Psychology Students Present Student-Professor Collaborative Research at Professional Conference in Worcester, MA.

By Brandy Bessette-Symons, November 9, 2022

2022 Annual Convention of the New England Psychological Association

On October 22, five students representing two Ithaca College Psychology Department research teams presented peer-reviewed posters about their research at the 2022 Annual Convention of the New England Psychological Association, at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The research teams, authors and names of the posters are below, and the presenters’ names are in bold font.

Emotional and Physiological Influences in Cognition Lab (Professor Brandy Bessette-Symons): Ellen Haseler, Tessa O’Leary, and Marc Fletcher

  • EMOTIONAL SOCIAL CONTENT ENHANCES FREE RECALL, NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON RECOGNITION MEMORY

Social and Personality (Professor Leigh Ann Vaughn): Gavin Ruddy, Nick Guarino, Abby Schroeder, David Chun, Sarah Knapp, Emma Feeley, Mackenzie Farra, Vanessa Ibarra, Jayne Konatsotis, Julia Tice,

  • HOW USEFUL IS HIGH SELF-ESTEEM FOR EAGER AND VIGILANT TASKS?
  • HOW DO PEOPLE GET THEMSELVES IN THE RIGHT FRAME OF MIND TO BE CREATIVE OR CAREFUL?