Contents | Spring 2008

DEPARTMENTS FEATURES 3 From the Editor Treatment of Antisocial Greetings 18 Behavior in Children and 4 President’s Message It’s Conference Time Adolescents 18 Alan E. Kazdin, PhD | Yale University (CT) 5 Executive Director’s Message 2009 National Leadership Conference 22 Researching First Impressions 10 Awards & Grants in the Age of Online Profiles Read about the latest award and grant winners Rachel K. Green | Middle Tennessee State University David C. Evans, PhD | Psychster LLC 14 Get Involved Samuel D. Gosling, PhD | University of Texas at Austin A listing of relevant Psi Chi information for students Leadership Development 16 Fields of Psychology 26 Counseling Psychology and Strategies for Lennis G. Echterling, PhD Engaging Students 22 17 Chapter Membership Kenneth A. Weaver, PhD Amie Austin Hearn Emporia State University (KS) Director of Membership Services 36 Convention Calendar Evaluating the Psi Chi convention programs 32 and other meetings Undergraduate Research

38 New Officers Assistantship Experience R. Eric Landrum, PhD 38 New Advisors Boise State University (ID) 38 New Chapters 38 Chapter Name Change Uses of the Psi Chi Journal 34 of Undergraduate Research 38 New Members Christopher Koch, PhD 49 Chapter Activities George Fox University (OR)

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ABBREVIATIONS 8 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS APA American Psychological Association APS Association for Psychological Science EPA Eastern Psychological Association 6 2008 Psi Chi Regional MPA Midwestern Psychological Association NEPA New England Psychological Association GOTV & National Conventions RMPA Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Distinguished Lecturers SEPA Southeastern Psychological Association 2008 Nominees SWPA Southwestern Psychological Association for Psi Chi National Council 48 Model Chapter Award WPA Western Psychological Association eye ON PSI CHI WWW.PSICHI.ORG SPRING 2008 | VOLUME 12 | NUMBER 3

EDITOR Lisa Mantooth [email protected]

ASSOCIATE EDITOR Virginia Andreoli Mathie, PhD [email protected]

ART DIRECTOR/ASSOCIATE EDITOR Susan Iles [email protected]

Lisa Mantooth Published by Psi Chi, The National Honor Society in Psychology. Founded September 4, 1929, at the Ninth International Congress of Executive Officer Psychology,Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Member of the Chief Operations Officer Association of College Honor Societies. Eye on Psi Chi (ISSN 1092- 0803) is pub lished quarterly by Psi Chi, the National Honor So ci ety in From the Editor Psychology. All contents ©2008 by Psi Chi. The pub li ca tion sched ule Greetings! fol lows the ac a dem ic year: fall, win ter, spring, and summer. Pe ri od i - cals postage paid at Chat ta noo ga, Tennessee, and at ad di tion al am very excited about this issue because we have several topics that will interest everyone! I would mailing offices. Print ed in the USA. All opinions ex pressed in signed ar ti cles are those of the author(s) and do not nec es sar i ly reflect those like to urge you to take time to read Ken Weaver’s article on Leadership Strategies (page 26) and a of the editors and/or Psi Chi. timely article about online profiles on websites such as Facebook® and My Space®(page 22). Also, I ED I TO RI AL OFFICE: please review the Convention Calendar section (page 36) on upcoming conferences—the Psi Chi Psi Chi Na tion al Office | P.O. Box 709, Chat ta noo ga, TN 37401-0709 programming at regional and national conferences are designed for you. Street Address: 825 Vine Street | Chattanooga, TN 37403 Tele phone: (423) 756-2044 | Fax: 1-877-PsiChi3 (1-877-774-2443) Email: [email protected] | Website: www.psichi.org Award/Grant Deadlines. The award and grant program is a topic that is very important to me, and Post master: Please send address chang es to: Eye on Psi Chi, I would like to see every one of them given out each year. To achieve this goal, we need you to apply. P.O. Box 709, Chat ta noo ga, TN 37401-0709. Please take some time to review the awards and grants on our website at www.psichi.org/awards/ Permission must be obtained from the author(s) to reprint or adapt a completelist_awards.asp. May 1 is the upcoming deadline for the Allyn & Bacon, Erlbaum, Guilford, table or figure; to reprint quotations exceeding the limits of fair use from one source, and/or to reprint any portion of poetry, prose, or song lyrics. and Kay Wilson Leadership awards. There are numerous awards and grants available to Psi Chi All persons wishing to utilize any of the above materials must write to members, and it is well worth the time and energy to apply. the original author(s) and publisher to request nonexclusive world rights in all languages to use copyrighted material in the present article and in Psi Chi National Elections. It is election time—not only for our Nation—but for Psi Chi. President- future print and nonprint editions. All persons wishing to utilize any of Elect, Southeastern Vice-President, Southwestern Vice-President, and Midwestern Vice-President are the the above materials are responsible for obtaining proper permission from copyright owners and are liable for any and all licensing fees positions on the ballot (page 8). It is extremely important that every chapter participates in the election. required. All persons wishing to utilize any of the above materials must This is the second year that Psi Chi will utilize electronic ballots for the election. What does your chapter include copies of all permissions and credit lines with the article sub- mission. Psi Chi does not accept paid advertising for its publications Eye need to do to vote? on Psi Chi or Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research. The society • Hold a meeting to discuss the candidates. Remember your chapter can only vote for the does not wish to appear to endorse any particular products or services. VP for the region in which your chapter is located. All chapters may vote for President-Elect. • Determine which candidate(s) your chapter supports. PSI CHI NATIONAL COUNCIL • Go to the Chapter Administration page at www.psichi.org/chapters/login.asp NATIONAL PRESIDENT • Cast your vote!!! Vincent Prohaska, PhD [email protected] Voting is that easy! Voting is open until March 15, 2008. Remember, every vote is important. You are PAST-PRESIDENT John M. Davis, PhD deciding the leadership of your region and the future Psi Chi President! [email protected]

PRESIDENT-ELECT Regional Conferences. Will you be attending a regional conference? Are you presenting a poster? Are Scott W. VanderStoep, PhD you going to a conference to learn about different types of research or are you interested in meeting [email protected] students and faculty with a similar interest? I personally enjoy the regional conferences! They give me EASTERN REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT Jason R. Young, PhD the opportunity to talk to Psi Chi members and hear your thoughts and concerns about our organization. [email protected] Did you know that a member of the Psi Chi National Office will be attending each of the regional MIDWESTERN REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT Betsy L. Morgan, PhD conferences? Please take the time to stop by and say hello during the Psi Chi programming. This is a [email protected] good time to meet members of the National Office staff and to ask questions. Our staff members ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT Melanie Domenech Rodríguez, PhD have a wealth of information about Psi Chi. [email protected] Chapter Annual and Financial Reports. It is extremely important that EVERY chapter file its Annual SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT Maria J. Lavooy, PhD and Financial Reports with the Psi Chi National Office. Please, please, please designate an individual to [email protected] file these reports. They are online and easy to complete at www.psichi.org/chapters/reports.asp. Finally, SOUTHWESTERN REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT Richard A. Kasschau, PhD please follow up to ensure these reports have been filed. It is imperative that the National Office has an [email protected] account of your chapter activities for both internal and IRS reports. WESTERN REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENT Ngoc H. Bui, PhD As you begin the hectic time going into spring finals, please remember… [email protected]

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR "If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, Virginia Andreoli Mathie, PhD prosperity would not be so welcome."—Anne Bradstreet [email protected] EXECUTIVE OFFICER/COO Lisa Mantooth [email protected]

Lisa Mantooth EYE ON PSI CHI SPRING 2008 3 President’s Message It’s Conference Time!

f my timing is right, you are reading this at the start Getting the most out of a conference requires some of “conference season” when most regional and na- planning. If possible, preregister. Preregistering gener- Itional conferences in psychology take place. If you ally will enable you to skip the long registration lines are lucky enough to be in Boston, Irvine, Boise, Char- and get right into the conference. Most conferences lotte, Kansas City, or Chicago, attending your regional also send the program to preregistered attendees in conference should be easy—it’s in your backyard. advance. If you don’t or can’t preregister, check the Boston and Chicago are extra lucky this year as the in- conference website; many conferences are now putting ternational conferences of the American Psychological their programs online. The advantage in having the Association (Boston) and the Association for Psycho- program before the conference is huge—you can plan logical Science (Chicago) are meeting in those cities as out your day and the sessions you want to attend. well. If you are not among these lucky ones, there is still With so many sessions, conferences can quickly time for some quick fund-raisers to help offset the costs become overwhelming. Plan now or there’s a good (if you were not already raising funds during the fall). chance you will miss precisely the session you most Why should you be spending your time and wanted to attend. Vincent Prohaska, PhD money to attend a conference? Several reasons: While at the conference, remember that you are Psi Chi National President at a professional meeting among professionals. Lehman College, CUNY » Conferences are where the newest ideas and research Fortunately, that no longer means a high degree of findings are presented, often long before they appear formality (there is no truth to the rumor that while in journals. If you are looking for ideas for research presenting posters men must wear tuxedos and projects, there is no more concentrated source of women gowns). But conferences are not completely cutting-edge research than a conference. Several of informal either (so pajamas and slippers are definitely my own projects have been inspired by research I out, no matter how comfortable they are; note to have seen and heard at past conferences. Californians: bathing suits are inappropriate too). In short, dress professionally and avoid extremely casual » Very often the invited speakers at conferences, such clothing choices. Resist the urge to yell to your friend as the Psi Chi Distinguished Lecturers, are some of who is down the hall and definitely turn off your cell the most respected researchers and best presenters in phone during sessions. Remember, the person you psychology. These are the people other psychologists accidentally bumped without saying “excuse me,” or most want to hear. How do you know who they are? whose conversation you interrupted rather rudely, or Look for the sessions with a single speaker talking who asked you to be quiet during a talk, might turn for the entire hour. out to be a member of the graduate admissions com- mittee at your number one choice program, or even » Networking is what conferences are all about. You worse, the researcher you wanted to work with! will have the opportunity to meet faculty and stu- Attending a conference with other members of dents from all over the region, the U.S., and even the your chapter is a terrific idea, but try to resist the “herd world. This can be especially valuable if you are mentality.” So none of your friends are interested in looking for graduate programs or for a researcher in that talk on rat behavior, but you are. Go! You don’t all whose laboratory you might want to spend a sum- have to go to the same talks and sessions together. mer. Talking with faculty and students from another Meet up with them later. Don’t be afraid to split up. institution is a fabulous way to learn about that Finally, talk to people you do not know. As I said institution’s programs and entry requirements. earlier, networking is what conferences are about. Everyone is there to talk about research and ideas for » Most conferences also have programming specifi- future research and collaborations. Generally, if you cally geared to student concerns, for example: panels are polite in approaching them, faculty won’t bite on career opportunities, workshops on getting (we’ve been somewhat socialized!). into graduate school, and sessions on conducting research and finding mentors. So get out there and attend a conference!

4 SPRING 2008 EYE ON PSI CHI Executive Director’s Get Ready for the Message 2009 Psi Chi National Leadership Conference

ow that the spring semester is underway, it is for our chapter. It gave us a sense of pride and en- time to start thinking about the 2009 Psi Chi thusiasm that we can bring back and share with our NNational Leadership Conference (NLC). Yes— members.” the 2009 NLC is less than one year away! The second » “I will continue reflecting on and applying all that I Psi Chi leadership conference will be held January 2–4, leaned for quite a while. What an informative and 2009, in Nashville, Tennessee. Members of the Psi Chi pleasant experience!” National Council and the NLC Program Committee “It was truly energizing and rewarding.” are finalizing plans for this special event. The confer- » ence is shaping up to be another exciting opportunity » “It was a wonderful way to learn more about Psi for chapter officers and advisors to participate in work- Chi and really encouraged me to use my role as fac- shops and interactive sessions designed to enhance ulty advisor to help our chapter become active.” their leadership skills. These comments are typical of the feedback we The 2007 NLC was a big success and we received received about the 2007 conference. excellent suggestions from conference participants What was it about the conference that led to these about how to make the next one even better. We are glowing remarks? One unique aspect of the confer- Virginia Andreoli Mathie, PhD using this feedback to guide our plans for the 2009 ence was that participants had the opportunity to Psi Chi Executive Director conference. We will post details regarding the confer- meet and interact with members of the Psi Chi Associate Editor ence registration, criteria to receive funding from Psi National Council and all of the staff members from Chi, and conference program on the Psi Chi website the National Office as well as other chapter presidents in the spring, but here is a brief overview of what to and advisors. The interpersonal connections forged at expect. The deadline for registration will be October the conference were an important element of the 1, 2008. Psi Chi will again provide funds to cover conference experience. Of course the focus of the most of the expenses for chapter presidents, presi- conference was on developing leadership skills. From dents-elect, and chapter advisors on a first register, the formal presentations to the informal discussions first funded basis. For the 2009 conference, we are around the lunch table or in the small group discus- increasing the number of participants funded by Psi sions, participants had opportunities to assess their Chi, accepting more registrations from participants own leadership style, discuss how to be a more effec- who do not receive funding from Psi Chi, and open- tive leader, share ideas about how to deal with ing up some of the non-funded slots to other chapter difficult situations in a chapter, develop strategies to officers. Because Psi Chi cannot cover all expenses, mentor new officers, and implement successful tran- even for funded participants, I encourage chapters to sitions from one set of officers to the next. Reports begin fundraising activities that will provide additional from the small group discussions indicated that par- funds to offset the expenses of their representatives to ticipants also heard new ideas for professional the conference. programming, service activities, fundraising activities, You might be asking yourself: “Why should I improving communication among chapter members, bother applying for the NLC?” or “Why should my increasing members’ participation in the chapter, chapter send a representative to the NLC?” To answer enhancing induction ceremonies, making better use these questions, let me share some quotations from of Psi Chi resources (e.g., grants and awards), increas- the evaluations completed by participants in the 2007 ing faculty involvement in the chapter, publicizing the conference. chapter and its events, and much more. Participants » “I really benefited from coming here and left the conference with a notebook full of ideas they sharing/learning from others. Thank you for this could implement in their own chapters. wonderful opportunity.” We are making every effort to ensure participants in the 2009 conference will leave the conference with » “This was a wonderful experience. the same sense of inspiration, excitement, enthusi- I’m very inspired.” asm, and energy as well as many new ideas and » “It was energizing, enlightening, and fun.” strategies to help them in their leadership roles. » “My advisor and I had a great time and spent 3+ Watch for more information about the 2009 NLC hours Saturday night after the conclusion of the in the spring. We hope to see you in Nashville in conference talking about ideas that really struck us January 2009!

EYE ON PSI CHI SPRING 2008 5 Karyl Swartz, PhD Peggy L. Fischer, PhD 2008 Psi Chi Regional & National

March 6–9, 2008 March 13–16, 2008 April 3–5, 2008 April 10–12, 2008 Southeastern Eastern Psychological Association Southwestern Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Boston, Massachusetts Psychological Association Psychological Association Charlotte, North Carolina Kansas City, Missouri Boise, Idaho Can a Little Fabrication, What Can We Learn About Falsification or Plagiarism Really The Power of Acceptance, Cultural Adaptation in the Era of Cognition From Great Apes? Ruin Your Day? Tales (and Lessons) Mindfulness, and Values Empirically Based Psychological Karyl Swartz, PhD From the Trenches Steven C. Hayes, PhD Practice: How the Two Can Tango Great Ape Trust of Iowa Peggy L. Fischer, PhD University of Nevada, Reno Guillermo Bernal, PhD Associate Inspector General for University of Puerto Rico-UPR, Dr. Karyl Swartz is a scientist at the Dr. Steven C. Hayes is the Nevada Investigations, National Science Rio Piedras Campus Great Ape Trust of Iowa, an organiza- Foundation Professor at the Depart- Foundation tion dedicated to cognitive research ment of Psychology at the University Dr. Guillermo Bernal is a professor with great apes, great ape welfare, con- Dr. Peggy L. Fischer is currently the of Nevada. An author of 30 books and of psychology and director of the servation, and promoting education Associate Inspector General for nearly 400 scientific articles, his career University Center for Psychological about great apes. For three decades, Investigations for the National Science has focused on an analysis of the Services and Research at the Univer- Dr. Swartz has investigated aspects of Foundation and in that capacity, she nature of human language and cogni- sity of Puerto Rico-UPR, Rio Piedras memory, learning, attention, and mir- manages the integrity efforts for the tion and the application of this to the Campus. He received his doctorate in ror self-recognition in orangutans, Office of Inspector General. She understanding and alleviation of psychology (clinical) from the Univer- chimpanzees, gorillas, and rhesus has been with the Foundation for human suffering. In 1992, he was sity of Massachusetts Amherst in monkeys. She has conducted behav- 10 years, and before her current ap- listed by the Institute for Scientific 1978. His work has focused on train- ioral studies with orphaned wild pointment, she was a senior scientist Information as the 30th "highest ing, research, and the development of orangutans in Indonesia and with in the Office of Inspector General impact" psychologist in the world mental health services responsive to captive wild-born chimpanzees and where she managed the research mis- during 1986–1990. Dr. Hayes has been ethnic minorities, first at UCSF and gorillas in Gabon, Africa. The former conduct investigative case effort for president of Division 25 of APA, of later at the UPR-RP. He has published chair of the Department of Psychol- the office. Her previous experience the American Association of Applied over 100 journal articles and chapters ogy at Lehman College, CUNY, includes serving as a senior program and Preventive Psychology, and of on Latino mental health, family and Dr. Swartz has been affiliated academ- officer for the National Research the Association for Behavioral and marital therapy, and treatment out- ically with the Smithsonian’s National Council's Board on Biology and as Cognitive Therapy. He was the first come research. His current work is in Zoological Park in Washington, DC; the director of Research and Develop- secretary-treasurer of APS, which he efficacy of parent interventions in the Center International de Recherches ment for a biotechnology company. helped form. He served a 5-year term treatment of depression in adoles- Médicales de Franceville, Gabon, She held two postdoctoral positions on the National Advisory Council on cents. Also, he directs mentoring Africa; the Regional Primate Research after receiving her doctorate in cell Drug Abuse in the National Institutes programs supported by the NIMH, Center at the University of Washing- biology. of Health (NIH), and has received the Minority Research Infrastructure Sup- ton; and Purdue University (IN). Don F. Hake Award for Exemplary port Program and COR programs at Contributions to Basic Behavioral UPR-RP focused on intervention and Research and Its Applications from treatment research. His most recent Division 25, and was awarded the Im- books are Theory and Practice of Psy- pact of Science on Application award chotherapy in Puerto Rico (2005) and from the Society for the Advancement The Handbook of Racial and Ethnic of Behavior Analysis. Minority Psychology published in 2003. He is the associate editor for Research of Family Process.

6 SPRING 2008 EYE ON PSI CHI Steven C. Hayes, PhD Guillermo Bernal, PhD José Rubén Parra-Cardona, PhD Convention Distinguished Lecturers

April 10–13, 2008 May 1–3, 2008 May 22–25, 2008 Western Psychological Association Midwestern 20th Annual Convention To learn more about Irvine, California (CA) Psychological Association of the Association for upcoming Regional and Chicago, Illinois Psychological Science National Conventions, visit the Does When You Were Born Influence Chicago, Illinois websites listed below. Your Personality? “I Felt Less Because I Was Jean M. Twenge, PhD Different…Now I’m Proud for Being The Metamorphosis of a Counseling Southeastern San Diego State University Brown”: Embracing Cultural Psychologist Into an International Psychological Association Diversity in Therapy Psychologist Jean M. Twenge, Associate Professor Web: www.sepaonline.com José Rubén Parra-Cardona, PhD Michael J. Stevens, PhD, DHC of Psychology at San Diego State Michigan State University Illinois State University Eastern University, is the author of more than Psychological Association 50 scientific publications and the Dr. Parra-Cardona is an assistant pro- Michael J. Stevens is a professor of Web: www.easternpsychological.org book Generation Me: Why Today's fessor in the program of marriage and psychology at Illinois State University Young Americans Are More Confident, family therapy at Michigan State Uni- and licensed clinical psychologist. He Southwestern Assertive, Entitled—and More Miser- versity. Dr. Parra-Cardona completed is past-president of the APA’s Division Psychological Association able Than Ever Before. Her research his dissertation on adolescent fathers of International Psychology. He is a Web: www.swpsych.org has appeared in Time, Newsweek, USA of Mexican origin by designing, fellow of the division and received its Today, U.S. News and World Report, implementing, and evaluating a par- Outstanding Mentor and Recognition Rocky Mountain and The Washington Post, and she has enting program especially designed awards. He is an honorary professor Psychological Association been featured on Today, NBC Nightly for this population. As a result of this at the Lucian Blaga University in Web: www.rockymountainpsych.org News, Fox and Friends, Dateline NBC, study, Dr. Parra-Cardona was awarded Romania, where he completed a Western and several programs on National a national dissertation award by the Fulbright grant and received a Doctor Psychological Association Public Radio. She holds a BA and MA American Association for Marriage Honoris Causa degree. He has been Web: www.westernpsych.org from the University of Chicago and a and Family Therapists (AAMFT). invited to speak in Argentina, China, PhD from the University of Michigan. He is currently involved in research Cyprus, Finland, Guatemala. Pakistan, Midwestern focused on the cultural adaptation of Tajikistan, Uruguay, and Vietnam. Psychological Association evidence-based parenting interven- Recent scholarship on international Web: www.midwesternpsych.org tions for Latino populations. He psychology includes the Handbook of Association for serves on the editorial boards of three International Psychology (2004) and Psychological Science leading journals in the fields of family Toward a Global Psychology (2007). Web: www.psychologicalscience.org/ therapy and family studies (i.e., Jour- convention/ nal of Marital and Family Therapy, Family Process, and Family Relations). American He is currently affiliated with the Psychological Association program Alternatives to Domestic Web: www.apa.org/convention/ Aggression (ADA) of Washtenaw County Catholic Social Services in Michigan and cofacilitates group treatment for perpetrators of violence against women.

EYE ON PSI CHI SPRING 2008 7 2008 Nominees for

Why Vote? PRESIDENT-ELECT SOUTHWESTERN VP Its not too late to get into the habit of voting! As part of the Richard A. Kasschau, PhD Alvin Wang, PhD Randall Osborne, PhD honor society, your chapter has University of Houston (TX) University of Central Florida Texas State University–San Marcos an opportunity to determine POSITION STATEMENT POSITION STATEMENT POSITION STATEMENT who will hold the position to During my 4 years as Southwest As President, I will vigorously pursue Being a member of Psi Chi should be represent your region and Regional Vice-President of Psi Chi, our several opportunities for supporting perceived as a lifelong commitment to influence decisions on a total membership has grown to over Psi Chi members and enhancing its the ideals of excellence in teaching, serv- presidential level. half a million members. Psi Chi is a place within the discipline: ice, and scholarship. As a student, this large, effective, fiscally stable organiza- meant going beyond the expectations of For Students: To assist Psi Chi students tion run by half-a-dozen sophisticated the classroom and devoting time to serv- in their pursuit of excellence, I would Why Is It Important? and adept individuals in the National ing others and scholarly inquiry. As an enhance our grants and awards pro- If your chapter actively votes Office. Psi Chi is the role model for educator, I have always envisioned the gram by seeking expanded and new many similar honor societies. three areas of my professional life each year, the chapter or its partnerships with other organizations In the face of such success, a candi- (scholarship, service, and teaching) as in- advisor becomes a candidate as we have done with NSF and APA. for the following Psi Chi date should promise first to do no tertwined. The paths mutually inform awards: damage! Second, as President, I hope For Faculty: We should develop more each other. Through service, I am a to achieve the goal of awarding 100% online materials including a forum more compassionate teacher. Through Regional Faculty Advisor Award of the Awards/Grants each year, many that would be of assistance to new teaching, I can demonstrate the impor- Denmark Award that currently go unawarded. Third, I (and veteran) advisors. Psi Chi should tance of scholarship and service. Regional Chapter Award would like to continue forming mutu- also find ways to give faculty advisors Through scholarship I can do research Cousins Award ally beneficial alliances with other the support and recognition that that can be applied to real world issues. Model Chapter Award organizations. Possible benefits include would assist their progress toward My position is one of empowerment, shared technology and processes and tenure and promotion. communication, active listening, and fol- shared convention and chapter pro- low-through. As Vice-President for the Enhancing Psi Chi’s Place Within Not Familiar With grams. Fourth, in our ever-expanding Southwestern region, I would work: Psychology: We should seek to estab- polycultural world, the potential for (1) to empower all chapters to add their the Candidates? lish ourselves as a leading organization beneficial growth of Psi Chi’s interna- voice to Psi Chi’s future, (2) to commu- Here are the nominees’ in the discussion and promotion of ef- tional stature should be critically nicate those voices forward to the fective pedagogy, student research, and position and biographical evaluated and pursued, with an eye national level, (3) to actively listen, with- faculty mentorship. To accomplish this, statements for your review. toward mutual increases in coopera- out employing my own biases and I would establish a new annual series of Remember, all chapters may tion and understanding. These efforts, filters, to what these chapters have to say edited books and articles devoted to vote for the President-Elect both national and international, and offer, and (4) to follow through on these issues. position, but only chapters in should expand. those communications so that the flow the Southwest, Southeast, and Finally, I ask for your trust and BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT of information truly moves both ways. your vote for President. Above all, Dr. Alvin Wang, professor of psychology Midwest regions are eligible to BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT let’s have fun! at the University of Central Florida, vote for Vice-Presidents this Dr. Osborne received his PhD in social received his BA from SUNY at Brock- year (next year, Vice-Presidents BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT psychology from The University of Texas port, and his PhD in experimental for Eastern, Rocky Mountain, After finishing my AB, MA, and PhD at Austin in 1990. He successfully de- psychology from SUNY at Stony degrees at the Universities of Rochester, fended his dissertation in the fall of 1989 and Western regions will be Brook. He was faculty advisor for the Iowa, and Tennessee (one each!), my while serving as a visiting assistant pro- selected). UCF chapter of Psi Chi from 1990-94 first academic appointment was at the fessor at Luther College in Decorah, IA. and received the Florence Denmark University of South Carolina. More After serving two years as an assistant National Faculty Advisor Award in C’mon. It’s Easy! recently, here at the University of professor at Phillips University, he joined 1993. He has served as installation Voting is now just a few clicks Houston, I have served as the elected the faculty at Indiana University East in officer for two new Psi Chi chapters: chapter advisor for over three decades. 1992 and was tenured and promoted to away. Your chapter received an UCF-Brevard Campus (1997) and I also have been fortunate to earn three associate professor in 1997. In 2005, he email with a link to our online Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University academic leaves, taken at the American received full professor status at Texas ballots. Go to www.psichi.org/ (2003). From 2000-04, he served as Psi Psychological Association, Stanford State. Dr. Osborne has served as chair of chapters/login.asp with the Chi Vice-President for the Southeast- University, and the University of Mis- the Behavioral and Social Science Divi- chapter administrator login ern region. While at UCF, Dr. Wang souri. I have been blessed with a rich sion at Indiana University East and the has received four awards for teaching and access voting through the and varied career. I am proud to say Psychology Department at Texas State. excellence and another award for stu- new electronic ballots/voting that I have had a long and continuing His colleagues describe him as endlessly dent advising. Dr. Wang notes that his section. dedication to successful innovative enthusiastic. He himself lives by the involvement with Psi Chi was inevitable. teaching, which has earned me two motto, “take your job seriously and His underlying philosophy has been to “Teacher of the Year” awards from the yourself lightly.” Dr. Osborne has served "expect excellence in my students as Get Involved! University of Houston. I have been for- as a regional coordinator for the Mid- well as myself." Toward this end, "get- tunate to have won two consecutive western region and then president of the GOTV by March 15! ting students involved with Psi Chi, terms as Southwest Regional Vice-Pres- National Council of Teachers of Under- and keeping myself active within Psi ident. It would be an honor to serve as graduate Psychology. He has been a Psi Chi is mutually beneficial for all of us." Psi Chi National President. Chi advisor for over 15 years and helped Currently, he serves as dean of the establish the Psi Chi Chapter at Indiana Burnett Honors College at UCF. University East.

8 SPRING 2008 EYE ON PSI CHI Psi Chi National Council

MIDWESTERN VICE-PRESIDENT SOUTHEASTERN VICE-PRESIDENT

Dan Corts, PhD Betsy Morgan, PhD Maria Lavooy, PhD Christina Sinisi PhD Augustana College (IL) University of Wisconsin–La Crosse Univ of Central Florida–Daytona Beach Charleston Southern University (SC)

POSITION STATEMENT POSITION STATEMENT POSITION STATEMENT POSITION STATEMENT My primary goal stems from Psi Chi’s I would like to serve another term as I became a member of Psi Chi during Psi Chi has become an integral part National Leadership Conference. I the MW VP because there is a steep my undergraduate years. This marked of my career and my life. Advising our hope to bring the national discussion learning curve, and I feel that I can the beginning of a long and gratifying local chapter has been very fulfilling to the Midwest to explore what our serve in the position more effectively affiliation with Psi Chi. I have been to me. I have acted as an advocate chapters can do to foster leadership. now. I would like to play a more active proud to serve as an installation offi- for Psi Chi at the state level, giving Psychology students have skills and role in encouraging our chapters to cer and advisor at the institutions at presentations to the South Carolina interests that provide unique oppor- utilize the resources of the Psi Chi Na- which I have taught. With almost 20 Psychological Association twice out- tunities for service projects in their tional Office—both information and years of experience serving as an advi- lining what Psi Chi has to offer. I communities. Might your Psi Chi grants. It is exciting to be the VP of sor, I was asked to be a member of Psi would love to take that advocacy to a chapter take the lead in establishing the Midwestern region because stu- Chi’s Southeastern Regional Vice- broader level. Some of my ideas in- service projects or service learning? dent involvement in research is vast President’s steering committee. After clude: establishing a state-wide and And how can we promote and reward and appears to be expanding. My goal 3 years in that capacity, I was ap- perhaps a regional database of advi- leadership at the regional level? Sec- is to continue to have the research pointed to serve as the Southeastern sors. This database could be available ond, I hope to continue improving presented at MPA represent high Regional Vice-President for the 2007- as a chat group where advisors could the submission and review process for quality studies from the wide spec- 08 academic year. While in these offer and solicit advice. Also, I would MPA research presentations. My ulti- trum of public and private universities positions, I have tried to give back to like to establish a tradition of emailing mate goal would be to extend the that we represent and to have under- Psi Chi and its members, a little of the advisors on a more personal level submission period to encourage more graduate research be an integral what they have given me over the at least twice a year. Another database submissions. Finally, I would like to component of MPA programming years. I ask that you help me continue for chapter presidents might also be work with Midwestern chapters to and services. my service to Psi Chi by electing me recommended. Psi Chi has a very ensure we are getting the most out to serve as your Southeastern Regional strong presence at the Southeastern BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT of our time at MPA. Do we need a Vice-President. Psychological Association Conference, I am a professor of psychology at the greater variety of programs related to and I would be honored to continue University of Wisconsin–La Crosse BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT research, careers, and graduate school? in that tradition. and am serving a 2-year term as the Maria J. Lavooy was accepted as a And is the current array of graduate Midwestern Region Vice-President of member of Psi Chi in May 1978, BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT and career-related programs effective? Psi Chi 2006-08. My undergraduate while earning an undergraduate I became chapter advisor for BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT university did not have a Psi Chi degree in biology, with a minor in Charleston Southern University in the I have been coadvisor of the Augustana chapter, so I was inducted into the psychology and honors in biopsychol- fall of 1999. Since then, this small College chapter for almost 6 years. This society when I became the faculty ad- ogy. These interests led her to Miami chapter has won Academic Club of is my third year on the Psi Chi Mid- visor for the University of Wisconsin– University, OH, where she earned an the Year (or runner-up) here on cam- western Steering Committee and my La Crosse’s (UW-L) chapter. I have MA and PhD in psychology. She was pus four times. We have also won fifth year as a consulting editor of the served as the faculty advisor for the the installation officer and advisor of Regional Chapter of the Year in 2003 Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Re- chapter for over 10 years and on the the College of St. Elizabeth’s Psi Chi and the Ruth G. Hubbard Cousins search. Last January, I attended the Psi Midwest steering committee for chapter where she taught for 7 years Award in 2004. I personally received Chi National Leadership Conference several years until elected VP. My before coming to the University of the Southeastern Advisor of the Year along with our chapter president, and doctorate is in social ecology—an Central Florida (UCF) in 1995. She is award in 2004 as well. Since receiving for this academic year, I am a reviewer applied social science program at the the recipient of UCF’s Excellence in that award, I have served on the for two Psi Chi research grants. The University of California–Irvine. I am Undergraduate Teaching award, serves Southeastern Steering Committee. regional and national committees and the coordinator of the psychology as the coordinator of the UCF Cocoa In doing so, I have assisted the Vice- boards provide a glimpse of the inter- honors program designed to have stu- Campus Honors Program, and acts as President in selecting students to win ests and activities of Psi Chi members dents conduct independent research their Psi Chi advisor. After serving on research awards as well as running the around the country and offer the projects at UW-L. Our honors stu- the Southeastern Regional Vice-Presi- hospitality suite and planning future privilege of contributing to the larger dents have presented widely, received dent’s (VP) steering committee for events. This past spring, I attended the organization. However, working several regional awards, and have 3 years, she was appointed as VP for first Biennial Psi Chi Leadership within my local chapter has been the published in the Psi Chi Journal of that region for the 2007-08 academic Conference and led a discussion con- most exciting and rewarding experi- Undergraduate Research. My major year. cerning the successful small chapter. ence for me. We’ve collaborated on research interests are in attitude meas- Because of these experiences, I am research, traveled to regional and na- urement and career options for familiar with the National Office and tional conferences, sponsored social psychology majors. I’m excited that its leadership and would look forward activities (the famous Psi Chi cooking the 4th edition of my book with col- to working with these wonderful classes!), and raised funds to support league Ann Korschgen, Majoring in people! student research in our department. Psych?: Career Options for Psychology Undergraduates, will come out in 2008.

EYE ON PSI CHI SPRING 2008 9 Psi Chi Awards Research awards are given to students Research Conference Grants. These as a result of a research project that grants provide funding up to $1,000. Grants has been completed and presented at The funds will be used by the chapter & a state, regional, or national conven- to defray costs associated with hosting tion. You may not be aware that when a local or regional student research FREE MONEY you submit a poster for presentation conferences. Many chapters across the [ ] at a regional convention, such as country host local conferences every SWPA or MPA, you are also being year. If your chapter is considering considered for the Regional Research holding a conference and at least two Did you know that there is FREE Award. Psi Chi awards up to 78 other colleges or universities are in- MONEY awards in this category each year. If vited to attend, I encourage you to from Psi Chi just waiting you win this award you will receive a apply for this grant. Up to $15,000 is to be given away? There is! certificate and a cash prize. This is for given away each year for this specific research you have already completed! grant alone. Your chapter could be Also, be sure to consider our other one of the recipients. Psi Chi designates over $250,000 research awards which include the Allyn & Bacon, Erlbaum, and Psi Chi also awards three website for AWARDS and GRANTS to its Guilford awards. awards each year. Does your chapter members every year. Unfortunately, have a website? Is it updated regularly? Research grants are awarded to stu- Are you proud of your chapter’s a great deal of this money remains dents who are preparing to begin a efforts? If so, consider applying for untouched. research project in the field of psychol- this award. ogy. In most cases, these funds are to assist with defraying the cost associated The Model Chapter award is an award STUDENTS and FACULTY ADVISORS with a research project. Others, such as that every chapter—nationwide— the FBI NCAVC Grants, are to assist should receive each year. It is a basic have not been taking advantage of this students with living expenses as they award and there is no reason why we wonderful opportunity. As a student, complete an internship. The research are not writing a $100 check to every grants are very beneficial to undergrad- chapter. Does your chapter vote in na- the thought of receiving an award, uate students, graduate students, and tional elections? Do you submit your faculty advisors. This is a wonderful op- annual financial and chapter reports especially with a cash prize, would portunity for all Psi Chi members. If a to the National Office? Is your chapter have sparked my interest. student is planning on completing a re- inducting new members at least once search project in the future, this is a way a year? Does your chapter have a serv- for the project to receive partial funding ice project? If so, you are eligible for There are several categories of awards to offset the costs. this award.

available. UNDERGRADUATE and The advisor awards honor outstand- Psi Chi’s purpose is “to encourage, GRADUATE STUDENTS, FACULTY ing faculty advisors at both the stimulate, and maintain excellence in regional and national levels. This is a scholarship of the individual members ADVISORS, and CHAPTERS are all great way to honor your dedicated in all fields, particularly in psychology, faculty advisor. Winners receive cash and to advance the science of psychol- eligible to apply for these awards. awards and an engraved plaque at ogy.” These grants and awards [FREE There are four types of awards given: the regional level. The Florence L. MONEY] are provided to further the Denmark National Faculty Advisor purpose and mission of Psi Chi, and I research awards, research grants, Award is given to one person each hope that you will consider applying chapter awards, and advisor awards. year. The national winner receives for them in the future. You may be funding to cover travel expenses to the pleasantly surprised to be awarded the APA/Psi Chi National Convention Regional Research Award at a conven- Learn more about these opportunities at and an engraved plaque. tion or to receive a letter in the mail stating you are the recipient of the Kay http://www.psichi.org/awards/data_sheet.asp There are six different awards that are Wilson Leadership Award. It is my available to chapters. Some of these hope that in the future 100% of these Questions about a specific award or grant? awards honor a chapter president or funds will be awarded annually. Contact Melissa Strickland at [email protected] chapters that best achieve Psi Chi’s purpose. One award available to chap- —Lisa Mantooth ters is the Undergraduate Psychology

10 SPRING 2008 EYE ON PSI CHI Awards & Grants Program

Name of Submission Who Can Apply? Award/Grant Amount Brief Description Award or Grant Deadline SuperLab October 1 Graduate SuperLab software Two awards for conducting the best computer-based Research Grants Undergraduate Response pad research.

Thelma Hunt October 1 Faculty, Graduate, Three grants Enables members to complete empirical research on a Research Grants Undergraduate $3,000 each question directly related to Psi Chi.

Undergraduate Psychology October 1 Sponsor(s) of local and Up to $1,000 each Funding to defray cost of sponsoring local/regional undergraduate Research Conference Grants regional conference (number varies) psychology conferences.Total grant money available is $15,000.

Graduate November 1 Graduate Up to $1,500 each Funding to defray the cost of conducting a research project. Research Grants February 1 (number varies) Total grant money available is $10,000.

Undergraduate November 1 Undergraduate Up to $1,500 each Funding to defray the cost of conducting a research project. Research Grants February 1 (number varies) Total grant money available is $45,000.

Regional Deadlines Vary, Graduate $300 each Up to 78 awards presented for the best research papers Research Awards Fall/Winter * Undergraduate (number varies) submitted as Psi Chi posters for the regional conventions.

