DEFENSE OF DISSERTATIONS
January 2010 | February 2010 | March 2010 | April 2010 | May 2010 | June 2010
July 2010 | August 2010 | September 2010 | October 2010 | November 2010 | December 2010
Priya C. Patel (Cognitive Neuroscience)
"Differential Pharmacological and Cognitive Response Among Depressive Subtypes”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Brett Silverstein
Commitee Members: Dr. Robert Melara and Dr. William Fishbein
External Readers: Dr. Deidre Anglin and Dr. Tiffany Floyd
Wednesday, January 6, 2010, at 10:30 am, in Room NAC 7/120D of the City College of New York
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Meredith L. Theeman (Environmental Psychology)
“Attribution, Labeling and Treatment of Seasonally-Related Mood and Behavior Changes”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Joseph Glick
Commitee Members: Dr. Gary Winkel and Dr. Nancy Sohler
External Readers: Dr. Nicholas Freudenberg and Dr. Allan Victor Horwitz
Monday, January 12, 2010, at 2:00 pm, in Room 6304.26 of the Graduate Center
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Julia Tomassilli (Social-Personality Psychology)
" Navigating Sexuality in the Stigmatized Context of HIV/AIDS: A Study of HIV Positive Men and Women in New York City." [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Sarit Golub
Commitee Members: Dr. Jeffrey Parsons and Dr. John Pachankis
External Readers: Dr. Kay Deaux and Dr. Michelle Fine
Monday, January 19, 2010, at 9:30 am, in Room 6304.02 of the Graduate Center of CUNY
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Jillian Miller (Clinical Psychology)
"Anomalous Maternal Behavior at Four Months and Infant Attachment Disorganization at One Year" [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Diana Diamond
Commitee Members: Dr. Beatrice Beebe and Dr. Arietta Slade
External Readers: Dr. Lissa Weinstein and Dr. Steven Tuber
Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at 11:30 am, in Room 8/132 of the City College of New York
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Gianni Pirelli (Forensic Psychology)
"A Meta-Analytic Review of Competency to Stand Trial Research” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. William H. Gottdiener
Commitee Members: Dr. Patricia A. Zapf and Dr. Michele Galietta
External Readers: Dr. Barry Rosenfeld and Dr. Robert F. Bornstein
Friday, February 5, 2010, at 10:00am, in Room 2437N of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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Steven Noel (Cognition, Brain, and Behavior)
“Relational Motivation in Prejudice and Discrimination: The Case of Social Exclusion” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Curtis Hardin
Commitee Members: Dr. Aaron Kozbelt and Dr. Glen Hass
External Readers: Dr. Laura Rabin and Dr. Margaret-Ellen Pipe
Monday, February 22, 2010, at 12:00pm, in Room 5117 James Hall at Brooklyn College of CUNY
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Paul R. Bruening (Cognition, Brain, and Behavior)
“Children's Tolerence for Word-Onset Variation” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Patricia J. Brooks
Commitee Members: Dr. Laraine MacDonough and Dr. Debra J. Walder
External Readers: Dr. Sarah Berger and Dr. Natalie A. Kacinik
Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at 11:00am, in Room 5117 James Hall at Brooklyn College of CUNY
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Louis Alfieri (Cognition, Brain, and Behavior)
“Does Discovery-Based Instruction Enhance Learning? ” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Patricia J. Brooks
Commitee Members: Dr. Elisabeth Brauner and Dr. Margaret-Ellen Pipe
External Readers: Dr. Kathleen M. Cumiskey and Dr. Harriet R. Tenenbaum
Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at 2:00pm, in Room 5117 James Hall at Brooklyn College of CUNY
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Samantha Diaz (Biopsychology and Behavioral Neuroscience)
“Sex Differences in the Effects of Progesterone on Cocaine-Induced Behavior and Neural Plasticity”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Vanya Quinones-Jenab
Commitee Members: Dr. Victoria Luine and Dr. Shirzad Jenab
External Readers: Dr. Jim Gordon and Dr. Rachel Bowman
Tuesday, April 6, 2010, at 9:00 am, in Room 612 of the Hunter College of CUNY
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Andrew McCarron (Social-Personality Psychology)
