Alex Stover is in his second year as a Psychological Science Master’s student with an emphasis in Trauma, joining Dr. Chip Benight’s research lab in August 2019. Alex received his BS in behavioral neuroscience from the University of Kansas, where he worked as a research assistant in the Hamilton Health Lab and as a lab manager in the Gillath Lab. Previously, his work focused on trauma, health, sleep, and attachment. He is continuing trauma research with his mentor, Charles Benight, at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. His current work utilizes his breadth of research experience to investigate motivation in trauma survivors through a living systems perspective. Outside of his graduate studies, Alex enjoys producing music and skateboarding.

Trauma, health, sleep, attachment, and motivation in trauma survivors through a living systems perspective.