Denmark National December 1 Faculty Advisor Travel expense to APA + Plaque To one outstanding faculty advisor who best achieves Psi Faculty Advisor Award (chapter nomination) Chi’s purpose. Chapter nominates.

National Convention December 1 Graduate $500 graduate Up to 16 awards (8 grad, 8 undergrad) presented for the best Research Awards Undergraduate $300 undergraduate research papers submitted for APA/APS conventions.

Regional Chapter Awards December 1 Chapter Twelve $500 awards + Plaque Presented to two chapters in each of six regions that best achieve Psi Chi’s purpose.

Regional Faculty December 1 Faculty Advisor Six $500 awards + Plaque To six outstanding faculty advisors (one per region) who best Advisor Awards (chapter nomination) achieve Psi Chi’s purpose.

APA Science Directorate January 15 Undergraduate One grant up to $3,500 10-week paid summer internship in the Science Directorate Internship & Relocation Grant assisting on a variety of projects; covers relocation expenses

FBI NCAVC February 1 Graduate Two grants, up to $7,000 each 14-week unpaid FBI NCAVC internship to conduct research; Internship Grants June 1 Undergraduate grant covers living expenses

Bandura Graduate February 1 Graduate Travel expense to APS + Plaque Student submitting best overall empirical study. Research Award + 3yr APS Membership Cosponsored by APS.

Cousins National February 1 Chapter One $3,500 award Presented to one chapter nationally that best achieves Chapter Award + Travel to APA + Plaque Psi Chi’s purpose.

Newman Graduate February 1 Graduate Travel expense to APA + Plaque Student submitting best overall empirical study. Research Award + 3yr journal subscription Cosponsored by APA.

Website Awards February 1 Chapter Three $200 awards Presented to chapters with websites that are innovative aesthetic, and useful, and that advance Psi Chi’s purpose.

APS Summer March 1 Undergraduate Six $5,000 grants Provides opportunities to conduct research during the Research Grants ($3,500/student + $1,500/sponsor) summer with sponsors who are APS members.

Summer March 1 Undergraduate Fourteen $5,000 grants Provides opportunities to conduct research during the Research Grants ($3,500/student + $1,500/sponsor) summer at nationally recognized research institutions.

Kay Wilson April 1 Chapter President One $500 award + Travel to APA Award to one chapter president who demonstrates Leadership Award (chapter nomination) + Plaque excellence in the leadership of the local chapter.

Allyn & Bacon May 1 Undergraduate 1st place—$1,000 Awards for the best overall empirical study submitted. Psychology Awards 2nd place—$650 3rd place—$350 Erlbaum Awards May 1 Graduate 1st—$500 (Graduate) Awards for the best empirical research in cognitive science. in Cognitive Science Undergraduate 1st—$500 (Undergraduate)

Guilford Undergraduate May 1 Undergraduate 1st place—$1,000 Awards for the overall best research papers submitted. Research Awards 2nd place—$650 3rd place—$350 Faculty Advisor June 1 Faculty Advisor Twelve $2,000 grants Awards for two faculty advisors per region to Research Grants conduct empirical research.

Model Chapter Awards June 30 Chapters $100 each chapter All chapters meeting the five criteria will receive $100.

Awards and grants submitted online at the Psi Chi national website at www.psichi.org

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Psi Chi/FBI Grant Undergraduate The Psi Chi Research Grants Com- NCAVC interns who are Psi Chi Applicants must follow the Psychology Research mittee is pleased to announce the members. Up to two $7,000 grants NCAVC application procedures de- winner of the Psi Chi/FBI National will be awarded annually to support scribed at www.fbijobs.gov/232.asp. Conference Grants Center for the Analysis of Violent living expenses for Psi Chi members Staff members at the NCAVC will Psi Chi is pleased to announce Crimes (NCAVC) Internship Grant. who are selected for one of the 14- select interns each semester based on the recipients of the 2007–08 Under- Sarah Kunkel of Marshall University week unpaid NCAVC internship the regular FBI NCAVC selection graduate Psychology Research (WV) was the grant recipient for the positions. One grant will be available process. There are no intern slots re- Conference Grants. The National fall 2007 internship. for a qualified fall semester intern and served for Psi Chi members. For full Council allocated $15,000 this year, Psi Chi has formed a partnership one grant will be available for a quali- details, please visit Psi Chi’s website, which is intended to support local with the NCAVC to provide grants for fied spring semester intern. www.psichi.org. and regional undergraduate psychol- ogy research conferences that are 2006-07 Psi Chi/FBI Grant Winner’s Experience by Sarah Kunkel (Fall 2007 Intern) sponsored by one or more schools. To be eligible for a grant, at least one Interning with the National Center other interns and I would eagerly of the schools sponsoring the confer- for the Analysis of Violent Crime gather around a conference room ence must have a Psi Chi chapter. (NCAVC) was one of the most re- table to spend the afternoon learning Grant recipients for this year (schools markable experiences of my life. The about previous cases, investigative funded and the title of their confer- opportunity offered me the chance to techniques, criminal tendencies, as ence) are listed below. work alongside the seasoned investi- well as the mistakes that these investi- gators of the Behavioral Analysis Unit. gators had made and the lessons Christian Brothers University (TN), These individuals came from such a learned from them. The presentations Mid-South Psychology Conference variety of backgrounds ranging from were unlike anything I had experi- Dominican College (NY), Hudson Valley clinical psychologist to park ranger to enced in all my years at college. They Undergraduate Psychology Conference lawyer to, of course, police officer. were about real cases and real people. Drexel University (PA), Philadelphia Area Most of the investigators have been It was refreshing to concentrate less Psi Chi Psychology Research Conference involved in some of the biggest crimi- on theory and more on practicality. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (FL), nal cases of my lifetime including the Of course, there were perks outside 2008 Florida Student Conference for Unabomber, Susan Smith, and the of the office which also made Human Factors and Applied Psychology DC Sniper. Sarah Kunkel this experience unforgettable, such as Kutztown University (PA), 4th Annual The journey to the internship was firearms training at the academy, Psychological Student Research a long and difficult one. A year before making coffee or copying stacks of National Academy classes, a day trip to Conference I began, I was carefully compiling all paper all day long. However at the the Baltimore Medical Examiner’s Mount Saint Mary College (NY), 2008 of my application materials while NCAVC, the title intern should be re- Office to observe autopsies, and an Mid-Hudson Undergraduate Psychology double- and triple-checking every placed with associate. During the invitation to the Australian Embassy. Research Conference word on each form. A month later, I length of my experience working with But these were just the icing on the Mount Union College (OH), The 7th Annual was finally satisfied enough with my agents, I felt more like a colleague cake for me. The knowledge and expe- Interdisciplinary Conference for the application to place it in the mail. than an intern. I was amazed at the rience I have gained over the past Behavioral Sciences Then, I received a call that they amount of respect that everyone gave 4 months have been extremely reward- Oklahoma State University, Psi Chi Poster wanted to set up an interview. It was us and their willingness to listen to ing. The people that I met have helped Session at the 2nd Annual Oklahoma my first experience interviewing by our advice and feedback regarding me gain more confidence in my abili- Network for Teaching of Psychology video phone, and I thought it could cases and research projects. In fact, it ties, acquire new skills, and focus my (ONTOP) Conference be my last because of the difficulty in- was humbling to have these seasoned interests. The NCAVC internship was a The Richard Stockton College of New teracting with a 5-second delay after FBI agents listen intently to me and once in a lifetime opportunity for me, Jersey, Stockton Undergraduate every word. Nevertheless, I received actually take my suggestions into and I would gladly go through another Psychology Conference another call a few weeks later offering consideration. polygraph for another chance like Saint Ambrose University (IA), ILLOWA me the internship. I’ll admit I began The most fascinating part of the in- it…well, maybe! 35th Annual Undergraduate Psychology to tear up when they told me the ternship was case consultations where Conference news. I had a few more hurdles to we observed a team of investigators as- Sarah Kunkel was the fall 2007 San Jose State University (CA), Spartan overcome, and then I began the ardu- sisting local police departments with recipient of the Psi Chi/FBI NCAVC Psychological Association Research ous task of compiling a list of all the suggestions for investigative tech- Internship grant. She graduated cum Conference (SPARC) places I had lived and people that niques and interview strategies. All laude from Case Western Reserve Texas Lutheran University, The Southwestern knew me throughout the years. Little of the interns sat like eager students University (OH) in 2004 with her Students of Psychology: Ideas, Data did I know that this search through carefully pondering every detail the bachelor’s degree in psychology, chem- Exchange, and Review (SW SPIDER) my past would be nothing compared primary investigator fed to us. The istry, and biology. She then went to University of Wisconsin–Platteville, to the nerve-racking polygraph I group of investigators were amazing Marshall University (WV) where she 18th Annual Tri-State Undergraduate would undergo. Once the admission to observe as they brainstormed to- completed her master’s degree in Psychology Conference process was over, I was set to begin gether combining years of knowledge forensic science in 2006 and will be Whittier College (CA), Whittier my internship. and experience. graduating in May 2008 with her sec- Undergraduate Research Conference Needless to say, on my first day I Fortunately, many of the agents ond master’s in psychology. She has Widener University (PA), Delaware Valley was very nervous not knowing what and major case specialists were eager been a member of Psi Chi since 2006. Psychology Research Conference to expect from the special agents or to share their experiences and expert- Currently, she is being considered for Woodbury University (CA), Woodbury my four fellow interns. For some, the ise outside of the consultations positions with the Department of Jus- University Undergraduate Psychology title intern may render images of through formal presentations. The tice and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Research Conference

12 SPRING 2008 EYE ON PSI CHI Awards & Grants

Psi Chi Research Grants Thelma Hunt Grant Winner (2006-07) Thirteen undergraduate and four members to defray the cost of con- Kristina McDougal graduate Psi Chi members are recipi- ducting a research project. The Utah State University ents of Psi Chi Research Grants for the 2007-08 winners, along with their Coauthor: Melanie Domenech November 1 deadline. This grant pro- schools, research advisors, and project Rodríguez, PhD gram provides funds for Psi Chi titles, are listed below. Kristina McDougal received her Undergraduate Research Grant Winners bachelor’s degree in psychology with Joseph Donohoe Stephanie A. Maddox honors and a minor in human re- Shippensburg University (PA) University of South Carolina–Columbia sources from Utah State University in Dr. Adrian Tomer (research advisor) Dr. Barbara Oswald (research advisor) June 2007. While at Utah State Uni- "The Role of Emotional Intelligence in the "Effects of Damage to the Prefrontal Cortex versity, she was the Psi Chi’s chapter Influence of Positive Affect on Creativity on Trace Eyeblink Conditioning Following president and served on the regional and Inductive Reasoning" Amygdala Inactivation" steering committee, worked at the Mehul Gandhi Emily Morales Mall University Counseling Center as a University of Victoria (BC) California State University, Stanislaus reach peer, and worked as a youth Kristina McDougal Dr. Ronald Skelton (research advisor) Dr. Dawn Strongin (research advisor) counselor at the Youth Track Club. As "The Effect of Spatial Experience on Spatial "Comparison of Neurobehavioral Assessment a reach peer, Ms. McDougal assisted Attention: A Study With Eye-Tracking in Techniques" clinicians in relaxation, stress man- the same) and those students Virtual Reality" Peter Radu agement social skills, and reported lower satisfaction with Laura Girz Stanford University (CA) assertiveness training interventions. research than students involved in University of Michigan Dr. James Gross (research advisor) As a youth counselor, she supervised general research activities. The major- Dr. Patricia Deldin (research advisor) "Impulsiveness and Relapse in Cigarette adolescent male sex offenders and ity of noninvolved students reported "Rumination as a Mediator of the Smokers: A Longitudinal Study" assisted in teaching the offenders lack of participation because they Relationship Between Perfectionism were “too busy” with work or family Kartik Ramamoorthi skills that prepared them to be a and Depression" Rutgers University (NJ) contributing member of society. obligations (65.1%) and did not know how to get involved (39.4%). Richard A. Griggs Dr. Tim Otto (research advisor) Psi Chi Member’s Satisfaction With Self-reported competence, opportu- Bradley University (IL) "Gene Expression Changes in Ventral and Research Opportunities: An In-Depth Dr. Timothy Koeltzow (research advisor) Dorsal Hippocampus Induced by Trace nities for being mentored, knowledge Exploration of Student Experiences, "The Effects of Continuous Versus Fear Conditioning" about funding, and faculty advisor Faculty Advisor Leadership, and Intermittent Methylphenidate leadership characteristics were all Sarah Schwarz Chapter Characteristics Administration on Cocaine Self- significantly correlated with student Saint Michael's College (ME) The data indicated lower satisfaction Administration in a Rat Model of ADHD" ratings. Recommendations were Dr. Ari Kirshenbau (research advisor) ratings for research in Psi Chi as offered for improving involvement Kristin A. Kiel “Chronic Nicotine Administration and compared to other chapter activities. James Madison University (VA) Cue-Dependent Impulsivity” and satisfaction. Student involvement in research was Dr. Sherry Serdikoff (research advisor) Lauren Stewart lower than expected for Psi Chi Ms. McDougal’s research can be read "Examining Immediate and Delayed University of Victoria (BC) members (57.1% currently involved); in its entirety at Psi Chi’s website at Reinforcement in a Contingency Dr. Ron Skelton (research advisor) www.psichi.org/awards/winners/ Management Smoking Cessation participation was particularly low for “Eye Tracking as a Means of Distinguishing hunt_win.asp Intervention for College Students" Psi Chi-sponsored research (9.8% of Between Allocentric and Egocentric Adam Kynaston Navigation" Utah State University Thelma Hunt Grant Winners (2007-08) Max Wu Dr. Amy Odum (research advisor) Wesleyan University (CT) Melanie Domenech Rodríguez, PhD, $3,000 to conduct their research. The "Environmental Factors Affecting the Dr. Steven Stemler (research advisor) chair of the Psi Chi Research Grants abstracts of their research findings will Development of Tolerance and "Resident Advisor Performance and Multiple Committee, has announced the win- be published in an upcoming issue of Sensitization: Random-Ratio vs. Random- Intelligences" ners of the 2007-08 Thelma Hunt Eye on Psi Chi. Interval Schedules of Food Delivery" Research Grants. The winners are as The deadline for the Thelma Hunt follows: Grant Proposals is October 1 of each Graduate Research Grant Winners year. Psi Chi students and faculty Abby Kyser Aesha Ohelo Lauren Scharff, PhD members are eligible to submit Cleveland State University (OH) Pepperdine University (CA) Stephen F. Austin State University (TX) proposals for research that address Dr. Sherry Ball (research advisor) Dr. Michael Tredinnick (research advisor) “An Implementation and Evaluation of Online “Combined Pharmacotherapy and Traumatic “The Relation Between Self-Concept, Unity, questions directly related to Psi Chi. Geographical Maps of Psi Chi Chapters” Brain Injury: Rehabilitation and Recovery and Psychological Well-being Among All Psi Chi members should consider of Function Following Prefrontal Cortex Second Life Virtual World Residents” Matthew J. Zagumny, PhD submitting applications for this grant Controlled Cortical Impact in Rats” Jessica M. Salerno Tennessee Technological University program. For further details and a cover sheet outlining the Hunt Grants, Jennifer E. Murray University of Illinois at Chicago “High on Success? Alcohol and Drug Use as visit www.psichi.org or contact the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dr. Bette Bottoms (research advisor) a Coping Strategy Among Honor Students” Dr. Rick A. Bevins (research advisor) “Can Jurors Identify Junk Science? Effects of National Office by telephone “Can Nicotine Compete With a Light for Need for Cognition and Legal Safeguards Psi Chi congratulates the 2007-08 (423)756-2044 or email Control of Behavior?” on Jurors' Decisions” winners who each received up to ([email protected]).

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in national organizations

2008 Psi Chi National Elections Discounts for Joining National Organizations For the first time, the call for If your chapter has lost its The Association for Psychologi- Psi Chi students who are nominations was done electroni- chapter administrator login cal Science (APS) is pleased to not currently affiliated with cally through the Psi Chi website. information, it can be emailed give undergraduate student the American Psychological On page 8, you will find biogra- to your chapter’s current email members of Psi Chi a discounted Association (APA) will receive phical and position statements contact by going to student membership rate of a free copy of APA’s Publication for regional (Midwestern, South- Fwww.psichi.org/chapters/login_forgot.asp $25 (per year). Join now and Manual—a $32 value—when eastern, and Southwestern) your membership will be good they join for the first time by vice-president candidates and On the menu that appears through the end of 2008. To take December 31, 2008. To take for the National President-Elect ẇ after successfully logging advantage of this special offer to advantage of this special offer position. in, a new section for electronic become an undergraduate stu- along with additional benefits, (The Nomination/Election Committee ballots/voting will appear in the dent affiliate member of APS, chapter officers and advisors are considers the qualifications of all candidates for office and proposes no more than two list of administrator options. undergraduate members are en- encouraged to pass along the nominees for each office to be filled.). Click on that section’s link to couraged to complete the online special Student Affiliate applica- continue. This section will only application on APS’s website (see tion which can be found on the Now that voting is easily accessi- be visible page 37 for promotional code). Psi Chi website. ble online, Psi Chi encourages a) between the dates of February Fwww.psychologicalscience.org/join Fwww.psichi.org/pdf/APAapp07.pdf ALL chapters to participate in deciding our future leaders. 1 and March 15, and Please use the following as a b) if your chapter has not previ- ously cast its vote. March 1 Deadline guide to the voting process. for Psi Chi/APS Summer Research Grants On February 1, election You will be presented with Psi Chi is pleased to be partnering ors.asp. Interested members can Ẅ ballot information regard- Ẉ your chapter’s ballot(s). with the Association for Psycho- refer to the list and contact spon- ing the candidates for Psi Chi’s All chapters will have a ballot logical Science (APS) to offer six sors to arrange summer projects. National Council and how to and be able to vote for the Psi summer research grants begin- Ideally, applicants will apply to vote online was sent to all Psi Chi National President-Elect ning in the spring of 2008. Each work with mentors in institutions Chi chapters. position. All chapters in the grant provides the student with outside of their own institution. Midwestern, Southeastern, and a $3,500 stipend to conduct re- Preference will be given to proj- Chapters should plan to Southwestern regions will also search with an APS sponsor over ects that are spearheaded by the ẅ organize a chapter meet- have a ballot and be able to vote the summer. The sponsor receives grant applicant, encompass all as- ing where all members can be for their region’s vice-president $1,500—making the total value of pects of the research process, and present when the candidates for (the other three regions’ vice- each grant $5,000. This spring, might result in a first-authored office are announced. Use this presidents are elected in APS will provide Psi Chi a list of publication or presentation by the meeting time to read the candi- odd-numbered years). APS members who are willing to applicant. The deadline for sub- dates’ biographical information, sponsor a student for the summer missions for this grant is March 1. their position statements, and Select the ballot you want to conduct research. This list will Complete details can be obtained their goals for their term of of- ẉ to cast a vote for, choose be posted on Psi Chi’s website at on Psi Chi’s website at fice. Have your chapter make an the candidate your chapter has www.psichi.org/awards/aps_spons www.psichi.org/awards. informed decision about select- selected, and click on the “Submit ing which candidate your Ballot” button. A confirmation Email Digests Provide Latest News, Helpful Tips screen will appear with your can- members think would best The Psi Chi Digest provides email address. If your chapter didate selection, and if necessary, benefit your chapter. breaking news, reminders about does not have a permanent email allow you to cancel your vote and deadlines, direct links to Psi Chi address, check with your school resubmit it if you made an error. To access the electronic website resources, and the latest about obtaining one. With more Ẇ Just as with mail ballots, once ballot, your Psi Chi information about time-sensitive than 1,000 chapters, it is very dif- you submit your vote, you can- chapter president, with assistance events such as registrations, elec- ficult to keep up with addresses not edit or change your vote. from the faculty advisor as tions, and chapter reports. Any that change from year to year. Please contact the Psi Chi Na- needed, should log in as a Psi Chi member can subscribe to Permanent addresses ensure that tional Office if you have any chapter administrator between the Psi Chi Digest. If your chap- chapters continue to receive in- questions about voting. February 1 and March 15 on the ter has not been receiving the Psi formation on a timely basis. Psi Chi website at Femail: [email protected] Chi Digest, contact the National Femail: [email protected] Fwww.psichi.org/chapters/login.asp Fphone: (423) 756-2044 Office and give us your chapter’s Fphone: (423) 756-2044

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in the community 2008 calendar

March 1 | Deadline ACHS/Washington Internship Institute Scholarship „ Summer Research Grants The Washington Internship week at the internship site and WII. The application deadlines „ APS Summer Research Grants Institute (WII) offers internship spend one day a week in classes for the 10-week summer 2008 March 6–9 | SEPA Convention opportunities in government that bridge theory and practice. internships are February 15 (early „ Southeastern Regional Convention, agencies, nonprofit organizations, Psi Chi members are eligible for a deadline) and March 15, 2008. Charlotte, NC and businesses in Washington, $500 merit-based scholarship that For more information: March 13–16 | EPA Convention DC, each fall, spring, and sum- is cosponsored by the Association „ Eastern Regional Convention, Boston, MA Fwww.wiidc.org mer. Interns spend four days a of College Honor Societies and March 15 | Deadline „ Deadline for national officer election ballots „ Summer 2008 Eye on Psi Chi submissions Brain Awareness Week [March 10-16, 2008] April 1 | Deadline The Psi Chi National Council research organizations; patient Alliance also provides suggestions „ Kay Wilson Leadership Award encourages Psi Chi chapters to par- advocacy groups; the National for and links to BAW educational April 3–5 | SWPA Convention ticipate in Brain Awareness Week Institutes of Health, and other gov- programs on its education website. „ Southwestern Regional Convention, (BAW), March 10–16, 2008. The ernment agencies; service groups; The Society for Neuroscience Kansas City, MO Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives hospitals and universities; K-12 (SFN), a partner in the BAW April 10–12 | RMPA Convention developed BAW in 1996 as a public schools; and professional organiza- initiative, also provides a variety „ Rocky Mountain Regional Convention, awareness campaign. tions.” (Dana Alliance for Brain of resources that will help your Boise, ID “Brain Awareness Week is an in- Initiatives, 2007). chapter develop presentations and April 10–13 | WPA Convention ternational effort organized by the Chapters might consider programs. You can find links to „ Western Regional Convention, Irvine, CA Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives developing programs for their these resources at the SFN website. May 1 | Deadline to advance public awareness about campus and/or visiting local References „ Allyn & Bacon Psychology Awards the progress and benefits of brain schools to give presentations about Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives. (2007). Brain „ awareness week. Retrieved November 19, Erlbaum Award in Cognitive Science research. The Dana Alliance is psychological research dealing with 2007, from http://brainweek.dana.org „ Guilford Undergraduate Research Awards joined in the campaign by partners the brain. Talk with your Psi Chi Fhttp://brainweek.dana.org/ May 1–3 | MPA Convention in the United States and around faculty advisor about how to de- F http://brainweek.dana.org/education.cfm „ Midwestern Regional Convention, Fhttp://sfn.org/baw/ the world, including medical and velop a BAW program. The Dana Chicago, IL May 22–25 | APS Convention „ Exploring Behavior Week APS National Convention, Chicago, IL If your Psi Chi chapter is looking faculty and students to conduct website also provides informa- June 1 | Deadline „ Faculty Advisor Research Grant for a way to reach out to your 45- to 60-minute presentations tion about how to contact and „ FBI NCAVC Internship Grants local community and share your in middle and high schools. present the idea to a local school excitement about the science of APA has an instruction booklet, and how to use the APA materi- June 30 | Deadline „ Submissions to qualify for Model Chapter psychology, consider participating PowerPoint presentation, and als to prepare an engaging and Awards in the American Psychological lecture notes you can use for scientifically-based presentation. „ Submit Chapter Annual and Financial Association’s (APA) program your presentation. You can also For more information: Reports “Exploring Behavior Week” add your own research interests „ Inform Psi Chi National Office of paper or F (EBW). EBW recruits college to the presentation. The APA www.apa.org/science/ebw.html poster presentations for Psi Chi Certificate Recognition Program July 1 | Deadline APA/TOPSS Ethnic Minority Recruiting Project „ Fall 2008 Eye on Psi Chi submissions If you would like to share your dents to consider pursuing careers psychologists in the community August 14–17 | APA Convention enthusiasm for psychology with in psychology by introducing to develop educational sessions „ Psi Chi/APA National Convention, Boston, MA high school students, consider them to ethnic minority role mod- for ethnic minority high school participating in the American els in psychology and providing students similar to the Pilot September 4 | Anniversary „ Psychological Association/Teachers them with career information. Projects described on the Psi Chi 79th Anniversary of Psychology in Secondary Chapters are encouraged to APA/TOPSS Ethnic Minority October 1 | Deadline Schools(APA/TOPSS) Ethnic Mi- work with local high school Recruiting website. „ SuperLab Research Grants nority Recruiting Project. The goal teachers, community college and „ Thelma Hunt Research Grants For more information: of this program is to encourage 4-year college students and „ Undergraduate Psychology Research Fwww.apa.org/ed/topss/minority_recruit.html Conference Grants ethnic minority high school stu- teachers, graduate students, and

EYE ON PSI CHI SPRING 2008 15 Fields of Psychology

My Path to Crisis Intervention

s a psychologist, I have been working with indi- organizations to implement psychosocial interventions vidual, family, organizational, and community following community-wide catastrophes. The work has Acrises for over three decades, but I can still re- been gut-wrenching, painful, and even heartbreaking member vividly the event that led to my involvement. at times, but I also have never found as much profes- When I was in college, someone in my fiancée’s neigh- sional fulfillment and personal inspiration as I have in borhood killed himself with a shotgun. After the EMTs my encounters with fellow human beings whose took away the body and while others comforted the courage, compassion, and hope continue to amaze me. grief-stricken widow, my future brother-in-law and I Of course, all clinical and counseling psychologists, volunteered to clean the basement recreation room, the no matter their area of specialization, will work with scene of the suicide. We were prepared for the blood, people in crisis. Therefore, your future training will but not the skull fragments and bits of gray matter. necessarily include some attention to such concerns as Armed with rubber gloves, sponges, mops, buckets, suicide and trauma. However, if you want to specialize and disinfectant, we steeled ourselves and began gath- in emergency services, crisis intervention, or disaster ering together the scattered pieces of this puzzle that work, then you will want to consider your career plans used to be a living, breathing human being. I decided when you explore possible graduate schools. Look for then and there that I wanted to do whatever I could as programs that offer a concentration or emphasis in a psychologist to prevent such a tragedy. this area. See if any faculty members have practiced or When I began my graduate work in clinical psy- published in crises and disasters. Most importantly, Lennis G. Echterling, PhD chology at Purdue University (IN), I quickly gravitated look at yourself. Carefully consider your tolerance for James Madison University (VA) to two professors, Don Hartsough and Tom Zarle, who discomfort, ambiguity, distractions, and confusion. If founded a local crisis hotline. The work was intensive, you are willing to accommodate to these circum- but also deeply satisfying. Collaborating with our pro- stances, then you may be a good match for providing fessors, my fellow students and I served as volunteer psychological services in a “ground zero” environment. staff members, developed policies and procedures, de- I would like to end by offering you some unsolicited signed training programs for new volunteers, and personal advice. As you contemplate a possible future carried out research projects on telephone crisis inter- in this field, keep in mind that you do not have to wait vention. In my formal psychological training at the until you are a psychologist to be a valuable resource in Purdue clinic, I was involved in assessment, diagnosis, a crisis situation. Right now, you can offer a supportive and treatment in a traditional setting with clients who presence to someone who is struggling at a crucial had made appointments during regular office hours. point in life. You already can play a part in helping the In marked contrast, at the crisis hotline, my work often victim of a crisis to become a survivor, who can then took place in the middle of the night with anonymous go on to thrive in life. So, seek out opportunities to callers who were struggling with such issues as suicide, make a positive difference in troubled times as a volun- sexual assault, and bad LSD trips. teer, mentor, friend, relative, and fellow human being. Near the end of my graduate training, a series of In an emergency, something new emerges. In fact, tornadoes struck communities throughout the Mid- most people who have faced traumatic events later re- west, including a small town near Purdue University, port that resolving these crises led to personal growth. where eight people were killed and many homes were Eventually, they discovered that they had emerged damaged or destroyed. Instead of waiting for people to from the crisis with greater maturity, deeper relation- call the hotline, our professors led the crisis team in ships, and more meaningful lives. As you respond to developing one of the first outreach programs that the distress calls of others, you may discover your own provided psychosocial services to the survivors of a professional calling. natural disaster. We trained volunteers to go door-to- door, offering practical assistance, referral information, and emotional support. Lennis Echterling, PhD, is Professor and Director of Counseling Psychology Although I am now a full-time professor, I continue at James Madison University (VA). He has more than 30 years of experience in crises and disasters, including Hurricane Katrina and the 9/11 attacks. to be involved in crises as a volunteer, trainer, consult- More recently, he was a crisis counselor after the shootings at Virginia Tech ant, and intervener. I regularly meet with firefighters, University. His books include Crisis Intervention: Promoting Resilience and EMTs, and other first responders after critical incidents. Resolution in Troubled Times, Thriving! A Manual for Students in the Helping I train volunteers and professionals in crisis interven- Professions, and Beyond Brief Counseling and Therapy. tion skills. I consult with schools, agencies, and

16 SPRING 2008 EYE ON PSI CHI Chapter Growth

Questions and Answers About Psi Chi Membership

s Director or Membership Services, I am asked a Now that your chapter has a better understanding of variety of questions from members and faculty how the GPA should be determined, you might find Adaily. After much deliberation, I thought the that your chapter by-laws need to be adjusted. This questions and answers listed below would be the most leads me to my second question. beneficial to be published in this issue of Eye on Psi Chi, right before the rush of spring inductions. My chapter would like to establish higher academic requirements for new inductees. The Psi Chi National website has 3.0 listed Is this allowed and if so, how do we imple- as their minimum overall GPA requirement, Qment the new requirements? so why does my chapter require a higher QGPA to join? Yes, raising the academic requirements is allowed. However, a vote must be held and a The Psi Chi national overall GPA require- change in the by-laws is required. To imple- ment is not a 3.0; it is the top 35% of each Ament a change in your chapter’s by-laws (see class in general scholarship. Each chapter is pages 5–6, Officer Handbook at www.psichi.org/pdf/ Aresponsible for calculating the cut-off for the guide.pdf) the change must be presented at a regular top 35% of overall GPAs for sophomores, juniors, and chapter meeting and receive two-thirds affirmative seniors at its institution. In rare instances, if the cut-off vote from those present at the meeting. If the sug- Amie Austin Hearn for the top 35% falls below a 3.0 then, and only then, is gested change does not receive two-thirds affirmative Psi Chi Director of Membership Services the minimum 3.0 accepted. vote, then it cannot be implemented. Example 1: At John Doe University, the overall GPA Example: Sara is the Psi Chi chapter president. She cut-off for the top 35% of the sophomore class is has been assisting the Psi Chi chapter faculty advisor 3.45. The cut-off for the top 35% of the junior class is in the process of inviting new members to join. They 3.32 and the cut-off of the senior class is 3.66. discover that for the past eight years, the cut-offs for Chapters have two options. The first option would be the top 35% for sophomores, juniors, and seniors to use these cut-offs; any sophomore applying would fluctuated between 3.25 and 3.42 and seem to be get- have to meet the requirement of 3.45 whereas juniors ting lower each year. These somewhat lower overall would need to have at least 3.32, and seniors would GPA requirements allow a large percent of the stu- need at least 3.66. The second option is probably the dent population majoring in psychology to apply for most practiced and in my opinion the easiest to man- Psi Chi. Sara and the advisor feel it would be more of age. With this option you simply take the highest an honor to be a member of Psi Chi if the standards GPA of the three classes, in this example it would be for membership were higher. They decide they would the senior class with a 3.66 cut-off, and make that the like to raise the requirement to 3.50 for all classes. required GPA across the board. To support this deci- They present their idea at the next regular chapter sion, you can refer to page 3 of the Psi Chi Chapter meeting. The Psi Chi members who are present at the Handbook (www.psichi.org/pdf/handbook.pdf): “any meeting have the right to vote. After Sarah’s presenta- chapter may establish minimum scholastic qualifica- tion, the members’ votes exceed the mandatory tions that are higher than those listed.” Whatever two-thirds affirmative. Now it is up to the Psi Chi procedure your chapter uses should be documented chapter officers and chapter advisor to work together in your chapter by-laws. to adjust the chapter by-laws. Once the by-laws have been changed, the chapter is allowed to implement Example 2: At Joe Smith University, the overall GPA the overall cut-off GPA of 3.50. The advisor should cut-offs for the top 35% are 2.93, 3.21, and 3.30 for recalculate the 35% cut-offs for each class periodically sophomores, juniors, and seniors, respectively. In this to make sure 3.50 continues to be at or above the case, sophomores applying for membership must 35% cut-offs. Chapters would follow similar proce- have an overall GPA of at least 3.00, juniors must dures for any type of change to their chapter by-laws. have at least 3.21, and seniors must have at least 3.30 (or all applicants must have at least 3.30). Please keep in mind that I have addressed only ONE of the many requirements for membership because it is the most misinterpreted.