“To be a Poet” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Suzanne Ouellette
Commitee Members: Dr. Michelle Fine and Dr. Herbert Saltzstein
External Readers: Dr. Rachel Brownstein and Dr. John Koethe
Thursday, April 8, 2010, at 3:00 pm, in Room 6304.02 of the Graduate Center of CUNY
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Chi-Hsin Chiu (Environmental Psychology)
“Fluid Oppucancy: Politics and Space in a Taipei Night Market” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Setha Low
Commitee Members: Dr. Cindi Katz and Dr. David Chapin
External Readers: Dr. Anru Lee and Dr. Jeff Hou
Thursday, April 8, 2010, at 10:00 am, in Room 6304.02 of the Graduate Center of CUNY
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Darlene Nigro-Bruzzi (Learning Processes and Behavior Analysis)
“The Effects of Pyramidal Training on Staff Behavior and Manding in Children with Autism” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Peter Sturmey
Commitee Members: Dr. Bruce Brown and Dr. Emily Jones
External Readers: Dr. Bertram Ploog and Dr. Eileen Roscoe
Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at 2:00 pm, in the Razron Room E-308 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Lorianne Mitchell (Industrial and Organizational Psychology)
“Performance Appraisal as a Predictor of Emotion and Job Satisfaction: An Empirical Investigation of Appraisal Theory and Affective Events Theory” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Yochi Cohen-Charash
Commitee Members: Dr. Jaihyun Park and Dr. Nita Lutwak
External Readers: Dr. Joel Lefkowitz and Dr. Walter Reichman
Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at 2:00 pm, in Room 8-213 of the Baruch College of CUNY
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Tina Rovito Gomez (Cognition, Brain, and Behavior)
“The Effect of Teaching Attending to a Face on Joint Attention Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders ” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Laraine McDonough
Commitee Members: Dr. Elisabeth Brauner and Dr. Daniel Kurylo
External Readers: Dr. Bertram Ploog and Dr. Ira Cohen
Wednesday, April 16, 2010, at 4:00pm, in Room 5117 James Hall at Brooklyn College of CUNY
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Leah Ester Lax (Developmental Psychology)
“Parent-Child Dyadic Play and Development: Culturally Diverse Practices and Parental Beliefs” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Anna Stetsenko
Commitee Members: Dr. Deborah Vietze and Dr. Herbert Saltzstein
External Readers: Dr. Igor Arievitch and Dr. Peter Vietze
Wednesday, April 20, 2010, at 4:00 pm, in Room 6304.26 of the Graduate Center of CUNY
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Yvonne Hung (Environmental Psychology)
“The Geographical Imagination of Youth: Transformation through Political Participation and Community Engagement” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Roger Hart
Commitee Members: Dr. Collette Daiute and Dr. Cindi Katz
External Readers: Dr. Michelle Fine and Dr. Shawn Ginwright
Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at 1:30 pm, in Room 3209 of the Graduate Center of CUNY
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Melody R. Goldman (Cognition, Brain, and Behavior)
“The Abilities and Differential Difficulties of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Children with Specific Language Impairment to Use Semantic and Social Contexts to Infer and Recall Novel Words” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Laraine McDonough
Commitee Members: Dr. Elisabeth Brauner and Dr. Laura Rabin
External Readers: Dr. Benzion Chanowitz and Dr. Michael Siller
Thursday, April 22, 2010, at 4:00pm, in Room 5117 James Hall at Brooklyn College of CUNY
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Rebecca Robare (Cognitive Neuroscience)
"Semi-Supervised Learning for Connectionist Networks”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Robert Melara
Commitee Members: Dr. Vivien Tartter and Dr. Martin Chodorow
External Readers: Dr. Heng Ji and Dr. James Marshall
Friday, April 23, 2010, at 10:00 am, in Room NAC 7-119 of the City College of New York
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Krystal Perkins (Social-Personality Psychology)
“Acceptance of injustice among African Americans as a Function of Ideology and Social Comparison Processes” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Kay Deaux
