Ithaca College

On March 14 and 15, 2014, 16 students representing  5 research teams presented 10 posters about their research at the Annual Convention of the Eastern Psychological Association, in Boston, MA.

The students were supported by a School of Humanities and Sciences Educational Initiative Grant of $2733. The research teams and their posters were (EPA attendees are in bold font):

Clinical and Mental Health Research (Professor Hugh Stephenson): MEAGAN HUMPHREY, CAITLIN MULLIGAN, VICTORIA GATES, REBECCA QUINN, STEPHANIE NICOLETTEALEXANDRIA MCLAUGHLIN, SAMANTHA VANHOUT, ASHLEY SCHMIDT, BRIANNE HUDSON

• NON-SUICIDAL SELF INJURY AND ATTACHMENT STYLES
• PARENTAL AFFECTION AND CHILDREN’S WELLBEING IN YOUNG ADULTHOOD

Social Judgment (Professor Leigh Ann Vaughn): KATRINA VEGA, CHINNEMENMA UDOKWU, SAMANTHA TOWLE, EILEEN GRANDEL, KAILYN MOONEY, BRITTANY CAREY, PATRICIA HERRMANN, CHRISTINE HILL, SHASTA SAVAGE

• DID WASHINGTON OR BIN LADEN SAY IT? QUOTE ATTRIBUTION IS STILL RELEVANT
• THE EFFECT OF MOTIVATIONAL ORIENTATIONS ON SELF-COMPASSION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL VITALITY
• IMAGINED CONTACT WITH MUSLIMS CAN INCREASE INTENTIONS FOR CONTACT IN THE US

Developmental and Educational Psychology (Professor Judith Pena Shaff): KELLY KANE, JEANNINE FLORIO, LIOR SHERR

• THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT: ONE SCHOOL’S STORY
• BECOMING MONEY WISE: ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A FINANCIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

Cognitive Development (Professor Nancy Rader): ALLEGRA DAMARI, BRIANA FARINGER, MEGAN LONG

• IMPLICATIONS OF INFANT ATTENTION TO A SPEAKER'S MOUTH FOR EARLY WORD LEARNING

Humor (Professor Barney Beins): AMANDA LARA, ALLISON CIPRIANO, GRIFFIN REID, AMANDA GELLER, JACKSON GRADY, EMILY BACHER, SAWU JOHNSTON, BRIANNA RYAN, DANIEL LEIBEL

• FEARING AND USING LAUGHTER: PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS, INSTRUMENTAL USE, AND AVOIDANCE
• GOT LAUGHTER? FEAR LAUGHTER? USING ATTITUDE TO LAUGHTER TO PREDICT HUMOR RESPONSES