College of Arts & Sciences Alumni Association Vol. 9/Spring 2005 Imaging center adds dimension to department “It ought to be generally known that the fields, an MRI scanner creates high-con- source of our pleasure, merriment, laugh- trast, high-resolution images of tissue. ter, and amusement, as of our grief, pain, Energy from the electromagnetic fields are anxiety, and tears, is none other than the absorbed by atomic nuclei, and, in the case brain. It is specially the organ which enables of MRI, the scanners are “tuned” to the us to think, see, hear, and to distinguish the frequency of the hydrogen atom. After the ugly and the beautiful, the bad and the good, hydrogen atoms absorb the energy, it is pleasant and unpleasant … ” emitted, and the amount of emitted energy — Attributed to Hippocrates, ca. 425 depends on the concentration of hydrogen molecules. The scanner detects differences s psychologists, we are interested in hydrogen concentration, and the data in behavior, be it human or other from this process is transformed into crisp A animal, typical or atypical, observ- images of tissue. Properties of scans can be able or internal. In cognitive neuroscience changed to detect tumors, blood vessel ab- the relationships between brain function normalities, and ligament or bone damage. and behavior are explicitly studied, under MRI is the only non-invasive neuroimaging the assumption that by better understand- technique that can detect axonal damage ing how the brain works, we can also gain in the brain and is, therefore, used for early significant insights into behavior. However, detection of multiple sclerosis. MRI allows the interest in research on brain func- us to see the anatomy of the living brain in tion is not the realm of neuroscientists very fine detail while avoiding the ion- alone. The neural science program at IU, izing radiation used, for example, in X-ray for example, consists of faculty from such images and CAT scans. Thus, it has been fields as mathematics, biology, kinesiology, an invaluable tool used in medicine for and, of course, many different sub-fields of early detection of tissue damage. So much psychology. There now exists a technique so that the 2003 Nobel Prize in medicine that allows researchers from many different went to two researchers whose discoveries disciplines to directly assess brain activity involved MRI. Structural neuroimaging during a given task: functional magnetic is like a snapshot of the brain’s structure. resonance imaging (fMRI). Recognizing Thus, we cannot detect short-term changes the broad interest in the study of brain in the brain that result from active brain function and given the importance of functioning with structural MRI. To gaining knowledge about brain-behavior measure how the brain functions, a movie relationships, the psychology department at of the brain is needed. Such techniques are IU Bloomington will be acquiring an fMRI called functional imaging and are necessary scanner this year. for observing changes in brain activity over time. Functional imaging began with positron What is fMRI? emission tomography (PET). But because The advent of neuroimaging has allowed us PET requires the invasive injection of a ra- to study the structure and function of the dioactive substance, only gathers functional normal, living, human brain — a signifi- images at a slow pace, and results in brain cant breakthrough in science in general, images that are at a low spatial resolution, it but especially significant for psychology. is not used as frequently as it once was. The Structural magnetic resonance imaging Image files resulting from fMRI activation development of functional MRI/fMRI as uses magnetic fields to create images of are overlaid onto a single subject’s structur- a safe, non-invasive technique has resulted biological tissue. By changing the magnetic al MRI scan. Activation in three dimensions in an explosion of excitement and interest gradients and oscillating electromagnetic shows here in response to seeing letters. (continued on page 2) 1 Atypical brain function: fMRI allows Imaging center us to investigate temporary atypical brain (continued from page 1) function as a result of administration of in functional neuroimaging. Simply stated, drugs, as well as more permanent dysfunc- fMRI works by detecting the metabolic tional activity resulting from brain damage. correlates of neuronal activity. What happens to brain function after inges- The changes in neural activity of the tion of alcohol? Coffee? Nicotine? How brain in humans and other animals are ac- long does it take for the neural changes to companied by changes in local blood flow. go back to normal after drug ingestion? These changes in blood flow are in turn Cognitive aging: The relationship be- accompanied by changes in oxygen con- tween cognitive aging and neural aging can sumption. The amount of oxygen that is A researcher can take 3-D image files and be systematically explored. fMRI can reveal carried by hemoglobin changes the degree transform them into a 3-D model of a which brain regions are activated during a to which hemoglobin disturbs a magnetic subject’s brain. The black activation shows certain cognitive task and track how this ac- field. Therefore, the fMRI signal is sensi- areas that are active when a subject hears tivity is affected by aging. This type of work tive to the amount of oxygen in different animal sounds. The grey activation shows can be especially useful in learning more brain regions. Not surprisingly, the fMRI an area active when pictures of animals are about Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s signal is referred to as the blood oxygen- viewed. disease. level dependent (BOLD) signal, and the Animal research: fMRI provides a non- tight coupling of neural activity and oxygen tended knowledge gained by lesion studies. invasive method for non-human imaging supply make the BOLD signal a reliable For example, fMRI has provided evidence also. Not only is this technique useful for measure of the actual neural activity. BOLD for localization of systems involved in such anatomical imaging of experimental ani- signal strength is transformed into images functions as visual recognition of objects, mals, but it also allows functional imaging that are usually overlaid onto structural faces, and words; auditory word recogni- of animals performing tasks. MRI images of the brain. The resulting pic- tion; memory systems, including episodic, The variety of research programs that ture is a high-resolution anatomical image semantic, and working memory; affective can be aided by functional neuroimaging is of a subject’s brain with a colored overlay systems responsible for emotion detection virtually unlimited. of neural activity during a given state. and emotional response; spatial localiza- tion; mathematical reasoning; motor IU’s fMRI facility response systems; and motion detection, Why use fMRI? to name a few. Unlike the early phrenolo- The IU psychology department is acquir- fMRI is a non-invasive way to look at brain gists, modern neuroimaging researchers ing a 3T (tesla) whole-body Siemens Trio activity as it happens. It allows for excellent recognize that many functions rely on scanner, due to arrive this summer. This spatial localization of brain function. And it distributed networks throughout the brain particular scanner is on the cutting-edge of can be performed on virtually any subject and that a single brain region may partici- fMRI, having the second-highest magnetic group, allowing generalizations to be made pate in more than one function. Practically to broad populations. Numerous images speaking, brain mapping can be extremely can be gathered from a single subject, al- useful when predicting behavioral out- lowing researchers to collect vast amounts comes of brain damage, whether acquired of data, covering a wide range of experi- or developmental. Knowing the location of mental tasks from a given subject. Partially particular functions can help early diagno- because of the number of observations ses of location of brain damage, by assess- that can be collected from a single subject, ing atypical behaviors. Indeed, some forms entire published studies are often composed of brain damage are not detectable by our of eight to 15 subjects in total. Case studies current imaging tools. In such cases, atypi- are not unusual. In fact, studying individual cal behaviors can point toward location of differences in brain activations is a common damage, aiding in diagnoses and prognoses. way of investigating how certain experienc- Predicting