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2007 Student Award Recipients
Eileen Nelson Scholarship
- John Magnotti
LeAnn Whitlock Memorial Scholarship
- Jessica Dandridge
CISAT Dean’s Scholar Award in Psychology
[View details about past recipients ]
- This award has been discontinued.
James J. Hart Memorial Award for Outstanding Junior
- Alex Zinicola
- Carolyn Bradshaw
- Max Crowley
- Alex Zinicola pictured above. Carolyn Bradshaw and
Max Crowley are currently participating in JMU’s Semester in Florence program
Jerry O. Haynes Memorial Award for Outstanding Seniors
- Kara Makara
- Lizbeth Keller
- Bridget Schultz
- Kara MaKara, Lizbeth Miller and Bridget Schultz.
Senior Award for Academic Achievement
- Renae Columbe
- Tamara Shore
- Tyler Rosenberg
- Renae Columbe and Tamara Shore.
Tyler Rosenburg not pictured.
Senior Award for Achievement in Research
- Kristen Klein
- Sara Pulaski
- Amber Mendres
- Kristen Klein, Sara Pulaski and Amber Mendres.
Senior Distinguished Service Award
- Monique Hall
- Laura Dageforde
- Jennifer Polasek
- Cassandra McCarty
- Monique Hall, Laura Dageforde, Jennifer Polasek and Cassandra McCarty.
Senior Achievement in Teaching
- Elizabeth Dalianis
Outstanding Achievement in Statistics and Research
- Max Berkheimer
- Emily Ebersole
- Theresa Egan
- Christopher Gesualdi
- Emily Kibler
- Charley Martin
- Jessica Raines
- Tamara Shore
- Matt Slater
Outstanding Field Placement Award
- Jessica A. Schudda
- Erin S. Peacock
Outstanding Peer Advisor Awards
- Amanda Gisbert
- Jennifer Polasek
Other Achievements
Psychology Major Kristen Klein has been named the JMU Psychology Nominee for the AAPSS Junior Fellow. American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS) Junior Fellows The Academy seeks through this program to recognize the very best students for their achievements in analyzing social problems and for their promise of becoming tomorrow's outstanding social scientists. Congratulations Kristen!
The faculty of the Department of Psychology is very pleased to announce that the following students will receive small grants in support of their research or conference travel for the Fall 2006 semester:
- D. Max Crowley and Lori Schwertfeger. The Effect of Child Age and Gender on Agreement between Parent and Teacher Ratings of ADHD. ($400)
- Kara Makara, Theresa Egan, Maria Gandolfo and Jason Kain. Linking Achievement Goal Theory to Adaptive Outcomes in an Undergraduate Major. ($500)
- Kristen McDonough. Investigating the Characteristics of Eyewitness Testimony. ($300)
- Reuel Sheldon, Amy Durgin and Mark Young. Assessing the Dynamic Developmental Theory of ADHD using the SHR Rat:Resistance to Change following Variable-Interval Reinforcement. ($500)
- Lisa Ulmer, Erin Delizzio, Andy Osborn and Jessica Ross. An Analysis of the Use and Advantages of Web-Based Material on ADHD. ($500)
- Bridget Schultz and Veronika Varfolomeva. Differences between Maximizers and Satisficers Decision Making and Satisfaction with College Major. ($400)
- John Magnotti and Andrew Luther. Comparing the Effectiveness of Behavioral Teaching Methods Using Bloom’s Taxonomy. ($400)
- Kate Loveless. How do we Rate our Professor? ($200)
- Renae Columbe and Amy Schlottmann. Caffeine Consumption and Delay Discounting in College Students. ($400)
- Elizabeth Dalianis, Nicole Capik and Stephen Robertson. Examining the Role of Preparation Guides and Dyadic Discussion in Interteaching. ($500)
- Colleen Dolan. The Relationship between Test Anxiety and Trait Anxiety and their Relationship to Verbal Working Memory. ($171)
- Brandon Taube and Evan Baltzar. Correlates of Pedometer-Determined Exercise in an After-School Fitness Program. ($500)
- Laura Dageforde. Empathy, Frame of Reference, and Cooperation in College Students. ($200)
