Psychology Students Present Student-Professor Collaborative Research atProfessional Conference

By Leigh Ann Vaughn, March 8, 2021

On March 5 and 6, 26 students representing four Ithaca College Psychology Department research teams presented peer-reviewed posters about their research at the 2021 Annual Convention of the Eastern Psychological Association, which was held online. The research teams, authors and names of the posters are below.

Clinical and Mental Health Research (Professor Hugh Stephenson): Michelle Pei and Samantha Healy

  • THE ROLE OF GENDER IDENTITY IN NSSI AND SUICIDALITY 

Developmental and Educational Psychology (Professor Judith Pena Shaff): Megan Hilton, Daniel Batkin, and Gianna DiLaura

  • A CROSS CULTURAL STUDY OF DAILY ACTIVITIES IN FOUR EARLY EDUCATION CLASSROOMS

Human Motivation (Professor Mary DePalma): Eva A. Garcia Ferres, Anna Schmeider, David Alstott, Vinncent Miller, Nia Poyau-Edwards, Grace San Roman, Sara Kearney, Aidan O’Leary, Bailey Faith, Hannah Sarnie, Hailey Crumlish, Gianna Todaro, and Chloe Cramer

  • POLITICAL ORIENTATION PREDICTS PANDEMIC-SPECIFIC COUNTERFACTUAL THOUGHTS AND PREVENTION ATTITUDES
  • EFFECTS OF CHRONIC ILLNESS ON PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE RUMINATIVE RESPONSE SCALE
  • CFT REJECTION AND CHRONIC ILLNESS STATUS
  • A MIXED-METHODS INVESTIGATION OF COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING AND DIABETES SELF-CARE
  • ILLNESS INTRUSIVENESS AND COVID-19 PREVENTATIVE MEASURES

Social and Personality (Professor Leigh Ann Vaughn): Maddie Amidon, Leslie Rodriguez, Cheyenne Barrett, Meaghan Newkirk, Patricia Burkins, Rachael Chalachan, Emma Nance, Julia Tice, Owen Matyi, Chase Garvey, Janak Judd, and Breanna Walsh

  • ATTENTION TO PHYSICAL FEELINGS, BIOLOGY, BODY, AND HEALTH IN RESPONDING TO COVID-19
  • ATTENTION TO SOCIAL PROCESSES IN RESPONDING TO COVID-19: A LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS
  • ATTENTION TO MOTION AND HOME IN RESPONDING TO COVID-19: A LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS