Colorado College Psychology Dept: Grads, Awards & Honors '00-'01

Psychology / Neuroscience
Graduates, Awards, and Honors
2000 - 2001
Department of Psychology
Colorado College

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Psychology/Neuroscience Grads 2001!!
Honors Convocation Honorees 2001
Honorary Society Inductees 2001

Poster Day Presenters 2001
Research Presentations and Awards
'01-'02 Paraprofessionals Announced

Congratulations and Best Wishes!!! Psychology and Neuroscience Graduates 2001
Psychology		Neuroscience
David Holt Abrahamson Chapel Hill, NC Meigan Blue Baldwin Tuscon, AZ Mary Brown Granger, IN *cum laude* Courtney Clinkscales Atlanta, GA Gentry Elisabeth Connelly Salt Lake City, UT Jennifer Ann Cook Colorado Springs, CO # Jade Nicole Durkee Shawnee, KS * Senior Class President Amanda PriceFaulkner Yardley, PA Susan Christine Graff Denver, CO Carolyn Randolph Hodges Roanoke, VA William J. Holloway, Jr. Winnetka, IL Nina Marie Kaiser Grinnell, IA Psychology/International Affairs Distinction in Psychology Charles Kennedy New York, NY Kimberly Ann Kubie New York, NY Rebecca Louise Lane Centennial, CO Chelsea Anya Sebastian MacLane Portland, OR Jennifer Delores Martinez Colorado Springs, CO #	Eron Desaire McLaughlin Pinedale, WY Distinction in Psychology Haley Elizabeth Miller Portland, OR Sarah Muench Cissna Park, IL Distinction in Psychology *magna cum laude* Monica Ann Nielsen Loveland, CO # cum laude Jennifer Elizabeth Pearson Broomfield, CO *magna cum laude* Stefani Rachelle Previdi Detroit, MI Distinction in Psychology Jacqueline Kinley Rea Sante Fe, NM Peter Timothy Sigler Yampa, CO Elementary Teacher Education Program Jesse Daniel Sinderson Madison, WI # Avy Alosha Skolnik Littleton, CO Kirsten B. Sprenkle Seattle, WA Tessel Eve Jin Stevenson Boulder, CO Katherine Elizabeth Supinger Medical Lake, WA Distinction in Psychology *cum laude* Donovan Tracy Windsor, CO Philosophy/Psychology *magna cum laude*	Shantha Jessica Bunyan Loveland, CO # Jonathan Faust Rochester, MN Distinction in Neuroscience *magna cum laude* Frederick Federer Centennial, CO Daniel Stoel Gammon Seattle, WA Distinction in Neuroscience *magna cum laude* Felisa Angela Gonzalez Alamosa, CO # Melody Hrubes Montrose, CO # Economics/Neuroscience Francis Macalalag Aurora, CO # Sharon Bree Sann Harrisburg, PA # Distinction in Neuroscience *magna cum laude* Jennifer Suzanne Spencer Centralia, IL
See The Psychology Major’s Handbook for an explanation of Distinction in Psychology. *Degree pending. #Degree granted August 11, 2000, December 20, 2000 or December 21, 2001

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Academic Honors Convocation
Colorado College
May 8, 2001
Honors Recipients*
Psychology / Neuroscience Majors

Eron McLaughlin
Katherine "Katie" Supinger
Cornelia Manley Sabine Award
By the Department of Psychology

Dakota Corey
William Arthur Blakely Memorial Award
by the Department of Psychology

Katherine "Katie" Supinger
Laura Golden Award
an All-College Award

Sharon Sann
Arnold B. Scheibel Neuroscience Award
by the Neuroscience Program

Pete Sigler
Award for Excellence in
Elementary Teacher Education
by the Department of Education

*Click on award names to see
Honors Descriptions.

Katie, Pete, and Eron are sporting their honors medals following
the Honors Day ceremony. Dakota and Sharon
were away on Honors Day.

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Honorary Societies
at Colorado College
We’re pleased to announce the inductions of
Psychology/Neuroscience students into the following
Colorado College Honorary Chapters.

Psi Chi
The National Honorary in Psychology

Dakota Corey
Jenna Godfrey
Brek Heikkinen
Nina Kaiser
Rebecca Lane
Gwyneth McCawley
Laura Schoenfield

Phi Beta Kappa
The National Honorary for Seniors

Sarah Muench
Jennifer Pearson
Sharon Sann
Katherine Supinger
Donovan Tracy

Blue Key
The National Honorary for Juniors and Seniors

Melody Hrubes
Katherine Supinger
Donovan Tracy

Kappa Delta Pi
The International Honor Society in Education

Pete Sigler

Pi Gamma Mu
The National Academic Honor Society
for Social Science

Melody Hrubes

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Psychology and Neuroscience Poster Day

We recognize the following list of students completing
Senior Theses or Independent Study Projects
for their hard work and dedication
to the science of psychology.

See Poster Day pictures!

