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The Colonial Athletic Association Annual Research Conference is an opportunity for students to present their research to other students and faculty in our region.  Students applied to represent JMU at this event and these following Psychology Majors have been selected to represent us:

• Lauren Krakosky will present “Evaluating the premise of the IAT Reasoning Test.”  (Advisor: Dr. JoAnne Brewster).
• Kristen MacKinnon will present “The role of technological communication on perceived social support” (Advisor: Dr. Monica Reis-Bergan).
• Shari Matray will present “The effects of aversive childhood learning on disordered eating behaviors in college women.” (Advisor: Dr. Monica Reis-Bergan).
• Mary Anne Riley will present “The negative impacts of relationship contingent self-esteem and its connection with self objectification in women.” (Advisor: Dr. Arnie Kahn).
• Ariana Vanderveldt will present “Social discounting of non-monetary rewards.”  (Advisor: Dr. Bryan Saville).

Memory Enhancement Project featured on CISAT website.  JMU students are taking their psychology studies outside of the classroom and into the minds of the elderly by experimenting with arts and crafts as a form of memory enhancement for Alzheimer’s patients.  The story describes the work of students Caroline Gray, Chelsea Burke, and Dr. Joann Grayson, and many other students.  To learn more see http://www.jmu.edu/cisat/news/artmemoryenhancement.html .

Psychology Peer Advising helped to organize and host “Day with the Dukes.”  This event, developed with the leadership of Holly Browne, allowed Special Olympians to interact with JMU athletes in a day-long event on September 19, 2009. The Department of Psychology received a thank you letter from Scott Arbogast in Student Athlete Services thanking the Psychology Peer Advisors for playing an integral part in the success of this event.  Thank you Peer Advisors!

Dr. Matt Lee and 8 Psychology Majors (Michael Ariale, Candace VanDerPoel, Victor Tuazon, Hannah Shinozaki, Cassie Castro, Amanda Ressin, Loretta Vitt, & Katie Eaton) received the Best Poster Award at the 2009 Asian American Psychological Association Conference in Toronto.

The Department of Psychology is pleased to announce that the following students have received undergraduate research grants from the Department of Psychology:

• Amanda Peterson and Jonny Kibler have been awarded a grant in support of their independent research project entitled “Student Collaboration Using Online Tools.” ($83)
• Kristin Davidoff, Michael Ariale and Kaelin Emery have been awarded a grant in support of their research project entitled “Moral Development and Cultural Diversity” ($150).
• Erin Beech has been awarded a grant in support of her honors thesis entitled “Social Stress and Immune Function: Relative deprivation and its effect on interleukin-B in a rat model” ($500).
• Brad Joachim has been awarded a grant in support of his Honors Thesis entitled “Effectiveness of a Multiple Choice Procedure (MCP) in Predicting Abstinence Success” ($500).
• Elizabeth Loveless has been awarded a grant in support of her Honors Thesis entitled “The Effects of Social Anxiety on Alcohol Choice” ($500).
• Wes Stansel, Adam Partin and Eric Hogan have beem awarded a grant in support of their research project entitled “Co-witness discussion”  ($140).