My research focuses on the interaction between the left and right
cerebral hemispheres in humans, especially in regard to attention and
social interactions. I am currently conducting studies on gender differences
in right hemisphere involvement in empathy.
To see my complete vitae, click here.
Rueckert, L., Doan, T., & Branch, B. (2010). Emotion and relationship
effects on gender differences in empathy. Presented at the annual meeting
of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA, May, 2010. (Abstract. Poster)
Rueckert, L. (2010). I feel your pain: Gender differences in empathy.
Invited presentation to Nothereastern Illinois University Psychology Faculty
Research series. (Powerpoint)
Rueckert, L. & Morgan, K. (2008). Measuring the unmeasurable: Recent advances in the assessment of research outcomes. Presented at the bi-annual meeting of the Council for Undergraduate Research, Minneapolis, MN, June, 2008. (All materials from this presentation can be found at http://www.neiu.edu/~lruecker/assess.htm)
Rueckert, L., & Oyola, N. (2008). Gender differences in empathy.
Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science,
Chicago, IL, May, 2008. (Abstract.
Poster)
Rueckert, L. (2007). Inattention Causes an Exaggeration of the Length
of Short Lines Presented at the annual meeting of the Association for
Psychological Science, Washington, DC., May, 2007. Abstract.
Poster PowerPoint.
Ruckert, L. (2006). How Does Attention Affect Perception? Invited presentation to Northeastern Illinois University Psychology Dept. PowerPoint presentation.
Okara, N., & Rueckert, L. (2007). The relationship between activation
of the right cerebral hemisphere and empathy. (Abstract) Midwestern
Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, May, 2007.
Rueckert, L. (2006). Effect of covert attention on estimation of
line length. Presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society,
Houston, TX, November, 2006.
Rueckert, L. & Morgan, K. (2006). What's so great about undergraduate
research? Recent assessment results. Presented at the biennial meeting
of the Council for Undergraduate Research, June, 2006. PowerPoint presentation.
Shuh, M., Castellani, M., MacDonald, G., & Rueckert, L. (2006).
Links between classroom and research work. Presented at the biennial
meeting of the Council for Undergraduate Research, June, 2006.
Prohaska, V., Rueckert, L., & Zellner, D., (2006). Doing research
when you (and your students) are overworked, underpaid and overstressed.
Presented at the biennial meeting of the Council for Undergraduate Research,
June, 2006.
Rueckert, L. (2004). A web-based study of cerebral asymmetry for
perception of emotion. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for
Computers in Psychology, Minneapolis, MN, November, 2004. Abstract.
Rueckert, L. (2004). Line bisection across the lifespan. Presented at the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Minneapolis, MN, November, 2004. Abstract.
Rueckert, L. & Morgan, K. (2004). Assessment of undergraduate research; Where do we go from here? Presented at the bi-annual meeting of the Council on Undergraduate Research, LaCrosse, WI, June, 2004. To see materials from the presentation, click here .
Prohaska, V., Rueckert, L., & Reed, T. "Institutional Review Boards" round table discussion presented at the bi-annual meeting of the Council for Undergraduate Research, June, 2004.
Rueckert, L. & McFadden, H. G. (2004). Context effects in pseudoneglect. Laterality, 9, 421-432. For a .pdf version of the article, click here.
Rueckert, L. (2002). Report from CUR 2002: Assessment of research. Council for Undergraduate Research Quarterly, 22, 10-11.
Rueckert, L., DerAvanesian, A., Baboorian, D., Lacalmita, A., & Repplinger, M. (2002). Pseudoneglect and the cross-over effect. Neuropsychologia, 40 162-173. To download the entire paper in PDF format, click here.