behavior from brain activity: es affect brain function. When experiments Can we predict a subject’s response to a are designed appropriately, significant stimulus based solely on brain activations? insights into normal and abnormal brain Several research programs have determined functioning and the interactions between that some behavioral responses can be 3T whole-body Siemens Trio scanner brain and behavior can be discovered. predicted by looking at brain activation pat- Brain mapping: Localization of func- terns. field strength approved for clinical use with tion is probably the most widely used Mind-brain relationships: For example, human subjects, which means a higher- application of fMRI. Although studies on area MT in the brain has been known to ac- quality functional signal than the traditional brain-damaged individuals tell us much tivate when a person views moving stimuli, 1.5T magnets. There are about 45 Siemens about areas of the brain devoted to differ- hence the label “visual motion area.” Mo- Trio scanners in the United States, allowing ent functions, the conclusions based on tion aftereffects are illusions that occur us to cooperate with other imaging sites. such analyses are sometimes difficult to when we think that we see motion that is Siemens is known for its excellent research apply to the intact brain. In addition, brain not really there. Area MT shows significant and development and technical support. lesions are typically diffuse and localized activation when subjects “think” that they The scanner will be housed on the first brain damage coupled with an intact ability see motion. Thus, the brain region MT floor of the psychology building, in the to perform on psychological tests is rare. reacts not only to real motion, but also to psychological clinic wing, and will be avail- fMRI has, in most cases, confirmed and ex- “imaginary” motion. able for all departments to use, pending (continued on page 3) 2 Psychology shops keep researchers on cutting edge uring a lab meeting last year, Linda Two-year-old Yo Anne, DSmith and Hanako Yoshida, a research a research subject scientist in Smith’s lab, were discussing in Professor Linda how mothers help their children learn Smith’s lab, looks at language. Most of the research on this a bunny while her issue puts mothers and children in a room mother holds it and together with some toys and points a cam- talks about it. era at them, recording the interactions and the language. These recordings are then of only a few psychol- studied to see what “input” the language ogy departments in learner received. The camera, however, the world with the doesn’t see what the child learning lan- capability to design guage sees; instead, it sees the child and and fabricate in-house parent from a sideways, third-person point sophisticated elec- of view. Yoshida and Smith wondered if tronic and mechanical the language-learning environment would apparatus. TSG per- look different if they could see it from the sonnel are frequently child’s point of view, through the child’s consulted by other eyes. The idea seemed fantastic, but neither IU departments and Smith nor Yoshida knew exactly how to other universities for create an apparatus that would allow for Freeman is one of seven men responsible advice in solving instrumentation problems. such perspective. So they enlisted the help for inventing, designing, fabricating, test- Smith and Yoshida had a pretty good of Bill Freeman, an electronics specialist in ing, installing, or maintaining the electronic idea what they wanted: a small camera that the psychology department’s Technology and mechanical instruments and equipment could be placed close to the eyes of a small Support Group. for research labs in psychology. Ours is one (continued on page 4)

in the brain of these people compare with • Several research programs plan investi- Imaging center that in normal readers? gations of memory, learning, and decision (continued from page 2) • What are the relationships between making in the brain. proposal review and approval. brain changes and behavior in the earli- • To better understand the biological Experimental design is a crucial compo- est stages of Huntington’s disease? Can and cognitive disturbances associated with nent of functional imaging because time functional neuroimaging be used to help schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, one in the scanner is expensive and limited. evaluate the effectiveness of cutting-edge research group will be investigating the New and existing faculty members in the treatment for this degenerative disease? sensory processing (visual and auditory) of psychology department have extensive • It is known that autistic children have individuals with these disorders. experience in functional neuroimaging and atypical social skills. How does the process- • How does drug addiction affect deci- are willing to help newcomers to the field ing of social information, such as emotional sion making? Are the behavioral differences set up and design experiments. In addi- expressions, differ in the autistic brain? in decision making between addicted and tion, a “mock scanner” will be constructed What systems interact during social process- non-addicted people reflected in differences that will allow researchers to design and ing in these children? in brain functioning? pilot studies while in an artificial scanner • What is happening in the brain of an • What are the neural bases of problem environment. The mock scanner will solving? Are there individual differ- look and feel just like the real scanner, ences in this skill? For more information, see these Web sites: but without the magnetic field. We are • Various researchers are inter- conducting open biweekly meetings www.medical.siemens.com/ ested in interactions between vision to discuss fMRI issues and techniques. www.humanbrainmapping.org/ and touch; vision and motor systems, Additional information sessions and such as those involved in speech, hand demonstrations will be held once the movements, and gestures; and hearing scanner is in operation. expert? What are the brain changes associ- and vision. The psychology department at IU ated with becoming an expert at visual rec- The advent of functional neuroimag- represents an extensive range of research ognition of certain classes of stimuli (novel ing has provided a fresh perspective on the topics. Following are some of the research alphabets, random shapes)? relationships between behavior and the areas that will be investigated using the new • In collaboration with the School of brain. Many research-intensive colleges in fMRI facility. Optometry, there can be some fascinating North America have MRI scanners that are • Children with ADHD have been studies on the unusual visual abilities of used for research in functional imaging. IU known to have atypical eye movements. athletes entering the IU athletics program. has committed to joining this prestigious How is this reflected in brain activity? How • It is as yet unknown how the pro- group. We know that with our excellent does the brain activity in these children cesses involved in hearing one’s own voice and diverse research faculty, the fMRI facil- compare to children without ADHD when and controlling one’s speech interact in ity at IU will be used to investigate fascinat- performing visual tasks? the brain. Investigating the integration of ing questions in basic and applied research, • Individuals with dyslexia read slowly hearing speech and producing speech can resulting in significant scientific discoveries. and laboriously. How does letter processing be done. — Karin James 3 This fingerpad device, used by Professor Psychology shops James Craig’s lab to study tactile pattern (continued from page 3) perception, is able to selectively stimulate child. At first their intention was to create different types of receptors in the skin a device that could be used in a daycare and specify precisely what the nature of setting, with the camera hidden from the the stimulus is that activates them with view of other children. Collaborating with millisecond and micron accuracy. Chen Yu, a new assistant professor in the department, they found a tiny camera that ing the shop available for not only the could be connected to a small transmitter. development, but also the troubleshoot- The transmitter needed to be small enough ing of research equipment is a definite to be housed in the back pocket of a pair asset,” he says. “With our mock fMRI of overalls that the child would wear. It Hector, instrument designer, and Mike — because