Conference Grants 2004-2005
The following students were awarded conference 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.