Faculty accomplishments and publications 


Release Date: Monday, January 16, 2006 


Vermont Genetics Network awards grants
to two Middlebury faculty members 


MIDDLEBURY, Vt.—Courtesy of the president's office, here's an update on recent faculty
publications and accomplishments. 


The Vermont Genetics Network has awarded grants to two Middlebury faculty members for pilot
studies, as part of the program funded by the National Institutes of Health-INBRE grant
administered by the University of Vermont. Matthew Kimble (Psychology) received funding for a
project titled Unconscious Fear Effects on Decision-Making. This is a collaborative effort
involving two thesis students and an undergraduate assistant that investigates the
psychophysiological correlates associated with decision-making processes. Michelle McCauley
(Psychology) received funding that will support research during her leave this year. Her
project, titled Assessing the Importance of Individual Differences in Children's Eyewitness
Memory, will evaluate the extent to which children's vocabulary and working memory predict
their recall for an experienced event as a function of interview protocol.