Student Research

Dr. Neil Bohannon's Lab

Dr. Tara Lineweaver's Lab

Dr. Joel Martin's Lab

Dr. Kate Morris' Lab

Dr. Bob Padgett's Lab

Dr. Giesler's Lab

Dr. Mandy Hege's Lab

Participation in research is a key component of our curriculum. Each faculty member conducts research in one or more specialized areas within psychology. Students benefit from participating in faculty research groups in several ways. They have the opportunity to apply the concepts, theories, and ideas learned in the classroom. They also learn how to think like psychologists and learn how scientific research is conducted. No amount of reading about psychology or listening to instructors can replace the experience of conducting research in behavioral science.

We encourage students to become involved in research projects with several professors during their undergraduate years. Students participate in the planning, execution, presentation, and publication of the research. They typically start with Directed Research, PS396, followed by Independent Study, PS496. Some students complete an Honors Thesis, PS499, a year-long research project for which a proposal is required at the end of the junior year. They routinely make presentations at national meetings such as the annual convention of the American Psychological Society. Students also present their work at undergraduate research conferences, such as the Butler Undergraduate Research Conference and the Mid-America Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference.Student research projects may receive financial support from departmental sources and from the Holcomb Undergraduate Grants Program, which funds Honors Theses, student travel to national conferences, and the Butler Summer Institute. Students may also apply to participate in the American Psychological Association Summer Science Institute and the National Science Foundations Research Experience for Undergraduates program.

Below is a list of recent collaborative, student/faculty publications and conference presentations (the names of current and former students are presented in bold):

2008

Hilliard, A., Gillot, S. & Bohannon, J. (2008, March). Everybody hurts, sometimes: Memories of physical trauma. Paper presented at SEPA, Charlotte, NC.

Hilliard, A., Gillot, S. & Bohannon, J. (2008, May). Everybody hurts, sometimes: But how well do we remember it? Paper presented at APS, Chicago.

Julian, M., Bohannon, J. & Aue, W. (in press). Are elaborate memories consistently accurate? In O. Luminet, M. Conway & A. Curci (Eds.). New perspectives in flashbulb memory. London, UK: Psychology Press.

Khosravi, J., Gratz, S. & Bohannon, J. (2008, March). Flashbulb memories in young and old adults. Paper presented at SEPA, Charlotte, NC.

Khosravi, J. & Bohannon, J. (2008, May). Autobiographical memories for social events: The effect of emotion type. Paper presented at APS, Chicago.

Lineweaver, T. T., Berger, A.K. & Hertzog, C. (2008, April). Impact of self-perceptions on expectations about age-related memory change in positively- and negatively-described older adults. Presented at the Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

Nicoson, C., Dick, A.J., Lineweaver, T.T., & Hertzog, C. (2008, April). Improving memory self-efficacy and memory performance in older adults by drawing their attention to positive stereotypes of aging. Presented at the Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.

Massey, E., O'Brien, K., Lineweaver, T.T., Kercood, S. (2008, April). Can you repeat that?: College students with ADHD struggle with verbal working memory. Presented at the Butler University Undergraduate Research Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

McClure, L., Kiburz, K., Thompson, L. & Bohannon, J. (2008, March). Two heads are better than one: Collaborative inhibition is artifactual. Paper presented at SEPA, Charlotte, NC.

McClure, L., Kiburz, K. & Bohannon, J. (2008, May). Two heads are still better than one: Collaborative inhibition is artifactual. Paper presented at APS, Chicago.

Minor, S., Bohannon, J., & Shaneyfelt, K. (2008, March). Discovering the deaths or others: The effects of personal relevance. Paper presented at SEPA, Charlotte, NC.

Minor, S., & Bohannon, J. (2008, May). Public and private flashbulb memories across young and older adults. Paper presented at APS, Chicago.

Shaneyfelt, K., Minor, S. & Bohannon, J. (2008, March). Flashbulb memory: Private memories for car accidents. Paper presented at SEPA, Charlotte, NC.

Shaneyfelt, K. & Bohannon, J. (2008, May). Flashbulb memory: Private memories for car accidents. Paper presented at APS, Chicago.

Spoor, J. R., & Warnsley, M. (2008, May). Temporal comparisons of gender inequality and support for collective action. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Thomas, J. & Bohannon, J. (2008, March). Gender and age effects in first kiss memories. Paper presented at SEPA, Charlotte, NC.

