Undergraduate Research in Psychology - Discovery Day
Psychology Discovery Day 2007 Award Winners
ORAL PRESENTATIONS – Group 2
Samuel McQuillin, Experimental Psychology, and John Terry, Experimental Psychology
The Challenging Horizons Program: Contributions of USC Undergraduates to the Development of an Evidence-Based, Award Winning Program
Mentor: Dr. Dr. Bradley Smith, Department of Psychology,
Carolyn Pender, PhD Candidate, Psychology
NEUROSCIENCE and EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 1
John Teal, Experimental Psychology, Magellan Scholar, Honors College
Kainate Receptors as a Therapeutic Target in Rat Model of Epilepsy
Mentor: Dr. David Mott, Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience
Codi Black, Experimental Psychology, Magellan Scholar, Honors College, and Anna Walton, Biological Sciences, Honors College
Developmental Alcohol Exposure and Effects on Attentional Set Shifting in Long Evans Rats: A Pilot Study
Mentor: Dr. Sandra Kelly, Psychology
NEUROSCIENCE and EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 2
Stephanie Maddox, Experimental Psychology, Magellan Scholar, Honors College
Post-training Lesions to the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Interfere with Retrieval on a Trace Eyeblink Conditioning Task
Mentors: Dr. Barbara Oswald, Continuing Education/Academic Programs
Dr. Donald
Powell, Psychology
SOCIAL SCIENCES I
Amber Martin, Experimental Psychology, Magellan Scholar
Self-Worth and Cigarette Smoking Among Youth with ADHD
Mentor: Dr. Kate Flory, Department of Psychology
Holly Carson, Experimental Psychology, Magellan Scholar and Brittany Skiles, Experimental Psychology , Magellan Scholar
Effects of Parenting Style on Smoking Behavior Among Adolescents With ADHD
Mentor: Dr. Kate Flory, Psychology
Christopher Gainey, Biological Sciences, Honors College
Analysis of Strategic Self-Presentation Observational Coding for Evaluating Interviewer-Interviewee Interactions as a Function of Gender and Race Congruency
Mentor: Dr. Dawn Wilson, Psychology
Justin Uzl, Biological Sciences, Magellan Scholar, Honors College
Coping Strategies and the Influence of Personality in the Development of Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Mentor: Dr. Benjamin Hankin, Psychology
SOCIAL SCIENCES 2
John Terry, Experimental Psychology
Self-Efficacy and Math Performance in Middle-School Students
Mentor: Dr. Brad Smith, Psychology
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Psychology Discovery Day 2006 Award Winners
NEUROSCIENCE
Ryan Newsom, Experimental Psychology
Prenatal Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Exposure Disrupts Social and Open Field Behavior in Male Long Evans Rats
Mentor: Dr. Sandra Kelly, Department of Psychology
Alisha Epps, Experimental Psychology
Alterations of GAD Production by Lentivirus Mediated Gene Transfer Modified Seizure Severity in Genetically Epilepsy Prone Rats
Mentor: Dr. James Coleman, Department of Psychology
SOCIAL SCIENCES I
Payton Foust, Experimental Psychology
The Role of Landlords in the Functioning of Persons with Severe Mental Illness Living in Supported Housing
Mentor: Dr. Bret Kloos, Department of Psychology
Amy Goddard, Experimental Psychology
Examining Means of Increasing Generalization Across Time: Repeated Readings v. Multiple Exemplars
Mentor: Dr. Scott Ardoin, Department of Psychology
Lindsey Stone, Experimental Psychology
Women's Attitudes on the Effects of Domestic Violence on Children
Mentor: Dr. Frederic Medway, Department of Psychology
SOCIAL SCIENCES II
Sam McQuillin, Experimental Psychology, Gill Strait, Experimental Psychology, and Shawneequa Thompson, Experimental Psychology
Curriculum Based Measurement and State-of-the-Art Training to Help Middle School Students Solve Math Word Problems
Mentor: Dr. Dr. Bradley Smith, Department of Psychology,
Carolyn Pender, PhD Candidate, Psychology
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Psychology Discovery Day 2005 Award Winners
LIFE SCIENCE
Leah M. Brown, Experimental Psychology
Prenatal Cocaine Exposure: Dose-Dependent Increase in Intentional Tremor
Mentor: Dr. Charles F. Mactutus, Department of Psychology
PSYCHO-SOCIAL
Michael Chajewski, Experimental Psychology
University Students’ Projected Moral Disengagement Mechanisms on Peer Offenders
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Cafferty, Department of Psychology
Ryan J. Newsom, Experimental Psychology
Influence of skill acquisition on social behavior and other skills
Mentor: Dr. Sandra J. Kelly
Bobby Frankenberger, Lesya Lasota, Jeni Mehta, Sara Peters, Ray Saut, and Raquel Vaca (all Experimental Psychology)
Phonological and Semantic Influences on Working Memory
Mentor: Dr. Amit Almor, Department of Psychology
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