Keith Burton passed the licensure exam in the fall of 2007 and is now a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in the state of Illinois. Dr. Burton authored an article entitled, The Campus Mental Health Crisis, that was published in the fall 2007 issue of Illinois Academe.
Karen Mooney co-authored two book chapters with Brett Laursen that were published in 2007. The first chapter was titled Individual Differences in Adolescent Dating and Adjustment in the book Friends, Lovers, and Groups: Who is Important in Adolescence and Why? The second chapter was titled Social Support and Positive Development: Looking on the Bright Side of Adolescent Close Relationships in the book Approaches to Positive Youth Development. Ryan Adams (University of Cincinnati) was also a co-author on this second chapter. Dr. Mooney is also a co-author of the poster, Mooney, L.S., & Laursen, B. (2007, March). Stable early adolescent friendships: Profiles and associations with adjustment. Presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Sheryl Reminger delivered two poster presentations of recent research findings. She presented a poster titled Decline in Cognitive Function Following Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer at the 2008 meeting of the Midwest Neuropsychology Group in Chicago. This study was conducted in collaboration with physicians at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Dr. Reminger and UIS student, Aaron Shilling presented a poster titled Skin Conductance Responses Vary when Attention is Modified by Unconscious Emotional Stimuli at the 2008 meeting of the Association for Psychological Science in Chicago. This research was conducted in collaboration with UIS faculty members Dr. Karen Pressley and Dr. Keith Burton. UIS students Aaron Shilling, Meghan Rogers, and Amy Barnes collaborated on the project and were co-authors on the poster.
Sheryl Reminger presented a poster titled, Neurological and Neuropsychological Impact of Radiation Treatment for Breast Cancer, at the 2007 meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago. Dr. Reminger also gave a paper presentation titled, Hippocampal Volume and Memory Function in Breast Cancer Survivors, at the 2007 meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society in Bilbao, Spain. This research was conducted in collaboration with UIS students and co-authors Amy Barnes and Jeremy Studebaker.
Dr. Reminger received a UIS Summer Competitive Scholarly Research Grant in 2007 for a project titled Sources of Cognitive and Emotional Problems in Breast Cancer. The grant provided support for a research assistant, Genevieve Kasa, a UIS undergraduate student, who has continued to work with Dr. Reminger on the research project. Dr. Reminger is also serving as a co-investigator on a funded research study titled Quality of Life, Physical Functioning, and Head and Neck Cancer that is currently being conducted by Dr. Laura Rogers of the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.
Dr. Marcel Yoder delivered a poster titled Predicting Another's Mind At Zero Acquaintance at the 2008 meeting of the Association for Psychological Science in Chicago. The research was conducted with UIS students and co-authors Tori McColez and Ali Janezic.
Dr. Marcel Yoder delivered a poster titled Self-monitoring and narcissism predict social judgments at the 2007 meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago. The research was conducted in collaboration with UIS students and co-authors Alicia Barrese, Jennifer Ladage, and Holly Cunningham.
