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2012 Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day
With 29 total poster presentations and 72 student authors, the Psychology Department had another record-setting showing at this year's Undergraduate Research and Artistry Day.
Congratulations to everyone who participated for their excellent work, and a special commendation for this year's numerous departmental awardees:
Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts (SSHA)
First Place
Dylan Blaum
Title: A Rat Model of Human Anticipatory Head Movement During Dark Exploration
Faculty Mentor: Douglas Wallace
Honorable Mention (listed in alphabetical order)
Christina Bishop
Title: Role of the Social Environment and Stress Hormones in Modulating Depression
Faculty Mentor: Angela Grippo
Roberto Gonzalez
Title: Social Issues: What Do You Know?
Faculty Mentor: Julie Crouch
Sarah Stuebing
Title: The Role of the GABAergic Component of the Septohippocampal System in Self-Movement Cue Processing
Faculty Mentor: Douglas Wallace
Scott Zwolski and Kristen Rabe
Title: The Agreement of Victimization Reports across Parent, Teacher, and Student Perceptions
Faculty Mentors: Christine Malecki and Michelle Demaray
Collaborative on Early Adolescence Section
1st Place Tie
Chandler Betke & Rob Miller
Title: The Hunger Games: Effects of Early Methamphetamine Exposure on Food Protection Behavior in Adulthood
Faculty Mentors: Leslie Matuszewich and Doug Wallace
Kaitlin Taylor, Britta Rodenbeck, & Lucero Martinez
Title: Aggression and Prosocial Behaviors in Relation to Peer Perceived Popularity and Sociometric Popularity
Faculty Mentor: Amy Luckner as faculty mentor)
2nd Place Tie
Courtney Halas (Pre-Clinical Laboratory Sciences Major)
Title: Severity of Limb Differences and Its Effects on Adolescent Adjustment
Faculty Mentor: Nina Mounts
Kristen Rabe
Title: Negative parenting and late adolescents’ mental health: The protective function of relationships with grandparents
Faculty Mentor: Laura Pittman
Full Department of Psychology Participant Listing
A complete listing of the department's participants, presentation titles and faculty mentors follows, as well as a selection of photos from the event.
SEVERITY OF LIMB DIFFERENCES AND ITS EFFECTS ON ADOLESCENT ADJUSTMENTS
Author: Courtney Halas (Pre-Clinical Laboratory Sciences Major)
Faculty Mentor: Nina Mounts
THE ROLE OF THE GABAERGIC COMPONENT OF THE SEPTOHIPPOCAMPAL SYSTEM IN SELF-MOVEMENT CUE PROCESSING
Authors: Sarah Stuebing, Jenny Koppen & Joseph Colletti
Faculty Mentor: Douglas Wallace
ATTRIBUTIONS OF HUMOR STYLES TO GENDER IN THE WORKPLACE
Authors: Justin Yates & Pamela Waltz
Faculty Mentor: Lisa Finkelstein
GLOBAL AND TARGETED SOCIAL SUPPORT AS A MODERATOR IN THE RELATION BETWEEN VICTIMIZATION AND INTERNALIZING SYMPTOMS
Author: Brianna Terranova
Faculty Mentor: Michelle Demaray
THE AGREEMENT OF VICTIMIZATION REPORTS ACROSS PARENT, TEACHER, AND STUDENT PERCEPTIONS
Authors: Scott Zwolski & Kristen Rabe
Faculty Mentor: Christine Malecki & Michelle Demaray
SELF-PERCEPTIONS AND METAPERCEPTIONS IN COMPUTER-MEDIATED ENVIRONMENTS
Author: Zach Woods
Faculty Mentor: Alecia Santuzzi
THE EFFECTS OF MANIPULATING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY ON ANALOG CHECKING BEHAVIOR: TESTING THE COGNITIVE MODEL OF OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE D ISORDER SYMPTOMS
Authors: Stephanie Smith, Ryan Adolphson, Mary Docking, Kourtney Ikeler, Kayde Merrill, Katie Pawlicki & Charles Schafer
Faculty Mentor: Kevin Wu, PhD
AGGRESSION AND PROSOCIAL BEHAVIORS IN RELATION TO PEER PERCEIVED POPULARITY AND SOCIOMETRIC POPULARITY
Authors: Kaitlin Taylor, Britta Rodenbeck & Lucero Martinez
Faculty Mentor: Amy Luckner
USING SYMPTOMS OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY TO PREDICT MINDFULNESS: MAKING THE CASE FOR DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES IN TREATMENT SELECTION
Author: Victoria Taylor
Faculty Mentor: Holly Orcutt
ASEXUALITY: RELATIONSHIPS AND COMING OUT
Author: Rosa Rodriguez
Faculty Mentor: Brad Sagarin
ROLE OF THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT AND STRESS HORMONES IN MODULATING DEPRESSION
Authors: Christina Bishop, Melissa L. Scotti, Meagan LaRocca, James Donahue, Alfreida Jamison, Alison Knecht, Stephanie Steel & Angela J. Grippo
Faculty Mentor: Angela Grippo
STORIES, POINTS, AND COMPETITION, OH MY!: TESTING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL GAME ON LEARNING
Authors: Dan O’Sullivan, Lindsey Blakley, Danielle Knorrek, Sara Royce, Colleen Hester, Alicia Goff & Kristen Rabe
Faculty Mentor: Keith Millis & Patricia Wallace
THE EFFECTS OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE STIMULI ON GOAL SETTING
Authors: Robert Nielsen & Chelsea Lovejoy
Faculty Mentor: Amanda Durik
AGGRESSIVE AND PLAYFUL RELATIONAL BEHAVIORS: HOW WRONG ARE THEY AND WHY?