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Distinguished Lecturer

Treatment of Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents

Alan E. Kazdin, PhD | Yale University (CT)

ntisocial behaviors in children refer ices and systems in childhood, adolescence, set of factors leading to “the” disorder. One to social rule violations and actions and adulthood (e.g., special education, men- line of research is to identify subgroups to Aagainst others. Such behaviors as fight- tal health, justice). This makes CD one of the delineate different types that might reveal pat- ing, lying, and stealing are seen in varying most costly mental disorders in the United terns leading to one variation or another. For degrees in many children over the course of States. The estimated cost for a child with CD example, CD that emerges in childhood is development. The behaviors become clinically is $10,000–$15,000 (U.S.) per year for social more likely to be associated with very aggres- significant when they are frequent and intense, services over the course of childhood and sive behavior and is more common among are not just isolated acts, and interfere with the adolescence (Knapp, Scott, & Davies, 1999; boys; CD that emerges in adolescence is more child’s functioning at home and at school (see Scott, Knapp, Henderson, & Maughan, 2001). likely to include vandalism and property Hill & Maughan, 2001; Rutter, Giller, & Hagell, These costs are 10 times greater than for a destruction and to be equally distributed 1998). Conduct disorder (CD) is the psychi- child without the diagnosis. among boys and girls (Moffitt & Caspi, 2005). atric diagnosis that encompasses antisocial The core features of the problem (e.g., There is progress in understanding CD behaviors including those already mentioned aggression, property destruction, firesetting) and how it may emerge. Some of the progress plus destroying property, bullying and threat- barely scratch the surface of what is presented has come from abandoning traditional views ening others, forcing sexual activity, setting clinically. More than 70% of children with which proposed that children were “acting fires, and being cruel to people or animals CD usually meet criteria for more than one out” internal conflicts or thwarted psycholog- (see American Psychiatric Association, 1994). psychiatric disorder. Also, they show deficien- ical development or that the children were Parents, teachers, and others usually feel they cies in peer relations, cognitive deficits and expressing complex family dynamics (e.g., cannot manage the child; often the child is distortions that contribute to their aggres- mixed roles and communications in the dangerous (e.g., hitting or endangering sib- sion, and poor academic functioning. Most home). Advances in what we do know have lings) and causes damage (e.g., destroying children with CD (approximately 80%) con- helped move beyond these views. objects at home). As with many other psychi- tinue with a psychiatric disorder and CD encompasses a set of psychological, atric diagnoses, the cutoff criteria for defining impairment in adulthood. Other long-term biological, social, and contextual influences the disorder is somewhat arbitrary; individuals outcomes include criminal activity, lower that can converge in different ways (Rutter et who meet the criteria clearly have a significant occupational and educational status, and al., 1998). This is suggested by the many pre- clinical problem, but those who just miss or higher rates of serious physical disease (e.g., dictors (also called risk factors) of CD. Risk who flow in and out of the criteria may be cancer, heart disease, and respiratory disease). factors refer to variables that precede and are significantly impaired as well. correlated with the onset of CD. Many such The behaviors that comprise CD are How and Why Do Children factors have been identified (e.g., family his- among the most frequent bases of clinical Develop Conduct Disorder? tory of aggressive behavior, difficult referrals in child and adolescent treatment The diagnosis of CD is heterogeneous; temperament, poor monitoring and supervi- services and encompass from one-third to children can show more than 32,000 combi- sion of the child, association of the child with one-half of all referrals. Moreover, children nations of symptoms and still meet the other children who engage in antisocial with CD often traverse multiple social serv- criteria of CD. It is unlikely there will be one behavior, parent’s use of harsh punishment,

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marital conflict, mother’s alcohol abuse or the problem came about (e.g., obsessive-com- program to outpatient treatment and have cigarette smoking during pregnancy, and oth- pulsive disorder, panic attacks, unipolar continued outpatient work for the past 20+ ers). Corporal punishment is more than a depression). In relation to CD, several treat- years (Parenting Center and Child Conduct correlate of antisocial behavior and may play ments now have solid evidence on their Clinic; http://www.yale.edu/childconduct a causal role. Harsh punishment is associated behalf and are listed in Table 1. These treat- clinic). Both treatments focus on altering with aggressive behavior; also changing pun- ments have been applied with severely child functioning in everyday life. They are ishing practices in the home can reduce child impaired cases including inpatient children, learning based and include extensive aggression (Reid, Patterson, & Snyder, 2002). adjudicated violent and chronic juvenile rehearsal, practice, and shaping of desired However, in most clinical referrals harsh pun- offenders, and youths presenting for psychi- performance. Coaching and skill building ishment is not present and when it is present, atric emergencies, apart from outpatient take place in the treatment sessions, but many other untoward factors are likely to be referrals. much of the “therapy” is carried out in every- involved. The work of our research group began on day life where the skills are practiced. Several There are promising leads that convey a children’s psychiatric inpatient service. treatment trials have shown that these treat- novel gene-environment interactions and Children (ages 5-12) were being admitted ments reduce aggressive and antisocial have advanced our understanding. Individuals primarily for severe conduct problems. We behavior and improve prosocial behaviors at with a history of abuse and a particular worked with two treatments: parent manage- home and at school; the changes are main- genetic characteristic (polymorphism related ment training provided to the parent(s) and tained at least up to 1–2 years later (Kazdin, to the metabolism of serotonin) are at much problem-solving skills training provided to 2003). The impact of treatment also is greater risk for antisocial behavior (Caspi et the child. For many families, there was no reflected on decreases in parent depression al., 2002). Among boys with the allele and parent who could participate because of and stress and on improvements in family maltreatment, 85% of them developed some severe impairment (e.g., psychiatric disorder, relations. form of antisocial behavior (by their mid substance abuse, serving in prison), or we 20s). It is the gene-environment combination were about to remove the child permanently Dissemination of Evidence-Based that confers great risk, rather than either from the home (e.g., parent cruelty, criminal Treatments: The Major Challenge characteristic by itself. Replication and exten- activity run out of the home). We began The most common treatment delivered in sion of these effects to family adversity have both treatments on an inpatient basis and outpatient services for aggressive and antiso- underscored the critical role of gene-environ- continued after discharge. We expanded the cial children tends to be a general ment interactions in antisocial outcomes (Foley et al., 2004; Jaffee et al., 2005). Nonhuman animal work (e.g., with rhesus TABLE 1 | Evidence-Based Treatments Currently Available for monkeys) also has conveyed the importance Oppositional, Aggressive, and Antisocial Behavior (Conduct Disorder) of early environment and serotonin metabo- lism in relation to the emergence of Parent Management Training is directed at altering parent-child interactions in the aggressive behavior (e.g., Suomi, 2003). The home, particularly those interactions related to child-rearing practices and coercive scope of this work, well beyond the present interchanges. discussion, conveys that progress is being made in understanding the emergence of and Multisystemic Therapy focuses on the individual, family, and extrafamilial systems possible mechanisms underlying antisocial and their interrelations as a way to reduce symptoms and to promote prosocial behavior. behavior. Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care Model focuses on youth who are in placement and who are to return to their parents or more permanent foster care. Treatment Behavioral treatments in the placement and in the setting to which the child is Progress in identifying treatments. If we returned are part of a comprehensive effort to integrate treatment and community life. really do not understand what the causes of CD are, how can we make progress in treat- Cognitive Problem-Solving Skills Training focuses on cognitive processes that ment? It is important to keep separate, underlie social behavior and response repertoires in interpersonal situations. theories of etiology (what caused the condi- Anger Control Training includes problem-solving skills training in the context of tion) and theories of change (what can be groups in the schools. done to ameliorate the condition). We always want to know the causes for purposes of pre- Brief Strategic Family Therapy focuses on the structure of the family and concrete vention and treatment. Yet, there are many strategies that can be used to promote improved patterns of interaction. This treatment instances in medicine in which we have effec- has been developed with Hispanic children and adolescents and has integrated culturally tive treatment where we are not at all clear pertinent issues to engage the families. what the cause is (e.g., headaches, many Functional Family Therapy utilizes principles of systems theory and behavior cancers). In psychology the situation is modification for altering interaction, communication patterns, and problem solving similar—many effective treatments (e.g., among family members. evidence-based treatments [EBTs]) where we have models that explain how the treatment Each of these treatments has multiple outcome studies and with clinic samples (see Kazdin, in press). might work but no real evidence about how

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relationship, expressive therapy that includes mechanisms that allow this to happen more psychobiology of aggression (pp. 161-186). New York: Cambridge University Press. efforts to understand and discuss why the efficiently. Reid, J. B., Patterson, G. R., & Snyder, J. (Eds.). (2002). Antisocial child is aggressive and the need for improved behavior in children and adolescents: A developmental analysis communication in the home. EBTs have yet Closing Comments and model for intervention. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. to become standard practice. Clearly, the I have highlighted treatment of CD and some Rutter, M., Giller, H., & Hagell, A. (1998). Antisocial behavior by young major task is to disseminate effective treat- of the clinical issues involved. It is remarkable people. New York: Cambridge University Press. that we can help children who are signifi- Scott, S., Knapp, M., Henderson, J., & Maughan, B. (2001). Financial ments to mental health professionals (e.g., cost of social exclusion: Follow up study of antisocial children into psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, cantly impaired. Moreover, current evidence adulthood. British Medical Journal, 323, 191-194. nurses) in training or currently in clinical suggests that helping children improves fam- Shernoff, E. S., Kratochwill, T. R., & Stoiber, K. C. (2003). Training in ily relations and reduces stress in the home. evidence-based interventions (EBIs): What are school psychology practice. This is an enormous challenge. programs teaching? Journal of School Psychology, 41, 467-483. There are resources that inform, list, and There are children and families who desper- Suomi, S. J. (2003). Gene-environment interactions and the neurobiol- described EBTs (http://ucoll.fdu.edu/apa/ ately need our help. As we invariably say at ogy of social conflict. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1008, 132-139. lnksinter.html). Perhaps the most well known the end of our research papers, much more Woody, S. R., Weisz, J. R., & McLean, C. (2005). Empirically supported is the web-based resource by the Substance work is needed to address unanswered ques- treatments: 10 years later. The Clinical Psychologist, 58, 5-11. Abuse and Mental Health Services tions and to pursue new leads. Here is a case Administration (www.nationalregistry. where we have made palpable progress, and if samhsa.gov). There are scores of treatment we could extend what we know now, there Alan E. Kazdin, PhD, is the John M. manuals, conferences and workshops, and would be a significant public benefit. Musser Professor of Psychology and There are obstacles to dissemination of Child Psychiatry at Yale University, continuing education experiences, each of Director of the Yale Parenting Center which is very helpful in making people aware effective treatment well beyond those I have and Child Conduct Clinic. He is also of treatments, showing what treatments look mentioned. Structures for reimbursing and President of the American Psycho- like, and promoting interest. These resources funding treatment, lack of insurance coverage logical Association (APA). Kazdin is a are quite different from training individuals for any services for millions of children, and licensed clinical psychologist, a diplo- lack of access and barriers to treatment based mate of the American Board of to administer treatment competently, which Professional Psychology, and a fellow of APA, the APS, and the is likely to require more intense training and on ethnicity, culture, and geography (rural Association for the Advancement of Science. His honors include some supervised experience. Graduate pro- areas) are strong forces that impede the deliv- Research Scientist Career and MERIT Awards from the National grams in clinical and school psychology ery of any services, leaving aside for the Institute of Mental Health and awards for Distinguished Scientific moment those services based on our best evi- Contribution to Clinical Psychology and Distinguished Profes- occasionally discuss EBTs, but rarely provide sional Contribution to Clinical Child Psychology (APA, Division 12), practical training (e.g., Shernoff, Kratochwill, dence. Two or three decades ago, the major and Outstanding Research Contribution by an Individual (Associa- & Stoiber, 2003; Woody, Weisz, & McLean, challenge in relation to CD was as follows: tion for Advancement of Behavior Therapy). Currently, he teaches 2005). Internship programs and practicum what can be done that is known to help chil- and supervises graduate and undergraduate students and runs a placements usually are not positioned to pro- dren with severe aggressive and antisocial clinical research program for children and families. His research behavior? Years later, we now have several focuses on childhood antisocial behavior, child and family ther- vide supervised training in EBTs; the apy, and processes that contribute both to clinical dysfunction supervising clinical faculty and staff are not treatments with demonstrated impact. Our and therapeutic change. He has authored or edited over 600 arti- likely to have training in the techniques. challenge now is to extend these treatments cles, chapters, and books. His 44 books focus on child and Our model of intervention development to the children and families in need. adolescent psychotherapy, aggressive and antisocial behavior, and methodology and research design. and dissemination in the mental health pro- References fessions is sharply contrasted with the model American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical Author Note. The author’s work has been supported in part by that governs the development and promotion manual of mental disorders (4th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. grants from the National Institute of Mental Health (MH35408, of medications. Once research and develop- Caspi, A., McClay, J., Moffitt, T. E., Mill, J., Martin, J., Craig, I., Taylor, MH00353, MH59029). A., & Poulton, R. (2002). Role of genotype in the cycle of violence ment of new drugs are complete, the in maltreated children. Science, 297, 851–854. dissemination baton is passed to marketing Foley, D., Wormley, B., Silberg, J., Maes, H., Hewitt, J., Eaves, L., & staff (e.g., massive media blitz) and drug Riley, B. (2004). Childhood adversity, MAOA genotype, and risk for conduct disorder. Archives of General Psychiatry, 61, 738-744. detailers (e.g., 85,000 to 100,000 individuals Hill, J., & Maughan, B. (Eds.). (2001). Conduct disorders in childhood Dr. Peter Giordano who visit physicians). Some of the mass mar- and adolescence. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (Psi Chi 2001–02 Past- keting (e.g., TV and magazine pieces) leads Jaffee, S. R., Caspi, A., Moffitt, T. E., Dodge, K., Rutter, M., Taylor, A., & Tully, L. (2005). Nature × nurture: Genetic vulnerabilities interact President) was honored as consumers to request, demand, and occasion- with physical maltreatment to promote behavior problems. Tennessee's Professor of the ally pressure their physicians to provide the Development and Psychopathology, 17, 67-84. Kazdin, A. E. (2003). Problem-solving skills training and parent man- Year in November 2007 by medication. Without a formal means of agement training for conduct disorder. In A. E. Kazdin & J. R. Weisz the Council for Advancement spreading psychological interventions, many (Eds.), Evidence-based psychotherapies for children and adoles- of our treatments are all dressed up with no cents (pp. 241-262). New York: Guilford Press. and Support of Education Kazdin, A. E. (in press). Psychosocial treatments for conduct disorder place to go. There are many issues to learn in children and adolescents. In P. E. Nathan & J. M. Gorman (Eds.), (CASE). Congratulations to about current treatments, to make them bet- A guide to treatments that work (3rd ed.). New York: Oxford Dr. Giordano for 18 years of University Press. ter, and make sure they are relevant, Knapp, M., Scott, S., & Davies, J. (1999). The cost of antisocial behav- excellence in psychology and culturally sensitive, feasible, and user friendly. iour in younger children. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, dedication to his students at At the same time, our profession has devel- 4, 457-473. Moffitt, T. E., & Caspi, A. (2005). Life-course persistent and adoles- Belmont University (TN). oped effective treatments and their delivery cence-limited antisocial males: Longitudinal follow up to ought to be in everyone’s interest. We need adulthood. In D. M. Stoff & E. J. Susman (Eds.), Developmental

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flurry of recent news articles has high- time. So why is research on the accuracy of quite differently. To overcome Cronbach’s lighted a new challenge faced by college first impressions so sparse? criticism, researchers now use Pearson r Astudents: giving the wrong impression Until recently, psychologists avoided this correlations between impressions and self- about our personalities through our online topic because of a criticism in an influential ratings, which eliminates the problem by profiles. Much of this interest can be attrib- article by Cronbach (1955) on the way standardizing and zero-centering the ratings uted to the popularity of MySpace®, Facebook®, impression accuracy was measured. At that (Funder, 1999). and other social-networking websites visited time, psychologists measured impression Another issue holding back research on by over 10 million people each month accuracy by taking the average difference accuracy was that psychologists in the past (Nielsen/Netratings, 2007). The news articles between a perceiver’s ratings and a target’s were uncertain whether they were gathering often caution us about posting information self-ratings on a series of traits. For example, impressions of all personality domains or that could disrupt others (particularly poten- if you rated me a 7 on extraversion and I only some domains. The emergence of the tial employers) from seeing us accurately (or at rated myself a 4, we would say you were not Big Five personality model (McCrae & least as we see ourselves). But don’t we want to accurate, because there was a 3 point differ- Costa, 1999), which was designed to measure avoid giving anyone an inaccurate impression ence between your rating and mine. The a broad range of personality traits, reassured of what we are like? How can psychological problem with measuring accuracy this way is researchers that they were not leaving out research help us with this issue? that it does not take into account differences anything important. The Big Five domains Research on "social perception" is over in how people use scales; maybe you prefer to are broad dimensions of personality that 60-years old and has dominated the field of use points 5, 6, and 7 on the 7-point scale, consist of Openness to Experience, social psychology in recent decades, but it has whereas I prefer points 2, 3, and 4. If so, we Conscientiousness, Extraversion, concentrated largely on the perception that may both be saying I am very extraverted by Agreeableness, and Neuroticism. (To one real person forms about a fictitious target our typical standards, but the absolute differ- remember them, think OCEAN.) Each (often referred to as “vignettes”). Such studies ence would suggest we saw my extraversion domain consists of many related traits; for can provide useful information on how peo- ple combine information about others when they form impressions but, because the tar- TABLE 1 | Source for an Accurate Impression gets of the perception are not real people, it is impossible to learn about the accuracy Personality Domain Website Office Bedroom Long-Term Acquaintance of the impressions. To assess accuracy, the target must be a real person. Such studies fall Openness     into the subfield “interpersonal perception” and are surprisingly rare (Funder, 1999; Conscientiousness     Kenny, 1994). But recently, interpersonal perception studies have enjoyed a resurgence Extraversion   in laboratories across the country as well in an ambitious online research project called Agreeableness    YouJustGetMe.com (Evans, Gosling, & Carroll, 2007). Neuroticism    I know what you’re wondering. People have been interacting since the beginning of Note. Based on Vazire and Gosling (2004).

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example, appreciation for art and imagina- believe there are two different mechanisms out. In November of 2007, they launched the tion are both included under Openness. that people use to determine your personal- YouJustGetMe application on the Facebook With these improvements and the publica- ity: your identity claims (“statements made Platform, where over 6,300 students from tion of Malcolm Gladwell's bestseller Blink in by individuals about how they would like to over 150 universities have since formed 2005, research in the area of first impressions be regarded," p. 124) and your behavioral almost 9,000 impressions of each other. They is finally picking up again. Already we know a residue (“physical traces of a person’s behav- also launched the YouJustGetMe.com website little about how acquaintanceship affects ior left unintentionally," p. 124). Online so they could randomly assign people to rate accuracy and about how different sources of profiles, they believe, are dominated by iden- each other and examine which pieces of input lead to accurate impressions on differ- tity claims and contain little behavioral information on your profile give others an ent personality domains. residue, meaning they tend to convey what accurate impression of your personality (e.g., Research by Kenny (1994) and others the profile owner wishes to convey rather through pictures, favorite films, embarrassing (Ambady & Rosenthal, 1992; Watson, 1989) than accidentally communicate about him or moments, political leanings, etc.) and which has verified that, as expected, you have a her. By contrast, bedrooms, offices, and face- pieces do not. more accurate impression about someone's to-face interactions convey information via On both the website and on Facebook, personality after knowing the person for a both mechanisms. This makes online profiles you first rate yourself on a 43-item Likert long time compared to a zero-acquaintance ideal for answering the question ”Do people scale, 21 of which assess your personality on interaction (e.g., a brief meeting with a com- form accurate impressions based on identity the Big Five domains while the remaining plete stranger). More surprising is that claims alone, or must they see behavioral evi- assess your preferences and attitudes. When zero-acquaintance impressions are not com- dence of personality to arrive at accurate you are done, you get to see your Big Five pletely wrong. According to some studies, conclusions?” results and invite visitors to form impressions strangers' impressions of your Extraversion The results of Vazire and Gosling's (2004) of you. The visitors' task is simple—they just and Conscientiousness can be almost as accu- study showed that visitors both agreed with try to rate you on the same 43 questions the rate as the impressions your long-term each other about how they saw the webpage way you rated yourself. YouJustGetMe imme- acquaintances have of you (Kenny, 1994). So owner, and they agreed with the owner's self- diately calculates the Pearson r "accuracy the person you meet in an interview under- ratings too. The findings suggest that a score" and displays it to both parties. It ranges stands your Conscientiousness level about as stranger's impressions of your Agreeableness, from -1 (wrong) to 0 (clueless) to +1 (perfect). well as someone you have known since Conscientiousness, and Openness are just as Thus, both parties learn what impression is kindergarten! accurate after visiting your webpage as the given and whether the visitor is "reading" the We learn about other personality domains impressions your long-term acquaintances profile owner correctly. from other sources. For example, your have of you. And your webpage tells people as The Big Five results are shown with Openness can be detected by snooping much about your Extraversion and Openness unique "bubble graphs" where the size of the around your bedroom or office (Gosling, Ko, as a visit to your office or bedroom. bubbles indicate how strongly you demon- Mannarelli, & Morris, 2002). So although One of the most interesting suggestions strate each trait. Evans and Gosling chose to first impressions are not 100% accurate, they from this study is that you can form an accu- modify the labels given to the Big Five do give us a pretty good idea about certain rate impression of someone's Agreeableness domains because they wanted to use non- aspects of someone's personality. from a personal webpage. Most research has judgmental terms, avoid the confusion of What does your online profile say about shown that zero-acquaintance strangers are telling people they are “low” or “high” on a your personality? Vazire and Gosling (2004) typically clueless about each other's trait, and label both poles of the Big Five Agreeableness (Watson, domains. (Historically, personality 1989). That explains why so researchers have agreed there are five person- many unfortunate people ality domains but allowed for some flexibility only learn that someone is a in how they are named. See Goldberg, 1990.) sweetheart or a jerk after Thus, YouJustGetMe reports whether you are dating the person for a disciplined vs. casual, alternative vs. tradi- while. Vazire and Gosling's tional, neurotic vs. unemotional, cooperative (2004) study suggests that vs. competitive, and extraverted vs. introverted, viewing someone's online which represent Conscientiousness, profile may be a way to Openness, Neuroticism, Agreeableness, and avoid this uncomfortable Extraversion, respectively. situation. Unpublished preliminary results of the Are the results the same YouJustGetMe project suggest that the for Facebook profiles? methodology is comparable to past work Suspecting this to be the (Gosling, Gaddis, & Vazire, 2007). The overall case, Gosling teamed up average accuracy correlation for randomly with social psychologist assigned dyads on the site is r = .29, which is David Evans, formerly of comparable to the r = .27 found by Vazire Note. Sample impression-accuracy results from YouJustGetMe.com. Reprinted with Microsoft® and and Gosling (2004). On Facebook where the permission from Psychster, LLC. Classmates.com® to find dyads are not randomly assigned (and thus

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more likely to know each other), the overall chology that include material on Evans, D. C., Gosling, S. D., & Carroll, A. (2007). YouJustGetMe 'Learn more' page. Retrieved January 11, 2008, from average accuracy correlation is somewhat Brunswikian approaches to judgment. http://www.youjustgetme.com/?page=learn_more higher at r = .42. Also consistent with Vazire There are a few challenges and debates Funder, D. C. (1999). Personality judgment: A realistic approach to and Gosling (2004), there appears to be a you should be aware of before you dive into person perception. San Diego, CA: Academic. Gladwell, M. (2005). Blink: The power of thinking without thinking. gender effect where women are more accu- research using the World Wide Web. First, Boston, MA: Little, Brown. rate at guessing others (r = .33), and more there is an on-going debate about the ethics Goldberg, L. R. (1990). An alternative “description of personality”: The Big-Five factor structure. Journal of Personality and Social easily guessed (r = .34), compared to men of online research. Some consider online Psychology, 59, 1216-1229. (respective rs = .25 and .24). These signifi- behavior to be public behavior and therefore Gosling, S. D., Ko, S. J., Mannarelli, T., & Morris, M. E. (2002). A room cant correlations suggest to Evans and social scientists do not require informed con- with a cue: Personality judgments based on offices and bedrooms. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 82, 379-398. Gosling that unlike the early days of the sent of the participants to observe it as long Gosling, S. D., Gaddis, S., & Vazire, S. (2007, March). Personality Internet when many people were trying on as their anonymity is protected. Others argue impressions based on Facebook profiles. In Proceedings of the alternate identities, most people today tend that it must be treated like any other research International Conference on Weblogs and Social Media, Boulder, CO. Retrieved January 11, 2008, from http://www.icwsm.org/ to portray themselves consistent with their using human subjects which would ensure papers/3--Gosling-Gaddis-Vazire.pdf self-image. that the procedures fulfill the principles of Kenny, D. A. (1994). Interpersonal perception: A social relations analysis. New York, NY: Guilford Press. Evans and Gosling also hope that the voluntary participation and informed con- McCrae, R. R., & Costa, P. T., Jr. (1999). A five-factor theory of person- YouJustGetMe project will collect a large, sent, maintain the confidentiality of ality. In L. A. Pervin & O. P. John (Eds.), Handbook of personality diverse dataset for studying how impression information obtained from or about human theory and research (pp. 139-153). New York: Guilford Press. Nielsen/Netratings. (2007). Standard metrics, month of May, 2007. accuracy differs across groups. A basic subjects, and adequately address possible Retrieved December 6, 2007, from NetRatings Inc. Web site: assumption of prejudice theory is that stereo- risks to subjects including psychosocial stress. http://www.netratings.com types distort people's perceptions of the Second, online research is field research, Vazire, S., & Gosling, S. D. (2004). e-Perceptions: Personality impressions based on personal websites. Journal of Personality members of stigmatized groups. This should which does not allow for much experimental and Social Psychology, 87,123-132. lower the accuracy by which their personali- control. This leads to high external validity Watson, D. (1989). Strangers' ratings of the five robust personality factors: Evidence of a surprising convergence with self-report. ties are perceived. On the Science page of the but low internal validity, meaning the likeli- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57,120-128. YouJustGetMe website, members can view a hood of the relationship happening outside daily updated average of how well people the lab is high but we cannot conclude For further reading: • Funder, D. C. (1999). Personality judgment: A realistic approach read the personalities of members who self- causality, only correlation. And third, a chal- to person perception. San Diego, CA: Academic. identify as being of African, Asian, Latin, and lenge that particularly affects personality • Hall, J. A., & Bernieri, F. (Eds.). (2001). Interpersonal sensitivity: Caucasian descent. Indeed, the mostly research is determining accuracy criteria. Theory and measurement. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum • Kenny, D. A., Kashy, D. A., & Cook, W. L. (2006). Dyadic data Caucasian membership (so far) is less Should people’s personality be defined as analysis. New York: Guilford Press. accurate at reading the personalities of non- how they see themselves or a consensus of Interpersonal Perception Laboratories: Caucasians than other Caucasians. With how their peers see them? Finally, whether • University of Texas at Austin—Gosling Laboratory. Prof. Samuel more careful analysis, the data should provide you put information online about yourself or D. Gosling. http://homepage.psy.utexas.edu/homepage/ new insights into the ways that stereotypes you are running an online research lab, be faculty/gosling/ • Tufts University—Interpersonal Perception & Communication impair our ability to see others as they see cautious of the information you provide Laboratory. Prof. Nalini Ambady. themselves. about yourself and your participants because http://ase.tufts.edu/psychology/ambady/ So what courses would best prepare it will be available to anyone with a computer. • University of California, Riverside—The Riverside Accuracy Project. Prof. David Funder. www.rap.ucr.edu/ students interested in doing research on If you decide to conduct your own research • For additional labs visit www.psych.wustl.edu/pal/links.html interpersonal perception? Traditionally, the in this area be sure to be aware of these topic has been studied in two somewhat issues. Rachel K. Green is a senior psy- distinct traditions: personality psychology, As first-impression research finally chology major at Middle Tennessee which tends to focus on factors that con- resumes, there are so many interesting ques- State University and the president of tribute to accurate perceptions of others, and tions yet to be asked. Why don't long-term the local Psi Chi chapter. She is the social psychology, which tends to focus on friends generally become perfect in their recipient of a URSCP Assistant Grant for research in social psychology, factors that interfere with accurate percep- impressions of each other? Which tells people which she conducts with her advi- tions of others. So courses in either (or both) more about your personality—your proudest sor John Pennington. Ms. Green has of these fields would serve as good prepara- moment or your most embarrassing recently been studying in France, tion for students interested in examining moment? And are Asians, for example, better where she missed her two cats. these topics. Recently researchers such as than other ethnic groups at judging other David C. Evans, PhD, earned his PhD in social psychology from David Kenny at the University of Connecticut Asians? Online labs like YouJustGetMe are the University of Iowa in 1999. He is the founder of Psychster have taken an approach that explicitly stands pushing social psychology into a new and LLC, a former senior business analyst with Classmates.com® at the intersection of personality and social exciting future that hopes to determine how and beta program manager at Microsoft®. Prior to going online, psychology. So you might be lucky enough to we interpret others’ personalities. Dr. Evans was a visiting assistant professor at Union College in Schenectady, NY. find a course there dedicated to person per- References ception that takes such an integrative stance. Samuel D. Gosling, PhD, is an associate professor of psychol- Ambady, N., & Rosenthal, R. (1992). Thin slices of expressive behavior In addition, other useful courses would be as predictors of interpersonal consequences: A meta-analysis. ogy at the University of Texas at Austin. He earned his PhD from those on research design that included mate- Psychological Bulletin, 111, 256-274. Berkeley and actively publishes on online social dynamics and rial on online methodology, and those on Cronbach, L. J. (1955). Processes affecting scores on "understanding impression accuracy. Dr. Gosling was featured in Malcolm Glad- of others" and "assumed similarity." Psychological Bulletin, 52, well's bestseller Blink and is currently working on a manuscript ecological or environmental or cognitive psy- 177-193. through Basic Books.

EYE ON PSI CHI SPRING 2008 25 Being an active member of an active Psi Chi chapter is one of the best methods for building leadership, nurturing student professional development, promoting the ideals of Profession Psi Chi, sustaining the department’s community, Developmental developing productive citizens, and producing Developing loyal alumni. In the Pyramid of Success model, Traditions the first level, Officer and Faculty Advisor Effective Leadership, undergirds chapter vitality, with Progr amming opportunities for leadership and leadership devel- Membership Commitment opment infused throughout all of the stages to & Dedic increase student engagement. Psi Chi offers a Officer ation and F wealth of resources to support chapters and their Advisor Le aculty adership members, including Eye on Psi Chi, the Psi Chi

Figure 1. website www.psichi.org, and the Chapter Activity The Pyramid of Success. Guide (www.psichi.org/chapters/ch_act_guide.asp).

26 SPRING 2008 EYE ON PSI CHI Chapter Growth Leadership Development and Strategies for Engaging Students Kenneth A. Weaver, PhD Emporia State University (KS)

hat a fine incubator for developing participates in chapter activities. Offering advantage of a December election is that leadership skills is the Psi Chi chapter members opportunities to lead by chairing a experienced leaders will be in place during W(Mathie, 2006b)! Promoting Psi Chi’s committee, inviting a speaker, coordinating a the summer to plan for the fall. However, the purpose “to encourage, stimulate, and main- project, planning a fund-raiser, or undertak- nominee pool lacks seniors, who graduate in tain excellence in scholarship of the individual ing some other activity provides members the spring. members in all fields, particularly in psychol- opportunities to demonstrate their skill, com- Transitioning to the new leadership ogy, and to advance the science of psychology” mitment, and leadership to the chapter and team. A chapter can transition from outgoing requires chapter officers who can generate, de- helps current leaders and the advisor identify to new officers almost seamlessly using three liver, and sustain a program of activities amid and nurture future officers. This approach elements. First, position descriptions for all a generous array of challenges. Competent does not guarantee that a member will be a offices are the basis for effectively training leadership increases student engagement and good leader, but an enthusiastic and hard- new officers and ensuring continuity. Second, undergirds a chapter’s viability and vitality. working member is evidence for a committed during the year, each officer maintains a Psi Chi is committed to developing leadership leader and good role model. notebook or CD describing in detail the role, qualities (e.g., Giordano & Voss, 2002; Stern- Officer selection and election. Good lead- responsibilities, tasks, activities, and expecta- berg, 2005; Styles, 2000; Youth, 2005) that are ership requires a “goodness of fit” between tions of the office and including electronic essential for maintaining strong chapters the responsibilities of the office and the copies of all forms and form letters (e.g., new (e.g., Yost Hammer, 2003). member. A member who might do an out- initiate notification). At Emporia State, the Jobe and Soyez (2005) described the standing job seeing the “big picture” as chapter has secure space on the university “Pyramid of Success” model depicted in President might struggle with the attentive- server for each officer to maintain a virtual Figure 1 to capture how the Emporia (KS) ness to detail needed by the chapter’s notebook which is readily updated to reflect State University Psi Chi Chapter functions. secretary. The chapter’s Executive Committee current practices and traditions of the chap- Although the foundation of this model is (EC) can develop a slate matching potential ter. Third, outgoing officers use the position Officer and Faculty Advisor Leadership, candidates with the expectations of the descriptions and notebook or CD to orient developing quality leadership permeates all offices. EC members can then meet face-to- their new counterparts to their positions. five levels of the model to engage students face with each potential candidate to describe New officers become familiar with their posi- and maintain a vibrant chapter. This article the responsibilities of the office, explain the tions efficiently, which in turn increases their describes strategies that the Emporia State rationale for the goodness of fit, and assure competence. University chapter uses to implement the the potential candidate that the other leaders Leadership training is often offered Pyramid of Success and also offers other and the advisor will provide the support through one’s student government or Student suggestions that chapter leaders might find needed to be successful. Affairs department. Psi Chi promotes and helpful to increase their chapter’s vitality. Two traditional approaches to electing supports leadership through the National officers are soliciting nominations during a Leadership Conference, articles in Eye on Psi Officer and Faculty Advisor Leadership meeting and offering a slate of nominees. A Chi, the extensive content on its web site Good leadership is essential for a chapter to blended approach allows the chapter officers (www.psichi.org), and programming at the become vibrant and offer the level of profes- to present nominees who have demonstrated regional and national conventions. In addi- sional development that inspires its members. leadership potential and then request addi- tion, the advisor, members of the Psi Chi Identifying good leaders is accomplished in tional nominations. Competent leadership is National Council, and staff in the Psi Chi several ways such as asking students and fac- essential for a quality chapter. National Office are useful resources (Mathie, ulty whom they regard as potential leaders Does the chapter have its election in 2006b). and finding out the leadership backgrounds December for the calendar year or May for Leadership philosophy. A valuable exer- of members. My favorite approach is seeing the academic year? Each approach has bene- cise for both new and experienced Psi Chi who faithfully attends chapter meetings and fits and problems. For example, one officers and advisors is defining their leader-

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ship philosophy. One method is using per- cers and members of the chapter? What does Chapter communications is the glue that sonal experience to answer questions the advisor do to modulate involvement in bonds the members. To augment chapter designed to reveal their beliefs and behaviors the chapter’s business? Does the advisor meetings, the secretary emails all members the about leadership. The Appendix contains a include inspiring chapter officers as one of minutes of the meetings, the calendar of list of these questions. Officers evaluate the fit the advising responsibilities, and if so, what events, and other chapter news. These items are between their leadership beliefs and behav- actions are inspirational? also posted on the chapter’s website. A newslet- iors and then summarize their leadership The advisor’s role is always important, but ter is distributed to members periodically. philosophy in a couple of paragraphs to align the role changes with the needs of the chap- Programs that promote student academic those beliefs and behaviors more closely. An ter. For a struggling chapter, the advisor’s and career success (Sanders, Basham, & officer retreat offers the extended time priority is to enlist a cadre of student leaders Ansburg, 2006) elevate the chapter’s stature. needed to write and share philosophies and to provide several years of stability. For the Invited speakers discussing their research or engage in a discussion of leadership. One’s stable chapter, on the other hand, the advisor professions and fund-raisers supporting con- philosophy changes over time, so doing the ensures that traditions are maintained and vention attendance foster chapter esprit and exercise periodically (e.g., every 3 years) keeps encourages the leadership to develop new visibility. it current. directions for the chapter. Fun activities provide members with Executive Committee meetings. With relaxation and socializing. A beginning-of- officers knowledgeable and confident about Leadership to Advance Membership Commitment and Dedication the-year picnic, end-of-the-semester potluck the expectations for their positions and an luncheon, weekly pizza, brown-bag luncheon, advisor supportive of the chapter leadership, Welcoming new members. How do leaders softball/bowling, movie, and game night are a what lively and productive meetings are pos- and members welcome new members and few of the many ideas for having fun. sible when the EC meets to discuss the celebrate their accomplishments? A reception, Commitment to service. Service projects chapter’s goals, activities, plans, and direction! initiation banquet, invited speaker, induction expand the chapter’s focus to the greater In the best sense, the president and other offi- ceremony, or other ritual conveys to the new community beyond the institution. Psi Chi’s cers “model the way” (Giordano & Voss, initiates and their guests that Psi Chi mem- national service projects include Adopt-a- 2002, p. 4) and lead by example. bership is an honor, and that membership Shelter, Archives of the History of American How frequently do the officers and advisor comes with an expectation of commitment Psychology, Food Drives, Habitat for meet for planning and problem solving? A and dedication to the chapter. monthly meeting staggered every 2 weeks with Rewarding active members. Does the Humanity, and UNICEF. Mathie (2006a) a monthly chapter meeting allows the officers chapter provide perks to members for listed a number of benefits to members, advi- to plan and deliver effective programming involvement in the chapter? For example, in sors, and chapters that accrue from service while addressing the needs of the chapter. The the Emporia State chapter, members earn activities, including satisfaction about helping atmosphere of the EC meetings should points for various activities and responsibili- others in need, partnering with community encourage open, honest, and frank discussion, ties such as meeting attendance, participating agencies, knowledge application, and especially when disagreeing. Rarely are ideas in service and fund-raising activities, or chair- increased understanding of social problems. fully formed when first proposed; rather, they ing a committee, which they can redeem for Leadership to Advance something special such as free Psi Chi honor are honed through critical analysis and discus- Effective Programming sion. EC meetings also can include a time for cords or a travel subsidy to a convention. Programming defines the chapter and discussing and reflecting about leadership and Building community. Community encompasses all the chapter’s activities. its challenges. A “minute for leadership” on the includes a shared sense of belonging, an obli- Meetings and fund-raisers require leadership agenda puts leadership in the forefront of the gation toward fellow members, mutual chapter’s priorities for developing students’ respect, and a common physical space for planning, implementing, and involving professionalism. (Appleby, 2000). The chapter meeting is the chapter members. The faculty advisor’s role. The optimal core to community, but scheduling meeting Chapter meetings. Regularly scheduled relationship between the officers and faculty times convenient for on campus and com- meetings allow the officers and members to advisor emphasizes the balance the advisor muting undergraduate and graduate attend to the chapter’s business and provide maintains between too much intrusiveness members is difficult. My department stopped opportunities for professional development. and not enough involvement (Sleigh & scheduling classes on Tuesday and Thursday Agendas ensure that all business is covered in Nelson, 2005). If too intrusive, the officers’ from 11:00 am to noon to use this time for the allotted time. When posted in advance, leadership is undermined; if too aloof, the student organization meetings, invited speak- agendas also advertise the meeting and chapter’s focus and initiative may diffuse and ers, colloquia, and faculty meetings. Members encourage attendance. the activities may flounder. Sleigh and attending classes in other departments or Business meetings typically include com- Nelson’s (2005) outstanding article guides working at this time cannot attend, but meet- mittee reports, the calendar of events, both new and experienced faculty advisors to ing attendance has improved, strengthening reflection on recent activities, preparing for greater effectiveness and stronger chapters. the cohesiveness of the group and redirecting upcoming events, and discussion of future Besides articulating their leadership the effort expended to find a meeting time to plans. The president moderates these meet- philosophies, advisors should articulate their other activities. This solution is not practical ings, and the faculty advisor prepares the advising philosophies. What are the advisor’s for all departments, but creative options exist president with pointers to invite all perspec- beliefs and behaviors about advising the offi- for finding a meeting time. tives, synthesize the key points, work toward

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Questions to Guide Articulating One’s Leadership Philosophy

Developing Self-Awareness Promoting My Psi Chi Chapter Through My Leadership as a Leader 1. What am I doing to promote a culture of “cooperation in the investigation and cultivation 1. What characteristics about myself do I of the mind” (Psyche Cheires) in my chapter? regard as promoting my leadership and 2. What am I doing to ensure that all members are active participants in the life of the leadership development? chapter? 2. What personal characteristics do I 3. What variables define the environment in which my chapter operates and how does this regard as hindering my leadership and environment facilitate and impair the professional growth of members? leadership development? 4. What am I doing to nurture collaboration and collegiality among Psi Chi members? 3. What aspects of leadership am I most comfortable with? 5. How do I work with the other officers and the members to produce stimulating programming? 4. What aspects of leadership am I least comfortable with? 6. What am I doing to create opportunities for student professional development for Psi Chi members? 5. What one change can I make to myself to become a better leader? 7. How am I accessible to the other Psi Chi leaders? 6. What are my three greatest strengths as 8. What am I doing to support the other Psi Chi leaders? chapter leader? 9. What do I think is the optimal frequency of meetings with the officers and faculty advisor 7. What are my three greatest areas of to prepare for meetings and taking care of the chapter’s business? improvement as chapter leader? 10. How does the chapter fit into the department and the department’s mission? 11. What am I doing to build the department’s support for the chapter? 12. What do I do to clearly articulate the benefits of being a part of Psi Chi? 13. What do I do to clearly articulate Psi Chi’s importance in the department? 14. What steps do I take to prevent, manage, and resolve conflict in the chapter? 15. What specifically is occurring in the chapter to minimize conflict and what more (or less) can be done? 16. What behaviors indicate that I model appropriate ethical conduct as a leader? 17. What do I consider to be the most significant values undergirding a quality chapter, and what am I doing to instill and sustain those values? 18. What do I do to effectively communicate the chapter’s needs, problems, goals, and accomplishments to the department chair, department faculty, and student government? 19. What am I doing to promote Psi Chi in the university and community? How effective am I in this promotion? 20. What am I doing to build collaborations with external constituencies such as other chapters, community agencies, and civic groups? 21. What am I doing to promote department, university, and community service in the chapter? 22. What is the evidence that addresses my effectiveness as a Psi Chi leader?

