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Edinboro University
Psychology newsletter
In This Issue:
Neuroscience Conference 1
Celebrate Psychology 2
Interview with
Dr. Edwards 3
NAMI Panel Discussion 3
Café Mondays 4
Psi Chi Inductees 4
Spring 2012 Events 4
Psychology Club President
Teresa Fiori
tf080960@scots.edinboro.edu
Psychology Club Advisor
Dr. Michael Skelly
mskelly@edinboro.edu
Newsletter Editor
Dr. Peter McLaughlin
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Volume 9 Issue 2
Lab Presents Posters at Society for Neuroscience
BY EMILY THOMPSON
Every year the
Society for Neuroscience
holds a convention
to give researchers from
around the world an opportunity
to present
their work and network
with colleagues. This
year Society for Neuroscience
held its
annual convention
in Washington,
D.C. with
attendance pushing
over 32,000
people.
Dr. Pete
McLaughlin and
his student lab
members, Kerry
Schutte, Bill
Stewart and Emily
Thompson, attended the
conference and presented
their work. This year,
students presented a
poster called Validation
of a High Response
Rate Operant Model of
Sustained Attention in
Rats. There was also a
Brain Awareness Week
workshop at which Edinboro
students shared a
poster on the Psychology
Club‟s hosting of
Brain Awareness Day at
the Millcreek Mall. Students
were able to share
and swap ideas with
other interested SFN
members.
While present-
Kerry Schutte, Emily Thompson, and Bill
Stewart present one of their two posters
ing the brain awareness
poster we had the opportunity
to talk briefly
to the President of SFN,
Susan Amara about
Psych Club's participation
in Brain Awareness
Week. She, like many
others that passed by,
were particularly interested
in Brainy The Robot
and his role in the
festivities.
In addition to
presenting research and
making new contacts,
the conference provides
an opportunity to visit
new cities and explore
the sites. With the convention
center being so
close to
many of the
attractions of
Washington,
DC, we were
able to visit
most of the
tourist hot
spots and get
around the
city fairly
easily.
These annual
meetings give students
and faculty the opportunity
to explore their
interests in the field and
share their research with
other professionals. It
also provides students
with a chance to speak
to researchers about future
opportunities. Next
year‟s meeting will be
held in New Orleans.

CELEBRATE PSYCHOLOGY
BY THERESA FIORI
Last April the Psychology Department
held their 2 nd annual “Celebrate Psychology”
banquet. Each spring the department
is proud to honor their outstanding
students, faculty, and alumni. The Edinboro
chapter of Psi Chi and Psychology
Club fundraise throughout the year to offset
the cost of the dinner with activities
such as Café Mondays (see page 4). Held
in the south wing of Van Houten Dining
Hall, the university provides an excellent
dinner and atmosphere to celebrate psychology.
This past spring Edinboro recognized
the immense accomplishments from
their students and faculty in academics,
research, and community service. Students
presented research on cognition, behavioral
neuroscience, sexual abuse, creativity and
arts, close relationships, behavioral technology,
and aging. Faculty also recognized
students‟ accomplishments in community
service. Students donated much of their
time to NAMI, CEC, and The Ophelia Project.
In addition, students were recognized
for their participation within the department.
This year students were praised for
their involvement in the Compton Cup; a
miniature golf tournament between faculty
and staff. Their involvement in hosting a
movie night, College Bowl, and Brain
Awareness Day also tied together faculty
and students. Faculty were also recognized
for receiving thousands of dollars in grant
money to continue research. In addition,
our professors were awarded fun awards
such as “The Morning Person Award” –
Dr. Edwards, and “The Atlas Award” – Dr.
Legin-Bucell (Holding up the world of
Compton to students).
Alumni were and will be proud to
return to Edinboro. Bill Rothenbach („76)
returned to Celebrate Psychology this year
to enlighten us all on his accomplishments
as an Edinboro alumnus. He received his
M.A. at the University of Akron in industrial/organizational
psychology. This a
field relatively unrecognized by Edinboro
students. Industrial/organizational psychology
is the scientific study of the workplace.
Mr. Rothenbach has been able to
help corporations run smoothly for the past
two decades and is a true role model for
other Edinboro alumni, students, and staff.
This spring the Edinboro psychology
department will hold their 3 rd annual
Celebrate Psychology Banquet will be held
April 27 th , 2012. For further details please
feel free to contact Dr. Joyce Jagielo.
Clockwise from top left: Dr. Legin-Bucell introduces a panel of alumni, who talked about their various careers; Dr. Edwards receives the welldeserved
Morning Person Award from Kerry Schutte (see interview, next page); the Celebrate Psychology lunch and dinner were a hit as always;
Senior Michael Frank reflects on his training at Edinboro as he prepares for graduate school; Keynote speaker Bill Rothenbach ‘76 relates
his desire to give back to the program that helped start his successful, multi-faceted career.

