University of DEPARTMENT OF on our minIssue 6, Falld 2004 s… will continue to be well-poised to develop MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR cutting edge psychological knowledge. SPOTLIGHT: BILL MCKEACHIE

Welcome! This is the first year Psychology’s newsletter will reach To keep up with the changes here, visit We are pleased to honor Professor Emeritus Wilbert J. McKeachie in this newsletter. His many our 15,000 undergraduate alumni. It may have been a while our website—your website—which is up- contributions to the teaching of psychology, understanding of individual differences and since some of you have been on campus; the Department has dated on a daily basis at www.lsa.umich. human learning have benefited not only the Psychology Department and other University changed in many ways over the last few decades. From being edu/psych/. It is a great way to find out of Michigan programs, but national organizations as well. He is former Director of the spread throughout several locations across campus, Psychology about our faculty and their exciting re- UM Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, and has spent his entire professional is now under one roof (in East Hall, formerly known as East En- search findings. In the Alumni section, career at UM since taking his doctorate in 1949. His primary activities have been college Bill and Ginny McKeachie gineering). We continue to grow in size—we currently have over join the recently created Alumni & Friends teaching, research on college teaching, and training college teachers. He is Past President “Some may not know–because Bill is so 1,400 undergraduate concentrators and 150 doctoral students. online community. It is a quick and easy of the American Psychological Association; the American Association of Higher Educa- modest–that he’s the only individual to have We provide students more research and experiential learning way to keep us posted on the news in your tion; the American Psychological Foundation; the Division of Educational, Instructional, been president of both the American Psy- Richard Gonzalez, Professor and Chair opportunities than ever before. Despite all of the changes, the life. Peruse Al Raphelson’s history of the and School Psychology of the International Association of Applied Psychology; and the chological Association and the American interpersonal and intellectual climate still has the unique positive energy that has always department tracing Michigan psychology Center for Social Gerontology. He is also Past Chairman of the Committee on Teaching, Association of Higher Education; his impact characterized Michigan Psychology. And we continue to be a top-ranked Psychology De- from the early days in Philosophy through Research, and Publication of the American Association of University Professors, and of on both those worlds is legendary. What a partment. A former faculty member who recently visited the department said, “The faces the 1960s. You can soon read about a new Division J of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has been a remarkable giant in the field!” And from are different, but the intellectual excitement is still here.” collaboration with the New Yorker Maga- member of the National Institute of Mental Health Council, the Veteran’s Association Sachio Ashida, “Bill was always kind to me zine to establish a research center on the Special Medical Advisory Group, and various other government advisory committees on as a friend as well as my mentor. He visited Our mission is clear: maintain excellence by creating new scientific knowledge about psychology of humor, which will have mental health, behavioral and biological research, and graduate training. He has written me in my laboratory at least once every week psychological processes through first rate scholarship, by teaching innovative courses access to the entire database of cartoons a number of research articles and books, the best known of which is Teaching Tips, Strate- in Mason Hall and while we’d chat he gave that engage students in research and service activities, and by mentoring graduate students published in the magazine since 1927. gies, Research and Theory for College and University Teachers. Among other honors, he has received me valuable suggestions and professional to become tomorrow’s leading psychological researchers. We accomplish these goals as a eight honorary degrees and the American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal for advisement. I found that he was not only an