Found 49 projects

Poster Presentation 1

12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

Add to my favorites Race on Campus: How Do Students Feel About It?
Presenter
  • Grace Adofoli, Senior, Psychology, University of Wisconsin, River Falls McNair Scholar
Mentor
  • Cyndi Kernahan, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Gratitude Toward God: An Exploration of Religiosity, Gratitude, and Happiness
Presenter
  • Andrew Pereira, Junior, Psychology, Eastern Washington University McNair Scholar, Undergraduate Research Conference Travel Awardee
Mentor
  • Philip Watkins, Psychology, Eastern Washington University
Session

Add to my favorites Time-Specific Analyses of EEG Activity and Self-Reported Pain Levels for Individuals with Chronic Pain
Presenter
  • Amy Susan (Amy) De Kock, Senior, Psychology
Mentors
  • Jon Howe, Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Jaime Diaz, Psychology
  • Mark Jensen, Rehabilitation Medicine
Session

Add to my favorites Psychological Predictors of Male Smokeless Tobacco Use Acquisition and Cessation: A 15-Year Longitudinal Study
Presenter
  • Leela Rebecca Holman, Senior, Psychology, Sociology
Mentor
  • Jonathan Bricker, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Factors Influencing Binge Eating Disorder
Presenter
  • Thomas (Tom) Weekes, Junior, Psychology, Boise State Univ McNair Scholar
Mentor
  • Mary Pritchard, Psychology, Boise State University
Session

Add to my favorites Female Students' Interest Predicted By Perceptions of Communal Goals in Academic Fields
Presenter
  • Amanda Kay Montoya, Junior, Psychology
Mentor
  • Allison Master, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Cultural Credentials: The Influence of Group Membership on Responses to Positive Stereotypes
Presenter
  • Hua (Wenwen) Ni, Fifth Year,
Mentors
  • John Oliver Siy, Psychology
  • Sapna Cheryan, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Intimate Relationships Under Minor Stressful Situations and Support
Presenter
  • Elsira Gramajo, Senior, Psychology, Boise State Univ McNair Scholar
Mentor
  • Kimberly McAdams, Psychology, Boise State University
Session

Add to my favorites Underrepresentation of Women in Computer Science
Presenter
  • Hyejin Maria (Hyejin) Jin, Junior, Psychology
Mentors
  • Allison Master, Psychology
  • Sapna Cheryan, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites The Brief Adjustment Scale for EAS-C: Validity, Acceptability, and Utility of A New Measure of Psychological Distress
Presenter
  • Alexandra Paige (Paige) Peterson, Senior, Psychology Mary Gates Scholar
Mentors
  • Corey Fagan, Psychology
  • Adrianne Stevens, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Analysis of Self-Statements and Mood Disorders
Presenter
  • Robert DeVore, Senior, Psychology, Boise State Univ McNair Scholar
Mentor
  • Mary Pritchard, Psychology, Boise State University
Session

Add to my favorites Electrophysiological Investigation of the Laterodorsal Tegmental Nucleus Single Unit Activity in the Freely Navigating Rat
Presenter
  • Chantelle C. (Chantelle) Adame, Senior, Psychology
Mentor
  • Sheri Mizumori, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites When Being Nurturing Means Being Bad at Math: Positive Stereotypes Lead Women to Underperform on a Math Test
Presenter
  • Tong Jin (Daniel) Yu, Senior, Psychology, Sociology
Mentors
  • Sapna Cheryan, Psychology
  • John Oliver Siy, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Faces and Feelings
Presenter
  • Nicole Lynn Stephens, Junior, Anthropology
Mentors
  • Janxin Leu, Psychology
  • Yay-hung Cho, Psychology
  • Sandra Hanesana, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Phasic Dopamine Release Inhibits Hippocampal Gamma Oscillations
Presenter
  • Nile S Walker (Nile) Graddis, Junior, Psychology Mary Gates Scholar
Mentors
  • Sheri Mizumori, Psychology
  • Marsha Penner, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Effects of Individual Responsibility and Gender-Specificity of Task on Dyadic Rapport
Presenters
  • Andrew Nelson, Sophomore, Psychology, Pacific Lutheran University
  • McKenna Corlis, Junior, Psychology, Pacific Lutheran University
Mentor
  • Jon Grahe, Psychology, Pacific Lutheran University
Session