Commitee Members: Dr. William Cross Jr. and Dr. Curtis Hardin
External Readers: Dr. Michelle Fine and Dr. Helen Neville
Friday, April 23, 2010, at 11:45 pm, in Room 6304.02 of the Graduate Center of CUNY
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Martin J. Downing Jr. (Environmental Psychology)
“Perceptions of Risk, Sexual Behaviors, and HIV Prevention in Commercial and Public Sex Venues: A Study of MSM Venue Attendees”
Commitee Chair: Dr. David Chapin
Commitee Members: Dr. Cindi Katz and Dr. David Rindskopf
External Readers: Dr. Eric W. Schrimshaw and Dr. Karolynn Siegel
Monday, April 26, 2010, at 11:00 am, in Room 6304.02 of the Graduate Center of CUNY
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Maria Elena Torre (Social-Personality Psychology)
“Participatory Action Research in Contact Zone”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Michelle Fine
Commitee Members: Dr. Susan Opotow and Dr. Roger Hart
External Readers: Dr. Wendy Lutrell and Dr. Louise Kidder
Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at 12:00 pm, in Room 6304.02 of the Graduate Center of CUNY
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Giuseppe Cataldo (Neuropsychology)
“Sex Differences in Systemic and Central Morphine Analgesia in Rats: Organizational-Activational Interactions and Roles of Gonadal Hormone Accumulating Nuclei”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Richard Bodnar
Commitee Members: Dr. Robert Ranaldi and Dr. Carolyn Pytte
External Readers: Dr. Donald PFaff and Dr. Grace Rossi
Friday, April 30, 2010, at 9:30 am, in Science Building Room E-308 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Elise Landry (Forensic Psychology)
"Internalizing and Externalizing Pathways to Suicidality in Abused and Neglected Children Grown Up”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Cathy Spatz Widom
Commitee Members: Dr. Angela Crossman and Dr. Elizabeth Jeglic
External Readers: Dr. Anthony Mannarino and Dr. Alison Strasser Winston
Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at 11:00am, in Room 2400N of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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Kim Rybacki (Developmental Psychology)
“Adolescent Girls and the Martial Arts: Potentials for Strength, Power and Agency”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Anna Stetsenko
Commitee Members: Dr. Suzanne Ouellette and Dr. Joseph Glick
External Readers: Dr. Wendy Luttrell and Dr. Darryl Hill
Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at 9:30 am, in Room 6304.02 of the Graduate Center of CUNY
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Chaya Bracha Gopin (Neuropsychology)
“Differences among ADHD Preschoolers with and without Comorbid ODD”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Jeffrey Halperin
Commitee Members: Dr. Anil Chacko and Dr. Hillary Gomes
External Readers: Dr. Tina Moreau and Dr. Howard Abikoff
Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at 9:30 am, in Science Building Room E-308 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Ronald Wasser (Clinical Psychology)
"Materialism and Well Being: Examining the Strength of the Negative Relationship Using Multiple Materialism Measures and Controlling for Important Variables"
Commitee Chair: Dr. Paul Wachtel
Commitee Members: Dr. Elliot Jurist and Dr. Lissa Weinstein
External Readers: Dr. Peter Fraenkel and Dr. Steven Tuber
Thursday, May 13, 2010, at 11:30 am, in Room 8/132 of the City College of New York
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Zaur Isaakov (Learning Processes and Behavior Analysis)
“Transfer of Oddity-From-Sample Performance in the Pigeon to Novel Stimulus Locations”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Robert Lanson
Commitee Members: Dr. Alicia Alvero and Dr. Nancy Hemmes
External Readers: Dr. Bertram Ploog and Dr. Gerald Lachter
Thursday, May 20, 2010, at 2:00 pm, in the Razron Room E-308 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Brandy Moore (Developmental Psychology)
“Correlations Among Diachronic Thinking, Temporal Cognition, and Episodic Memory Tasks in 5- to
10-year-old Children”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Patricia Brooks
Commitee Members: Dr. Katherine Nelson and Dr. Laura Rabin
External Readers: Dr. Sarah Berger and Dr. Colette Daiute
Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at 2:30 pm, in Room 6304.26 of the Graduate Center of CUNY
