Psychology Students Present Student-Professor Collaborative Research at Professional Conference in Boston

By Leigh Ann Vaughn, March 6, 2023

2023 Annual Convention of the Eastern Psychological Association

On March 3 and 4, 18 students representing five Ithaca College Psychology Department research teams presented peer-reviewed posters about their research at the 2023 Annual Convention of the Eastern Psychological Association, in Boston. The research teams, authors and names of the posters are below, and the presenters’ names are in bold font.

Human Motivation (Professor Mary DePalma): Emily Shorb, Evan Uttamchandani, Em VanWagoner, Val Baker, Kennedey Heichel, Carolina Iribarren, Avi Ramer, Sam Shelly, Ben Stola, Aidan O’Leary, and Mary DePalma

  • ASSESSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRESENT BIAS AND DIABETES SELF-CARE BEHAVIOR
  • THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GRIT, PRESENT BIAS, AND DIABETES SELF-CARE

Soumyaa Joshi (Professor Mary DePalma, with Professor Marla Lopez, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Professor Timothy Nelson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln):

  • EMOTION REGULATION STRATEGIES AND MENTAL HEALTH DURING COVID-19: EXAMINING SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS

Developmental and Educational Psychology (Professor Judith Pena Shaff): Kionna Pannazzo, Judith Pena-Shaff, and Jack Stern

  • SOCIAL SUPPORT PERCEPTION AND USE IN LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES

Social and Personality (Professor Leigh Ann Vaughn): Izzy DeVett, Shyanne Dunn, Harley Grossman, Emma Lilley, Riley Olsen, Abby Kimerling, David Chun, Abby Schroeder, Nick Guarino, Vanessa Ibarra, Jayne Konatsotis, Gavin Ruddy, Erin Moseley, and Leigh Ann Vaughn

  • HOW BELIEVING THE PANDEMIC IS OVER RELATES TO DESIRE FOR CULTURAL TIGHTNESS
  • WHEN "HAVE TO" MOTIVATION SEEMS MORE USEFUL THAN "WANT TO" MOTIVATION
  • WHICH SEEMS MORE USEFUL FOR TASK PERFORMANCE: THINKING ABOUT GAINS OR NONLOSSES?

Emotional and Physiological Influences in Cognition (Professor Brandy Bessette-Symons): Brandy Bessette-Symons, Hannah Chapman, Sare Hendi, and Hannah O'Connor:

  • CLUSTERING IN EMOTIONAL FREE RECALL

Research on Emerging Adults (Professor Amanda Faherty): Megan Sullivan, Jude Butler, Amanda Faherty, Kayla Joyce, Ingrid Swanson, Ali Branch, Izzy Brett, Paige Marshall, Luis Perez, Carley Randall, and Sophia Scher

  • GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF NICOTINE USAGE WITHIN EMERGING ADULTS
  • INFLUENCES OF PARENTAL MOOD DISORDERS ON EMERGING ADULT SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS

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