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2008 Student Award Recipients
Eileen Nelson Scholarship
- Allison Brown
LeAnn Whitlock Memorial Scholarship
- Jackee Webster
CISAT Dean’s Scholar Award in Psychology
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This award has been discontinued.
James J. Hart Memorial Award for Outstanding Junior
- Christopher Gesualdi
- Kimberly Rodgers
- Matthew Slater
- Stephanie Tigue
- Christopher Gesualdi, Kimberly Rodgers,
Stephanie Tigue, and Matthew Slater
Junior Award for Outstanding Research
- Theresa Egan
- Jason Kopp
- Loretta Vitt
- Theresa Egan, Loretta Vitt, and Jason Kopp
Junior Award for Distinguished Service
- Maria Gandolfo
Jerry O. Haynes Memorial Award for Outstanding Seniors
- Carolyn Bradshaw
- Kristin Kiel
- Kimberly Marchuk
- Stefani Thachik
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Carolyn Bradshaw, Stefani Thachik,
Kimberly Marchuk, and Kristin Kiel.
Senior Award for Academic Achievement
No recipients for this award this year.
Senior Award for Achievement in Research
- Alex Byland
- Daniel (Max) Crowley
- Brantley Jarvis
- James Koepfler
- Stephen Robertson
- Stephen H. Robertson, Brantley Jarvis,
Alex Byland, D. Max Crowley, and James Koepfler
Senior Distinguished Service Award
- Mary Brittany Fox
- Kimberly Fuhrmeister
- Katalin Gardner
- Emily Kibler
- Charley Martin
- Emily Kibler, Charley Martin, and Mary Fox
- Katalin Gardner and Kim Fuhrmeister
Senior Achievement in Teaching
No recipients for this award this year.
Outstanding Achievement in Statistics and Research
- Kelly Chamberlain
- Erika Cober
- Jessica Huddleston
- Ben Infanti
- Daniel Jurich
- Jason Kopp
- Melanie Lause
- Donna Melchione
- Allyson Vasi
- Jessica Huddleston, Melanie Lause, Erika Cober,
Kelly Chamberlain, and Allyson Vasi.
- Jason Kopp, Daniel Jurich, and Donna Melchione.
Not pictured above: Ben Infanti.
Outstanding Field Placement Award
- Katalin Gardner
Outstanding Peer Advisor Awards
- Meghan Thompson
- Allyson Vasi
Other Achievements
Katharine (Katie) Wheeler has been selected to be the Department of Psychology nominee for the university Phi Beta Kappa Award for Best Thesis. Her project is entitled "Maximization, Regret, and Major Satisfaction in College Students." Her thesis advisor has been Tracy Zinn.
Psychology Major and Peer Advisor Sarah Wilson was one of the recipients of the prestigious 2008 “All Together One” awards. Congratulations Sarah!
The following students were winners of 2007-2008 Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Grants from the national office:
Stephen H. Robertson for “Assessing the putative anxiolytic effects of Kava administration in rats using the Elevated Plus Maze (EPM),” $1500
Brantley P. Jarvis, for “Toward increasing the cost-effectiveness of contingency management: Using percentile schedules and escalating quality of reinforcement in an intervention designed to reduce smoking in college students,” $1470.
The Psychology Peer Advisors completed a very successful “Food Fight” this year. They delivered 1,559 pounds of food and nearly $4,000 for the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank in Verona! When you consider that every dollar buys $22 in food, that is a lot of aid to the hungry! Check out their video that documents the event and their accomplishments at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h56b3BIB6E
The faculty of the Department of Psychology is very pleased to announce that the following students received small grants in support of their research for the Spring 2008 semester:
- Carolyn Bradshaw. Hook Up or Date: Which Gender Benefits? ($147)
- Nicole Capik. The Effects of Valerian Root on Anxiety in an Animal Model using the Elevated Plus Maze. ($500)
- Stephany Rene Herzog. Finding Hope: Understanding the Racial and Socioeconomic Divide in New Orleans Residents Regarding Katrina Related Experiences. ($500)
- Jennifer Hoyle. Testing St. John’s Wort using the Elevated Plus Maze as an Animal Model of Anxiety. ($500)
- Brantley Jarvis. Toward Increasing the Cost-Effectiveness of Contingency Management: Using Percentile Schedules and Escalating Quality of Reinforcement in an Intervention Designed to Reduce Smoking in College Students. ($500)
- Kristin Kiel. Examining Delayed and Immediate Reinforcement in a Contingency Management Smoking Cessation Intervention for College Students. ($500)
- Stephen Robertson. Assessing the Putative Anxiolytic Effects of Kava Administration in the Elevated Plus Maze. ($500)
The following students received small grants in support of their conference travel for the Spring 2008 semester:
- Brittany Atkins, Chris Gesualdi. Is Effort Discounting Best Described by a Hyperbolic or Exponential Function? Presentation at EPA. ($200)
- Carolyn Bradshaw. Hook Up or Date: Which Gender Benefits? Presentation at SEPA/CEPO. ($200)
- Alex Byland, Amanda Sorg, Allyson Vasi and Alex Zinicola. Contingency Management in the Classroom. Presentation at ABA. ($600)
- Jamie Claytor, Maria Gandolfo, Kiah Malick, Charley Martin, Jacklyn McMillan, Kimberly Rodgers, Rebecca Seay and Ellen Webne. The Effects of Sex of Subject, Gender of Assailant, and Gender of Victim on Perceptions of Rape. Presentation at SEPA. ($600)
- Heather Davis and Kerri-Jean Carter. Quantity and Intensity of Issues in Families with Adolescent Children with ADHD: Depends on Who You Ask. Presentation at EPA. ($400)
- Chris Frazier, Mike Hicks, and Max Berkheimer. Examining How Individuals Attribute Homophobic Comments. Presentation at UVA Psychology Conference. ($100)
- Amanda Gisbert, Jason Kopp and Carolyn Telesco. Internet Addiction and Impulsivity in College Students. Presentation at EPA. ($200)
- Margaret Hawkins, Olivia Christensen, Loretta Vitt and Alex Byland. Difference Between Girls Diagnosed with ADHD in Adolescence and those Diagnosed in Childhood. Presentation at EPA. ($400)
- Meghan Thompson. Interteacing, Delay Discounting, and Effort Discounting. Presentation at EPA. ($200)
CONGRATULATIONS to the students selected to represent James Madison University at the upcoming conference at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2008 to be held at Salisburg University scheduled for April 10-12, 2008.
- Allison Brown, “Living The Good Life In College: A Multidimensional Approach To Measuring The Life Satisfaction Of College Students.”
- James Koepfler “Using The MMPI-2 To Predict Aggressiveness In Police Officers: A Longitudinal Study.”
- Stefani Thachik “ Are You Ready For The ‘Real World’: An Evaluation Of Two Career Development Courses.”
Psychology Major D. Max Crowley 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 Max!
Psychology Peer Advising Chi Sigma Iota, and JMU Athletics led by Psychology Major/Student Athlete/Peer Advisor, Jesse Tarr sponsored a Special Olympics day Saturday, September 22. At this event 60 Special Olympic athletes interacting and playing with JMU Women's Volleyball team, the Football team, Men's and Women's Basketball teams, as well as Women's Softball, Women's Field Hockey, and Women's Soccer teams. It was a great day! JMU fully supported the day with a catered meal for 125 people, and tickets for everyone to the football game. Many thanks to Psychology Peer Advising and Jesse Tarr for this excellent work.!
