Each year, seniors in our Psychology Honors program who have reached the end of the 2-year intensive program have the opportunity to share their research thesis during Honors Day. This day recognizes the achievement of these outstanding students and their long commitment to psychological research. Many of these students continue on to graduate school in psychology or related fields and become leaders in their community.
This year, instead of having in-person presentations, we are having the students create short videos to describe their research and we encourage family, friends, and colleagues to see the amazing science these young scholars have produced. Below, we list this year’s graduating senior class and provide links to their research videos.
Video Presentations can be viewed online here.
Alex Nail
Mentor: Dr. Katie Garrison
Emotionally distracted: Emotional attachment to a smartphone interferes with working memory capacity
Andrea Nicastro
Mentor: Dr. Ian McDonough
How Does Busyness Affect Your Brain Structure?
Belle Combs
Mentor: Dr. Caitlin Hudac
Exploring EEG as a Measurement of Successful Word Learning in the Pre-Verbal Stage
Elaine Poole
Mentor: Dr. Heather Gunn
The Interpersonal Environment and Sleep: Studying the College Roommate Relationship
Halle Bonner
Mentor: Dr. Andrea Glenn
Examining the Effects of Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries on Youth Mental Health
Jalen Moreno
Mentor: Dr. Lauren Kois
Identifying Empowerment Mechanisms in System-Impacted Women with Serious Mental Illness
Levi Dyson
Mentor: Dr. Andrea Glenn
How do Salivary Cortisol Levels Relate to Stress and Other Key Outcomes for Participants in a Mindfulness and Peer Mentoring Program to Improve Opioid Use Disorder Treatment?
Marja Graham
Mentor: Dr. Alexa Tullett
How Experiences in the Undergraduate Learning Environment Relate to the Development of Scientific Value Systems
Mary Cox
Mentor: Dr. Ian McDonough
How Racial and General Discrimination Affect the Brain: The effect of perceived discrimination on the volume of the hippocampus and amygdala
Micah Jones
Mentor: Dr. Joan Barth
Influence of Attachment Style on Social Media Use in Romantic Relationships
Rae Guidry
Mentor: Dr. Mengya Xia
How Boundary Disturbances Among Family Members Affect Family Climate
Stacie Keck
Mentor: Dr. Jenni Cox
Stand Your Ground Laws and Convictability: Examining the Mediator of Race in Juror Decision-Making
Sydney Gross
Mentor: Dr. Heather Gunn
Interactive Effects of Perceived Social Status and Sleep Duration on Depression