large, diverse and interdisciplinary community of scholars. Our simple recipe for suc- I hope you enjoyed the summer. I’m look- Lifetime Contributions to Psychology. Many of you may know that Bill loves a card game excellent scholar but also a superior sports- cess continues to be to recruit the best faculty and to attract the brightest students. This ing forward to the crisp and colorful Ann called Murder! which has become a sort of Psychology legacy. Bill continues the tradition man, specifically in softball. Although I left spring, a record number of 59 Psychology and Biopsychology undergraduate concentra- Arbor fall. If your travel plans include Ann of playing this game a few times a week in East Hall. And he loves to teach new players; UM in 1970, I have been greatly affected by tors received an Honors designation with their degrees. Together with the University, Arbor, please stop by the department, and Bill is a teacher through and through. When you ask Bill about himself, he’ll modestly his excellent leadership and serious concern we support and develop interdisciplinary training and research programs. We firmly always feel free to send an email to say, “I’m a country boy,” and “I was just lucky.” But when you ask people who have known about education and his research to develop believe that subsequent major scientific discoveries will likely emerge from exciting new [email protected] to let us know and worked with him for years? “Nobody could do it better. Bill is a master-builder,” instruments to evaluate the effectiveness of intersections between a variety of disciplines in and outside of psychology. Michigan what’s on your mind. says Al Cain. “One of the finest human beings on the planet,” comments Barbara Hofer. education.” 2 www.lsa.umich.edu/psych/ 3 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HONORS distinction to UM. Professor Patricia Reuter- quences of human aggression. Joshua Berke, demands for controlled attention. Her FACULTY NEWS In May, Professor Norbert Schwarz was named Lorenz received a Faculty Recognition Award PhD (), joins the Bio- study on automatic vs. controlled reactions a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts for significant achievements in research psychology faculty in January as Assistant will be published in the November Psycho- Assistant Professor Oliver Schultheiss’ “Bush rage.” Seeing a photo of President and Sciences. Schwarz’ research interests and other scholarly activities; demonstrated Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience logical Science. Professor Martin Sarter, PhD research showing that movies can raise Bush was enough to provoke aggressive include social cognition, in particular excellence in teaching, advising and Scholar. His research concerns the role of (University of Konstanz), comes to the Bio- or lower hormone levels was published in thoughts and inhibit more helpful ones. the interplay of feeling and thinking and mentoring; and participation in service basal ganglia circuits in the learning, selec- psychology area; he studies the regulation the journal Hormones and Behavior and Since it’s hard to turn on the TV these conversational influences on judgment and activities. Professor received the tion and performance of actions, and how and function of the cortical cholinergic subsequently covered by media outlets days without seeing the president, “images reasoning. Professor Phoebe Ellsworth has 2004 Eleanor Maccoby Book Prize from such neural mechanisms are altered in input system. Kevin Miller, PhD (University around the globe. “When you’re watching of President Bush in the media may have been named Frank Murphy Distinguished APA’s Division 7 for her book, The Essential psychiatric and neurological disorders such of Minnesota), will join us in January with movies, your hormones are responding, not the unintended consequence of activating University Professor of Law & Psychology. Child. The selection committee was as drug addiction and Parkinson’s Disease. a joint appointment in the School of Edu- just your mind,” said Schultheiss. Professor aggressive thoughts and inhibiting helpful The citation notes that she “has conducted “unanimously impressed by the research, Nick Ellis, PhD (University of Wales), joins cation; he studies the nature and sources Terry Robinson’s research showing that rats ones,” at least among political liberals, they the best, most highly regarded, and thinking, and writing that went into the us as Professor in the Developmental and of early math and