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Charles Swartz (Environmental Psychology)
“Offender Recidivism and Neighborhood Environments” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. John Seley
Commitee Members: Dr. Gary Winkele and Dr. Susan Saegert
External Readers: Dr. Todd Clear and Dr. Eric Cadora
Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at 11:00 am, in Room 6304.02 of the Graduate Center of CUNY
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Laura Seiverling (Learning Processes and Behavior Analysis)
“The Effects of Behavioral Skills Training on Parent Implementation of a Treatment Package to Increase Independent Eating in Children with Food Selectivity”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Peter Sturmey
Commitee Members: Dr. Alicia Alvero and Dr. Robert Lanson
External Readers: Dr. Mary Louise Kerwin and Dr. Linda Cooper-Brown
Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at 9:00 am, in the Razron Room E-308 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Olga Poznansky (Clinical Psychology)
"Stability and Change in Maternal Reflective Functioning"
Commitee Chair: Dr. Arietta Slade
Commitee Members: Dr. Diana Diamond and Dr. Lissa Weinstein
External Readers: Dr. Susan Coates and Dr. Susan Scheflel
Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at 12:00 pm, in Room 8/132 of the City College of New York
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Emily Bly (Clinical Psychology)
"Unemployed and Poor in New York: The Impact of Object Relations, Mentalization and Psychopathology
on Job Outcome"
Commitee Chair: Dr. Arietta Slade
Commitee Members: Dr. Steven Tuber and Dr. Elliot Jurist
External Readers: Dr. Peter Fraenkel and Dr. A. Jordan Wright
Thursday, June 3, 2010, at 8:30 am, in Room 8/132 of the City College of New York
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Joel Salon (Developmental Psychology)
“Why Do Children Have Difficulty Learning to Correctly Identify the Color of Objects?” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Katherine Nelson
Commitee Members: Dr. Laraine McDonough and Dr. Bruce Homer
External Readers: Dr. Herbert Saltzstein and Dr. Patricia Brooks
Monday, June 7, 2010, at 2:00 pm, in Room 6304.02 of the Graduate Center of CUNY
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Kathleen A. Mangiapanello (Learning Processes and Behavior Analysis)
“The Effect of Type of Feedback on Human Timing Performance” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Nancy S. Hemmes
Commitee Members: Dr. Bruce Brown and Dr. Lanny Fields
External Readers: Dr. Robert Allan and Dr. Brian Rakitin
Monday, June 7, 2010, at 1:00 pm, in the Razron Room E-308 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Michael McLoughlin (Clinical Psychology)
"Resilience in the Offspring of Mothers with Schizophrenia"
Commitee Chair: Dr. Peter Fraenkel
Commitee Members: Dr. Elliot Jurist and Dr. Paul Wachtel
External Readers: Dr. Steven Tuber and Dr. Lissa Weinstein
Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at 1:30 pm, in Room 8/132 of the City College of New York
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Rebecca Garte (Developmental Psychology)
“Inter-subjectivity and Collaborative Complexity Among Preschool Peers: Relations Between Peer
Interaction, Teacher and Environmental Factors in Five Head Start Classrooms” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Anna Stetsenko
Commitee Members: Dr. Joseph Glick and Dr. Deborah Vietze
External Readers: Dr. Daisuke Akiba and Dr. Jacqueline Shannon
Wednesday, June 9, 2010, at 1:00 pm, in Room 6304.02 of the Graduate Center of CUNY
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Joey Trampush (Neuropsychology)
“Moderator Effects of Working Memory on Symptom Stability by Dopamine D1 and D2 Receptor Polymorphisms During Development”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Jeffrey Halperin
Commitee Members: Dr. Janine Flory and Dr. Yoko Nomura
External Readers: Dr. Carolyn Pytte and Dr. Yasmin Hurd
Monday, June 21, 2010, at 1:30 pm, in Science Building Room E-308 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Nathan Gates (Neuropsychology)
“The Interaction of Intensity and Deviance on Auditory Event-Related Potentials: Findings Using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of Current Source Densities (CSDs)” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Gerard Bruder