A DISCUSSION WITH
DR. EDWARDS
BY KERRY SCHUTTE
Dr. Edwards, most known for teaching
learning theory courses, has been a professor
here at Edinboro University for
quite some time. Before accepting a
teaching position here though, he received
his B.A. at Berea College in Kentucky
and then went on to complete his
M.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky.
Although Dr. Edwards is commonly
recognized as a learning theory wiz, most
people don’t realize that he also is quite
the world traveler.
After receiving his Ph.D., Dr. Edwards
decided to do his post doctorate
work at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia,
Canada. There he was involved with
research in comparative psychology and
animal learning. Dr. Edwards really enjoyed
his time at Dalhousie and the faculty
there really made a positive impact on
him. Although he enjoyed his post doc
work, Dr. Edwards felt as if he had lost his
connections to the US and decided it was
NAMI OPEN PANEL DISCUSSION
BY KRISTINA DABROWSKI
An activity this semester that Edinboro
University Psychology Club participated
in was the NAMI (National Alliance of
Mental Illness) Open Panel Discussion.
They attended the talk, and some of Dr.
Michael Skelly‟s lab students even
helped with setting up and handing out
pamphlets to help educate people on the
event. The panel included: Robert Wooler
as the panel mediator; Missi Berquist,
who has a son struggling with mental
illness; Mary Anne Albaugh, M.D., a
psychiatrist in Erie County; Mandy Fauable,
Ph.D., LCSW, director of Crisis Services
at Safe Harbor in Erie County; and
Trisha Cloyd, manager of family education
at Stairways Behavioral Health, and
someone who could also provide a first
hand account of mental illness (she was
diagnosed with Bipolar I in her twenties).
A valuable message passed on
time to return.
After leaving Canada, Dr. Edwards
received a position as a professor in
El Paso, Texas. He taught in a temporary
position for two years there before he
accepted a full time position as a professor
at Edinboro. While at Edinboro, Dr.
Edwards had the opportunity to go on
sabbatical for six months. He spent his
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Dr. Edwards and his family
spent a semester in Scotland,
as he learned how to improve
the History and Systems
course (PSYC 489)
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sabbatical in North Berwick, Scotland.
Here he had the opportunity to travel and
to look up original source material of
Scottish philosophers in preparation for
the History and Systems psychology class
during the panel discussion was, “you are
not alone.” One in four adults has a mental
disorder, and mental disorders are 4
out of 10 of the leading causes of disability
in the world. The main focus of the
discussion, however, was “Discussing the
Steps to Recovery.” It covered topics
related to support systems, recovery, crisis
situations, and the stigma related to
mental illness.
During the discussion on stigma,
there was a story that Mandy Fauable told
about a worker touched by a patient. At
the time, the worker was working the
emergency room of a hospital. A woman
in her thirties came in and talked to her
and the other individuals in that region.
She proceeded to say that she had schizophrenia.
She also told the hospital staff of
the medication she was on, and was calm
and collected about it. She wanted to
check in with the staff, and give them a
heads up about her state, her medications,
and if she had a break with reality, that
that used to be offered. Dr. Edwards
loved the time he spent in Scotland. He
thought North Berwick was a beautiful
town and he loved visiting the museums
and ancient castles.
Dr. Edwards is taking another
sabbatical during the upcoming spring
semester. This time however, he will be
staying local for the most part. During this
sabbatical, he will be researching music
perception and traveling to different labs
involved with music cognition and perception.
His goal is to create a lab course in
this field when he returns.
Dr. Edwards will miss his students
while he is gone during the spring semester,
but he is looking forward to a break
from teaching. When he returns he will
be rejuvenated and ready for the fall semester.
Don’t worry Dr. Edwards, we will
miss you too! See you in Fall 2012!
they would know how to properly treat
her because they would already have information
on her in the hospital. This
brought the worker to tears. She gave the
reason that “you never really see someone
who is recovered very often, let alone
understands what they must do to better
help themselves now and in the future. If
more people could see this side of the
story, versus the stigma and beliefs that
mental disorders are untreatable, it would
give more hope to the people with mental
disorders, and the friends and families
who love them and care for them. It
showed they could get better and that
there is hope.”
Hope and acceptance was the
underlying theme of the open panel discussion.
Patience, family support, and
reaching out for help were the others. It
showed the compassion people hold for
the mentally ill and how to better assist in
the aid of the mentally ill.

CAFÉ MONDAYS
BY TERESA FIORI
Save your appetite every Monday! The Edinboro chapter
of Psi Chi, with the help of the Psychology Club, hosts their
weekly fundraiser to benefit Celebrate Psychology. Every
Monday from 9am-3pm we sell piping hot coffee, walking tacos,
and assorted delicious homemade cookies and muffins generously
donated by Dr. Jagielo, Dr. Legin-Bucell, and Dr. Craig’s
wife. Donations of baked goods are always most welcome! Special
thank you to all the volunteers who help set up, sell, and
take down the table. In addition, a special thank you to the local
McDonald’s who has donated coffee cups these past few
years.
Congratulations Fall 2011
PSI CHI Inductees!
Marcy Busch
Robert Cole
Rachel Cracolici
Katherine McCormick
Nicole Phillips
Emily Thompson
Kerry Schutte
In Memoriam
Dr. Bill Gosciewski
1941-2011
Psychology Professor at Edinboro
for over 30 years
Other important events
coming in Spring 2012:
� March 24, 2012—Brain Awareness
Day at the Millcreek Mall
� April 21, 2012—Edinboro hosts the
40th Annual Western Pennsylvania
Undergraduate Psychology Confer-
ence (WPUPC)
� Compton Cup
The Psychology Club is comprised of students interested
in the general area of psychology, both majors and nonmajors.
This group organizes a program of speakers,
field trips and other activities related to psychology. In
addition, they sponsor an annual trip to the Western
Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference.
The Psychology Club typically meets once every two
weeks. Information on meeting dates and times, as well
as membership information, can be obtained from the
Psychology Club bulletin board which is located on the
first floor of Compton Hall.