they are creating it to be exactly took many trials and errors to get a device Bailey, senior electronics engineer, in what we want it to be — we will be able that 1- and 2-year-old children would keep TSG. Hector developed, from scratch, a to not only place people into something on. They tried putting the camera in a hat, miniature transducer to register the skin that looks like the real thing, we’ll also be but it moved too much; they tried various penetrating the grooves of the contactor as able to walk through our experiments, train head-dresses; they tried telling the children it touched the skin. Hector, along with re- our subjects to avoid head movement, and that they were not to touch the head-dress. search machinist Doug Brewster, designed minimize errors and problems during actual None of it worked. and built the mechanical parts in-house. scans — thereby saving valuable time and Finally, Doug Brewster, an instrument Bailey, along with Jeff Sturgeon, designed resources, including money — with the shop assistant in TSG, solved the problem. and built the microprocessor controls, actual fMRI.” He fashioned a rubber strap with a Velcro wiring, and software necessary to make the The shops consist of 3,144 square feet, fastener to hold the camera in place. This, stimulator work to control the stimulus and with dedicated space for an electronics and an even smaller camera with a wide- measure the skin’s response. The resulting shop, an instrument shop (with wood, angle lens, is now working well. The rubber device consists of a rotary stepping motor machine, and sheet metal shops), and strap is so soft and fits so tightly and the and controller to select one of eight contac- storage. The instrument shop includes 36 camera is so small, the children seem not to tors from the storage turret, a compound major machines and myriad hand tools notice it once it is on. linear and rotary stepping motor, with two and provides the capacity for fabrication And what does the language-learning additional controllers used to present the of items in any kind of metal, plastics, and ® environment look like from a child’s point selected contactor to the subject’s skin. A wood. State-of-the-art AutoCad and ® of view? Yoshida and Smith note that there computer runs a program that communi- SolidWorks computer-assisted design and is a lot more — and different — informa- cates with an electronic interface to control layout software allows for efficient engi- tion there than one would have thought the operation of the three motors. The neering of complex mechanical devices. from the third-person view. Children spend depth and force sensors send their analog The electronics shop has the capability to a lot of time looking at the parent’s hands signals back to an A/D board inside the design and build virtually any electronic as clues to what is being talked about and computer. device required by the department, as well what is going to happen next. Yoshida Bailey then developed the software to as design multilayer circuit boards and mi- plans to use the device to collect pilot data control the stimuli and measure the skin’s crocontrollers. In addition to the ordinary to prove that this child-view of language response. With this device, Greg Gibson, instruments, like oscilloscopes, meters, sig- learning merits further investment and a graduate student in Craig’s lab, plans nal analyzers, and frequency counters, the ® research. to selectively stimulate different types of addition of CadInt circuit board design Smith remarked that an in-house shop receptors in the skin and specify precisely and layout software and a surface-mount is one important reason that IU psychol- what the nature of the stimulus is that soldering station has greatly expanded the ogy maintains its edge in path-breaking activates them. “There is no way that I design and fabrication capabilities of the and innovative research. “New ideas,” she can see how we could have developed this shop. In addition to sophisticated design says, “often require whole new methods device with a commercial firm,” says Craig. and fabrication of electronic instruments, and equipment — not stuff you can buy off “The plans for this device developed as we the electronics shop repairs and maintains the shelf. We are very lucky we have such went along. We had to make modifications electronic instruments, computers, printers, an expert team that can invent new equip- that simply could not have been done with video, audio, and other specialized elec- ment, enabling new discoveries.” a commercial firm. They would want firm tronic equipment. James Craig agrees. In the course of his and fixed specifications. And the cost would It is significant and important that most studies of tactile pattern perception, Craig have been prohibitive. The people in the of the instruments designed and built in needed to be able to present well-con- shop are terrific.” the shops are a collaborative effort between trolled mechanical stimuli to subjects’ fin- The in-house shop and the willingness the electronics shop and instrument shop. gerpads. The stimuli needed to be specified of its personnel to experiment is one of Many, if not most, instruments involve in terms of the force and the velocity with the things that led Thomas James to the both machine components and electronic which they contacted the skin and depth to department last fall. James, whose research components. In addition, the electronics which the skin penetrated the grooves in will utilize the up-and-coming fMRI, is personnel have expertise in many mechani- the contactors. Moreover, these variables working with the shop to develop a mock cal areas and the instrument shop personnel had to be specified dynamically and with fMRI machine that not only recreates the have expertise in many electronic areas. millisecond and micron accuracy. As no one space, but also the sounds, movement, and This crossover and collaborative ability had ever attempted to make such measure- non-scanning activities involved in this type makes possible the solution of many instru- ments, no such device existed. of imaging. Having worked at universities ment problems that would not be possible Craig brought his problem to Dwight both with and without an in-house shop, otherwise. James has seen the benefits firsthand. “Hav- — Dwight Hector and Heather Winne 4 Meet the shop personnel

Instrument shop box signals in the new fMRI unit, coming later this year. Expansion of his knowledge of multilayer circuit board design Dwight Hector, PhD, has been the has substantially improved the quality of stimulus control and departmental instrument designer for data collection for many psychology researchers. seven years. For 15 years, he operated Jeff Sturgeon is an electronics spe- his own instrument design and fabrica- cialist with an AAS degree in electronics tion company, serving universities and from Ivy Tech and almost 20 years of companies in the United States and experience in electronic design, repair, Europe. He has provided thousands and fabrication. He is currently expand- of custom electronic, mechanical, and ing our capabilities with programmable electromechanical instruments for other microcontrollers and believes that a researchers. As a former faculty member large part of our future work will center and researcher in physiology, anatomy, and medical sciences, on them. The most interesting projects he is able to understand the needs of researchers and cre- for Sturgeon are those that require the ate devices that satisfy those needs. He believes that he has a input from everyone to refine the design ideas — as with Pro- larger impact in the scientific world by facilitating the work of fessor William Timberlake’s automated behavior enclosures. many researchers than by doing research himself. For an in- Bill Freeman is an electronics spe- strument designer, it is key to be able to bring to bear on any cialist with training from the Army in given problem insight from many scientific disciplines, as well microwave long-distance communica- as mechanical and electronic engineering and material science. tion. He has been with IU for 20 years. Many times the solutions are derived from insight into first He is a resource person for computer principles of physics, chemistry, and materials. For example, hardware, as well as video and audio the sensor for the Controlled Dynamic Tactile Stimulator for equipment. Whether it is ordinary video Professor James Craig was one such device. It had to detect or computer links, or a specialized hel- five microns of penetration