Dr. Rueckert's Research Interests

updated June, 2008


My research focuses on the interaction between the left and right cerebral hemispheres in humans, especially in regard to attention.

Ongoing Studies:

Effects of attention on the perception of line length.

Pseudoneglect and the cross-over effect across the lifespan.

Gender differences and right hemisphere involvement in empathy.

To see my complete vitae, click here.
 

Recent conference presentations:

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.  AbstractPoster 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.


Recent journal articles and book chapters.

Rueckert, L., & Naybar, N. (2008).  Gender differences in empathy:  The role of the right hemisphere. Brain and Cognition, 67, 162-167.  

Rueckert, L.  (2008).  Tools for the Assessment of Undergraduate Research Outcomes.  In  R. L. Miller & R. F. Rycek (Eds.)  Developing, Promoting and Sustaining the Undergraduate Research Experience in Psychology, Washington, DC:Society for the Teaching of Psychology. Pp.272-275. Available at http://teachpsych.org/resources/e-books/ur2008/ur2008.php

Rueckert, L. (2007).  Flexible curricular structures to provide time for research within the curriculum.  In K. Karukstis & T. Elgren (Eds.), How to Design, Implement, and Sustain a Research-supportive Undergraduate Curriculum.  Washington, DC:  Council on Undergraduate Research, pp 285-293.

Rueckert, L. (2005). A web-based study of cerebral asymmetry for perception of emotion. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers, 37, 271-276.  For a draft .pdf version of the article, click here.

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.