2023 Best Honors Thesis Finalists

  • Marina Ittner
    Title: Cerebellar Mediation of the Effects of Isolation on Social Behavior
    Mentor: Dr. Jessica Verpeut
    External Examiner: Aaron Sathyanesan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Dayton

  • Connor OLoughlin
    Title: Hostility vs. Benevolence: Evocative Language as a Moderator of Knowledge Revision on Twitter
    Mentor: Dr. Danielle McNamara
    External Examiner: Panayiota Kendeou, Ph.D., Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Guy Bond Chair in Reading, University of Minnesota

  • Valeria Gutierrez
    Title: Examining Associations Between Neighborhood-level Childhood Opportunities and Health Outcomes with Parenting and Familism as Moderators
    Mentor: Dr. Leah Doane
    External Examiner: Rebecca Ryan, Ph.D., Professor, Georgetown University

Schedule

10:30-11:15 am (MST)- Thesis defense: Marina Ittner 

11:15 am-12:00 pm (MST)- Thesis defense: Valeria Gutierrez 

12:00-12:30 pm (MST)- Lunch (PSY 230)

12:45-1:30 pm (MST)- Thesis defense: Connor Oloughlin 

3:00-4:00 (MST)- Poster Session

4:00-5:00 pm (MST)- Awards Ceremony 

Completed Thesis Posters From 2022-23 Cohort:

Student Thesis Title

  • Crystal Li - Do Familism and Family Support Buffer the Relation Between Ethnic/Racial Discrimination and Sleep in Latino Adolescents Across the Transition to College?
  • Valeria Gutierrez - Examining Associations Between Neighborhood-level Childhood Opportunities and Health Outcomes with Parenting and Familism as Moderators
  • Amanda Sather - Does Synchrony Between a Parent and Child Provide Risk or Resilience for a Child's Symptoms of Psychopathology?
  • Haley Hummel - Clarifying the Relation Between Emotion Dysregulation and Unintentional Injury in The Transition to Adolescence
  • Claire Hsu - Mental Health Misconceptions on Twitter: The Effects of Justification Type on Credibility and Knowledge Revision
  • Natalee Sanchez - How Do Coping Styles Influence the Associations between COVID Stressors and Depression in Mexican-American Heritage Familie?
  • Angelina Sandoval - Examining Associations Between Sociosexuality and Risky Sexual Behaviors in Male College Students with Drinking and Bar/Party Attendance as Moderators and Mediators
  • Cristal Vargas - How do Cultural Factors and Emotion Regulation Difficulties Influence the Risk of Suicide for Latinx Emerging Adults?
  • Jaclyn Fishbach - Do Caloric Intake, Adiposity, and Diurnal Cortisol Patterns Predict Chronic Pain in Middle Childhood?: Testing Direct and Mediated Effects
  • Sammie Weiss - Effect of Peer Feedback Presence on Working Memory Performance
  • Sommer Decena - The Effects of Remote vs. In-Person Socializing on Well-Being in the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Connor Oloughlin - Hostility Versus Benevolence: Evocative Language as a Moderator of Knowledge Revision on Twitter
  • Katie Koch - Deep Learning Examination of Social Behavior in a Foraging Paradigm
  • Liz Marks - Religious Fundamentalism and Racial and Sexual Prejudice: Comparing Religious Fundamentalism Scale and Intratextual Fundamentalism Scale
  • Kevin Trent - Daily Rumination and Diurnal Cortisol: The Role of Bicultural Competence and Gender
  • Marina Ittner - Cerebellar Mediation of the Effects of Isolation on Social Behavior