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<br /> OAKLAND UNIVERSITY<br /> RESEARCH<br /> fall 2015 | Volume 7<br /> OAKLAND UNIVERSITY<br /> RESEARCH<br /> fall 2015 | Volume 7<br /> RESEARCH AT OAKLAND UNIVERSITY<br /> James Lentini<br /> Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost<br /> Arik Dvir<br /> Interim Vice Provost for Research<br /> Susan Willner<br /> Office of Research Administration<br /> EDITORIAL STAFF<br /> Vice President, Communications and Marketing: John O. Young<br /> Executive Editor: Donna Mirabito<br /> Art Director: Debra Lashbrook<br /> Photographer: Rick Smith<br /> On the Cover<br /> Oakland University Research is published annually as a<br /> joint project of the Office of Research Administration and<br /> University Communications and Marketing.<br /> Reproduction without permission is prohibited.<br /> ISSN: 1944-1487<br /> Oakland University<br /> 2200 North Squi<a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=1"> OAKLAND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=2"> OAKLAND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=3"> TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 An Eye on Dopamine </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=4"> Drs. Lauridsen, Lentini and Mitchell with OU Pres</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=5"> Colleagues, As one of the nation’s 92 Carnegie F</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=6"> An Eye on Dopamine Discovering the neurotransmitt</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=7"> Dao-Qi Zhang, Ph.D., joined Oakland University’s </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=8"> Water Advisory: ‘Drink According to Thirst’ Athle</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=9"> Tamara Hew-Butler, Ph.D., arrived at Oakland Univ</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=10"> Fluid Intelligence Dr. Tamara Hew-Butler is taki</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=11"> Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia Risk factors O</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=12"> Decoupling Danger Managing catastrophe by taking </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=13"> Michael Latcha, Ph.D., is an associate professor </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=14"> </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=15"> Knowing His Boundaries Explaining the emergence o</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=16"> of Dr. Elder’s publications, including the 2004 p</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=17"> Scanning the Horizon Improving medical imaging sc</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=18"> ML (a) WJE-MAP (b) MRI (c) The</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=19"> “My ultimate goal is to contribute to the well</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=20"> – 18 –</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=21"> Schooled in the Value of Hip-Hop Reaching student</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=22"> interest continued at Wheaton College in Chicago,</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=23"> Modeling Metabolic Responses to Conserve Endanger</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=24"> Infection by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendroba</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=25"> Thomas Raffel, Ph.D., joined the Biology Departme</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=26"> A Model for the Marriage Experience Unique study </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=27"> says. “Premarital counselors and educators can dr</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=28"> NEW FACULTY Oakland University welcomed the fol</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=29"> Kareen Tonsing, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Soc</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=30"> NEW FACULTY, CONTINUED Stefan Walter, Ph.D. </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=31"> Mozhgon Rajaee, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Hea</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=32"> FACULTY RESEARCH AWARDS American Heart Associat</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=33"> New Investigator Research Excellence Award Lisa </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=34"> 2015 University Research Committee Faculty Fellow</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=35"> FY2015 POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS AT OAKLAND UNIVERSIT</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=36"> STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD RECIPIENTS, 2014-15 Studen</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=37"> A Pre-Operative 5-Meter Walk Test as a Predictor </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=38"> 2015 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH COMMITTEE FACULTY RESEAR</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=39"> Research Data </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=40"> RESEARCH CENTERS AND INSTITUTES The Automotive </a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=41"> Center for Robotics Unmanned and Intelligent Syst</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=42"> RESEARCH CENTERS AND INSTITUTES, CONTINUED Fa</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=43"> OFFICE OF RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION AGENCIES — FY20</a> <a title="Research Magazine - Fall 2015 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/cd42e1b8?page=44"> Office of Research Administration 529 Wilson Hal</a>