Honors Thesis
The Psychology Honors Program provides students an opportunity to enrich their undergraduate education with an intensive program of independent study and research.
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2019
| Graduate | Honors Thesis Title | Faculty Thesis Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Rael Sameroff |
Glucocorticoid Receptor Density Concentrations in Amygdala and Hippocampus across Age and Sex in Sprague-Dawley Rats |
Drs. Dragana Claflin & Debra Mayes |
|
Yoon-Jae Yi |
Synergistic Depression of Breathing Due to Concurrent Ethanol and Opioid Use is not Mediated by Actions on Carotid Body Type I Cells |
Dr. Christopher Wyatt |
| Emily Chriswell |
Characteristics and Behaviors of Heterosexual Men Who Have Sex with Other Men |
Drs. Patricia Schiml & Robert Gordon |
2018
| Graduate | Honors Thesis Title | Faculty Thesis Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Gann |
Salivary Cortisol Levels Before and After Acclimation and Experimental Manipulations in IAF Hairless Guinea Pigs |
Dr. Gale Kleven |
| Dorothy Ayres |
An Oculomotor Contribution to the Attentional Blink |
Dr. Scott Watamaniuk |
| Sophia Zwick |
The Electrophysiological Correlates of Complex Image Perception |
Dr. Assaf Harel |
| Abigail Schmidt | A Parametric Study of Context Fear Conditioning Using Periorbital Shock | Dr. Dragana Claflin |
| Allison Costello |
Social Buffering Reduces Plasma Corticosterone Levels and Amygdala Activity Following Stress Exposure in Juvenile Rats |
Dr. Dragana Claflin |
| Andrea Bell |
Maternal Influences on Neuroimmune Signalers and Behaviors of Infant Guinea Pigs |
Drs. Michael Hennessy & Patricia Schiml |
| Natalie Ehret |
Effects of Transcutaneous Direct Current Stimulation on an ALS Mouse Model |
Drs. Sherif Elbasiouny (NCBP) & Dr. Patricia Schiml (PSY) |
2017
| Graduate | Honors Thesis Title | Faculty Thesis Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua Sensenbaugh | Maternal Influences on Infant Behavioral and Febrile Responses Following Inflammatory Challenge | Drs. Michael Hennessy & Patricia Schiml |
| Adam Koraym | Increased Activation of the Central Nucleaus of Amygdala after Maternal Separation in Pre-weanling Rats | Dr. Dragana Claflin |
| Tiara Bishop | Acceptance of a Novel Food During Early Development in the Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus) | Dr. Gale Kleven |
| Andrea Barnett | Attention! The Effects of Environmental Distractions on Careless Responding | Dr. Nathan Bowling |
| Emily Artz | Perceptual Properties of Scenes Determine Their Subsequent Memory | Dr. Assaf Harel |
2016
| Graduate | Honors Thesis Title | Faculty Thesis Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Katelyn Berberich | Can the Stress Hormone Cortisol Sensitize Depressive-Like Behavior | Drs. Michael Hennessy & Patricia Schiml |
| Stephanie Kenzig | Effects of Personality and Coping Style on Cortisol during Social Stress | Dr. Gary Burns |
| Stephanie McCullough | How to Select a Coaching Approach: An Employee Preference Scale | Dr. Gary Burns |
2015
| Graduate | Honors Thesis Title | Faculty Thesis Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Darci Gallimore | Stress, Maternal Seperation, and Learning | Dr. Dragana Claflin |
| Lashonda Waters | Bio-Behavioral Development of Preterm Human Infants | Dr. Gale Kleven |
2014
| Graduate | Honors Thesis Title | Faculty Thesis Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Layla Akilan | Comparison of the Basal Lateral Amygdala in Two Guinea Pig Strains | Dr. Gale Kleven |
| Chelsea Bell | Barriers to Help-Seeking in Neurotic Individuals | Dr. Gary Burns |
| Alexis Garybush | Role of the Medial Amygdala During Seperation in Infant Guinea Pigs | Drs. Patricia Schiml & Michael Hennessy |
| Steffani Hoelscher | Type of Sketch Map Used Affects the Accuracy of 3D Spatial Memory Retrieval | Dr. Herbert Colle |
| Sarah McLaughlin | Predicting Work Interactions: Counterproductive Work Behaviors, Interpersonal Relationships and Select Big Five Personality Traits | Dr. Gary Burns |
| Melanie Stephenson | Resilience Training | Dr. Debra Steele-Johnson |
| Kathleen Wylds | Personality, Proactive Copying, and Stress in Students | Dr. Gary Burns |
2013
| Graduate | Honors Thesis Title | Faculty Thesis Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor Guerrant | Deception and Opinions | Dr. Tamera Schneider |
| Asiah Stewart | Stress Responses and Deception | Dr. Tamera Schneider |
| Erica Page | Changing Attitudes Concerning Gender | Dr. Tamera Schneider |
| Tang Watanasriyakul | C-FOS Immunoreactivity in Medical Amygdala during Maternal Seperation & Social Buffering In Guinea Pig Pups | Drs. Patricia Schiml & Michael Hennessy |
2012
| Graduate | Honors Thesis Title | Faculty Thesis Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Brewer | Enriched Open Field Facilitates Exercise and Social Interaction in Two Strains of Cavia porcellus | Dr. Gale Kleven |
| Shannon Collins | Examining the Effects of Preexposure on Later Learning in Developing Rat Pups | Dr. Dragana Claflin |
| Feras Deek | One Week Retention of Eyeblink Classical Conditioning in Weanling Rats | Dr. Dragana Claflin |
| Andrew Fent | Spatial Retrieval Cues for Structure in a Recognition Task | Dr. Herbert Colle |
| Lauren Han | Factors that Influence Using Online Health Information Technology | Dr. Wayne Shebilski |
| Emily Harris | Direct and Ultrasound Observations of Fetal Behavior Detect Neurotoxin Exposure (methylazoxymethanol, MAM) in an Animal Model | Dr. Gale Kleven |
| Matthew Shiverdecker | Human Interaction Reduces Stress in Shelter Dogs | Drs. Michael Hennessy & Patricia Schiml |
2011
| Graduate | Honors Thesis Title | Faculty Thesis Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgett Bonifas | The Influence of Instructions on Stress Responses | Dr. Tamera Schneider |
| Rayne Bozeman | Understanding Variations in Antigay Prejudice: Examining In-Group Biases Related to Race and Gender | Dr. Martin Gooden |
| Joshua Johnson | Working Towards Practical Methods for Reducing Stress in Shelter Dogs | Dr. Michael Hennessy |
| Molly Miklasevich | The Effects of Choline Supplements on Acquisition and Extinction of the Conditioned Eyeblink Response in Young Rats | Dr. Dragana Claflin |
| Kevin Schmidt | Effects of Postnatal Choline Supplementation on NoveltyExploration in Rats | Dr. Dragana Claflin |
| Brittany Yusko | Sensitization of Depressive-like Behaviors and Pro-Inflammatory Activity in the Guinea Pig | Drs. Michael Hennessy & Patricia Schiml |
