THESES WITH NEUROSCIENCE ADVISORS (Biology, Psychology, and Philosophy faculty)

Year

Student

Thesis Advisor

Thesis Title

2007

Daviau, Emily

Spritzer (biology)

“The Effects of Testosterone on Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Spatial Memory in Adult Male Rats”

2007

Batterink, Laura

Kimble (psychology)

N400 ERP Response as a Measurement of Semantic Expectancy in Trauma Survivors

2007

Cook, Amanda

Cronise (psychology)

The Effects of Forced Binge Drinking on Subsequent Voluntary Consumption: Evaluation of Drinking Patterns and Behavior in C57BL/G Mice with Prior Ethanol Exposure

2007

Fong, Rachel

Stefani (psychology)

Sweet to the mouth, sweet to the mind – the role of dopamine in glucose-induced cognitive enhancement

2007

Zaval, Lisa

Kimble (psychology)

Investigating the Effects of Fear Responses on Advantageous Decision-Making

2006

Devine, Katie (Mary)

Arndt (psychology)

"Are Two Heads Better Than One? Collaborative Inhibition of Recall"

2006

Frett, Brigitte

Grasswick
(philosophy)

"Sex Hormone Mediation of Cognitive Sex Differences: A Feminist Critique"

2006

Kauffman, Rebecca

Root (biology)

"The Role of Anxiety and Physiological Arousal in Advantageous Decision-Making"

2006

Morgan Prust

Kimble (psychology)

"The Purely Emotional Iowa Gambling Task: The Effects of Fear on Unconscious Decision-Making"

2006

Ross, Jessica (Feb)

Collaer (psychology)

"How the Association Between an Ambient Odor and Failure Influences Performance of Rats o n a Discrimination Task"

2005

Basso, Julia

Collaer (psychology)

"The Effects of Yoga on Respiratory Function and Mood"

2005

Gandhi, Meeli

Cronise (psychology)

"Does Prior Tolerance to Intoxicating Effects of Alcohol Increase Consumption..?"

2005

Meyer, Matthew J.

Kimble(psychology)

"Conflicting Fear Responses and their Effects on Decision Making"

2005

Riesel, Johanna

Cronise(psychology)

"Effects of Green Tea Extrace and Acute Alcohol Exposure in Juvenile Rats"

2005

Stamper, Kate

Parfitt (biology)

"What Time is it and Where is My Mother: Effects of Maternal Separation and Corticosterone Circadian Rhythm on Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH) mRNA Expression in C57BL/6 Mice"

2004

Corriveau, Erin

Parfitt (biology)

Sunsets and Raging Hormones: Physiological Effects of Maternal Separation are Influenced by Corticosterone Circadian Rhythm and Maternal Behavior in C57BL/6 Mice

2004

Davies, Gareth

Root (biology)

Vocal Communication in the Black Capped Chickadee

2004

Dorr, Nate

Helmreich (biology)

Stress-induced transcription of the CRH and AVP genes in the rat hypothalamus

2004

Dougherty, Kevin

Osborne (psychology)

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: The Effects of Neonatal Alcohol Exposure on Anxiety and the Stress Response in Adolescent Rats

2004

Selgrade, Becca

Helmreich (biology)

Behavioral Effects of Hypothyroidism in Adult Rats

2003

Hess, Jamie

Ennen (philosophy)

The Interface of Philosophy, Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience

2003

Saltstein, Katherine

Parfitt (biology)

Does differential rearing environment produce changes in adult behavior in the C57BL/6 mouse?

2003

Tory, Heather

Helmreich (biology)

Dexamethasone Suppression of Corticosterone Secretion in Stressed Rats

2002

Cordner, Amy
(Joint Bio/Psych)

Parfitt (biology)

Antidepressant Administration Prevents the Adverse Effect of Stress on Male Reproductive Behavior in the Syrian Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus)

2002

Crouch, Megan

Helmreich (biology)

Stressor Controllability: influences the behavior of the adult male rat in the Open Field test, the Neophobia test and the Forced Swim test

2002

Goralnick, Jenny

Collaer (psychology)

Does hemispheric lateralization explain sex differences in visuospatial abilities?

2002

Levin, Jennifer

Parfitt (biology)

The Effects of the Early Rearing Environment on the Behavioral and Physiological Response to Stress in C57BL/6 Mouse

2001

Mahal, Yasmin
(Joint Bio/Psyc)

Osborne (psychology)

Alterations in Nesting Behaviors of Rats After Fornix Transection and Administration of ACTH(4-9)

1999

Huffman, Elizabeth (Joint Bio/Psyc)

Collaer (psychology)

Category Specific fMRI Response During the Visual Processing of Sad and Neutral Facial Expressions (Psychology)