Department of psychology

Undergraduate Achievements

Recent University and Department Awards for Psychology Majors

Distinguished Student Leadership Award (Spring 2008)

Danielle Graham

Bengier Senior Honors Thesis Fellowship

Michael Cooley (2006-2007)
Danielle Graham (2007-2008)

Research and Graduate studies Senior Honors Thesis Fellowship

Angela D’Orazio (2006-2007)
Tara Baluck (2007-2008)
Caitlin Faas (2007-2008)

Zaynor Award for Support of Honors Thesis Project (Summer 2007)

David Kalmbach
Jared Smith

Distinguished Student Leadership Award (Fall 2006)

Cassie Simpson
Janessa Imdorf

Distinguished Student Leadership Award (Spring 2007)

Andrea Vest
Beth Watson

Arts and Sciences Scholarship (Fall 2006)

Kate Guerini

Outstanding Senior Award (Spring 2007)

David Kalmbach

Davidson Outstanding Junior Award (Spring 2007)

William Ajayi
Joseph Smith

Conference Presentations by Psychology Majors 2006-2007

• Betz, J. (B. Shepherd, Faculty Sponsor) (2007, April). The Interaction Between Psychology and Religion. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for the University Regional Campuses of Ohio, Huron, OH. **Received ‘The Edward “Ted” Bunn Award for Student Excellence’ from AURCO.
• Brower, C. (J. Gunstad, Faculty Sponsor) (2007, April). Brain derived neurotrophic factor and cognitive function in older adults. Platform presentation at the annual Ohio Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, Hiram, OH.
• Brower, C., Smith, J., & Hendrickson, A. (Sharon Tkacz, Faculty Sponsor) (2007, April). What every geographer should know about gender and mental rotation. Platform presentation at the annual Ohio Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, Hiram, OH.
• Burke, T. M., Pyc, M. A., & Rawson, K. A. (2007, May). Does Repeated Retrieval Plus Restudy Improve Memory for Key Ideas in Text? Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
• Faas, C. S., Goncy, E. A., & van Dulmen, M. H. M. (2007, November). Single Parent Closeness and Adolescent Academic Achievement. Poster presented at the annual meetings of the National Council on Family Relations, Pittsburgh (PA).
• Graham, D., LePage, M. (J. H. Crowther, Faculty Sponsor) (2007, April). Obligation to Exercise May Be More Pathological than Frequency of Exercise. Platform presentation at the annual Ohio Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, Hiram, OH.
• Henley, M. (B. Shepherd, Faculty Sponsor) (2007, April). The Effects of Alcohol on Adolescent Working Memory. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for the University Regional Campuses of Ohio, Huron, OH.
• Jackson, T., Neal-Barnett, A.M., & Stadulis, R. (Angela Neal-Barnett, Faculty Sponsor) (2007, April). The relationship of Body Composition to Depression and Anxiety among African American Females. Platform presentation at the annual Ohio Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference, Hiram, OH.
• Jonda, J. D., & Crowther, J. H. (2006, November).Relationships among family environment, perfectionism, body image, and disordered eating. Presented at the 40th Annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.
• LePage, M. L., Graham, D., & Crowther, J. H. (2007, November). The effects of exercise on body satisfaction and affect: A study using ecological momentary assessment.   Presented at the annual Convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
• Myers, S., & Cherney, L. (M. H. M. van Dulmen, Faculty Sponsor) (2007, May). Paternal involvement as it relates to adolescents’ risky sexualbehavior. Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago (IL).
• Roley, M. (M. H. M. van Dulmen, Faculty Sponsor) (2007, May). The relationship between depressed affect and GPA. Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago (IL).
• Van Dulmen, M. H. M., Goncy, E., Vest, A., & Flannery, D. (2006, November). Conceptual and methodological issues in studying trajectories of antisocial behavior from middle childhood through young adulthood. In J. Savage (Chair), The development of persistent criminality I. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Criminology Society, Los Angeles (CA).
• Vest, A., & Christmyer, A. (M. H. M. van Dulmen, Faculty Sponsor) (2007, May). Parent-child relationships as a moderating link between extracurricular participation and adolescent antisocial behavior. Poster presented at the annual meetings of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago (IL).
• Vest, A. E., Goncy, E. A., & van Dulmen, M. H. M. (2007, November). Ethnic Differences in the Family Context of Adolescent Behavior Problems. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the National Council on Family Relations, Pittsburgh (PA).
• Watson, B., (M. H. M. van Dulmen, Faculty Sponsor) (2007, April). More than scars: The relationship between childhood maltreatment and antisocial behavior. Paper presented the Annual Ohio Undergraduate Research Conference (Hiram, OH).
• Watson, B., Rytwinski, N.K., & Fresco, D.M. (2007, May). The Effects of a Negative Mood-Priming Challenge on Explanatory Flexibility. A poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Recent Honors Theses

• Tara Baluck:  "Overlap in Generalized Anxiety Disorder & Major Depressive Disorder Symptomotology" (Advisor: David Fresco)
• Christen Buchanan:  "Self-Efficacy In Cardiovascular Patients" (Advisor:  John Gunstad)
• Lauren Cherney:  "Extending the Reduced Concreteness Theory of Worry to Consider Depressive Rumination" (Advisor: David Fresco)
• Amy Davis:  "Psychological Theories of Learning Styles" (Advisor: Lee Fox)
• Cherry Dolph:  "The Impact of Societal Views on Crime Victims" (Advisor:  Lee Fox-Cardamone)
• Caitlin Faas:  "Emerging Adults' Satisfaction with Romantic and Parental Relationships" (Advisor: Manfred Van Dulmen)
• Chris Gable:  "Family Environmental Factors Associated with ADHD and ODD in Children" (Advisor:  Beth Wildman)
• Danielle Graham:  "Motivation's Role in Health Message Framing" (Advisor: John Updegraff)
• David Kalmbach:  "Dysphoria & Depressive Rumination and their Effects on the Perception and Recall on the Judgment of Contingency Task" (Advisor: David Fresco)
• Julie Kozak:  "Personality Subtypes as a determinant of Violence in Psychopaths" (Advisor: Dan Flannery)
• Dzanela Sehic:  "Parental responses affecting the development of their child's PTSD" (Advisor: Doug Delahanty)
• Jared Smith:  "The Development of Emotional Regulation in the Context of Mother-Child Interactions" (Advisor: Kathryn Kerns)
• Beth Watson:  "The effects of a negative mood priming challenge on explanatory flexibility" (Advisor: David Fresco)