of skin into a patterned surface (a met cam for experiments with children, red blood cell is eight microns in diameter). he understands the video equipment Doug Brewster is a research machin- necessary for the job. ist who has been with the department Doug Toms has been with the for three years. A trained and skilled psychology department for five years machinist and certified welder, he is as an electronics specialist, following currently completing a degree in design electronics training with the Navy and technology. His recent training in Au- at Ivy Tech. He has worked in quality toCad® and SolidWorks® has expanded control in the cable industry. Beyond the instrument shop’s ability to render his formal training, he is expert in three-dimensional designs in the solid computer technology and has learned modeling environment. His insight into surface-mount circuit board technol- novel approaches to machining, problem solving, and fabrica- ogy, which is an integral part of our tion techniques has been a valuable addition to the instrument newest abilities in circuit board design and fabrication. shop. In his professional experience, he has fabricated devices from many kinds of metal, plastics, and wood. There are few people who have this level of skill in both wood and metal. Model maker emeritus No description of the psychology shops Electronics shop would be complete without noting the contributions of John Waltke, model Mike Bailey, senior electronics engi- maker emeritus. Dozens of faculty and neer, has been with the department hundreds of students undoubtedly for 26 years. With an AAS and a BS remember Waltke’s help in designing in electrical engineering technology, and constructing laboratory devices. He he was a research assistant at Kitt Peak set up the original psychology shop in National Observatory and served in 1961 when the building was built and several capacities, including telescope served the department for 30 years until operation, photomultiplier calibration, retirement in 1991. He has been a real resource for machine and computer maintenance and design techniques and fabrication methods to all who have come engineering. Of the hundreds of proj- after him. At the age of 81, he still spends time in the shop ects that Bailey has accomplished for the psychology depart- each day and, when not busy on a project, enlightens us with ment, the most challenging was the control systems for the stories from Army anti-aircraft artillery and landing at Luzon Controlled Dynamic Tactile Stimulator for James Craig. Now on D-Day+2 to building TV broadcast equipment at Sarkes he is designing an optical fiber method for sensing response Tarzian through 30 years of instrument work.

5 View from the chair New year brings changing of guard, new faces, new major t is with some mixed emotions that I among scientists, practitioners, educators, when it is completed. The department Iwrite this column for this issue of Psych- care givers, and policy makers. has recently received approval to offer an Notes. On July 1, I am stepping down as We have added many new faces to our undergraduate certificate in neuroscience, chair of psychology to assume the position faculty, which now includes 46 members. and we are working on a plan to offer a BS of executive associate dean of the Col- Joining us are three senior hires: Michael in neuroscience in the near future. The IU lege of Arts and Sciences. I have had the Walker, from Brown (neuroscience); Stan- administration has committed several mil- honor and privilege of serving as chair of ley Wasserman, from the University of Il- lion dollars to the further development of this outstanding department for the last linois (statistics and quantitative methods); neuroscience on the Bloomington campus, 10 years and am looking forward to new and Julia Heiman, from the University of and, as you can see, the department has administrative challenges in the College. Washington (clinical science and director already benefited from this investment. I am pleased to tell you that I am leaving of the Kinsey Institute). We also success- Given the department’s growing interest the department in very good hands. Linda fully recruited three junior hires: Thomas in the brain sciences, including computa- Smith has agreed to serve as the next chair James (cognitive neuroscience), Sharlene tional and cognitive sciences, in addition of psychology, and I am confident that her Newman (cognitive neuroscience), and to neuroscience, we have voted to officially energy and vision will lead our department Chen Yu (computational and developmen- change our name to the “Department of to even greater heights. tal psychology). I also note the retirement Psychological and Brain Sciences.” The I have much news to relate to you since of Richard McFall, who for many years faculty believes that this name captures the last issue of PsychNotes. First, on a served as the department’s director of clini- new developments in the department while very sad note, the department lost one cal training. Dick is nationally recognized reflecting our great traditional strengths in of our most noted scientists in December for his model of training clinical scientists, social psychology, clinical science, cogni- with the passing of Esther Thelen. Her and our clinical program most certainly tive psychology, mathematical psychology, achievements over the years in the fields reflects his leadership. developmental psychology, and animal of developmental psychology and move- In other developments, construction learning and behavior. We anticipate that ment were monumental. She will indeed be of our Human Brain Imaging Facility is administrative approval for this name missed. The department has established the finally under way, and we expect that it will change will come sometime in the fall. Esther Thelen Fund in her memory. This open in August of this year. Julie Stout Finally, I would like to take this oppor- fund will be used to promote and continue has been chosen to direct this facility, and tunity to thank our alumni for their great the dialogue on the dynamic view of child Sharlene Newman and Tom James are the generosity over the years. Your financial development that was so dear to Esther, first brain-imaging scientists we have hired contributions have had a significant impact especially activities that promote dialogue to use the 3T fMRI scanner that will be on the continued development of the installed there. Final architectural drawings department. While serving as departmental are also being prepared for the construc- chair for the last 10 years, I have had many PSYCH ♦ NOTES tion of the second multidisciplinary science wonderful and rewarding interactions with building, which will be located immediately the department’s former students. I thank This newsletter is published by the In- north of the Psychology Building on Wal- you for these memorable experiences. diana University Alumni Association, nut Grove Avenue. Some of our neurosci- — Joseph E. Steinmetz in cooperation with the Department of ence faculty will move into this building Eleanor Cox Riggs Professor Psychology and the College of Arts & Sci- ences Alumni Association, to encourage alumni interest in and support for Indiana University. For activities and membership information, call (800) 824-3044 or send e-mail to [email protected]. We Want YOU! Department of Psychology As many of you may remember, the Department of Psychology at IU is Chair ...... Joseph Steinmetz Editors ..... Linda Smith, Heather Winne large, with hundreds of undergraduate majors passing through our doors College of Arts & Sciences on a regular basis. In an attempt to create a greater sense of community and Dean ...... Kumble R. Subbaswamy belonging within our students, we are undertaking several projects, includ- Executive Director of Development ing connecting current students with our alumni. & Alumni Programs ...... David Ellies Would you be interested in helping us with this mission? You can by giv- IU Alumni Association President/CEO ...... Ken Beckley ing us your story to use in future newsletters or on our Web site. Also, we Director of Alumni would love “words of wisdom” for students about Programs ...... Nicki Bland your field and life after graduation. If you have Editor for Constituent Periodicals ...... Julie Dales ideas about other programs or events, send them Assistant Editor for Constituent along as well. Periodicals ...... Carol Edge Editorial Assistant ...... Keith Roach Contact Heather Winne at (812) 855-8897 or [email protected]. We’d love to hear from you!