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agreement, and keep the meeting running fund-raisers to the Archives of the History of Psi Chi website (www.psichi.org) is rich with smoothly. American Psychology. suggestions and resources for officers and advi- Most meetings feature a program of some sors. The Chapter Activity Guide (page 31 or at kind. Invited speakers are popular, readily Leadership to Advance Chapter Traditions www.psichi.org/chapters/ch_act_guide.asp) is available, and willing to present. Psychology Starting a tradition requires only repeating an an excellent compilation of ideas for all areas of faculty, a local psychologist/psychiatrist, the activity. Sustaining that tradition through a chapter’s operations. president of the local/state psychological changes of officers and advisors, however, association, the president of the local/state takes commitment. For an active chapter, tra- References American Psychological Association. (2007). APA guidelines for the counseling association, a local mental health ditions do not interfere with new ideas and undergraduate psychology major. Washington, DC: Author. center professional, a department of correc- new projects. Retrieved from www.apa.org/ed/resources.html tions officer or counselor, a police officer, a lie Traditions reflect the chapter’s dedication Appleby, D. C. (2000). Hoping to build more community in your psy- chology department? Here's how. Monitor on Psychology, 31(10). detector administrator, an FBI agent, a lawyer, and benefit new officers with immediate Retrieved November 30, 2006, from http://www.apa.org/monitor/ an alumnus, a school psychologist, a human goals for planning chapter programming. nov00/community.html Appleby, D. (2002, Fall). The savvy psychology major. Eye on Psi Chi, resources director, a sales representative, an Sustaining and improving traditions provides 7(1), 28. executive of a non-profit organization (e.g., valuable leadership experience. Traditions Appleby, D. (2003, Winter). What does your transcript say about you, American Red Cross, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, include rituals (a dinner with the induction and what can you do if it says things you don’t like? Eye on Psi Chi, 7(2), 21-23. Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts), and many others are ceremony), service projects (e.g., Habitat for Arnold, K. L, & Horrigan, K. L. (2002, Fall). Gaining admission into the good options for speakers. Humanity), fund-raisers, or other causes graduate program of your choice. Eye on Psi Chi, 7(1), 30-33. Benjamin, L. T. (2004, Fall). Psychology’s national treasures. Eye on Psi Each issue of Eye on Psi Chi contains arti- (e.g., food drives). Chi, 9(1), 16-17, 39. cles readily converted into presentations and A chapter portfolio, scrapbook, or website Bottoms, B. L., & Nysse, K. L. (1999, Fall). Applying to graduate school: discussions for dynamic chapter meetings. provides members, faculty, and the “world” a Writing a compelling personal statement. Eye on Psi Chi, 4(1), 20-22 Giordano, P. J., & Voss, K. D. (2002, Spring). Leadership matters. Eye Members are enthused by such topics as ana- history of the chapter’s traditions and accom- on Psi Chi, 6(3), 4-5. lyzing their transcript (Appleby, 2003), writing plishments. Such documentation of activity Jobe, S., & Soyez, A. (2005, Fall). Pyramid of success. Eye on Psi Chi, a compelling personal statement (Bottoms & 10(1), 10. can be useful when the chapter requests Mathie, V. A. (2006a, Winter). The value of Psi Chi service. Eye on Psi Nysse, 1999), being a savvy psychology major resources from the department, college, or Chi, 10(2), 6, 18. (Appleby, 2002), getting into graduate school university. A historian, photographer, or web- Mathie, V. A. (2006b, Summer). Promoting leadership: Psi Chi’s National Leadership Conference. Eye on Psi Chi, 10(4), 8. (Arnold & Horrigan, 2002), and exploring master can chronicle the chapter’s activities, Morgan, B. L., & Korschgen, A. J. (2001, Spring). Psychology career careers (Morgan & Korschgen, 2001). involving more students in chapter leadership. exploration made easy: Using the web to do the job. Eye on Psi Members like programs involving other Chi, 5(3), 35-36. Leadership to Advance Student Sanders, C. E., Basham, M. E., & Ansburg, P. I. (2006, May). Building a students. A panel of graduate students or sense of community in undergraduate psychology departments. recent alumni discussing how to get into Professional Development APS Observer, 19(5), 37-40. graduate school or preparing for the Student professional development encom- Sleigh, M. J., & Nelson, D. W. (2005, Fall). Maintaining the balancing act as faculty advisor. Eye on Psi Chi, 10(1), 18-19, 36-37. Graduate Record Examination is always well passes any activity that prepares students for Styles, S. P. (2000, Winter). Leadership, publicity, activities, and build- received. Another popular program is majors getting a job or entering graduate school. The ing community: Four keys to a vital Psi Chi chapter. Eye on Psi Chi, 4(2), 30-31. who are international students presenting Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Sternberg, R. J. (2005, Fall). Producing tomorrow’s leaders—In psy- what psychology is in their native countries. Major (American Psychological Association, chology and everything else. Eye on Psi Chi, 10(1), 14-15, 32-33. Fund-raisers. Fund-raisers require sug- 2007) present 10 goals for undergraduate Yost Hammer, E. (2003, Summer). Helpful tips for Psi Chi chapters. Eye on Psi Chi, 7(4), 3, 8. gestion, selection, planning, and psychology majors: Knowledge Base of Youth, R. A. (2005, Fall). What constitutes leadership. Eye on Psi Chi, implementation phases. The selection phase Psychology, Research Methods in Psychology, 10(1), 4, 35. works well during an EC meeting with offi- Critical Thinking Skills in Psychology, cers debating the pros and cons of suggested Application of Psychology, Values in Kenneth A. Weaver, PhD, received fund-raisers. Once a fund-raiser is selected, Psychology, Information and Technological his BS in biology and MEd in second- the planning begins. The chapter might have Literacy, Communication Skills, Sociocultural ary science education from the an officer solely dedicated to planning fund- and International Awareness, Personal University of South Carolina and his PhD in educational psychology from raisers, otherwise a committee or member Development, and Career Planning and Columbia University (NY). Weaver plans and coordinates with the officers. Once Development. Chapter activities that advance joined the Emporia State University the plan is honed, members volunteer for the any of these 10 goals in turn advance profes- (ESU) faculty in 1986, was inducted tasks to implement the plan and have a suc- sional development and promote engagement into Psi Chi in 1987, served as Psi Chi coadvisor from 1990 to 1993, and has been chapter advisor since cessful fund-raiser. for both undergraduate and graduate students. 1993. The ESU chapter received the 2000 Regional Chapter Deciding what the chapter will do with the Award and the 2005 Ruth Hubbard Cousins National Chapter money before the fund-raiser tends to moti- Conclusion Award. He received the 2001 Regional Faculty Advisor Award and vate members to participate. A lucrative A vibrant Psi Chi chapter results from good stu- the 2006 Florence L. Denmark National Faculty Advisor Award. fund-raiser easily becomes an annual tradi- dent and faculty leadership, expands the quality In 2000, Weaver received an APA Presidential Citation for outstanding leadership in support of teaching and learning. In tion, and chapter health is advanced if a of the student experience, and contributes to 2002, he received the Robert S. Daniel Teaching Excellence portion of a fund-raiser’s proceeds is donated recruitment and retention of both students and Award from APA’s Society for the Teaching of Psychology. He was to a cause supported by the membership. faculty. Leadership development is a Psi Chi pri- the 50th President of the Southwestern Psychological Association Benjamin (2004), for example, encouraged ority. Eye on Psi Chi contains articles which and is a fellow of APA. chapters to donate some of the proceeds from support officer and chapter improvement. The

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Chapter Activity Guide Chapter Programs on Graduate Schools Chapter Publications This guide is an attempt to "share the wealth" of Discussants Formats creative and diverse activity exhibited by Psi Chi's • Graduate students ( include others from area schools) • Newsletter (monthly, quarterly, online) active chapters. These are brief descriptions of many • Faculty members • Scrapbook (mementos, pictures, officer duties, member of the projects and activities that have been con- • Career counselors guidelines, alumni address list) ducted by Psi Chi chapters around the country. • Admissions personnel • Psychology handbook/booklet Chapter officers, boards, chairpersons, and members Topics Subjects are encouraged to browse these descriptions of • The application process • Chapter activities and meetings projects that have been tried and proven by other • Taking the GRE (hold a mock GRE test • Research project opportunities available chapters. Remember, it's not necessary to reinvent • How to select a school • Faculty member profiles the wheel! Your chapter can surely benefit from the • Academic experiences • Research experience needed for graduate school ideas and experiences of other chapters. • Graduate school research projects • Student research (see www.psichi.org/chapters/ch_act_guide.asp • Specific fields (e.g., clinical psychology) • Interviews with professors • Program on the PsyD degree (advantages/disadvantages for entire list) • Reviews from psychology journals of which degree to pursue) • A listing of psychology faculty members' professional Conferences and Conventions • Program on departmental honors affiliations • Perspectives of women Formats • Types of graduate school programs Objectives • Research symposium • Living arrangements • To give information on class descriptions, dates of • Student research poster competition • Lifestyle changes, effects on family, hours of study classes, graduate school, career planning, etc. • Special speaker series of monthly speakers in various • Possible session titles: areas of psychology "Blood, Sweat, and Tears" Chapter Service Projects • Undergraduate psychology conference "GREs: A Guide for Newcomers" Ideas • Sponsor/cosponsor an annual psychology convention in "Getting into Graduate School" • Volunteer to serve at a local veterans hospital your chapter's area or create your own "Graduate School: Fact and Fiction, Fear and Frolicking" • Volunteer to serve in a soup kitchen • Psi Chi autumn paper reading "Is Graduate School for You?" • Volunteer time to work at a local thrift shop • Organize workshops, poster sessions, programs, a Psi Chi "PsyD Program" • Volunteer time at community events (festivals, fairs) conversation hour at state/regional conventions. "The Transition from Undergraduate to Graduate to • Adopt individuals with mild disabilities and provide special Career" treats/events for them Membership Drives Formats • Assist with public television's pledge campaign Distributions • Graduate school information night • Assist high school students • Have chapter officers speak to psychology classes • Graduate student orientation day (with icebreakers, • Members talk to area school children about drugs, • Psi Chi brochures (hand out in psychology classes) meeting and greeting time, group-building skills, and alcohol, and other related issues • Fliers on campus (possible title: "What is Psi Chi?") introduction to graduate program) • Cohost a blood drive • Mail letters to students about Psi Chi • Graduate information conference aimed toward sopho- • Sponsor a field day for children with various • Email all prospective members about Psi Chi mores and juniors (so that they can utilize information developmental abilities • Create membership application packets (containing infor- given and properly prepare for graduate school) • Conduct a canned food drive for the Hunger Coalition mation about Psi Chi, meeting & induction dates, invita- • Graduate school fair (with several graduate schools • Walk-a-thon to benefit the Alzheimer's Association tion to membership form, registration card, application represented) • Collect aluminum cans to benefit a burn unit form, and a member survey form) • Question-and-answer session • Collect and donate books for international universities • Questionnaires (to determine member preferences on • Research roundtable (featuring faculty members' research) • Participate in fund-raisers for school and/or campuswide meetings, committees, special interests) • Workshop service projects (e.g., beautification) Ideas • Paint faculty members' offices Resources • Point system (to encourage members to participate more • Pet therapy (gather puppies/kittens from a local humane • Compile a graduate school library and timeline for appli- actively in chapter activities) shelter and take them to visit elderly tenants at a nursing cation to graduate school • Establish a showcase in the student union home/retirement center) • Make a resource file on graduate schools • Participate in Welcome Week with an information booth • Mentoring program pairing 2nd-year graduate students Holiday Ideas • Update bylaws and induction ceremony to make member- with 1st-year students as a support network • Halloween (hold a party for special children, hold ship more meaningful and to establish traditions to attract • Host a mentoring program of graduate members matched party/volleyball for inpatients at a psychiatric hospital) new members to undergraduate members to assist with graduate school • Thanksgiving (collect canned food for the needy, deliver • Assign current members as sponsors for prospective applications, research assistance, and volunteer/internship food to the needy, adopt a family) members opportunities • Veterans Day (hold celebration featuring Vietnam veterans) • Christmas (sponsor a needy child, sing carols at a nursing Chapter Resources Chapter Programs on Careers in Psychology home, provide gifts/canned food to shelters, hold party for • Create a Psi Chi bulletin board within the psychology hospital patients) department (to inform students about the existence and Discussants • Easter (make Easter baskets for children at local hospi tals) purpose of Psi Chi and to post notices about upcoming • Psi Chi alumni events) • Faculty members Programs • Exchange of information program (a running calendar of • Career planning counselor • Adopt-A-Shelter psychology events of interest in your chapter's regional • School psychologist • Adopt-A-Highway, Adopt-A-Road • Big Brother/Big Sister program area, such as conferences, presentations, speakers, Topics • Food for Families programs) • Career planning • Habitat for Humanity • Develop a detailed calendar, a timeline sequence, and • Practicum opportunities • Head Start (donate items to) interdependent tasks for all members to increase • Differences between clinical and research careers involvement with Psi Chi • Home for Boys • Develop a career library Formats • Leukemia Society of America • Provide Strong-Campbell tests for future planning • Career day (to inform all university students of various • National Depression Screening Day • Fund and award a Psi Chi chapter scholarship to member psychology careers) • Salvation Army of the school's junior class • Symposium featuring speakers from as many as possible • Special Olympics • Establish a research presentation award/grant for a fields of psychology • Toys for Tots graduating (or other) student(s) • Career night colloquium • UNICEF • Compile a chapter website • "Ask the Doctor" series • Walktoberfest (American Diabetes Association)

EYE ON PSI CHI SPRING 2008 31 Evaluating the Undergraduate Research Assistantship Experience R. Eric Landrum, PhD | Boise State University (ID)

f you are a frequent reader of Eye on Psi detailed descriptions of the expectations of need to think about the most important tasks Chi, you already know the importance of students’ research work. Luckily, faculty and skills for their students. This has been Ithe undergraduate research experience for members are paying greater attention to this studied from a number of perspectives. For students planning to attend graduate school. issue. Recently, Roig (2007) published a sam- example, Kaiser et al. (2007) asked graduate The importance of this experience has been ple student-faculty research agreement that admissions directors to rate the importance chronicled not only in the literature (Keith- not only outlines a weekly schedule of tasks of 39 undergraduate research experiences, Spiegel, 1991; Keith-Spiegel & Wiederman, to-be-completed, but also provides evaluative and Landrum and Nelsen (2002) asked 2000; Landrum & Clark, 2005; Landrum, criteria that are largely based on the require- undergraduate psychology educators to rate Jeglum, & Cashin, 1994), but also in the pages ment that student researchers produce a 40 potential benefits, skills, or abilities gained of Eye on Psi Chi (Kaiser, Kaiser, Richardson, & manuscript in the publication format of the from the undergraduate research assistant- Fox, 2007; Slattery & Park, 2002; Sleigh & American Psychological Association (APA). ship. Bauer and Bennett (2003) surveyed Ritzer, 2007). The tasks of the undergraduate If a manuscript is the intended product of the alumni about their perceptions of the under- research assistant have also been defined in nu- undergraduate research assistantship, then graduate research experience, and Kardash merous articles. Some of these articles include Roig’s evaluation system would work well. (2000) asked both the undergraduate rankings of the importance of tasks (Bauer & But in this article, my suggestion is that fac- research assistants and their mentors to Bennett, 2003; Kaiser, et al., 2007; Kardash, ulty members must individually determine simultaneously rate different aspects of the 2000; Landrum & Nelsen, 2002), and other ar- the desired outcomes for their own under- undergraduate research experience, both at ticles provide general information on the tasks graduate research assistants, and then the beginning and the end of the research to be performed by undergraduate research as- communicate those desired outcomes to stu- experience. sistants (Sleigh & Ritzer, 2007). It is clear from dents (much like faculty members would So where is the universal evaluation of the data that different faculty may have differ- distribute the paper grading rubric to stu- undergraduate research experiences? There ent expectations for undergraduates involved dents before the paper is due so that the isn’t one. The moral to this story is that each in research. What are the specific expectations students will know what is important). faculty member must determine the impor- that faculty members have for their undergrad- How might a faculty member start this tant aspects of the undergraduate research uate researchers? Do faculty members process? Like any good psychological ques- experience, and then develop an evaluative communicate these expectations, and do these tion, start with a review of the literature. By scale to meet those needs. There is not a one- expectations form the basis of evaluative crite- looking at those items that have been identi- size-fits-all evaluation, just as there is no ria for the undergraduate research experience? fied as undergraduate research assistant tasks, universal teaching effectiveness evaluation. Although instructors often provide a faculty member can begin to form his/her And I would take this one step further— detailed instructions in a course syllabus, own rubric. For example, Sleigh and Ritzer a faculty member’s goals for one undergradu- instructors rarely provide detailed informa- (2007) presented a comprehensive listing of ate research assistant might actually be tion about how undergraduate research typical research tasks comprising 14 major different from the goals for another assistant, experiences are to be evaluated. For instance, categories and 132 individual tasks and skills. depending on the research and on the stu- Slattery and Park (2002) reported that only That many items would be overwhelming for dent. Now is the moment for self-disclosure. 21.7% of faculty reported always giving evaluation purposes! Thus, faculty members I am particularly interested in this topic,

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because I have not done a good job in evaluat- TABLE 1 | Research Assistance Evaluation Form ing my research assistants. I have worked with over 200 undergraduate students in my 19- SPECIFIC SKILLS AND ABILITIES Excellent Good Fair Poor year career, and I’ve never rigorously evaluated Data Analysis Abilities anyone based on pre-meditated evaluative cri- Use statistics 4 3 2 1 teria. But that is about to change. Based on my Familiarity with SPSS 4 3 2 1 own review of the articles I have cited here, Improved math skills 4 3 2 1 and in reflecting upon what I believe is impor- tant to my research assistants, I have developed Methodological Awareness a Research Assistant Evaluation Form (Table Generate clear research ideas 4 3 2 1 1) that I will begin to use during the Spring Choose appropriate measures 4 3 2 1 2008 semester. I have divided the goals into Develop surveys, questionnaires 4 3 2 1 two major areas: (a) specific skills and abilities, Ask relevant research questions 4 3 2 1 and (b) interpersonal goals. I share that form Troubleshoot research project issues 4 3 2 1 with you here, in hopes that it might stimulate Communication Abilities other faculty members to think about what is important for their undergraduate research Manuscript preparation 4 3 2 1 assistants, and also for faculty to consider shar- Conference submission: oral, poster 4 3 2 1 ing their evaluation form openly with Preparation of tables, graphs 4 3 2 1 students, as I will. Mastery of APA format 4 3 2 1 As I developed this evaluative rubric, a Conduct literature searchers 4 3 2 1 couple of important ideas came to mind. INTERPERSONAL GOALS First, I think my preference will be to use this as a pre-test/post-test type of instrument. It Leadership Skills may be that growth in particular areas is more Promotes teamwork 4 3 2 1 important than the eventual post-experience Ability to lead other students 4 3 2 1 evaluation (e.g., excellent, good). Second, I Responsibility need to realize that the undergraduate Apply ethical principles 4 3 2 1 research experience, even as brilliantly as I Time management 4 3 2 1 design it, may not achieve these goals. In other Cope with deadlines 4 3 2 1 words, a student’s ability to achieve a score of “excellent” in increasing self-confidence can Building Mentoring Relationship only occur if I provide opportunities to Gets to know faculty member 4 3 2 1 achieve this goal. Furthermore, if a student Forms relationship for strong letter of recommendation 4 3 2 1 begins an undergraduate research assistant- Personal Goal-Setting ship with a high level of self-confidence, then Improve communication skills 4 3 2 1 the ceiling effect may prevent any significant Increase self-confidence 4 3 2 1 improvement, regardless of how well designed Aid in graduate school decision-making 4 3 2 1 the research experience may be. What I will take from this endeavor is the value of com- municating with students, up front, what is Keith-Spiegel, P., & Wiederman, M. W. (2000). The complete guide to expected of them and how they will be evalu- graduate school admission: Psychology, counseling, and related R. Eric Landrum, PhD, is currently professions (2nd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. a professor of psychology at Boise ated. This should alleviate many potential Landrum, R. E., & Clark, J. (2005). Graduate admissions criteria in State University. He received his PhD sources of confusion about progress towards psychology: An update. Psychological Reports, 97, 481-484. in cognitive psychology (with an em- research goals, and ultimately grade determi- Landrum, R. E., Jeglum, E. B., & Cashin, J. R. (1994). The phasis in quantitative methodology) nations by the faculty member. Ultimately, decision-making process of graduate admissions committees from Southern Illinois University– in psychology. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 9, time will tell if this strategy works! Carbondale in 1989. His research 239-248. interests center on the study of Landrum, R. E., & Nelsen, L. R. (2002). The undergraduate research References educational issues, identifying those assistantship: An analysis of the benefits. Teaching of Psychology, conditions that best facilitate student success. He has over 200 Bauer, K. W., & Bennett, J. S. (2003). Alumni perceptions used to 29, 15-19. professional presentations at conferences and published 17 assess undergraduate research experience. The Journal of Higher Roig, M. (2007). A student-faculty research agreement. Retrieved from books or book chapters, and has published over 60 professional Education, 74, 210-230. the Society for the Teaching of Psychology OTRP online, November Kaiser, J. C., Kaiser, A. J., Richardson, N. J., & Fox, E. J. (2007, Winter). articles in scholarly, peer-reviewed journals. He is the author of 14, 2007, from http://www.teachpsych.org/otrp/resources/ Perceptions of graduate admissions directors: Undergraduate the newly published Undergraduate Writing in Psychology: Learn- mr07research.pdf student research experiences: “Are all research experiences rated ing to Tell the Scientific Story (2008, APA Books), and the lead Slattery, J. M., & Park, C. L. (2002, Spring). Predictors of successful equally?” Eye on Psi Chi, 11 (2), 22-24. supervision of undergraduate researchers by faculty. Eye on Psi author (with Steve Davis) of The Psychology Major: Career Op- Kardash, C. M. (2000). Evaluation of an undergraduate research tions and Strategies for Success (3rd ed., 2007, Prentice Hall). experience: Perceptions of undergraduate interns and their faculty Chi, 6 (3), 29-33. He has worked with over 200 undergraduate research assis- mentors. Journal of Educational Psychology, 92, 191-201. Sleigh, M. J., & Ritzer, D. R. (2007, Spring). Undergraduate research Keith-Spiegel, P. (1991). The complete guide to graduate school experience: Preparation for the job market. Eye on Psi Chi, 11 (3), tants, and in 16 years at Boise State, he has taught over admission: Psychology and related fields. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. 27-30. 10,000 students.

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Christopher Koch, PhD Research George Fox University (OR)

he Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate there are Psi Chi programs that address all graduate research. For instance, publishing Research is a national, fully reviewed, aspects of the research process. For instance, in an undergraduate journal can improve an Tquarterly journal dedicated to the publi- grants are available to develop research ideas admission committee’s perception of an cation of undergraduate student research with and conduct studies. The grants require an applicant to graduate school (Ferrari, Weyers, the purpose of fostering and rewarding the advisor so that a mentoring relationship is & Davis, 2002). Students also learn about the scholarly efforts of undergraduate psychology established between a student and faculty publication process by submitting research to students as well as providing them with a member. Paper and poster sessions at an undergraduate journal and, as a result, valuable learning experience in the publication regional and national conferences provide tend to publish more than students who do process. The articles primarily represent the one way to present research findings. Another not submit papers to an undergraduate journal work of the undergraduate student(s) al- way to disseminate research is through the Psi (Koch, 2006). Publishing in an undergraduate though faculty supervisors deserving Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research. These journal can also highlight the use of a depart- recognition can be co-authors. Stephen F. research experiences and presentation and ment’s facilities and the quality of learning Davis, the first editor of the Psi Chi Journal for publication opportunities provide a context experiences taking place outside of the class- Undergraduate Research, commented that the for a significant amount of learning to take room (e.g., Decker, 2001). journal “has succeeded in achieving its goal” place outside of the classroom to help better and that through it “student professional de- prepare student members to engage in the Psi Chi Journal as a velopment is enhanced” (Psi Chi, n.d.). Davis science and practice of psychology (cf., Teaching and Learning Tool further noted that a strength of the journal is Giordano, 2002). The PsiChi Journal can also be used as a tool that it covers the breadth and diversity within However, undergraduate journals provide for teaching and learning (cf., Suter & Frank, psychology (Davis & Wertheimer, 2000). This more than an outlet for encouraging under- 1986), as noted in Table 1. In fact, some breadth and diversity allows the PsiChi Journal to be used in a variety of ways. TABLE 1 | Possible Uses of the Journal in the Classroom Psi Chi Journal as a Venue for Student Publications Research Methods The research process starts with making observations and developing questions. A 1. Read articles in the Psi Chi Journal to help generate ideas for psychological research research design is then created to assess the 2. Critique articles to help improve writing skills question. The study is piloted and modified 3. Submit a paper to the Psi Chi Journal to learn more about the publication process as needed before being conducted. The data are analyzed and results interpreted in regard History and Systems of Psychology to the original research questions and theory. The final step in this process is to disseminate 1. Read interviews concentrating on the future of psychology and write a paper about the findings so that others know about the how the discipline will look 10 years from now research you have done and its importance 2. Read interviews focusing on the academic lineage of psychologists making (Dana & Yendol-Silva, 2003). connections between their mentor’s specialties and beliefs and their own impact Since Psi Chi’s purpose is to “encourage, on the profession stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholar- 3. Conduct and submit an interview with a prominent psychologist ship” and part of its mission is to “advance the science and the profession of psychology,”

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professors require its use in research TABLE 2 | Potential Questions methods courses. Students can use the PsiChi Journal to get ideas for their own research. The Journal can also serve as a 1. How did you become interested in psychology? source of encouragement—“other students 2. Who was your mentor? have published their research, so can I.” a. What did he or she do that was particularly meaningful for your Submission to the PsiChi Journal can be a development as a psychologist? stated goal for independent study or special research courses. b. How much of your academic lineage or “family tree” do you know? c. Do you have any advice for maximizing one’s graduate school Interviews as Teaching and Learning Tools experience? While these course uses are extremely valu- able and match the intended purpose of the 3. What is your source or inspiration for research ideas? PsiChi Journal, we (Psi Chi) are always look- 4. Do you have any tips for developing a successful research program? ing for new ways to expand the use of the 5. What is psychology’s biggest problem today? Journal. Consequently, a new section will be added to the PsiChi Journal starting in the 6. Where is psychology as field headed? Spring 2008 issue (volume 13). This section a. What will be the most important areas of psychological research will include one or two interviews with in the future? prominent psychologists. The goal of the b. What is the biggest area(s) of application for the psychology? interviews is to let readers know more about key figures in the discipline, their develop- c. Are there any social issues that psychology should address? ment as students, and their opinions about the future of psychological research. The hope is that these interviews will not only be interesting and inspiring to our readers but Issues”. The suggested length of the interview Giordano, P. J. (2002). Psi Chi and teaching with our mouths shut. In eventually become useful for teachers of the is approximately 1,000 words. W. Buskist, V. Hevern, & G. W. Hill, IV, (Eds.). Essays from e-xcel- lence in teaching, 2000-2001 (chap. 17). Retrieved September 20, history of psychology. Although upcoming 2007 from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology Web site: interviews in volume 13 of the Journal have Summary http://teachpsych.org/resources/e-books/eit2000/eit00-17.pdf. been conducted by the editor, another goal The PsiChi Journal serves an important role Koch, C. (2006). Publishing and the Psi Chi Journal. In V. A. Mathie for this section is to have student members in developing professional skills among (Chair), Psi Chi teaching workshop. Symposium conducted at the conduct and submit interviews. In Table 2, undergraduates since it provides an outlet for 18th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY. I have included some sample questions to their research and an avenue for learning Psi Chi (n.d). Journal commendations. Retrieved January 12, 2008, use in the interview. There are many ways to more about the publishing process—the from http://www.psichi.org/pubs/journal/journal_prof.asp#davis conduct an interview. However, an excellent journal is also a valuable learning tool. Suter, W. N., & Frank, P. (1986). Using scholarly journals in undergrad- way to conduct an interview and utilize sev- Whether articles are used to help design, uate experimental methodology courses. Teaching of Psychology, 13, 219-221. eral Psi Chi programs is to attend a regional conduct, and present research or to provide or national psychology conference, attend supplemental material in a class, the Psi Chi the corresponding Psi Chi program, and Journal can be used in a variety of ways to Chris Koch, PhD, received a BS in interview a psychologist who is presenting enhance learning. Therefore, continue to use psychology with honors from Penn- an invited address or other type of research this resource by reading it, submitting sylvania State University, a MS in presentation. research articles to it, and submitting inter- experimental psychology, and a PhD A personal connection between a faculty in cognitive-experimental from the views to it as well. Be creative in how you University of Georgia. He is currently member at your school and a prominent psy- incorporate it into your learning experience in his 12th year at George Fox Uni- chologist (maybe your advisor’s mentor) can and feel free to share how you use the Journal versity (OR) where he has served as serve as an avenue for conducting an inter- through the National Office or future Eye on Director of Undergraduate Studies in Psychology, Director of External Scholarship, and headed Uni- view as well. Psi Chi articles. The questions you ask in an interview can versity Assessment. During that time, he has also promoted research in psychology by planning a biannual undergraduate re- be tailored to your interests and the specialty References search conference, editing the Journal of Undergraduate area of your interviewee but must be profes- Dana, N. F., & Yendol-Silva, D. (2003). The reflective educator's guide Research in Psychology, and working with youth organizations sional in nature. In order to maximize the use to classroom research: Learning to teach and teaching to learn and local high school classes on psychologically-based research through practitioner inquiry. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. projects. He has served as a councilor for the Psychology Divi- of the interviews in psychology courses, I sug- Davis, S. F., & Wertheimer, M. (2000). An oral history of Psi Chi, the sion of the Council on Undergraduate Research and the President National Honor Society in Psychology. Chattanooga, TN: Psi Chi. gest that interviewers include questions about and Western Region Vice-President of Psi Chi, the National Honor Decker, J. (2001). A word from the acting director of the office of academic lineage in all interviews. To prevent science. U.S. Department of Energy Undergraduate Research Society in Psychology. He has held a fellowship from the National an individual from being asked multiple times Journal. Retrieved from http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/ Endowment for the Humanities at the University of Virginia, was a for an interview, a list of psychologists JUR_v1/pdf/JUR1_Director.pdf. Fulbright Scholar to Russia, and is a fellow of the Western Psy- Ferrari, J. R., Weyers, S., & Davis, S. F. (2002). Publish that paper—but chological Association. His primary research interests focus on included in this section of the PsiChi Journal where? Faculty knowledge and perceptions of undergraduate the interaction between attention and cognitive and perceptual is available on the Psi Chi website under “Past publications. College Student Journal, 36(3), 335-343. processes.

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ne of the many benefits PSI CHI NATIONAL CONVENTIONS April 10–12, 2008 March 6–8, 2008 Psi Chi offers its Rocky Mountain 7th International Conference on May 22–25, 2008 Psychological Association Occupational Stress & Health Omembers is the excellent 20th Annual Convention The Grove Hotel Washington, DC series of programs the honor of the Association for Boise, Idaho Web: www.apa.org/pi/work/wsh.html society sponsors at regional Psychological Science For information: and national psychology Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers Diane Martichuski, PhD March 6–9, 2008 Chicago, Illinois Telephone: (303) 492-4246 Annual Conference of the Anxiety conventions. These programs Email: [email protected] For information: Disorders Association of America provide members with an Web: www.rockymountainpsych.org Association for Psychological Science Savannah, Georgia opportunity to present their Telephone: (202) 783-2077 Web:www.adaa.org April 10–13, 2008 research in a professional Email: [email protected] Western Psychological Association setting; to participate in panel Web: www.psychologicalscience.org/convention/ March 6–9, 2008 Hyatt Regency Irvine Society for Research on discussions, conversation August 14–17, 2008 Irvine, California Adolescence 116th Annual Convention hours, symposia, and lectures For information: Chicago, Illinois Chris Cozby, PhD with eminent psychologists; of the American Psychological Web: www.s-r-a.org/meeting.htm Association Telephone: (928) 277-4660 and to network with students, Email: [email protected] Boston, Massachusetts March 7–8, 2008 faculty, and other psychologists Web: www.westernpsych.org For information: 22nd Annual Conference on from a wide variety of back- American Psychological Association May 1–3, 2008 Undergraduate Teaching of grounds and interests. Telephone: (202) 336-6020 Email: [email protected] Midwestern Psychology: "Ideas & Innovations" Web: www.apa.org/convention/ Psychological Association Crowne Plaza White Plains National Conventions Palmer House Hilton White Plains, New York For additional information about a Psi August 14–17, 2008 Chicago, Illinois For information: Chi program to be held at a national 79th Annual For information: Dr. Judith Levine convention, contact the Psi Chi National Psi Chi National Convention Mary Kite, PhD Email: [email protected] Web: www.farmingdale.edu/psyconf Office or refer to the "Conventions" Boston, Massachusetts Telephone: (765) 285-1690 section online at Email: [email protected] For information: Web: www.midwesternpsych.org March 13–16, 2008 F www.psichi.org/conventions Psi Chi National Office Telephone: (423) 756-2044 33rd Annual Conference of Regional Conventions Email: [email protected] OTHER MEETINGS the Association for Women in For additional information (such as Web: www.psichi.org/conventions Psychology (AWP) poster presentations) about Psi Chi February 20–23, 2008 Hilton San Diego Mission Valley Hotel programs at regional psychological PSI CHI REGIONAL CONVENTIONS Society for Cross-Cultural Research San Diego, California association conventions, contact the Annual Conference For information: Psi Chi regional vice-president for that March 6–9, 2008 New Orleans, Louisiana Dr. Cathy A. Thompson Telephone: (858) 534-3987 region (see page 2), or refer to the Southeastern For information: Email: [email protected] "Regional Conventions" section online at Psychological Association Web:www.seer.org F Dr. Oliva M. Espin www.psichi.org/conventions The Westin Charlotte Telephone: (619) 594-3739 February 21–23, 2008 Charlotte, North Carolina Email: [email protected] Student Conferences For information: Society for Consumer Psychology Web: www.awpsych.org To recommend a student convention, Rosemary Hays-Thomas, PhD Annual Conference meeting, or program for inclusion in the Telephone: (850) 474-2070 New Orleans, Louisiana March 20–22, 2008 Convention Calendar, you may enter that Email: [email protected] For information: Southern Society for Philosophy information online at Web: www.sepaonline.com Web:www.chilleesys.com/scp/Public/index.aspx and Psychology Annual Meeting F www.psichi.org/conventions/addnew.asp Hotel Monteleone March 13–16, 2008 February 28–March 1, 2008 New Orleans, Louisiana The information you enter will also be Eastern Psychological Association 20th Southeastern Conference on For information: provided on the "Conventions" section at Boston Park Plaza Hotel the Teaching of Psychology (SETOP) Prof. Lori Schmied F www.psichi.org/conventions Boston, Massachusetts Crowne Plaza Atlanta-Perimeter Email: [email protected] For information: NW Hotel Web: www.niu.edu/sspp Arnold L. Glass, PhD Atlanta, Georgia Telephone: (732) 445-4637 March 24-28, 2008 For information: Email: [email protected] Dr. Bill Hill American Educational Research Web: www.easternpsychological.org Telephone: (770) 423-6410 Association Email: [email protected] April 3–5, 2008 New York, NY Web: www.kennesaw.edu/cetl/conferences/ Southwestern Web: www.aera.net/meetings/Default.aspx? setop/2008/setop.html menu_id=342&id=2936 Psychological Association Westin Crown Center February 28–March 2, 2008 March 25–29, 2008 Kansas City, Missouri Society of Psychologists in Society of Behavioral Medicine For information: Management San Diego, California Dr. Raymond Russin San Antonio, Texas Web: www.sbm.org Telephone: (402) 426-7202 Web: www.spim.org Email: [email protected] Web: www.swpsych.org

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May 13–18, 2008 March 24–26, 2008 Association for Applied 18th Annual Rotman Research Psycholphysiology and Biofeedback Institute Conference: Neuroimaging Daytona Beach, Florida in Dementa Web: www.aapb.org Toronto, Ontario, Candada www.rotman-baycrest.on.ca June 22–27, 2008 National Conference on May 25, 2008 Undergraduate Education in Geneva Health Forum: Towards Psychology: "Blueprint for the Global Access to Health Discipline's Future" Geneva, Switzerland University of Puget Sound Web: http://genevahealthforum.hug-ge.ch/ Tacoma, Washington July 12–16, 2008 For information: Martha Boenau 3rd International Conference Email: [email protected] on Teaching of Psychology Web: www.apa.org/ed St. Petersburg, Russia For information: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES Email: [email protected] Web: www.ictp-2008.spb.ru

March 6–9, 2008 July 20–25, 2008 International Counseling 29th International Congress Psychology Conference of Psychology Chicago, IL, USA Berlin, Germany web:www.icpc2008.org For information: Email: [email protected] March 14–17, 2008 Web: www.icp2008.de 4th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Affective August 19–22, 2008 Disorders (ISAD) 20th Annual Congress of the Cape Town, South Africa International Association of Web: www.isad.org.uk/conference.asp Empirical Aesthetics Chicago, IL, USA March 18–19, 2008 Web: http://users.ipfw.edu/bordens/IAEA08 1st Biennial Conference of the /IAEAcall.pdf International Family Aggression Society August 31–Sept 4, 2008 Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom 4th International Conference on Web: www.preventionaction.org/event/ first- Traffic & Transport Psychology American Psychological Association biennial-conference-international-family- (ICTTP) 2008 Student Affiliate Offer aggression-society Washington, DC, USA Web: www.icttp.com March 26–29, 2008 Join the American Psychological Association International Conference September 3–6, 2008 before December 31, 2008, and receive an on Infant Studies Paris, France Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada International Association for APA Publication Manual. Web: www.isisweb.org Research in Economic Psychology Offer is limited to NEW March 26–29, 2008 (IAREP) Annual Conference 16th World Family Therapy Web: http://www.luiss.it/iarep2008/ students. Offer deadline is Congress September 8–13, 2008 December 31, 2008. Porto, Portugal 14th World Congress of Faculty: contact Web: http://paragon-conventions.com/ifta2008/ Psychophysiology: The Olympics APA Membership May 23–27, 2008 of the Brain - IOP2008 Chicago, IL, USA St.Petersburg, Russia to request a faculty Association for Behavior Analysis web: http://www.world- psychophysiology.org/iop2008 membership application. international Web: www.abainternational.org To learn more about this offer, please go to www.psichi.org/pdf/APAapp07.pdf

