SG, Wood SC, Shuman T, Cai DJ, LeDuc AD, Zurn KR, Zurn JB, Sage JR, & Herrera GM (2010) Automated assessment of Pavolvian conditioned freezing and shock reactivity using the VideoFreeze system. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 4:1-11.

Carmack SA, Wood SC, & Anagnostaras SG (2010) Amphetamine and Extinction of Cued Fear. Neuroscience Letters, 468:18-22.

Shuman T, Wood SC, & Anagnostaras SG (2009) Modafinil and Memory: Effects of Modafinil on Morris Water Maze Learning and Pavlovian Fear Conditioning. Behavioral Neuroscience, 123(2):257-266.

Wood SC & Anagnostaras SG (2009) Memory and psychostimulants: Modulation of Pavlovian fear conditioning by amphetamine in C57BL/6 mice. Psychopharmacology, 202:197-206.

Wood SC, Fay J, Sage JR, & Anagnostaras SG (2007) Cocaine and Pavlovian fear conditioning: a dose-effect analysis. Behavioural Brain Research, 176:244-250.

 

Conference Presentations

— Talks & Workshops

Petersen MA⁺, Wood S⁺, Mehlkop G, Seiffert F, & Sattler S. Prevalence and demographic indicators of psychedelic use in Germany. Talk at the Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Neuroenhancement: Current Developments and Impact on the Individual and Society, Bielefeld, Germany, December 2024. Recipient of Best Paper Award. (⁺co-first authors / co-presenters)

Wood S. Keeping minds open: Practicing productive disagreement. Talk at The Society for Teaching Psychology’s Annual Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Louisville, KY, October 2024.

Wood S. Flipping the pyramid: The importance of breadth (and the dangers of overspecialization). Talk at The Society for Teaching Psychology’s Annual Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Portland, OR, October 2023.

Wood S. Differing motivations for use of stimulants & psychedelics for cognitive enhancement. Online talk at The Ethical, Legal, and Social Aspects of Cognitive Enhancement Strategies (ENHANCE Project), Cologne, Germany, August 2021.

Wood S (canceled). Authentic writing assignment to assess popular myths about learning, The Society for Teaching Psychology’s Annual Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Louisville, KY, October 2021 (this presentation session was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID).

Wood S. Specifications grading and Perusall for course engagement. Talk at the Neuroscience Teaching Conference, online, July 2021.

Wood S. Authentic writing assignment to assess popular myths about learning. Recorded presentation at The University of Waterloo Teaching & Learning Conference, Waterloo, ON, April 2021 (2020 conference canceled due to COVID).

Sawhney M, Naufel KZ, Boysen GA, Wood S, Hill JC, Scisco JL, Flora K. Improving undergraduate research: best practices, The Society for Teaching Psychology’s Annual Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, online, October 2020.

Wood S. Undergraduate student leadership in SoTL research on academic stress and drug use, The Symposium on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Banff, AB, November 2019.

Wood S. Sequential writing assignments to critically evaluate psychological journal articles, The Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s Annual Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Denver, CO, October 2019.

Wood S. Sequential writing assignments to critically evaluate primary literature, The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Annual Meeting, Winnipeg, MB, June 2019.

Wood S. Sequential writing assignments to critically evaluate primary literature, The University of Toronto Teaching & Learning Symposium, Toronto, ON, May 2019.

Wood S. Sequential writing assignments to critically evaluate scientific journal articles, The University of Waterloo Teaching & Learning Conference, Waterloo, ON, May 2019.

Wood S. Maximizing undergraduate research experiences in and out of the classroom; roundtable discussion at The Society for the Teaching of Psychology-Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, April 2019.

Wood S. Psychology undergraduate student leadership in scholarship of teaching and learning projects, The Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s Annual Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Phoenix, AZ, October 2018.

Wood S. Integration of experiential learning in the curriculum redesign of an undergraduate laboratory course, The University of Toronto Teaching & Learning Symposium, Toronto, ON, April 2018.

Wood S. Undergraduate student leadership in scholarship of teaching and learning projects, The University of Waterloo Teaching & Learning Conference, Waterloo, ON, April 2018.

Wood S. When undergraduate researchers are necessary to answer the SoTL question: an undergraduate-led study on the use of study drugs on campus, The Symposium on Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Banff, AB, November 2016.

Dukewich K & Wood S. Exploring the contextual variables and ethical ideologies that help inform decisions about everyday dilemmas in teaching, The Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, June 2015.

