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Jessica André, BS
E-mail: jandre@temple.edu
Lab Webpage: http://www.temple.edu/psychology/FacultyWebs/Gould/students.html
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
Bio: Jessica is currently in her third year of the Brain, Behavior, and Cognition program in Psychology. She received her BS in Psychology and Biology from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Cook College. Jessica currently works with Dr. Thomas Gould on research examining the ameliorative effects of nicotine on learning and memory and the molecular mechanisms underlying these effects.
Jennifer Davis
E-mail: jendavis@temple.edu
Shannon Fitzhguh
E-mail: shannon.fitzhugh@temple.edu
Bio: Shannon is currently in her second year at Temple University. She graduated from the Stony Brook University Psychology Honors program in 2005, with a minor in Philosophy of Technology and Science. Shannon's current interests are in Eye Tracking and spatial abilities; specifically training spatial abilities and its effects on the directed eye movements of participants solving mental rotation problems. Shannon is also a member of the NSF Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center where she works with Tim Shipley and Nora Newcombe. In addition she does collaborative work with Peter Marshall in EEG recordings of biological Motion Perception.
Kuba Glazek, B.A.
E-mail: kglazek@temple.edu
Bio:
Kuba received his BA in Psychology and English Literature from the University of Connecticut. He is currently in his second year of Ph.D. studies in the Brain, Behavior, and Cognition program in Psychology at Temple. Kuba's research focuses on examining conditions under which artistic production may take place. Specifically, he is interested in the roles played by intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. He is currently working with Dr. Robert Weisberg and the faculty and students of Temple's Tyler School of Art under a Research Incentive Funds Grant in order to explore these aspects of creative behavior in developing artists. Kuba is also interested in examining the processing of primary and secondary reward stimuli (e.g. food and monetary reward, respectively) in discrete brain regions using neuroimaging techniques such as fMRI. Danielle Gulick, M.Ed.
E-mail: dgulick@temple.edu
Lab Webpage: http://www.temple.edu/psychology/FacultyWebs/Gould/lab.htm
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
Bio: Danielle is in her third year of the Brain, Behavior, and Cognition program in Psychology. She received her Master's in Education from UMASS Amherst and her Bachelor's in Biology from Williams College. Danielle is currently working with Dr. Thomas Gould on research examining the interactive effects of ethanol and nicotine on learning and memory, and the neurotransmitter systems and molecular mechanisms underlying these interactions.
Richard Hass
E-mail: rickhass@temple.edu
Mark Holden, BSc
E-mail: mholden@temple.edu
Bio: Mark is currently in his first year of graduate studies. He received his BSc with a double major in Biological Sciences and Science Psychology from the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Mark’s current research is in the field of Perception, with a particular emphasis on the representation of events (specifically, of biological motion). Mark currently works with Dr. Shipley.
Justin W. Kenney, BS & BA
E-mail: justin.kenney@temple.edu
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
Bio: Justin joined the BBC program (neuroscience specialization) in 2005. He received his BS in physics and BA in philosophy from Case Western Reserve University. His current research is focused on determining by what mechanisms nicotine acts to enhance learning and memory. The model of pavlovian fear conditioning is used in conjunction with molecular biology techniques. We are currently investigating the role of the MAPKs (Mitogen Activated Protein Kinases) from changes in gene transcription to protein modification in the effects of nicotine on learning and memory. In addition he is working on determining whether nicotine acts to enhance incidental contextual or associative learning or both. Justin is currently working with Dr. Tom Gould.
George Portugal
E-mail: portugal@temple.edu
Jonathan Raybuck
E-mail: jraybuck@temple.edu
Kristin Ratliff, BA
E-mail: k.ratliff@temple.edu
Bio: Kristin is currently in her fifth year of graduate studies. She received her BA from the University of Oklahoma. Kristin is currently studying spatial cognition and navigation, specifically the circumstances under which geometric and nongeometric information is utilized during reorientation. Her research interests also include episodic memory development, memory distortions and amnesia. Kristin currently works with Dr. Newcombe.
Representative presentations and/or publications:
Newcombe, N.S., Lloyd, M.E., & Ratliff, K.R. (in press). Development of episodic and autobiographical memory: A cognitive neuroscience perspective. R.V. Kail (Ed.), Advances in Child Development and Behavior, Volume 35. San Diego, CA: Elsevier
Newcombe, N.S., & Ratliff, K.R. (in press). Explaining the development of spatialreorientation: Modularity-plus-language versus the emergence of adaptive combination. J. Plumert & J. Spencer (Eds.), Emerging Landscapes of Mind: Mapping the Nature of Change in Spatial Cognitive Development. Oxford University Press.
Ratliff, K.R., & Newcombe, N.S. (2005). Human spatial reorientation using dual task paradigms. Proceedings of the 27th Annual Cognitive Science Society, 1809-1814.
Michael Tobia
E-mail: mtobia@temple.edu
Jennifer Wade
E-mail: jennifer.wade0002@temple.edu
Derek Wilkinson, BS
E-mail: derek.wilkinson@temple.edu
Bio: Derek received his BS in Psychology from Western Michigan University. His current research interests include substance abuse and behavioral pharmacology. Derek is in his first year working with Dr. Hineline.
Betsy S. Wurstner, B.A.
E-mail: wurstner@temple.edu
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
Bio: Betsy is currently in her third year of graduate studies. Betsy received her Bachelors of Art from West Chester in Psychology with a minor in Latin. She currently works with Dr. Philip Hineline in the Learning Laboratory. Her research interests include children with autism, joint attention behaviors, and assessments methods for children with autism. She also coordinates the Temple University Communicative Repertoires in Autism Research Team.
Representative presentations and/or publications:
Wurstner, B.S. & Kates-McElrath, K. (accepted). Comparing existing assessment methods for children with autism. Poster to be presented annual conference of the Association for Behavior Analysis Progress and Challenges in the Behavioral Treatment of Autism Conference, Boston, MA. (February 2007).
Wurstner, B.W. (May, 2006). Comparing assessment techniques for children with autism. Poster presented the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Atlanta, GA.
Wurstner, B.S. (May, 2005). Temple University communicative repertoires in autism research team project. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Chicago, IL. |
