May 2015 - Department of Psychology

Volume 3 Issue 4 May 2015
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the Features
The Standard
UASP Bulletin, p. 3
limelight, pp. 8-9
Student Shout Outs
Alumni News
PRIME Alumni News
Honors and Awards, p. 5
Graduation awards,
Phi Beta Kappa,
RCIF,
Student Employment Banquet, and the
ACC Meeting of the Minds
Study Abroad, p. 10
Feeling Adventurous?
Senior Snapshots, p. 6
Psi Chi, p. 11
Congrats, Grads!
Honor Society Updates
TUNS, p. 11
News for Neuroscience
The credits
Sean Kilpatrick, M.S.Ed.
Thank You!, p. 7
Editor-in-chief
Senior Quotes
Nicole Laviña, B.A.
Creative Designer & Editor
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Undergraduate
Research Opportunities
Neurosciences Research:
Contact
Dr. Helen Bramlett at [email protected]
Stop by UASP, FLP 508, if you have any questions.
Fast Track Advising Statistics, Spring 2015
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Psychology and Neuroscience Graduates, Class of 2015
Arlisia Ables
Daniel Acosta
Sarah Gamundi
Alexandra Lasso
Sarah Qureshi
Nicole Garcia
Addison Lauerman
Puck Reeders
Keenan Ade
Santiago Garcia
Jasper Lee
Jennifer Rizzo
Daniel Aguirre
Lawrence Garcia
Logan Leeds-Ezell
Alexa Rodriguez
Roxanne Aleman
Mishela Gevorkyan
Erica Lehman
Christopher Rodriguez
Arika Girts
Rachel Lopez
Vienna Sa
Juliana Sabatello
Liz Alvarez
Silvana Araujo
Abir Gitlin
Alexandra Lovera Tineo
Giancarlo Atassi
Michael Glover
Tjhana Lynn
Elisa Sain
Leah August
Carolina Gonzalez
Ashima Madan
Federico Salas-Vega
Kelly Baez
Aymee Gonzalez
Martin Maldonado-Puebla
Blake Salter
Kelsey Balkwill
Krystal Gonzalez
Paul Mamounas
Dorothy Sanchez
Blakely Bates
Christina Green
Melinda Manatad
Geisy del Carmen Sanz Maspons
Alvaro Bedoya
Eliza Gresh
Lisa Mann
Marc Schatz
Marissa Bell
Hailey Grubbs
Robert Marlowe
Annabel Schwartz
Nestor Beltre
Ashley Guerrier
Rachel Martin
Monica Schwindt
Gabrielle Benesh
Alexis Hanna
Ashley Martinez
Shawn Shah
Gabriela Beracha Fiksman
Mane Harutyunyan
Camilo Martinez
Kerry Sheridan
Brianna Blair
Tahreem Hashmi
Roxanne Mayrand
Shun Shu
Nicholas Botticelli
Eric Hernandez
Chelsea Medina
Efrem Silverman
Kathleen Bradley
Mary Ann Hernando
Martim Meirelles
Charniqua Snell
Hunter Hewitt
Noelle Mendez
Megan Spears
Matthew Hibbs
Philisha Mesidor
Salvatore Spinelli III
Anastasia Bromberg
Alexander Bronca
Emily Brudner
Lisa Cameron
Ella Campbell
Richard Eli Huie Campbell
Angela Carracino
Dominique Celerin
Phillip Chan
Hye Chang
Tsoi Yi Chung
Caela Cohen
Jonathan Cohn
Chelsea Cosner
Amanda Costa
Cheyenne Cousineau
Ciara Crighton
Zach Hinsley
Alexia Mezzini
Sean Steinberg
Holly Ann Houser
Hannah Miyanji
Marisa Stern
Hope Hua
Valeria Molina
Julia Stiffman
Stephanie Iacobelli
Scott Moliver
Megan Stockamp
Daniela Iglesias
Danielle Morabito
Kenneth Stransky
Ross Ito
Diana Morales
Victoria Suarez
Michelle Jaremko
Ana Maria Moreno
William Sun
Jamie Jarett
Raquel Moyes
Jennifer Talarico
Phalande Jean
Carly Nogawski
Kinjal Thakor
Shanda Jean Baptiste
Natalia Norona
Lauren Thrasher
Melissa Jelaso
Jennifer North
Ashwini Tilak
Viviana Jimenez
Michelle Novoa
Ella Toon-Barron
Kriselle Jimenez
Matthew Nykaza
Belen Torrens
Gabriel Jimenez Garcia
Sean Oldak
Brittany Tripp
Sopiko Jimsheleishvili
Julia O'Reilly
Juliana Velez
Skyler Johnson
Michelle Palomo
Michael Venincasa
Jorge Cusco
Alexandra Joo
Zoe Demarest
Jessica Pan
Valerie Villar
Sasha Jules
Shreyans Patel
Gabriela Wagener
Grant Deming
Mary Kalpakoff
Ayeesha Patel
Lauren Walter
Jacqueline Dixon
Adel Kamal
Sajan Patel
Samuel Warn