literacy development. can indeed become addicted to drugs was reported. In a study on workplace incivility most broadly useful research within the book.” The Michigan Daily Best of 2A poll Cognition & Perception areas and as Re- Stephanie Preston, PhD (UC Berkeley), will be published in the journal Science and picked released last May, Assistant Professor Lilia American academy on the implications of voted Psychology 111 Best University Course. search Scientist at the English Language joining us next September. up by the Associated Press. “What confers Cortina found that 834 of 1,167 office workers social psychology for American criminal Institute. His research is mainly in the area susceptibility to experimenting and trying she interviewed experienced mistreatment procedure, answering empirical questions PROMOTIONS of second and foreign language acquisition. IN MEMORIAM drugs may be quite different than what at work. “Workplace incivility is still a over which the courts previously had To Associate Professor with tenure: Rosario Daniel Keating, PhD (Johns Hopkins Univer- Professor Emeritus John W. Atkinson (known changes your brain and leads to addiction,’’ major issue,” Cortina said. In July, Professor struggled for decades.” The UM Board of Ceballo, Denise Sekaquaptewa, Monique Ward. To sity), joins us in the Developmental area as Jack) died on October 27, 2003 at explained Robinson. Professor David Meyer’s Brad Bushman’s research was highlighted in Regents have named Associate Professor Professor with tenure: Lawrence Hirschfeld as Professor of Psychology & Psychiatry Chelsea Retirement Center with his family research on multitasking has been in the the New York Times. His research shows William Gehring a Thurnau Professor for and Daphna Oyserman. Tabbye Chavous received as well as Director and Research Profes- gathered around him. Director of the UM news for several years; it was picked up in that students who are ridiculed are far less Undergraduate Education for outstanding tenure in the School of Education. sor at the Center for Human Growth and Transportation Research Institute and July by the Los Angeles Times. “There is likely to avenge themselves on an offensive contributions to undergraduate education. Development. The focus of his research is Adjunct Professor Patricia Fossum Waller died no free lunch,” says Meyer. For all but the peer if they are given a bogus “mood- Professor Howard Shevrin was named one of NEW FACULTY on child and adolescent development and at her home August 15, following a nine- most routine tasks, it takes more time for freezing pill,” which they’re told blocks four winners of the 2003 Mary S. Sigourney Brad Bushman, PhD (University of Missouri), educational psychology. Assistant Profes- month battle with metastatic colon cancer. the brain to switch among tasks than it the experience of pleasure. “We’ve shown Award. Professor John Jonides received a has joined the Social area as Professor of sor Cindy Lustig, PhD (Duke University), would have to complete one and then turn many times that expressing anger often Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award, Psychology and Communication Stud- has arrived in the Cognition & Perception Our faculty receive honors and appear in news to the other. TheWashington Post covered escalates and leads to more aggression,” recognizing extraordinary achievements in ies, and is also a Faculty Associate at the area; her research uses both behavioral media around the globe regularly; please see timely research by Professor Norbert Schwarz said Bushman, “but people express it for the teaching, research, creative work in the arts, Research Center for Group Dynamics. His testing and fMRI to understand how older the Spotlight and News sections of the website and colleagues on a phenomenon some call same reason they eat chocolate.” public service or other activities that bring research focuses on the causes and conse- adults—and their brains—respond to to learn more. 4 www.lsa.umich.edu/psych/ 5 last year. There were many teaching against early experienced weakness, or 2) social injustice. I exam- GRADUATE PROGRAM REPORT demonstrations, student presentations, from early reinforcement of power striv- ined how these experi- guest speakers, and interactive teaching ings. Both parents of 856 participants were ences were communicated The Graduate requirements, and interdisciplinary pro- activities that provided models of effective interviewed when the participants were to subsequent generations Office is