Commitee Members: Dr. Joshua Brumberg and Dr. Justin Storbeck
External Readers: Dr. Craig Tenke and Dr. Jϋrgen Kayser
Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at 9:00 am, in Science Building Room E-308 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Elizabeth Arias (Forensic Psychology)
"Construction of a Forced-Choice Task for the Assessment of Factual Understanding and Feigning in Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Michele Galietta
Commitee Members: Dr. Keith Markus and Dr. Diana Falkenbach
External Readers: Dr. Phillip Erdberg and Dr. Nancy Ryba
Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at 3:00pm, in Room 2437N of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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Matthew Taylor (Learning Processes and Behavior Analysis)
“Assessment of Safety Generalization and Demonstration as a Function of Various Training Stimulus Parameters”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Alicia Alvero
Commitee Members: Dr. Robert Lanson and Dr. Bruce Brown
External Readers: Dr. Angela Lebbon and Dr. Oliver Wirth
Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at 10:00 am, in the Razron Room E-308 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Patricia Kabitzke (Biopsychology and Behavioral Neuroscience)
“The Ecology and Ontogeny of Odor Fear Learning”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Michael Lewis
Commitee Members: Dr. Chris Braun and Dr. Gordon Barr
External Readers: Dr. Donald Wilson and Dr. Frances Champagne
Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at 12:30 pm, in Room 612 of the Hunter College of CUNY
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Dragana Micic (Neuropsychology)
“Saccadic Eye Movements in Non-visual Cognition: Data Acquisition, Relationship with Memory, and Sensitivity to Physical Presence of an Interlocutor” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Howard Ehrlichman
Commitee Members: Dr. Jeffrey Halperin and Dr. Carolyn Pytte
External Readers: Dr. Ray Johnson and Dr. Justin Storbeck
Thursday, July 1, 2010, at 2:30 pm, in Science Building Room E-308 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Janina Scarlet (Cognition, Brain, and Behavior)
“Neural Structures Involved in Sensory-Specific Associations in Flavor Preference Conditioning”
[Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Andrew Delamater
Commitee Members: Dr. Tony Sclafani and Dr. Frank Grasso
External Readers: Dr. Khalid Touzani and Dr. Robert Batsell
Friday, July 2, 2010, at 11:00am, in Room 5117 James Hall at Brooklyn College of CUNY
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Anne Fetherston (Learning Processes and Behavior Analysis)
“Assessing the Effects of Behavioral Skills Training on Adult Teaching Responses, Learner Acquisition, and Learner Disruptive Behavior Across Responses and Instructional Skill Sets” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Peter Sturmey
Commitee Members: Dr. Bruce Brown and Dr. Alicia Alvero
External Readers: Dr. John Brown and Dr. Dennis Reid
Thursday, July 8, 2010, at 1:00 pm, in the Razran Room E-308 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Lori Finn (Learning Processes and Behavior Analysis)
“Peer Pyramidal Training: Effects on Direct Support Staff Teaching Skills and Generalization of Trainer Skills” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Peter Sturmey
Commitee Members: Dr. Alicia Alvero and Nancy Hemmes
External Readers: Dr. Dennis Reid and Dr. Dorothea Lerman
Monday, July 12, 2010, at 11:00 am, in the Razran Room E-308 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Rhea Benjamin (Clinical Psychology)
"The Role of Religion and Spirituality in the Lives of Elderly African American Men"
Commitee Chair: Dr. Steven Tuber
Commitee Members: Dr. Elliot Jurist and Dr. Lissa Weinstein
External Readers: Dr. Tiffany Floyd and Dr. Anderson J. Franklin
Thursday, July 15, 2010, at 12:30 pm, in Room 8/132 of the City College of New York
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Stephanie Aoife Villafranca-West (Clinical Psychology)
"Subtypes of Disorder Course in Vietnam Veterans with War-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder"
Commitee Chair: Dr. Steven Tuber
Commitee Members: Dr. Margaret Rosario and Dr. Lissa Weinstein
External Readers: Dr. Denise Hien and Dr. Bruce Dohrenwend
Thursday, July 20, 2010, at 10:00 am, in Room 8/132 of the City College of New York