Kagiso Donald Samuel
Chloe Kaplan
Puja Patel
Katya Wentzel
John Donnelly
Joseph Karam
Jessica Wienand
Ashley Dudek
David Pearl-Schwartz
Claire Kebodeaux
Zohar Peleg
Roy Williams III
Sarah Edelman
Akhil Khan
Stephen Pepper
Jade Wollschlaeger
Haley Edwards
Asif Khan
Eboni Person
Jessica Workman
Michael Ekdall
Savannah King
Angela Petit-Frere
Jacob Wright
Jaqueline Eldridge
Kayla Kistler
Robert Pinney
I-Chieh Wu
Mark Enriquez
Daniel Klein
Stefania Pinto
Fuyuan Xie
Jonathan Epstein
Dillon Knop
Christi Plasencia
Tamar Yacoel
Samantha Fezza
Jared Koch
Sarah Poliquin
Alicyn Zall
Olivia Finnegan
Christopher Kowalczyk
Samuel Powell
Samuel Zatz
Lily Zhang
Vanessa Fleites
Andrea Lafnitzegger
Sarah Price
Anastasia Gaertner
Annalyssa Laney
Alexander Pruefer
Ian Zheng
Olivia Gallego Gonzalez
Maura Lapoff
Bilal Quadri
Kayla Zuckerman
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Graduation Awards
Outstanding Psychology Major
Caela Cohen
Ed Green Outstanding Neuroscience Major
Samuel Powell
Eber Award
Erica Lehman
Psi Chi Award
Andrea Lafnitzegger
Student Employment Banquet
The 2015
Student Employment Banquet
was held on April 16th in the
Hurricane 100 room. Director
of Undergraduate Academic
Services, Sean Kilpatrick, was
the keynote speaker and 2nd
year PAL, Rachel Martin, was
nominated by UASP for
Student Employee of the Year.
ACC Meeting of the Minds
The 10th annual ACC Meeting of the Minds conference
was held April 10th-12th at North Carolina State University
where exemplary undergraduate students from each of the
12 schools in the ACC met to present and share their research.
Congratulations to our UM Representatives!
Emily Brudner, Psychology
Haley Edwards, Psychology and Sociology
Anna Ivanova, Neuroscience
Kinjal Thakor, Neuroscience
Research, Creativity, and Innovation Forum (RCIF)
Congratulations to our
psychology and neuroscience RCIF winners
and to all students who participated in this event!
3rd Place, Biological Sciences
Sarah McGriff
Mentor: Dr. James Baker
2nd Place, Social Sciences
Emily Brudner
Mentor: Dr. Amishi Jha
3rd Place, Social Sciences
Danielle Morabito
Mentor: Dr. Kiara Timpano
1st Place, Humanities
Daniel Parker
Mentor: Susan Leary
Christopher Albright also
received the Miami Commitment
Newcomer Award and Hope Hua
received the Miami Commitment
Senior Award.
Congratulations to all!
Phi Beta Kappa
2015
Yusuf Ali
Rachel Berquist
Monica Bodenstab
Angela Carracino
Rebecca Dreizen
Virginia Gonzalez
Marigloria Maldonado-Puebla
Joseph Miano
Jamie Nucho
Anna Shah
Tatsumi Yanaba
Christopher Albright
John Donnelly
Anna Ivanova
Savannah King
Kayla Kistler
Erica Lehman
Lissa Mandell
Hanna Mathers
Salvatore Spinelli
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Noelle Mendez will be a
Research Assistant working in the
Power, Women, and Relationships lab
at Florida International University
under the direction of Dr. Asia Eaton.
Maura Lapoff was recently awarded the
Vanessa Fleites will attend the
prestigious Boren Scholarship to study in Jordan
University
of Pennsylvania to pursue a
Puck Reeders will pursue
for a year. Her scholarship focuses on studying
Ph.D. in Neuroscience.
her Master’s and Ph.D. in
languages, national security
Cognitive Neuroscience at
and living abroad. In exchange for scholarship
funding, Boren Scholars are required to work for the
Danielle Morabito accepted a job as a
Florida International
federal government for one year and then work within
Project Coordinator for the
University.
national security within three years of graduation .