Add to my favorites Effects of Theta-Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Language Processing
Presenters
  • Alexander Charles (Alex) Eastwood, Senior, Psychology, Biology (Physiology)
  • Kara Elizabeth (Kara) Jackson, Junior, Pre-Sciences
Mentor
  • Chantel Prat, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Statistical Word Learning in Adults
Presenter
  • Araceli Dagio, Junior, Sociology, University of California, Davis McNair Scholar
Mentor
  • Katharine Graf Estes, Psychology, University of California, Davis
Session

Add to my favorites Life in a Closed Economy: The Amygdala's Role in Predictable Fear
Presenter
  • Minkyung (Monica) Shin, Senior, Biology (Physiology)
Mentors
  • Jeansok Kim, Psychology
  • Earnest Kim, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Gaydar: Emotional Facial Expressions Modulate Snap Judgments of Men’s Sexual Orientation
Presenter
  • Wendy Wenxuan (Wendy) Liu, Junior, Psychology
Mentors
  • Sapna Cheryan, Psychology
  • Joshua Tabak, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Protective Factors for Adolescent Health Risk Behaviors
Presenter
  • Stevy Scarbrough, Fifth Year, Psychology, Boise State Univ McNair Scholar
Mentor
  • Mary Pritchard, Psychology, Boise State University
Session

Oral Presentation 1

1:00 PM to 2:30 PM

Add to my favorites Inactivation of the Amygdala Disrupts Conditioned Fear Following Stimulation of the Dorsal Periaqueductal Grey
Presenter
  • Lancy Mimi (Mimi) Tan, Senior, Biochemistry, Neurobiology Mary Gates Scholar
Mentors
  • Jeansok Kim, Psychology
  • Eun Joo Kim, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Neural and Behavioral Context-Based Differences in Rats
Presenter
  • Joshua Daniel (Josh) Larkin, Senior, Psychology Mary Gates Scholar
Mentors
  • Sheri Mizumori, Psychology
  • Marsha Penner, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Belugas (Delphinapterus Leucas) Contact Objects Instead of Belugas
Presenter
  • Cyndy Alvarez, Junior, Psychology, St. Mary's University McNair Scholar
Mentor
  • Heather Hill, Psychology, St. Mary's University
Session

Add to my favorites Research Towards Validating the Existence of Continuous Partial Attention
Presenter
  • Michael Gomez, Junior, Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills McNair Scholar
Mentor
  • L. Mark Carrier, Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills
Session

Add to my favorites Sex Differences in the Behavioral Effects of Kappa Opioid Receptors in the Monogamous California Mouse
Presenter
  • Cindee Robles, Junior, Psychology, University of California, Davis McNair Scholar
Mentor
  • Brian Trainor, Psychology, University of California, Davis
Session

Add to my favorites The Happiness Variable
Presenter
  • Jack Hudson (Jack) Clearman, Senior, Psychology
Mentor
  • David Barash, Psychology
Session

Poster Presentation 2

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Add to my favorites Older Adults’ Utilization of Technology and Their Perceptions of Ease  
Presenter
  • Roselyn (Rosie) Peterson, Senior, Psychology, Spanish, Seattle University
Mentor
  • Kathleen Cook, Psychology, Seattle University
Session

Add to my favorites Companion Ratings of Emotions, Quality of Life, and Cognitive Functioning in Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Androgen Deprivation Therapy: The View from the Other Side
Presenter
  • Alice Emily (Alice) Tattersall, Senior, Psychology Mary Gates Scholar
Mentor
  • Monique Cherrier, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Regression-Based Path Analysis of Deaf Literacy Using Event Related Potentials (ERPs)
Presenter
  • Daron Michelle (Daron) Vandeleur, Senior, Neurobiology Mary Gates Scholar
Mentors
  • Lee Osterhout, Psychology
  • Alison Mehravari, Neurobiology & Behavior, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Listening to Music While We Eat: The Effects of Music Type and Tempo on Food Consumption
Presenter
  • Alonah (Loni) Grinnell, Senior, Psychology, Pacific Lutheran University
Mentor
  • Laura Kemmer, Psychology, Pacific Lutheran University
Session

Add to my favorites Neural Basis of Decision Making
Presenter
  • Kelsey Elizabeth (Kelsey) Hinton, Senior, Biology (General), Psychology Mary Gates Scholar
Mentors
  • Jeansok Kim, Psychology
  • Lauren Graham, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites The Effects of Physical Appearance and Perceived Gender on Prejudicial Attitudes towards Transpersons  
Presenters
  • Katie Wilks, Senior, Psychology, Women's and Gender Studies, Pacific Lutheran University
  • Stacia Czichas, Senior, Psychology, Pacific Lutheran University
Mentor
  • Michelle Ceynar, Psychology, Pacific Lutheran University
Session