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Lisa Abrams (Biopsychology and Behavioral Neuroscience)
“The Effects of Estrogen on Carrageenan-induced Nociceptive Behaviors and Inflammatory Mediators in Ovariectomized Female Mice” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Vanya Quinones-Jenab
Commitee Members: Dr. Vicky Luine and Dr. Jim Gordan
External Readers: Dr. Shirzad Jenab and Dr. Ann Ho
Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at 10:00 am, in Room 612 of the Hunter College of CUNY
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Jennifer Marie Ferreter (Industrial and Organizational Psychology)
“Subgroup Differences and Predictive Ability of Psychometric and Neuropsychological Intelligence Measures”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Charles Scherbaum
Commitee Members: Dr. Harold Goldstein and Dr. Hannah Rothstein
External Readers: Dr. Daniele Artistico and Dr. Glenn Albright
Monday, August 9, 2010, at 10:00 am, in Room 8-262 of the Baruch College of CUNY
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Debora Upegui (Social-Personality Psychology)
“Because I'm Neither Gringa Nor Latina, Because I am Not Any One Thing” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Michelle Fine
Commitee Members: Dr. Kay Deaux and Dr. Philip Kasinitz
External Readers: Dr. Gary Winkel and Dr. Jennifer Ayala
Tuesday, August 10, 2010, at 10:00 am, in Room 6304.02 of the Graduate Center of CUNY
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Caroline B. Crocker (Forensic Psychology)
"Psychological Mechanisms Underlying Juror Rehabilitation During Voir Dire”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Margaret Bull Kovera
Commitee Members: Dr. Saul Kassin and Dr. Steven Penrod
External Readers: Dr. Brian Cutler and Dr. Bradley McAuliff
Monday, August 16, 2010, at 11:00 am, in Room 2437N of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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Paul Joseph Argott (Learning Processes and Behavior Analysis)
“Increasing the Variability of Verbal Responding in Learners with Autism Using a Percentile Schedule.”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Nancy Hemmes
Commitee Members: Dr. Bruce Brown and Dr. Alicia Alvero
External Readers: Dr. Timothy Vollmer and Dr. Dawn Townsend
Tuesday, August 31, 2010, at 11:00 am, in the Razran Room E-308 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Elizabeth Simon (Neuropsychology)
“Perspective-taking Based Insights into Theory of Mind: An ERP Study.” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Ray Johnson, Jr.
Commitee Members: Dr. Sarit Golub, and Dr. Justin Storbeck
External Readers: Dr. David Friedman and Dr. Sarah Schaffer
Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at 1:00 pm, in Science Building Room E-308 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Sonia Bernal (Neuropsychology)
“Fructose-Condition Flavor Preferences in the Rat: Dopaminergic and Opioid Substrates in the Nucleus Accumbens and Amygdala.”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Richard J. Bodnar
Commitee Members: Dr. Anthony Sclafani and Dr. Robert Ranaldi
External Readers: Dr. Joshua C. Brumberg and Dr. James Stellar
Monday, September 13, 2010, at 10:30 am, in Science Building Room E-308 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Brian Redmond (Industrial and Organizational Psychology)
“Social Identity or Social Dominance.”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Joel Lefkowitz
Commitee Members: Dr. Keith Marcus and Dr. Catherine Good
External Readers: Dr. Harold Goldstein and Dr. Yochi Cohen-Charash
Thursday, October 7, 2010, at 3:00 pm, in Room 8-262 of the Baruch College of CUNY
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Virginia DeSanctis (Neuropsychology)
“The Effects of Childhood Maltreatment on Criminal and Substance Abuse Outcomes in Urban Youths Diagnosed with ADHD.”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Jeffrey Halperin
Commitee Members: Dr. Yoko Nomura and Dr. Robert Ranaldi
External Readers: Dr. Anil Chacko and Dr. Iliyan Ivanov
Friday, October 8, 2010, at 11:00 am, in Science Building Room E-308 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Katherine Finley (Neuropsychology)
“Perception of Emotion Across the Adult Life Span in Three Communication Channels.” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Joan Borod