Substance & Anxiety Intervention
Laboratory of the Palo Alto VA.
Jennifer Rizzo
Gabriel Jimenez-Garcia
will attend the
will attend
Nicole Garcia will be at Montclair State University
University of
New York University’s
as the Dean of Students intern during the summer
Central Florida
School of Law
College of Medicine
and in the fall will pursue a Master’s degree in
in the Fall.
in the fall.
Student Affairs at the
University of Maryland College Park where she will
Michael Venincasa
Mary Kalpakoff
be the Graduate Coordinator
will attend the
will attend a
for Student Conduct.
Miller School of
Psy.D. Program
Medicine this Fall.
at The Wright
Lisa Cameron will work as an Actuary with
Institute in
Munich Reinsurance, beginning in the summer.
Berkeley,
California.
Jonathan Cohn will attend the
Ashwini Tilak will attend the
University of Hawaii’s Clinical Psychology
Rachel Martin
University of Virginia’s Medical School
Ph.D. program in the fall.
will attend
in the Fall.
Florida State
Monica Schwindt was accepted to the
University to
Lily Zhang will attend the
University of Texas Southwestern
pursue a Master’s
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Medical Center's Master’s of
after graduation.
in School
Clinical
Nutrition Coordinated Program.
Psychology.
Valerie Villar has three trips planned with
friends and family after graduation. She
hopes to secure a full-time position in Human
Resources and plans on pursuing an M.B.A.
after gaining valuable work experience.
Samuel Powell will enter the M.D./Ph.D. program of
either Emory University or the Icahn School of Medicine
at Mount Sinai and will start his first lab rotation a few
weeks after graduation.
Emily Brunder will begin working as a
Research Associate in the cognitive neuroscience lab
of Dr. Amishi Jha at the University of Miami.
Megan Spears will move to Bar Harbor, Maine
to work in Human Resources for a hotel development
and operation company called Ocean Properties.
She will be working under the company's HR Director
for their Bar Harbor hotel properties.
Chelsea Cosner will attend medical school at
the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
at Florida International Univeristy.
John Donnelly has been accepted to the
Master’s of Arts in Teaching program at
the University of Central Florida. He will
begin May 18th, and teach high school
while he works towards his degree.
Rachel Lopez will pursue a
Master’s in Public Health.
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“I would like to give a shout out to the
entire PASO Lab, especially my primary
mentors Dr. Kiara Timpano and
Kimberly Arditte for supporting me
these past few years. They did so much
to shape my research experience and
helped me gain the skills I need to
pursue my career.”
- Danielle Morabito
“I would like to give a shout-out to my
family and friends for their unconditional
love and support throughout these past
four years. I would not have been able to
do this without [_]_[_]!”
- Vanessa Fleites
“A Shout out to my mom, my dad
and my brother Pedro Jr. for being
my angels in this journey. I could
NOT have done it without you … ”
- Christopher Rodriguez
“Thank you to my wonderful family,
friends, and mentors.
I couldn’t have done it without you!”
- Nicole Garcia
“I wanted to thank the following
people for helping me to this journey:
My family and friends, Mr. Kilpatrick,
Jan Williams-Eddleman, Dr. Veronica
Fernandez, Ms. Joanna Johnson and
everyone who has taught me, helped
me and supported me through this
wonderful journey.”
- Puck Reeders
“I would have to thank my family for
always being there, and Dr. Julia Dallman
for allowing me to work with her the
past four years.”
- Michael Venincasa
“I would first and foremost like to thank my
parents, Gary and Corrinna Brudner,
for all of their love and support throughout my
entire life. They have always encouraged me to
reach for the stars and have worked so hard to
help me get to where I am today (Love you
mom and dad!). I would also like to thank my
research advisor, Dr. Amishi Jha, for being a
mentor and a constant source of guidance
throughout my college career, and for inspiring
me to pursue a career
in Neuroscience research.”
- Emily Brunder
“Shout out to my research mentors and
professors for encouraging my interests!”
- Samuel Powell
“I wanted to give a shout out/ thank you
to my parents for all of their continued support,
the Jha Lab for all the amazing opportunities in
research, and to the entire
Psych Department for excellent advising and
guidance over the past 4 years.”
- Lisa Cameron
“I would like to thank my
family for always supporting
me, and the Jha Lab for a
“Thank you Mom and Dad for supporting me
I want to thank my friends, family,
fantastic
learning environment
these past four years and for being the best role
and
teachers
I've had throughout my years
these past 3 years!”
models I could ever ask for. Also thank you,
at UM that have helped me get where I am
- Ashwini Tilak
Sean Kilpatrick, for all the advice, guidance,
today. I couldn't have done it without
and friendship over the past two years.”
major support and it means a lot to me.
