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Grace D ������Ƶ ’Amato ������Ƶ ’27 and Assistant Professor of Psychology Alexandra Toms '11 co-presented ������Ƶ “Bridging the Divide: Supporting the Academic Needs of Students Experiencing Food Insecurity. ������Ƶ ” at the PA National Association for Multicultural Education. The theme of the conference was ������Ƶ “Where Hope Lives: The Classroom as a Catalyst for Social Justice. ������Ƶ ”

������Ƶ Brain Awareness Week 2023

Hennessy Strine '25 and Lesley Rodriguez '25 shared posters on "The Zombification of the Brain". 

Student Research Day

Psychology students presented their senior theses on Student Research Day, May 3, 2019. Taylor Sanford (left) and Heather Schuler (right).

Heather Schuler presenting findings from her Honor ������Ƶ ’s Thesis The Effects of FDA Mandated Restaurant Menu Labeling on the Etiology of Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Other Specified Feeding and Eating Disorders

Previous presenters included:
 

Psychology students presented their senior theses on Student Research Day, April 27, 2018.

From left to right: Abigail Selman, Justine Commero, and Aurora Ortiz.

Heather Schuler presenting findings from her Collaborative Research with Dr. Steven Schmidt on ������Ƶ “The Roles of Favorability, Believability, and Method of Evaluation on Online News Posts: A Comparison of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Supporters ������Ƶ ”

Psychology students presented their senior theses on Student Research Day, April 28, 2017.

From left to right: Jamie Burnett (Honors Thesis), Gina Rea, Alyssa Bianco, Michele Rogers, and Heather Jordan-Clapsaddle.

Jamie Burnett presenting findings from her Honor ������Ƶ ’s Thesis Factors Influencing Middle School and High School Students ������Ƶ ’ Vocational Decision-Making

Psychology students presented their senior theses on Student Research Day, April 29, 2016.

From left to right: Charlotte Flood (Honors Thesis), Emily DeNoma, Asia McGee, John King, Samantha Chambers, Jordon Richardson, and Cassandra Schoenenberger

Charlotte Flood presenting findings from her Honor ������Ƶ ’s Thesis Gender and Perceptions of Probation Officers

On Student Research Day 2014, Cierra Mariano presented her senior thesis Language Proficiency and Family Factors Influence on Academic Performance and Victoria Whitbred presented her senior thesis Time Management Differences between Student-Athletes and Non-Athletes.  Disert Scholar Morgan Shadle presented her Honors Thesis Effect of Autonomy, Relatedness, and Competence during Community Service on Prosociality.

2014 Disert Scholar, Morgan Shadle, presenting findings from her Honor's Thesis Effect of Autonomy, Relatedness, and Competence during Community Service on Prosociality

Past Senior Thesis Titles

Recent social science graduates demonstrated their understanding of the field through their senior theses. Below are some recent theses titles:

2013

Samantha Baker ������Ƶ – Reading Comprehension While Multitasking on Facebook

Brenda K. Wenklbauer ������Ƶ – Incidence of Bullying: Same Gender vs. Mixed Gender

2012

Debra Tibbits ������Ƶ – Trauma and Its Effects on Physical and Cognitive Resilience

Marsha Decker ������Ƶ – Contextual Influence as Evidence of an Interactive Model of Speed Perception

2011

Alexandra Thorpe ������Ƶ – Tomboyism and Stereotype Threat

Jennifer Tucker ������Ƶ – Serotonin Transporter Gene Polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and Anxiety

2011

Destinee Hays ������Ƶ – The Effects of Music on a Simple Multiplication Task

Ashely Overdorff ������Ƶ – Ego-Depletion Effects and Resource Beliefs on a Cognitive Task

Jeanna Jamison-Yeager ������Ƶ – The Effects of Sleep Deprivation and Distractibility on Cognitive Performance

Tammy Clark ������Ƶ – Treatment Seeking Barriers for African Americans: Racial Identity and Counselor Characteristics

2010

Serenity LaToya Franklin ������Ƶ – Status, Physical Attractiveness and the Impact of Relationship Context on Female Mate Selection

Nikola Grafnetterova ������Ƶ – Leadership, Women, and Athletic Participation: Are Female Students Attending Women's Colleges Less Susceptible to Stereotype Threat Than Students from Coeducational Institutions.