Commitee Members: Dr. Justin Storbeck and Dr. Alan Kluger
External Readers: Dr. Adam Brickman and Dr. Molly Zimmerman
Friday, October 15, 2010, at 2:00 pm, in Science Building Room E-308 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Elizabeth Guerrero-Berroa (Neuropsychology)
“Neuropsychological and Neuropsychiatric Prediction of Cognitive Functioning and Cognitive Decline: A Cross-Cultural Perspective.”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Alan Kluger
Commitee Members: Dr. Humberto Lizardi and Dr. Kevin Sailor
External Readers: Dr. Yvette Caro and Dr. Michal Schnaider-Beeri
Friday, November 19, 2010, at 2:00 pm, in the Razran Room E-308 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Melody Berkovits (Learning Processes and Behavior Analysis)
“The Effects of Differential Reinforcement Procedures on the Quiz Submission and the Performance of College Students.” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Alicia Alvero
Commitee Members: Dr. Peter Sturmey and Dr. Emily Jones
External Readers: Dr. Bertram Ploog and Dr. Angela Lebbon
Monday, November 29, 2010, at 11:00 am, in the Chairman's Conference Room E-312 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Sarah Zeller-Berkman (Social Personality)
“'They Don't Even Have Their Tongues Anymore;' Reclaiming Attachment, Tongues and Active Citizens Through Adult-Youth Partnerships.” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Michelle Fine
Commitee Members: Dr. Suzanne Ouellette and Dr. Roger Hart
External Readers: Dr. Kim Sabo and Dr. Jennifer Ayala
Thursday, December 2, 2010, at 4:00 pm, in Room 6304.02 of the Graduate Center of CUNY
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John Ward-Horner (Learning Processes and Behavior Analysis)
“Competent Analysis of Behavioral Skills Training.”
Commitee Chair: Dr. Peter Sturmey
Commitee Members: Dr. Robert Lanson and Dr. Alicia Alvero
External Readers: Dr. Linda J. Cooper-Brown and Dr. Jennifer Zarcone
Monday, December 6, 2010, at 12:15 pm, in the Razran Room E-308 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Anne-Britt Ekert-Rothstein (Clinical Psychology)
"Reflecting Functioning Capacity in Mothers of Boys with ADHD, LDs and Associated Behavior Issues."
Commitee Chair: Dr. Steven Tuber
Commitee Members: Dr. Hillary Gomes and Dr. Lissa Weinstein
External Readers: Dr. Arietta Slade and Dr. Peter Fraenkel
Thursday, December 9, 2010, at 10:00 am, in Room 8/109 of the City College of New York
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Lillian Kaplan (Neuropsychology)
“The Relationship Between Attention, Daily Behavior and Disease Severity in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease.” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Nancy Foldi
Commitee Members: Dr. Laura Rabin and Dr. Claudia Brumbaugh
External Readers: Dr. Deborah Majerovitz and Dr. Joyce Sabari
Monday, December 13, 2010, at 3:00 pm, in the Razran Room E-308 of the Queens College of CUNY
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Rivka Tenenbaum-Precel (Developmental Psychology)
“Meanings of Old Age - A Story In Three Voices.” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. David Bearison
Commitee Members: Dr. Suzanne Ouellette and Dr. Anna Stetsanko
External Readers: Dr. Joseph Glick and Dr. Wendy Luttrell
Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at 3:00 pm, in Room 6304.02 of the Graduate Center of CUNY
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Rebecca Block (Clinical Psychology)
"The Transformation of Narrative: An Exploration of Vladimir Nabokov's Use of Alliteration in Creating and Revising his Autobiography." [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Jeffrey Rosen
Commitee Members: Dr. Elliot Jurist and Dr. Lissa Weinstein
External Readers: Dr. Steven Tuber and Dr. Richard Lasky
Thursday, December 16, 2010, at 10:00 am, in Room 7-314 of the City College of New York
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Allison Pulizzi (Cognition, Brain, and Behavior)
“The Impact of Reproductive Value and Salience on Women's Interest in Short-term Dating During the Ovulation Cycle.” [Abstract]
Commitee Chair: Dr. Curtis Hardin
Commitee Members: Dr. Glen Hass and Dr. Arthur Reber
External Readers: Dr. Benzion Chanowitz and Dr. Robert Brackbill
Monday, December 20, 2010, at 12:00pm, in Room 5117 James Hall at Brooklyn College of CUNY
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