Pittman, D. W., Smith, K. R., Crawley, M. E., & Corbin, C. H. (2008). Fatty acid taste in obesity-prone and -resistant rats: Strain and sex differences. Chemical Senses, 33(5):449-60. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Pittman)
Reid, A. K., Dixon, R. A., & Gray, S. (2008). Variation and selection in response structures. In N. Innis (Ed.). Reflections on Adaptive Behavior: Essays in Honor of J. E. R. Staddon (pp. 51-85). MIT Press: Cambridge, MA. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Reid)
Pittman, D. W., Crawley, M. E., Corbin, C. H. & Smith, K. R. (2007). Chorda tympani nerve transection impairs the gustatory detection of free fatty acids in male and female rats. Brain Research, 1151, 74-83. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Pittman)
Bachá-Méndez, G., Reid, A. K., & Mendoza-Soylovna, A. (2007). Resurgence of integrated behavioral units. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 87, 5-24. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Reid)
Bachá-Méndez, G., & Reid, A. K. (2006). Acquisition of simple response patterns. Mexican Journal of Behavior Analysis, 32, 155-177. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Reid)
Pittman, D. W., Labban, C. E., Anderson, A. A., & O'Connor, H. E. (2006). Linoleic and oleic acids alter the licking responses to sweet, salt, sour, and bitter tastants in rats. Chemical Senses, 31, 835-843. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Pittman)
McCormack, D. N., Clyburn, V. L., & Pittman, D. W. (2006). Detection of free fatty acids following a conditioned taste aversion in rats. Physiology & Behavior, 87, 582-594. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Pittman)
Reid, R. A., & Reid, A. K. (2005). Route finding by rats in an open arena. Behavioural Processes, 68, 51-67. (Faculty advisor: Dr. Reid)
GABAergic Influences Increase Ingestion across All Taste Categories. [Fall 2008]
Students: Mazi Alimohamed, Brittney Getz, Molly McGinnis, Elizabeth Miller, Lindsey Richardson, & Amanda Ruscin
Research Mentor: Dr. Dave Pittman, Associate Professor of Psychology
The Potential Effectiveness of UBP 302 as a Kainite Receptor Antagonist in Suppressing ATPA- Elicited Feeding in the Lateral Hypothalamus. [Fall 2008]
Students: Jamie Nichols, Ashley Carr, & Cameron Simmons
Research Mentor: Dr. Stacey Hettes, Associate Professor of Biology
Sequential Dependencies Produced When Learning Response Sequences. [Fall 2008]
Students: Jenny Amsden, Kelley Crawford, Tom Glazebrook, & Chelsea Nill
Research Mentor: Dr. Reid, Professor of Psychology
Sound Production in a Parasitoid Wasp. [Fall 2008]
Student: Samantha Hall
Research Mentor: Dr. John Moeller, Associate Professor of Biology
Influence of a high-fat diet on the detection threshold for avoiding linoleic acid following a conditioned taste aversion in obesity-prone and obesity-resistant rat strains. [Spring 2008]
Students: Tia Anders, Covington Avent, Christina Jackson, Phillip Neill, Chelsea Nill, Cameron Simmons, & David Trant
Research Mentor: Dr. Dave Pittman, Associate Professor of Psychology
Characterization of the afferent gustatory responsiveness of the chorda tympani nerve to tastants with and without linoleic acid in obesity-prone and obesity-resistant rat strains. [Spring 2008]
Student: Kimberly Smith
Research Mentor: Dr. Dave Pittman, Associate Professor of Psychology
The role of discriminative stimuli and motivation level in a three response sequence. [Spring 2008]
Students: Kara Bennewitz, Tye Tindal, & Wendelyn West
Research Mentor: Dr. Alliston Reid, Professor of Psychology
Chowing down: Do rats eat less when they eat slower? [Spring 2008]
Students: Elise Boos, Prashant Patel, and Margaret Strom
Research Mentor: Dr. G.R. Davis, Professor of Biology
Effects of benzodiazepines on short- and long-term feeding patterns: A role for GABAergic processing of taste information. [Fall 2007]
Students: Hannah Dinnen and Ivy Farr
Research Mentor: Dr. David Pittman, Associate Professor of Psychology
The role of glutamate receptor activation within the hypothalamus in the stimulation of feeding behavior. [Fall 2007]
Students: Kalee Clausen, Mary Wheeler, Daniel West, and Josh Smith
Research Mentor: Dr. Stacey Hettes, Associate Professor of Biology
Deciphering the magic number 7: The effect of focus switching on working memory capacity. [Fall 2007]