more or- grams, the Grad Office had a Town Meet- pedagogy. In addition to the seven students 8 years old in 1960. Parenting styles were through questionnaires ganized than ever ing to discuss current issues. Rich Gonza- who took the course for credit, 5-10 addi- correlated with adult power motivation with 450 former interned after a busy year. lez and Scott Paris answered questions and tional GSIs participated regularly. Teach- scores of 279 original participants at age Japanese Americans and Kathy Hatfield explained that the department’s goal is to ing by GSIs is better than ever, and we are 48. Results suggest that power motivation in depth interviews with moved from the have transparent and equitable adminis- thrilled that Erika Lunkenheimer and Julie develops differently in men and women. 21 of them. The data Clinical/Develop- trative procedures for graduate students. Konik were selected by Rackham as two of The “power as compensation” notion was showed that 65% of the mental office to the We plan to hold Town Meetings once or the Outstanding GSIs on campus this year. supported by men’s data, while the “power internees reported that Scott Paris, Graduate Program Chair Grad Office and twice every year to facilitate communica- as reinforced” notion by women’s data. Isabel Ng, Julie Konik, Wendy Cheng the internment had been a has been working to update all informa- tion. The Graduate Student Council was As part of the Graduate Student Recruit- “central topic” in conversa- tion about student awards, fellowships, and busy throughout the year. They organized ment Weekend, three grad students are Sexual Minority Identity Issues: Implications for greater cognitive flexibility than hetero- tions with their children, roughly twice as funding opportunities and to revise our several events including an informational selected (by their peers) to receive the Pat Overall Identity Development, Cognitive Flexibility, sexuals, gay men, and lesbians. The third many as reported in earlier research. Yet, website information. Our goal is to support panel for first-year students, a fall social Gurin Research award for research excel- and Psychological and Occupational Well-Being study, with Dr. Lilia Cortina and Perry Sil- the conversations were usually less than students in applying for the many awards activity, the selection of winners of the Pat lence. The three award winners won a cash Julie Konik (Women’s Studies and verschanz, found that both sexual minor- 15 minutes so lengthy conversations about distributed by Rackham, LS&A, and the Gurin research award, and many Recruit- prize and presented their research projects Personality) ity and heterosexual employees reported their imprisonment were rare. The data Graduate Committee. Lesley Newton ment Weekend events, including the popu- to prospective students in March. Their My research focuses on the psychological heterosexist harassment and that directly suggest that Japanese Americans who were has helped create a new comprehensive lar game of Whirly Ball. projects are summarized here. experiences of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and or vicariously encountering heterosexist interned had poor family communication, database of all past and current graduate other sexual minorities. My first study with harassment resulted in decreased psycho- a pattern that is similar to the “conspiracy students that will streamline graduate ad- The Psychology Teaching Academy con- Explaining Power: Developmental Antecedents for Dr. Abby Stewart investigated the relation- logical and occupational well-being. of silence” documented for survivors of the missions, awards, GSI appointments, and tinues to provide opportunities for GSIs Power Motivation Isabel Ng (Social) ship between sexual identity development Holocaust. alumni data. If you move, please send the to enhance their teaching skills. Deborah My study used data from the Columbia and overall identity development. We Intergenerational Impact of Race-Related Trauma: Grad Office your new contact information. Schooler and Scott Paris co-taught the County Longitudinal Study (Huesmann, found that sexual minorities were more WWII Japanese American Internment Wendy To learn more about our graduate students and course “The Psychology of Learning and Eron, Dubow & Boxer, 2000) to test the likely to be in political, religious, and occu- Cheng (Clinical) research being pursued by our faculty and students, Because grad students had many questions Teaching” in Winter 04 following the for- competing hypotheses that power mo- pational identity achievement. The second The incarceration of 120,000 Japanese see the Graduate Program and Research sections of about funding, five-year plans, teaching mat established by Dr. Anne Merriwether tivation develops: 1) as a compensation study found that bisexuals demonstrated Americans during WWII was a grave the website.

6 www.lsa.umich.edu/psych/ 7 MAJOR GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS On Our Minds... 2003-2004 DOCTORAL GRADUATES Department of Psychology Newsletter Richard Gonzalez, Department Chair APA Dissertation Research Award Dissertation/Thesis Grant Fall 2003 International Institute Foreign Language and Area Rackham Distinguished Dissertation Award Jennifer Amsterlaw Curie Park Scott Paris, Graduate Program Chair Angela Gutchess-Hall (C&P) Beverly Araujo (SW/Gen), Erika Bauer Studies Fellowship Psychology Nomination: Allison Smith (Pers) Theresa Lee, Undergraduate Program Chair Karen Chen Joel Rodriguez Mary Ann Bryant, Administrator APA Minority Fellowship Deborah Rivas (Bio), Julie Garcia (Soc), Maya Gordon Jennifer Yim (Pers/WS) Did not receive award Wendy Cheng Anna Samaha Esther Eppele, Editor and Designer (CPEP), Glenetta Hudson (Clin) (Dev), Jana Haritatos (Pers), Kira Hudson James McKeen Cattell Award Rackham Harold & Vivian Shapiro Award Laura Citrin Elizabeth Santana Department of Psychology Barbara A. Oleshansky Award Banks (Clin), Janna Kim (Dev), Dawn Ki Goosens (Bio) Top 3 in competition Rhiannon Luyster (Dev) The Joshua Cohen Barbara Sarnecka 1012 East Hall Alysia Blandon (Dev), Aysecan Boduroglu Lawhon (Clin), Nestor Lopez (Clin), Marquis Award Rackham Outstanding GSI Trayci Dahl Deborah Schooler 525 East University Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1109 (C&P), Wendy Cheng (Clin), Andrea Deborah Schooler (Dev) Allison Smith (Pers); Honorable Mention: Edna Psychology Nominations: Ellen Hamilton (Dev), Aryn Froum Wendy Treynor Dottolo (Pers), Breanne Fahs (Clin/WS), Dissertation/Thesis Grant Winter 2004 Brown (Dev), Joseph Mikels (C&P), Sheila Julie Konik (Pers/WS), Erika Lunken- Nicole Gardner (734) 647-4952 voice Tracee Washington (734) 764-3520 fax Jennifer Mohawk (Bio), Diana Sanchez Erika Bauer (Bio), Chi-Ying Cheng (Org), Reynolds (Bio) heimer (Dev); Honorable Mentions: Rebecca Maya Gordon Mary Malcomson Raphael Fellowship Psychology Nomi- [email protected] (Soc), Amy Trahan (Org) Yvette Clinton (Dev), Shauna Cooper Stotzer (SW/Gen), Amy Trahan (Org) Angela Gutchess-Hall www.lsa.umich.edu/psych/ Barbara Perry Roberson Award (Dev), Julie Eastin (Clin), Hilda Halabu nation: Katherine Fiori (Dev) Did not receive award Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship Jarold Hamilton © The Regents of the University Erika Bauer (Bio), Aysecan Boduroglu (Clin), Jana Haritatos (Pers), Yael Harlap NIH Predoctoral Trainee Fellowship from U/M David Liu (Dev), Michael Mackenzie Kira Hudson Banks of Michigan 2004. Reproductive Sciences Program (C&P), Allison Caruthers (Dev), Yvette (Dev), Matthew Keller (Soc), Julie Konik (Dev/SW), AnneMarie Conley (CPEP) Lisa Jackson The University of Michigan is an equal Clinton (Dev), Ziva Cooper (Bio), Andrea (Pers/WS), Dawn Lawhon (Clin), Shawna Daniel Hummer (Bio) SCOR Dr. Betty Jean Jones Award (1st place Stephanie Jesseau opportunity/affirmative action employer. Dottolo (Pers/WS), Sarah Dunphy-Lelii Lee (Soc), Sandy Lim (Org), Deborah Rivas National Research Service Award Fellowship conference paper competition) Matthew Keller The Regents of the University of Michigan Shauna Cooper (Dev) Jennifer Yim (Pers/WS) David A. Brandon, Ann Arbor (Dev), Breanne Fahs (Clin/WS), Katherine (CPEP), Michael Tschirhart (C&P) David Kerr Laurence B. Deitch, Bingham Farms Fiori (Dev), Lauren Kachorek (Clin), Erika Hough Summer Research Fellowship Patricia Gurin Award Susan Lipschutz, Margaret Ayers Host & Anna Gabrielle Dawn Lawhon Olivia P. Maynard, Goodrich Rebecca McGowan, Ann Arbor Lunkenheimer (Dev), Joyce Pang (Pers), Connie Boudens (Org), Hannah Faye Chua Shawna Lee (SW/Soc) Olcott Smith Awards Hilda Halabu (Clin) Janxin Leu Andrea Fischer Newman, Ann Arbor (C&P), Peregrine Silverschanz (SW/Pers) Patricia Gurin Lecture Award Received the Anna Olcott Smith Award Andrew C. Richner, Grosse Pointe Park Christina Rhee (CPEP), Rebecca Stotzer Alicia Merline S. Martin Taylor, Grosse Pointe Farms (SW/Gen), Camille Ward (Bio) Institute for Research on Women and Gender Wendy Cheng (Clin), Julie Konik (Pers/ Walter B. Pillsbury Endowment Meredith