Extending the Reach:
Achievements for the Public Good
Sixth Annual BGSU Research Conference
November 1, 2007
Bowen-Thompson Student Union

The BGSU all-campus research conference showcases the scholarly and creative endeavors of its faculty and graduate students, from all disciplines and all BGSU colleges.

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Adams, Judy.
Public and Allied Health (College of Health & Human Services)
Making DEBIs Work: Ohio's Implementation Experience
The Ohio HIV Evaluation and Training Project (OHETP) has conducted a study to identify key issues, successes, and barriers in the implementation of Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions (DEBI) programs, which are science-based, community-and group-level HIV prevention interventions designed for community-based service providers and state and local health departments.
Collaborators:
Hribar, Carrie A. (College of Health & Human Services)
Grim, Michele. (College of Health & Human Services)
Dunn, Chris S. (College of Health & Human Services)
Shields, Glenn. Social Work (College of Health & Human Services)

Amarachintha, Surya P.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Optimal Growth Conditions for Tracheal Epithelial Stem Cells
Epithelial cells regulate the physiological functions of most organs. Furthermore, the pathogenesis of diseases like chronic respiratory infection, metaplasia or tumor formation must be researched using the tracheal or bronchial epithelium. One practical method for studying these physiological functions and pathogenic processes is to culture the epithelial stem cells in separation from mesenchymal tissue constituents (Price et al., 1980). Studying epithelial stem cells in such an in vitro culture system has led to the understanding of certain functions; however, there are other functions yet to be understood. Cultured normal tracheal epithelial cells are very likely to develop into populations of non-dividing cells. One must address this major problem in order to establish replicative cultures of tracheal epithelial cells. In addition, fibroblasts appear to confine the epithelial outgrowths from the tissue (Heckman, 1983). To overcome these problems it was essential to formulate an optimal growth medium that can maintain a population of growing stem cells and can restrain the fibroblast growth. A specifically formulated optimal growth medium, which has these advantages, is described in this study.
Collaborators:
Heckman, Carol. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Anyaogu, Kelechi C.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Antifouling Potential of Functionalized Copper Nanoparticles
Copper (Cu) and its oxides are common biocides in a large number of commercial antifouling marine paints. Our research focuses on the functionalization of Cu nanoparticles (NPs) with acrylic groups, as well as testing their antibacterial properties. The acrylic functionality can be copolymerized with other acrylic monomers. By this, we chemically incorporate the NPs into the polymer matrix making our active biocide a part of the polymer backbone and having the potential for better control of its release. The use of NPs is also expected to reduce the biocide load, owing to larger active surface area.
Collaborators:
Fedorov, Andrei. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Neckers, Douglas C. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

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Balistreri, John A.
School of Art - Ceramics (College of Arts & Sciences)
Printing Durable Ceramic Objects using 3D rapid prototyping machine
We are creating ceramic objects on a 3D rapid prototyping machine from a digital file which are then fired to high temperatures in kilns. We are developing special ceramic clay bodies and organic binders to improve strength, porosity and shrinkage. This is a new way to form ceramic objects.
Collaborators:
Dion, Sebastien. School of Art - Digital (College of Arts & Sciences)

Beerman, Burton.
Musicology/Composition/Theory (College of Musical Arts)
TIKVAH for Interfaith Chorus, Saxophone Quartet, soprano voice, dance, and digital video
TIKVAH, A Chamber Music Oratorio, created and conceived by composer Burton Beerman, is inspired by the memoirs of living Holocaust survivor and Toledo community member Philip Markowicz, presented at Chicago Sinai on November 2nd. Chicago Sinai has a proud history of acting on values and causes that reflect their commitment to social justice and human dignity. In writing TIKVAH "Hope", Beerman's goal was to bring awareness of history through the arts as it relates to all of society and humanity, paying tribute to all who have suffered and endured discrimination in our society and to instill a respect for all mankind. The composer sought to fill TIKVAH with social commentary that would guide and provoke audiences to question the world around them. On one level it is a compelling drama about one person's life before, during and after the Holocaust. On another level, Beerman sees it as a dramatic examination of the psychology of dehumanization and survival. Every performance production contains a pre concert seminar about morals, ethics and values, and post concert "Artist's TalkBack." Special features for this multimedia musical oratorio will be the Interfaith Chorus comprised of Chicago's professional choirs from 3 different faiths.

Beerman, Burton.
Musicology/Composition/Theory (College of Musical Arts)
JOLT! for interactive cello, Kayle+Company Dance Ensemble, and video
JOLT! was selected to be staged in St. Petersburg, Russia, Helsinki, Finland and University Iowa by Kayle+Company Dance Ensemble and the University of Iowa Dancers. Jennifer Kayle, Artistic Director and Choreographer of Kayle+Company, the Architects, and Professor of Dance at UI based JOLT! on A Still, Small Voice a 2005 Barlow Endowment Commission for music composition, premiered at Symphony Space, New York City, which garnered an excellent review from The New York Times. "The Barlow Endowment for Music Composition encourages and financially supports individuals who demonstrate technical skills and natural gifts for the composition of great music."

Beerman, Burton.
Musicology/Composition/Theory (College of Musical Arts)
203 Days: Independent Documentaries, original score, Burton Beerman, produced by Bailey Barash
203 Days, with original score by composer Burton Beerman, produced by bbarash productions, LLC is a 30 minute documentary film. 203 Days received the CINE Golden Eagle Award. "The award is recognized internationally as symbols of the highest production standards in filmmaking, sound and videography. Among great talents whose first major awards included the CINE Golden Eagle are Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard." John Civetta, MD. Professor of Surgery University of Connecticut School of Medicine has created a study guide for 203 Days for medical students and others training to become health professionals. 203 Days is a half-hour documentary about facing the death of the matriarch of the family. It depicts the family's dynamics at work when Sarah, the terminally ill mother comes to live with Kaye, her daughter. Sarah and Kaye are faced with the stress of family conflicts and daily decisions about pain management, mobility, outside assistance and medical crises. The viewer sees how Kaye copes with each step of Sarah's decline and how both Kaye and Sarah choose to acknowledge impending death in an age where so much effort is made to distance ourselves from it. Beerman' s original score was key in establishing the mood of each scene and as the filming took place "in the moment" for Sarah, the viewer was given a rare moment of her response to the music and the peace derived from one specific passage."

Bergolc, Melanie L.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Coleopteran Fauna (with special emphasis on Scarabaeidae and Cicindelidae) of the Sultan Creek Region, San Juan County, Colorado
This study was created to test the interconnection between geology and ecology. Insects were collected in 2006 within the San Juan Mountains of Colorado in three geologic formations: Molas, Elbert, and Ouray-Leadville. So far, five species have been identified. These are found most frequently in the Leadville-Ouray formations.
Collaborators:
Pavuk, Daniel M. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Bischoff, Kristen L.
Geology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Examination of Well Productivity in Association with Fault Distribution and Thermal Imaging: Groundwater Exploration using Remote Sensing
The research objectives of this MS thesis are to determine the correlation between well productivity and fault distribution and thermal signatures in the Central Plateau region of Haiti; through the use of remote sensing data and drill logs. Preliminary results show a positive correlation between productivity and distance from a fault.
Collaborators:
Vincent, Robert V. Geology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Blair, Kristine.
English (College of Arts & Sciences)
Seeing Beyond the Academy: College of Technology, Community, and Alternate Literacies in the Digital Mirror Project
This presentation profiles a case study of community technological literacy research through a computer literacy camp for twenty middle school girls titled “The Digital Mirror.” We will share results on how such outreach activities provide spaces to foreground both the social and educational aspects of computing for women and girls.
Collaborators:
Almjeld, Jen. English (College of Arts & Sciences)
Dietel-McLaughlin, Erin. English (College of Arts & Sciences)
Graupner, Meredith. English (College of Arts & Sciences)

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Cable, John R.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Exciton Coupling in Short Diphenylalkanes
The mechanism for electronic energy transfer in several model diphenylalkanes has been investigated by measuring splittings in the electronic absorption spectra of these "double" molecules. Factors such as the separation distance and relative orientation of the donor and acceptor as well as the nature of the bridge between the two have been probed.
Collaborators:
Hamza, Abdulhamid. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Carver, Paula D.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Neural Regulation of Lung Circadian Pacemakers
Many lung diseases have a daily pattern of intensity that can be linked to circadian (near-24 hour rhythms). The lung is made up of several circadian clocks. We used imaging to measure the phase and period of these oscillators to understand how circadian rhythms alter lung physiology.
Collaborators:
Geusz, Michael E. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Casper, Brandon.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Close encounters of the obstacle kind in alien environments by blind cavefish (Astyanax fasciatus)
This study examines on a fine scale the exploratory behavior of the Mexican blind cavefish as they encounter obstacles in a novel environment. These fishes display specific behaviors as well as swimming motions when avoiding and making contact with obstacles.
Collaborators:
Coombs, Sheryl. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Patton, Paul. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Center for Family and Demographic Research (Graduate College)
A Selection of Recent Journal Publications by CFDR Affiliates
Recent publications and abstracts of CFDR research affiliates.

Chen, John T.
Mathematics and Statistics (College of Arts & Sciences)
A Stochastic Representation of Matrix Variate Skew Normal Models
Multi-dimension real-life data sets such as the financial data or the panel data in clinical trials and demographic studies, exhibit asymmetric distributions. Study the correlation and asymmetry of the individual necessitates the research on matrix-variate skew-normal models. This post presents one of the published results of the author.

Cramer, Todd J.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Genome Mosaicism in Bacteriophages Phi80 and Lambda
Bacteriophages are virus-like particles that infect bacteria. A well studied example is the bacteriophage Lambda. A similar bacteriophage to this is Phi80. This research will help establish the genomic and phylogenetic relationship between these and other bacteriophage.
Collaborators:
Larsen, Raymond A. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Curran, Erin M.
Educational Foundations & Inquiry (College of Education & Human Development)
Impacting Preservice Students' Knowledge, Skills and Dispositions: Perspectives from two Universities
This poster will provide an in-depth description of research conducted by two different universities. The focus is on preservice students' changes in knowledge, abilities and dispositions when taking a course that embeds multiple experiences with families and community agencies. The course focus is family centered practice and collaboration.
Collaborators:
Murray, Mary M. Educational Foundations & Inquiry (College of Education & Human Development)

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Dadfar, Mohammad B.
Computer Science (College of Arts & Sciences)
High Performance Computing Student Projects
We have installed a Beowulf Cluster with 16 compute-nodes in our computing lab as a High Performance Computing (HPC) platform. We focus on job scheduling for a cluster of processors. We examine several scheduling polices including First-Come-First-Serve, Backfilling Algorithms, Co-scheduling, and Gang Scheduling. We share our results with the audience.
Collaborators:
Rajaei, Hassan. Computer Science (College of Arts & Sciences)

Das, Somes K.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Single Molecule Patch-Clamp Fluorescence Microscopy Studies on Ion Channel Protein Dynamics
Ion Channel membrane proteins undergo a complex mechanism and dynamics for the open-close conformation changes on lipid bilayer. We are studying the conformational changes and dynamics of such a model ion channel protein, Colicin Ia, on lipid bilayer by simultaneous measurements of single molecule fluorescence and ionic current. Using these advanced techniques we should be able to study many similar ion channels.
Collaborators:
Lu, H. Peter. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

DeBard, Robert.
Higher Education & Student Affairs (College of Education & Human Development)
National Study of Greek Membership and First-Year Academic Performance
This research represents the most comprehensive study ever conducted on the impact of membership in a Greek social organization on first-year student academic performance. More than 47,000 official student records were analyzed comparing members and non-members in terms of first and second semester GPAs, hours earned, and retention rates by gender.
Collaborators:
Sacks, Casey. Higher Education & Student Affairs (College of Education & Human Development)

D'Elia, Tom V.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Characterization of Microorganisms from Lake Vostok Accretion Ice
We have identified bacteria and fungi from ice cores containing water from Lake Vostok, in Antarctica. The lake is located below 3600 m of ice. Characterization of microbes from this environment is important to understanding the limits of life on Earth and possibly on other planets.
Collaborators:
Veerapaneni, Ram. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Rogers, Scott O. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Dilley, Laura C.
Psychology and Communication Disorders (College of Arts & Sciences/College of Health & Human Services)
Beyond Metrical Stress: Prosodic Factors in Speech Segmentation
A challenging problem concerns how listeners "segment" words from one another and hear them as distinct in speech, since word boundaries are not consistently marked by silences or other acoustic cues. This research examines the role of a new factor in speech segmentation, namely, prosodic (i.e., pitch and rhythmic) context.
Collaborators:
McAuley, J. Devin. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

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Earley, Mark A.
Educational Foundations & Inquiry (College of Education & Human Development)
Expert Opinions about Learning Outcomes for Research Methods Courses
Through this study I developed a list of 16 learning outcomes for a research methods course. The list came from 13 "expert" research methods instructors from across the US who brainstormed, discussed, then ranked an initial list of 200 outcomes through successive rounds of a Delphi study conducted via e-mail.

Ekstrand, Victoria.
Journalism (College of Arts & Sciences)
The Scope of Music and Film Piracy on College Campuses: A Study of Knowledge, Behaviors and Perceptions
This study assessed the scope of music and film piracy on college campuses as the basis for effective anti-piracy education programs. Findings provide higher education administrators a view of college students online file sharing habits and whether it is possible to modify their piratical habits through public relations educational programs.
Collaborators:
Rentner, Terry L. Journalism (College of Arts & Sciences)

Elwazani, Salim A.
VCTE - Architecture/EDS Program (College of Technology)
Recording for Urban Planning: A Case from Manama, Bahrain
Urban planners reach out for specialists in building documentation to satisfy their information needs. A case in point has materialized in planning urban areas in Bahrain during 2005-06 as a collaborative undertaking with the UNDP. This paper reviews the documentation activity completed by the authors for part of the undertaking.
Collaborators:
Lerma, Jose L. Department of Cartographic Engineering, Geodesy and Photogrammetry (Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain)

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Fan, Kerry S.
VCTE - Architecture (College of Technology)
This is a chapter contribution to the forthcoming book "Chinese Architecture and the Beaux-Arts" edited by Jeffery Cody and Nancy Steinhardt. This chapter covers the Soviet influence on architecture in China during the 1950s, focusing on the transformed classicist method imported from the Soviet Union to serve Chinese socialist ideology.

Fan, Jiufeng.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Effect of Protein Structure on the Driving Force Dependence of Biomolecular Electron-transfer Rates
The effect of protein structure on the driving force dependence of bimolecular electron-transfer rates is studied through the use of de novo designed Cu(I) metalloproteins. The data suggest that the relative positioning of the redox-active cofactors within the hydrophobic core of the proteins affects their degree of electronic coupling to aqueous electron-acceptors. In the case where the Cu(I) center is buried deeply within the hydrophobic core of a four-stranded coiled-coil, the bimolecular rate constants are lowered below the diffusion limit, allowing inverted Marcus behavior to be observed. However, when the Cu(I) center is placed within a more disordered peptide structure, the electron-transfer becomes faster and Rehm-Weller behavior is observed. The results indicate how protein environments can modulate the electron-transfer reactivity of their inorganic cofactors in a simple way.
Collaborators:
Ogawa, Michael Y. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Fulcher, Lewis P.
Physics and Astronomy (College of Arts & Sciences)
Intraglottal pressures in a static physical model of the uniform glottis: an efficient parameterization
Pressure distributions for the uniform glottis were taken at 8 diameters and several transglottal pressures of interest for phonation. At each pressure and diameter, entrance loss coefficients and exit coefficients are calculated, and their adequacy as a representation of the entire data set is examined. Viscous effects are also discussed.
Collaborators:
Scherer, Ronald C. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
Powell, Travis. Physics and Astronomy (College of Arts & Sciences)

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Gabel, Rodney M.
Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
Clinicians’ Perceptions of Career Choices for People Who Stutter
This study was explored whether speech-language pathologists (SLPs) would identify careers that were less appropriate for people who stutter, when compared to reports given for people who do not stutter. Results of the study suggest that the SLPs reported 7 careers that were less appropriate for PWS.
Collaborators:
Hughes, Stephanie. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
Hughes, Charlie. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
Irani, Farzan. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)

Gabel, Rodney M.
Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
Evaluating Treatment Outcomes of Stuttering Therapy: Qualitative and Quantitative Data
The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical outcomes of BGSU’s Intensive Stuttering Clinic for Adolescents and Adults, using a mixed methods approach. Findings suggested that the clinic was beneficial, especially for reducing stuttering severity, improving speech fluency, and decreasing negative attitudes about stuttering.
Collaborators:
Daniels, Derek. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
Hughes, Stephanie. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)

