APS

2025 APS Annual Convention

Supporting College Students' Academic and Career Success: Identifying Areas of Intervention with Diverse College Samples

Friday, May 23, 2025 · Washington, DC

Oral · Developmental

Present symposium examines psychosocial barriers that college students, particularly those from minoritized communities, experience within higher education and suggest approaches for addressing those barriers. A wide range of academic contexts (e.g., R1, R2, minority-serving institutions) and methods (e.g., longitudinal, randomized controlled trial, mixed-methods) are represented.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Yuko OkadoChair
    California State University, Fullerton

Presentations

  1. Self-Guided Digital Single-Sessions Interventions Can Bolster Student Confidence in the Short-Term: Evidence from Two Large Randomized Controlled TrialsKatelyn Cooper
  2. Longitudinal Evidence for a Bi-Directional Relationship between Stereotype Threat and Internalized Stigma Associated with Chronic Mental and/or Physical Health Conditions in College StudentsKevin Criswell
  3. Association between University Belonging and Faculty Mentoring Quality Among Latinx First-Generation College StudentsNidia Ruedas-Gracia
  4. Needs for Mentoring in Students Studying Psychological Science: Insights from a Mixed-Method StudyYuko Okado