Thirty-one Psi Chi members are recipients of the 2003-04 Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Grants. This grant program, which was launched in the 1997-98 school year, 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).

• Rebecca Leigh Adams, Saint Anselm College (NH)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Kathleen Flannery
  Project Title: "An Integrative and Novel Approach to Diagnosing Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)"
  
  
• Stephan Adair, Christian Brothers University (TN)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Rodney Vogl
  Project Title: "Use of Pre-Exposure and Gender Schemas in the Recollection of Characters in a T. V. News Story"
  
  
• Iris Beltran, Pomona College (CA)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Joelle K. Greene
  Project Title: "How Does Acculturation Influence the Effects of Peer Relations and Parental Identification on the Development of Adolescent Latinas’ Body Image?"
  
  
• Nicole Blanchett, Southwestern University (TX)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Jaqueline Muir-Broaddus
  Project Title: "Predictors of Decision-Making in College Seniors"
  
  
• Sarah Brand, Connecticut College
  Research Advisor: Dr. John C. Chrisler
  Project Title: "A Comparative Study on the Effects of Westernization on Vietnamese Women"
  
  
• Jamie Brown, Franklin and Marshall College (PA)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Maryjo Rattermann
  Project Title: "The Effects of Birth Rank on Personality: Perceptions of Self, Family, and Others"
  
  
• Aubrey Buckert, Southwestern University (TX)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Jesse Purdy
  Project Title: "The Role of Congruence Between the CS and VS and the Role of the VS Determining the Nature of the CR in Cuttlefish"
  
  
• Richard Brian Cano, Texas State University-San Marcos
  Research Advisor: Dr. Harvey Ginsburg
  Project Title: "Pedestrian Risk-Taking at Crosswalks: Natural Observations"
  
  
• Joshua Chiappelli, Saint Mary’s College of Maryland
  Research Advisor: Dr. Aileen Baily
  Project Title: "Behavioral Functions of 5-HTIA Receptors in Prefrontal Cortex of Rats"
  
  
• Jed Cohn, Colgate University (NY)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Regina Conti
  Project Title: "Uniqueness Versus Equality: Conformity Across Individualistic Cultures"
  
  
• Lauren A. Cox, Christian Brothers University (TN)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Rodney J. Vogl
  Project Title: "The Effects of Perceptions of Others’ Weight on Personality Assessments During On-Line Conversations"
  
  
• Zina A. Eluri, University of Florida
  Research Advisor: Dr. Greg Neimeyer
  Project Title: "Preparing for Graduate Study in Psychology: A Controlled Study"
  
  
• Hsiao-Ping Georges Han, Florida International University
  Research Advisor: Dr. Wendy K. Silverman
  Project Title: "Differentiation of Self and the Romantic Relationships of College Students: Associations with Anxiety and Aggression"
  
  
• Jennifer Howard, University of Southern Maine
  Research Advisor: Dr. Bill Thornton
  Project Title: "The Prototype/Willingness Model and Risky Decision-Making: Placing Others at Increased Risk"
  
  
• Jamie Grinnell Gum, University of Washington
  Research Advisor: Dr. Stephanie Carlson
  Project Title: "Limitations of Self-Regulation in Preschoolers"
  
  
• Connie Isele, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
  Research Advisor: Dr. Lori James
  Project Title: "Age Related Changes in Word Retrieval"
  
  
• Kristin Janschewitz, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
  Research Advisor: Dr. Timothy Jay
  Project Title: "Language Processing with Taboo Stimuli"
  
  
• Kristin Leiby, Albion College (MI)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Amy L. Otto
  Project Title: "The Problem of Social Desirability: Introducing Continuous Response Measurement in Making Social Judgments"
  
  
• Carrie Little, Auburn University (AL)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Chris Correia
  Project Title: "Alcohol and Choice Behavior Among College Students"
  
  
• Rachel MacNutt, Randolph-Macon Women’s College (VA)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Beth Schwartz
  Project Title: "Examining Drawing as a Scaffolding Strategy for Improving Reading Comprehension and Retention"
  
  
• Justin Madaus, Albright College (PA)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Andrea Chapdelaine
  Project Title: "Police, Citizen, and Inmate Perceptions of Police"
  
  
• Hallie Marx, University of Alabama
  Research Advisor: Dr. Kristine Lokken
  Project Title: "Using the Stroop Paradigm as a Quantitative Measure of Psychopathology for Diagnosing Bulimia Nervosa"
  
  
• Ashleigh Maxcey, Purdue University (IN)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Robert Melara
  Project Title: "Electrophysiological Tests of Attentional Training in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder"
  
  
• Julia Meyers, Macalester College (MN)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Lynda Labounty
  Project Title: "Observational Learning in the Rat"
  
  
• Felicity Fangtan Miao, Stanford University (CA)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Jeanne L. Tsai
  Project Title: "Manipulating Affect Valuation: Safety and Change Values"
  
  
• Renee K. Mowery, Shippensburg University (PA)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Kim Weikel
  Project Title: "A Correlational Study of College Adjustment in Overtly and Covertly Narcissistic Students"
  
  
• Caitlyn Owens, Franklin and Marshall College (PA)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Charles Heyser
  Project Title: "The Effects of Overshadowing and Maze Learning in Rats"
  
  
• Elizabeth Jocelyn Rahn, Auburn University (AL)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Martha C. Escobar
  Project Title: "Inhibition of Delay in Pavlovian Appetitive Conditioning"
  
  
• Devon A. Seward, Albright College (PA)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Brenda J. Ingram-Wallace
  Project Title: "Normative Sample and Reliability Data Collection for the Elderly Mental Status Intake Evaluation (EMSIE)"
  
  
• Melissa Kaye Tibbits, University of Tulsa (OK)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Dennis R. Combs
  Project Title: "Attitudes Towards Others"
  
  
• Phillip R. Zoladz, Wheeling Jesuit University (WV)
  Research Advisor: Dr. Bryan Raldenbush
  Project Title: "Augmenting Memory, Attention, Reaction Time, Problem Solving, and Responsive Variability Through Orthonasal Odorant Administration"