The faculty of the Department of Psychology is very pleased to announce that the following students will receive small grants in support of their research or conference travel for the Spring 2007 semester:
- Lisa Ulmer. What’s in a Face? The association between positive illusory bias and self-perceptions of appearance in children with ADHD. ($300)
- Daniel Ring. Reducing Drunk Driving by Inducing Cognitive Dissonance in College Students. ($200)
- Kiah Malick, Kathleen McCraw, Cassandra Class, Sarah Wilson, Kristen Letnick, Lisa Hughes, Caitlin Cassidy, Cathryn Thierry and Kristin Frichtl. Effects of sex of subject gender of assailant, and gender of victim on perceptions of rape. ($500)
- Robert Lytle. What is Beautiful is Innocent: The Effect of Defendant Attractiveness on Juror Decision-Making. ($200)
- Alex Zinicola and Stephen Robertson. Examining procedural details of the Chronic Mild Stress (CMS) procedure in rats. ($120)
- Chris Gesualdi and Jason Kopp. The Effects of Context in Effort Discounting. ($400)
- Jennifer Polasek and Kim Rodgers. Effects of Snoezelen on Elderly Residents with Depression, Aggressive Behavior, and Dementia. ($400)
- Anna Konova, Justin Sacks, Jessica Schudda and Marie Zambeno. The Impact of Quizzes on Students’ Self-efficacy and Exam Performance. ($500)
- Elizabeth Dalianis and Nicole Capik. The Aesthetics of Interteaching: Does introduction method affect acceptability? ($400)
- Nicole Capik and Elizabeth Dalianis. Measuring the Social Validity of Interteaching. ($400)
- Georgette Flood. A Little Bit Goes Further Than They Think: The Perceived Risk of Developing Melanoma Among Intermittent Tanning Bed Users. ($200)
- Amber Mendres, Kristin Kiel and Mark Young. Examining Predictions from the Dynamic Developmental Theory of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Assessing various animal models. ($500)
- Allison Brown and Kimberly Marchuk: Does Amount of Choice Affect Students’ Perceptions of Instructors? ($400)
- Sarah Irby. Differences between Maximizers and Satisficers in Satisfaction with Relationship. ($200)
- Bayli Stillwell. Relationship between the Big Five personality factors and transformational leadership. ($150)
- Amy Durgin. Examining the effects of various task descriptions on college students’ performance on a probability matching task. ($200)
- Reuel Sheldon. Assessing the Dynamic Developmental Theory of ADHD: Resistance to Change Following VI Reinforcement. ($200)
Psychology Major Georgette Flood has been selected to present “a little bit goes further than they think: the percieved risk of developing melanoma among intermittent tanning bed users” at the 21st National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) to be held at Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA, April 12-14, 2007. Dr. Monica Reis-Bergan is her research advisor.
The following Psychology Majors have been selected to present their research at the 5th annual CAA Undergraduate Research Conference to be held at the University of North Carolina Wilmington on April 20-21, 2007:
- Evan Baltazar and Brandon Taube. “Correlates of pedometer-determined exercise in an after school fitness program.” Dr. Monica Reis-Bergan is their research advisor.
- Amy Durgin. “Examining the effect of various task descriptions on college students’ performance on a probability matching task .” Dr. Sherry Serdikoff is her research advisor.
- Kristen Klein. “Attribution errors in sexual harssment: examining kelley’s model .” Dr. Kevin Apple is her research advisor.
- Reuel Sheldon. “Assessing the Dynamic Developmental Theory (DDT) of ADHD using the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat SHR: Resistance to Change following Variable-Interval Reinforcement .” Dr. Sherry Serdikoff is his research advisor.