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isted here are changes New Officers New Members and additions to the Cal State Polytechnic University Membership Assistant Jessica L. Bennett Abilene Christian Univ (TX) Chen Ying Lee National Office’s list of Public Relations Sara Behbehani Historian Kellie D. Fish Kristin Fowler John Mullinix L Desiree Glaze Kara Potts Historian Ruben Hoyos Activities Chair Helen R. Flaherty Psi Chi officers, faculty advisors, Community Svc Coor Morgan E. Johnson Inductions Chair Christy M. Imler Sara Recchini Adams State Clg (CO) Website Coordinator Brooke Abrams Sunding Jessica Rogers school names, and new mem- Culver-Stockton College (MO) Nikki Monique Brown Grad Membership Coord Ann Marie Thomas Michael S. Russell President Rebecca L. Humphrey Lisha R. Bustos bers. Please go to the Psi Chi Raiza Sanchez-Cruz Vice President Alicia Katherine Mullen Stephen F. Austin State University (TX) Jonie M. Coulson Lori Selva website to make the following Secretary Janae Michelle Pearce Vice President Stephanie L. Gerber Wendy Marie Kane Jessica Vega Treasurer Ashlea Janea Platt Historian Susan J. Litteer Kristen Brooke Klein submissions: Morgan Wanzer Historian Alysa Nicole Platt VP of Grants & Awards Jeff Oldenkamp Heidi Jean Leonard chapter officers Monica E. Medina Anderson University (IN) Southern Connecticut St University University of La Verne (CA) Chris A. Olance Rachel Renee Doty F www.psichi.org/chapters/reports_oa.asp President Drew Kelly Historian Alisha Allred Venessa N. Pettis Christin M. Fleming Secretary Suzette J. Knickerbocker Public Relations Mariela Isabel Alvarez Rachel Elise Petter Adrian College (MI) faculty advisors Southern Oregon University University of Louisiana at Monroe Heather Ashton Powell Katherine Frances Gatchell President CheraLynn Renee Sabankaya President Courtney Nicole Bordelon Jonathan Ross F www.psichi.org/chapters/reports_na.asp Rachel Marie Sienko Secretary Cassandra Maria Cole Historian Jennifer P. Teves Brandi M. Smith Arcadia University (PA) new members Southwest Baptist University (MO) University of St. Thomas (TX) Larissa M. Wagner Jessica Bocchinfuso F President Collin P. Christensen President Kayleigh White Renee Catherine White Sarah Elizabeth Borgstrom www.psichi.org/chapters/members.asp Secretary Adrianne N. Jahnke Vice President Gina Shaw Lorraine Brutschea Albany State University (GA) Campus & Com Liaison Elizabeth K. Hood Webmaster Morgan Burton Susanna Daily Adrienne L. Bowman Historian Mary Elizabeth Hudson Historian Martha Solis Tania N. Doverspike Tracy D. Edwards For additional help entering Ashley Eisennagel Spalding University (KY) University of South Carolina Leslie N. Grier Jennifer Eisennagel information online, download President Bethany D. Simon President Stephanie Maddox Erica M. Hall Jane E. Finkel Secretary Tabitha Ann Graves Vice President Ashley Mullinax Kelvin Holloman “Using the Psi Chi Website” Jill Hersh Treasurer Scott A. Emsley Secretary Carrie Elgin Schwartz Iris Jones F www.psichi.org/pdf/webguide.pdf Adam M. Levy Volunteer Chair Taryn C. Bellgard Treasurer Kelli Ann Caldwell Vincent J. Mosley, Jr. Britney Maddock De’Andria A. Owens Megan Elizabeth Petrilli * Ashley M. Williams Submission deadlines Kim Shallcross Albright College (PA) Fall: July 1 New Advisors Arizona State Univ West Maura Albright Winter: October 1 Mitchell K. Bartholomew California State University, Norfolk State University (VA) Southwest Minnesota State University of Elizabeth Bosack-Weinrich Jonathan P. Dahlquist Spring: December 15 Sacramento Karen White University Minnesota–Morris Denise Bryington Linda R. Esparza Summer: March 15 Becky Penrod Scott Peterson (COADVISOR) Jacqueline Greenwood Julien Donna D. Chamberlain Penn State University Cristina Fraga *Reports received (postmarked) after the deadline will Heather Ciavaglia Castleton State College (VT) Harrisburg Texas Wesleyan University University of North Carolina, Kari Guarriello appear in the next issue of Eye on Psi Chi. Kaitlyn Dowling Lindsay Larson Gina Brelsford Lisa Hensley Charlotte Brian Jauregui Gertrude J. Farling Marilyn Pugh (COADVISOR) Jennifer Best (COADVISOR) Rachael Killeen College of Saint Elizabeth (NJ) Queens College, CUNY Megan Gring Brecken Laizure Thomas Barrett Susan Croll-Kalish University of Alaska Fairbanks University of North Dakota Dara Jarvis Anthony Michael Lake Daní Sheppard Michael Himle Linda Mecca Gallaudet University (NE) Rockford College (IL) Mary Olsen Stephanie F. Polite Deborah McCaw Joel Lynch University of Central University of Pennsylvania Clayton Smith Bradley Rhodes Florida–Cocoa Ayelet Meron Ruscio Christopher Stone Gwynedd-Mercy College (PA) Roosevelt University, Charles Roberts Maria Lavooy Melissa M. Torrez Mary Reilly Robin Campus (IL) University of West Florida William H. Romberger Stephanie C. Troyer Ben-Roy Do University of Michigan Laura Koppes Rebecca K. Schleicher Iona College (NY) Mike Helford (COADVISOR) John Hagen Megan Sem Arkansas State University John Theodore Western Carolina University Mark Steffy Shana Bailey Elaine Bow (COADVISOR) Mickey Randolph Barbara Weldele Amanda Bollinger Winford Gordon (COADVISOR) Heather Wiltrout Crystal Godwin Steven Rockwell Alma College (MI) Sharon Shepherd New Chapters Katherine D. Curtis Shannon Elizabeth Dier Arkansas Tech University Grinnell College (IA) # 1074; Dr. Janet Gibson; October 9, 2007 Grace E. Iglehart Sarah Ann Campbell Campbellsville University (KY) #1075; Dr. Craig Rogers; October 11, 2007 Amber Elizabeth Keyes James Blake Crabill Greater Allegheny–Penn State Univ #1076; Dr. Elizabeth Mazur; October 22, 2007 Kristina Lynn Kizer Lyla Helen Deputy University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff #1077; Dr. Kami Mays Hunt; November 8, 2007 Rachel A. Krefman Jennifer M. Hoover Adams State College (CO) #1078; Dr. Leslie Cramblet Alvarez; November 28, 2007 Carla Mae Luchies Alicia Dawn Slott Reese J. Manikowski University of Connecticut at Stamford #1079; Dr. Jerome Sehulster; December 3, 2007 Armstrong Atlantic State Catherine M. Millon University (GA) Stephanie A. Proudfoot Cassandra Sulfridge Elizabeth Magner Simon Wendy Yoder Hannah K. Wingo Davor Zink Chapter Name Change Alverno College (WI) Assumption College (MA) Lindsay N. Belmore Laura Beaulieu Bethune–Cookman College is now Bethune–Cookman University (FL) Ruslana A. Ennis Brittney A. Bishop McKendree College is now McKendree University (IL) Amanda M. Haacker Julie A. Cardente Utica College of Syracuse University is now Utica College (NY) Lucretia Hightower Kristen Carnevale Jessica M. Pendzik Cristin Costa American International Jenna Kate Costin College (MA) Melissa M. Cournoyer Anita Alves Jennifer Dealy Rebecca Conroy Christina DeMello Jazmine De la Cruz Kayla Joy DonFrancesco Jackee Gadson Kristen Hannigan Holly Haney Marissa Howard Lindsey Hoelzel Amy Howley Jenna Insero Lauren L. Hubbell Jocelyn Joseph Richard Lieberman

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Jessica Morris Azusa Pacific University (CA) Rebecca A. Dickinson Cal State Polytechnic Univ Safia Baig Joanna Norstedt Jutta M. Street Ashley D. Lang Meghan Ray Amanda Arnett Diana Duran Sara Behbehani Michael Allen Bailes Hiroko Okunishi Stacie N. Sweet Brittany N. Van Hemert Jennifer Satkowski Roseanne Baker Lynsey N. Gates Manuel Diaz Jordan Blankenship Araceli Orozco-Acosta Carnegie Mellon Central Michigan University Holly Elizabeth Schroth Scott Ballinger Whitney K. Godsill Ruben Hoyos Rose Clark Luis Parra University (PA) John Jacob Brogren Justine M. Sekelsky Donna Battaglia Gary Lee Grogan Lynda Lee Jacob Clemens Gabrielle Ponaman Rebecca Jo Ascher Annette Michelle Castoro Kara Snyder-Gerardi Brittany Benson Connie Ann Kreizenbeck Sandra Llamas Joyce Ann Fatemi Cecilia Ramos Lauren M. Burakowski Katherine Lynn Cowen Ashley Catherine Sullivan Elisabeth Birkholz Meghan R. Magginetti Matthew Hae-Un Park Amy Yu-ting Fu Laura Ratsch Wing-Kit Chu Laura M. Daniels Sharaya Testa Kristen Black Javin Don Mather Esther Gonzalez Berenice Rosillo Cal State University, Samantha R. Creighan Tammi Kay DeWildt Laura Tyler Stacey Bry Flavia A. Pitman Aaron Dominic Jasso Shully Salman Bakersfield Karen Melissa Doersch Ashley Lynn Draves Allyson Buice James V. Pitman Heather Johnson Neda Senehi Auburn University (AL) Allan D. Avila Katherine Christine Farner Carl Lawrence Fraser Marie Paulyn Canamaso April Nichole Sanders Debby Kwok Marnie Shapiro Roy E. Acuff Sharon Bateman Allison Anne Gallant Christopher David Grupp Brent Castro Lauren Kelsey Smith Michel Marie Madruga Stephanie Singer Brandi Marie Albert Mark Anthony Booc Emily Nicole Garbinsky Maureen A. Harke Lauren Whitney Douglas Julie Stuck Caitlin Jeanne McHale Jennifer Slotnick Erin Lea Carroll Jordan Leigh Brown Ran Liu Erin Elizabeth Hillard Casey Dressel Alaina Sutherlin Barbara Monaghen Edana Smith Christopher C. Cordon Denisa Burns Lauren Jewel Lorenzi Heather Megan Lacy Christina Goss Chris Marie Zukowski Susan Moses Robin Temple Craig Walter Cummings James L. Davis Andrew Lee Maas Jonathan Ryan Lee Jackie Graf Dale Oi Esther Tropper Rachel Diane Dawkins Boston College (MA) Yasamine Donaldson Neha S. Mehta Tyler James Leitow Jennifer Ann Greiner Allison Nicole Rego Margarita Vakhlis Virginia Patrice Dawson Kristin Hricko Michelle B. Kyles Ashleigh Renee Molz Morgan Annette Monte Brianne A. Huff Sheilesha Renise Willis Tsz Chun Wan Margaret Ansley Evans Larissa Jones Bonnie Corita Lords Emily K. Newman Rebecca Patricia Patrona Janelle Klafter Kelly Nicole Workman Marcelina Willis Stephen T. Everett Alyssa Mellor Carla M. McClain Kimberly Deborah Lauren Parks Sarah Nicole Paulin Nolan Job E. Marsala Kristin Yoke Shauna Woodard Heather E. Gant Yen Hae Suh Vanessa Rae Medina Jeffrey S. Sander Alissa Katherine Radawski Steven May Jaclyn Ann Santos Yuson Wendy Wright Hillary Brooke Hanson Elizabeth Sweitzer Janet M. Millar Anjali Shah Jessica Rames Danielle Moreno Amanda Katherine Zwish Jennifer M. Johnson Katherine Wu Jessica Ann Milliken Cal State University, Neetika Srivastava Cassandra Rosas Christopher Morrison Teresa Moreno Cal State University, Brooklyn Sherwood Brian Ellis Kemppainen Brigham Young Sacramento Carroll College (WI) Matthew Parker Laura Elizabeth O’Neal Long Beach William Donald Sterzik Pete Roy Liles University (UT) Kristen N. Arata Marianna V. Druzhinina Tori Pike Michelle R. Palmer Katherine Elizabeth Babiuch Laura A. Suida Christen Nichole Lockamy Bethany Jean Anderson Justin Bela Banathy Kathleen A. Kostuck McKenna Pratt Christine R. Pollock Christina Barajas Ashley Sullivan Lawanda E. McCants Jason Christopher Basinger Erika Renée Call Janet Lynn Lombard Elizabeth Reisler Felicia Ponce Camille Basilio Lauren Taraski Thomas B. McDonald Mary R. Black Stefanie L. Cassoday Tamara Lynn Morris Gabriella Rivas Sandra Vega Quinones Rachel Cuevas William Thomas William D. Michal Chauncy Thomas Brinton Nassiba Cherif Stephanie M. Scheerer Angela Robusto Erika Nichole Rosales Meredith Leigh Dennis Melissa Lynn Tollefson Kelly N. Mize Joshua D. Cazier Tracy A. Crane Danielle Rose Shotola Ryan Roemer Stacy Ann Teeters John C. Dosta Ashley Kathleen Norwood Jonathan R. Clement Diane D. Dela Cruz Kelly A. Wulff Plumb Centre College (KY) Shannon Selander Jaclyn Rose Tovestad Elio Paolo Fiorentini Konwni Chioma Onugha Jodi Lynn Cowles Jonathan K. Fernand Adam R. Boyer Kristin Shier Sarah C. Warner Kasey Auson Fong Case Western Reserve Jessica Lauren Royster Stephanie Lynne Deverich Gabriel J. Grier Emily C. Boyle Jessica Sloan Jason Ryan Watkins Frederick Harold Fowler II University (OH) Mary Christine Scokel Mykenzie DeWolf Gayle Griffith Elizabeth A. Huss Jessica Tobin Kevin David Goodman Diane Lui Sarah Elizabeth Teague Aaron Adriel Duke Cal State University, Chico Tinki T. Hardy Castillo Jillian F. Kenyon Bethany Vaudrey Beau Alphonso Krebsbach Case Malekovic Carlie Brooke Terry Heidi Marie Engh Heather Bartlett Victoria R. Harr Sarah Dixon Marrin Raymond Walters Christina N. Leslie Megan McNally Natalie Michelle Thompson Jacob Kent Farnsworth Christopher Boyle Maia Jackson Katie Welch Cherise N. Mathias Emily Newman Chaminade University Shea M. Gibbons Cullen Breuer-Herberts Barbara C. Morgan Auburn University at Kimberly Wilson Nhien N. Nguyen Rachael Volokhov of Honolulu (HI) James E. Gifford Jesse Bucey Chanel Nicole Murphy Montgomery (AL) Jon Lyle G. Nieva Bethany Weiss Noelani A. Castro Baldwin-Wallace College (OH) Kacy Nicole Graham Emily Cosin Micaela Leigh Neal Jason A. Bobyarchick Chiamaka Julie Okwu Sheri L. Lees Gregory E. Ross Leah Gunter Kate M. Cox Becky Penrod Castleton State College (VT) James Christopher Chapman Chrystal Pary Rahmani Kimberly A. Rogers Laurie Hamer Michelle Dann Cassandra A. Perryman Samuel Ducharme Kelly D. Cromer Benedictine College (KS) Lorena L. Reyes Rod K. N. Sueko Brian P. Hansen Megan Dias Brenda Zulem Quintero- Armand J. Gerstenberger Danielle George Liz A. Schlickbernd Erica Valesca Roca Jenny W. M. Wong Paul R. Hanson Natalie Egan Gonzalez Janet Gillett Cory Allen Giddens Meghan Irene West Carlos R. Salas Russell C. K. Wong Tabitha A. Harper Karen Eley Jessica M. Sarabia Alden D. Gregory Stefanie Elise Holman Alysha R. Wetzel Patricia Y. Singim Hayley M. Jensen Alexis Fraser Jennifer Lynn Schuler Matthew S. Hetrick Chapman University (CA) Ashley Nicole Warrick Erik David Storholm Berea College (KY) Marsha A. Johnson Whitney Kabinoff Caitlin C. Shelton Melissa A. Hyjek Gabrielle Bashist Tess Suzanne Strote Aurora University (IL) Errinn Bixby Cassandra Danielle Lawyer Andrea Kane Kathleen Carol Slattery Autumn L. Judd Danielle E. Cosme Robert J. Tomaka Jennifer Anderson John Damron Megan M. Linn Lauren Kaufman Veronica Sue Smith Mikaela C. McKee Alicia Diane Covert Konstadina Andriopoulos Danielle Pelenkahu Whitney F. Maxwell Dan Ladwig Cal State University, Kathryn Anne Spuur Ian G. Paradee Dana L. Grossi Jason Beers Tonya Purdy Rebecca M. McOmber Ré ka Lassu Northridge Michele K. Steiner Haley A. Paris Linda Mai Nguyen Diana N. Billeter James D. Rittmann Christopher B. Nielson Phuong Luu Julie Ahleson Ruxandra Turcu Carolyn M. Sanborn Christopher K. Norton Meghan Brown Mauricio E. Verduzco Bethune-Cookman Marisa Leigh Pantuso Eric L. Markey Germine Babakhanyan Sara M. Scull Katrina Marie Parks Marianne Chrisos Alexis Coleen Vieira-Potter University (FL) James William Phillips Carol A. Mitchel Arnold Bae Kaitlin Shepard Nicole Christina Porter Brandon Chuman Kristin M. Wooten Robyn A. Borders Tristin A. Roney Sheila Mollaghan Antoine Barton Jennifer N. Tripp Maja Magdalena Szachniewkz Elizabeth M. Cibura Tyler Roland Sasser Raquel Monterrey Alexander Blum Olivia D. Wright Jackie Mae Vigeant Christina Y. Johnson Catawba College (NC) Ashley Dzielawa Brent William Seman Kelsey Olson Christopher Blum Carly M. Wilson Cháney A. Lowery Cal State University, Lauren Jill Whitleley Stephanie Fletcher Johann Paul Simonds Ashley Osbun Francesca Buenaflor Ashley N. Macon San Bernardino Charleston Southern Jennifer L. Gara Alicia Ann Sorensen Darshika Patel Jennifer Carias Catholic Univ of America (DC) David Alexander Parker Valerie A. Alderete University (SC) Maritza Garcia Wade J. Stewart Lauren Pickhartz Richard Casale Michael Reilly Beard Michelle S. Pickering Faiza Furqan Christian Danielle Alexander Chelsea Hathorn Douglas Jasen Stromberg Judithann Prigmore Eidit Choochage Caitlin Elizabeth Brown Shardelle Renee Taylor Kelly Anne Palaniuk Lori Avant Laura Ann Hayes Mark Mason Taylor Katie Reed Monika Choudhry Rachel Anne Curry Elizabeth M. Skrzynecky Sarah Marie Croft Kelly L. Hoppensteadt Biola University (CA) Kat Tumblin Denni Rollins Wendy Davis Thomas James Garrigan Cheryl Anne Stebbings Danielle Crowe Sonette Danielle Keltner Lisa Marie Asbill Carol Cheyenne Vermillion Vikki Rominger Mary Escobedo Anne P. George Guadalupe Valdiria Tyler W. Eisenhart Michele M. Lesak Rachel S. Borders Katherine Wheatley Danielle Schneider Janet Garcia Kristen E. Guiod Dionne Gibson Joy M. Litton Catherine Sarah Chan Wade Serrian Maria Garcia Campbell University (NC) Kristen M. Kivlen Bucknell University (PA) Robert Dawson Griffin Melissa A. Lose Sabrina Marie Ferris Holly Shouse Ani Garibyan Caitlin A. Baker Tara Lynn Kraft Kathleen Elizabeth Corwin Julia Grimm Jamie L. Martinez Dylan Michael Firsick Shaneika Smith Margarine Harris Jeffrey R. Barnes Allison Monet Letkiewicz Jessica Mary Cressen Amanda Hibbard June M. Martinez Whitney Diane Goebel Megan Spooner Carol Hartoonians Sarah E. Buck Meghan E. Lynch Katherine M. Culver Emma Mattsson Lindsey Neuman Sarah Rae Jensen Kellie Stoeklen Armine Harutyunyan Sarah J. Burgin Craig Sterling Mariconti Amanda Jade Gallina Lindsay Nanna Amanda D. Prather Maiji K. Karkkainen Eric Stratton Janine Julien Lori S. Cable Jennifer M. Miles Jillian Craig Harvey Kanisha Pitt Kristen Renninger Jonathan David Perez Mariel Venhuizen Alagh Jyoti Ryan S. Chriscoe Meaghan Elizabeth Molineaux Kate M. Hazelton Tiffany A. Reid Moniek Richardson Tiffany M. Shader Milkaela Vicini Leah Kinder Dusty M. Creech Jill Lynn Patania Michelle Rose Kanga Jeannette Seabrook Melissa Sanders Whitney Nicole Sturdy Heidi Ward Tracy King Faith E. Crockett Mary Margaret Shashaty Brian Jeffrey Lucas Kari Seay Hannah Sandquist Samantha Weber Ophir Klainman Hannah DeBord Lesly Renee Shoupe Bloomsburg University (PA) Sabrina L. Morello Jonathan Torres Jessica A. Shanyfelt Amber Leigh Christina M. Demers Rebecca Jean Doan Kristine Dana Rees Cal State Univ, East Bay Centenary College of Louisiana Jessica Ware Heather A. Skeen Danielle Libby Jessica B. Gainey Ashley Marie Nelson Ashley E. Renick Heather M. Barrett Maegan Daigle Leanne J. Sorg Sheri Lindsey Kelly L. Gregory Chatham University (PA) Ashli Jean Rosasco Lauren A. Rutter Lori Buder Amanda W. Hammad Allison Sperling Karen Markarian Adam D. Hicks Rachel Fly-Pingree Tabatha L. Taft Laura Everard Stalker Jessica Lynn Heaton Bradley R. Kraemer Kim Valestin Mayra Martinez Jennifer A. Loffert Candace Hall Lauren Christine Thomas Kristie Shum David W. McElroy Megan Whalen Boise State Nicole Martinez Taryn R. McMahon Tamara Hill Danielle Winters University (ID) Buena Vista University (IA) Cal State Univ, Fullerton Brenda Miranda William E. Mottley Central College (IA) Emma Hooper Tom Wojcik Christina D. Abbott Angela A. Eischeid Gabrielle Alexander Shadi Molina Ashley M. Pate Jennifer L. Baier Carmen Jones Shelby Wride Kat Bowen Jacob Allen Flaws Bonifacio Cortes Arrieta Magdalena Mustafa Kanaan Christopher M. Quance Sean G. Boyce Anne Marie Kuchera

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Linh Luu Melissa E. Hughes College of the Holy Cross (MA) Kristopher A. Koonse Trista Rager East Carolina University (NC) Marie Ann Girdwain Tonya Jarmon Molly Mitchell Jessica L. Huisman Katherine Jean Amato Kacey Bette Miller Tessa Marie Yokum Ashley M. Arens Carrie Byler Harding Malissa Johnson Jamie Sarkis Ivana Klisanin Julia Griffin Amrhein Lindsey R. Moore Latisha R. Blue Jennifer Anne Kusy Heather Marrow Delta State Jessica Shipani Jessica M. Komisar Lynn M. Barowski Sarah Elizabeth Reiff Twana Wilkins Bradley Ashley Marissa Meyer Cetera Martin University (MS) Kelly Kathleen Thornton Igor Lezaja Jessica Ashley Blau Kathleen Kristian Williams Niki Leigh Britt Alison Lynn O’Hara Jennifer Martinez Alfreda Lynne Collins Susan Trenbath Teresa A. Markis Christine E. Collins Danielle Marie Bryan Dana Suzanne Puziss Courtney McIver Columbus State University (GA) Stacy Y. Little Stephanie Waggel Ernest S. Park Ashley Diane Constantine Jesse B. Creech Rita E. Schnarr Deborah Owens Amanda L. Kitw JaKeisha N. Taylor Arthena L. Shareef Molly A. Cook Jenna Leigh Fallen Evonne LaNae Stephenson Lela Thompson Chowan University (NC) Allison Martin Amiri S. Yates Trudy Wilson-Simmons Michael J. Dean Jr. Jennifer Ashley Fit Molly-Jean Elizabeth Weber Bernard Toney Lisa Goodson Rachel L. Tice Melissa M. Zerby Katelyn E. Donohue Denison University (OH) Elisa P. Ford Michelle L. Weiler James Vales Faith Lawrence Morgan T. Zuiderveld Jessica Donovan Concordia College (MN) Sarah E. Ash Brittany R. Gibson Andrea Williams Myesha L. Simmons Eastern Michigan University Kristen M. Foley Megan M. Busch Rachel E. Bokelman Alexis L.K. Groner Ashley Whitehead Coastal Carolina Univ (SC) Carollynn Connors Flagler College (FL) Kayliegh Ann Fraraccio Chelsea N. Evenstad Lindsay M. Bouffard Michael K. Koury Erin Wilson Nicolas J. Bishop Holly Elder Valerie Acuff Katherine Ann Gapinski Justin L. Kavlie Amy E. Brown Misty Lambert Courtney N. Breland Lorrianne Kuykendall John Astles Christopher Newport AnnMae C. Javier Adrienne L. Lubbert Amanda J. Bucher Kelvin Ray Leonard Jr. Cassandra P. Brown Whitney LaBeau Sarah Rebecca Breslin University (VA) Kristin M. Rajala Mikel L. Olson Seth Chin-Parker Ashley L. Pittman Jessamyn A. Carroll Rachelle L. Morris Justin W. Christmas Kayla Renee Adams Melissa Rubes Meghan J. Crothers Christopher Charles Brittnie E. Cornell Connecticut College Dominic D. Rago Jennifer J. Dobbs Johanna H. Faroe Kristen Elizabeth Ryan Gillian R. Flanigan Richardson Ashley E. Grass Daniel Paul Bassett Lauren Ann Skilton Jennifer R. Gardner SaraLynn Joy Glessner Angelo A. Sica Caralie J. Fox Samantha M. Sassano Ashley Jordan Alyssa L. Faro Addison Josef (A.J.) Steinman Felix-Andres Guardiola Kathryn N. Hoey Colleen Grace Spilka Megan Ashley Soules Lauren E. King Joshua L. Haight Alexandra C. Geneser Ana Tindall Shandelle Deanne Hether Maureen Jean Huthman Caitlin F. Sullivan Amanda Storey Lane Rachel Hess Jacob R. Henkle Ashley Elizabeth Johnson College of the Ozarks (MO) Eastern New Mexico University Erin Rebecca Lewis Hana Kolibiarova Lucy E. Heyland Sharon Tehrani Sue Ann Lee Becky A. Flannery Mark Cavaliere Ryan Michael MacManus Anne K. Maurer Karen E. Ladr Ian R. Lange Jeffre A. Vaughn Jr. Britney J. Morris Kristin K. Harrison Linsey Rae High Anne N. Schneiderman Erin Elizabeth Meisel Jesse V. Meadow Allison C. Shealy Megan E. Netemeyer Amy M. Herbst East Stroudsburg Gabriel J. Sena Mary E. Smith Citadel, The (SC) April Michelle Rabon David Marshall Jane Elissa Oliveri Lucia C. Simpson University (PA) Sara Von Kieckebusch Hallie Clark James Westley Rowe Heather A. Stanish Katherine A. St. Clair Stephanie Aponte Eastern Washington University Lindsay Danielle Williams College of William and Timothy Clayton, Jr. Michelle M. Schottinger Calin N. Sterling Kristen Bundy Travis Arnold Mary (VA) Coppin State University (MD) Florida Atlantic University Cadie Comeaux Krystal G. Souther Julie M. Tucker Jacqueline Healey Laura Jean DeFreese Kathleen Adams Ericca Akotia Sherree Arcand Laura Maddox Gail S. Steinmetz Sarah M. Walsh Ashley Herbert Lane Frazier Kayla Elizabeth Anders Thornton Armstead Nabina Azhar John Daniel Mallory IV Petria Leppert Andrew Rowley Coe College (IA) Jessica Barak Kyana D. Beckles DePaul University (IL) Julie A. Powell Treg Ogborn Nicole Mazzocchi Leandra R. Shaver Christa M. Burdick Lisa Paige Bateman Sonia Brown Krystle D. Blue Diana M. Rojas Carrie Strunsky Alexandra McDonald Bryan Andrew Clark Amanda Blair Romina Diane Campbell Emily Bolbock Edinboro University (PA) Tara Scardina Danielle O’Brien Clarkson University (NY) Andrew R. Decker Kendall Elizabeth Bullock Carla Coleman- Jones Shannon R. Holmes Melissa G. Hardy Ashley Simmons Kimberly Osborne Karyn L. Blake Alison M. 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Gordon Megan Kathleen Stone Christopher Milhous Hollings Bennett Jon Poss Alycia Keller Kristina Surface Karen Domahowski Mary Elizabeth Lyons Vicky S. Josph Frenchie Sherriel Williams Darby Suzannah Harroun Kristin A. Roth Juliana Keller Sarah Thompson Crista E. Drouin Kyla Randall Mathews Patrice C. Matthew Keri Paige Williams Jarrett Riki Rachele Topp Meher Makda Elena Torok Destiny Girard Ashley Nicole Morrison Anttroy A. Stanley Samantha J. Williams Rebecca M. Kastner Ellen O’Malley Lisa Tullo Culver-Stockton College (MO) Victoria E. Gorham Jennifer L. Pearce Schkredia J. Woods Elizabeth Claire LaScala Alexandra Schulze Florida State University Bethany Wilson Kasey Marie Augspurg Erika Harrington Megan L. Sabo Kristal A. Young Siobhan Marie Leahy Brooke Shipley Stephanie Lynn Arnold Jacqueline Woods Emily Anne Benjamin Katherine Jackson Hillary Anne Waugh Kimberly Anne Lemasters Kathryn Elizabeth Hanus Emily Wightman Briana M. Artega Clemson University (SC) Lauren Jordan Endicott College (MA) Chase Lacy Montagnet College of Wooster (OH) Alicia Katherine Mullen Laura Wiscomb Amber Tiffany Bates Sheila R. Anthony Katarzyna Kotlewska Katie Ellis Elizabeth Bouchelle Pyeatt Sarah L. Garcia Janae Michelle Pearce Priscilla S. Berardo Elizabeth Allison Boals Dickinson College (PA) Carter Lennon Kristin Haroutunian Marissa A. Roffler Alysa Nicole Platt Brett A. Brandewie Jaimi Lauren Donald Colorado State University Richard L. Abrams Shannon Mack Kathryn Linehan Erica Nicole Scheldt Ashlea Janea Platt Emily D. Brown Lindsey Arlene Hammond Lauren R. Beam Peter F. Black Jill Mannise Meghan Phillips Angela Marie Shepherd Sara Dawn Rhum Marisa V. Byles Nicholas Stanton Hannon Erin E. Claussen Lisa M. Bollwage Kelly McMenamey Brittany Sullivan Sarah Marie Smith Michelle Lee Schwanke Elizabeth K. Carter Lesley Anne Osborn Victoria Elizabeth Crain Karen Marie DelVecchio Evelyn Melgey Nicholas Turczak S. Adam Tadlock II Katie Anne Zimmerman Rachel M. Conner Samantha Laurie Poss Hilary Taylor Howard Colleen Michele Hoy Lauren Mercier Allison Tyler Jeanmarie Tankersley Rachel M. Coots Alison Christine Raetzke Corey Ann Maas Davidson College (NC) Allison Young Keyser Jennifer O’Dwyer Heather White Alison Dru Vrooman Patrick Edward Davison Eric B. Schrandt Sari Maneotis Patrick P. Brady Melissa Deborah Nauman Rachel Opito Christopher Robert Weaver Fayetteville State Jessica Danielle Dawson Kelly A. Scott Eric M. Martin Patricia A. Brooks Elizabeth Catherine Price Jessica Paredes Colleen M. White University (NC) Erin M. DeGeorge Kelly N. Simpson Carolyn Marie McBroom Christopher T. Childs Julia Anne West Tara Raber Mary Caroline Wilkinson Dierdre Barnes Cristina T. del Busto Ashley Taylor Solesbee Gabrielle M. O’Donnell Ann-Marie Felice Melissa Carol Russell Keri L. Young Drury University (MO) William Bennett Kelly Baker Dewald Steven C. Sweat Janet Audrey Shaver Christian T. Kirkland Menika Schulte Katie Ann Cash Christopher Crawford Kristina Marie DiPano College of Notre Dame of MD Aden Chea Simonelli Danielle V. Lokaj Alexandra Silvestros Cleveland State Lauren Michelle Cunningham Elizabeth DeRouin Amanda Marie Dossat Michelle Ellis Kelli Rose Stapleton Tracy C. McCausland Shontel Tedeschi University (OH) Megan D. Faith Jasmine Douglas Jessica Lee Ferguson Sophia Huynh Ann-Cathrin Starke Caroline A. Sanker Kim Thomassen Strand Theodore R. Austin Kelly Elizabeth Forsythe Marlanda Farley Sarah G. Gagliardi Jane Jacob Benjamin P. Van Dyke Anne Wisotzkey Lisa M. Barto Columbia College (MO) Kristy Lynn Harrison Miranda Fetherson Dorian V. George Kathyleen Weber Matthew D. Webb Carrie Woodward John M. Blunk Nicholas John Carroll Ashley Deann Na’ayem Coren Flores Tiffany J. Gigon Cassandra Weir Jaime L. Cohen Connie Marie Foster Davis & Elkins College (WV) Casey Kathleen Parnell Eastern Illinois University Lisa Glenn Camille M. Gomez Amanda K. Cooper College of Saint Elizabeth (NJ) Crystal J. Haidsiak Angie Boville Cammie L. Ruble Whitney R. Bland Kenya Graham Crystal D. Gould Naomi L. Feigenbaum Thomas C. Barrett, PhD Breanna M. Johnson Taylor L. Curtis Aimee B. Weydeck Jennifer L. Fennell Joshua Hall Sean E. Hawkeswood

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Amanda C. Johnson Krista L. Roscoe Dottie M. Strickland Carla A. Ingram Ann Tucker Leach Shabana Chowdhury Danielle E. Rossi Breeanah Cherise Rinehart Miranda D. Johnson David S. Staggs Brianna N. Van Alstyne Jennifer Marie Karr Ashley Nicole May Adriana A. Chung Stephen Howard Robertson Indiana State University Michael S. Jones Lateshia Rochelle Williams Ashley Elizabeth Katt Nicole Danielle Meggers Tal Dgani Kimberly Anne Rodgers Georgia Southwestern St Univ Tessa N. Brown Becki Jean Kielaszek Allison Kunde Sherrie R. Muasau Zhanna Dovordzhginidze Matthew S. Slater Frostburg State Univ (MD) Ashlee D. Bramblett Brittany Ciolli Veronica Lynne Koenig Crystal JoAnn Lamb Ashleigh LeAnn Overturf Tania Dudina Ashley Marie Smith Kristin Renee Briner Star Lajoy Brown Timothy W. Enright Natalie A. Lawson Melissa Kay Low Arica Dee Smith Mayya Gleyzer Jamie Lynn Taggart Hannah M. Corcoran Melissa B. Diaz Ashley M. Eppich Sarah K. Leist Sarah Luethy Charles Alan Thornburg Saerom Ham Jocelyn Ilana Vas Tonecia L. Hargrove Mary Ann Holmes Megan A. Greger Alan Lemura Caitlin Tess Lundsten Sarah Hassan Allyson E. Vasi Kyla E. Hood Iborya Soleil Jones High Point University (NC) Jared L. Hamblin Sandi Lee Macht Kristin T. McMahon Irina Khrapatina Nishi Vijay Jacquelin P. Koenig Ashley F. Myers Danielle Crannell Maria E. Hammer Eric N. Maddox Carly Ann Melchert Dasha Kouznetsova Loretta D. Vitt Adrianne Nicole Lego Ashley N. Waters Sheila Renee Finley Kyle R. Haslam Stephanie N. Marson Mark A. Munson Cheryl Laner James A. Ramsburg Lucy Fisher Robert Hunt John Carroll University (OH) Christopher Bryce McClure Georgia State University Shelby LaRae Nasser Jimin Lee Monica Lee Rounds Barbara Foy Brian J. Matkins Amanda M. Allman Alicia Lynn Patros Amy Treadwell Clower Christa Maryann Natschke Patricia Lee Christopher S. Travers Tonica Herron Zachery M. Milam Matthew R. Beckley Beverly Nicole Pollock April M. Coignard Leslie Anne Navarro Xiao Zhong Li Sasha Marie Werner Breanna Kusnierczyk Ryan A. Patrick Ashley Marie Bukach Rebecca A. Redmond Melissa Lauren Collins Lauren Neilson Corey Love Leslie Long Jonathan Treece Kerry A. Griffin Paul A. Roberson Furman University (SC) Patrick M. Dougall Amanda Marie Olsen Rosanna Martinez Maria Matyjasik Nicole Lynn Johnson Steven E. Rosenstein Kadie Fritz Charnique D. Edwards Lacey Owczarzak Jiwon Paik Indiana Univ Bloomington Ashley Mellott Erin T. Moran Miranda Dawn Sasser Jessica D. Martin Emily Y. Ezell Samatha Jane Schenk Anna Palterman Erin M. Bailey Kaleigh Paquette Victoria Michelle O’Keefe Jennifer H. Reinovsky Renzo G. Gobea Ryan C. Shorey Lauren D. Bramson Brittany L. Schubert Daniel Pierce Evelyn M. Perez Patrick D. Sellers II Megan Elizabeth Sills Nick G. Butcher Katie Elisabeth Repko Nicole E. Setticase Chadé M. Granderson Carmen Richardson Olga Petrenko Jennifer Wilder Chloe R. Skidmore Martha V. Cortes Christine Michele Rieger Benjamin D. Shivar Tracy Nicole Hipp Katelin Schratz Francina P. Russello Wayne B. Hoagland Jeanie Lynn Sroka Abigail T. Evans Christian M. Smith Gardner-Webb University (NC) Brandy Shewcow Anna Shtrauh John Jay College of Kalee Elizabeth Steffens Swathi Hemachandra Dustin Joshua Souders Taryn Beck Mathew Brewton Hodges Whitney Special Olga Shvets Criminal Justice (NY) Kristen E. Thomas Katrina M. Jensen Sara A. Strickland Carole Edwards Charles Dustin Johnson Robyn Taylor Jamie Gabrielle Silverberg Jenny Bermudez Claire Louise Titcombe Heather M. Kerns Andrea D. Stripling Erin Mann Chantel R. Kelly Gwendolyn Williams Patricia Marie Stundze Tracy Bertrand Nikki Turnbull Ashley J. Kress Robin Bernetta Taylor Devin Mauney Warren R. Low Maria F. Tineo Suzanne Catoggio Jason M. Torof Saul C. Lui Meredith M. Van Vleet Hillsdale College (MI) Alex Trost Bryan R. Olson Stephanie Clark Samantha Jo Turner Geneva College (PA) Isha Walwina Metzger Keith M. Welker Calla Brodbeck Luis Villegas Brian C. Ramirez Nicole Colombino Sarah H. Bruck Sean Crawford Daniel B. Rhodes Jacklin B. Vilar Samantha O. Munson Greater Allegheny–Penn State Lillian Wu Evan Dawson Athea Herbstritt Melissa Manion Arbara L. Rogers Terry Dane Wiley Alla Pahomova University Jessica De Jesus Elizabeth Hoffman Brittany Sevey Huntingdon College (AL) Nichole L. Rose Christina G. yee Cristina E. Parfene Tiffany K. Ball Candace DeCaires-McCarthy Heather E. Mitchell Elizabeth L. Brogden Meredith M. Schock Kami F. Parker Todd J. Berta Hofstra University (NY) Cassandra Gershaw Fordham University at Elizabeth Nagel Mark Anthony Carboni II Natalie J. Seitz Chloe Maia Peacock Ramesh K. Palepu Dana Amir Lina Haji Lincoln Center (NY) Lindsay Proctor DeAndra A. Garrison Katie B. Tabor Angela K. Petridis Lacey J. Richards Christina M. Barbuto Chelsea Hall Wismick Jean-Charles Chelsey Maretta Hodge Anna A. Thames Georgetown College (KY) Danae Danielle Phillips Jessica M. Rybar Kia Marie Beckford Amanda Ingle Nicole Blake Kushner-Yossef Alison M. King Kristin R. Totten Ashley Renee Clayton Ashley B. Proctor Erika R. Thornton Janet Donnelly Lucy Kobus Regina LaRocca Kathleen Elizabeth West Melissa L. Troyer Ashley R. Corio Brandi N. Reed Stefanie H. Vigar Simona Eliakamal Stavroula Korkokios Anthony Joseph Mickey Julie E. Womble Miranda R. Weiss Alyssa Bailey Grossl Olivia P. Rigatti Elyse N. Walsh David M. Fletcher Jonina Lasser Kathleen Ann Synan Burton D. Witman Jessica A. Hirst Emily Anne Roberson Theodore J. Werner III Shoshana Whitney Gibbor Idaho State Univ Laura Lecarreaux Paulina Julianna Tokarczyk Yinrou Yak Chelsea Ray Northrip Angela Maria Sanabria Diane Leigh Hashimoto Pamela J. Brown Lisa Lin Allison B. Ventura Grinnell College (IA) Valerie Pearl Young Brandeis Lynn Selke Jane Y. Lee Cynthia Contor Iona College (NY) Yuriy Manzurov Erinn Croco Fordham Univ at Rose Hill (NY) Grace J. 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Katterheinrich Matthew Thompson Jennifer D. Jyles Latrese S. Davis Molly Eileen Buchanan Leah Gwyn Warzon Katherine Leigh Kymingham Alison M. Garcia Shannon Patrick Mee Michelle Walter Melody V. Porter Jessica D. Lecompte Julianne M. Carroll Justin Ryan Yates Anna Catherine Lamasa Kelley Lindroth Krista R. Mehari Ronda Wickel Chasity S. Sanders Timothy D. Riddle Stacey M. Pilch Laura Jeanne Nettleton Peter Squire Abbey E. Clark Georgia Institute of Technology Stephanie Ann Maizel Nicholas L. Williamson Arin Elissa Daigneault Starzyk Alison Leigh Thompson Alexia Patiece Wilson Lawrence University (WI) Jenna Leigh Cossette Ralph Haywood Cullen Megan E. Rhoads Katie Wilson Sarah L. Wertheim Sarah Elizabeth Vernon Jennifer Ann Stoner Kara Jean Giuliano Diane S. Dutcher Joshua J. Rymon Illinois Instit of Technology Jacksonville State Univ (AL) Madhuri Vijay Samantha R. Holsinger Rebecca S. Tarvin Stephanie A. Whetsel Ronna L. Warner Katherine M. Flinn Kevin Robert Franke Lindsay Michelle Crews Celine L. LaFleche-Clobridge Roudabeh Kishi Jeffrey Robert Fuller Lebanon Valley College (PA) Grand Valley State Univ (MI) Hawaii Pacific University Humboldt State Univ (CA) Karina JoAnne Powell Katelyn Mary Meyler Krista M. Freitag Andrea E. Lupa Melissa Danielle Bach Megan Ann Blaine Kelsey Nara Bigelow Erin Marie Marbut Lauren F. Mills Illinois State Univ Dessie M. Hanning Andrew Karl Mayer Kelsey Lyn Beyer Carolina Castillo Katie A. Canearata Janet Parmer-Shedd Jaime M. Nichols Lindsay Joy Clements Mark David Elliot Jacklyn M. Baertschi Kelly R. Smith-Masters Rachael Marion Georgia Southern University James Bilinski Glenn Phillip Petruzzi Kristena LaNée Gordon Nicole M. Jacobs Mark D. Copertino Kimberly L. Wingard Kristopher P. Musselman Candice Sharee Anderson Jessica Bishop Lauren Marie Temple Natalie P. Hayes Jillian Renee Jirik Kevin Thomas Gaughan Ellen M. Pittman Fred C. Beauman Samantha Brasseur James Madison Univ (VA) Kristen Marie Tingley Kathryn Sachiko Kato Kristan Nicole Kemp Margaret Lena Gustafson Elizabeth A. Shaw Jennifer N. Belding Amy Bronkema Erin Hayley Beech Darrel M. Molina Abigail R. Kerr Edward Phillip Mockus Carissa L. Shobe Francis Marion Univ (SC) Shaun David Brooks Ellen Jane Carpenter Laura Anne Copley Alexandra H. Mun Sarah Kay Lambie Nicole Ashley Moore Alisa K. Sterner Michelle C. Anderlik Brittany Ashton Bush Laura Ann Chesbro Emily G. Ebersole Roxane M. Quindara Erica Marie McCuaig Lindsay Ann Nash Kyle C. Ward Corine E. Bakazan Rachael C. Chapman Lisa Czupinski Theresa Elizabeth Egan Elin Marie Soto-Thompson Leah M. Ozeroff Jeanine E. Skudlarek Brittany N. Banks Chelsea M. Daniels Matthew Walter Devereaux Charles B. Freligh Lee University (TN) Brendan Kyle West Tyler Chase Purvis Shauna Rachelle Summers Kiera N.J. Barone Michelle L. Harmon Margaret Cathryn Dickson Laura C. Goodwyn Monique Sheree Brimmer Kellen LeAnne Vail LaToya V. Bartelle-Coffie Charles Keith James Jr. Lindsay Ann Dykstra Henderson State Univ (AR) Hunter College, CUNY (NY) Benjamin J. Infanti Rebecca J. Cesta Christina Mae Westendorf Lakyn M. Bendle Kimberly Michelle Lee James Robert Ebenstein Penny J. Almond Irina Avanesov James R. Koepfler Agnes Ejiroghene Ebedi Misty H. Brown Lawrence Locker, Jr. Wilsabel Fermin Clare Barlow Nadia Baranchuk Illinois Wesleyan Univ Jason P. Kopp Dominique N. Germaine Kerean D. Clark Nikki Leigh Long Greggory D. Hampshire Tonia Renee Burnett Kimberly Beury Katherine M. Byrnes Melanie E. Lause Jacquelyn Leota Graham Marina Shefali D’Souza Kellan Lynne Matthews Lauren Jayne Hayes Tanya Dziurkowski Anton Bogdanov Matas Antanas Cyvas Laura Ann MacNaughton Aaron R. Hibbard Rachel Elaine Holbrooks Brendan James McCollum Jonathan Heeringa Shanna Michelle Gibbs Edward Borukhov Art James Kastl Russell James Meserve Brittni Anne Jensen Katherine M. Kiefer Shannon Marie O’Sullivan Audra Lynn Holst Shelley D. Jackson Jomaree Alexis Khalee Boyd Melinda LouAnn Mallory Katherine L. Naugle Alicia Ann Killingsworth Britton Elizabeth Reaves James Tyler Rosier Katie Homrich Shannon Leann Jones Megan Ann Butler Katherine N. Paton Anna Rose Nelson Sarah Elizabeth Lang Anastazia T. Richburg Dana Kerrie Smith Bryana Leigh Hopkins Jenna Ione Jumonville Saidah Chambers Kathryn Ann Payne Jessica Leigh Raines Elizabeth S. Lisic