Courtney Clinkscales ~
A Cross-Cultural Study on Tactile Sensitivity
Abstract

Johanna Creswell and Melody Hrubes ^
Putative Dendritic Changes Following Corpus Callosotomy in Human Cortex:
A Quantitative and Qualitative Case Study
Poster presented at the 26th Annual West Coast Biological Sciences
Undergraduate Research Conference at Santa Clara Univ., April 28, 2001.
Poster presented at the 31st Annual Society for Neuroscience meeting in San
Diego Nov. 10-15, 2001.
Abstract

Jonathan Faust ^
The Effects of Formalin Fixation on the Golgi-Kopsch and Rapid Golgi
Methods of Neuromorphological Staining
Poster presented at the 26th Annual West Coast Biological Sciences
Undergraduate Research Conference at Santa Clara Univ., April 28, 2001.
Abstract

Felisa Gonzalez =
Growing up in the age of globalization: The effect of north American influence
on self image and eating attitudes of Costa Rican girls
The paper was sponsored by the Associated Colleges of the Midwest and was presented
at the Minority Students and Academic Careers Fall Workshop on October 14, 2000
at St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN.
Abstract

Nina Kaiser ~
The Effects of Eye Movement and a Blurring Filter on
Stroop Performance of Above-Average Readers
Poster presented at the Research in Child Development Conference
April 20 - 22, 2001 in Minneapolis, MN.
Poster presented at the Undergraduate Research Posters on the Hill event sponsored by
the Council on Undergraduate Research in Washington, D.C. on March 29, 2001.
Abstract

Rebecca Lane +
An Investigation of Global Self-Worth and Depression in Learning Disabled Adolescents
Abstract

Chelsea MacLane -
The Body Disgusting: How Knowledge of Bodily Functions Affects Attitudes Toward Women
Abstract

Eron McLaughlin -
The Influence of Consensus Covariation Information on Performance Attributions
Abstract

Sarah Muench +
Internal Working Models of Attachment and Moral Reasoning in Juvenile Sex Offenders
Abstract

Stefani Previdi ~
Infant Habituation and Response to Novel Consonant and Dissonant Musical Stimuli
Abstract

Avy Skolnik -
Expectation as Self-fulfilling Prophecy: The Effects of Target Status and Feedback
on Performance on a Cognitive Tracing Task
Abstract

Katherine Supinger #
Perceptions of Cause and Satisfaction in Individual and Team Sport Athletes
Abstract

Advisors:
#Kristi Erdal, *John Horner, ^Bob Jacobs, -Tomi-Ann Roberts, +Tricia Waters,
~Cathey Weir, =ACM Project.

Explore The Psychology Major’s Handbook for more information
regarding Research Opportunities.

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CONGRATULATIONS!
...to the following students presenting undergraduate research projects
(and winning awards!) at conferences.

Research Award!
Cathleen Manly (Psychology '99)
Cassie was awarded First Honorable Mention for the Annual Prize for Psychological Research on Women and Gender by a Graduate or Undergraduate Student by the Association for Women in Psychology and
the American Psychological Association Division 35: Society for Women in Psychology.
(One winner and two Honorable Mentions awarded.)

Cassie received her award and presented her paper during an Invited Address at the 26th Annual Feminist Psychology Conference in Los Angeles March 8-11, 2001.

Her paper is entitled: "Protecting" the Feminine: The Effects of Menstruation on Attitudes Toward Women. Cassie conducted this research as her PY 451 Advanced Research Topic with the supervision of Tomi-Ann Roberts.

Research Award!
Johanna Creswell ('01) and Melody Hrubes ('02)
(Neuroscience)
Joh and Mel, pictured below, were awarded the Outstanding Poster Presentation at the 26th Annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference at Santa Clara Univ. , April 28, 2001.

Joh and Mel will also present this poster at the 31st Annual Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego Nov. 10-15.

Joh and Mel conducted this research as their PY 45 Advanced Research Topic with the supervision of Bob Jacobs.

Johanna Creswell ('01) and Melody Hrubes ('01) (front row, 3rd and 4th from left, respectively) are pictured with the other award recipients at the 26th Annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference at Santa Clara Univ.

Jon Faust (Neuroscience '01)
Presented a poster at the 26th Annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference at Santa Clara Univ. on April 28, 2001.

Jon conducted this research as his PY 451 Advanced Research Topic with
the supervision of Bob Jacobs.

Nina Kaiser (Psychology '01)
Nina is pictured below describing her poster to Alysia Blandon ('97) at the Society for Research in Child Development Conference April 20 - 22, 2001 in Minneapolis, MN.

Nina also presented this poster at the Undergraduate Research Posters on the Hill event sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research in Washington, D.C. on March 29, 2001. Nina conducted this research as her PY 451 Advanced Research Topic with the supervision of Cathey Weir.

Nina Kaiser ('01) is pictured with CC Psychology grad Alysia Blandon ('97)
who took a poster to SRCD in 1997 and was a graduate student in the
Developmental program at the Univ. of Michigan.

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