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Faculty ogy Dissertation Award in 2004. John Petrocelli received an Ameri- Richard Viken was named as the new can Psychological Foundation/Council Jerome Busemeyer has become the new director of clinical training for the IU Clini- of Graduate Departments of Psychology editor of the Journal of Mathematical cal Science Program. Graduate Research Scholarship in 2004. Psychology. Bob Weiskopf was chosen for the 2004 Catherine Sandhofer was the 2004 re- Brian O’Donnell was tenured and pro- Student Choice Award by the IU Student cipient of the Irving J. Saltzman Award for moted to the rank of associate professor. Alumni Association. The award recognizes Outstanding Graduate Achievement. David Pisoni’s NIH multidisciplinary five IU professors annually for their excel- David Wood received an F31 NRSA training grant in speech, hearing, and lent teaching and outstanding rapport with grant through NIDA. sensory communication was renewed for students. another five-year period beginning July 1, These undergraduate students were 2004. awarded the Howard Hughes Medical Dale Sengelaub was given the Center Staff Institute Capstone Independent Research for the Integrative Study of Animal Behav- Cindy Moore was elected president of the Opportunity for 2004: ior Exemplar Award for 2004. Bloomington Advisors’ Council for July Blair Dana Eliot Smith received the 2004 Thomas 2004 to June 2006. Emma Fortenberry M. Ostrom Award for distinguished con- Paul Jansen tributions to the area of social cognition Irene Kim within social psychology. Students Christine Little Olaf Sporns was tenured and promoted Joe Johnson and Brian Mustanski were Ari Nowacek to the rank of associate professor. the 2004 winners of the J.R. Kantor Mark Osborne Zakary Tormala was named a finalist for Graduate Award. Kelly Walsh the Society of Experimental Social Psychol- (continued on page 8)

In memoriam: Department mourns loss of Esther Thelen n Dec. 29, 2004, Esther Thelen, interplay of factors tailors therapies to individual children’s a developmental psychologist who that includes babies’ bodies, rather than using standard exercises Oworked at IU for nearly 20 years, changing bodies and for all children of a certain age. More gen- died of cancer. Thelen began her career as their external envi- erally, Thelen championed a new view of an assistant professor at the University of ronments, as well as development that has shaped how parents, Missouri in 1977, coming to IU as a pro- their growing brains practitioners, and policymakers think about fessor in 1985. During her 27-year career, and nervous systems. children. she rose to the pinnacle of her profession. These factors interact Esther Thelen was deeply loved, and she Thelen was president of the Society for in a step-by-step way will be sorely missed by both her immedi- Research in Child Development and served in development as ate and her intellectual family. She truly was as president of the International Society for each infant carves the intellectual mother (and grandmother) Infant Studies from 1996 to 1998. She was out his or her own unique pathway. Thus, to many students, postdocs, and col- a fellow of the American Association for the development is more like improvisational laborators, making sure her children were Advancement of Science and the Ameri- jazz with infant as musician and less like a nourished, cared for, and appropriately can Psychological Society. She received biological process driven by genes. challenged. She loved to travel, she loved numerous grants from the National Science Important too, as with jazz, the music opera, and she loved to share the company Foundation and had held continuous fund- infants create as they learn to move and of friends and colleagues over fine food and ing from the National Institutes of Mental explore must be considered as a whole wine. Her love for life and her love of those Health since 1987. pattern rather than a sequence of individual close to her was without bounds. Thelen is best known for applying notes. Thelen is survived by her husband, Da- dynamic systems theory — popularized “Dynamic systems theories depart from vid, her daughter, Jennifer, her son, Jeremy, under the name “chaos theory” — to the conventional approaches because they seek her sister, Harriet Saeck, and her grandson, study of child development. Her work to understand the overall behavior of a sys- Jackson. A memorial service was held on is largely responsible for changing the tem not by dissecting it into parts, but by Jan. 16 in the Neal-Marshal Center, and dominant view of how babies learn to reach asking how and under what circumstances a fund, designed to advance her vision of for toys, walk, and accomplish some of the the parts cooperate to produce a whole improved collaboration among scientists, earliest mental tasks, such as remembering pattern,” Thelen told the IU Research and practitioners, parents, and policymakers, where things are. Before Thelen’s semi- Creative Activity Journal in spring 2003. has been established in her memory. For nal efforts, most researchers believed that Her theoretical breakthroughs have more information on Esther Thelen’s work infants reached and walked when the parts influenced scholars in psychology, kinesiol- and the fund established in her name, of the brain responsible for these activities ogy, cognitive science, computer science, please visit www.indiana.edu/~psych/ “matured.” Esther showed, however, that robotics, and neuroscience. Her work has faculty/thelen.html. these accomplishments reflect a complex also had a major impact on the practice — John P. Spencer of pediatric physical therapy, which now

7 New faculty influence of conceptual information on Department visual perception. James is part of the new (continued from page 7) This past fall, the department welcomed six brain imaging research group that is being new faculty members to the department. These undergraduate students were elected assembled on the Bloomington campus Julia Heiman to Phi Beta Kappa in spring 2004: and will also participate in the programs in joins Indiana Univer- James Ray Burroughs human biology, neural science, and cogni- sity as a professor of Megan Christina Collins tive science. James enjoys landscaping and psychology, professor Stephanie Ann Dunning spending time with his wife, Karin, and of clinical psychiatry, Elizabeth Carole Fyffe their two children, Jack and Emma. and director of the Sarah Luann Hampel Sharlene Newman Kinsey Institute. Jennifer Lynn Hettenbach joins Indiana Uni- She earned a BA in Shana Elise Hitze versity as an assistant psychology from Jae Sung Kim professor of psycholo- Arizona State Uni- Ralitza Kostadinova gy. She received a BE versity in 1970 and Jessica F. Levine in electrical engineer- a PhD in clinical psychology in 1975 