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Faith Michelle Manley Sherry L. Crew Lauren Kamberi Vannapond Suttichujit Samantha Baron Brendan R. Southam Melina N. Breland Mindy S. Hofstetter Damaris C. Martinez Bradley J. Day Brooke Owens Keels Bradley Trager Cody Crutchley Megan Elizabeth Wales Elisabeth Dellwo Jason A. Meints Tara Elisabeth McKinney Elaine Kathryn Dinwiddie Jacquelyn Fultz Kirby Katherine Eaton Ian Conley Wiles Clarissa Ivie A. English Brianna M. Olander Macalester College (MN) Christopher Wayne Morris LaGala D. Fugate Jessica Jade Matthews David Evans Brian Mize Wilkey Abigail Kirschbaum Jessica N. Piske Tim F. Burns Thomas D. O’Reilly Joyce D. Geddie Celia M. Mills Charles Harding Stephanie L. Wilson Aaryn Elizabeth Manning Lindsey D. Tomes Lisa Ann Herndon Brittanie Alyn Odell Kari A. Gilmore Andrea D. Morris Whitney Hines Ryan Scott Martin John Mudry Milligan College (TN) New Jersey City University Katherine G. Peak Jeffery D. Goggins Samantha Reneé Parker Jennifer Holt Alexander Greer Nackenofff Kailyn Marie Aigner Morgan State University (MD) Jaclyn Mary Foglio Cheryl L. Rogers Noe Gonzalez Paula Richards Krista Hopkins Matthew Doyle Olson William S. Frye Kristen N. Briggs Chatina N. Gantt Amanda Stockton Wendy Kathleen Goyette Latrice Francis Sampson Kate Maloney Christine Soon Park Anna M. Hampton Alexa Burns Lindsey Tropf Jordan M. Harrison Megan Tiner Jennifer Minor Newman University (KS) Erica Anne Tohtz Jaime Renee Hearn Chona Green Ashley Kay Howard April Lynn Vance Melissa Mullineaux Jeremiah Scott Thornton Lehigh University (PA) Lisa Weinberg Amanda Marie Lizzio India Oliver Diana J. Huntress Kimberly A. Washburn Kaitlyn Parkins Mairin Eileen Augustine Emily Gayle Smith Jennifer Onye North Carolina Central Univ Shannon Ellen Johnson Jenna Worley Madonna University (MI) Andrea Reca Julia Lynn Ballis Natasha Scott Sharonda M. Adams Jaimie Nicole Lydic Kristy M. Wright Bernard J. Brosnan Bianca Rieti Minnesota State Margaret L. Barr Anna Taylor Patrice T. Beatty Dale C. Maynard Kelly Wynn Samantha Marie Coughlin Kolby Stuck University Mankato Michelle Elissa Beckerman Loni Watson James E. Foreman Kristi L. Negron Kristi M. Yetter Tarsha Serena Davis Matthew Teter Laura Aldrich Jessica L. Cerone Jennyfer N. Holley Lindsay A. Randolph Deborah Ann Gamperling Sarah Wallace Ariel Becker Mount Holyoke College (MA) Melinda Winnie Chen Louisiana Tech University Temesha R. Madison Amy Nicole Rebert Meagan Elizabeth Graham Ashley Zimmerman Jaimie Elizabeth Bell Jennifer Ann Bowers Sarah Rachel Gusmano Joshua Matthew Elliott Catherine J. Mills Carla Ann Reynolds Anita Isolani Kasper Haley Zincon Jacquline Beverly Elissa Marie Center Rebecca S. Kamel Jennifer Reené Eymard Johnny B. Richards Munira M. Kassim Jessica Breuer Sookee Choi North Carolina Sohee Kim Jessica L. Johnson McKendree University (IL) Emily C. Riggins Tiffany Lynn Konsza Eric Brouillette Rebecca L. Gauthier Wesleyan College Rachel Kobren Tyler E. Landry Cari Anne Adams Ginger N. Shultz Nicholas Ian Modelski Michelle Brown Virginia M. Hines Kelvin Deshaun Clark Jessica Ann Stuart Lisa Ann Rhein Jessica M. Blazewicz Megan Case Amanda L. Sommers Asiyat Mogomaeva Clara S. Kim North Central College (IL) Christina M. Villani Ginny M. Smith Dana Lynn Maedge Elinor Chase-Andresen Salina Elizabeth Speck Carolyn E. Noble Brooke Erin Magnus Julie M. Acanfora Jessica Gail Wieselgren Monirée May Varahramyan Carlos A. Marin Jaclyn Edge Laura Anne Stieglitz Marika Andrea Shackelford Elizabeth Ann Merwin Rachel L. Belair Kari Ek Lehman College, CUNY (NY) Lori A. Sullivan Loyola Marymount Univ (CA) Tamara M. Shirey Metropolitan St College Lauren E. Moye Megan L. Bentel Rachel Hanson Nicole Julia Austin Carolina Marie Trindade Jessica C. Ando Jennifer Marie Steenbergh of Denver (CO) Tiffany J. Ralescu Kimberly C. Brook Jason J. Bennett Samantha Jo Turner Maria C. Avalos Christian S. Adams Lauren Hartson Saranya Ravi Manchester College (IN) Jeremy Ceja Mariska Joy Browne Michelle C. Williams Danielle M. Bell Jessica M. Adams John Hirman Sarah J. Rowley Natasha Wine Miller Susan E. Creighton Maria P. Camposano Matthew W. Wolff Clare M. Bielecki Julio C. Amezcua-Martin Arica Marlene Judd Mount Mary College (WI) Danielle M. Elsey Anthony DeJesus Pamela B. Woodward Morgan D. Brown Marian College (IN) Katie Ashley Brianna Kloss Andrea Arciszewski Abigail R. Farning Alaysha Germosen Monica R. Camacho Jordan Elizabeth Haire Leslye Jade Barringer-Wise Christa Ann Martin Lipscomb University (TN) Julie Bain April A. Gonzalez Allen Jovaughn Jones Pauline A. Castellanos Paola Lizabeth Huaylla Shanda Nicole Becker Katlyn McKenzie Peter Franco Amy M. Gemoll Megan C. Hahns Violaine Emilie Lazecki Lindsay L. Chisam Naseem F. Khan Olga V. Belikova Mary Mcnamara Danielle Graham Leah Giuliani Cori M. Harley Viannely Lopez Nina S. Dangourian Gwyn A. Malloy Karin Margaret Bergman Ashley J. Niederkorn Melissa Helbig Joyce H. Hamm Kathryn D. Kossak Shardé Shakia Mack Erik J. Daniels Ann E. Medford Miranda N. Bretz Jarah Noren Hillary Hirst Laura Stefanie Jahn Maureen Polcyn Leece Richard A. Mariani Monique A. Gonzalez Chelsea A. Powell Laura Raney Britton Gus Pollock Julie S. Hodge Beth Klein Trista L. Matt Chalana Elois Martin Natali Gonzalez Staci Ann Striegel Tina J. Brusca Danielle Lyn Polzin Zackary Holmes Diann M. Mastro Jessica E. O’Brien Jovanny Mata Lauren A. Grigsby Victoria Carter Daniel Duane Regnier Lauren McVicker Marist College (NY) Michelle Mayefske Lauren K. Romero Adalicia Mercedes Brandon T. Keim Anna Davis Carly Rice Patrick E. Shoaf Jacqueline M. Ball Siobhan McCullough Allison L. Shostrom Atorina Mirza Sarah E. Krouse Amber A. Derryberry Erin Salonek Sarah Throneberry Daniel J. Black Cynthia Jo Plouff Jane E. Smallwood Angela Noemi Monge Seth T. Matsumura Blair C. Fullerton Katey Scheller Betsy Trabue Caitlin A. Cassidy Kathryn Reid Walker Rebecca L. Veldman Sobhuza Moore Talisa J. McNally Amber Lee Gentry Jenna M. Schley James Wakefield IV Anna K. Cipolla Lindsay Reinbold Lakoda K. Yturbe Fumie Oshiro Anelise M. Montan Nadine Gonzalez Lopez Whitney M. Schmidt Amanda Williams Rebecca L. Conradi Trisha Stern Danny M. Peguero Priscilla L. Munoz Melissa Graziano Juliana Schroeder North Georgia College & Katy Williams Laura A. Gallo LeeQuanda A. Turner Stephanie A. Pena Nikoo N. Naimi Sabrina Hamilton Jessica Soebbing State University Valerie A. Giannini Elizabeth A. Willman Saneddy Quezada Longwood University (VA) Kaely M. Orenski Angela M. Hanks Chatherine Stanescu Catherine Ashley Shannon B. Haremza Stephanie Zylka Leslie A. Richards Christy L. Genova Malia P. Prietto Renee S. Joyce Jami Swegarden Megan Collis Kyle L. Jansky Nadine P. Sprosta Matthew G. Long Stephanie R. Rearick Brandice D. McMillen Brittany Temple Mount Olive College (NC) Kayla Cox Daniel J. Lackaye Rosa Tavarez Molly C. Rafferty Danielle C. Redding Kirk Palmer Mencimer Kaley Vandenberg Kristen N. Freeman Lauren Foust Sara E. Laing Tania M. Williams Jessica M. Revay Christina M. Reed Dawn Michelle Mercereau Kristy Waller Sheena Jacobs Michael Ingram Amanda M. Lee Farzana Yasmeen Brandi D. Weaver Jennifer M. Runkle Nichole M. Meyers Ashley M. Weaver Samantha M. Mitchell Jennifer Kirkendall Michelle J. Magnotti-Nagel Natalie M. Sparrow Megan T. Moran Katie Woloszyk Jamey Lee Price Ashley Marascalco Lenoir-Rhyne College (NC) Loras College (IA) Christina A. Minniti Kristine A. Tulio Hellen A. Namuddu Gina R. Willis Leith Elane Short Carrie Reneé Campbell Katherine Bell Laura M. Naylor Mississippi Univ for Women Jill M. Paschall Matt Strever Amy Denise Dellinger Karen Dietzenbach Loyola Univ New Orleans (LA) Diana L. Oerzen Robin Lynn Bryant Muhlenberg College (PA) Jennifer E. Paulson Deborah M. Turner Nicole Danita Farrar Dustinn Robert Merritt Natalia Maria Gonzalez Brandon J. Orszulak Cassie Danielle Prichard Lauren Bernstein Shana Eve M. Pitler Megan Veal Caroline Herzl Elizabeth Jenkins Christina Papakonstantis Whitney Selena Stevenson Kristina Ciarlo Louisiana State University Kenda M. Plate Natalie Vincent Eric Caleb Pennell Tracie Elizabeth Logan Francine R. Silvestri Danielle Coluccio Brandon C. Ardoin Jerimee Joseph Smith Missouri State University Christin Marie Wesley Lisa Mosca Christopher T. Torres Elizabeth Gaffney Northeastern State Marie Savoie Berry Susan L. Splitt Sara Arnette Jacquelyn N. Williams Jillian Kathleen Murphy Jenna R. Vetrano Dana Glassman University (OK) Samantha M. Bustamante Kaitlin K. Then Whitney Connor Catrina Rishea Shaw JoAnne Walker Samantha Greenberg Richard L. Eller Lewis University (IL) Marissa G. Comeaux Nicole E. von Griffyn Dana Hanson Sarah White Erin Herman Alisha L. Powell Alana M. Bak Ashley Faye Crain Marquette University (WI) Katrine Willow Jennifer Kincaid Jennifer Lee Patton Lori Kerzner Alison A. Cserpnyak Suzanne N. DeJean Lycoming College (PA) Alicia Ali Greg D. Zadina Northeastern University (MA) Nicole Lapin Andrew James DeVito De’Jeune’ A. Green Georie M.F. Briggs Jie Hui Eunice Chan Nathan Valenzuela Richtmyre Jaclyn Marie Cadrin Miami University (OH) Rachel Leavitt Danielle Susan Cohen Megan Dowse Megan A. Hattier Amy E. Ford Kenyatta Coleman Eric E. Schmidt Benjamin J. Agnew Allison Schmitz Carli Segal Jacquelyn Conace Joleen P. Fortier William Jung Paul R. Laue Paul Coogan Sarah Pauline Bloom Kristen Shanahan Emily Sidway Patrick R. Dempsey Diana K. French Aimee M. Maldonado Rachel Ann Lucas Erica Eaton Chelsey Marie Brophy S. Scott Shipman Laura Tumulty Julia A. Doty Carmen Gallegos Michael Matson Francesca J. Piscitelli Christine Gratz Laura Lee Brunton Judy Stanfill Amanda Wade Jason C. Friedman Jessica Gil Kathryn Blair Neupert Nicholas Salvatore Reed Colleen Kagan Amanda Kay Dickerson Rhiannon Winn David Weiss Michelle Patricia Healy Colleen A. Graney Laura Anne Niditch Stephanie Lynn Shearer Erica Kain Matthew John Doran Brandi Nicole Wooton Rebecca Zafran Lynn Ann Lemcke Marzena E. Guzik Jacqueline Leigh Richards Whitni D. Williamson Kari Keller Bridget A. Fitzgerald Jennifer Leigh Lipschitz Marcy C. Jahn Jessica Lynne Rodriguez Robyn Keuler Missouri Western State Univ Murray State University (KY) Lynn University (FL) Jessica R. Heilman Stefanie T. LoSavio Michelle A. Jenco Michael J. Thibodeaux Laura Korthauer Erica Lee Buczek Michelle Lynn Farney Victoria Accardi Lauren Susanne Hunt Caitlin Ann Mahoney James M. LoPresti Melanie Lachecki Sonya D. Colvin Kelsey Leigh Quade Louisiana State Alexandra Beuckman Ida Z. Lieszkovszky Lisa Renee Nelson Kristen Margaret Noble Amanda Lehnherr Wendy Jo Hickman Emily Elise Woodard University Shreveport Alyssa Davis Esther Y. Luk Robin Elaine Sperling Jacqueline Olivares Jessica Martin Alesha B. Humphrey Sarah Long Ayers Erica Ebanks Kristina Sloan Osmond Nebraska Wesleyan Laura E. Tabor Brentt Patrick Petika Bryan Pacl Suzanne Jones Samantha Leah Butcher Sabrina Mancini Bri N. Pennington University Ashley Marie Teixeira Anthony Peter Pulito Shawna Picard Kayla D. Kelder Brittany Ross Cash Amy Mandel Claire C. Rich Bridget L. Baldwin Kaitlin M. Thompson Ashley Elizabeth Seibert Mariah Reading Jessica D. Payne Megan Nicole Cox Jaqueline Montoya Lauren Lee Rockwell Mary E. Barber Leona Frances Thomsen Samantha L. Zilka Brandi Scruggs Kerri L. Rollins Ashton Ezernack Brigitte Rodriguez Melissa Susan Roemmele Katie L. Dobesh Halle Marie Thurnauer Liberty University (VA) Kelly Kathryn Gay Deanna Sandoval McDaniel College Kelsie Ann Salmen Montana State Univ-Bozeman Lauren A. Gengenbach Jennifer L. Toth Jessica Leigh Crawley Laura Geltz Robert Seifer Jeffrey Auback Jennifer Leigh Saslaw Stacy Ann Bowden Courtney M. Harris Maeve L. Vaillancourt

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Northern Arizona University Shannon N. Huertas Ouachita Baptist Albert Mangiacapra III Christina Marie Martinez Anisha Thomas Jennifer Varley Alexandra L. Noriega Bryan C. Brown Kellee Knop University (AR) Meghan McDermott Jennifer Mikolaycik Lindsey Verbeck Erica V. Ohlendorf Purdue University Monica Lynn Casey Jesslyn P. Langbein Kimberly C. Hull Kathleen McHale Brittany Lynn Momayez Sarah R. Waldrop LaToya L. Patterson North Central (IN) Bennett Stuart Edgerly Meghan A. Lopez Troy Michael E. Marsden Carina Navarro Pamela Montazer Elizabeth West Aikaterini Psarropoulou Pamela M. Bau Jessica R. Fasburg Rebecca Lowe Aimee Mathis Hallie Noval Janet Osimo Katherine Elizabeth Zutter Jacob D. Ramseyer J. Athena Evan Katherine E. Felice Jason Mercer Hannah Murdock Courtney Phillips Srbui Ovsepyan Neha M. Shah Julie S. Gast Regis University (CO) Crystal Faith Galleher Christine Neel Kimberly N. Parker Lauren Ridley Angela Ka-Yee Pao Azhar A. Sheikh Michael Hyde Catherine E. Volz Elaine A. Groggett Brittany Neely Brandi Post Michael Roche Jennifer J. Philips Adam J. Sherman Christi L. MacPherson Bradley Vincent Heimann Amy Olsen Kelsey A. Quitugua Kathleen Rowland Anastasia Plyugina Rhodes College (TN) Lauren Elizabeth Svedman Elizabeth Walker Amanda Denise Howk Jessica Owen Brooke Showalter Patrick Rowley Michele Monica Ray Whitney Cade Keisha L. Thomas Paul Michael Iversen Gregory Rhodes Emily Smith Heather Rustici Erin Marie Roediger Queens College, CUNY (NY) Alexandra Figari Mildred A. Watson Ryan Kasper Johnathan M. Ritter Sara A. Terlecki Timothy Ryan Nazli Saliminejad Leeby S. Alpert Caitlin Hutto Janelle Louise-Gail Williams Emily Frances Osiadacz Catina M. Sawyer Lauren Vickroy Benjamin Sarcia Kim Natasha Simmonds Leah M. Alter Lindsey O’Hare Shemiah R. Williams Elizabeth Ashley Popescue C. Alycia Stewart Corey Wallis Patrick Schneider Edward B. Singer Sacha J. Bacchus Stephanie Wilson Roosevelt University, Bethany Lynn Sussman Stephanie E. Williams Nira Shah Katherine-Marie M. Teague Thomas E. Byrnes Chermaine T. Williams Rice University (TX) April Walle Tuftee Allison Shaw Tyler A. Webster Philip Chu Robin Campus (IL) Bonnie Breining Ashley Alene Yttredahl Occidental College (CA) Our Lady of the Lake Janelle Sheridan Jeewon Yang Yuliana P. Contecha Bijana Allen Esha Mankodi Alison Dempsey University (TX) Stephon Smith Stephanie M. Dunaieff Nicole M. Brander Northern Illinois University Scott J. Archibald Plattsburgh State Holly Naylor Denise Loera Heather Sones Jaqueline H. Fan Vincent Cascio Jessie Carson University (NY) Sarah Ortega Amanda Navetta Devin O. Barton Rebekah Teetsel Abigrace O. George Jacqueline Cheryl Christie Laura C. Dominguez Amanda Clothier Wilbur Wang Marco A. Cepeda James Tholey Yosef Gerson Noelany Clemente Andrea N. Dorathy Ohio State University David Duprey Erika R. Feagles Elizabeth Wise Samoy Guardiola Richard Stockton College (NJ) Ben-Roy Do Evelyn Fabian Sarah Jean Imhoff Pan He Margaret F. Gomez Allison Wolkin Gloria E. Hollingworth Julianna Abbattista Samantha S. Fenske Amanda Jean Griffith Katherine Voelsing Ohio University Joshua A. Gonzales Kimberly Yingling Chester M. Johnson Christine E. Ackerman Jacquelyn Patrice Fisher Gina M. Martino Susannah V. Agnone Patricia K. Hank Melissa Zimmerman Point Loma Nazarene Sarina Kaziyeva Victoria L. Ackroyd Louise Catherine Fugiel Jeff McMillin Carli N. Kusmier Yolanda S. Hernandez University (CA) Heather Leb Robert M. Behany Melissa A. Giblin Alissa Neuman Penn State Univ Abington Alison E. Ray Alison L. Langone Stephanie Bedford Sherry G. Levinson Katherine M. Caravano Morgan O. Grimes Jack P. Olin Ronnesha C. Boone Claire C. Russell Hortencia Lara Leeann Clarke Rebecca Lindenbaum Deanna M. DelGiorno Shannon Michael Hannigan- Catherine S. Pitts Gina Marie Cancelliere Alexandra Spivey Monica M. Mendoza Charlotte French Catherine A. Lubrano Andrea Nicole DeTullio Jackson Benjamin Saville Joseph M. DiCondina Allison N. Tenbrink Daniell D. Narvaez Nathan Goins Hyla M. M. Gayer Courtney Angela Flasch Ronald L. Helvey Christina R. Trupiano Catherine Anne Farabaugh Angela J. Thielo Laura E. Paxson Megan Heiss Aleksandr Malikin Larissa M. Gesek Jennifer K. Hengels Taylor R. Walrath Matthew D. Haines Jonathan K. Webb Ruth C. Ramirez-Valle Jeffrey Nelson Emilija Markov Gregory F. Hample Stefanie R. Herst Edith Zamudio Olivia Hamilton Kailee B. Yost Gloria L. Rodriguez Victoria Ness Dorothy Martrano Ashley Lauren Knight Steven Hughes Emma Elizabeth Harrigan Northern Kentucky Dominic V. Soriano Rebecca Rouse Elana R. Maslow Alexander William Krampovitis Sherri M. Hyson Oklahoma State University Melissa C. Hewitt University Erica R. White Jennifer A. West Kahlia Michael Richard Paul Marin Jennifer L. Jacoby Julie A. Baldwin Nicole L. Jones Ashley L. Albers Annette S. Montalbano Samantha L. McCabe Laura E. Karas Danielle M. Bergman Pacific Lutheran Ronald A. Lips Point Park University (PA) Amani H. Badawi Soraya Y. Qureshi Marissa L. Miller Asta Klimaite Allison N. Brown University (WA) Lauren Dara Lubarsky Leah Noel Boisen Angeline Brooksbank Susan Ramlal Justin L. Ostrofsky Alan M. Kully Ashley N. Buckbee Stefanie R. Copeland Y T Nguyen Erin M. Coffman Lisa M. Carmosino Kristina M. Rodriguez Kristin Lynn Perone Kathryn Theresa Larsen Alex I. Bullen Jennifer Ann Faupel Valerie A. Passalacqua Kyle Darville Christina Nichole Disney Michelle Rosen Margo B. Pisnoy Caryn Ann Leers Julia Ann Conder Laurel L. Gamman Mahreen R. Qureshi Lisa Yvonne Ferraro Cheryl Kaye Emerine Lori Rowe Danielle Liberty Porcella Kim J. Malczynski Bethany K. Doerksen Tamara A. Iverson Susan A. Rice Adam Richard Flanagan Christina Gripshover Monica M. Sanchez Stephanie M. Schatzle Nicole Joy Mayer Lauren E. Gregory Kristina E. Liming Sandra Leigh Rowe Michelle E. Grmusa Cynthia F. Gump Stephanie Sanchez Jessica Ann Shockey Julie A. McGarry Jacqueline A. Guidry Tracy L. Rauk Leslie Margaret Smith Kristin D. Hochard Stephanie Michelle Hartman Steven J. Schlager Naomi Stuart Kiarra A. Miles Aubree L. Henton Colleen Joy Silcox Susan Bereski Wargo Andrew James Jedd Susan Marie Knauer Erika R. Schwalb Janine Tomkiewicz Karen Lynne Miller Katherine E. Knight Wayne Justian Warren Brenda Leigh Johnson Lauren E. Lewis Pacific Union College (CA) John Sciarappo Keyanna R. Turner Tracy Lynn Nazarowski Kristen D. McGaw William J. Welsh Jessica Marie Kravetz Courtney Sanderson Lloyd Juliane Rosario Da Silva Limor Shakarchy Katherine Lynn Vaughan Wyetta D. O’Dell Andrea M. Mustain Megan Ashley Yates Angela K. Martello Mary M. Mann Daniel James Opperman Natalie Shmuel Brian Joseph Page Jenny M. Nevells Nicole Marie Monahan Roanoke College (VA) Elyse K. Monahan Penn State Daniel S. Twersky Rachel A. Popernik Michelle E. Peterson Park University (MO) Katriona A. Nardini Carrie Cale Cora Marie Moore University Altoona Kimberly L. Tzu Tara Lynn Pryor-Rosenberg Caroline M. Small Marissa Arevalo-D’Amico Lori Rattay Elise Coleman-White Brandy Jo Muse Betsee Beunier Judy I. Wallach Jared Michael Reid Kristen M. Swift Adrienne Leigh Barr Jennifer L. Reisberg Peter DeWitt Barbara Ann Piner Jessica R. Leer Naftali Wein Paul M. Caruso Jennie A. Ryan Paige Getchell Melissa Rodriguez Lauren Micheal Rawe Ashley M. Taber Lindsay Orehawsky Danny W. Cunningham Caroline Margrethe Queens University Colleen Hetrick Maribeth Kristine Rosengren Angelina Patricia Sargent Emily L. Torgerson Nicholas Raia Heather Ryan Hawkins Skjorshammer of Charlotte (NC) Caleb Johnston Jessica Marie Sandacz Rosemary Sebastian Collette Tesauro Old Dominion University (VA) Johnna Marie O’Shields Tara Dawn Sturm Ashley M. Allen Anna King Chelsea Anne Stewart Steven Allen Wease Shannon Bailey Rebekah Ann Rose Penn State University Berks Cayla Marie Tulick Jasmine Allen Brandon Lamma Adrian J. Swider Northern Michigan University Joann E. Boyce Sonya C. Shifflett Sarah Dickinson Caitlin Bower Jesse Layman Nikki M. Tomaras Pomona College (CA) Thomas J. Ahonen Anastacia G. Burton Mary Christine Siedlik Rosemary Duarte Lisa A. Brown Nathaniel Leazer Heidi Marie Vila Anne K. Allhoff Bertha Brito Stephanie G. Busby Ryan L.W. Upton Rochelle Marie Gordon Michael Castrillon Tanee Mason April Werner Kenton C. Hokanson Jillian D. Burley Chia-Huey (Grace) Chiou Selena Michelle Gougler Ana Lucia de Leon Martinez Serena Matuk Denise D. Younger Penn State University Jamie D. Keehan Krysta L. Campbell Katlyn B. Culbertson Amanda Frances Keenan Stephanie Dixon Johanna Ray Jaimie Zimmerman Angela M. Dam Ashley Adams Anne L. Khuu Emily Elizabeth Case Alicia Leigh Kopicki Lindsay Grace Full Julie Recher Rutgers University Kristi L. Dupuis Aubrey Aden-Buie Emma J. Kolsky Rebecca Lynn Chmela Jessica Rae Scott Claire Lowrance Courtni Sandras Newark (NJ) Janell R. Freeman Krina Chandra Alicia H.Y. Yee Christina Erin Conroy Rachel Constantly Kim Marcine Thomas Chelsea Matz Kerri Wadzita Maria Abada Hannah Lorene Goodman Lori A. Gelinas Presbyterian College (SC) Keatin McKenzie Brittany White Jeremy Corbett Pepperdine University, Sanjay Advani Adrienne A. Gorlen Sharita L. Grimes Parker A. Baxley Annisa Lowery Morton Jacob Young Sara DeVries L.A. (GSEP) (CA) Jacklyn Carino Ryan J. Jarvi Latascia M. Hamilton William O. Boyd Carissa Orlando Ivan Zuidhock Patricia Filipski Matianna Deane Baldassari Solange Carpio Amber LaCrosse Alicia N. Higgins Jordan E. Braymiller Mary Reddeck Damaris Fuster Jennifer M. Bazalel Roosevelt University, Claire Cordiano Megan E. Salvano Irena Kellas Ashley E. Cook Katie Schinka Maureen Gagliardi Christina Lee Bell Chicago Campus (IL) Daniel De Sá Elaine M. Kelley Sonya M. Gee Jaytwanne Williams Northwest Nazarene Mandy Garten Charles Santana Bernal Betzabe Adame Vijayeta Dripaul Danielle N. Liggins Christina C. Howard University (ID) Caitlyn Girvin Elizabeth Burke Radford University (VA) Bethany Christine Apa Oscar Escobar Ashley J. Lucy Helen E. Ivory Randy Davenport Jennifer Grabler Jeff P. Craw Brittany Brownlee Sonia L. Ashford-Davis Ursula Gener Sarah A. Mannino Brittany D. Johnson Stevie Grassetti Nancy Dagostino Deanna Caincross Detris Damaris Brown Jamira Gray Northwest University (WA) Cydney L. Means John R. LeMay Erica Grein Kyung Dalsimer Erin Carroll Faith H. Champ Nazly Hasanizadeh Lisa Tatum Hedzik Robert J. Milletich Mary K. May Megan Howlett Tobi R. Falzon Princess Ann Clark Keisha Yvette Cooper Christina Joseph Laura Lee Maring Makayla K. Nadeau Kathryn B. McCants Ashley Hughes Alexis Nicole Fernandez Jeffrey Kamal Andrea M. Cox Lauren Maseda Ashley Anne Owens Shari D. Osborne John B. Nunley Samantha Inselman Anahit Gavoutian James R. Martin Dana Sarah Green LaToya Mauldin Alexandra A. Stewart Sarah C. Parkinson Northwestern State Pamela Jenkins Cynthia E. Gitt Shannon Moore Jennifer Lynn Hanson Wendy Orellana Jamie E. Story Andrew S. Roberts University of LA Anthony Junod Shannon E. Harris Dan Mulrooney Ann Harms Mary Aimee Petinglay Dominique Washington Melissa K. Tempel Laura A. Burns Casey Kennedy Vanessa R. Hernandez Tabitha O’Bryan Nicole Sharis Haynes Evelyn Santiago Natasha C. Welborn Ali B. Titus Myisha Carey Chelsea Knable Christopher John Howells Jacqueline Permito Margie E. Justice Helen Schamrai Michelle Castellano Olivet Nazarene University (IL) Andrae Laws Michelle B. Hreha Purdue Univ Calumet (IN) Samantha A. Plybon Cristina A. Luna Marites Solano Jessica Gajeski Brittany M. Booton Alison Maher Andrew Steven Kurtz Brynn O’Keefe Madeleine Reedy Priscilla R. Minenger Lyndsey Warner