- Rachel Martin
- Valerie Villar
“Mama and Papa, you guys are the best.
I’d be stuck in 3rd grade if you weren’t
“I would like to thank my
around to keep me moving.
“Thank you to my family and friends who
parents, Kim and Chris Cosner
Joaqui, gg no re, love you.”
have supported me these past 4 years!
for their support through
- Gabriel Jimenez-Garcia
I could not have done it without you!”
my undergraduate career.”
- Monica Schwindt
- Chelsea Cosner
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Student Shout Outs
Noelle Mendez, a senior psychology major, won the Louise P. Mills Award for
her commitment to equality. She won the award due to her involvement in
events such as Walk a Mile in Her Shoes and the Clothesline Project, as well as
for her work as a Research Assistant for the YES Institute.
Congratulations, Noelle!
Six undergraduate neuroscience majors, Shivani Hanchate, Nidhi Patel, Albert
Liu, Shreya Chidarala, Katryna Thomas, and Jorge Gonzalez attended the 2nd
annual Sunposium with Professor Coleen Atkins which was hosted by the Max
Planck Institute at the PGA hotel in West Palm Beach, FL. The convention
featured speakers such as Dr. Eric Betzig, the 2014 Nobel Laureate in
Chemistry for super-resolution microscopy.
From left to right:
Albert Liu, Jorge Gonzalez,
Nidhi Patel, Dr. Eric Betzig,
Shivani Hanchate,
Shreya Chidarla,
and Professor Coleen Atkins
Alexandra Lanjewar was accepted into the Miami Project Summer Student
Fellowship to work under the direction of Dr. Jacqueline Sagen. This
fellowship is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Congratulations and good luck, Alexandra!
Carolina Gonzalez recently attended the 15th International Congress on
Schizophrenia Research in Colorado Springs, CO for a poster presentation. At the
conference, Carolina had the opportunity to meet many professionals in her field of
interest. Great work, Carolina!
Jorge Gonzalez is a sophomore neuroscience major, who was recently accepted to a summer research
program at the University of Vermont in Burlington, VT where he will work under Dr. George Wellman on
a project involving the "impact of subarachnoid hemorrhage strokes on neurovascular coupling and
sensory-motor function."
Roberto “Robbie” Diaz was selected to participate in the Summer Research
Opportunity Program at the University of Michigan. He has also been selected
to make a poster presentation at the 14th annual New England Science
Symposium at Harvard Medical School. Congratulations and good luck, Robbie!
Madhumita Parmar was listed as a co-author in a
manuscript recently submitted to the major
journal “Investigative Ophthalmology and
Visual Science.” This May, she will present at
the international ophthalmology meeting, The
Association for Research in Vision and
Ophthalmology (ARVO), in Denver, CO.
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Alumni News
Jennifer Zink, who graduated with a B.A. in psychology in 2013, has recently been accepted to the
doctoral program at Tufts University and the Child Study and Human Development and Health Behavior
Research program at University of Southern California.
Merika Lang graduated with a B.A. in psychology, class of 2014, has been accepted to a Ph.D. program in
Psychology at Florida Atlantic University. She will study and analyze the neuropsychology behind
multilingualism, as well as possible cognitive deficits in dementia and other neurological related disorders.
Melanie Ervin, a 2003 graduate with a B.A. in psychology, was inspired to enter teaching by her work in
the Miami Children's Hospital ER and Psych units. She is currently an AP Psychology and Honors Chemistry
teacher at the International Studies Preparatory Academy, in Coral Gables, FL. She hopes to go back to
UM for a Ph.D. in the future.
Haley Meskunas, class of 2014 with a B.A. in psychology, has been accepted to the Clinical Psychology
Ph.D. program at the University of California Santa Barbara.
Luke Heggeness, B.A. psychology major who graduated in 2013, has been accepted to a Ph.D. program in
Clinical Psychology at Kent State University for Fall of 2015.
Brittany Wright, graduated from UM in December 2014 with a major in psychology and
minor in biology. Recently, she has been selected to represent the United States at the
World’s Fair Expo in Milan as one of numerous representatives from over 140 countries
who will discuss and attempt to solve the issue of feeding the planet. As a former
participant in URome and a recent World’s Fair Expo Student Ambassador, Brittany
hopes to use her experiences to help in her pursuit of a doctoral degree in psychology.