from Ari Scott Nowacek ing and mathemat- the State University of New York at Stony Shannon Leneigh Porter ics from Vanderbilt Brook. After completing a predoctoral Andrew Carl Shawber University in 1993. clinical internship at Stony Brook, she was Ranjita Dilip Shinde She did her graduate a postdoctoral research associate and re- Meredith Lee Snook work at the Univer- search scientist at the Long Island Research Jennifer Margaret Stephan sity of Alabama at Birmingham, receiving Institute of SUNY-Stony Brook until 1981. Lindsey Rose Wagner an MS in biomedical engineering in 1996 From 1981 until last summer, Heiman Bethany Lynn Winnie and a PhD in biomedical engineering in was on the faculty of the Department of Dena Marie Zavakos 1999. After completing her graduate work, Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the Newman spent five years as a postdoctoral University of Washington in Seattle, where associate at the Center for Brain Imaging in she also served as the research coordinator the Department of Psychology at Carn- at Harborview Community Mental Health egie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Her Center, as director of the Interpersonal general research interests are in how corti- Psychotherapy Clinic, and as director of the cal networks in the brain work together Reproductive and Sexual Medicine Clinic. seamlessly to perform complex cognitive Heiman’s research interests are in the field functions. Specifically, she uses functional of sex research, with particular emphases on magnetic resonance imaging methods to basic human sexual arousal processes from examine how cerebral cortical regions PhDs awarded a psychophysiological perspective, clinical collaborate to produce complex functions Amy Criss — “The Representation of outcome research, including pharmacologi- such as problem solving, language, and Single Items and Associations in Episodic cal interventions, and adults with coercive multitasking. Newman will participate as a Memory” childhood sexual experiences. She is mar- member of the new brain imaging research Amy Johnson — “Induction-Deduc- ried to Johan Verhulst, a Flemish psychia- group that is forming on the Bloomington tion Inference Asymmetry and Linguistic trist who is a faculty member at the Univer- campus. She will also participate in the Abstraction” sity of Washington School of Medicine. She human biology, neural science, and cogni- Joe Johnson — “Preference, Process, has an aging diabetic cat and is, at this tive science programs. Newman and her and Parsimony: A Computational Model- point, a specialist in cat geriatrics. She is daughter, Morgan, are excited about their ing Account of Robust Preference Reversal interested in environmental projects and move and the chance to explore all that the Phenomena” most things green. Bloomington community has to offer. Alicia Justus — “Emotional Modulation Thomas James J. Michael Walker in Psychopathic Individuals: An Examina- joins Indiana Uni- joins Indiana Uni- tion of the Role of Gender and Personality versity as an assistant versity as a professor in a Non-Incarcerated Population” professor of psychol- of psychology and as Amy Marshall — “Violent Husbands’ ogy. He received a holder of the Linda Recognition of Emotional Expressions BS in psychology and Jack Gill Chair in Among the Faces of Strangers and Their in 1992, an MS in Biomolecular Science. Wives.” neuroscience in Walker earned a BA Amanda Mortimer — “Trace Classical 1996, and a PhD in psychology from Conditioning in a Non-Clinical Obsessive- in neuroscience in Indiana University Compulsive Population” 2001 — all from the (1973) and an MA Brian Mustanski — “The Relationship University of Western Ontario. From 2001 (1977) and PhD (1979) in psychology Between Mood and Sexual Interest, Behav- until last summer, James was a postdoctoral from Ohio State University. After spending ior, and Risk-Taking” fellow in the Department of Psychology at four years as a postdoctoral fellow at the Nathan Steele — “Social Utility: Zero- Vanderbilt University. His research focuses University of Michigan, Walker joined the Sum and Non-Zero-Sum Games and the on interactions between cognition and per- faculty at Brown University, where he was Effects of Competing Norms” ception. He has used functional magnetic a professor of psychology and neuroscience Hanako Yoshida — “Iconicity in Lan- resonance imaging to study how previous and chair of the Department of Psychology guage Learning: The Role of Mimetics in experience with visual and tactile stimuli af- until coming to Bloomington last sum- Word Learning Tasks” fects subsequent brain activation with those (continued on page 9) same stimuli. Also, he has investigated the 8 Alumni Notebook

Judith L. Cutright, BA’67, is president James A. Brewer, BA’69, is the owner Before 1960 and owner of Cutright Communications. of Brewer and Associates, a financial con- Dorothy H. (Jones) Brenner, BA’53, She produces, writes, and directs produc- sulting practice. He hosts a weekly radio of Maryland Heights, Mo., volunteers as tions for corporations and not-for-profits. program called Christian Health and a mentor for Parkway School District’s She lives in Corpus Christi, Texas, and can Wealth on WRFD, is a national speaker and Oasis program and as a docent for Shaw be reached at [email protected]. author and serves on the national execu- Nature Reserve. She can be reached at William R. Mead, PhD’67, was named tive board of CBN-USA Christian Business [email protected]. to the NISH board of directors in June Network. The Columbus, Ohio, resident 2004. NISH is one of two national not-for- can be reached at [email protected]. 1960s profit organizations designated to facilitate the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Program, which Dick E. Hammond, BA’60, MAT’66, provides employment opportunities for 1970s MS’66, is professor emeritus of education nearly 40,000 people who are blind or have Rolf F. Rehe, BA’70, MA’72, a former at Texas State University, formerly known other severe disabilities. Mead is founder professor of typography at IUPUI’s Herron as Southwest Texas State. He retired in and CEO of Job Options and is a member School of Art, is the director of Design 2002, lives in San Marcos, Texas, and can of the California State Independent Living Research International. He lives in Vienna, be reached at [email protected]. Council. He lives in La Quinta, Calif. Austria. Henrietta G. (Hubbard) Connor, BA’71, BSN’87, writes, “I’m still working as a nurse case manager in Louisville, Ky.” Department porate settings. His wife, Sarah, is the new Pat Davis, BA’75, is an associate in the associate director of research administration litigation section of Jackson Walker. She (continued from page 8) at the IU School of Medicine. They have lives in Dallas. mer. His research interests are in the fields