Add to my favorites The Developmental Trajectory of Motor Imitation and Later Associations to ASD Outcome and Language in At-Risk Infants 
Presenter
  • Rikki Rachelle Mae (Rikki-Rachelle) Hinz, Senior, Early Childhood & Family Studies
Mentors
  • Wendy Stone, Psychology
  • Lisa Ibanez, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Sexual Behavior of the Male Macaca fascicularis as a Function of Dominance
Presenter
  • Shiva Nath (Shiva) Das, Senior, Psychology
Mentor
  • Randall Kyes, Global Health, Psychology
Session

Oral Presentation 2

3:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Add to my favorites Worth the Weight: Heavy Asian-Americans are Seen as More American
Presenter
  • Caitlin Handron, Recent Graduate, Psychology, Italian Undergraduate Research Conference Travel Awardee
Mentors
  • Sapna Cheryan, Psychology
  • Jennifer Wang, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Amygdala Modulates Foraging Behavior of Rats Living in an Unpredicatable Fear Environment
Presenter
  • Regina Yuan Hui (Regina) Yeh, Fifth Year, Psychology
Mentors
  • Jeansok Kim, Psychology
  • Earnest Kim, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Application of the Q-sort Method in Assessing Non-Human Primate Temperament
Presenter
  • Spencer Burnett, Senior, Biology (Physiology)
Mentor
  • James Ha, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites The Interaction of Peer Influence and Individual Impulsivity on Adolescent Substance Use
Presenter
  • Teague Rhine (Teague) Henry, Senior, Psychology Levinson Emerging Scholar
Mentor
  • Kevin King, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Bilingual Brain Shaping: Mental Set Shifting and the Bilingual Brain 
Presenter
  • Brianna L. (Brianna) Yamasaki, Senior, Psychology
Mentor
  • Chantel Prat, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Social Network Index and Life Outlook: Examination of Demoralization, Life Satisfaction, and Depression in College Students
Presenter
  • Ronald Thomas, Senior, Psychology, University of North Texas McNair Scholar
Mentor
  • Sharon Rae Jenkins, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Humans Versus Pigeons: The Monty Hall Dilemma with Uneven Probabilities
Presenter
  • Shanglun (Shawn) Wang, Junior, Economics-Math, Psychology, Whitman College
Mentor
  • Walter Herbranson, Psychology, Whitman College
Session

Add to my favorites Early Onset Criminal Offending: The Impacts of Childhood Risk Factors
Presenter
  • Jennifer Fabian, Junior, Psychology A.B., Women and Gender Studies A.B., Sociology (minor), University of California, Davis McNair Scholar
Mentor
  • Kevin Grimm, Psychology, University of California, Davis
Session

Add to my favorites Mental Health Disparities among Latino/as in Inpatient Care
Presenter
  • Monserrat Garcia, Senior, Psychology, Chicano/a Studies, University of California, Davis McNair Scholar
Mentor
  • Nolan Zane, Psychology, University of California, Davis
Session

Add to my favorites Behavioral Enrichment Animal Research: A Collection of Animal Welfare Studies at the Woodland Park Zoo
Presenter
  • Nathan Ashwin Ma, Senior, Art (Photography), Psychology
Mentor
  • Eduardo Fernandez, Psychology
Session

Poster Presentation 3

4:00 PM to 5:30 PM

Add to my favorites Identification and Classification of Malaria Mosquito Species on Tinjil Island, Indonesia
Presenter
  • Anna L. Schier, Non-Matriculated,
Mentor
  • Randall Kyes, Global Health, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Pressure for Academic Success and Perfection: A Cross-Cultural Comparison between U.S. and Korean College Students
Presenters
  • Hyun Jung (Helen) Lee, Senior, Psychology, Pacific Lutheran University
  • Machiko Mochimaru, Senior, Psychology, Pacific Lutheran University
Mentors
  • Teru Toyokawa, Psychology, California State University San Marcos
  • Christine Moon, Psychology, Pacific Lutheran University
Session

Add to my favorites Rod Influences on Hue for Small Foveal Stimuli
Presenter
  • Katharina Gwinear (Katharina) Foote, Junior, Psychology, Scandinavian Area Studies
Mentor
  • Steven L. Buck, Psychology
Session

Add to my favorites Role of Dopamine in Place Cell Activity and Spatial Memory
Presenter
  • Thomas James (Tom) Coleman, Senior, Psychology
Mentors
  • Sheri Mizumori, Psychology
  • Marsha Penner, Psychology
Session