Hunter College of the City University of New York
New York, New York
Psychology Major, B.A., expected 1997
Biology Major, B.A., expected 1997
New York State Psychiatric Institute, NY, NY
Department of Child Psychiatry
Mentors: Agnes H. Whitaker, M.D. and Judith F. Feldman, Ph.D.Analyzed secondary data, using SPSS, in study examining the neurodevelopmental hypothesis of the origin of schizophrenia among children and adolescents. Compiled background and demographic information by review of patients' clinical charts.
6/95-8/95 Research Intern
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Laboratory of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Faculty Mentor: Charles A. Nelson, Ph.D.Assisted in conducting study measuring brain activity on a visuo-spatial delayed response task using event-related potentials. Learned basic principles in electrophysical research. Scheduled subjects and conducted testing.
8/95-1/96 Research Scholar
9/94-6/65
Hunter College, Department of Psychology
Faculty Mentor: Victoria N. Luine, Ph.D.Assisted behavioral endocrinologist on various projects including spatial memory study using radial maze and study of role of serotonin in mediating sexual behavior in rats. Learned laboratory techniques, such as stereotaxic surgery and in vivo preparation of brain slides, and preparation and analysis of thick sections for monoamine distribution using high performance liquid chromatography.
6/94- 8/94 Research Assistant
Hunter College, Department of Biology
Faculty Supervisor: Rivka Rudner, Ph.D.Conducted genetic studies in prokaryotic laboratory. Performed experiments involving cultivation and growth of microorganisms and bacterial DNA transformation and purification.
7/93-9/93 Research Assistant
American Health Foundation, Health Promotion Research Division
New York, New York
Principal Investigator: Jacqueline Royce, Ph.D.Assisted in survey collection for smoking intervention study. Organized and entered data for statistical analysis. Contacted participants and distributed monetary compensation for participation.
Phi Beta Kappa - Nu Chapter
at Hunter College Psi Chi - National
Psychology Honor Society Golden Key
National Honor Society Thomas Hunter Honors
Program Dean's List
National Institues of
Mental Health Research Fellowship - Career Opportunities in Research
Education and Training (COR, 1995-1997) Hunter College COR
Associate (1994-1995) National Institutes of Mental
Health summer Research Fellowship -- Research Experiences for
Undergraduates Program in the Behavioral Sciences, University of
Minnesota (1995) Hunter College Scholars
Award (1993-1997) Golden Key/Peat Marwick
Scholarship (1995)
Class of 1944 Award for
Best Paper Written for an Honors Colloquium -- "Development of
Low Birth Weight Infants" (1996)
Jeu, L., Whitaker, A. H., & Feldman, J. F. (April, 1996). Minor Physical Anomalies Among Children and Adolescents with Psychotic Disorders. Presented at the Twenty-fourth Annual Hunter College Psychology Convention.Jeu, L., Baruch, J., & Luine, V. (November, 1995) Differential Effects on Spatial Learning and Memory by the NMDA Receptor Antagonist CGP 37849. Presented at the meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.
Jeu, L., Luciana, M., & Nelson, C. A. (November, 1995) Sex Differences on a Visuo-Spatia Delayed Response Task. Presented at the meeting of the National Institutes of Mental Health COR Colloquim, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Jeu, L., Baruch, J., & Luine, V. The NMDA Receptor Antagonist CGP37849 Impairs Spatial Memory Performance. Presented at the meetings Keeping on Track II at the City University of New York Graduate School, New York, NY (April, 1994); Twenty-third Annual Hunter College Psychology Convention (April 1995); and Northeast Regional Conference at Hunter College (February 1995).
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