Galliger, Courtney C.
Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
The current study explored the school bus as a unique context for children's social interactions. Specifically, the rate and types of prosocial and aggressive behaviors that occur on the bus were examined. The results reveal the importance of considering the context when understanding children's social behaviors.
Collaborators:
Tisa, Marie S. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Tisak, John. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Geusz, Michael E.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Circadian rhythms and cancer growth
We are imaging the activation of genes by a cancerous tumor in mice. Our mice glow when particular genes are turned on. The two genes that we monitor produce circadian (near 24-hour) rhythms in behavior and physiology (mPer1) or are activated by the inflammation occurring during cancer growth (CMV-MIE).
Collaborators:
Jamasbi, Roudabeh J. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Glik, Elena.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Ultrafast time-resolved Transient Absorption Study of axial shielded (polyamine)aryl platinum(II) complexes.
Two mesityl groups attached to platinum can block axial coordination sites, rendering the corresponding Pt(III) species quite stable. In the current work, both bulky mesityl groups and 2,9- substituted phenanthrolines were used to enable axial shielding of the metal center. The excited state dynamics of these complexes have been studied.
Collaborators:
Castellano, Felix N. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Goberman, Alexander M.
Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
The effect of positioning on infant cries: implications for sudden infant death syndrome
A cause for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome has not been identified but incidence is higher for infants sleeping on their stomachs (prone). We examined pain cries in prone versus supine (back) positions. Acoustic differences suggest decreased arousal for infants in the prone position. Implications for SIDS screening are discussed.
Collaborators:
Johnson, Susan. Obstetrics and Women's Care (Wood County Hospital)
Cannizzaro, Michael S. Communication Sciences (University of Vermont)
Robb, Michael P. Communication Disorders (University of Canterbury)

Gomezdelcampo, Enrique.
Geology (College of Arts & Sciences)
A modified DRASTIC model for siting Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in Williams County, Ohio
Recent developments within Williams County and the region indicate that CAFO (also called factory farms) expansion in Northwest Ohio is likely. The objective of this study was to modify the Williams County DRASTIC, a groundwater pollution potential model, to explicitly map the groundwater pollution potential of CAFOs.
Collaborators:
Dickerson, J. Ryan. Geology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Goza, Franklin.
Sociology (College of Arts & Sciences)
A Profile of Somali Refugees in the United States
This poster provides an overview of Somali residents of the US as revealed by data from the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the 2000 Census of Population. Together these data sets permit the elaboration of a detailed socioeconomic portrait of this population.
Collaborators:
Baker, Elizabeth. Sociology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Guidera, Stan G.
VCTE - Architecture (College of Technology)
Revisiting the Collage City
This presentation documents how Collage City, a critical commentary on modernist planning, was used as a point of departure for an urban design studio. Using multiple sites within the central business district students were asked to consider the redevelopment of the downtown as a collection of interventions emphasizing local “idealized” conditions.
Collaborators:
MacPherson, Scot. VCTE - Architecture (College of Technology)

Guldbeck, Mille.
School of Art (College of Arts & Sciences)
The Contemporary Sublime
The presence of place has touched art makers from cave painters to more contemporary earth works artists. Earth and sky inspire my work in both a metaphoric and a tactile sense. The rather small size of my paintings is meant to reflect the deflation of historical nature symbols such as mountains or oceans or the vast sky. My goals are to subvert some of the more naturalistic visual systems present in, for example painter Caspar David Friedrich’s work, and to express more paradoxical and contemporary concerns that I have about the natural landscape. The culture of humans has become the new “sublime” force that is capable of transforming the natural world. I have created a series of paintings which incorporate elements of the landscape which I observed on the island of Møn in Denmark and then assessed the possibilities available for interpretation of the sublime.

Gupta, Arjun K.
Mathematics and Statistics (College of Arts & Sciences)
A Multivariate Two-factor Skew Model
In recent years, researchers in statistics have concentrated the efforts on modeling asymmetric distributions. The skew-normal model is an outcome of such endeavor. In a multivariate skew-normal model, the shape of the distribution of data is skew, and yet the model possesses many useful properties of the normal model.
Collaborators:
Chen, John T. Mathematics and Statistics (College of Arts & Sciences)

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Ha, Louisa S.
Communication Studies (College of Arts & Sciences)
The study is an experimental study to examine the effects of using broadband Internet College of Technology for creating and disseminating agricultural knowledge in Nigeria. A free broadband service Knowledge Center was established in the village of Ihiala with volunteer college students aiding the farmers in using the Internet.
Collaborators:
Igboaka, Primus. Communication Studies (College of Arts & Sciences)
Okigbo, Raphael. (Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria)

Haar, Christine M.
School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Increased Self-Efficacy and Dairy Consumption Resulting From a Dairy Curriculum for Junior High School Students
A curriculum focused on dairy was developed and taught by a dietitian. Self-efficacy scores at the post assessment were significantly correlated with milk consumption at post assessment (r =.31, p<.05) and with milk (p =.31, p<.05) and cheese (p =.32, p<.05) at follow-up.
Collaborators:
Pobocik, Rebecca S. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Dawson, Erin. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Coleman, Priscilla. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Houston, M. Sue. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)