Minear Katherine E. White, Ann Arbor Mary Sue Coleman, ex officio Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan Student Research Award WS), Isabel Ng (Pers) Shauna Cooper (Dev), Ellen Hamilton Kathi Miner-Rubino Award (2003) Wizdom Powell (Clin) Beverly Araujo (SW/Gen), Jana Haritatos Ph.D. Dissertation Minority Health Statistics Grant (Dev), Yael Harlap (Dev), Jason Kanov Clyde Hamilton Coombs Scholarship (Pers), Cheri Philip (Pers), Perry Program Jordana Muroff (SW/Soc) (Org), Amy Kiefer (Bio), Jacoba Lilius Amy Trahan (Org) Silverschanz (SW/Pers) Power Fellowship Somer Bishop (Clin), (Org), Yuri Miyamoto (Soc), Michelle Daniel Katz Dissertation Fellowship Institute for Research on Women and Gender Lauren Kachorek (Clin) Segar (Pers), Michelle Wirth (Bio) Shawna Lee (SW/Soc) Community of Scholars Fellowship Rackham Barbour Scholarship for Asian Women Julie Konik (Pers/WS) Yuri Miyamoto (Soc) congratulations! 8 www.lsa.umich.edu/psych/ 9 INCOMING GRADUATE STUDENTS welcome! Personality UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM REPORT Danielle Beatty Biopsychology Clinical Developmental Kahlil Ford Undergraduate education in the Depart- and children’s empathy, brain theories The Undergradu- Chun-hui Chang Carmela Alcantara Cheuk Yu Cheri Chan Ishtar Govia ment of Psychology offers students a vast of autism, and the effects of testosterone ate Programs Eric Jackson Melynda Casement Kyla Day opportunity of experiences, from research on mating behavior in female sheep. In Office has been Mikhail Koffarnus Rita Chang Heather Fuller Social under the tutelage of a faculty mentor addition, the department continues to through several Chenfei Ma Katherine Gotham Lisa Hohmann Daniel Brickman to various experiential learning courses offer many exciting experiential courses changes this year. Christine Rabinak Christopher Merchant Khia Thomas Nicole Buttermore where students are placed in a number that students value because of the hands- I completed my Chun Wang Jesse Chandler of community settings. This past year on experiences they acquire. Some term as Under- Brenda Volling, Former Undergraduate Chair Organizational Psychology & Women’s Studies Tiffany Griffin witnessed an expansion of our Honors examples include involvement in the Big graduate Program Cognition & Perception Vera Sacharin Erin Graham, Clinical Francine Segovia program and the number of students Sibs program where students connect Chair; and Professor Theresa (Terri) Lee Laith Alattar, Social/C&P John Paul Stephens Desdamona Rios, Personality Christine Stanik involved in conducting their own research with a child in the community to serve as begins hers with this fall term. Deepest Travis Jonathan Tatum and writing Honors theses increased a role model, or serving as a companion thanks are due to Jill Fichialos for her years substantially. The myriad research interests to adolescents in the criminal justice as the Program Administrator; Brian Wal- Psychology & Social Work of our undergraduates mirror those of our system, or working in a variety of health lace has stepped into that position. We also Marjorie Rhodes, Clinical research faculty, including examination of care settings to provide supervised care, bid farewell to Kate Reynolds and Amanda Cathryn Fabian, Organizational depression education, and crisis intervention. The Gaytan, who have gone on to other oppor- Nicholas Sorensen, Social in ethnic- Detroit Initiative courses continue to be tunities at UM. We welcome Mark Erich- minority popular and in high demand and are a son and Lori Gould to the office. The staff Education & Psychology populations, valuable resource for our undergraduate has done an excellent job on the variety of Marie Burrage adolescent students. Here, students become involved things they do: managing the subject pool, Courtney Cogburn sexuality in a number of different community taking care of coursework questions, plan- Christopher Correa and organizations in the Detroit area where ning activities and so many other things. Bridget Dever decision- they learn more about community-based Please stop in to say hello! Susan Gallagher making, research and intervention. Karmen Kizzie religion For more information, click on Undergraduate Xuezhao Lan Program at the website. Members of the Graduate Student Cohort, September 2004 Theresa Lee, New Undergraduate Program Chair 10 www.lsa.umich.edu/psych/ 11 UNDERGRADUATE HONORS, cont. UNDERGRADUATE HONORS RESEARCH PROGRAM The Psychology Department also presented these awards.

