Congratulations and Best Wishes!!!
Psychology and Neuroscience
Graduates 2005

Psychology

Neuroscience

Tim Adams
Yarmouth, ME

Jennifer Alpern
Cape Elizabeth, ME

Jenna Becker
St. Louis, MO #

Thekla Brumder
Milwaukee, WI

Ryan Carlson
Edina, MN

David Cashman
Newton, MA #

Amanda Chapman
Aurora, CO

Meghan Donnelly
Tulsa, OK #

Melissa Dreffin
Woodstock, IL

Whitney Dunn
Cedar Rapuids, IA
Distinction in Psychology

Tessa Enright
Jackson, WY

Saren Felder
Chicago, IL #

Chris Fyfe
Woodstock, IL

Emily Green
Carbondale, CO

Peter Harman
Fairfield , CT

Lindsay Sandell Jimenez
Centennial, CO
Elementary Teacher Ed.

Kristen Jorgenson
Billings, MT

Jennifer Martin
Colorado Springs, CO

 

N. Katie Ravitch
Evanston, IL
Distinction in Psychology

Doreen Rhee
Pasdena, CA

Marc Rubin
Houston, TX

Jennifer Sackett
Littleton, CO
Distinction in Psychology

Ryan Segal
Salt Lake City, UT *

Namrita Singh
Amherst, MA
Distinction in Psychology
magna cum laude

Jennifer Small
Highlans Ranch, CO
also, English

Cody Smith
Ovid, CO

Stephen Speck
Fairbanks, AK

Danelle Vallejos
Greeley, CO

Virginia Weeks
Albany, OR

Adam York
Rio Rancho, NM

Amber Bailey
Leadville , CO

Aby Baker
Boulder, CO

Caroline Byrd
Houston, TX

Kalen Dionne
Black Forest, CO
Distinction in Neuroscience
magna cum laude

Caitlin Dufault
Colorado Springs, CO
Distinction in Neuroscience
cum laude

Charles Hass
Rathdrum, ID
Distinction in Neuroscience
cum laude

Marnita Rodriguez
Lakewood, CO

Roxanne Rogers
Empire, MI

Aubree Ruzkowski
Colorado Springs, CO

Wyanet Schoonover
Colorado Springs, CO #

Anne West-Miles
Denver, CO

See The Psychology Major’s Handbook for an explanation of
Distinction in Psychology and the Neuroscience website for an
explanation of Distinction in Neuroscience.

*Degree pending.
#Degree granted August 2004, December 2004, or August 2005

 

Charles Hass & Caitlin Dufault
(Neuroscience '05)
Outstanding Neuroscience Seniors

 

Namrita Singh & Emily Taplin
(Psychology '05) & (Psychology '06)
Outstanding Psychology Senior & Junior

Kalen Dionne
(Neuroscience '05 )

Lindsay Sandell
Jimenez
(Psychology '05)

Elisha
Nottingham
(Psychology '05)

Namrita Singh
(Psychology '05)

Psi Chi
National Honorary in Psychology

Front row: Emily Taplin, Tim Sheehan, Whitney Dunn, Jen Sackett
Back row: Katie Foster, Cody Smith, Samantha Rasmusen
Not pictured: Thekla Brumder, Lilly Dashiell, Heidi Schuldt, Emily Pabst

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Phi Beta Kappa
National Honorary for Seniors

Kalen Dionne
Namrita Singh

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Blue Key
National Honorary for
Juniors and Seniors

Graduating Member
Namrita Singh

Inductee
Timothy Sheehan

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Kappa Delta Pi
International Honor Society in Education

Lindsay Sandell Jimenez

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Mortar Board
National College Senior Honor Society

Graduating Members:
Kalen Dionne
Caitlin Dufault
Namrita Singh
Jennifer Small

Member:
Cody Smith

Inductee:
Katherine Foster

Psychology and Neuroscience Poster Day

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

See Poster Day pictures!

Abigail A. Baker (Neuroscience '04) *
Modeling Pseudohallucinations in a Lateral Inhibitory Neural Network
Abstract

Ryan Carlson (Psychology '05) *
Examining the Effects of a Lecturer’s Qualifications and Appearance on Students’ Memory for Lecture
Abstract

Kalen Dionne (Neuroscience '05) ^
The Morphological Effects of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE) Exposure on
Cortical Pyramidal Neurons in the Postnatal Rat: A Quantitative Dendritic Analysis
Abstract

Caitlin Dufault (Neuroscience, '05) %
Effects of Early Developmental Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers on the Cholinergic Modulation of Attention
Abstract

Whitney Dunn (Psychology '05) #
Perceived Competence in Medicine: The Effects of Gender and Profession
Abstract

Emily Green (Psychology '05) =#
Meditation, Stereotype Threat, and Anxiety
Abstract

Charles Hass (Neuroscience '05) ^
Dendritic Morphometrics of Human Insular Pyramidal Neurons
Abstract

Jennifer Martin (Psychology '05) -
Looks and Books: The Relationship between Self Objectification and Academic Motivation
Abstract

Julia Perault (Psychology '05) +
Parental Behavior toward Toddler's and Children's Narrative Representations of
Empathy and Parental Behavior at Age Seven
Abstract

N. Kathryn Ravitch (Psychology '05) +
Attitudes Toward Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery: A Study of Anxiety-Mediating Factors
in Honduran and North American Mothers
Abstract

Jennifer Sackett (Psychology '05) -
Are the Disgust Response and the Understanding of Death Developmentally Related?
Abstract

Namrita Singh (Psychology '05) #
Azeri Attitudes Towards Depressive Disorder and its Treatment:
A Comparison between Refugee and Student Populations
Abstract

Emily Taplin (Psychology '05) -
Embarrassment and the Body: Evidence for Further Gender Differences in Embarrassment
Abstract

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Advisors:
=Emily Chan, %Lori Driscoll, #Kristi Erdal, *John Horner, ^Bob Jacobs,
-Tomi-Ann Roberts, +Tricia Waters, ~Cathey Weir.

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

CONGRATULATIONS!
...to the following students presenting research projects at conferences.

2004-2005

Emily Taplin (Psychology '05)
...presented a poster entitled,
Embarrassment and the Body: Evidence for Further Gender Differences in Embarrassment
at the 2nd Annual Colorado Springs Undergraduate Research Forum
Air Force Academy, April 30, 2005
Emily worked with Tomi-Ann Roberts.
Abstract

Paraprofessional
We congratulate the following Psychology graduate
who has been selected to serve as Psychology Paraprofessional during 2005 - 2006.

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Ryan Carlson ('05)
Psychology Paraprofessional
Department of Psychology