Conference Grants 2006-2007

Megan Anderson (Adviser: W. Jeffrey Wilson). "Effects of dentate gyrus and CA1 lesions on trace appetitive conditioning in rats." Presented at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, May 24-27, 2007, Washington, DC.

Nick Bismack (Adviser: Tammy Jechura). "The effects of public displays of affection (PDA) on perceived stress levels, cognitive performance and circadian cortisol levels." Presented at the 11th annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, June 21-24, 2007, Pacific Grove, CA.

Cynthia Cardwell (Adviser: W. Jeffrey Wilson). "Within-subject assessment of appetitive conditioned inhibitors in the rat: Summation and retardation-of-acquisition tests." Presented at the 2oth annual Tri-State conference on animal learning & behavior, April 27-28, 2007, West Lafayette, IN.

Arielle Carter (Adviser: Dimeji Togunde). "In their own words: Consequences of child labor in urban Nigeria." Presented at the annual meeting of the Michigan Sociological Association, October 7, 2006, Mount Pleasant, MI.

Kristyn Darmafall (Adviser: Vanessa McCaffrey). "Magnetic materials based on indole-substituted quinines." Presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 25-29, 2007, Chicago, IL.

Andrew Fidler (Adviser: Craig Bieler). "Photophysics of cinnamic acid derivatives." Presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 25-29, 2007, Chicago, IL.

Ashley Fields (Adviser: Amy Beilstein). " Synthesis of redox-labeled atrazine conjugates for an electrochemical immunoassay." Presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 25-29, 2007, Chicago, IL.

Megan Fitzpatrick (Adviser: E. Dale Kennedy). "Nest structure, incubation, egg viability, and sex ratio in tree swallows in Michigan." Presented at the Wilson Ornithological Society annual meeting, March 22-25, 2007, Wakefield, MA.

David Goodyear (Adviser: E. Dale Kennedy). "Does the source of DNA matter? A comparison of DNA extracted from feathers and glood of nestling house wrens and tree swallows." Presented at the Wilson Ornithological Society annual meeting, March 22-25, 2007, Wakefield, MA.

Melissa Love (Adviser: Cliff Harris). "degradation of RDX by potassium permanganate: Synthesis and identification of 4-NDAB." Presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 25-29, 2007, Chicago, IL.

Megan Lupek (Adviser: Dean McCurdy). "Stress levels in green frogs in relation to colonization by a waterborne pathogen." Presented at the meeting of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution, May 17-21, 2007, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Shauna Paradine (Adviser: Andrew French). "Catalytic enantioselective alpha-oxytosylation of propiophenone using chiral hypervalend iodine reagents." Presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 25-29, 2007, Chicago, IL.

Jacob Sauser (Adviser: Andrew Christopher). "Chunking and context effects and their effects on media recall." Presented at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, May 24-27, 2007, Washington, DC.

Sarah Simmons (Adviser: Andrew French). "Attempted aziridinations and sulfiliminations using simple iron catalysts and hypervalent iodine reagents." Presented at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 25-29, 2007, Chicago, IL.

Alicia Simon (Adviser: Andrew Christopher). "Conservative ideology and attitudes toward fat people." Presented at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, May 24-27, 2007, Washington, DC.

Jennifer Smith (Adviser: Jeffrey Carrier). "Researching Electrophysiology in acoustic nerve pathways and behavioral studies in nurse sharks." Presented at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, May 24-27, 2007, Washington, DC.

Jeff Stevens (Adviser: Dean McCurdy). "Reproductive behavior of intersexes in an intertidal amphipod, Dorophium volutator." Presented at the meeting of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution, May 17-21, 2007, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Emily Swanson (Adviser: Mary Jenson). "The influence of aging stereotypes on recovery projections personality/social. Presented at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, May 24-27, 2007, Washington, DC.

Mark Wojda (Adviser: Andrew Christopher). "Conservative ideology and prejudice toward working women." Presented at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, May 24-27, 2007, Washington, DC.