Archive of Student Science Research Presentations

At the end of each term, students present scientific research that they have conducted during the semester in a symposium open to the college community.  This page features the work of the students with links to the slides, audio clips, and videos of each presentation.  Semesters are listed in order from the most recent.

Student Research Presentations Spring 2009

Student Research Presentations Fall 2008

GABAergic Influences Increase Ingestion across All Taste Categories

Presented by:  Molly McGinnis, Elizabeth Miller, & Lindsey Richardson

Mentor:   Dr. David Pittman, Associate Professor of Psychology

Link to Slides (pdf)    -    Link to Audio (mp3 opens in new window)

 

The Potential Effectiveness of UBP 302 as a Kainite Receptor Antagonist in Suppressing ATPA- Elicited Feeding in the Lateral Hypothalamus

Presented by:  Jamie Nichols, Ashley Carr, & Cameron Simmons 

Mentor:   Dr. Stacey Hettes, Associate Professor of Biology

Link to Slides (pdf)    -    Link to Audio (mp3 opens in new window)

 

Sequential Dependencies Produced When Learning Response Sequences

Presented by:  Jenny Amsden, Kelley Crawford, Tom Glazebrook, & Chelsea Nill

Mentor:   Dr. Alliston Reid, Professor of Psychology

Link to Slides (pdf)    -    Link to Audio (mp3 opens in new window)

 

Investigating Natural Products as Anticancer Agents

Presented by:  Stacey Turner & Caslin Pavy

Mentor:   Dr. Bryan Splawn, Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Link to Slides (pdf)    -    Link to Audio (mp3 opens in new window)

 

Sound Production in a Parasitoid Wasp

Presented by:  Sam Hall

Mentor:   Dr. John Moeller, Associate Professor of Biology

Link to Slides (pdf)    -    Link to Audio (mp3 opens in new window)

Student Research Presentations Spring 2008

ADHD assessment and treatment practices among local family practice and pediatric physicians.

Presented by:            Blair Burke, Annie Harbison, Valerie Tyndall, & Candace Williams      

Research Mentor:     Dr. Cecile Nowatka, Associate Professor of Psychology

Link to Slides (pdf)    -    Link to Audio (mp3 opens in new window)

 

Influence of a high-fat diet on the detection threshold for avoiding linoleic acid following a conditioned taste aversion in obesity-prone and obesity-resistant rat strains.

Presented by:    Tia Anders, Covington Avent, Christina Jackson, Phillip Neill, Chelsea Nill, Cameron Simmons, & David Trant

Research Mentor:     Dr. Dave Pittman, Associate Professor of Psychology

Link to Slides (pdf)    -    Link to Audio (mp3 opens in new window)

 

Characterization of the afferent gustatory responsiveness of the chorda tympani nerve to tastants with and without linoleic acid in obesity-prone and obesity-resistant rat strains.

Presented by:    Kimberly Smith

Research Mentor:     Dr. Dave Pittman, Associate Professor of Psychology

Link to Slides (pdf)    -    Link to Audio (mp3 opens in new window)

 

The relationship between student engaged learning, development, and health outcomes.

Presented by:    Mary Catherine McClain

Research Mentor:     Dr. John Lefebvre, Professor of Psychology

Link to Slides (pdf)    -    Link to Audio (mp3 opens in new window)

 

The role of discriminative stimuli and motivation level in a three response sequence.

Presented by:    Kara Bennewitz, Tye Tindal, & Wendelyn West

Research Mentor:     Dr. Alliston Reid, Professor of Psychology

Link to Slides (pdf)    -    Link to Audio (mp3 opens in new window)

 

Chowing down:  Do rats eat less when they eat slower?

Presented by:    Elise Boos, Prashant Patel, and Margaret Strom, representing Bio 104B

Research Mentor:     Dr. G.R. Davis, Professor of Biology

Link to Slides (pdf)    -    Link to Audio (mp3 opens in new window)

 

Combating Invasive Species: The Response of a Suburban Bottomland Levee Forest to the removal of   invasive plants

Presented by:    Daniel Henderson

Research Mentor:     Dr. Doug Rayner, Professor of Biology

Link to Slides (pdf)    -    Link to Audio (mp3 opens in new window)

Student Research Presentations Fall 2007

Effects of benzodiazepines on short- and long-term feeding patterns: A role for GABAergic processing of taste information.

Presented by:    Hannah Dinnen and Ivy Farr

Research Mentor:   Dr. David Pittman, Associate Professor of Psychology

Link to Slides (pdf)    -    Link to Audio (mp3 opens in new window)

 

The role of glutamate receptor activation within the hypothalamus in the stimulation of feeding behavior

Presented by:    Kalee Clausen, Mary Wheeler, Daniel West, and Josh Smith           

Research Mentor:   Dr. Stacey Hettes, Associate Professor of Biology

Link to Slides (pdf)    -    Link to Audio (mp3 opens in new window)

 

Deciphering the magic number 7: The effect of focus switching on working memory capacity.

Presented by:            Crystal Burnette and Leigh Anne Campbell

Research Mentor:   Dr. Kara Bopp, Assistant Professor of Psychology

Link to Slides (pdf)    -    Link to Audio (mp3 opens in new window)

 

The effect of worry on the experience of acute pain.

Presented by:    Emily Fort, Leah Gaylord, and Christie Wilkes

Research Mentor:   Dr. John Lefebvre, Professor of Psychology

Link to Slides (pdf)    -    Link to Audio (mp3 opens in new window)