Hare, Mary.
Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Meaning, structure, and events in the world
Meaning and structure are related in language. We argue that the relationship is largely due to the language user's interpretation of generalized events in the world. With priming, self-paced reading, and corpus studies we show that differences in verb meaning predict differences in the comprehender's expectations for upcoming structure.
Collaborators:
Hare, Mary. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Tabaczynski, Tracy. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Harmon, Kelley M.
Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
The effects of prenatal stress on offspring social motivation
Prenatal stress has been shown to induce a set of behavioral changes in offspring. Pregnant rats were exposed to mild stressors during the 3rd week of gestation. Isolation vocalizations were assessed and PNS pups showed significantly more vocalizations than controls. The pup's affinity for its dam was evaluated behaviorally via conditioned odor preference. The prenatal stress pups show an altered place preference compared to controls.
Collaborators:
Harmon, Kelley M. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Greenwald, Megan. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
McFarland, Ashley. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Beckwith, Travis. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Harris, Lorena B.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Characterization of a small ribozyme with self-splicing activity found in an opportunistic pathogen
Ribozymes are known as molecular scissors, they are defined as autocatalytic RNAs, because of their ability to cut themselves out of the message given by genes. We have found a minimal size group I intron (ribozyme, 67nt) PaSSU, located within the nuclear rDNA of a pathogen. Characterization of this PaSSU is necessary to understand the essential regions required for a minimal size ribozyme to achieve splicing.
Collaborators:
Rogers, Scott O. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Hauser, Jessica C.
Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
The Role Of Parents and Peers in Children's Responses to Aggressive Scenarios at Home and at School
This study examines the types of responses (aggressive or non-aggressive) children report that their friends or parents would endorse for them and whether those predicted responses were related to the children's own decision making process in aggressive situations. Children's responses varied by target and setting.
Collaborators:
Musher-Eizenman, Dara R. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Hayden, Todd A.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Quantifying Fish Otolith to Water Chemistry Relationships Using Barium as a Tracer: Importance to Fish Stock Determination and Habitat Use
Barium and strontium are thought to incorporate into fish otoliths (fish bone) in proportion to their concentration in water. This is important because then differences in water chemistry will be reflected in otolith chemistry and we can use this to distinguish populations of fish that use different water masses. In laboratory experiments, we tested this linear relationship hypothesis.
Collaborators:
Schuster, Lesley. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Hafeman, Heidi. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Miner, Jeffrey G. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Farver, John R. Geology (College of Arts & Sciences)

He, Yufan.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Scanning Probe Microscopy (AFM/STM) Imaging and Manipulation of Single Molecules on Surface and in Photosynthetic Membranes
This poster introduces the applications of scanning probe microscopy and single-molecule spectroscopy in biophysics. We studied the structure of the light harvesting complexes that are present in natural photosynthetic membranes.
Collaborators:
Lu, Peter H. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Henry, Matthew S.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Characterization of a Lambdoid Phage Gene Encoding a Host Cell Attachment Spike
The first and most crucial step in a bacteriophage’s life cycle is the absorption step. This entails docking on to the phage’s host and insertion of its genetic material. The phi 80 bacteriophage hijacks the FhuA siderophore receptor to attach to its host cell. In addition, phi 80 requires TonB in order to insert its DNA into its host. Although the method of absorption for phi 80 has been studied, the bacteriophage protein that mediates this process has not been characterized. While sequencing the phi 80 genome, a gene was noted that shows similarity to the tail spike protein of other closely related lambdoid phages. Similar to those of other lambdoid phages, the putative spike protein of phi 80 is predicted to have a functional domain near the C terminus that mediates binding to the FhuA receptor. Secondly, a putative TonB box is found in the N terminus that allows for the binding of TonB for entrance into the cell.
Collaborators:
Mutgi, Krishna. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Larsen, Ray. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Hershberger, Andrew E.
School of Art - Art History (College of Arts & Sciences)
The Dark Side of Photography
This poster will display my ongoing research on photographic negative prints. My project has been funded by two competitive research fellowships: the Ansel Adams Research Fellowship, Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, 2004, and the Coleman Dowell Fellowship for Study on Experimental Works, Fales Library, New York University, 2007.

Hewitt, Lynne E.
Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
The Relationship between Phonological Working Memory, Phonological Sensitivity and Incidental Word Learning
Young children learn words very quickly--in fact, they form initial word representations following one brief exposure. We investigated cognitive abilities needed to form an initial word representation, to discover whether memory skills or phonological (speech sound) knowledge is the most important predictor of word learning. Results showed that variance in 4 year old children's word learning abilities was accounted for by phonological knowledge, with no independent contribution from working memory.
Collaborators:
Ramachandra, Vijayachandra. Communication Disorders (Marywood University, Scranton, PA)
Brackenbury, Timothy. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)

Hiler, Daniel J.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Midbrain and brainstem circadian pacemakers of rodents
Several brain areas synchronize the body’s activity to the 24-hour day. We have discovered a circadian (24-hour) rhythm in the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus, a group of neurons that control jaw movement. To measure these rhythms, we monitored the activity of genes that serve in the biological clocks of the brain.
Collaborators:
Geusz, Michael E. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Houston, M. Sue.
School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Ellagic Acid Decreases Proliferation and IGFBP-2 in LNCaP Human Prostate Cancer Cells
Ellagic acid (EA)is a bioactive compound found in many berries and nuts. The present study demonstrated dose-dependent effects of EA in decreasing cell growth and decreasing the secretion of IGFBP-2 (a growth factor implicated in prostate cancer)in human androgen-dependent prostate cancer cells. Thus, the positive effects of consumption of fruits, nuts, and vegetables that are rich in bioactive compounds warrant further investigation.
Collaborators:
Okeke, Joy. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
Smas, Cynthia. Biochemistry and Cancer Biology (University of Toledo, College of Medicine, Toledo, Ohio)
Meserve, Lee. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Anderson, Dawn. School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)