Students: Crystal Burnette and Leigh Anne Campbell
Research Mentor: Dr. Kara Bopp, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Anti-Anxiety Drugs Increase Sweet Taste in Obese-prone & Obese-resistant Female Rats. [Spring 2007]
Students: Timothy Bradford, McCown Bridges, Kelley Crawford, Laura Depko, Lynne Sparrow, and Amanda Ruscin
Research Mentor: Dr. Dave Pittman, Associate Professor of Psychology
The Effects of Extrinsic Reward on Intrinsic Motivation. [Spring 2007]
Student: Leandra Parris
Research Mentor: Dr. Alliston Reid, Professor of Psychology
A Successive Approximations Approach to Producing Complex Phonemes. [Spring 2007]
Students: Rachel Hyatt, Mary Catherine McClain, Megan Propst, and Kelsey Roth
Research Mentor: Dr. Alliston Reid, Professor of Psychology
Does daily limited access to a highly palatable food induce binge eating in rats? [Spring 2007]
Presented by: Pres Garrett, Katie Isbell, and Robynn Mackechnie on behalf of BIO250
Research Mentor: Dr. G.R. Davis, Professor of Biology
Working memory and Aging: Examination of item similarity effect. [Fall 2006]
Students: Ashley Clary and Ashley Zais
Research Mentor: Dr. Kara Bopp, Assistant Professor of Psychology
A Behavioral Analysis of Lateral Hypothalamic Regulated Feeding: A Syringe Full of Medicine Helps the Milk Mash Go Down. [Fall 2006]
Students: Phillip Hutchinson, Laura Smith, and Michael Greene
Research Mentor: Dr. Stacey Hettes, Assistant Professor of Biology
Differences in Taste Sensitivity to Linoleic Acid between Male & Female Rats. [Fall 2006]
Students: Cameron Corbin, Rebecca Dover, Brittany Lewis, and Kimberly Smith
Research Mentor: Dr. Dave Pittman, Associate Professor of Psychology
Effects of Palatability on Food, Caloric, and Macronutrient Intake in a Three-Course Meal. [Spring 2006]
Students: Tim Beckner, Michelle Bertling, Jai-Sheena Garnett, Allison Thomas, and Kim Trimble
Research Mentor: Dr. G.R. Davis, Professor of Biology
The Effects of Supplemental Stimuli within Response Sequences. [Spring 2006]
Student: Kim Collins
Research Mentor: Dr. Alliston Reid, Professor of Psychology
Stimulus Value in Higher Order Sign Tracking. [Spring 2006]
Students: Lauren Bayne, Mo Roberts, Becky Sasso
Research Mentor: Dr. Alliston Reid, Professor of Psychology
Overeating Induced by Injection of the Glutamate Receptor Antagonist, CNQX, within the Nucleus Accumbens of Satiated Rats. [Spring 2006]
Students: Amelia Keaton and Tyler Stinnett
Research Mentor: Dr. Stacey Hettes, Assistant Professor of Biology & Dr. G.R. Davis, Professor of Biology
A Role for Taste in the Detection of Free Fatty Acids. [Fall 2005]
Students: Ashley Adamson, Mallory Bramlett, Sarah Evans, Lauren Gasque, and Ryn Lister
Research Mentor: Dr. Dave Pittman, Associate Professor of Psychology
Does Nucleus Accumbens Activation Regulate Overeating? A Sensory Specific Satiety Study. [Fall 2005]
Students: Mallori McAllister, Nicole Graver, and Elizabeth Norman
Research Mentor: Dr. Stacey Hettes, Assistant Professor of Biology
The Role of Discriminative Stimuli in Response Sequences. [Spring 2005]
Students: Erin Higgenbotham, Caroline Labban, Meghan Lijewski, Kim Collins
Research Mentor: Dr. Alliston Reid, Professor of Psychology
Duration of Stimulus Presentation affects Oleic Acid Detection in Rats. [Spring 2005]
Students: Lauren Murchison (Leah Harris, Hayley O’Connor, Sara Shields, Jennifer Wallace)
Research Mentor: Dr. Dave Pittman, Associate Professor of Psychology
Stimulus Value in Higher Order Autoshaping. [Fall 2004]
Students: Rachel Ashton, Lizzie Davis, Lindsay Barnard
Research Mentor: Dr. Alliston Reid, Professor of Psychology
The Effects of Simulated Microgravity on Sensory Specific Satiety in Rats Using the Hindlimb Unloading Model. [Fall 2004]
Students: Elizabeth Gowan, Casey Skinner, and Tyler Stinnett
Research Mentor: Dr. G.R. Davis, Professor of Biology
Role of the Chorda Tympani Nerve in the Gustatory Detection of Free Fatty Acids. [Fall 2004]
Students: Leah Harris, Lauren Murchison, Sara Shields, and Jennifer Wallace
Research Mentor: Dr. David Pittman, Associate Professor of Psychology
Mini-size Me! Suppressing a Rat's Urge to Overeat via Injection of Glutamate Receptor Antagonists into the Lateral Hypothalamus. [Fall 2004]
Students: Jaya Abraham, Katie Laser, and Kelly Moxley
Research Mentor: Dr. Stacey Hettes, Assistant Professor of Biology