— Recent Posters

Dong A* & Wood S. Questionnaire on factors influencing the increase of recreational ketamine use. Poster presentation at the University of Toronto Faculty of Arts & Science Research Opportunities Program Poster Fair, Toronto, ON, March 2025. (*undergraduate researcher)

Kan P* & Wood S. Caffeine consumption and trait anxiety among UofT students. Poster presentation at the University of Toronto Faculty of Arts & Science Research Opportunities Program Poster Fair, Toronto, ON, March 2025. (*undergraduate researcher)

Frockt T* & Wood S. Actual and perceived protective behavioural strategies for cannabis. Poster presentation at the University of Toronto Faculty of Arts & Science Research Opportunities Program Poster Fair, Toronto, ON, March 2024. (*undergraduate researcher)

Oh J* & Wood S. The difference in intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in the attitude towards non-medical pharmaceutical cognitive enhancement (PCE) use among UofT students. Poster presentation at the University of Toronto Faculty of Arts & Science Research Opportunities Program Poster Fair, Toronto, ON, March 2024. (*undergraduate researcher)

Wood S. Differing motivations for use of stimulants & psychedelics for cognitive enhancement. Online poster at the International Neuroethics Society, Montreal, Canada, and online, October 2022.

Klein W*, Bartz JA, Li S*, & Wood S. Construct clarification: Gaslighting in romantic relationships. Poster presentation at International Association for Relationship Research, London, UK, and online, July 2022. (*student researcher)

Klein W*, Wood S, Bartz JA. Gaslighting in romantic relationships. Poster presentation at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Francisco, CA, February 2022. (*student researcher)

Chan C* & Wood S. Increased distractibility is a predictor of non-medical prescription stimulant use in Canadian university students. Online poster presentation at NEURON Conference, February 2021. (*undergraduate researcher)

Dhir S* & Wood S. Factors influencing psychedelic drug use in students. Online poster presentation at the University of Toronto Research Opportunity Program Poster Fair, March 2021. (*undergraduate researcher)

Hirschfield K* & Wood S. Perceptions and motivations for meditation at the University of Toronto. Online poster presentation at the University of Toronto Research Opportunity Program Poster Fair, March 2021. (*undergraduate researcher)

Wood S. Introducing a small dose of neuroscience in a first-year seminar, both in person and online, Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Summer Virtual Meeting, July 2020.

Wood S. Attitudes of university students with ADHD towards the non-prescribed use of ADHD medications, The University of Toronto Teaching & Learning Symposium, Toronto, ON, May 2019.

Banning J* & Wood S. Predicting study drug abuse on campus, University of Toronto Undergraduate Research Forum, Toronto, ON, March 2019. (*undergraduate researcher)

Chan C* & Wood S. Study habits and study drugs: assessing drivers for pharmacological cognitive enhancement use and willingness to use, University of Toronto Undergraduate Research Forum, Toronto, ON, March 2019. (*undergraduate researcher)

Braun EK, Duncan K, Girgis R, Wood S, Sharp M, van Geen C, Abi-Dargham A, & Shohamy D. Dopaminergic modulation of associative memory in healthy humans, Cognitive Neuroscience Society Meeting, Boston, MA, March 2018.

Abela AR, Rahbarnia A*, Wood S, Lê AD, & Fletcher PJ. Exposure to Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) during adolescence impairs acquisition of paired-associate learning in adulthood, The Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C., November 2017. (*undergraduate researcher)

Chan P*, London-Nadeau K*, Tong M*, & Wood S. Study drug usage rates and attitudes among University of Toronto students, The Canadian Psychological Association National Convention, Toronto, ON, June 2017. (*undergraduate researcher)

London-Nadeau K*, Chan P*, Philipp-Muller N*, Wong M, & Wood S. A qualitative outlook on university students’ attitudes toward the use of study drugs, The Canadian Psychological Association National Convention, Toronto, ON, June 2017. (*undergraduate researcher)

Book Chapters

Wood S (2019). High-impact learning practices in the redesign of an undergraduate laboratory course. In W Altman, L Stein & JE Westfall (Eds.), Essays from E-xcellence in Teaching; 18:29-34. The Society for the Teaching of Psychology: http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/eit2018/index.php.

Arzi A, Banerjee S, Cox JC, D’Souza D, De Brigard F, Doll BB, Fairley J, Fleming SM, Herholz SC, King DR, Libby LA, Myers JC, Neta M, Pitcher D, Power JD, Rass O, Ritchey M, Jubal ER, Royston A, Wagner DD, Wang W, Waring J, Williams J, & Wood S (2014). The significance of cognitive neuroscience: Findings, applications, and challenges. In Michael S. Gazzaniga (Ed) The Cognitive Neurosciences, Fifth Edition. Boston: The MIT Press.