Hua, Fei.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Platinum(II) Diimine Diacetylides
This presentation describes the synthesis and photophysical properties of a new class of Pt(II) diimine charge transfer structures bearing the bidentate diacetylide ligand, tolan-2,2'-diacetylide (tda). The photoluminescence energies are systematically modified as a function of coordinated diimine ligand, yielding emitters of different color, ranging from greenish-yellow to the near-IR.
Collaborators:
Kinayyigit, Solen. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Castellano, Felix N. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

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Jamasbi, Roudabeh J.
Public and Allied Health (College of Health & Human Services)
Determination of Phenotypic and Genotypic properties of clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
The aim of the present investigation was to assess whether P. aeruginosa strains isolated from different patients in a regional hospital were phenotypically and genotypically related and, if so, whether they were drug resistant. Although some strains showed similar phenotypic and genotypic properties, the majority of strains showed unique characteristic: the rate of drug resistance was also high among the strains.
Collaborators:
Proudfoot, Eric M. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Joshi, Sachindra R.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
The Influence of HMGB-1 on Estrogen Responsive Transcriptional Activation of Luciferase Reporter Gene Driven by a Spectrum of Estrogen Binding Sites
Estrogen receptor proteins (ER) mediate effect of the hormone estrogen to activate estrogen-responsive gene expression. Our lab has recently discovered that estrogen receptor binds to a variety of binding sites other than those regarded as conventional sites. Genomic studies have supported these findings and suggest that these sites may play a greater role in E2-activated transcription, leading to gene expression events that may stimulate cell division and breast cancer. A ubiquitous, highly conserved, nuclear protein, HMGB-1, enhances ER binding to these sites. This study will directly test whether ER binding to these sites stimulates (functional) transcriptional activity (in vivo) within the cell and the effect of HMGB1 on this activity.
Collaborators:
Scovell, William M. Chemistry/Biology (College of Arts & Sciences)

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Kahn, Meghan C.
Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Memory for Goal Locations in the Avian Hippocampal Formation
The avian hippocampal formation (HF) is critical for learning and remembering spatial information. In order to investigate whether HF is also critical to memory for what happens at certain locations we performed bilateral HF lesions. In addition, we are investigating whether right and left HF perform different roles in goal location memory.
Collaborators:
Bingman, Verner. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Kane, Jackie G.
Physics and Astronomy (College of Arts & Sciences)
Applications of Remote Sensing for Ohio Secondary Schools
The purpose of this research is to create an instructional and resource website for teachers and students who have some familiarity with remote sensing through such workshops as SATELLITES and GLOBE, to use free online images, software and instructions for their own research.
Collaborators:
Laird, John. Physics and Astronomy (College of Arts & Sciences)
Vincent, Robert V. Geology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Karve, Shantanu v.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
A combined spectroscopic and theoretical study of ultrafast dynamics in selected porphyrins
Porphyrins occur naturally and are involved in fundamental processes like carrying oxygen in animals and absorb light for photsynthesis in plants. Lately, they have found applications in Photodynamic theropy, electronic materials etc. We apply spectroscopic and theoretical methods to understand events that take place within the molecule when it absorbs a photon.
Collaborators:
Rodgers, Michael A. J. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Katz, Lauren A.
Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
Teaching Strategic Reading in Small Groups: Feasibility & Effectiveness
The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness and feasibility of a reading intervention program, called Close Reading (CR), when administered in a small group setting. CR was designed to help middle-elementary students with language and reading difficulties (LRD) acquire strategies and habits that enable them to become more analytic in their reading. Results suggested that the CR program is a promising way to improve decoding and comprehension for struggling readers in small groups in the upper elementary years.
Collaborators:
Philip, Biji A. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
Jenks, Bridget. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)

Katz, Lauren A.
Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
Written Language & the School-Based SLP: A Preliminary Survey Study
This pilot study examined school-based speech-language pathologists' (SLPs) current clinical practices in the area of literacy. Participants were 12 public school-based SLPs. Findings suggested that SLPs generally reported good knowledge of, use of, and positive attitudes about written language practices. While this was the case, almost half reported time as a barrier to provision of service; yet, only about half engaged in collaborative and small group literacy practices.
Collaborators:
Fallon, Karen A. Dept of Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology and Deaf Studies (Towson University - College of Health Professions)
Van Der Linden, Kirsten. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
DiDonato, Jessica. Dept of Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology and Deaf Studies (Towson University - College of Health Professions)

Khon, Dmitriy.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Synthesis of Octacene and Nonacene from their Photoprecursors
Poster describes a project in which new members of poly(oligo)acenes octacene and nonacene are to be synthesized.
Collaborators:
Mondal, Rajib. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Neckers, Douglas C. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Kinayyigit, Solen.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Electron and Energy Transfer in Platinum(II) Polyimine Complexes Bearing Aryl- and Ferrocenylacetylide Units
We describe the synthesis, photophysical and electrochemical properties of two platinum(II) polyimine acetylides possessing charge transfer excited states and two structurally related polyphosphine bearing platinum(II) complexes as representative model compounds. Quenching experiments performed on the metal complexes bearing arylacetylide units with ferrocene demonstrate that energy transfer occurs within the diffusion limit. The main focus of this presentation will be the heteronuclear complexes where the ferrocenylacetylide unit is introduced within the structure. The redox chemistry and the nature of the absorption features of these mixed metal complexes have been investigated by a variety of voltammetric techniques and spectroelectrochemical studies. The mixed valence nature of chemically and electrochemically generated Fe(III/Pt(II) structures will also be presented.
Collaborators:
Kozlov, Denis V. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Castellano, Felix N. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Kinayyigit, Solen.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Platinum(II) Alkoxyterpyridine Salts as Vapochromic Sensors. Synthesis, Photophysics and Sensing Properties
Square-planar d8 metal complexes that stack in the solid state with relatively short metal-metal interactions can be used as sensor materials to detect volatile organic compounds. Among these materials, platinum(II) salts are of great interest because a wide range of chemosensors with unique and fast colorimetric responses can be obtained by tuning their vapochromism through modification of the ligand as well as variation in the counterion. The synthesis of platinum(II) complexes bearing functionalized terpyridines with systematic variation in the counterion will be reported. Their respective solid state colorimetric and photophysical responses to organic vapor sorption will be described.
Collaborators:
Castellano, Felix N. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