two grown sons in Chicago and currently Frank J. Deveau, BA’76, JD’80, is a of behavioral and cellular neuroscience. live with two Airedale terriers, spending partner/director with Sommer & Barnard Specifically, he uses advanced technologi- time in both their downtown Indianapolis Attorneys in Indianapolis. cal procedures to study the pharmacology and Bloomington-area homes. Wasserman of the brain’s endogenous cannabinoid plays golf when he has time and is trying to system, with special emphasis on the role of maintain his jazz radio show on WEFT in 1980s this neurochemical system in pain percep- Champaign, Ill., but hopes to find a spot William H. Mott Jr., BA’82, received a tion and motor control. When Walker isn’t on WFHB in Bloomington eventually. JD from the University of Toledo College busy with work or his family, he enjoys Chen Yu joins of Law in August 2004. He is a professor photography and other visual arts and Indiana University as of life/physical sciences at the University listening to jazz. an assistant profes- of Phoenix’s Troy, Mich., campus. The Stanley Wasser- sor of psychology. Toledo, Ohio, resident can be reached at man is the Rudy He received a BE in [email protected]. Professor of Sociol- controls and robotics Drew W. Prusiecki, BA’82, JD’85, is ogy and Psychology. in 1996 and an MS in chair-elect of the Northeast Florida Chap- He has held faculty controls and robotics ter of the American Red Cross. He lives in positions in statistics, from the Beijing Uni- Jacksonville, Fla. psychology, and so- versity of Technology Yousef M. Sharaiha, BA’83, is a con- ciology at Carnegie in 1998. In 2001, he sultant/oncological surgeon in Amman, Mellon, the Univer- received an MS in computer science from Jordan. His appointment to this position sity of Minnesota, the University of Rochester and recently follows 13 years of training in the United and the University of completed his PhD, also at Rochester. Kingdom, and his area of interest is breast Illinois, and visiting appointments at Co- Yu’s research interests lie in understanding disease and cancer. He can be reached at lumbia and the University of Melbourne. the development of language, perception, [email protected]. Educated at the University of Pennsylvania and cognition in humans and in apply- Robert P. Sharkey, BA’83, writes, “I’m and Harvard University in the 1970s, he ing the lessons from human development in the growing field of predictive mainte- is a fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and learning to build artificial intelligence nance, using state-of-the-art instruments to and an honorary fellow of the American systems. He is particularly interested in the predict when machines will fail. My wife, Statistical Association and the American As- problem of language acquisition, as well as son, and I live in Indianapolis.” E-mail: sociation for the Advancement of Science. other relevant problems, such as perceptual [email protected]. Known for his work on statistical models learning and category development, using Maj. Jeffrey S. Yarvis, BA’88, is the for social networks and for his text Social integrative computational and experimental chief of mental health for the 30th Medical Network Analysis: Methods and Applications methods. Yu will also be an active part of Brigade, stationed in Heidelberg, Germany. (co-authored with Katherine Faust), Was- the Cognitive Science Program. He enjoys He completed a PhD in social work at the serman teaches courses on applied statistics a variety of sports, especially soccer, which University of Georgia in May 2004. His and sociological and psychological meth- he participates in regularly, weather permit- dissertation compared depression and alcohol ods. He is also chief scientist for the Visible ting. He and his wife recently had their first problems among Canadian peacekeep- Path Corp., New York City, a software firm child, a son named Andrew. ers who had different levels of traumatic developing social network analysis for cor- (continued on page 10)

9 Alumni notebook (continued from page 9) stress. He can be reached at Jeffrey.Yarvis@ us.army.mil. Voting matters! John D. Papageorge, BA’89, a partner/ director with Sommer Barnard Attorneys, It’s time for the IU alumni trustee election. Inbdianapolis, has been elected to serve as chair for the Indiana State Bar Association’s Ballots and information about the candidates will be mailed to litigation section for 2004–5. all IU graduates in May and must be returned by the end of Lauren C. (Reynolds) Rea, BA’89, June. Look for your ballot to arrive any day. writes, “I got my doctorate in physical therapy a few years after leaving IU, and I Meanwhile, you can also find information about the candi- currently work for a large hospital system dates in the May/June Indiana Alumni Magazine or at in Milwaukee. I often use video technol- ogy to analyze my patients’ gait patterns www.alumni.indiana.edu/magazine/ or to evaluate performance in sports for injury prevention.” She can be reached at [email protected]. Since July 2004, Susan E. Thomas, JD’96, is a partner at the Indianapolis- [email protected]. BA’89, MLS’91, has been head of collec- based law firm of Plews Shadley Racher Elizabeth Galvin Walker, BA’96, tion development at the Schurz Library & Braun. Her husband, Michael Sylvia, MHA’99, JD’99, is vice president of plan- at IU South Bend. Previously, she worked BS’89, opened his second restaurant, ning and physician operations for Henry for more than nine years at Valdosta State Elements, on Massachusetts Avenue in County Memorial Hospital in New Castle, University in Georgia. She and her husband Indianapolis. Indianapolis Monthly named Ind. She has a new son named Alexander have one daughter, born in 2003. Elements the 2004 Restaurant of the Year. James Walker. Jennifer. L. Ashcraft-Ault, BS’94, has Amy L. Johnson, BS’97, is the coor- worked as an officer for customer service dinator of quality improvement at Jewish 1990s and banking center operations for Jack- Family and Children’s Service in Waltham, Cheri DeBerry Mitchell, BA’90, CBSt’90, son County Bank since 1999. She lives in Mass. The Brighton, Mass., resident earned is pursuing a master of arts degree in Seymour, Ind. a master’s in social work with a concentra- pastoral care and counseling at Chris- Kevin M. Kieffer, BS’94, is a tenured tion in human services management from tian Theological Seminary. She lives in assistant professor of psychology, student Boston University in 2000. She writes, “A Brownsburg, Ind., and can be reached at adviser, and psychology internship coor- colleague and I were invited to present at [email protected]. dinator at Saint Leo University. Located the national conference for the Association Maurice A. Cogdell Jr., BA’92, started just north of Tampa, Fla., Saint Leo is one of Jewish Family and Children’s