Undergraduate Research Grant 2000-2001 Winners
Twenty-two winners are announced as recipients of the 2000-01 Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Grants program. This competition provides funds for Psi Chi members to defray the cost of conducting a research project. The winners, along with their schools, research advisors, and project titles are listed below (in alphabetical order by last name).
- Thomas Atkinson, SUNY at Plattsburgh, research advisor Dr. Jeanne Ryan, "The Effects of Concussion in Neuropsychological Functioning."
- Nicole Barbarich, Rutgers University (NJ), research advisor Dr. G.T. Wilson, "Is There an Increased Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Compared to Other Anxiety Disorders?"
- Karina M. Corradi, The University of Wisconsin-Parkside, research advisor Dr. Herbert Colston, "The Perceived Versus Actual Language Deficit Among The Multiple Sclerosis Population."
- Marianna D. Eddy, Saint Anselm College (NH), research advisor Dr. Kathleen A. Flannery, "Cortisol, Stress, and Memory in College Students."
- Grettel Fernandez, Jennifer Compaon, Andres Devos and Haana Ali, Florida International University, research advisor Dr. Steven L. Berman, "The Role of Attachment and Identity in Separation Anxiety."
- Alyson Gould, Franklin and Marshall College (PA), research advisor Dr. MaryJo Rattermann, "Comparison of Spelling Strategies Across Monolingual English and Spanish Speaking Kindergarten Children."
- Anna Grossman, Franklin and Marshall College (PA), research advisor Dr. Robert N. Jinks, "Visualization of Photosensitive Membrane Internalization in Limulus Polyphemus."
- Jennifer Koehrsen, Otterbein College, research advisor Dr. Michele Acker, "The Relationship Between Habits of Deception, Frequency of Viewing, and Enjoyment of Deceptive Television Shows."
- Renata Leimig, Christian Brothers University (TN), research advisor Dr. Sandra D. Nicks, "Racial Differences in Body Size of Female Characters in Prime-time Television Sitcoms."
- Laura Lynd, Otterbein College (PA), research advisor Dr. Michele Acker, "Effects of Defendant Gender on the Grand Jury's Decision to Indict."
- Tina Magee and April Valentine, North Carolina A&T State University, research advisor Dr. Phyllis Ford-Booker, "The Effects of Caffeine Withdrawal and Life Stressors on Physiological and Psychological Stress Responses in College Students."
- Bridget Ellen McCartney, Appalachian State University (NC), research advisor Dr. Natalie Oransky, "Working Memory Capacity and the Development of Automaticity."
- Diana Milillo, SUNY Stony Brook, research advisor Dr. Sheri Levy, "Influencing Students' Beliefs and Behaviors Toward Gay Men and Lesbians: The Effect of Peers vs. University Administrators."
- Miguel Oquendo, St. Peter's College, research advisor Dr. Dennis P. Carmody, "Malingering Stress Symptoms in Adolescent Populations."
- Bridgette B. Parsa and Alicia B. Pegg, Vanguard University of Southern California, research advisor Dr. Gayle Brosnan-Watters, "Effects of MK-801 on Expresssion of Acetylcholinesterase in the PC/RS Cortex and Thalamus of Mice."
- Anna Poppe, North Carolina State University, research advisor Dr. Lynne Baker-Ward, "The Effects of Dolls Versus Pictures as Interview Aids Among Children with and Without Dual Representation."
- Steven J. Seay, Jr., University of Miami (FL), research advisor Dr. Steven K. Sutton, "Psychopathy, Temperament, and Reactions to Emotional Pictures."
- Aisha A. Seyal, Fairfield University (CT), research advisor Dr. John J. Boitano, "Effects of Dual Entorhinal Cortical and Medial Septal Lesions on Spatial Working Memory and Locomotor-Activity in the Senescent Rat."
- Abigail Tabor, University of Massachusetts Amherst, research advisor Dr. Nancy G. Forger, "Effects of Bcl-2 Overexpression on Developmental Cell Death in the Spinal Cord."
- Jill K. Townsend, Franklin and Marshall College, research advisor Dr. Michael Penn, "Eating Under Heightened Anxiety: The Roles of Self-Esteem, Depression and Body Image."
- Jonathan C. Wildman, Jr., York College of Pennsylvania, research advisor Dr. Joshua Londow, "Internal versus External Imagery: Is There a Difference?"
- Caroline Wu and Jessica Giles, University of California, San Diego, research advisor Dr. Gail Heyman, "The Development of Children's Ability Conceptions."