July 29, 2009

Fourteen students were on campus over the summer conducting collaborative research with faculty mentors in the psychology department. These students were supported by a number of programs including the Davidson Research Initiative, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Abernethy Fund, and the Psychology Summer Research Fellowship.  Their names and projects are listed below. Ask them about it when you see them!

Michelle Bleda, Fimbria-Fornix Transection Results in Impaired Performance on a Delayed Non-Matching to Sample Task.

Chris Fezza, Deficits in Recognizing Facial Emotions and Physiological Responses with Mild Depression and/or Anxiety

Erin Feeney, Matt DeNiear; The effect of Paired-Pulse Stimulation of the Crossed Temporodentate and Septodentate Pathways in the Dentate Gyrus

Devin Haddad, The Catalytic Effect: Enhanced Synaptic Efficacy of the Sprouted Crossed Temporodentate Pathway.

Anum (Zehra) Jaffri, The Effect of Mental Exercise on the Cognitive Functioning of Older Adults

Sara Levintow, Industrial/Organization lab

Mike Pennock, Behavioral Pharmacology lab

Max Simonsen,  ADHD, Empathy, and the Influence of Stimulant Medication

Heather Smith, Aging and Dynamic Cognitive Control in a Sequential Stroop Task

Sam Snell, Exploration of Perceptions, Attitudes, and Knowledge of Synthetic Biology

Zack Stergar - Perception lab

Katie Walker, Protective benefits of aerobic exercise against the development of cocaine abuse and addiction

Blaire Weidler, Cognitive Aging lab

Posted By: Fern Duncan