By Discipline: Psychology (2025)

• Are You Like Me? (Un)Matched Neurotypes in First Impressions

  
  Poster Presentation
  
  (Psychology)
  Argen D. Hwang
  Dr. Katie Judd, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Aum Shinrikyo Cult, Otaku Counter-Cultural Movement, and Japanese Citizens' Responses to Societal Pressures

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Japanese, Psychology, Sociology)
  Anthony W. Sarullo
  Dr. Masahiro Hara, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Bilingual Stroop Test with Pseudohomophones

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Linguistics, Psychology, Spanish)
  Emmanuelle Wilson
  Dr. Masahiro Hara and Dr. Robert Tigner, Faculty Mentors
  
  
  

• The Braiding Technique Does Not Promote Abdominal Breathing

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Psychology)
  Jeffrey K. Laubscher*, Ben Grandstaff, Isaac Compton, and Haili Klusman
  Dr. Fred Shaffer, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Complexities of Gay Dating Culture: Reasons for Burnout in LGBTQ+ Dating

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Sociology, Psychology)
  Brian S. Burkhardt
  Dr. Kandice Grossman, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Does Social Cohesion on College Campuses Influence the Crime Reporting Practices of College Students?

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Psychology, Justice Systems)
  Emma G. Suchsland
  Dr. Yuna Ferguson, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Examining the Impact of Parental Income, Marital Status, and Other Family Dynamics on Preschoolers’ Social Skills

   

  
  Poster Presentation
  
  (Psychology)
  Maggie O. Morhaus*, Reina S. Suzuki, Megan A. Borgmeyer, and Reagan Miller
  Dr. Katrina Schmerold, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Exploring Therapy Efficacy Through Correlations Between ADHD, ASD, and OCD Assessment Scores and Perceived Outcomes in College Students: A Proposal

   

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Psychology, Counseling)
  Angelica L. Zagar
  Dr. Katrina Schmerold, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Factors Contributing to Heritage Language Maintenance and loss Among Iranian Immigrants

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Linguistics, Psychology)
  Sara Kangarloo
  Dr. Emily Olsen, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Failure is Not an Option: Stress Pride & Achievement Orientation

  
  Poster Presentation
  
  (Psychology, Counseling)
  Hannah A. Kuhnert*, Argen D. Hwang, Emma G. Suchsland, Jenna M. Alberson, Emma R. Lewis, and Brian S. Burkhardt
  Dr. Katie Judd, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• From Passion to Burnout: How Professional Development and Experience Shape the Perspectives of Rural Preschool Teachers

  
  Poster Presentation
  
  (Psychology, Education)
  Angelica L. Zagar*, Emma R. Lewis, and Hailey A. James
  Dr. Katrina Schmerold, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Struggling with Mental Health? One Remedy Might be Self-Organizing Behavior!

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Psychology)
  Emma R. Lewis
  Dr. Katrina Schmerold, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• A Study on Negative Self-Perception and Academic Self-Efficacy in Neurodivergent College Students 

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Psychology)
  Dr. Yuna Ferguson, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Studying the Effects of Typed Notes vs. Handwritten Notes on Information Processing

  
  Poster Presentation
  
  (Psychology)
  Nyssia J. Crandall* and Emily C. Kaysinger
  Dr. Karen Vittengl, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Tasteful Persuasion: The Effect of Personality on the Persuasiveness of Media

  
  Poster Presentation
  
  (Psychology)
  Sydney Carl * and Andrew Fruend
  Dr. Robert Tigner, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• The Teachability of Socioemotional Learning in Classrooms

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Education, Psychology)
  Reagan N. Murrish
  Dr. Jill Arnold, Faculty Mentor
  
  
  

• Trait Dimensions Versus Childhood Experiences: Which Better Predict Well-being Among Adults?

  
  Oral Presentation
  
  (Psychology)
  Caladan D. Parker* and Syd M. Kelley
  Dr. Jeffrey R. Vittengl, Faculty Mentor