Graduates in the Honors Research Program gathered on April 11, 2003 to share the results of their projects and to celebrate their accomplishments. These students are concentrators in Psychology or in Biopsychology and Cognitive Science who write a senior thesis based on a year of research in collaboration with a faculty mentor. Forty-three students completed our honors concentration program, comprising a significant portion of the approximately 250 students graduating with Honors within the College of LS&A this year.

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Left: Arik Cheshin discusses his thesis topic at the poster session: "Gender, Ethnicity and Social Gathering Behavior Outside the College Classroom." Photo at right: At the luncheon, Arik talks with Professor Al Cain (right) and Arik's wife, Safit (left).

Honors Poster Session

Students presented their research during a poster session on the 4th floor Atrium of East Hall. The research topics represented (listed below the photos) were quite varied, including psychological studies of behavior in cells, rats, sheep, undergraduates, children, parents, peers, organizations, political units and cultures. Typically, students worked for two academic terms to plan their study, collect and analyze data, and write a professional report on the results. Program participants worked closely with their faculty mentors to conduct original, state-of-the-art research. Their theses contribute new knowledge to our understanding of psychology.

 

Awards Luncheon

The luncheon honoring Honors Program graduates was held in the VanDenBerg Room at the Michigan Union. Families of graduates were invited to attend and share in the festivities. Approximately 120 mentors, parents, spouses, significant others, and friends joined the graduates at the luncheon. Psychology Undergraduate Chair Brenda Volling presented several awards to participants:

• Albert Cain Honors Travel Award: Mary (Molly) Pachan
• W. B. Pillsbury Prize: Sarah Jelinek and David Aizenberg
• Anne Rudo Memorial Award: Katherine Cashen
• Muenzer Memorial Award: Courtney Bonam and Erin Birkam

Wilson P. Tanner III was on hand to present the Tanner Award, honoring his father, a former Michigan faculty member and student mentor.

• Tanner Memorial Award: Casey Lindberg

Each graduate was congratulated for successful completion of the honors program. Our apologies to Arik Cheshin, an August 2003 graduate, whose name was erroneously omitted during the award program.

Dr. Ann M. Merriwether was also honored for her mentorship of many honors students over the past few years.

Many thanks to all who attended, and to the Psychology staff who organized the 2003 Honors Events.

 

Student Thesis Topics and Mentors

• ACE, BETHANY C. K. – Effects of Acculturation on Sexual Harassment Coping Among Latinas. (Mentor: L. Cortina)

• AIZENBERG, DAVID – The Effects of Prenatal Testosterone on Male Sheep Behavior. (Mentor: T. Lee)

• AMMON, NATALIE YOUNOK – Defensiveness in Parentally Bereaved Children. (Mentor: A. Cain)

• AUSTER, ELANA R. – Transgenerational Effects on African-American Parents’ Academic Expectations. (Mentor: S. Rowley)

• BEYER, JONATHAN A. – The Positive Side of Emotional Maintenance. (Mentor: B. Fredrickson and P. Reuter Lorenz)

• BOONIN, ANNA - Better timing with time: The Effects of Practice & Task Difficulty on Bimanual Coordination. (Mentors: P. Reuter-Lorenz and R. Seidler)

• BUCKLEY, TIFFANY - Additive Effects of Non-Photic Zeitgebers on Diurnal Octodon Degus (Rodentia) (Mentor: T. Lee)

• CASHEN, KATHERINE – Jetlag and Stress Interactions in Octodon Degus. (Mentor: T. Lee)

• CHESHIN, ARIK – Gender, Ethnicity and Social Gathering Behavior Outside the College Classroom (Mentor: D. Ugwuegbu)

• CHESNICK, ROBERT – Generics and Specifics in Mother-Child Speaking Patterns Across Picture Books and Toys (Mentor: S. Gelman)

• EDWARDS, ELIZABETH – Sex Roles in the Household: Values and Transmission. (Mentor: D. Alwin and C. Seifert)

• FLOODY, HEATHER – Correlates and Predictors of Peer Interaction in Autistic Spectrum Disorder. (Mentor: C. Lord)

• GOLDSTEIN, RACHEL L. – Symptoms of Psychopathology In Traumatized and Non-Traumatized Undergraduate Students. (Mentor: N. Pole)

