College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Department of Psychology

Butler Summer Institute 

2003-2007 Past Recipients

2007

Sara Minor
Mentor: Dr. Neil Bohannon
Discovering the deaths of others: The effects of personal relevance

Kara Shaneyfelt
Mentor: Dr. Neil Bohannon
Flashbulb memory: Private memories for car accidents

2006

Brett Agypt
Mentor: Dr. Neil Bohannon
Study of memories of the discovery of parent's intended divorce.

Ashley Gretencord
Mentor: Dr. Tara Lineweaver
Children's stereotypes about the elderly: What do children believe and how do these beliefs develop?

Paul Hutman
Mentor: Dr. Tara Lineweaver
Elderspeak: Speech accommodations to the elderly.

2005

Susanne Biehle
Mentor: Dr. Tara Lineweaver
Does gender of the griever impact how expressions of grief are perceived.

Marchion Hinton
Mentor: Dr. Neil Bohannon
Romance: Memory of a shared event.

Megan Julian
Mentor: Dr. Neil Bohannon
The exclusivity of consistency as the only measure of flashbulb memory.

2004

Lacy Lesmeister
Mentor: Dr. Robert Dale
Investigating an employee's memories regarding job termination.

2003

Ali Kozlowski
Mentor: Dr. Kathryn Morris
The influence of personal relationships on impression formation.