Kristen Klein has been selected by university committee to receive the Phi Kappa Phi Best Thesis Award. for her thesis entitled “Attribution Errors in Sexual Harassment: Examining Kelley’s Model .” Kristin's thesis was extremely well conceptualized and grounded in an in-depth critical scholarly format, which provided insightful and comprehensive theoretical implications for the application of Kelley's attribution theory, and practical implications for sexual harassment. Congratulations Kristen!
The 2007 Psychology Student Symposum on April 23 was a tremendous success. During our poster session, 74 Psychology Majors presented the results of 15 Honors Thesis Projects, 23 Research projects, and 15 internships and field placement experiences. The complete program is available here . A team of graduate students and faculty selected the following presentations for awards:
- Katherine Loveless. “Students’ Input on Faculty Hires: Do Professor’s Gender, Department, and Qualifications Interact?” Advisor: Dr. Joann Grayson
Dean’s Award for Best Thesis Poster - Kimberly Rodgers. “Risk and Protective Factors for Sexual Refusal Efficacy” Advisor: Dr. Aashir Nasim
Dean’s Award for Best Research Poster - Ashley Hershman. “Community Mediation Center” Advisor: Dr. Joann Grayson
Dean’s Award for Best Field Placement Poster - Karol Mendoza. “The Impact of Cultural and Linguistic Differences on Neuropsychological Test Performance: A Content Validity Study” Advisor: Dr. William Ernst
Excellent Thesis Poster - Alexander Byland & Kathryn VanEck. “The Importance of Treatment Adherence” Advisor: Dr. Steve Evans
Excellent Research Poster - Lizbeth Keller, Joanna Lynch, Kara Makara, Samantha Simmons, Whitney Smiley, & Veronika Varfolomeva. “How does the undergraduate curriculum contribute to student learning? An examination of the structure of the undergraduate curriculum” Advisor: Dr. Michael Stoloff
Excellent Research Poster - Lauren Verrill & Dana Watkins. “IIHHS: Counseling and Psychological Services”
Advisor: Dr. Joann Grayson
Excellent Field Placement Poster
Rachele Douglas, a Senior Peer Advisor, won the "Student Community Service Award" on April 18 at the JMU Dolly Awards! Rachele led Peer Advising in their first "Psychology Career Fair" last Fall, as well as their Food Fight Against Hunger and the Relay for Life fundraisers
Psychology Peer Advising raised over $3200 for Relay for Life.
Psychology Peer Advising raised $2889 during their recent Food Fight Against Hunger. Half of this money is going to the local Blue Ridge Area Food Bank in Verona, and the other half to Mercy Corps International. They also gathered several hundred pounds of non-perishable food items for the local food bank. Since these two agencies are able to multiply each dollar into $20 of food and aid to help fight hunger. Over the past four years Peer Advising has raised over $12,000 to fight hunger ($240,000 in actual food and aid), and they have collected over 2000 pounds of non- perishable food items for the local food bank.
Jennifer Polasek has been named the Senior Peer Advisor of the Year. Jenn recently completed her honors thesis, with Dr. JoAnne Grayson serving as her primary advisor. She has participated in a JMU Semester Abroad program in London, has been a regular Choices Volunteer for the Psychology Department and has also been a Relay for Life Team leader for Peer Advising. Jenn has been heavily involved in the Annual Peer Advising Food Fight Against Hunger over the past two years. She has served as the Coordinator of Training & Leadership Transition for Peer Advising. Jenn plans to work with the Peace Corps after graduation.
Amanda Gisbert has been named the Junior Peer Advisor of the Year. Amanda has served as a mentor with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, she was a Freshman Orientation Guide, or FROG, in 2005. Amanda has also been a regular CHOICES Volunteer for the Psychology Department. She is a Relay 4 Life team leader this year for Peer Advising, and she has enthusiastically joined in the Peer Advising Food Fight against Hunger. Amanda has also volunteered at Spotswood Elementary School and with Madison PRIDE. She serves as the Coordinator of New Major Sessions for Peer Advising & for the Psychology Department.
