Colorado College Psychology Dept: Grads, Awards & Honors '01-'02

Psychology / Neuroscience
Graduates, Awards, and Honors
2001 - 2002
Department of Psychology
Colorado College

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Psychology/Neuroscience Grads 2002!!
Honors Convocation Honorees 2002
Honorary Society Inductees 2002

Poster Day Presenters 2002
Research Presentations and Awards
'02-'03 Paraprofessionals Announced

Congratulations and Best Wishes!!! Psychology and Neuroscience Graduates 2002
Psychology		Neuroscience
Alexander Joseph Balick Chicago, IL Michael Burson Chicago, IL Anne Wentworth Campbell Golden, CO Dakota Corey Coeur d'Alene, ID Distinction in Psychology *magna cum laude* Anders Fairbanks San Francisco, CA Allison Nicole Finnie Arvada, CO also, Elementary Teacher Education Program Jennifer Claire Flynn # Austin, TX Mary Susan Haley Oak Park, IL Brek Heikkinen Falmouth, ME # Kai Hilfiker Washington, DC # Elizabeth A. Kemp Wellesley, MA Diana Ruth Lucas Lakewood, CO Ashley Marie Magnuson Seattle, WA Brittany Peet Maier Winnetka, IL Gwyneth McCawley Los Angeles, CA Distinction in Psychology *cum laude*	Jennifer Marie Miller Durango, CO # Amy Elizabeth Mongiello Wellesley, MA Katherine Arwen Preshaw Everett, WA Melanie Elise Richmond Charlestown, MA Katie Rutledge Colorado Springs, CO Laura Schoenfield Wilmette, IL Distinction in Psychology cum laude Patrick Joseph Shannon Belle Meade, NJ # Lauren Sprague Englewood, CO Vashti Thomas-Wachterman Gardner, CO also, Sociology Lindsay Diana Varner Verona, WI also, Elementary Teacher Education Program *cum laude* Lindsay Nicole Westmiller Plymouth, MN Angela Wood Salt Lake City, UT # Michael Lenart Wood San Francisco, CA	Dawn Elizabeth Beckman Mendocino, CA Nathaniel Mark Birgenheier Lenexa, KS *magna cum laude* Jonathan Philip Britt Glencoe, IL Distinction in Neuroscience Johanna Creswell Lincoln, NE Senior Class President Jenna Marie Godfrey Littleton, CO Distinction in Neuroscience Felisa Angela Gonzalez Alamosa, CO # David Sharpe Heister Little Rock, AR # Kara Marie Lindstrom Northfield, MN John Gasparé Rino Westminster, CO Sonia Renee Shishido Arcata, CA
See The Psychology Major’s Handbook for an explanation of Distinction in Psychology. *Degree pending. #Degree granted August 2001, December 2001, or August 2002

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Academic Honors Convocation
Colorado College
May 8, 2002
Honors Recipients*
Psychology / Neuroscience Majors

Dakota Corey
Cornelia Manley Sabine Award
By the Department of Psychology
Also, named one of
CC's Best and Brightest

Yousef Arefi-Afshar
William Arthur Blakely Memorial Award
by the Department of Psychology

Melanie Bennett
Broadway Theater League Award
by the Department of Drama/Dance

Jenny Shaw
Aimee Hull
Crown-Goodman Scholarship
an All-College Award

Johanna Creswell
Felisa Gonzales
Arnold B. Scheibel Neuroscience Award
by the Neuroscience Program

Felisa Gonzales
Thomas G. Watson Fellowship
an All-College Award

Lindsay Varner
Award for Excellence in
Elementary Teacher Education
by the Department of Education

*Click on award names to see
Honors Descriptions.

Congrats to Departmental Award honorees (l. to r.)
Yousef, Dakota, Johanna, and Felisa.

Congrats to College-wide honorees (l. to r.)
Jenny, Melanie, Lindsay, and Aimee.

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

Psi Chi
National Honorary in Psychology

Yousef Arefi-Afshar
Anna Bauer
Natalie Connor
Sarah Dombrowski
Michael "Misha" Novitzky
Melanie Richmond
Kelsey Wennesland

Phi Beta Kappa
National Honorary for Seniors

Dawn Beckman
Nathaniel Birgenheier
Dakota Corey
Felisa Gonzales
Gwyneth McCawley

Blue Key
National Honorary for Juniors and Seniors

Yousef Arefi-Afshar
Aimee Hull
Lise Melbye
Jennifer Shaw
Maren True

Kappa Delta Pi
International Honor Society in Education

Allison Finnie

Mortar Board
National College Senior Honor Society

Yousef Arefi-Afshar
Aimee Hull
Jennifer Shaw
Maren True
Kelsey Wennesland

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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!

Yousef Arefi-Afshar (Psychology '02) -
The Influences of Posture on Productivity, Expectancies, and Self-Esteem Following Success Feedback
Abstract

Jon Britt (Neuroscience '02) and
Johanna Creswell (Neuroscience '02) ^
Putative Dendritic Changes Following Corpus Callosotomy in Human Cortex:
A Qualitative Case Study
Poster presented at the 27th Annual West Coast Biological Sciences
Undergraduate Research Conference Loyola Marymount on April 27, 2002.
Abstract

Dakota Corey (Psychology '02) #
Effect of Factual Information on American and Dutch Attitudes
Toward Drug Policy
Abstract

Jenna Godfrey (Psychology '02) ^
Relationships Between Clicks, Whistles and Accuracy of Task Performance in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Abstract

Susan Haley (Psychology '02) -
A Survey of Body Image and Eating Attitudes Among Minority Females
The project was sponsored by the Associated Colleges of the Midwest and was presented at the Minority Students and Academic Careers Fall Workshop on October 5-6, 2001at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN.
Abstract

Gwyneth McCawley (Psychology '02) #
The Effects of Testosterone Levels on the Cognitive Performance of Men
Abstract

Katherine Preshaw (Psychology '02) ~
Bilingual Cognitive Interference in Two Age Groups
Abstract

John Rino (Neuroscience '02) ^
Neuromorphological analysis of apical and basilar dendrites in BA 10: A quantitative Golgi study
Abstract

Laura Schoenfield (Psychology '02) +
Gender Differences in Language Usage During a Problem Solving Task
Abstract

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

Explore The Psychology Major’s Handbook for information on
Research Opportunities. Also see the Psychology Research page.

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CONGRATULATIONS! ...to the following students presenting undergraduate research projects (and winning awards!) at conferences.
2001-2002
Johanna Creswell and Jon Britt (Neuro '02) presented research projects* supervised by Bob Jacobs at the 27th Annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergrad. Research Conference at Loyola Marymount on April 27, 2002.	Jenna Godfrey ('02) presented her senior thesis* project supervised by Kristi Erdal at the 27th Annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergrad. Research Conference at Loyola Marymount on April 27, 2002.
Chelsea MacLane ('01) Eron Mclaughlin ('01) Chelsea* and Eron* presented their Senior Thesis projects supervised by Tomi-Ann Roberts at the 2002 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference (Info) in Savannah, GA, Jan. 31 - Feb. 2, 2002	Stefani Previdi ('01) presented her senior thesis* supervised by Cathey Weir on Apr. 19, 2002 at the 2002 International Conference on Infant Studies in Toronto (See pic). The conference is organized by The International Society on Infant Studies.
Johanna Creswell ('02), Jon Britt ('02), & Melody Hrubes ('02) Joh*, Melody, and Jon presented a poster based on their work with Bob Jacobs at the 31st Annual Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego, November 10-15, 2001.	*Indicates a link to a pop-up abstract