The honors re- were awarded completion certificates psychology. Two seniors shared the award Anne Rudo Memorial Scholarship search program along with department pins to wear on this year. In the area of social science, Erin Regen, The role of monoamines in involves two terms their academic gowns. Senior Elizabeth Erin Birkham received the award for work paternal care in the Puerto Rican Coqui of research in close Lin addressed the graduates, stressing (with Professor Brenda Volling) on the frog. Mentor: G. Ten Eyck. collaboration with the impact of the mentor throughout development of empathy in young children, Julia Sobesky, Verbal and Visual-Spatial Psychology Department Award Recipients: Erin Birkham, Andrew Sabin, Jennifer Marie Finna, Erin Regen, Julia Sobesky, Paul Denning a faculty mentor. each student’s thesis project. “At a school and its relationship to religious and moral and Amanda Barcyzk. In the foreground, Undergraduate Chair Brenda Volling offers her congratulations. Memory Impairments Associated with Colleen Seifert, Honors Director The projects involve where teaching and faculty-student training. Erin’s thesis involved a substantial Cushing’s Disease. Mentors: J. Hook, collecting empirical data and writing a relationships are often overshadowed by study and extensive write-up in a new area A thesis by Sarah Docimo was awarded cultural influences in eating disorders was B. Giordani complete report suitable for submission research,” she noted, “you have shown of interest in . the Virginia Voss Memorial Scholarship Award advised by Professor Edward Chang. Terri to a journal. Students are admitted to the yourselves to be educators of the finest In the natural science area, Andrew Sabin for excellence in writing by the Honors Walters received the Sidney Fine Teaching Prize Albert Cain Honors Travel Award Honors College of LSA, and receive their degree, investing yourselves into all of was honored for his research on sound College of LSA. Advised by Dr. Maria for excellence in her field and potential Jennifer Marie Finna, Awareness of Illness degree in Psychology with an honors these things and doing each of them localization at Slowiaczek, Sarah examined transcripts of to be a great teacher. Her thesis on vio- in the Geriatric General Medical Popula- distinction. Honors research addressed a brilliantly.” Chair Richard Gonzalez gave just-detectable interactions between therapist and patient, lence and school readiness was advised tion: Relationship to Neuropsychological broad range of issues within psychology, closing remarks, noting the contributions volumes, advised uncovering qualities that led to better alli- by Professor Sandra Graham Bermann. A Function. Mentors: L. Bieliauskas and involved testing diverse participants families made to the students’ academic by Professor John ance between them. very special award, the Raoul Wallenberg Hu- and Marks. including Head Start preschoolers, Asian- success. While over sixty professors as- Middlebrooks manitarian Prize, went to Joey Fung. Joey has American college students, hospital pa- sisted with theses, Professor Sheryl Olson and Dr. Ewan The LSA Honors College presented three demonstrated her concern for her fellow The Tanner Memorial Award tients, and South American tree frogs. The performed exceptional service by serving Macpherson. Psychology graduates with Goldstein Awards, human beings by addressing the social and Amanda Barczyk, The Effects of Solo sixty-two theses submitted through our as a mentor for five of the graduating se- This highly a group of awards presented to only seven economic disparities she studies through Status and Body Image Concerns on program this year represented 20% of the niors this year.” technical work honors students per year for overall ex- her personal commitment to helping Women’s Performance. honors graduates from the College of LSA. uncovered some cellence in scholarship. Having three individuals. She has twice volunteered in Mentor: D. Sekaquaptewa Paul Denning, Happiness and Social All of the submitted theses were eli- fundamental Elizabeth Lin addresses honors graduates. recipients attests to the excellence of our the Phillipines, reaching out to a squatter This year, we initiated a ceremony to honor gible for the Pillsbury Prize competition, features of scholars. Congratulations to these honor- community of 200 families living under a Inquiry: The Effect of Positive Emotions these students and mentors on the day an annual award to an undergraduate our perceptual capabilities, and has ees: Elizabeth Lin was awarded the Marshall highway. Professor Twila Tardiff advised on Interpersonal Curiosity. before the LSA graduation events. The student in recognition of outstanding applications within sound reproduction Sahlins Social Science Prize for the best student her thesis work on how parents socialize Mentor: B. Fredrickson graduates attended in cap and gown, and research performance in experimental technology. across the social sciences. Her thesis on children about emotion across cultures. 