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St. Cloud State University (MN) Nicole Marie Gerola Hanh Thi Nguyen Karlee Jaye Kennedy Southern Arkansas University Caitlin Callerame Tarleton State University (TX) Melinda J. Werthmann Leyda Antunez Randy Gilliland Thu-Hue Nguyen Eric W. Kerstetter Deanne Compton Patricia A. Campo Tammie R. Benson Crystal L. Willms Jennifer Lynn Czischke Georgia Anne Hall Kimberly Ann Poole Mikaila Laslow Amy Davis-Perez Alexandria Cortese Terri K. Bukowski Texas A & M University- Margaret C. Freiberg Renee Michelle Helvie Thery Prok Craig J. Misiewicz Kimberly Hood Amy Dasaro Amber L. Harris Texarkana Kelly Rachelle Hanson Eitienne Ha’Bah Hitchcock Emily St. James Redmond Wendy L. Shoaf Amanda E. Huckabee Jill DelTosta Kimberly D. Kelly Stacie L. Armstrong Kathryn Elaine Helland Alexander Ervin Hoffman Stephanie Ann-Marie Ashley F. Yoho Cynthia Renee’ Jolley Andrea DiNieri Jay P. Lardizabal Lorretta F. Hale Kristi Jenner Amy Danielle Holtz Richmueller JoAnna Jones Amy K. Druhm Kimberly B. Milliken Sonoma State University (CA) Monique N. Irwin Miho Kanai Darcy Ellen Huffman Kimberly Ann Roth Girwan Khadka Alix S. Dusel Mélanié M. M. Munusami Jean-Claire Abajian Michelle K. Rhodes Jennifer Ruth Krautkremer Elizabeth Marie Janzen Brian Michael Thomen Hannah Nall Kaitlyn Erdle Kayce M. Neal Trevor M. Alton Kristen E. Spivey Nichole Sue Olson Jacqueline Ortega Jimenez Amelia Josephine Werner Elvia Villa Megan Felton Karen O. Patrick Sabrina Monique Armendariz Jami N. Swilley Kylie Lynn Petsinger Grace Hanah Kang Desiree Renee Williams Rebecca Heller Brittany V. Sigman Chelsea Jean Austin Southern New Hampshire Caroline L. Watson Ranee Rejman Tatevik Khachatryan Chit Yeung Jessica Iwachiw Sarah M. Whitworth Vanessa L. Bacon University Jordon S. Rutledge Sohee Shirly Kim Daniel Deshu Zhuang Mathew Lauster Morgan M. Williams Texas Christian University Jennafer Ashley Brown Alina Corrigan Hannah Kathryn Spanier Nancy L. Lashley Trish Liang Alex Carlson Shepherd University (WV) Allison M. Buckley Jennifer Dupius Tennessee State Jacqueline Sharmilar Williams Lauren Beth Liberman Xin Lin Keisha M. Cartwright Amanda Jean Burr Marybeth Hammond University (TN) Texas State Univ-San Marcos Ellesse Roselee Lubikamba Heather Macaluso Saint Mary’s College (IN) Allyson K. Matz Stacie Lyn Charlebois Amanda McGuigan Joy E. Berry Casey N. Aguirre Akre Megan Alice Makarchuk Jasmine N. Ahmad Rachael V. McLoud Kimberly Ann Ciardella Kimberly A. Phillips Derek J. Davis Daniel Robert Baker Emailee T. Mai Elizabeth A. Merrigan Kristin E. Hingstrum Jennifer L. McNeil Katrina R. Clovis Angela Sibley Sara Jabeen Kristine Marie Bannon Erin Lyn Manor Kristen Paczkowski Tracy L. Kosmala Jillian J. Murray Sara K. Cook Erik Charles Swanson Toré P. Jackson Brandie L. Conrad Stephanie Lynn Martin Madison S. Pilato Susan M. Skirtich Lynda A. Perry Brittany J. Cranmer Ya Ting Wedgewood Danielle Johnson Christina Rose DeMarco Neri Martinez Danielle Santoro Kim M. Wipperman Alexandra Vida Katie M. Cross Dominique L. Love Natalie Danielle Diaz Elise Valentine Maxwell Southern University A&M (LA) Sean E. Wisnieski Emily Schroo Latoya Moppins Michael Duane Dilley St. Mary’s College Dara Joy McIntyre Annie D. Danberg Lindsley Jayne Burgess Melissa Steenburgh Kayla Mumphrey Michelle Brooke Doyle of Maryland (MD) Philip Ralph McMillen Shippensburg University (PA) Lynette Dawn Edwards Natasha Shont’e Doyle Traci Swanson Angelia Nation Brittany M. Duncan Esther A. Adetunji Hayley Dawn Metz Justin C. Barrick Andrew R. Gunter Vanessa L. Fountain Jeffrey Thomson Rachel Vanzant Michelle E. Frei David Davenport Bourgin Sharareh Mirzai Amanda L. Burg Tegan Anne Harvey Alexis N. Groves Daniel Tylee Crystal Watkins Ceydee A. Garcia Jennifer Lynn Cascio Shannon Michelle Moore Lindsay Renee Cameron Rachel Leigh Hersh Lawanda G. Hill Dana Vitarelli Carroll Wesson Glenda Ann Gonzales Maya Elizabeth Cosentino Odelia Morovati Allison M. Castrovillo Maraya S. Hull Crystal D. Jame Ashley Wawro Belinda Ann Hedtke Erika Lindsay Delanoy Hanh Nguyen Emily Anne Claus Jennifer C. Julius Milissia L. John-Baptiste Tennessee Tech Univ Ashley Weimar Jennifer May Heimbecker Stephanie Carol Esworthy Sham Nooristani Cassandra G. Cunfer Clemonce Khoury Kellie Tranell King Nicholas J. Burgess Mirza Dayanira Henshaw Alexis J. Flores Kelly Ann Otavka Dan Thomas Doyle Teresa Errico LaTourelle Nicole Deon Murphy SUNY College Justin T. Clouse Amanda R. Hutton Joanna Louise Gibson Miriam Vanessa Pacheco Ashley S. Finkenbinder Stephanie Elizabeth McKee Zakeeya LaJewel Perkins at Potsdam Eric T. Dalton David F. LeTourneau Abigail Giovanni Locke Gillian Alyce Pickering Amber Elaine Gift Rachel Lynne Meath Tracy A. Simmons Johanna B. Folk Meagan Elizabeth Daniel Melissa Sue Lister Halley Ann Pack Joanna Rayas Bethany Grace Goshorn Brandon Scott Mohan Rasheeda Arlivia Staples Ashley M. Frazier Brooke K. Dyer Stephanie Grace McKiernan Jori J. Sapper Lindsey Michelle Roberge Nicole R. Henning James A. Morrow N’yshekita Lynette Travis Jacqueline Elizabeth Nellis Dana L. Hale Naomi R. Medina Elizabeth Ann Weisburger Dana Elyse Rolfness Christopher M. Keiser-Worhach Kira D. Neely Dominique Denise Worix Bethany L. Raymond Joycelyn R. Leigh Roque V. Mendez Lorena Cabanlit Rollon Paula J. Koziol Andrea R. Ormonde Brenda Ellen Remington Jessica J. Smith Saint Peter’s College (NJ) Southern Utah University Kristyn Nicole Milam Denée Michelle Romero Vanessa M. Koziol Bernardo Ruiz Heather L. Stanley Ashley Costanzo Derek Anderson Stephen F. Austin State Edward James Morgan Kataneh Salehizadeh Breann Nicole Kunkle Samantha Castleberry Courtney Olivia Vinsant Katherine Sura Cassandra Averill University (TX) Megan Leigh Moser Bradfield Calvin Sampica Trisha Elizabeth Makovsky Seminoff Maegan L. Wagner Shannon Cobb Daniel N. Birai Melissa Muñoz Sam Houston Katie Geneva Scheiner Beth A. Mathna Lauren Brandi Sorich Jonathan A. Wood Jaclyn Edelman Justine M. Corthay Veronica April Newton State University (TX) Debbie Lee Schleiche Courtney Emley McGrath Ashley E. Stenger Amy Engle Julia A. Fonteno Texas A & M Internatl Univ Meghan Amelia Nichols Justine G. Duke Rebecca Ann Schmid Madeline Rachel Michaliszyn Freda L. Zody Tana Frey Joshua Aaron Grimes Alaina Marie Cavazos Jennifer M. Ninci Melissa R. Frank Lauren Michelle Seiss Tish Nicole Weikel Southeast Missouri Leslie Gunter Amanda E. Haas Sandra De Leon Miranda Kaiulani Price Jessica B. Gamez Sabrina Shammas Simpson College (IA) State University Rebecca Herring John Wesley Harden Jesus Gonzalez Edward C. Reyes Julie C. Gibson Jaclyn Fallon Shapin Rachel Lyn Anderson Sarah B. Beal Twila Kay Paul B. Harwell Ivan Morua Gena M. Sadler Brandi M. Guillory Laura Ashley Smalarz Jacyln Haag Erica L. Modglin Shaun Lindsay Ellen Renee Johnson Judith Rigal Taylor Elizabeth Shaw Antoinette R. King Joyce Magrata Smithdeal Alyssa Hedrick Ashley M. Naeger Austin Myers Susan J. Litteer Mary Sosa Cynthia N. Sullivan Danielle M. Linders Randi Morgan Stieglitz Ashley Linn Nelson Summer Nicole Payne Desiree Nava-Sheridan Octavia O. Lowe Stephanie Norine Trevino Kristina M. Nungary Ashleigh Yvette Sweet Texas A & M University Brittany M. Winters Kali Pollock Stevie Gail Malnar Rima Vasconcelos Danielle M.W. Peters Stephanie Adar Teslon Skidmore College (NY) Alexis Arguello Kimberly Seay-Smith Sandra A. Moore Samuela S. Walker Cordell X. Spears Charles Christopher Tonnaer Jayson Capobianco Southeastern Sam Gerard Buckman Annette Stokes Amanda Danielle Pesonen Julie Anne V. Wampler Jessica P. Talamantez Welton Hao- Chih Wang Anna Sheffield Cerio Louisiana University Miguel Angel Cano Whitney Weaver Jessie Elaine Sterling Bliss M. Wilson Cody J. Wortham Keynon S. Washington Lauren M. Chen Monica Beaubouef Sandy E. Garcia Jessica Wooldridge Rebecca Lynn Vrba Elizabeth Boone Woody Brian Matthew Wilkins David Lawrence Close Christine M. Coleman Frankie Aaron Lara Samford University (AL) Timothy Young Chelsie Lynne Cushman Ashley Collett Sweet Briar College (VA) Dana Bonnell Parcher Texas Tech University Katharine Leigh Baird San Francisco Genna Rose Durante Valerie M. Edwards Southwest Minnesota Kathryn M. Bird Amanda M. Shaunessy Karen Baker Britney Brooke Blalock State University (CA) Laura Mary Flynn Amanda Evers State University (MN) Alexandra G. DiFeliceantonio Hillary M. Thomas Ashley Cox Meliah N. Capers Jasmin Sundar Bomanjee Jessica Beth Goldstone Stephanie Joffrion Amanda L. Bennett Jennica Amy Harris Francisca Flores Adrienne Gabrielle Hampton Megan Theresa Chivers Texas A & M Univ-Commerce Emily Sloe Goodman Stephony Mark Robyn JoAnne Minnehan Jennifer Anne Horswell Celest Hevarez Peyton Rayne Jones Sepeedeh Cigarchi Brunna Covolan Aleena C. Hay Meagan Smith Scott A. Peterson Kirsten Alexandra Porter- Tunji Oki Carole L. Miller Veronica Ellie Donati Emily Lipe Garrett Andrew Lee Lindsey Williams Jessie Kaye Stoufer Stransky Erin Poindexter Laura Lawson Pearson Shawna Elizabeth Ellwood Jeremy Pugh Eva Carlyn Levy Amy Marie Weed Leslie Allison Price Ashley Roan Holli Walden Sconyers Rebecca Lyn Farrish Southern Adventist Lilly Jane Magid Stacey Renae Wiese Cheryl Marie Sedlar Seaver Texas A & M Univ-Corp. Christi Ashley Russell Sandra Dianne Swann Daniel Christopher Frimtzis University (TN) Meryl E. Thomson Lauren B. Massell Allison Nicole Sims Denise E. Ellinger Duane Steward Timothy Richard Gerrits David C. Awdish Southwestern Assembly of Erika Yi-Ping Wang Jacob Allen Nota Mary H. Ungerer Crystal Dawn Landreville Matthew Terry JoAnn Catherine Goecke Emily Gailor Baldwin God University (TX) Kelley N. Woodburn Lauren Kate Offringa Christy L. Melia Huy Trinh Alison Gomez Jacqueline L. Carlson Charisma Douglas Syracuse University (NY) Julie Ann Yonts Elin M. Ostvik-White Bianca Maria Ortiz Naomi Wade Tami Jo Halverson Jennifer C. Daniel Samuel Dewayne Oldham Hillary L. Bishop Geoffrey H. Parsons Tobin Edward Scroggins Richard Zamora San Diego State Brenda Inez Hammond K. Jamal Hopson Peter E. Pinon Jillian Leigh Blinkoff Sarah Elyse Pociask Brooke A. Seyffert University (CA) Monica Martina Hunger Cassie Nicole Jewell Haley Abigail Plunk Michaela Page Boykin Texas Wesleyan University Madison L. Rieger Lena Sikod Tiago Barcelos Antonio Nicholas Xavier Inchausti Matthew Joel Marlin Cindy Ann Rademaker Meghan M. Hopkinson Nicole R. Chandler Scott B. Sasso Catherine Pierpont Smith Elana Mimi Bartfeld Guadalupe Samuel Ruiz Julianne Elizabeth Mobley Carla L. Sandoval Samantha V. Long Janice R. Medley Emily Diane Schlemmer Don P. Trahan, Jr. Rebecca Leigh Bazzill Jimenez Krysta D. Moench Erica Nicole Simpson Audra J. Maciunas Brandi J. Rachall Lucy Hedges Senesac Elon Arthur Burns Marc Kahue Michelle Owusu Sarah Elizabeth Smith Katie M. Nesto Texas A & M Univ-Kingsville Laura Rosser Joanna Christine Tessler Nancy Esmeralda Calderón Stephanie Reyes Kahue Lisa Marie Phillips Daniel T. Ohm Patricia R. Calvo Rene Rosser Sara Greeene Wiegand Spalding University (KY) Adrienne Elena Collazo Katarzyna Kanska Byron Ariel Rivera Brittany Erin Orpin Sherri Hines Kristen N. Shaner Transylvania University (KY) Margaret Charissa Conrad Jessica Alexcia Karaeff Slippery Rock University (PA) Lorrie J. Schrader Julianne K. Pacheco Melissa Hofstetter Rebecka Stahl Rachel DeMers Soara Oceana DeLouvre Meredith Leigh Lanska Brandon A. Balotti Nacole Trenese Smith Katie A. Pinto Ashley Jacobs Jennifer R. Templeton Shawn Greschel Ana Kristina Dowell Richard Phillip Lefief Francine C. Bond Brienna Rae Thompson Lisa Michelle Rosner Danilo J. Molina Jessica Erin Rickard Shannon Rae Earl Roselle Loudon Stephanie S. Bowers Gianna Rose Vierra SUNY College at Geneseo Krystyna A. Rotella Leslie Petros Rebecca Fountain Jeffrey Allen McLaughlin Jillian M. Clark Amanda Lynn Wears Ashley Alton David M. Taube Brandy Sparls Trinity Internatl University (IL) Logan Carl Franey Jason Whitney Mills Ashley L. Dandridge Rachel Elizabeth Young Melissa Bak Celina Rosita Tousignant Johanna I. Trevino Ryan C. Anderson Ashley Lenore Frazier Stefanie Francis Ng Deandra N. Evans Vanya N. Zegarra Amy Callahan Kristine E. Woods Beatrice Vera Valerie Joy Demko

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Emily Elizabeth Duby Union University (TN) Kaylynn Marie Casper Jane Ji-Yun Kim Timarie Anne Lang Univ of Colorado Jessica Lee Neukam Univ of Houston- Abigail Ortiz Jessica M. Gillard Ana M. Davis Yanina Viktorovna Koval Catherine Elizabeth Luce at Colorado Springs Kaitlin E. Thompson Clear Lake (TX) Hannah E. Reutter Wendy Lee Googe Cassandra Ann Johnson Kelly Kimiko Leong Rachel Corban McConnell Ashley P. Gunn Susan Y. Ballard Univ of Florida Lauren Dawn Rosko Jeremy Michael Hanks Alisa C. Lorenz Angela Li Jamila A. Millette Marlena L. Heintz Dana Lynn Black Abigail J. Beckwith Ryan D. Steger Laura Sanders Herrell Wendie Louise MacNaughton Christine Elizabeth Mansfield Shazia Mirza Joycetta Mary Jones Michelle B. Blair Ashley M. Cahow Jessica Maria Thompson Ashley Brooke Johnson Laura D. Mancuso Kelly Meadows Catherine Elizabeth Neubauer Kenneth E. Vail Lakiya K. Blaze Nicole Chism Cheryl Ann Wenzlaff Brooke Jones Nathan L. Meadows S. Joshua Mendelsohn Monica Noppinger Vanessa Lynn Wall Rebecca Lynn Fischer Abigail B. Fried Natasha Naomie Louise Scates Britte J. Merculief Mallory J. Mickel Thomas Andrew O’Connor Monica Jeanette Garcia Trinity University (DC) Univ of Colorado at Denver Lauren E. Gershkow Jessica Anne Stahl Christina M. Moore Nidya Z. Montano Bruno Sharon V. Griffin Roxanne Farrow Nicole M. Delva Zarabeth L. Golden Jessica L. Vanderpool Megan E. Olson Andrey Leonidovich Neginskiy Tanya A. Oquendo Rachel L. Hensley Braunilyn K. Fletcher Stephanie L. Hale Kimberly M. Gorski Amanda Marie Larsen Wells Zackery Bryant Olson May T. Nguyen Jennifer N. Pearson Lindsay Ann Maiman India J. Ford Karly A. King Kelly C. Graf Julieanna I. Orczewska Leslie Anne Montierro Nicolas Thomas C. Pellito Medina Mojaddedi Durkia Hudson Univ at Buffalo, SUNY Emily Frances Schultz Nicole E. Iannone Jennifer Leigh Phillips Ben Kiyoshi Nomura-Weingrow Babita Priya Persaud Yvonne Rodriguez Kendra A. Joseph-Rodgers Katherine Ann Berry Kathy Ross Wentz Christopher J. Jagiela Steven Joe Rairdon Christine Estelle Nothelfer Shivana Rameshwar Edda Nimet Tinis Nzinga Akilah Lawrence Emily D. Briglia Keri L. Johnson Alix A. Royale Maurine Fae Rimoldi Diana T. Rigatuso Univ of Connecticut Lauren Claire Venn Nija P. Leek Jessica Anne Bronson Christopher M. King Sheena C. Tanner Erica Schimbor Scott P. Robertson Jennifer M. Bartkowiak Veronica Elizabeth Martinez Katrina Marie Bytschkow Alyssa L. Marciniak Stacey Lee Whiteman Bailey E. Seymour Kirsten Lee Roche Brittney Lynne Bauer Univ of Houston- An Xuan Ngo Min Min Chen Sena M. Moran Ashley Renae Woods Scott Charles Sitrin Jessica Marie Rodriguez Judith N. Biesen Downtown (TX) Kodilichi Nwankwo Riane E. Corter Jessica R. Newton Cesar Raul Alvarado José Soto Karla M. Rodriguez Mohamad A. Brooks Marylin Marquez Orellana Univ of Arkansas Kathryn Elizabeth de Rose Arbi Vartan Jennifer Marie Scott Scott A. Bullock Janice J. O’Driscoll Beverly Bianca Burks Chimire Owsley at Little Rock Stephanie Joan DeSantis Donna Selina Portia White Jamie H. Seiger Darryll Ana Cappiello Lindsey E. Penn Norma Calvert Gianoula Maria Sideris Natalie D. Benjamin Kimberly T. Doan Quinn V. Yowell Lisa Arielle Taylor Lindsay Belle Dashefsky Katherine E. Ray La Shunda Chase Cindy J. Soc-Ovalle Jessica Michelle Bisbee Shaun E. Fickling Danielle Nicole Truesdale Kathleen Shanley Dinnan Christina A. Schulte Kefflynne D. Harrington Angela Lafay Burgest Univ of California, Riverside Troy University (AL) William A. Greene III Nancy I. Zlatkin Jennifer J. Dubois Melina Sevlever Anselm Khoo Amanda L. Canter Nerissa A. Abalde Hunter V. Anderson Alex R. Greenfield Kate A. Esposito Kristina Socarras Alejandro Martinez Christina Lynn Clark Lama R. Alsibai Univ of Central Renee S. Broadhead Elizabeth A. Gyoerkoe Debra Nicole Grunin Paige H. Spencer Monica Mindiola Carol Lynne Collier Alethea A. Alvarez Florida-Daytona Aishia N. 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Mavumkal Caitlin Elizabeth Reynolds Daryan Wilkerson Amanda L. Banner Eric W. Mulherin Rima D. Jomaa Megan R. Miller Cassandra Lokelani Cho Bonnie M. McAfee Abena Gyamfuah Sarfo-Mensah Dawn Young Ashley M. Blair James C. Primm Laura Khoury Judiann M. Rakes Yardley Duran-McMillen Michele M. McNerney Katelyn M. Sileo Mike J. Bova Conti Graeme Edwin Rand Jina K. Kim Susan E. Ross Marcelo Hanza Univ of Illinois, Chicago Lindsay Dana Miller Emily E. Slocum Brian T. Caldwell Michael Eugene Shanks Linda Kim Dang Lorraine Jonsdottir Jessica M. Salerno Alison Jenna Mizera Univ of Central Missouri Artila Tasho Kristel N. Givogue Joseph Blake Smith Patraya S. Lowe-Smith Darissa M.K. Kekuawela Louis C. Mussari Tracy Adams Caitlin M. Thursland Univ of Kansas Emma C. Goers Michael D. Taylor Tiffany Lung Cynthia McLean Emily C. Owens Jessica Ashley Christina G. Wong RaeAnn E. Anderson Sarah J. Goodson Teresa Tierney-Boothe Rachel McGee Lovina H. Moevao Ashley Rose Panara Amy Blickenstaff Lauren M. 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Moore Janelle Sit Univ of Central Oklahoma Katherine S. Farish Wern How Yam Vivian K. Butler Kendra Dilcher Katheryn Elizabeth Mooney Laura M. Najjar Jenny Tran Cynthia Alvarez Charles John Lovetri II Cynthia Cayton Helen French Megan L. O’Brien Rita M. Nogin Univ of Akron (OH) Nathan Tsang Mark Banta Stephanie Manfredi Orin T. Odom Erica Fung Alisia P. Peck Karen M. Rohrer Darla S. Caslow Arthur Unzueta Vickie Clark Maria Eduarda Paganelli Reginald A. Pace Danielle Kerr Cade Jacob Smith Thomas R. Roma Andrew Castano John Wang Natalie Deitz-Bales Rafaela S. Soriano Bernita L. Patterson, PhD Gregory Scott Kilbreath Samuel Brittain Stepp Ashley E. Seay Amand S. Marunich Melissa Epperson Linda Christine Weatherseed Nannette Penister Univ of California, Santa Cruz Katie Kinkade Joseph Charles Tennant Mallory C. Stites Elizabeth A. Milan Jason Ferrell Robin T. Stevens Gary Brocker Bell Univ of Dayton (OH) Alyson Nakagawa Jenna Maureen Tomlin Megan R. Vivian Lindsey C. Moncrief Ashalee Hurst Ebo Tei, PhD Toby M. Endo Carmon D. Bens Danny Sepkowski Kristy L. Warmbold Mary Plank Deanna Langham Univ of Kentucky Albert Kai Toh, PhD Jennifer Hayton Gehnrich Ashlee N. Essex Lindsay Taguma Alana A. Webster Carly E. Violand Aaron Likens Katie Stewart Borders Crystal R. Walker Gretchen Lambert Kryss Caitlin M. Garvey Kristi Taniguchi Lauren Winston Christina L. Butcher Tufts University (MA) Univ of Alabama Melissa Y. Matsumoto Jared A. Hayes Daniel Wilkie Univ of Baltimore (MD) Shawn E. Canty Jeffrey D’Elia Folashade O. Ayanwale Vicki Nguyen Univ of Colorado at Boulder Erica Leann Hoefler Sally Yi Elizabeth Anne Boni James L. Crouch Sarah Kalil Jessica Bailey Julia Sabina Panescu Jessica C. Amend Melissa A. Hoelzle Mary Huda Bryant Univ of Hawaii–West Oahu Bethany Sue East Sean Malahy Katelin J. Baker Valenina Rubenstein Ellen J. Baskerville Kathryn E. Kurivial Nyasha M. Chikowore Babette Marie Andaya Carley E. Faughn Evelyn Sharkey Kathrine Ann Buck Jessica Ann Silverman Katherine L. Brereton Megan Malachowski Stephanie M. Clark Ernest Conquest Jackson Emily P. Graham Daniel Stein Mary E. Cain Kristin Laurel Weisler Anita L. Brzeski Emma McCune Rochelle C. Cooper Chanelle M. Kawamoto Megan Elizabeth Haering Matthew Giddens Frances A. Carr Emily Rosina Miller Tuskegee University (AL) Erica T. Dennis Univ of Central Arkansas Mark Ferdinand Aquino Salazar Andrew Allen Hancock Elizabeth Anne Hughes Cooper M. Farr Nicholas G. Price Shameka Monique Agee Mary C. Eff Darren E. Braswell Ivan Sanidad Rachel Michelle Held Jennifer O. Kelly Levana R. Geist Elizabeth A. Reinberg Alicia M. Clark Christian Gareth Gruhler Robyn A. Brown David Alan Herbst Christie Ledbetter Nick M. Grebe Amanda D. Thiacik Univ of Houston (TX) Brittany Day Julia Flora Knach Laura Beth Crocker Lindsey N. Hornung Carson J. Sandy Jessie E. Greenberg Kristin Tyburczy Jeffey Abraham Shellena Aree Eskridge Alexandra Mattern-Roggelin Hannah R. LeMay Laurie Miko Johnson Tiffany N. Williams William D. Hall Erika Ann Dunn Krystal Monique Ferrell Justin Michael Shea Samantha L. Lovell Univ of Detroit Mercy (MI) Andrea Lynn Kirk Abby A. Wilson Annie M. Johnston Tanisha L. Florence Laura Lee Harris Atiya Renee Smith Marilyn Lindsey Osborne Martina A. Accivatti Seth A. Kiser Paul F. Knell Jamechia Hoyle Alexandria L’ché Merritt Univ of Alabama in Huntsville Chris E. Strobel, Jr. Kerin Anne Smith Victoria E. Burnett Kaitlin C. Kosse Stephanie A. Laughon Silky A. Joshi Kristin S. Parlor Lauren A. Burns Joseph R. Wilson David A. Escontrias Kelly Elizabeth McIntosh Univ of Central Florida Maureen M. Maguire Jonathan L. Kole Nakeisha Diane Thomas Candice K. Mathews Andrea Marie Gottardo Kurt A. Myers Univ of California, Marcus D. Baum Chelsea M. Mettee Rachel Anne Lei Corey Antonio Williams Nudrat K. Siddiqui Kenelle C. Hughley Hannah J. Palmer Berkeley Holli Marie Bishop Joan S. Park Roxana M. Mayer Terence M. Strait Doloris Junccj Lisa Ann Puckett Union College (KY) Chetan Prateek Amar Nicole D. Bonum Alicia M. Paul Coleen L. Owens Cassie A. Stutts Arielle R. Kulbersh Allison N. Riney Tracy Athey-Gregory Asya Aretskin Matthew Gordon Burkhalter Tristan C. Plank Adam D. Pazda Erin E. Zellers Jacquetta S. Mosley Angela Elizabeth Smits Rita Brianna Boles Ulrich Bilke Danielle Marie Carapellotti Caroline E. Stewart Ashley M. Radmacher Caroline N. Toennis Phillip Brock Univ of Alaska Fairbanks Margarita Bulyga Nicole M. Castro Heather N. Wagner Univ of Evansville (IN) Brian C. Schulz Lois Doan Nicole Abrams Katrina Roxanne Cabanban Marisha R. De Jesús Katie L. Weiss Kathryn Elizabeth Cummins Kellie Smith Univ of La Verne (CA) William R. Garris Emily M. Balboa Angela Casoinic Christie De Aluague Espiritu Meghan E. Wright Bonnie M. Green Carolyn Marie Soto Chouaib Aberkane Anisa L. James Kimberly M. 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Whitney Brown Jennifer John Univ of Massachusetts Mary L. Barnett Kimberly A. Lauter Jennifer Huynh Katherine Palombo Jeannette L. Ellis Michael Cardenas Shilpa Kadoo Amherst Roseanna T. Berry Catherine J. MacPherson Miranda Jones Colleen Perry Ajeem Ja-son Evans Lola-Dolores Finley Meredith Marino Courtney Black Margaret L. Bobo Richard David Wilson Brandon Jordan Ashley Pezzella-Saenz Michael A. Frechen Mary Emily Giraldo Katherine Moler Ashley N. Brantley Afshan Kamrudia Allyce Pinchback Lindsay L. Greiner Univ of Memphis (TN) Univ of New Mexico Staci Graham Farida Panjwani Jeremi N. Buffington Michaella Kenny Jennifer Pintimalli Timothy Peter Kolodziej Rachel Leigh Barnes Jessica Alsup Kari Granger Eric Rosenzweig Roniesha T. Davis Patricia Miller Anne Posluszny Katherine E. LaRousse Michael Reneé Cox Alicia L. André Adrianna Guaracha Craig D. Whitten Georgia K. Fyke Robert Peacock Kelly Powell Kimberly I. McManus Kimberly Nicole Curlin Quynh-Anh Bui Marcela Guillen Franklin W. Hill Shelby Reisch Stephanie Ravin Erica Lynn Muto Univ of Maryland College Park Nia Marcia Maria Dowell Sharon Esquibel Lynetta L. Hale Danielle D. Howard Sandra Roberts Nicole Recchilongo Eva Anna Piatek Aamira T. Ali Tommy V. Harkins III Lochlin J. Farrel Kourtney Hicks Angela L. Hughes Adam Sands Andrew Reineberg Kayla Marie Smith Lauren P. Andersen Kimberly Ann Hooss Emily Gardner Kiran Jethani Winston E. Jones Peggy Sham Emily Reybitz Heather Leigh Tropiano Jessica Greer Block Patrick L. Howie Roxanne Hill-Norris Destiny Maletz Hannah E. Menefee Danielle Skapura Anne Ries Jaclyn M. Valente Rachel Elizabeth Boteach Michael E. Lauderdale Madelyn Ikeda Eric F. Panknin Nicholaas Prins Jessica Vanisko Matthew Rothman Daisy Vélez Sarah Joan Brady Rachel E. Schirmer John Jabez Daniel Rivera Marie M. Renaudin Akia White Sheri Schwartz Anna Maria Warmuz Kandice Irene Butler Shannon A. Scoresby Natalia Jimenez Cheryl Y. Rudolph Robert H. Smith Samantha Sciarrillo Michele Elizabeth Callahan Ashley Renee Ward Christine Karver Univ of Northern Colorado Univ of South Carolina Sarah Vasquez Adam M. Vinson Caroline Seaback Dina H. Carlin Shinobu Watanabe Kenneth Lythgoe Cynthia Armstrong Jessica J. Anderson Chelsea N. Walker Melissa Shablesky Univ of Louisiana at Lafayette Sarah M. Clarfield Naomi Marquez Kevin Bordelon Jennifer Barry Univ of Michigan-Ann Arbor Sommer S. Wallace Alexander Shusterman Lindsay M. Cooper Lauren D. Clifford Susan McDonald Mark Brothe Jason Michael Bird Lauren Michelle Allen Michael Sphon Tiffany Richey Emily S. Dentry Univ of Missouri-Columbia Brenda A. Medina Vanessa Corbett Eric V. Bowers Emily Arnstein Alex Stabile Gwen E. Emmons Jesse Boone Garwood Jennifer Molinar Sara Glover Quinyana Latrice Brown Univ of Louisiana at Monroe Liz Breitman Anna Sulanowski Alyssa D. Frank Danielle M. Graef Rachel A. Nelson Katie Hansen James Austin Carpenter Magen Albritton Jennifer Briskin Heather Swaney Timothy R. Gilbert Aaron Hand Brook Parks Shauna C. Hughes Lindsey N. Choate Sherita Armstrong Kathleen Bruder Brittany Tracy Nicole W. Goge Melissa K. Hord Timothy Serrano Monika Ludwig Michelle D. Conaty Shonda Liann Butts Maria Calleros Sarah Travis Deanna M. Gottleib Jennafer Elizabeth Jacobmeyer Rachel Wells Shawnette McChesney Danielle Elizabeth Denslow Bryan Creekmore Alex Dopp Katherine Wanson Simon B. Guggenheim Samuel James Karson Nicole McGoldrick Katie Ann Goodnight Clifford J. Daniel Kelly Doyle Univ North Carolina, Asheville Kimberly Whiteside Rachel A. Hercenberg Geoffery Thomas Kerr Melissa Mills Bothwell Graham Angelle A. Dunn Natalie Mimi Hsiao Fang-Yen Jessica B. Autrey Lindsay Wineland Samantha M. Holcombe Suzanne E. Koenig Steven Powner Tegan Graser Sara Parsons Amy Feinman Laura Decker Elana Zuckerman Katrina W. Hsen Tracey G. Latimore Mariah Taylor William Tyler Greer Alexi Lyn Perkins Mike Finn Elizabeth Duncan Sophia Delima Iem Christopher B. Morgan Zoey R. Thompson Univ of Pittsburgh at Brittney Diane Gregory Jami-Lynn Perry Laura Girz Elizabth Fisher Elizabeth Hwang Jensen Michael A. Pasch Kacy Danielle Wilms Bradford (PA) Kimberly M. Haire Elise C. Smith Margaret Guinan Mary-Josette Jones Phylicia Kayli Kavanagh Melissa Marie Williams Jennifer A. Eck Daron L. Jolley Carly Gutstein Kristen Keathley Univ of Oklahoma Univ of Louisville (KY) Amy F. Kaylor Heather Renee Rochford LaTasha V. Kennedy John Hagen Univ of Missouri-Kansas City Diana Meter Tabitha Le Heather Collins Perri J. Koll Bill A. Smock Brittany Lauren Kilgore Estee Hausman Sarah Breier Jamie Milliser Blaine K. McFarland Jessica Hetrick Stacy E. Kurtz Echo R. Zandy Catherine Eleanor MacIlwinen Tenae Wilson Tara E. Lane Nadia Huq Mayya Burdyugova Univ North Carolina, Pembroke Lynn M. Nguyen Univ of Pittsburgh at Jessica Lynn Maples Eunbyul Lee Rachel Kay Rachel Coleman William C. Campbell Jessica R. Roach Univ of Maine Greensburg (PA) Laura Elizabeth Moore Eve Sarah Libby Angie Kemp Jaclyn Dwyer Jeffrey D. Lamm Derek L. Stevens Michelle J. Agnese Jessica Lynn Dick David Ryan Muehling Ilana B. Libby Eric Kim Mark Halastik Andrea Alexis Russell Alex Robert Wooten Kimberly J. Bates Natalie Christine Nichols Courtney W. Peevy Alexis Bickel Lubar Joanna Kirschbaum Trisha James Jill Bober Yang Kyra H. Berube Univ of Pittsburgh (PA) Michael A. Oblinsky Ashley June Peterson Andrew Scott Myers Alissa Koloff James Townsend Ashley Denise Young Katie E. Black Nour Abdelghani Kelly Lynn Sieczkowski Brittney M. Simpson Victor Kinming Quach Calli-Ev Kosch Cassie Weide Danielle M. Carey Univ of North Dakota Mailory Anderson Greer L. Snavely Gal Soltz Luci Catherine Quinn Linda Lei Kallie White Justin P. Chase Jordan Anderson Alexandra Bechtel Jennie A. Wigle Adam Teed Megan L. Quinn Adam Lewis Jennifer M. Clark Univ of Missouri-St. Louis Alyssa Bjella Jenna Berent Yolanda E. Tindal Christine L. Rebsch Kristin Mastic Univ of Rhode Island Sarah T. Lavallee Jaqueta Antanina Algee Mary Blume Hannah Bergman Jaysree Anne Roberts Christopher John McLouth Nicole Arpino Univ of South Carolina Aiken Sarah A. Lombard Katie Lynn Benedick Katherine Brenden Marita Blackney Genevieve Waldorf Roe Anna Miller Catherine Collazzo Alicia Franchon Cohen Abigail K. Madeira Jill A. Berkland Erin Carlson Laura Bove Beth S. Rosenberg Melissa Nowlin Mark Depot Matthew Maestri Matthew J. McAvoy Stephanie J. Bono Lauren Chilian Tanya Bucci Talia Rachel Sacks Padriac Shamus O’Connor Sandra Faria Ruth Emily Shelton Mahala R. Patrick Laura A. Bradarich Patrick Cox Derrecka Butler Nadia Samad Caryn Orbuch Kristina Frederick Kaitlynn H. Read Tammie J. Bush Samantha Hasenzahl Kyle Carlson Univ of South Dakota Kara Stein Sanders Esther Orr Samuel R. Fricchione Marcella Annamaria Chirco Michael Himle Elizabeth Cincotta Sally Koch Univ of Mary Washington (VA) Katharine L. Schlebecker Travis J. Pashak Jenlyn Furey Leigh Ann Czaia Tara Hollenbeck Katie Dahlberg Jesse McMahon Brian R. Anderson Alana Danielle Schwartz Deborah Ann Peterson Colleen M. Griffin Ashley N. Dodson Heather Howe Rachel Denlinger Kimberly Meekins Rebecca Asher Robin Shore Amanda Pfaff Darcy Ann Harris Dinae Patrice Fobish Liza Jones Ashley Dominick Robin Austin Jeneve Stacy Silverberg Kimberly Remski Kim Hastings Univ of South Fla, Tampa Leah Ruth Gossage Jessica Kringstad Miranda Dore Carly Barron Kara Ilene Smith Emily Sallen Elizabeth Henderson Blake Barrett Ashley E. Kaltenbach Ellen Meier Shanna Duffy Shannon Bibb Leslie J. Smyth Michael-Paul Schallmo Danielle Hilliard Autumn Barthelemy Natalie K. Kelso Angela Miller Elizabeth Dugan Heather Butler Jennifer M. Stewart Marissa Sens Nicole Kidd Nicole Bartosh Robyn S. Mason Ashley Paintner Chelsea Fineberg Kathryn Carter Ria Melinda Travers Brooke Shapiro Michelle Rose Laing Emilie Blanton William Thomas Meyer Kari Pence Jaylin Fischer Rebecca Claar Cynthia Nadine Willis Lauren Shevell Nicole Grae Levitan Rachel Brown Sara Elizabeth Muller Rebecca Perry Stephanie Fox Brittany L. Cooney Rachel Beth Yaroschuk Belinda Shih Kimberly A. MacDougall Hillary Cagle Julia L. Murphy Bethany Prichard Elizabeth Fugate Mary Dickenson Chelsea Soyring Yisrael Malotte-Berger Emilija Djurdjevic Univ of Maryland Univ College Jennifer Ann Niehoff Roberta Pytlik Emily Galvin Melissa Falkenstern Nora Sporn Sarah Marsella Lindsay Fennimore Gala H. Abraham Almyra J. Perry Jessica Scherr Brandon Gillie Emily Forsyth Queen Gavin Stern Amy McDermott Amy Gierhahn Tiffany F. Bailey Allison Elizabeth Pettibone Nicole Seibold Jacqueline Goodman Lauren Fuller Rachel Lynn Steslicki Kari A. Militello Brian Johnston Estaban D. Fazio Kathy C. Pilkington Leigh Sturn Meghan Hassinger Jeffrey Johnson Alyson Sularz Kara Morgenstern Jessica Jordan Amber N. Gray Julie Plummer Alyssa Heintzelman Marie Kilby Sabrina Valenti Univ of North Florida Jason J. Padilla Lauren Kelliher Stephanie J. Hawk Lena M.F. Prinzi Sabrina Heman-Ackah Kimberly Miller Julie Wallis David Luis Aguilar Gregory J. Paquin Ashley Kenyon Kimberly A. Jaw Alexis Elizabeth Shelvy Catharine Henderson Jillian O’Rourke Jennifer Wilcox Abby E. Holmes Domenic J. Penta, Jr. Justin Kwiatkowski Casey C. Jones Haley Paige Thorn Tanisha Hill-Jarrett Melissa Ontko Jennifer Wintroub Rebekah Ann Holt Alexander D. Schramm Stephanie Miloslavic Susan A. Kalasunas Ron Edward Yonker III Marina Jackson Kristynn Sullivan Julie Zuckerman Jamie Lynn Karbett Cortney Sheehan Heather Nicklaus Joel W. McCann Karen Jakubowski Virginia Sunderlin Univ of Nebraska at Omaha Jamee Ruth Mahusay Sojattra T. Soeung Jessica Polefrone Karla C. McDonald Univ of Michigan-Dearborn Kathryn Johnston Cassandra Urbano Melissa Bunz Lauren Nicole Vogel Erica M. Stuppler Angela Puentes Xuan T. Nguyen Sarah Berry Megan Kennen Amelia Van Vlack Daniel Harris Katherine Szurley Christina Reichert Joycelyn C. O’Mard Jon Cassens Univ of North Texas Trisha Kozlowski Caitlin Varley Alan Jarecki Anike Tansey Jennifer Rodgers Nygil Quashie Devin Jones Tania Alarcon Amber Kunkel Christina Woolsey Danica Lee Christina Yidiaris Steven Schulte Melanie L. Richards Lindsay Ann Marciniec Tiffani Allison Samantha Ljubich Katherine M. Linden Kara Shaw Univ of Maryland Balt County Sandra L. Saltz Lauren Reed Tenisha Blair Nicholas Malaspina Univ of Scranton (PA) Sarah McClelland Donna Smith Nardos Z. Bellete Joshua D. Scott Mark Matthew Silvestri Ashlee Braswell Lindsay Marshall Maura Anne Armezzani Ryan Thurman Samantha Bier Tammy A. Snow Univ of New Hampshire Tatum Brown Bruna Martins Kristyn Marie Boyd Univ of Minnesota, Morris Andres Viel Armejoy Boac Ursula E. Vinci Sterling Erin A. Atwater Delkys Conde Christopher McAdoo Shawn M. Brothwell Jacqueline Greenwood Julien Nailah A. Callender Adrienne P. Whitney Elizabeth Celia Bruehl Naomi Cullen Brandi Melot Melissa M. Burns Univ of Southern Maine Philip Fanara Betty J. Whitney Univ of Mississippi Kyle F. DaCruz Vanessa Delgado Anthony Mihalo Morgan K. Cerio Heather D. Butler Jennifer Hoyt Monique C. Willet Sara A. Adams Jessica M. Ferreira Karin DeVasto Stephanie Mullen Taylor Anne Crawford Matthew Giesecke Aaron James Cynthia K. Woo Jessica C. Barnes Krista Geden Lilliesha Grandberry Sean Palermo Rosemarie R. DiDonato Nicole M. Grady