Authors: Kayley Bloss & Lucero Martinez
Faculty Mentor: Amy Luckner
PARANOID SOCIAL COGNITION AND JOB INTERVIEW SUCCESS
Author: Marta Kowal
Faculty Mentor: Alecia Santuzzi
THINKING ABOUT THINKING: GOALS FOR WRITING AN ARGUMENT
Authors: Brett Koenig, Kris Kopp & M. Anne Britt
Faculty Mentor: M. Anne Britt
THE EFFECTS OF PERCEIVED DISTINCTIVENESS AND PARANOID SOCIAL COGNITION IN THE INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE
Authors: Izabela Koczmara, Kyle Hemphill, Christopher Budnick & Scott Alshanski
Faculty Mentor: Alecia Santuzzi & Molly Delaney
THE EFFECT OF TASK FRAMING ON INTEREST IN SERIOUS GAME PLAY
Author: Aaron Kelter
Faculty Mentor: Amanda Durik
DYNAMIC PROCESSES OF THE DAILY JOB SEARCH
Author: Christopher Budnick
Faculty Mentor: Alecia Santuzzi
THE EFFECTS OF TELECOMMUTING ON THE LINK BETWEEN WORKAHOLISM AND EMPLOYEE STRESS
Author: Eileen Bourassa
Faculty Mentor: Larissa Barber
THE CONTRIBUTION OF PERCEIVED PARENTAL CARE AND OVERPROTECTION DURING THE FIRST SIXTEEN YEARS OF LIFE TO PROBLEMATIC EATING BEHAVIOR IN COLLEGE STUDENTS
Author: Lauren Boddy
Faculty Mentor: David Bridgett
SOCIAL SUPPORT IS BENEFICIAL FOR COPING WITH STRESS: STUDIES USING AN ANIMAL MODEL
Authors: Rachel Murphy, Katherine Appleton, Alan Kim Johnson, Neal McNeal, Joshua Wardwell, Christina Bishop, Stephanie Steel, Melissa-Ann Scotti & Angela Grippo
Faculty Mentor: Angela Grippo
THE EFFECT OF SEX AND WATER TEMPERATURE ON RODENT SWIMMING PERFORMANCE IN THE WATER MAZE
Authors: Laura Barbaro, Eden Anderson, Chandler Betke & Leslie Matuszewich
Faculty Mentor: Leslie Matuszewich
A RAT MODEL OF HUMAN ANTICIPATORY HEAD MOVEMENT DURING DARK EXPLORATION
Authors: Dylan Blaum, Jenny Koppen, Doug Wallace & Shawn Winter
Faculty Mentor: Doug Wallace
CYBERVICTIMIZATION: GENDER DIFFERENCES AND RELATIONS TO NEGATIVE OUTCOMES
Authors: Alysa Berenson, Jesse Flores, Heather Fronczak, Katrina Lidik & Dawn Yarbrough
Faculty Mentor: Michelle Demaray & Christine Malecki
NEGATIVE PARENTING AND LATE ADOLESCENTS’ MENTAL H EALTH: THE PROTECTIVE FUNCTION OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH GRANDPARENTS
Authors: Kristen Rabe & Laura Pittman
Faculty Mentor: Laura Pittman
THE HUNGER GAMES: EFFECTS OF EARLY METHAMPHETAMINE EXPOSURE ON FOOD PROTECTION BEHAVIOR IN ADULTHOOD
Authors: Chandler Betke, Rob Miller, Eden Anderson, Jenny Koppen & Rebecca Mayle
Faculty Mentor: Leslie Matuszewich & Douglas Wallace
BY LAND BY SEA: EVALUATING SEX DIFFERENCES IN FOOD HOARDING AND WATER MAZE TASKS
Authors: Ashley Blackwell, Leslie Matueszewich, Jenny Köppen & Douglas Wallace
Faculty Mentor: Douglas Wallace
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY: THE INFLUENCE OF HAPPINESS ENHANCERS ON TASK PERFORMANCE
Author: Julia Dombrow
Faculty Mentor: Amy Luckner
SOCIAL ISSUES: WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
Author: Roberto Gonzalez
Faculty Mentor: Julie Crouch
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