Psychology Honors Program

Kayla Harris
Thesis: Race and Socioeconomic Status as Moderators of the Relation Between Parental Responsiveness to Emotions and Depression
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gilbert Parra

Kristy Tapp
Thesis: Exploring Problem Solving Using Open-Ended and Computational Measures of Creativity, Critical Thinking and Analytical Reasoning
Faculty Mentor: Dr. ARt Graesser

Spring, 2007

Julianne Bitely
Thesis: The effects of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor blockade on the ability of cocaine to enhance stimulation evoked dopamine in the nucleus accumbens
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Charles Blaha


Leigha Francis
Thesis:  Examining Gender Differences in Aggression for Children in the United States and China
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Cohen

Kevin Karl
Thesis:  Family Factors as Predictors of the Discrepancy Between Youth and Parent Reports of Child Psychopathology
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gilbert Parra

Doris Leeper
Thesis:  The Effect of Gestures: How Varying Pointing Devices Affect Memory and Speed
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Max Louwerse

Gwyneth Lewis
Thesis: When Roses are Blue and Elephants Small: Effects of Color and Size During Lexical Processing
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Max Louwerse

Erin Lightman
Thesis:  Using Coh-Metrix to Assess the Lyrics of Suicidal and Non-Suicidal Songwriters
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Danielle McNamara

Lindsey Rice
Thesis:  Stress, Depression, and Alcoholism: Is There a Relationship?
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Melloni Cook

Megan Zirnstein
Thesis:  Online Processing of Music and Text
Faculty mentor: Dr. Max Louwerse

Summer 2007

Brandon King
Thesis:  The Effect of Student Input Method in Computer-Based Tutorial Interactions
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Art Graesser

Spring 2008

Brettjet Cody
Thesis: The Effects of Seating Arrangement on Group Interaction in a Classroom Setting
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Berman

Rebekah Lambert
Thesis: Determining Optimal Deep Brain Stimulation Parameters in the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Charles Blaha