Nearly 40 people showed up for the lecture on Diet and Mood held Sunday, January 25 at the USA Baldwin County Performance Center. Attendees from the local community, students and faculty enjoyed an hour and a half presentation on the effects of diet on mood.
Dr. Larry Christensen, University of South Alabama, Chair, Department of Psychology, explored the connection between mood and carbohydrate cravings as well as the relationship between depression and food intake.
Dr. Christensen earned his Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Doctoral degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi. He was a professor in the Department of Psychology with Texas A&M University for 26 years before coming to the University of South Alabama where he has served as Chair of the Department of Psychology since 1994. In 2007, Dr. Christensen published the 10th edition of Experimental Methodology.