Alea Agrawal, a psychology major, May 2014 graduate, and former PAL, is currently a graduate student at
the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign where she works in a research lab, studying dairy cows in an
effort to look at ways of improving cow health and welfare. She has decided to apply to vet school this
year and hopes to eventually teach Veterinary Medicine. Keep up the great work and good luck, Alea!
PRIME Alumni News
Kathleen Diaz is the Research Coordinator for the Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety
Treatment program and the Project Coordinator of the PEERS/UTALK Intervention
program. During her time at UM, she participated in PRIME as a PRIME Associate and
developed a project on the impact of social support from family and friends on social anxiety symptoms in
adolescents, using data from a multi-wave study of adolescent peer relations. Her research
interests focus on the role that family and peers play in the onset, maintenance, and
treatment of internalizing disorders. She recently accepted an offer to attend the University
of Kansas Clinical Child Psychology Ph.D. program this fall. Congratulations, Kathleen!
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By: Elana Schettini
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Honor Society Updates
Hello, Psychology and Neuroscience majors!
Psi Chi E-board hopes you had a great semester! We cannot
believe it is already time for summer. We are beyond happy with
how this semester went and we would love to update you. We
just inducted new members into our honor society! These
members needed to have 9 credits in psychology, have a
psychology GPA of 3.0 or higher, be at least a second-semester
sophomore, and be in the top 35% of their class.
Psi Chi also has a new executive board for the 2014-2015 calendar
year! We received more applications than ever before and we
are excited to welcome three very deserving new members on
the board! Hailey Hutcheson, Talia Weintraub, Lauren Friedman,
Caroline Mazzer, and Nicole Foster will continue to serve on the
board as well.
Psi Chi Executive Board 2015-2016:
President: Hailey Hutcheson
Vice President: Talia Weintraub
Treasurer: Lauren Friedman
Secretary: Caroline Mazzer
Public Relations Chair: Tatiana Campuzano
Director of Philanthropy: Nicole Foster
Historian: Monica Bodenstab
Committee Member: Julia Janecki
Congratulations to all newly inducted members:
Christopher Albright
Anika Alix
Jeanne Arnson-Serotta
Monica Bodenstab
Tatiana Campuzano
Nicole Chabloz
Jacqueline Cook
Agenia Delouche
Carmela DiFlorio
Jennifer Ferrante
Brandon Gescheidle
Alexandra Ghitelman
Adriana Guzman
Ethan Homedi
Katherine Hurley
Annmarie Jaghab
Sasha Jules
Chelsea Kaminski
Lee Toomy Kissel
Alexandra Lanjewar
Monica Larrea
Roxanne Lawrence
Madison Lupino
Alexandra Matas
Kimberly Nahas
Kristen Northrup
Joachner Philippe
Natalia Ramirez
Jennifer Rein
Kristin Rycko
Juliana Sabatello
Margaret Simpson
Megan Smith
Shuxin Song
Benjamin Sussman
Tatjana Velikopoljski
Madeleine Weigel
We look forward to seeing Psi Chi excel under this new
leadership! Congratulations graduating seniors!
For updates on Psi Chi next semester, please visit our chapter
website in the coming months:
http://umiamipsichi.wix.com/umiamipsichi.
News for Neuroscience
By: Andrew Mudreac
and Liz Alvarez
The Undergraduate Neuroscience Society
Hello, Psychology and Neuroscience Majors!
Can you believe the year is over? TUNS had so many wonderful events this semester and we cannot wait to have even more! Last
month, our E-board and members volunteered at the annual Brain Day, during which we educated young children about basic
neuroscience topics and helped them gain knowledge in fun and interactive ways through our creative booths. For example, the
“Pin the Function on the Brain” game helped children learn the general function of each area of the brain. The TUNS E-board would
like to thank Dr. Atkins and Dr. Colbert for allowing us to participate in such an amazing event.
In early April, TUNS hosted a Neuroscience Faculty Mixer at the Rathskeller where students were able to meet faculty members
involved in the field, network for possible research or shadowing opportunities, and learn more about faculty projects. Posters from
NEU 403 students were on display at the event for other students to see what their peers accomplished. We will be having more
events like this in the fall so we encourage students to stay involved with TUNS !
In addition to faculty mixers, TUNS plans to host a variety of events next year, including graduate/medical student panels, a zombie
crawl fundraiser, a tour of the Neuroscience Annex, and guest talks by distinguished doctors and researchers. Stay tuned! On behalf
of the TUNS E-board, we would like to thank our current members for their continued support and interest. We look forward to
welcome new members in the fall!
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