Travel Grants 2004-05

The following students were awarded travel grants for the 2004-05 academic year:

Megan Anderson and Christina Busuito (Adviser: Jeff Wilson).  "Differentiation of auditory CS+ and CS- by rats in a runway-based Pavlovian conditioning task with self-initiated trials: a follow-up study."  Presented at the Pavlovian Society conference, September 16-19, 2004, Baltimore, MD.

Jeremy Benton (Adviser: Drew Christopher).  "Death anxiety as a function of attitudes toward aging."  Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, May 26-29, 2005, Los Angeles, CA.

Jeremy Benton (Adviser: Drew Christopher).  "Anxiety about aging and fear of death: predictions from terror management theory."  Presented at the Michigan Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, April 23, 2005, Marquette, MI.

Virginia Cangelosi (Adviser: Cliff Harris).  "The oxidation of trialkylboranes with potassium permanganate: solvent, stoichiometry, and mechanism."  Presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 12-16, 2005, San Diego, CA.

Sarah Carver (Adviser: Luti Erbežnik).  "Development and application of FISH (fluorescence in-situ hybridization) in an undergraduate microbiology laboratory."  Presented at the Symposium for Undergraduates in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Argonne National Laboratory, November 5-6, 2004, Argonne, IL.

Sarah Carver (Adviser: Luti Erbežnik).  "Identification of an unknown bacterium from Rice Creek, Albion, Michigan."  Presented at the Michigan chapter American Society of Microbiology meeting, April 1-2, 2005, Delta College, University Center, MI.

Emily Carvill (Adviser: Lisa Lewis).  "Effect of various storage conditions on the decomposition of THC in marijuana."  Presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 12-16, 2005, San Diego, CA.

Stephanie Clark, Brandon Hill, and Wendy Simanton (Adviser: Molly Scheel).  "Netrins: creating divergent axon morphologies."  Presented at the Society for Developmental Biology midwest meeting, June 25-28, 2005, Chicago, IL.

C. J. DuBois (Adviser: Barbara Keyes).  "Children's adherence to racial stereotypes: a cognitive developmental framework."  Presented at the Society for Research in Child Development biennial meeting, April 7-10, 2005, Atlanta, GA.

Jacqueline Fillinger (Adviser: David Green).  "Leaded paint in pre-1970 Albion residences."  Presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 12-16, 2005, San Diego, CA.

Stephen Fritz (Adviser: Tammy Jechura).  "Unconscious priming of mirrored words: explorations in subliminal perception."  Presented at the Michigan Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, April 23, 2005, Marquette, MI.

Brianna Granlund and Dana Sauter (Adviser: Chris Rohlman).  "Thermal stability of higher order RNA structure."  Presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 12-16, 2005, San Diego, CA.

Andrew Groggel (Adviser: Len Berkey).  "The aspirations and vocational horizons of Albion youth: examining aspects of recovery."  Presented at the National Association of Ethnic Studies conference, March 24-26, 2005, Chicago, IL.

Elizabeth Gruber and Shauna Paradine (Adviser: Andrew French).  "Progress toward synthesis of a new class of hypervalent iodine reagent."  Presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 12-16, 2005, San Diego, CA.

Daniel Harris, Katherine McLogan, and Grace Shin (Adviser: Luti Erbežnik).  "Isolation and identification of bacteria found in Rice Creek:  a service learning approach to understanding microorganisms in the local environment."  Presented at the Michigan chapter American Society of Microbiology meeting, April 1-2, 2005, Delta College, University Center, MI.

Heather Holleman (Adviser: Barbara Keyes).  "Auditory hallucinations: cognitive abilities during auditory distraction."  Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, May 26-29, 2005, Los Angeles, CA.

Kristina Jelinek and Karolina Maluga (Advisers: Diane Ariza and Len Berkey).  "Realizing the American Dream: youth identity in stages of transition."  Presented at the National Association of Ethnic Studies conference, March 24-26, 2005, Chicago, IL.

Lori Karakashian (Adviser: Mark Walter).  "Fear of negative evaluation affects helping behavior."  Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, May 26-29, 2005, Los Angeles, CA.

Scott Kortlandt (Adviser: Cliff Harris).  "The oxidation of trialkylboranes with potassium permanganate: solvent, stoichiometry, and auto-oxidation."  Presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 12-16, 2005, San Diego, CA.

Laura Krasean (Adviser: Barbara Keyes).  "The effect of stress management group therapy on sub-acute back pain."  Presented at the Michigan Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, April 23, 2005, Marquette, MI.

Eddie Lindow (Adviser: Drew Christopher).  "First impressions and affective reactions to affluence acquisition: a facet-level analysis."  Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, May 26-29, 2005, Los Angeles, CA.

Corey Madura (Adviser: Drew Christopher).  "Individual differences in perceptions of personality attributes as a function of race and sexual orientation: an experimental investigation."  Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, May 26-29, 2005, Los Angeles, CA.   [Also presented at the Michigan Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, April 23, 2005, Marquette, MI.]

Ben Olbricht (Adviser: Craig Bieler).  "Direct measurement of the lifetime of NeBr2 van der Waals molecules as a function of isotopic species."  Presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 12-16, 2005, San Diego, CA.

Paul Roberts (Adviser: Luti Erbežnik).  "Is a bacterium isolated from Rice Creek (Michigan) a new species?"  Presented at the Michigan chapter American Society of Microbiology meeting, April 1-2, 2005, Delta College, University Center, MI.

Christopher Smith (Adviser: Cliff Harris).  "The oxidation of trialkylboranes with potassium permanganate: solvent and stoichiometry."  Presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 12-16, 2005, San Diego, CA.

Erin Toth (Adviser: Chris Rohlman).  "Fluorescent-based assay for ribozyme activity."  Presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 12-16, 2005, San Diego, CA.

Jordan Troisi (Adviser: Drew Christopher).  "Materialism and money spending disposition as predictors of economic and personality variables."  Presented at the Michigan Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, April 23, 2005, Marquette, MI.

Nicole Villiere (Adviser: David Green).  "Analysis of the degradation of semi-volatile organic compounds and the application to the EPA holding time limit."  Presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 12-16, 2005, San Diego, CA.

Katherine Vojtko (Adviser: Drew Christopher).  "Dental anxiety and dental fear predict oral hygiene behaviors."  Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, May 26-29, 2005, Los Angeles, CA.

Dan Wreschnig (Adviser: Luti Erbežnik).  "Identification of an unknown microorganism from Rice Creek."  Presented at the Michigan chapter American Society of Microbiology meeting, April 1-2, 2005, Delta College, University Center, MI.

[To see a list of travel grant recipients for academic 2003-04, click here.]