12 www.lsa.umich.edu/psych/ 13 ALUMNI UPDATE FORM general education course for freshmen. A ALUMNI NEWS recent article: Our doctoral programs are Name Grad. year Degree Area failing our undergraduate students. Liberal Address Christine Lawrence (Fulop), BA’52 It’s been Hospital. She has two sweet boys, ages 7 Education, 88(3), 22-27. Posted Online at a long time since graduation and the months and 3½ years. My son, Michael, is http://www.grad.washington.edu/envision/ City State Zip wonderful time at Michigan. I received a psychiatrist in Baltimore. He is married news/meacham.html. ___This is a new address. Website address my MD in 1956...and spent the next 45 and his daughter is 1½ years old. Sue Parker Wilson, BA’80 The high point of my years teaching Hematology. I retired Stanton E. Samenow, PhD’68, Clinical 20 years undergrad experience was being involved E-mail address Career Area or Specialty from my position as Clinical Director of ago, my book Inside the Criminal Mind in Project Outreach. I don’t know if this ___Yes, I am willing to serve as an email contact for graduate students seeking career information. Hematology at The Bronx Medical Center was published. A new, updated, expanded, program still exists, but through it I was ___DO NOT PUBLISH THIS INFORMATION. (Please check if you do not want your information to appear in alumni news.) in July 2000. The Albert Einstein College and revised edition was released in March able to see the workings of two different of Medicine (AECOM), where I had been 2004 by Crown Publishing. It incorporates institutions and have contact with the on faculty since 1958 and a Professor of discussion of the criminal mind and residents. This was invaluable. I hope that Medicine since 1986, asked me to develop domestic violence, stalking, computer Project Outreach still exists. [Editor’s Note: a Hematology web site. I now have 700 crime, corporate crime, and implications Project Outreach is alive and well! Visit their website at images of blood smears and bone marrows for international terrorism. http://sitemaker.umich.edu/projectoutreach/.] on the school’s server...I was honored Jack Meacham, PhD’72, Developmental In Jeffrey D. Lindemann, BA’96 The law firm of after my retirement to be designated as 1999 I was promoted from Professor Foley, Baron & Metzger, PLLC (FBM) a Distinguished University Professor of of Psychology to SUNY Distinguished added Jeffrey D. Lindemann to the firm as Medicine, Emerita by Dr. Norman Lamm, Teaching Professor. I completed a three- an associate attorney in November 2003, President of Yeshiva University—the first year term as department chair in 2002. where he counsels clients in the areas of woman in the Department of Medicine to I received a Fulbright Award to teach product liability, medical malpractice and receive this special title since the medical at the University of Sarajevo, in Bosnia environmental defense. After earning his school was started in 1955. My husband, and Herzegovina, in Fall 2002. I met BA from UM, Lindemann went on to earn Milford Fulop, Professor of Medicine at many good people—Muslims, Croats, his juris doctorate in 1999 from Michigan AECOM, continues as the Vice Chairman and Serbs—and traveled widely. I gave 35 State University. He lives in Wixom with for Academic Affairs in the Department guest lectures at several universities and his wife, Rebecca. of Medicine. My daughter, Tamara, is conferences. In Fall 2003, I taught World Some items have been edited; for more news, click practicing women’s radiology at Montefiore Civilizations, the University at Buffalo’s on Alumni & Friends at the website. COMPLETE AND CLIP THIS FORM; THEN SEND IT TO US IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE; 14 www.lsa.umich.edu/psych/ OR SUBMIT YOUR NEWS VIA E-MAIL TO [email protected]. ON OUR MINDS... THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY 525 EAST UNIVERSITY ANN ARBOR, MI 48109-1109

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