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Honors Student Projects
Franchelsa Francisco; Honors Capstone Project, Department of Psychology & Counseling
- Project title: Effects of Generational Trauma on First-Generation Students of Minority Groups
- Role: Honors Thesis Advisor; Spring 2023-present
Celia Tillery; Honors Capstone Project, Department of Psychology & Counseling
- Project title: Contact and Ableism Attitudes toward Those with Disabilities
- Role: Honors Thesis Advisor; Fall 2022-Fall 2023
Shannon Varner; Honors Capstone Project, Department of Psychology & Counseling
- Project title: The Relationship Between Language Deprivation and Mental Health in Deaf Individuals
- Role: Honors Thesis Advisor; Fall 2021-Fall 2022
Independent Research Projects
Lucy Griswold; Independent Research Project, Department of Psychology & Counseling
- Project title: Parent-Child Attachment Styles and Romantic Success
- Role: Research Advisor; Fall 2022
Lucy Griswold; Independent Research Project, Department of Psychology & Counseling
- Project title: Contributing Factors in Friendship Outcomes
- Role: Research Advisor; Fall 2022
Kiersten Cobb; Independent Research Project, Department of Psychology & Counseling
- Project title: Attachment Styles in Romantic Relationships
- Role: Research Advisor; Spring 2022
Psychology Apprenticeship Presentations
(Formerly: Research Methods Lab)
Psychology Apprenticeship Presentations: Spring 2024
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Sandy Cauldwell, Graci Thomas, & Kaleigh Smith: The Relationship Between Weight Perception, Weight Attitudes, and Self-Concept
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Nadia Bradshaw, Hunter Barksdale, & Kalyn Howard: The Effects of Religious Identity on LGBTQIA+ Attitudes
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Isabella Salmon, Kennedy Washington, & Kendal Peyton: The Relationship Between Racial Identity and Healthcare Treatment
Research Methods Lab Presentations: Fall 2023
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Zane Wright, Kaleigh Smith, & Whitney Hazeslip: The relationship between disability prejudice and intergroup contact
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Haley McFalls, Reanna Profit, & Chloe Wickizer: The relationship between gender and prejudice
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Shaddy Gonzalez de Armas, Charlotte Watson, & Aubrey Wilson: The correlation between race and religion
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Elisabeth Godsey, Sophia Graham, & Sidney Severns (not pictured): The effect of narcissism on outgroup attitudes
Research Methods Lab Presentations: Spring 2023
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Franchelsa Francisco, Skylar Brooks, & Alexis Grandison: Groups & Housing: Relationship Between Racial Housing Discrimination & System Justification
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Gracie Shelton, Erin Robinson, & Kayla Mitchell: The Relationship Between Systemic Discrimination and Gender Presentation
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Hagan Austin, Emmerson Jasper, & Kyjai Miles: Racial Prejudice, SES, and Politics
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Caleb Jenkins, Alex Broome, & Madelynn Collins: Disabilities & Attitudes
Research Methods Lab Presentations: Fall 2022
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Eryka Jane Williams, Celia Tillery, Karcee Bonner, & Natalie Kutait: The Relationship Between Voting and Prejudice
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Crystal Delgado Velez, Brooke MacDonald, Payton Wallace, & Emily Spickes: The Association Between Race & Police
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Mark Cavender, Brody McFall, Charity Courtney, & Allie Dolan: The Relationship Between System Threat and Prejudice in Healthcare
Research Methods Lab Presentations: Spring 2022
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Demaja Price, Destiny Rucker, Jada Washington, & Aileen Castillo: The Effects of Self-Affirmation on Racial Attitudes
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Austin Hawks, Kiersten Cobb, Allison Weser, & Madalyn Owens: Self-Affirmation and Effects on LGBTQ Attitudes
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Tara Cullum, Joslyn Bruenger, Bailey Beard, & Tiera Johnson: Self-Affirmation and Disability Attitudes