Agencies Cogco/Marketing, a medical-services of the largest Catholic universities in the in Baltimore in April 2005.” She can be brokerage company, and recently accepted nation. Kieffer lives in Lutz, Fla., and is a reached at [email protected]. a medical sales position with Stericycle, licensed psychologist in that state. Michael F. Sutton, BS’97, MS’99, which offers OSHA- and HIPPA-compli- Kristen E. Kirkham, BA’95, MBA’02, JD’04, is an associate in the Louisville of- ance services. The Lisle, Ill., resident can be has been appointed a Six-Sigma Black fice litigation department of Frost Brown reached at [email protected]. Belt for sales and marketing at Eli Lilly in Todd, a regional law firm that has been Le Shundra “DeDee” Nathan, BA’92, Indianapolis. recognized by Corporate Board Member MS’00, finished fifth in the heptathlon at Amy M. (Hess) Tempel, BS’95, is Magazine as the top corporate law firm in the U.S. Olympic Trials in July 2004 and a family case manager for the Dubois Kentucky. Sutton previously worked as a retired from the sport. At the Sydney, Aus- County Division of Family and Children legal intern in the U.S. attorney general’s tralia, Olympics in 2000, she placed ninth in Jasper, Ind. She can be reached at office in Louisville. in the heptathlon. She teaches at Warren [email protected]. Melissa L. Boyd, BA’99, writes, “After Central High School in Indianapolis. Scott L. Baylin, BS’96, is in dental prac- moving to Oregon and working in public Jennifer McDaniel Bauer, BS’93, tice with Leikin and Baylin Dental Care, health (maternal/child health), I became MIS’98, is a senior Web technologist for Catonsville, Md. His first child, Branden, interested in midwifery. I currently at- Activant Solutions. She lives in Austin, was born in August 2004. E-mail: sbaylin@ tend a private midwifery college and am Texas, and can be reached at [email protected]. catonsvilledentalcare.com. the conference coordinator for the 2004 Holly N. Haskell, BA’93, completed an Matthew E. Johnson, BA’96, received International Waterbirth Congress. I am MSN in 1996 and works as a regional sales an LLM in taxation from Capital University studying pre- and perinatal psychology and manager for the chronic infusion division of Law School in January 2004. He practices look forward to integrating this field into Caremark Rx. She lives in St. Louis and can in estate planning, estate and trust admin- my work as a midwife.” She lives in Port- be reached at [email protected]. istration, real estate, and business practice land, Ore., and can be reached at melissa Chris Stallings, BS’93, writes, “After areas for the law firm of Stebelton Aranda [email protected]. teaching high school in northern Virginia & Snider. He lives in Lancaster, Ohio. Jared A Hershenson, M.D., BS’99, for years, I’m now teaching in California Dewey E. McLin III, BS’96, is the medi- ACJS’99, graduated from the Washington and loving the culture and weather.” He cal science liaison for CNS Los Angeles, University School of Medicine and is doing lives in Monterey and can be reached at a division of Forest Laboratories Inc. He his residency at Johns Hopkins Hospi- [email protected]. and his wife, Jessica Pilar, live in Garden tal in Baltimore, where he and his wife, Alexandra S. (Lipps) Sylvia, BA’93, Grove, Calif., where he can be reached at (continued on page 11)

10 earned a graduate degree in social stud- and can be reached at [email protected]. Alumni notebook ies education at Miami University. They Leah J. Dean, BA’03, of Delavan, (continued from page 10) live in Indianapolis and can be reached at Wis., is a graduate student at John Jay Jessica, live. Their son, Samuel, was born [email protected]. College of Criminal Justice, studying on Jan. 12, 2004. He can be reached at Laura E. Dewitz, BA’01, is graduat- forensic psychology. She can be reached at [email protected]. ing this spring from Bowling Green [email protected]. Bradley S. Loveall, BA’99, MIS’03, is a State University, Ohio, with a master’s Lindsay N. Eichelman, BA’03, received programmer analyst with Promethius Con- degree in school counseling. She lives in the 2003 Elizabeth Roberts Quackenbush sulting in Indianapolis. Maumee, Ohio, and can be reached at Leadership Award from Alpha Xi Delta Fra- Theresa D. Singer, BA’99, is a develop- [email protected]. ternity. The award is presented to gradu- mental reading and writing instructor at Nicholas T. Kapsa, CBusF’01, BA’01, ating senior women making significant Vincennes University at Jasper. She writes received a JD from the Roger Williams contributions to the fraternity and through that she is also “attending the California University Ralph R. Papitto School of Law chapter loyalty, campus leadership, com- State University Master’s of Humanities in May 2004. munity service, and academic achievement. Program.” E-mail the Huntingburg resi- Douglas B. Samuel, BA’01, writes, She lives in Indianapolis. dent at [email protected]. “I am currently pursuing my PhD in Naomi E. Kahn, BS’03, is a research clinical psychology at the University of assistant in the psychology department at Kentucky. I am studying the intersection Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and her 2000s between normal personality and personality husband, Ari Joffe, BS’03, is a law student Jonathan B. Margolin, PhD’00, is an eval- disorders.” The Lexington, Ky., resident at the University of Cincinnati. uator of educational programs, products, can be reached at douglasbriansamuel@ Ashley Powell, BS’03, works at a domes- and services for Learning Point Associates. hotmail.com. tic violence shelter in Sunman, Indiana. She He writes, “I would be happy to speak to Kylie A. Peppler, BA’02, writes, “I am plans to attend Boston College in the fall to people seeking more information about this currently enrolled in the PhD program at pursue a master’s in social work. career.” He married Wendy M. Margolin, UCLA’s Graduate School of Education, Kelly K. (Roberson) Venman, BS’04, BAJ’00, AC JSt’00, in December 2001, Division of Urban Schooling. On New was married to Ryan McCoy Venman on and their daughter, Rachel, was born in Year’s Eve 2003, I married Eric Lindsay, May 22, 2004. She writes, “I am start- March 2003. He lives in Chicago and can BM’02, in Fort Wayne, Ind.” She lives ing my graduate classes for a master’s in be reached at [email protected]. in Los Angeles and can be reached at occupational therapy at Grand Valley State Tim Siegert, CBusF’00, BA’00, MS’02, [email protected]. University.” She lives in Wyoming, Mich., is a guidance counselor at Franklin Central Sarah E. (Meier) Sutton, BA’02, and can be reached at [email protected]. High School in Indianapolis. His wife, writes, “I am applying to pharmacy Kelly Mason Siegert, BA’01, recently school.” She lives in Bloomington, Ind.,

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