Senior
theses:
Dr.
Multhaup chaired the committees for the following Psychology senior theses
and co-supervised the following Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
theses (listed by area and in chronological order):
Aging

Further Tests of the Socioemotional Selectivity
Theory
Nikki M. Dudley, 1998
Analysis of Efficacy Expectations for Physical and Social Activity
in Older Adults in Spain and the United States
Jessica
Perkins, 2005
Supported
by an Abernethy Award (Davidson College) to Jessica Perkins
2005 Sigma Xi Award co-winner,
Outstanding Undergraduate Research
Ethnic Self-Identification in the African American Community: The
Role of Aging in Label Preferences
Phia Salter, 2005
Supported by
an Abernethy Award (Davidson College) to Phia Salter
Physician-Patient Relationships: What do Older Adults Expect?
Kimberly Woods, 2005
The Socioemotional Selectivity Theory and Preferences for
Advertisements
Ellen Garfield, 2007
Supported
by an Abernethy Award (Davidson College) to Ellen Garfield
Cognitive
Aging
The Effects of Schema Activation on Age-Related Source Memory
Deficits
Suzanne E. Burr, 1999
Supported by Retirement
Research Foundation / APA Division 20 (Adult Development & Aging)
Undergraduate Research Proposal
Award to Suzy E. Burr.
1999 Sigma Xi Award co-winner,
Outstanding Undergraduate Research
The Mechanisms Underlying the Word Length Effect: Decay or
Interference?
Kimberly A. Dobey, 2000
Flashbulb Memories in Older and Younger Adults
Joy Gerdy, 2002
The
Effect of Response Time on Eyewitness Memory Accuracy and
Confidence in Middle-Aged Adults
Brett Peiffer, 2004
Supported
by an Abernethy Award (Davidson College) to Brett Peiffer
The
Reminiscence Bump and Temporal Memory for Public Events
Catherine Jahnes, 2006
2006
Sigma Xi Award co-winner,
Outstanding Undergraduate Research
Age-Related Differences in Prospective Memory Performance: A
Medication Adherence Model
Kiften Stephens, 2006
Winner,
Workman Award for most well-rounded, accomplished senior
Memory
The Effects of
Delay Intervals and Personality on Time-Based and Event-Based
Prospective Memory
Kerry Sugrue, 2001
Can a Generation Effect be Found in an Event-Based Prospective
Memory Task?
Julia M. Philpott, 2002
Supported
by an Abernethy Award (Davidson College) to Julia M. Philpott
2002
Sigma Xi Award co-winner,
Outstanding Undergraduate Research
Generation Effects
in Source Memory & Item Memory
Kindiya D. Geghman, 2003
Supported by an Abernethy Award
(Davidson College) to Kindiya D. Geghman
2003 Sigma Xi Award co-winner,
Outstanding Undergraduate Research
Exploring Proust: Are Olfactory Cues Better than Other Context
Cues?
Meghan Singletary, 2003
Absentmindedness, Prospective Memory, and Visual Search: Potential
Links to Each Other and Further Definition of Absentmindedness
Chris Davoli, 2004
Supported by
a Psychology Summer Fellowship (Davidson College) to Chris Davoli
Bilingual Source Monitoring: Language as a Source Characteristic
Susan G. Robison, 2004
Supported by
a Kemp Scholarship & an Abernethy Award
(Davidson College) to Susan G. Robison
2004 Sigma Xi Award winner,
Outstanding Undergraduate Research
The
Effects of Verbalization on Eyewitness Memory for Same and Different
Race Culprits
Judit Otvos, 2005
Do Co-Witness Credibility, Item Salience, and
Misinformation Repetition Affect Eyewitness Memory Accuracy?
Caleb E. Nannes, 2007
Center
for Interdisciplinary Studies
Pharmacogenomics: The Quest for Personalized Medicine
Megan Shafer, 2003
Gerontology
Sarah Frey, 2008 (in progress)