Conducting research and publishing with students gives them a stake in an important part of a scientific conversation.

Recent articles by Psychology Professors Bobby Horton and Eric Olofson and Physics Professor Martin Madsen build on one of the College’s most important traditions—sharing work and credit of research with their students.

Olofson’s work in the October 2014 edition of the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders—“Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder Comprehend Lexicalized and Novel Primary Conceptual Metaphors”—is co-authored with Drew Casey ’12, Olufemi A. Oluyedun ’12, Jo Van Herwegen, Adam Becerra ’12, and Gabriella Rundblad.

Madsen and Andrew Skowronski ’12 shared credit for the research on  “Brownian Motion of a Trapped Microsphere Ion” in the October 2014 issue of the American Journal of Physics.

Horton’s article with Tanner Tritch ’10 on the links between narcissism and “grandiose parenting” was published in the Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied in 2014. More recently it was cited in an article titled “Are All Parents Narcissitic?” in the November 2014 edition of Psychology Today.

“The article began with Tanner’s senior capstone project, one for which he did the bulk of the data collection, entry, and analysis,” says Horton. “So it was only appropriate that Tanner be on the paper.

“Sharing the credit with Tanner also gives him a stake in and accountability for an important part of a scientific conversation, one that is on-going and active.

“That publication is a testament to the genuine nature of the scientific inquiry in which Tanner engaged, and his role in the scientific community is documented for posterity.”

Wabash College Assistant Professor of Chemistry Laura Wysocki was awarded a $40,000 grant from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) in February. Beginning in July, the two-year grant will support a project centered around research on fluorescent dyes titled, “From Dark to Light: Versatile Synthesis of Fluorogenic Small Molecule Sensors and Enzyme Substrates.”

The grant is one of 33 Cottrell College Science Awards given out specifically for undergraduate institutions and research.

Professor of Modern Languages Dan Rogers’ manuscript translation of Penélope, a recent play by South American playwright Jorge Dávila Vásquez, was accepted as an entry in the Bread Loaf Translator’s Workshop, part of the Bread Loaf Writers Conference at Middlebury College. At this summer’s conference, Rogers is workshopping the piece and beginning translation of another of Vasquez’ plays.

Professor of Psychology and Director of Institutional Research Preston Bost’s “Crazy Beliefs, Sane Believers: Toward a Cognitive Psychology of Conspiracy Ideation” was published in the January/February issue of Skeptical Inquirer. The article is a review of the literature on why people believe in conspiracy theories.

You can read the article at the Skeptical Inquirer Web site.

Senior Associate Dean of the College and Professor of Rhetoric Todd F. McDorman’s article, “‘One for the Books’: (Re)Constructing Baseball History, Memory, and Community,” was published in The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, 2013-2014, edited by William M. Symons and published by McFarland & Co. The article is based on Professor McDorman’s 2013 LaFollette Lecture.