Carnita Lincoln, “A Method to Investigate the Role of DH and mPFC Interactions in Episodic-Like Memory Consolidation” Mentors: Karyn Frick and Miranda Schwabe, Psychology Concurrent activity in both the dorsal hippocampus (DH) and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) is necessary for…… Read More
Tory Clearwater, “Alcohol and Cannabis Co-Use: Evaluating Verbal Learning Performance in Adolescents and Young Adults” Mentors: Krista Lisdahl and Ashley Stinson, Psychology Alcohol and cannabis are the most widely co-used substances among adolescents and adults. Both alcohol and cannabis use…… Read More
Natalia Sotelo, “Alcohol and Cannabis Use Predicting Hippocampal Volume in Adolescents and Young Adults” Mentors: Krista Lisdahl and Alex Wallace, Psychology The hippocampus is responsible for long-term memory formation and previous literature indicates a relationship between decreased hippocampal volume in…… Read More
Ryan Conrad and Carli Kugel, “Assessing Conflict Monitoring in OCD Subtypes Using Error-Related Brain Activity” Mentors: Han Joo Lee, Maryam Ayazi, and Bryce Arseneau, Psychology Obsessions can be broken into two subtypes, autogenous and reactive. Autogenous obsessions (AO) appear abruptly…… Read More
Carli Kugel and Ryan Conrad, “Assessing OCD Subtypes: Response Inhibition and Error Monitoring Through the Stop Signal Paradigm” Mentors: Han Joo Lee, Bryce Arseneau, and Maryam Ayazi, Psychology Autogenous obsessions (AO) are unrealistic threatening mental intrusions (e.g., unacceptable violent thoughts),…… Read More
Jocelyn Jarvis, “Association Between Perceived and Objective Neighborhood Safety on Behavioral Inhibition Among Youth” Mentors: Krista Lisdahl and Ryan Sullivan, Psychology Behavioral inhibition in young children is a temperament characterized by heightened sensitivity to novelty, social withdrawal, and anxious behaviors……. Read More
Brynn LiaBraaten, “Available Resources and Supports for Spoken Language Interpreters in Pediatric Medical Encounters” Mentors: W. Hobart Davies, Amy Olen, and Paulina Lim, Psychology Pediatric medical interpreters often experience distress due to work-related stressors, including interpreting traumatic content. Despite the…… Read More
Natalie Wilcox, “Co-Use of Alcohol and Cannabis: Associations with Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Adolescents” Mentors: Krista Lisdahl and Elizabeth Stinson, Psychology Alcohol and cannabis are frequently used substances among adolescents and have been associated with negative mental health outcomes……. Read More
Morgan Klug, “Early Childhood Sleep Hygiene and the Creation of a Community-Engaged Sleep Curriculum” Mentor: W. Hobart Davies, Psychology Poor sleep hygiene (SH), which generally refers to a set of behaviors that influence the quality of one’s sleep (Gelllis &…… Read More
Sophia Salas and Hope Ruedin, “Effect of the Social and Relational Skills Program PEERS® in Adolescents with NF1 on Social Skills” Mentors: Bonita Klein-Tasman and Danielle Glad, Psychology Social skills deficits have been observed in adolescents in the NF1 population,…… Read More
Ryan Thiede, “Effects of a Novel ERb Agonist on Proteins Related to Memory and Menopausal Symptom in Female Mice” Mentor: Karyn Frick, Psychology Millions of women experience menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes, anxiety, depression, and dementia every year. We…… Read More
Grace Geiger, “Effects of a Novel, Non-Toxic Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor on Histone Acetylation Levels in Mice” Mentors: Karyn Frick and Sarah Beamish, Psychology The molecular mechanisms that contribute to long-term memory formation remain a point of inquiry for many neuroscientists…… Read More
Sofia Mattson, “Effects of Differentially Conditioned Stimuli on Working Memory Processes” Mentor: Christine Larson, Psychology Current theories propose that threat-related stimuli are stored to a greater degree in working memory compared to neutral stimuli. However, much of this work has…… Read More
Alex Nelson, “Efficacy of Computerized Attentional Bias Modification of E-Cigarette Use Behaviors among Transitional Age Youth: The Beginnings of a Cross-Sectional Study” Mentors: Joshua Gwon, Nursing and Han Joo Lee, Psychology In 2018, 3.2% (8.1 million) U.S. adults reported current…… Read More
McKenna Anderson, “Estradiol Regulation of Extracellular Matrix Molecules in the Dorsal Hippocampus of Female Mice” Mentors: Karyn Frick and Kellie Gross, Psychology The potent estrogen, 17β-estradiol (E2), can increase hippocampal memory consolidation by enhancing intracellular cell signaling mechanisms in female…… Read More
Marie Enderle, “Health-Related Quality of Life in Young Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1” Mentor: Bonnie Klein-Tasman, Psychology Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder affecting 1 in 3,000 births and children with NF1 are at increased risk…… Read More
Jonathan Santiago, “How Do Neutral and Threatening Distracter Words Influence Attention and Working Memory?” Mentors: Christine Larson and Richard Ward, Psychology Prior evidence suggests that threatening distracter stimuli are inefficiently filtered from gaining access to working memory. However, it currently…… Read More
Brittany Larson, “Motivation and Cerebellar Morphology are Aberrant in a Rodent Model of ADHD” Mentors: Rodney Swain and Amanda Nazario, Psychology Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a neurobehavioral disorder commonly diagnosed in childhood, is characterized by three core behavioral deficits;…… Read More
Alicja Czyz, “Motor Learning Rapidly Increases Cerebellar Synaptogenesis and Astrocytic Structural Plasticity” Mentor: Rodney Swain, Psychology The learning of motor skills has been found to coincide with synaptogenesis and astrocytic hypertrophy in the paramedian lobule of the cerebellum. Reports of…… Read More
Connor Lynch, “Parent’s Perceptions of Analgesic Administration for Children’s Pain” Mentor: W. Hobart Davies, Psychology All children will at some point experience acute pain, making the treatment of pain a pivotal point in pediatric patient care. The opioid crisis brought…… Read More
Vivien Blecking, “Provider Support of Distressed Families in the PICU” Mentors: W. Hobart Davies and Kathryn Balistreri, Psychology The rates of severe anxiety symptoms in parents following their child’s admission to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) are about 24%,…… Read More
Elpiniki Tianis, “Synaptic and Astrocytic Plasticity of Motor-Learning Within the Cerebellum” Mentor: Rodney Swain, Psychology Motor-skills are imperative to execute basic functions within everyday life, and the ability to learn novel motor-skills allows for constant additions to the skill set……. Read More