Thomas, J. & Bohannon, J. (2008, May). Rehearsal and age effects in first kiss memories. Paper presented at APS, Chicago.

Thornberry, D. & Bohannon. J. (2008, May). The impact of emotional memories on the child-amnesia barrier. Paper presented at APS, Chicago.

2007

Agypt, B. & Bohannon, J. (2007, Feb). Breaking up is hard to do but easy to remember. Paper presented at SEPA, New Orleans.

Berger, A., Lineweaver, T. T., Marsh, M. N., and Hertzog, C. (2007, May). Stereotypes differentially impact young and older adults' expectations about age-related memory change. Presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.

Biehle, S. & Lineweaver, T. T. (2007, May). Men and women are not held to different social norms when grieving. Presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.

Bohannon, J., Gratz, S. & Cross, V. (2007). The effects of affect and source on flashbulb memory. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 21, 1-12.

Congleton, A. R., & Martin, J. M. (2007, November). Overcoming test anxiety: Implanted memories of success. Poster presented at the 41st annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia.

Gratz, S., Khosravi, J., Dick, A. & Bohannon, J. (2007, Feb). Challenger memories: Affect and rehearsal effects in the aged. Paper presented at SEPA, New Orleans.

Gretencord, A. & Lineweaver, T. T. (2007, May). Social learning theory accounts for development of children's stereotypes about the elderly. Presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.

Hilliard, A., Kibburz, K. & Bohannon, J. (2007, Feb.). Personal injury as a flashbulb memory. Paper presented at SEPA, New Orleans.

Hilliard, A., Kiburz, K. & Bohannon, J. (2007, May). Memories of physical trauma: A comparative and corroborative approach. Paper presented at APS, Washington, DC.

Hutman, P., Lineweaver, T. T., Bohannon, J.N., III & Ketcham, C. (2007, May). Elderspeak based on mid- conversational feedback and views of the elderly. Presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.

Hutman, P., Lineweaver, T. Bohannon, J., & Ketcham, C. (2007, May). Elderspeak based on mid-conversational feedback and views of the elderly. Paper presented at APS, Washington, DC.

Julian, M. & Bohannon, J. (2007, May). The effects of media exposure on narrative and probed recall in flashbulb memories. Paper presented at APS, Washington, DC.

Khosravi, J., Gratz, S. & Bohannon, J. (2007, May). Pearl Harbor, Kennedy and Challenger memories: The effect of age at exposure. Paper presented at APS, Washington, DC.

Lineweaver, T.T., Hutman, P. & Bohannon, J.N., III (2007, February). Neither mid-conversational feedback nor age impact speech complexity to elders. Presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. [Winner of the SEPA Outstanding Professional Paper Award]

Lineweaver, T., Hutman, P. and Bohannon, J. (2007, Feb). Neither mid-conversation feedback nor age impact speech complexity to elders. Paper presented at SEPA, New Orleans.

Lineweaver, T. T., Berger, A.K., Marsh, M.N. & Hertzog, C.K. (2007, November). Examining the impact of age stereotypes on expectations about age-related memory change: New application of the GBMI Measure. Invited symposium presented at the meeting of the Gerontological Society, San Francisco, California.

Mull, M. & Lineweaver, T. T. (2007, May). The impact of mood on cognition generalizes across languages in English-Spanish bilinguals. Presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.

Mueller, S. & Lineweaver, T. T. (2007, May). Physician empathy: A key to quality relationships, professional satisfaction, and personal satisfaction. Presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.

Presnell, J. A., & Martin, J. M. (2007, November). Impact of mental illness and race on perceived aggression. Poster presented at the 41st annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia.

Shaneyfelt, K., Price, J., Minor, S. & Bohannon, J. (2007, Feb.). Flashbulb memory: Private memories for car accidents. Paper presented at SEPA, New Orleans.

Shaneyfelt, K., Price, J., Minor, S. & Bohannon, J. (2007, May). Flashbulb memory: Private memories for car accidents. Paper presented at APS, Washington, DC.

Thomas, J. & Bohannon, J. (2007, May). Emotional contagion in memory for shared kisses. Paper presented at APS, Washington, DC.

Wiley, J.V. & Lineweaver, T. T. (2007, May). How you ask matters: The relationship between mood and memory self-efficacy. Presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.

2006 Publications/Presentations
2005 Publications/Presentations
2004 Publications/Presentations
2003 Publications/Presentations