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Psychology Conference 2018

May 3
3-7pm
Woodland Commons

The Psychology Department showcases undergraduate and graduate research at a biannual conference held on campus. The conference includes three expert lectures from researchers with expertise in various areas of psychology. 

Following the three lectures, there is a session of poster presentations of research from all students enrolled in:

Guest Speakers

  • Dr. Matthew Hall, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - “Why Psychological Theory Matters for Deaf Children”
  • Dr. Leamarie T. Gordon, Assumption College, “The Consequences of Remembering”
  • Dr. Laura Stroud, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, “Contextual and prenatal influences on the developing stress response: Mechanisms of risk for depression and smoking”

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Students

“The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Math Anxiety and Test-Taking”

  • Sarah Palmer
  • Aminda O’Hare, PhD

“The Effect of Race-Related Words on Categorical Perception of Race”

  • Anna R. Sullivan
  • Jennifer M. B. Fugate, PhD

“Protective Factors and Barriers to Success among College Now Students”

  • Aldina Maiara Vicente
  • Christina Cipriano, PhD

 “False Confessions: The Prevalence of False Confessions in Everyday Scenarios”

  • Katie Cummings
  • Dennis Roderick, PhD

Research Methods Student Projects

Social and Personality Psychology

"The effects of validation gained via social media versus real life." 

  • Megan T. Pimentel
  • Sheyla M. Silva
  • Domonique C. Challenger-Holman

"Tattoo taboo: Perceptions of a college instructor and the relationship between body art and professionalism." 

  • Madison L. Miedzionoski
  • Maddison C. Roche
  • Amber G. Considine
  • Nuru Lawal

"Does Instagram use effect stress and time management in undergraduate students?"

  • Meghan C. Kay
  • Michelle M. Scaraggi
  • Crystal Rojas

"Friending parents on Facebook: The perception of parent-child relationship quality and privacy invasions."

  • Robert Pavatoudom
  • Evanni T. Moore
  • Mary D.Okyere

"The effects of apparel bias upon first impressions." 

  • Deasiah S. Gresham
  • Cody D. Vieira

"Perception of relationship satisfaction regarding couples' romantic relationships on Snapchat."  

  • Michaela E. Kessel
  • Mackenzie H. Parker
  • Yarlini Vijay
  • Benjamin Popkes

Developmental Psychology

"Stings pulling on childhood achievement."

  • Erika A.A. Rogerson
  • Erica L. Resende
  • Djaissy Teixeira
  • Harrington Pierre-Jean

"Understanding the school level constructs' role in child performance." 

  • Dalton Q. Mohammed
  • Allison F. Burke

"Exploring the relationship between family dynamics and child literacy rates."

  • Brooke E. McKay
  • Amanda C. Wright
  • Alexia Alexopoulos
  • Kendra Sisco

"Factors impacting teacher stress & burnout rate." 

  • Serena L. Amaral
  • Emily A. Williamson
  • Olivia A. Metros

"Relation between RULER intervention & emotion-focused interactions."

  • Deepjot Kaur
  • Karina De Sousa
  • Katharine Tighe

"School-level variables and their relationship with academic achievement" 

  • Kristen D. Raposa
  • Jocelyn M. Frade
  • Rachelle Bator
  • Leah D. D. Potter

 Cognitive Psychology

“Is Reading Comprehension Better on Computer Than on Smartphones? Think Again!“

  • Tonya Aguiar
  • Scott A. DeSena
  • Cristina Holzer

"Format and topic: Effects on comprehension."

  • Valery DePina
  • Abigail Smith
  • Wesley Torres

“Semantic Priming in a Visual Search Task”

  • Allison Carlo
  • Syhera Almeida
  • Kassandra Martin

Physiological Psychology

“Nomophobia: The Effect of Cell Phone Dependency, Phone Location and Ringing on Heart Rate”

  • Damaris Cortez
  • Natalia Mendez
  • Alayjah Flores Julian Pica

“The Effects of Mindfulness on Timed-Test Anxiety”

  • Karina Freitas
  • Mariah Jones
  • Sarah Matrisciano
  • Aubrey Weber

 “Mindfulness Meditation: The effects on heart rate and self-reported stress”

  • Makenzie Despres
  • Andrea Fuller
  • Laurie Suffoletto-Sousa
  • Tiffany Wright-Sousa 

“Effect of Social Media Attachment in Relation to Heart Rate and Measures of Anxiety”

  • Merline Vertus
  • Sabrina Fletcher
  • Kevin Calle

Undergraduate Student Research

“Peer rejection and social emotional difficulty in preschool aged children”

  • Ashley Taylor
  • Alicia Cronister-Morais
  • Robin Locke-Arkerson, PhD

Graduate Students

“The Influence of Physical Examples on Originality and Fixation in Engineering Design”

  • Christopher C. Simmons
  • Trina C. Kershaw, PhD
  • Alexander LeGendre*
  • Sankha Bhowmick, PhD*

 "The effect of emotion words on visual awareness using a divided visual field paradigm"

  • Cameron MacDonald
  • Aminda O'Hare PhD
  • Jennifer M. B. Fugate, PhD

*Mechanical Engineering Department

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