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Lisa M. Heronimus Nichole Elizabeth Streets Univ of Victoria (BC) Jennifer Kroll Brandi Jernigan Danielle L. Smith Sara Anne Smeltzer Widener University (PA) Ashley M. Jensen Caitlin Susan Tenison Dorothy L. Andrews Scott Marcus Ashleigh Leftwich Sara K. Trane’ Laura Marie Sprow Lauren M. Davidson Lindsay K. LaBranche Daley Christine Turet Matthew Marsh Allison R. Ludeman Thomas Anthony Ulrich Spencer Ryan Swartzbaugh Univ of Victoria (BC) Allison C. Frassoni Jenna R. Nadeau Amanda G. Wills Amanda Mozina Lavonna Martin Heather Marie Williams Kayla Mae Thompson Lia J. H. Best Abbee K. Fry Samantha J. Plouffe Xiyao Zhang Michael Nass Darren O’Brien Kendra Leigh Toomey Jessica Petra Beveridge Wayne State College (NE) Vanessa R. Kershaw Mary E. Sohl Sabrina Nettles Amy Catherine Smith Jennifer Lynn Weber Univ of Texas at El Paso Daniel J. Brewster Raelee E. Eicke Sophia J. McNew James R. Stoddard Kristin Randa Elyse Waugh Rosie Aguilar Susanna Cheung Rachel L. Faust Western Kentucky Univ Julia Rubinshteyn Christine E. Wilmoth Wilkes University (PA) Univ of Southern Lizbeth Barba Kendra R. Christiansen Halie Jo Hughes Crystal Bonneau-Kaya Michael Scanlan Sarah M. Woodard Mississippi Aaron Lee Baule Cara Rae Dunkley Jerrica A. Kyger Whitney L. Greenwell Corey Hahn Erica Schilz David Bunch Blanca Sofia Beas Kelli M. Gibbons Virginia Polytech Univ Torri DeAnn Maloley Erin E. Kotchik Claire Starke Erin K. Massey Catlin Green David Biagas Jr. Erin Nicole Grant Stephanie Elizabeth Bailey Megan N. Mardesen Dwayne S. Lutz Jena Timm Daniel Sean McBride Sadiya Khandker Jennifer Bustamante Natalie Janine Huxtable Amanda Leigh Baldwin Mary Elizabeth Peters Kelly A. Patchell Stacy Trinastic Andrew Murray Amber Martin Nohemi Cerecerez Leah R. Kainer Erika S. Bonner Alicia Rose Reineke Sarah Welte Angel M. Piper Laura M. Shedlock Rachel Moulder Sarah Cerecerez Rachel D. Link Alison M. Carmack Carla Marie Seagren Nicole Wesley Ashley Smith Makeshia Warden J’me-Jennifer Garcia Alyssa Laurel Louw Andrew M. D. Clark Meghan M. Smith Williams Baptist College (AR) Natalie Wolfe Kayla Smith Jessica Rose Gonzalez Kyle Christopher Mueller Bonnie C. Culpepper Julie Ann Bishop Univ of Southern Lauren Zerwinski Wayne State Univ (MI) Wendy Stephens Karina M. Gonzalez Asif K. Muhammad Jacqueline M. Damare Jonathan Collin Carter Mississippi-GC Nicholas J. Budzyn Daniel Super Vanessa V. Gonzalez Ai Nakahama Univ of Wisconsin-Parkside Lauren Kimberly Davis Leighanna R. Fulton Angelia Bone Janelle Marie Currier Kyla Surdyka Alexandra Orzeck Amanda A. Leonard Holly Fedele Ernie Gonzalez Jr. Johanna E. Field Danielle Marie Davey Diana Valdivia-Rivera Hollie Kathryn Gentry Meghan Michelle Robertson Stacy Lynn Ludwig Melissa Jewel Herndon Davina Heredia Alana Deanne Fragar Angela Jo Dolehanty Andrea Zirkelbach Alyssa L. Johnson Brandon J. Thompson Delia Matthieus Jessamyn Hogue James L. Johnson Lindsay E. Gardner Omeed Ghandehari Kyle D. Keenen Marcia E. Wagner Martha Araceli Mendoza Perez Western Michigan Univ Jennifer Ladner Arlene Luevano David Miller Giammittorio Tara Hixon Brandi LaShaye Lipsmeyer Cristal Martinez Sabrina Rachael White Ashley M. Retter Dayna A. Giel Miles K. Bennett Samantha Lamier Sharon J. Im Ashlee Nichole Pearson James Mathes Sophia M. Shikoff Kathleen M. Gillespie Jennifer S. Brewer Julie Strange Univ of Virginia Madison Blaire Marcus Lauren Abigail Sawyer Rosalba Navarrete Shauna C. Horrell Heather R. Kellogg Samantha Wiederman Jessica R. Beadel Univ of Wisconsin-Stout Holly Ann Spalding Julie A. Lavender Kristin M. O’Connor Joseph James Boland Brian Patrick Casey Leah E. Justis David Benjamin Victor Winston-Salem State Univ of Tampa (FL) Noelle C. Lynch Vanessa Parra Timothy Noel Botler Josh J. Ebert Amber-Dawn M. Keltner Ambreen Yusaf University (NC) Desiree Armengol Tialha M. Nover Erin L. Quevedo Allison Anne Brennan Justin Lee Maki Rachel M. Korn Chantal Bell Sarah Danon Waynesburg College (PA) Hillary P. Rawlings Bryan Issac Soltero Catherine Megan Carmack Nicole L. Marthey Brandon Edward Lilley Nydia K. Givens Shihani De Sylva Alexandra Valdez Sarah E. Lowen Joshua W. Holizna Lindsay B. Scott Mun Yuk Chin Jamie Lynne Pfantz Sarisha Holloway Amanda Ramsey Yvette Valenzuela Megan Marie Lyons Geoffrey A. Shafto Rachel Olivia Cicconi Elizabeth A. Riepe Weber State Univ (UT) Kayla A. Huntley Brittany Tortorella Andrew Dylan Markham Tiffany M. Smiecinski Univ of Texas at San Antonio Christine A. Connors Emily Jean Spagnoli Laurel Elaine Allen Marlena Urfirer-Miranda Kunal Namballa Leonta’ J. Smith Jordan Nivens Lizzette Alejandra Araujo Patricia Adele Cuadros Samantha Nicole Collier Univ of Wisconsin-Whitewater Kelly Amber O’Neill Tasha N. Turner Cory D. Welch Univ of Tennessee at Alyssa Barrera Anne E. Dawson Paula B. Fiet Justine M. Grant Alexandra Megan Quinn Michelle M. Zerbi Deann M. Wheeler Chattanooga Lucinda Lee Bell Lauren Emily Erickson Evelyn Louise Smalley Gardiner Brooke A. Stern Rachael Elizabeth Ramsey Teresa Blanco Lavelda Bradley Rachel Kara Fried Sarah D. Hill Western New England College Winthrop University (SC) Katherine A. Rup Libby Marie Byers Diane E. Deleon Myles K. Glancy Utah State Univ Benjamin E. Nebeker Kristin A. Abbe Risa S. Faulks Caroline S. Ryan Rachel Michelle Clark Ashley L. Emmerich Lindsay M. Goldman Tiffany M. Fausett Megan Marie Parry Jill M. Bleyl Jessica Leigh Schafer Ashlie L. Harder Rachel L. Fleenor Misty Francom Kelly Copeland Gould Christine R. Hamontree Ronald W. Partridge Maria A. Consiglio Samantha Pearl Schneck Selina Brielle Hunt-Augustine Andrew J. Fournet Helen Anita Hansen Amanda Laurine Hale Tristan Q. Nelson Jeremy Joseph Stanger Laura J. Creanza Diana N. Schoof Casey L. McGuire Brittany Lee Harter Kristin Ludovice Rebecca Ruth Hale Katherine A. Peterson Ryan H. Stokes Melissa D. DaCruz Alisha Grace Scott Tracy Diane Morton Brandon T. Jones Rachel Matusko Emily Prescott Hamel Alyssa L. Walker Leo F. Walker Nicole D. Freed Stephanie D. Pyke Jacqueline R. Hamlin Jeffrey Scott Wallace Lauren Elizabeth Shank Kristen J. Graboski Sara Rebecca Neese Maria E. Pena West Liberty State Christy Sue Roe Alice F. Jackson Jacqueline D. Smith Danielle E. Hallenbeck Lisa Marie Sickman Celiana M. Ramos Vassar College (NY) College (WV) Kristen A. Saunders Linda Jin Kim Patricia Marie Sturm Meghan K. Hill Allison Brittany Smith Laura A. Randol Kalina N. Babeva Mary E. Cottle Kendall McKeldin Stokes Caroline Christopher LaGow Jonathan C. Waldron Amber L. McEachron Sara B. Robinson Kurt S. Bantilan Lindsay N. Felton Amanda Marie Tootill Kendra L. Wallace David Andrew Lessard Jennifer L. Williams Christa M. Melillo Samuel Rosas Kara M. Block Elise Nicole Shaffer Heather R. Williams David James Lick Christina D. Pedro Youngstown State Lena R. 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Allan Katherine S. Holmes Lila E. West Adrienne E. Hudak Katie N. Samay Anjuli Chitkara David Lindeman Jill Auxter Jennifer S. Hsieh Western Carolina Univ (NC) Kara M. White Julie Lynn Iudiciani Sarah Melissa Scott Nora Elizabeth Ferraldo Jocelyn Price Elizabeth Crawford Jennifer H. Kirschner Ruby Burns Amanda A. Zebrowski Sarah Lynn Siodmok Angela M. Incantalupo Francesca Marie Kostek Eric Reinhardt Stephen Thomas Dowling Wendy Leung Megan Leigh Carpenter Rachel Sylla Francesca Landolina Western Oregon University Jenifer Moorhead Courtney Swift Courtney Edgar Nora S. Lewin Jamie Lynn Crumley Lauren Elizabeth Tindall Allison Marotta Kristin Marie Andree Ryan J. Murcko Abigail Thompson Diane Frederick Jessica G. Linden Kristy Nichole Dotson Milena B. Zimmerman Kristina Mazzeo Christina M. Martinez Jennifer L. Ramsey Julie Todd Jennifer M. Griffths Swienckowski Stacey McClellan Jaclyn McCann Peter McDill Carrie L. Snyder Elise Harris Univ of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Serena E. McCarthy Shauna Moody Univ of Texas at Austin Dana Trottier Adam C. Reichold Brandon Jones Allyson May Adams Margaret S. Murphy Carla Ann Moore Angela M. Speed Priscilla Megan Bar-Yadin Jenna Christine Zielinski Joshua J. Sizemore Christina Koralewski Allyson Julie Buccanero Michael R. Newmark Amanda L. Okon Eric S. Wagner Amanda N. Basto Stephanie Williams Amy Matney Amanda Lea Buchmeier Marguerite E. O’Haire Washburn University Tracie Rowland Chandni Shailesh Bhakta Lilyan Charlotte Moore Jonathon Patrick Burton Gwendolyn K. Phillips of Topeka (KS) Traci Talbot Westmont College (CA) Tram Dinh Tara N. Reineck Elizabeth Marie Frickelton Andrea T. Prado Mary K. Egger Kelisa Underwood Carissa N. Balderas April Lynne Dominick Andrew Roman Erin Elizabeth Hirsch Stephanie A. Quezada Melissa K. Eldridge Brianna Whitesell Lindsey Nichole Chandler Ashley Nicole Ferguson Jared S. Rose Amanda Rae Meyer Sarah E. Rogers Molly E. Kelley Sonja K. Egeland Truc Thanh Garcia Western Illinois University Zach Salahieh Amy Elizabeth Steffes Bethany L. Romano Kristina L. Sheets Karina Ruth Marsh Rachel Elisa Gardner Laura L. Booth Katherine Schneeberger Bryanne Michelle Suhsen Joshua D. Rottman Chun W. Yu Dean Edward Picone Lorra Lynn Garey Raegan L. Christy Jeanna Stokes Rachel L. Tham Tessa K. Solomon-Lane Katie A. Zogelman Ashley E. Schuster Daniel C. Grafton Colin T. Clark Allyson E. Tscherne Hua Xiong-Her Katherine A. VanBuskirk Jessica Ann Vergini Lindsay Elizabeth Harper Washington St University (WA) Sara Charline Glass Phillip J. Urrutia Adam S. Zastrow Tatiana A. Vlahovic Julie Michelle Hill Kaylyn D. Amos Rosanna Ibarra Wichita State University (KS) Michael Waechter Anna N. Volk Richard W. Markus Univ of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Angela Leigh Atwood Kathryn M. Keleher Celesta J. Bainbridge Andrew R. Ward Natasha N. Walicki Carly Elizabeth McLaughlin Carissa Alt Dennis William Bridgeman Dale R. Korinek Christopher C. Brown Scott James Wyles Stephanie D. Wozniak Soo Y. Nam Shannon Bishop Sondra M. Dixon Todd R. Lewis Christina Eaves Catherine G. Wright Rachel K. Roos Univ of Utah Amanda Bliemeister Julia E. Martin Christina I. Lopez William Graves Stephanie L. Yee Susan R. Savage Matthew S. Lawrence Melinda Boehlen Margaret Victoria Pickle John Henry Lurquin Kelsey Karnopp Sarah J. Schmermund Rebecca L. Mader Emily Gallun Virginia Commonwealth Univ Jessica Ann Rogers Christopher Allen Pearce Teajai Kimsey Donna Sivan Kayla R. Maxwell Andrea Kaczmarek Jennifer Anderson Frederick J. Schoepflin Jamie L. Peeters Yee Shuang Lee Ashley Stansbury William T. Shelton Katy Klessig Nicole Frohne Stephanie L. Schuurmans Ahlyssa Ashley Pelszynski Mikki Phan

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5 Easy Steps to Becoming a Psi Chi Model Chapter … and Getting $100 for Your Chapter! Checklist for a Psi Chi ecoming a Psi Chi Model Chapter is easy. At the end of the academic year, the Psi Chi National Office will determine if your chapter meets the five criteria for a Psi Chi Model BChapter Award; if it does, Psi Chi will send your chapter a check for $100 and your Model Chapter chapter’s name will appear in the list of model chapters published annually in Eye on Psi Chi. Award No special application is needed! Just engage in the activities that we encourage all active chapters to undertake, and your chapter will receive recognition as a model chapter!

Vote in upcoming Don’t be left out this year. Follow these easy steps. ݗ Psi Chi National Election by March 15, 2008 1. Vote in the 2008 Psi Chi national elec- 5. Submit your chapter’s annual reports by tions by March 15. The National Office June 30. All chapters must submit a Chap- Submit a chapter activities or will send information about the national ter Annual Report and a Chapter Financial ݘ chapter officer report for elections to all chapters in late January. Report at the end of the school year. Your Eye on Psi Chi by March 15, 2008 Hold a chapter meeting to determine for chapter is encouraged to submit these on- whom the chapter wants to cast its vote. line at www.psichi.org/chapters/reports.asp Conduct at least one induction Vote online between February 1 and between April 1 and June 30. The National ݙ during the 2007-08 academic year March 15. For more information about the Office prefers online submissions, but Psi 2007-08 voting procedures, login as a Chi also accepts paper submissions post- chapter administrator at www.psichi.org/ marked by June 30, 2008. These forms are ݚ Pay any outstanding chapter chapters/login.asp. See page 20 on upcom- available at www.psichi.org/downloads. To debts to the National Office by ing voting procedures for Southeastern, be eligible for a Model Chapter Award, the June 30, 2008 Southwestern, and Midwestern regions. annual report should include information indicating the chapter engaged in the activ- 2. Submit a chapter activities or officer re- Submit the Chapter Annual Report ities listed below during the year. ݛ port by March 15. If your chapter has not and Financial Reports online done so already, submit a brief summary a. Participated in at least one service between April 1 and June 30, 2008. of your chapter’s activities or a report of project. The service activities could Chapter Annual Report should your chapter’s officers to the National be for your school, local community, include documentation to indicate Office by March 15 so information about national organization, or one of Psi your chapter did each of the your chapter can be included in the next Chi’s national service projects. Psi Chi’s following: issue of Eye on Psi Chi. These reports can national service projects are Adopt-a- also be submitted online at www.psichi.org/ Shelter, Archives of the History of chapters/reports_oa.asp. For information American Psychology, Food Drives, Participated in at least one Ꭽ about and examples of these reports see Habitat for Humanity, and UNICEF. service project in 2007-08 pages 49–51 of this issue. For more information about service academic year projects visit www.psichi.org/chapters/ 3. Conduct at least one induction in the serviceprojects.asp. Participated in one regional 2007-08 academic year. All chapters must Ꭾ convention or undergraduate conduct at least one induction in the b. Participated in one regional convention research conference in 2007-08 academic year to remain an or undergraduate research conference. active chapter. The Psi Chi National Upcoming regional conventions and 2007-08 academic year Office encourages chapters to conduct student research conferences are listed Submitted at least one applica- one induction per semester so that on page 42 of this issue. There is plenty students can become eligible for Psi Chi of time to register, so plan to attend Ꭿ tion for a Psi Chi grant or benefits as soon as possible. some of these conferences. award from your chapter or a chapter member in 2007-08 4. Pay any outstanding chapter debts to c. Submit at least one application for academic year. the Psi Chi National Office by June 30. a Psi Chi grant or award. There is still If you have questions about your chapter’s time to meet this criterion. Visit outstanding bills with the National Office, www.psichi.org/awards/data_sheet.asp please contact for a complete list of Psi Chi grants and awards. Submissions for chapter or Melissa Strickland individual grants and awards meet this Psi Chi’s Director of Finance/Awards criterion. [email protected]

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In September, the chapter sponsored mester for the chapter was the honor of ith over 1,000 Eastern RU Psyched at the 2007 National Alliance holding the Midwest Psychology Confer- chapters across the on Mental Illness (NAMI) Walks 5K. The ence at Southwest Baptist University. The Dowling College (NY) country, Psi Chi group, representing Roosevelt University conference took place in December 2007 W Psi Chi faculty advisors Drs. Robert Youth (RU) and Psi Chi, included the chapter and featured many surrounding schools members can make a and Mitchell Laube of Dowling College su- president, one member, and six friends. presenting research and communicating significant impact on their pervised the delivery of over 2,000 pounds With just two weeks notice, they raised with graduate schools’ representatives. of food to the St. Vincent de Paul Society communities. Let us know awareness and $300 to support the NAMI Overall, the semester was busy, but it was which helped approximately 105 needy what your chapter has been of Greater Chicago. In October, the chapter also a very productive time. families meet some of their nutrition needs. hosted its first Research Matchmaker to doing and share your This is the seventh consecutive year that the University of Wisconsin–Stout connect students to volunteer research as- fundraiser ideas with others. Psi Chi chapter has conducted a Thanksgiv- sistant positions in campus psychology labs. The chapter held a food drive and collected ing Food Drive for individuals in the North See submission information November saw the successful launch of 246 food items and 64 hygiene items for a Bellport area of Long Island, NY. This year's listed below. the first ever Chicago Area Psi Chi/Psi Beta total of 300 items. effort produced a record number of food Meet & Greet! The networking social at- donations filling 67 boxes. Submission deadlines* tracted over 60 students, faculty, and Fall: July 1 Southern Connecticut State University administrators (from 15 city and suburban Southeastern Winter: October 1 The fall semester began with three speakers colleges/universities) along with licensed Belmont University (TN) Spring: December 15 from the Psychology Department at South- psychologists (from several agencies and The Belmont Psi Chi Chapter kicked off the Summer: March 15 ern Connecticut University. Dr. Colwell private practices). A Contact Book contain- semester with their fourth annual cookout discussed forensic psychology—his experi- ing interviews and contact information was *Reports received (postmarked) after the deadline for new majors/minors and faculty. The will appear in the next issue of Eye on Psi Chi. ences along with what is involved and how created to help attendees keep in touch, and event was shortly followed by a series of F www.psichi.org/chapters/reports.asp to get there. Dr. Carroll held a panel about $84 was raised. fund-raising and community service events writing an honors thesis. Dr. Hauselt gave In December, the chapter inducted including holding a car wash, serving food Submission specifications an informational meeting about the IRB 27 members and held the first Graduate at the Nashville Rescue Mission, holding a • Only activities that have already occurred and are (Institutional Review Board) for students Recognition Ceremony/Party to congratu- bake sale, helping with a Special Olympics submitted in paragraph form will be published. Do not send future plans, calendars, or summa- interested in research. late the fall semester psychology graduates. fund-raiser, and helping with Ghouls at Dr. Michael Pantalone (Yale University The chapter turned a grand 60 years of age rized lists. Grassmere at the local zoo. Additionally, • Limit reports to 250 words. If you wish to report School of Medicine, CT) presented “A Brief on December 14! members participated in the School of more extensively on a special activity, series of Adaptation of Motivational Interviewing Sciences Cookout, held a depression programs, etc., contact the National Office at for Use in Clinical Practice: Extending Re- Southeast Missouri State University [email protected]. The chapter had frequent officer meetings screening, and hosted informative discus- • Write your report in the third person rather than search Findings to the 'Real World'’. He the first person (e.g., “the chapter sponsored” vs. in an attempt to renew student interest in sions on both depression and graduate discussed motivational interviewing (MI) school applications. The chapter ended the “we sponsored”). and the various ways he has worked on MI Psi Chi. Flyers for meetings were redesigned • Include full names, degrees, and titles of speak- semester by celebrating National Cotton from a training and career development for visual appeal. Additionally, the chapter ers/leaders, their institutions, and their topics. Candy Day by passing out free cotton • Report chapter events such as: discussions, lec- perspective. Dr. Grey (Yale University) requested faculty support to encourage stu- candy around campus, holding an all night tures, meetings, socials, fund-raising events, discussed “Emotional Intelligence Predicts dents to attend meetings with efforts having conventions, field trips, and honors received by movie night for majors/minors, and collect- Individual Differences in Social Exchange a mild success. In October, a panel discus- students, faculty members, and/or the chapter. sion was held on the topic of “Social Work ing back packs for the homeless. • Report attempted solutions to chapter problems— Reasoning”. those that were effective and those not so Dr. Cheryl Norton (president of the vs. Psychology” with a significant increase Davidson College (NC) effective. university) was invited to talk at one of the in attendance compared to usual meeting In October, the Psi Chi chapter sponsored a • Color photos are welcomed; the number of photos attendance. A holiday bowling party was per chapter is limited to two per issue. Include meetings. She discussed her experiences service event at the Pines, a continuing care accurate, typed captions. Photos may be mailed held in December with students competing with psychology and life in general. The retirement community near Davidson’s col- (nclude a self-addressed, stamped envelope for chapter was honored to have Dr. Norton against faculty. lege campus. Fifteen psychology students returned photos) or emailed to [email protected]. speak at one its meetings. For digital photos, email only high-quality resolu- Southwest Baptist University (MO) enjoyed decorating and eating Halloween tion images (600K) using a 3-or-higher megapixel The chapter hosted a Halloween party The chapter of Psi Chi was very active dur- cookies with the elderly residents. camera. Do not send digital printouts from a and invited all students interested in learn- photo quality printer. ing the semester with many items on the ing more about Psi Chi or the Psychology Fayetteville State University (NC) agenda that involved a lot of work from the Abbreviations: Club. The chapter decided to converge Psi The Psi Chi chapter held it's fall 2007 officers. Some of the activities in which the APA American Psychological Association Chi and Psychology Club together to make induction ceremony at the School of Busi- APS Association for Psychological Science chapter took part were: a campus-wide a “Psychology Alliance”. A successful lunch- ness and Economics, Shaw Auditorium, on EPA Eastern Psychological Association GRE prep course for all students, a fund- eon was held at the end of the semester to November 30, 2007. It was a wonderful in- MPA Midwestern Psychological Association raiser to support an organization that helps NEPA New England Psychological Association inform guests about the alliance and allow duction with 22 new members, five victims of domestic violence, and a coffee RMPA Rocky Mountain Psychological Association a question and answer session. graduating Psi Chi members receiving SEPA Southeastern Psychological Association and game social focused on taking a break honor cords, and two graduating Psi Chi SWPA Southwestern Psychological Association and relaxing for the evening. The GRE prep members receiving stoles. The speaker was WPA Western Psychological Association Midwest course was held over two weekends and re- Dr. Vivian Dzokoto—a faculty member at quired a large amount of support from the FSU and a licensed clinical psychologist. Roosevelt University, Chicago Campus (IL) professors at Southwest Baptist University. The chapter of Psi Chi had a productive This event was focused on providing lec- Northern Kentucky University start to the 2007-08 school year. In August, tures for each section of the GRE, and a "The Secret Lives of PhDs" was the kickoff four officers and one member obtained practice test that evaluated the student’s meeting for the chapter's fall 2007 semester. $2,800 in university funding for airfare and current test scores. The fund-raiser/service Ten psychology faculty members told three lodging at the APA conference in San Fran- project that the chapter hosted for the se- truths and one lie about themselves, and cisco, CA. In addition, the chapter also mester was focused on providing “comfort the audience guessed which statement was implemented two continuous fund-raising kits” to people who have been hospitalized false. Students learned many interesting tid- measures. One of the fund-raising activities because of domestic abuse. These kits bits about their professors and discovered was a $15 chapter fee for new and transfer- included things like necessary toiletries, that several were darn good liars! Other fall ring members with $420 raised and the journals and pens, blankets, and other vari- speakers (presumably more truthful!) in- other one involved Psi Chi graduation ous items that might aid the victims during cluded Dr. David Ryder (Western Australia) regalia with $49 raised. their tough times. The focal point of the se- reporting on his country's approach to

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drug treatment; Dr. Martin Strouse (North- packing 1,050 boxes and sorting over 4,900 ern Kentucky Youth Development Center) pounds of food for members of the sur- discussing Kentucky's juvenile justice sys- rounding community. The chapter tem; and Dr. Susan Scheper (Brighton sponsored a series of GRE workshops Center) presenting the community agency throughout November. Sessions focused on with over 30 different programs for chil- the psychology subject test, verbal section, dren and families. Drs. Strouse and math section, and a session on overall test Shepherd both described volunteer, intern- taking strategies. Sessions focusing on the ship, and work opportunities within their math and verbal sections featured test prep organizations. In addition, Christina Brown professionals from Griffin Test Prep. (Miami University) spoke about applying to graduate school, and Dr. Heather Hatch- University of South Carolina ett (chapter coadvisor) discussed studying In November, the chapter celebrated its strategies and test-taking tips. The chapter's 55th anniversary and inducted 27 new community service projects included members. In October, the chapter hosted a preparing a Thanksgiving dinner for gifted- Graduate Student Panel consisting of 10 Drs. Robert Youth and Mitchell Laube of Dowling College (NY) with record but-at-risk 5th and 6th graders who do not graduate students representing different setting food donation of 67 boxes collected by their chapter. always have a traditional holiday meal and graduate programs. The students discussed conducting a "Drop Your Drawers" drive life in graduate school and provided some where members collected underwear for advice on applications and in making the Mental Health America to distribute to the transition to graduate school. Also in Octo- needy. Members also registered attendees at ber, the chapter helped with the psychology a department-sponsored I/O psychology department’s annual Chili Cook-off. The conference and staffed a booth at the uni- chapter held a movie-night in November versity’s Major and Minor Fair. Further fall showing the film Office Space that was im- highlights were selling T-shirts saying, mediately followed by an I/O psychology "Psychologists do it APA style;" holding a analysis conducted by Dr. David C. Halloween party with a "Best Imitation of Clement. The semester ended with a nice a Faculty Member" costume contest; and close as the chapter helped stuff Christmas inducting 21 new members. stockings for the local Salvation Army and collected soda-pop tabs for the Ronald Univ of Central Florida–Daytona Beach McDonald House. The chapter had a busy holiday schedule. To inspire the Christmas "spirit of giving," the chapter sponsored a toy drive for the Southwestern children of migrant farm workers. These families are underprivileged and through Stephen F. Austin State University (TX) the toy drive, the chapter was able to pro- The chapter stayed active throughout the vide many children with toys and games for semester with many activities. There were Christmas. biweekly meetings where officers and In addition, the chapter visited the local members discussed upcoming events, fund- VA nursing home and entertained the vet- raising, and research. At each meeting, the erans by singing Christmas carols. The chapter held activities where members event included the chapter member's fam- played games to get to know one another. In September, Dr. Laura Ten Eyck, a former The University of Scranton (PA) Chapter welcomed 21 new members during its ily, so not only was it a great way to pay student, gave a Psi Chi hosted open invita- annual induction ceremony. Dr. Ann A. Pang-White (front row, far right) gave an homage to the veterans, but it was also a address entitled “The Dao of Psychology.” great opportunity to teach children the true tion talk about her research at Children’s meaning of Christmas. Through these Medical Center in Dallas, which was fol- events, the chapter was able to reach its goal lowed by pizza and conversation with the of filling the needs of the community dur- members. The community service activity ing a season where many people can feel for the semester involved visiting the lonely and forgotten. Nacogdoches Boys Ranch and helping the boys carve pumpkins. Several members and University of Mary Washington (VA) the advisor also participated in a ropes The Psi Chi chapter had another busy fall course at the YMCA in Conroe. The VP of semester. In early October, the chapter in- GRE and Graduate School Preparation co- ducted 23 new members with a dramatic ordinated a series of five workshops during rendition of the Platonic Myth. Dr. Thomas the semester that reviewed tips for complet- Moeller, who plans to retire in the spring of ing the application process, information 2008, was the guest speaker at inductions. about career opportunities in the field of He gave an excellent speech about the his- psychology, and allowed the attending Psi Chi members of the California State Polytechnic University, tory of the Psychology Department at the members to ask other graduate students Pomona Chapter at a christmas party for children participating in the after-school program. University of Mary Washington(UMW). and faculty about the application process. In late October, the chapter officers During the course of the semester, the participated in a program review of the chapter had three fund-raising activities—a psychology department, and the review will bake sale, a carhop fund-raiser at Sonic, and help plan the next 10 years of the depart- a fall semester garage sale. To wrap up the ment. The chapter officers also designed semester, the chapter held the induction of T-shirts displaying the Psi Chi logo. During new members at a local restaurant with the Thanksgiving season, members volun- several psychology faculty and the Provost teered at the Fredericksburg Food Bank of its school in attendance.

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Psi Chi officers of the University of Mary Washington (VA) with the Volunteer Coordinator of the Fredericksburg Food Bank.

New members of the University of Mary Washington during the fall 2007 induction ceremony.

Above: Chapter officers Ryan Sinclair and Hannah Sizemore of the Northern Kentucky University Chapter vie for "Best Imitation of a Faculty Member (Dr. David Hogan)" at the Halloween party.

Right: Chapter officers of the Northern Kentucky University Chapter attended a dessert meeting at the home of advisor, Dr. Angela Lipsitz, to plan the fall semester. Pictured from left are Nikki West, Stacey Firsich, Sara Austin, Hannah Powers, Ryan Sinclair, and Hannah Sizemore.

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New Psi Chi members of the University of La Verne (CA) on November 30, 2007, at their induction ceremony.

University of Houston–Clear Lake (TX) group in an effort to wish them a joyous recommendation and how to write a cur- Metcalf and Vincent Tsushima (faculty The chapter started a team to participate in holiday season. The chapter also donated riculum vita. Officers Alian Kasabian and coadvisors). the Walk Now For Autism event that was toys to the children receiving therapy at the Ariana Robinson gave a presentation on An induction ceremony for new mem- held October 27, 2007, in Houston, TX. Children's Assessment Center. The toys that choosing a graduate school and writing a bers was also part of the Fall Honors Members participated in a 3K walk and were bought were donated to the organiza- statement of purpose. Dr. Frank Torres Brunch, which took place on November 4. raised money benefiting Autism research tion's Toy Shoppe. (McNair Scholars) spoke about the benefits New members Darrell Molina and Kristena with over $750 raised from the event. The chapter is happy to have had the of the program, and the first Cal Poly Mc- Gordon were able to attend this event. opportunity to help others in the local Nair scholar to achieve a PhD, Bridgette Thanks to the initiative and hard work University of Saint Thomas–Texas community as well as psychology organiza- Cheeks, spoke about her experiences in of Caitlin Macy (president), along with her The Psi Chi chapter was very active in vari- tions. The chapter would like to extend its higher education and applied psychology. fellow officers (Bryce Ishikawa, Lauren ous fund-raising activities during the fall gratitude to those who made the activities Student representatives of the different re- Kagami, and Kimberly Nolan), the chapter semester. The chapter had great participa- and semester a success. started a Peer Tutoring Program and was tion from chapter members, the university, search labs on campus spoke about their work, and the benefits they receive from successful in getting volunteers and “clients”. and staff. The semester started off with a Ms. Macy took the lead in getting the Peer the experience. raffle with proceeds sent to The Archives of Support Program up and running again Western Last, and certainly not least, six the American History of Psychology after a brief hiatus. She and the other offi- California State Polytechnic University, prospective members applied for national (AHAP). The winning prize was a video cers worked closely with the psychology Pomona membership and were happily accepted. iPod, as well as an iPod Shuffle for the top program faculty in organizing and assisting Overall, it was a very active and fruitful 10 ticket seller. There were a large number of The chapter had a busy quarter book- at the popular monthly (and now even weeks, and a great start to the New Year. ticket sales that resulted in a generous do- ended by community service events. In the more frequent!) Psychology Program nation to the organization. During the second week of school, they supported and Hawaii Pacific University Symposium guest speaker events, which month of October, the chapter was involved participated in Matt’s Run, a 5K to honor The chapter is proud to announce the for- regularly attract 70-150 attendees. These of- in Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. Various the death of a fellow student and raise mal induction of 11 new members into the ficers also helped to plan an end of the year members carried donation boxes and went money for scholarships. The quarter ended honor society on November 14, 2007, as daylong Psychology Program Conference "trick-or-treating" for the organization. with the annual toy-drive and holiday party and Awards Dinner Banquet, and they With the money raised, the group was able at the Ennis W. Cosby Friendmobile in part of the fourth Psychology Program Symposium Series event of the semester. worked closely with the Psychology Club to help children in need of food, water, Downtown Pomona. Chapter members officers on all of their events and activities. immunizations, and school supplies. made ornaments, played games, and gave The students inducted in the fall were The UST chapter closed the semester by away toys to the children who participate in Megan Ann Blaine, Carolina Castillo, Lind- Southern Oregon University helping out patients at a local hospital as the after-school program and counseling say Joy Clements, Kristena LaNee Gordon, The Psi Chi chapter was pleased to an- well as children who were in need of gifts center. The quarter also included a Hal- Natalie P. Hayes, Kathryn Sachiko Kato, nounce the names of its officers for the for the holiday season. Christmas cards loween party, a Dr. Phil taping, and a free Darrel Madriaga Molina, Alexandra H. 2007-08 academic year: Chera Sabankaya were made for inpatients of the psychiatric GRE practice test on campus. Mun, Roxane Marie Quindara, Elin Marie (president), Jeffrey Proulx (vice-president), ward of a local hospital. Members arranged The majority of regular meetings were Sandberg Soto-Thompson, and Brendan and Cassandra Cole (secretary). The chap- a meeting in which they listened to Christ- dedicated to information for those prepar- Kyle West. Caitlin Macy (president) con- ter's faculty advisor, Dr. Kimberley Cox, mas music while making cards for the ing for graduate school. Advisor Dr. Bettina ducted the ceremony assisted by Bryce received the Psi Chi Faculty Advisor Re- patients. The cards were donated to the Casad presented a talk on getting letters of Ishikawa (vice-president) and Drs. Brian search Grant for the Western region.

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University of La Verne (CA) for its booth's design. The fall semester was During the fall of 2007, the chapter was also very busy with guest speakers ranging very involved with on-campus activities in in topics from graduate school information order to help spread the word about Psi Chi from Claremont Graduate University, and to show community spirit. The chapter "Relationship 101" advice from an adjunct hosted a Homecoming Booth in October instructor in the master's program, and with a Winter Olympics theme and chal- doctoral students discussing their experi- lenged guests to participate in some ences in graduate school. In addition, the "Winter Games" with a ring toss. Also, the chapter sent care packages to the troops in chapter hosted a commuter fair booth in Afghanistan. On November 30, the chapter November, celebrating commuter students inducted 19 new members to Psi Chi. with Psi Chi winning first place and $100

Chapter Reminder: Registering New Members The National Office recommends that your chapter mail its new Above, top: The fall 2007 induction ceremony of the Hawaii Pacific University. member registration materials at least 3 weeks before your spring From left to right: Brenden West, Megan Blain, Lindsay Clements, Carolina Castillo, Vincent Tsushima (coadvisor), Bryce Ishikawa (vice-president), Caitlin Macy induction ceremony. Doing so will enable your chapter to receive its (president), Dr. Brian Metcalf (coadvisor), Dr. Trish Ellerson, Dr. Howard Markowitz, new member certificates, cards, and lapel pins in time for new Elin Sandberg Soto-Thompson, Diana Fries, and Nicole Benton. member inductions and avoid paying rush fees. Above: Darrel Molina and Kristena Gordon were inducted at the fall 2007 Prepare and mail these three items to the National Office at least Honors Brunch for Hawaii Pacific University. 3 weeks before the planned induction ceremony: 1. Registration Form. Include induction date on the front and attach a list of all new members' names in the correct format. 2. Registration Cards (one for each member). 3. One Check or Money Order for all new members' national registration fees (individual students' checks will not be accepted). Chapter administrators may now register new members, enter registration card information, and pay for new members online.

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