• GORDON, JENNA – Effects of Exposure to Different Types of Magazines on Men’s Attitudes About Their Bodies. (Mentor: A. Merriwether)

• HEINZE, JUSTIN – The Effect of Winning or Losing A Contest on Power Motivation in Women. (Mentor: O. Schultheiss)

• JELINEK, SARAH L. – Self-Objectification and Media Consumption: The Effects of Exposure to Objectifying Media. (Mentor: B. Fredrickson)

• LEITNER, HEIDI – Sex Differences in Patterns of Psychomotor Behavior in Response to Cocaine Sensitization in Rats. (Mentors: L. Jackson and J. Becker)

• LEVY, DAVID M. – Equating Spatial and Verbal Working Memory Performance. (Mentor: P. Reuter-Lorenz)

• LINDBERG, CASEY – Socio-Emotional Perception. (Mentor: P. Reuter-Lorenz)

• LOREE, AMY M. – Posttraumatic Stress Reactions in Preschool Children from Low-Income Families: A New Measure of Trauma Symptoms. (Mentor: S. Graham-Bermann)

• MALAMUD, LOUISE S. – Virtuous Activities in Organizations. (Mentor: K. Cameron)

• MAZURKIEWICZ, REBECCA – Towards a Comprehensive Motive Scoring System: Development and Validation of Measures of Hope and Power and Fear of Weakness (Mentor: O. Schultheiss)

• MILLÁN, REBECA – Indicators of Maternal Depression in a Five-Minute Speech Sample. (Mentor: B. Lozoff)

• MIYOSHI, AMY – The Effects of Opioid Microinjections within the Central Nucleus of the Amygdala: A Pilot Study. (Mentor: K. Berridge)

• NIEBUHR, AIMEE – Influence of Gender on Subjective and Psychophysiological Response to Social vs. Non-Social Emotional Stimuli. (Mentor: I. Liberzon)

• PECCOLA, ROBERT – Tracing a Natural History of Organizational Innovation. (Mentor: R. Price)

• RAY, SARAH L. – What Do Mothers Say to Their Preschool Age Children About Gender: A Qualitative Analysis. (Mentor: S. Graham-Bermann)

• RHODES, MARJORIE – The Neuropsychological Profile of ADHD in Adult Populations With and Without Psychiatric Comorbidities. (Mentor: B. Giordani)

• RICHARDSON, DEREK – In Vivo Augmentation of Stroke-Induced Neurogenesis by Retinoic Acid. (Mentors: C. Gong and J. Parent)

• RIGGS, MARY – A Cross-Cultural Examination of Reciprocity Decisions in Undergraduate Students. (Mentor: J. Miller)

• SCHUSTER, LISA M. – Parentally Bereaved Children and The Importance of Peer Support. (Mentor: A. Cain)

• SIDDIQUI, NADIA – Shoplifters: Who are they? A Descriptive Study of the Crime, Motives, and Psychopathologies Within a Shoplifting Population. (Mentor: C. Holden)

• TAYLOR, VALERIE – Conflict in Labor Relations: A Study of Motives. (Mentor: D. Winter)

• UEDA, MIORI – Cultural Differences in Parental Approaches to Discipline: A Cross-Cultural Study. (Mentor: S. Olson)

• URBANOWICZ, CHRISTINA – Magazines as Agents of Sexual Socialization. (Mentor: L.M. Ward)

• WANG, ELSIE – The Relationship Between Empathy, Liking, and Helping Behavior Towards Outgroup Members. (Mentor: M. Shih)

• WANG, JOHN JUNG – The Role of Phonology in Reading Chinese. (Mentor: J. Boland)

• WELSH, KATHRYN – Implicit Motives and the Emotional Brain. (Mentor. I. Liberzon)

• WOLFE, KAMI – Genetics in the Mass Media and Its Influence on Attitudes and Beliefs About Intelligence. (Mentors: C. Wong and N. Valentino)

• YANG, WAYNE – Estrogen Enhances Object Recognition But Not Recognition of Female Conspecifics in Castrated Male Rats. (Mentor: J. Becker)

• YEAGER, LAUREN – Determination of the Cell-type Expression of an Adeno-associated Virus Within the Striatum. (Mentor: J. Becker)

• YEUNG, SABRINA – Effects of Family and Community Violence on Preschool Children’s Stereotyped Beliefs About Gender, Power and Violence. (Mentor: S. Graham-Bermann)