Klopfer, Dale.
Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Spatial Ability and Working Memory: Just and Carpenter (1985) Revisited
It has been proposed that people with low spatial ability (Lows) perform spatial tasks less well than Highs owing to individual differences in working memory. We developed an interactive version of a spatial ability test in which working memory differences would be eliminated. Lows and Highs still differed in task performance.
Collaborators:
Athy, Jeremy. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Leventhal, Laura. Computer Science (College of Arts & Sciences)

Kocer, Zeynep A.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Detection of Influenza A Viruses from Lake Ice Samples by Multiplex RT-PCR
Ice is an ideal environment for long-term survival of organisms. Currently, we are concentrating on influenza A surveillance from the lake ice samples which are on the flyway of migratory waterfowl, the major vector for influenza A. Multiplex RT-PCR is a rapid way for the characterization of Influenza A.
Collaborators:
Rogers, Scott O. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Kolla, Sri R.
College of Technology Systems (College of Technology)
Controller Area Network Simulation Tools
Controller Area Network (CAN) is a digital, two-way, multi-drop communication link among control devices used in automotive applications. Performance of CAN-based networks should be studied using simulation tools before deploying in automobiles. This paper presents use of simulation tools such as CANoe software and CANstart hardware in teaching and research.

Konnai, Ramya M.
Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)
Development and Validation of a Voice Disorder Outcome Measure for an Indian Population
Clinical voice disorders in India lack adequate outcomes research. This study developed a 32-item questionnaire (Voice-DOM) that was administered to 42 individuals. The questionnaire was found to have high reliability (internal consistency, test-retest), and high validity (face, construct, and concurrent). It also correlated significantly with patients' self-perceptions of their disorder severity.
Collaborators:
Jayaram, M. Speech Pathology, National Institute of Menthal Health and Neuro Sciences (Bangalore, India)
Scherer, Ronald C. Communication Disorders (College of Health & Human Services)

Kresman, Ray.
Computer Science (College of Arts & Sciences)
Secure Data-Mining with Anonymous Opt-Out
Secure computation schemes have been developed which allow multiple parties to pool statistics from their respective databases while keeping individual statistics private. Our scheme allows a single party to opt out of a data collection round while remaining anonymous.
Collaborators:
Shepard, Samuel. Computer Science (College of Arts & Sciences)
Dunning, Larry. Computer Science (College of Arts & Sciences)

Kucheryavy, Pavel V.
Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Spectroscopy and electronic structure of 4-substituted naphthalimides
Naphthalimide-based fluorophores demonstrate high fluorescence and, have sensitivity to solvent effects. Naphthalimides can form 3 hydrogen bonds like DNA bases so they can serve for photocleavage of DNA. The possibility to bind to biologically important molecules via hydrogen bonds and photochemical properties of naphthalimides make them attractive objects for proton-coupled electron transfer studies. In this work we will present research results of spectroscopic and electrochemical properties of 4-substituted naphthalimides combined with excited state calculations. UV-VIS, emission and femtosecond optical transient absorption spectra were collected in different solvents. Christopher Hadad (OSU) and Shubham Vyas (OSU) performed series of quantum calculations for naphthalimides. Calculation results were compared with experimental data. As experiments showed all these compounds have high fluorescence and can form hydrogen bonds to other compounds. So in conclusion we can consider naphthalimides as potential objects for the investigation proton-coupled electron transfer.
Collaborators:
Li, Guifeng. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)
Glusac, Ksenija D. Chemistry (College of Arts & Sciences)

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Laflin, Molly T.
School of Family & Consumer Sciences (College of Education & Human Development)
A Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Transition from Virgin to Non-Virgin Status
Purpose To identify demographic and psychosocial predictors for early sexual initiation (ESI) among middle school midwestern suburban and rural youth. Methods A total of 884 middle school students completed a pretest and a one year follow-up questionnaire. At Time 1, 52 reported already having initiated sexual behavior; the remaining 832 students were included in our analyses. The sample was 58.5% female, and 92.8% white, with a mean age of 12.84. At Time 2, 105 (12.6%) had changed their coital status from virgin to non-virgin. A stepwise logistic regression was conducted to explore the relationship between the demographic and psychosocial variables measured at Time 1 [including grade, academic performance, mother's education, family structure, religiosity, self-esteem (school, home and peer), perceived sexual norms, abstinence selfefficacy, peer pressure, etc.] and reported sexual behavior at Time 2. The analyses were conducted separately by gender. Results For both genders, academic achievement was positively and peer self-esteem was negatively related to ESI. Additionally, self-efficacy and frequency of prayer were negatively related to ESI for boys and peer pressure, age and traditional family structure were negatively related to ESI for girls. Conclusions Risk and protective factors for ESI should be examined separately by gender. Use of a facet-specific measure of self-esteem revealed very different relationships between the peer, home and school aspects of self-esteem and transition to nonvirgin status; therefore, researchers are encouraged to use area specific rather than global measures of self-esteem.
Collaborators:
Wang, Jing. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Barry, Maxine. Asian Studies (College of Arts & Sciences)

Lencl, Max.
Educational Psychology (College of Education & Human Development)
Adolescent Bullying and Long Term Depression
Adolescence is an uncertain time for students and this period of ambiguity makes them vulnerable to bullying behavior. Whether the student is a bully, a victim, or both; the effects are correlated to depression. This research will determine how the depressive symptoms of adolescent bullying affect BGSU students now.

