Halle Berres, “Assessing OCD Subtypes: Interference Control through the Erikson Flanker Task” Mentor: Han Joo Lee, Maryam Ayazi, Bryce Arseneau, and Salahadin Lotfi, Psychology Poster #23 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a disorder that can cause distress to individuals through unwanted,…… Read More
Sabhyata Prakash, “Attention to Colors and Objects: A Stimulus Norming Experiment” Mentor: Deborah Hannula, Psychology Poster #106 Sometimes, our attention is captured by distracting information in the environment. Studies that examine attention capture in the lab have focused on the…… Read More
Caitlin Nelson, “Cannabis Use and PTSD Symptoms Among Recent Trauma Survivors” Mentor: Christine Larson, Psychology Poster #92 While many who experience trauma do not develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) a substantial minority do; however at this point it is difficult…… Read More
Bo Malames, “Cannabis Use, Aerobic Exercise, and Internalizing Symptoms Amongst Adolescents” Mentor: Krista Lisdahl, Psychology Poster #44 Cannabis is widely used drug in the United States by youth and is associated with increased levels of internalizing symptoms, including depressive and…… Read More
Shawn Obarski, “Confirming a Hunch: Do People Seek Information to Confirm Their Inferences?” Mentor: Caitlin Bowman, Psychology Poster #99 Generalization is an important facet of memory that allows an individual to apply previous experiences to new situations. Acquired equivalence is…… Read More
Hailey Beaty, “Effects of a Novel Estrogen Receptor Beta Agonist on Proteins Associated with Memory in an Alzheimer’s Mouse Model” Mentors: Karyn Frick and Miranda Schwabe, Psychology Poster #21 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) causes severe memory loss and other cognitive difficulties……. Read More
Rachel Kuehn, “Effects of a Novel Estrogen Receptor β Agonist on Memory, Anxiety, and Vasomotor Symptoms in an Alzheimer’s Mouse Model” Mentor: Karyn Frick, Psychology Poster #76 Age, biological sex, and apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype are associated with Alzheimer’s disease…… Read More
Alex Nelson, “Effects of Mobile-Based Attentional Bias Modification Training for Young Adult E-Cigarette Users: A Randomized Controlled Trial” Mentors: Joshua Gwon, Nursing and Han Joo Lee, Pyschology Poster #93 In 2018, 3.2% U.S. adults reported current e-cigarette (ENDS) use, and…… Read More
Manisha Roy, “Estrogen Level Association in Women with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder” Mentor: Christine Larson, Psychology Poster #112 Women are twice as likely to develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than men which may be due to biological factors (hormonal changes)…… Read More
Kennedy Onell, “Examining Working Memory and Attention in Adolescent and Young Adult Cannabis Users After Monitored Abstinence Period” Mentors: Krista Lisdahl and Julia Harris, Psychology Poster #100 Adolescence is a time of critical brain development as well as cannabis use…… Read More
Eleanor Johnston, “Fear Learning and Associations with Racial Discrimination among Black and White Trauma Survivors” Mentor: Christine Larson, Psychology Poster #70 Black Americans are at higher conditional risk for experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), following a trauma. In addition, recent…… Read More
Ian Morley, “Fundamentals of In Vitro Whole-Cell Patch-Clamp Electrophysiology” Mentor: James Moyer, Psychology Poster #89 Electrophysiology is the study of electrical phenomena in biological systems, from ion channels to neural pathways. A fundamental component of Electrophysiology, the Neuron, is like…… Read More
Danielle Leider, “Health-Buffering Features of Self-Selected Leisure Activities: A Pilot Study in an Ambulatory Context” Mentor: Marcellus Merritt, Psychology Poster #82 Recent research highlights that engagement in leisure (i.e., self-enriching behavioral pursuits like Tik Toking or golfing that occur during…… Read More
Jill Wachter, “Introducing a Visual Indicator on Patient-Controlled Analgesia Pumps” Mentor: W. Hobart Davies, Psychology Poster #136 There has been a lack of research investigating the effects of stress on caregivers of children who have chronic illnesses. In the present…… Read More
Saisha Birr, “Learning Categories from Individual Examples” Mentor: Caitlin Bowman, Psychology Poster #25 The ability to learn categories and classify new items or experiences is an essential function for everyday life as it allows us to process information and organize…… Read More
Tristan Jarvey, “Links Between Exposure to Racial Discrimination, Sleep Disturbances & PTSD Among Black American Adults” Mentor: Christine Larson, Psychology Poster #66 Trauma exposure is very common, approximately 70 percent of adults experience at least one traumatic event in their…… Read More
Sana Shakir, “Odorant Chemical Structure Can Predict Changes in Olfactory Perception Ratings” Mentor: Adam Greenberg, Psychology Poster #121 The human olfactory system uses chemosensation whereby chemical odorants bind to G-protein coupled receptors on odor receptor neurons (ORNs). Individual odor percepts…… Read More
Connor Lynch, “Parental Anxiety and Perceptions of Pain Medication Administration” Mentor: W. Hobart Davies, Psychology Poster #87 All children will at some point experience acute pain, making deciding whether to administer pain medication to children a common responsibility of parents……. Read More
Hope Ruedin, “PEERS Social Skills Intervention Impact on Quality of Life of Teens with Neurofibromatosis Type 1” Mentor: Bonita Klein-Tasman, Psychology Poster #113 Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a rare neurological disorder that is estimated to affect about 1 in…… Read More
Brie Noffsinger, “Physiological and Subjective Reactions to E-Cigarette Cues: A Protocol” Mentors: Joshua Gwon, Nursing and Han Joo Lee, Psychology Potser #97 E-cigarettes have become increasingly popular among young adults in the past decade. The purpose of this study is…… Read More
McKenna Anderson, “Sex Differences in Learning-Induced Protein Degradation in the Dorsal Hippocampus of Male and Female Mice” Mentors: Karyn Frick and Sarah Beamish, Psychology Poster #7 Long-term memory formation has long been established as requiring de novo protein synthesis, meaning…… Read More
Daisy Ortega Moran, “Website Illustrating Play- and Humor-Infused Exposure Therapy to Reduce Fears of Children with Williams Syndrome” Mentor: Bonita Klein-Tasman, Psychology Poster #101 Williams syndrome is a neurogenetic condition that results from missing genes on chromosome 7. Individuals with…… Read More
Elizabeth Kuhlmann, “When Does a Fear Conditioned Stimulus Capture Attention?” Mentor: Deborah Hannula, Psychology Poster #77 A neutral stimulus paired repeatedly with an aversive event (e.g., shock) will elicit a fear response when it is presented in isolation after the…… Read More
Josie Carballido, “You Just Cry With Them: Interpreters’ Distress and Coping in Pediatric Medical Encounters” Mentors: Amy Olen, Translation & Interpreting and Hobart Davies, Psychology Poster #31 Effective medical communication leads to increased trust, a decrease in family stress, and…… Read More