Long, Lucy M.
American Culture Studies/International Studies (College of Arts & Sciences)
Foodways Traditions of Northwest Ohio
This presentation explores the foodways traditions of Northwest Ohio, looking at how they represent the history and culture of the people who live here. The area is not known for its food. In fact, most Midwestern food is considered bland and unhealthy, the unimaginative "meat-and-potatoes" diet of "middle America." This presentation, however, looks at the memories people attach to these foods, making them meaningful to them. This presentation will include posters from an exhibit created with the Wood County Historical Society.
Collaborators:
Crook, Nathan. American Culture Studies (College of Arts & Sciences)

Lucas, Jennifer R.
Music Education (College of Musical Arts)
The Relationship of Musical Pattern Discrimination Skill and Phonemic Awareness in Beginning Readers
The purpose of this study was to find whether scores on a test of musical pattern discrimination would be related to scores on a test of phoneme segmentation fluency. Children’s ability to judge musical patterns for similarity was shown to be related to their ability to segment a short word into its phonemes.
Collaborators:
Eastlund Gromko, Joyce. Music Education (College of Musical Arts)

Luescher, Andreas.
VCTE - Architecture (College of Technology)
Figure/Ground Meets Zoning: Capitalizing on Disciplinary Differences
This paper examines the challenges and benefits of interdisciplinary instruction in urban design. Observations are derived from a case study involving a joint project between an undergraduate architecture studio at Bowling Green State University and a graduate/undergraduate planning seminar at University of Toledo.

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Malwade, Santosh R.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Shape and Quantitative Analysis of Factor #7 in Tumorigenic cells
My research basically focuses on the shape and quantitative analysis of factor #7[i.e. PAK (P-21 activated kinase) dependent protrusions] and factor #4 [filopodia] in the rat tracheal epithelial cells. Besides, the aim is, also to determine whether PAK and Nck[ an adaptor protein in the cell] act in synergy with each other [producing double the number of projections] or they cancel the effect of each other [producing less number of arms than individual effect].
Collaborators:
Heckman, Carol. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Meek, Geoffrey A.
School of Human Movement, Sports, and Leisure Studies--Kinesiology (College of Education & Human Development)
Can different concurrent practica result in the same reported student experiences?
Are reflective journal reports from students in a practicum involving children with movement skill problems similar to those from a concurrent practicum involving individuals recovering from a stroke? The results indicated: some citation of concurrent themes; but greater reporting of original themes and also those based on personal transferable skills.
Collaborators:
Snyder, Patty. Wood County Hospital Rehabilitation Services (College of Arts & Sciences)
Frank, Rebecca. Wood County Educational Service Center (Bowling Green, OH)

Mercier, Ann Mary P.
Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Developmental changes in auditory tempo sensitivity: Support for an age-specific entrainment region hypothesis
McAuley et al. (2006) proposed an age-specific entrainment region hypothesis, whereby the range of sequence rates that an individual can synchronize is predicted to widen during childhood then narrow late in life. Synchronize-continue tapping results supported this hypothesis. The present study tested the entrainment region hypothesis using a tempo-discrimination task.
Collaborators:
McAuley, J. Devin. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Meserve, Lee A.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Perinatal polychlorinated biphenyl exposure disrupts developing motor skills in rats: a possible model for autism.
Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) is a wide-spread environmental toxicant. When eaten during pregnancy it can disrupt a number of developmental measures in offspring. This work found development of a number of movement skills to be disrupted in a fashion with similarities to those seen in human autism.
Collaborators:
Krishnan, Dena K. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Tran, Trang L. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Cromwell, Howard C. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Meserve, Lee A.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Influence of perinatal ingestion of the mixture PCB 47/77 on circulating IL-6 and TNF-alpha and maternal odor conditioning in young Sprague-Dawley rats.
PCB is a wide-spread environmental toxicant that, when consumed during pregnancy has effects on physiological and behavioral development. This study discovered that young rats exposed to PCB are less well able to recognize an odor associated with their mother. This may result from "sickness" molecules (IL-6/TNF) being overproduced in PCB animals.
Collaborators:
Asbrock, Christina M. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Cromwell, Howard C. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
McKnight, Logan E. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)

Meserve, Lee A.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Effects of polychlorinated biphenyl mixtures on estrogen receptor-beta, hippocampus, learning and memory.
The environmental pollutant PCB can both act like female sex hormone (estrogen) and block its action, depending on the tissue and the status of the animal. This study found that the density of estrogen receptor in one area of the brain (hippocampus) was greater than normal in PCB exposed animals, while the area of the hippocampus was less than normal. This suggests that the brain may compensate for PCB exposure during development.
Collaborators:
Desai, Avanti N. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
McFarland, Ashley. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Cromwell, Howard C. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Meserve, Lee A.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
Perinatal PCB alters social recognition in juvenile male Sprague-Dawley rats.
PCB is a widespread environmental pollutant that disrupts development of hormonal control and behavior in the young of animals consuming it during pregnancy. This study measured PCB effects on the hormone oxytocin and development of social recognition in young male rats. PCB did not alter oxytocin at this age, but modified the ability of animals to recognize other familiar rats.
Collaborators:
Jolous-Jamshidi, Banafsheh. Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)
McFarland, Ashley. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)
Cromwell, Howard C. Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences)

Michaels, Helen J.
Biological Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences)