APS

2025 APS Annual Convention

Poster Session III - Research Proposal Posters

Friday, May 23, 2025 · Washington, DC

Poster

Presentations

  1. Classroom Mindfulness Improves Student Engagement and Mental HealthJoshua Wright, Sarah O'Neill
  2. Trtle and Hare: A Matching Platform to Bridge Researchers and Foster Open Science with Transparent Software UseMara Bialas
  3. Teaching Self and Identity to Undergrads Though Active Self-Exploration.Chris Buchholz
  4. From Childhood Trauma to Adult Relationships: Unpacking the Role of Internalized Homophobia in Intimate Partner Violence Among Gay and Lesbian AdultsImogen Krell, Thomas Flanagan, Guy Balice
  5. Using EEG to Examine Action Semantics in Primary Progressive Aphasia and Parkinson’s DiseaseAmy Lebkuecher, Laurel Buxbaum, Chia-Lin Lee, Kristen Li, H. Coslett
  6. Mechanisms of Mindfulness for Substance Use Disorders: Understanding How Mindfulness Works for a Population in-NeedJoshua Dredze
  7. Inoculating Against Misinformation: Source Credibility, False Consensus, and Confidence BiasAdam Levy
  8. Examining the Impact of the Method of Loci Strategy on Memory Retrieval and ERPsMolly Armstrong, Carlie Merriweather, Caroline Erny, Anna Gick, Dana Ibarra-Escobar, Daniele Nardi
  9. Perceived Stress, Alcohol Intake, and Prefrontal Cortical Activity during an Alcohol-Related Go/No-Go Task.Niamh Linehan, Maria Skenderi, Julia Cano, Mary Jane Skelly
  10. Assessing the Relationship between Stress, Mindfulness, and Attention in Midlife Women.Laine Walterson, Mary Skelly
  11. Parental Identity, Maternal Mental Health, and Racial Trauma in Bipoc, LGBTQ+ MothersGabrielle Gravely, James Paulson
  12. Practice of Interdisciplinary Curriculum of Engineering and Mathematics in Vocational Senior High School: From Perspective of Boundary Crossing TheoryChing-Yi Lee, Ying-Chien Chen, Yu-Ting Lin
  13. The Dual Burden of Digital Dependency: Night Eating Syndrome and Body DissatisfactionKhadiza Akter, Tammy Greer, Ahamed Ibtesham, Neonta Mahjabin, Melinda Slay
  14. Correlation between the Type of Crime Committed and Sentencing Decisions When the Attractive-Leniency Effect Is PresentAura Valencia
  15. Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Empathy Training on Chinese College Couples’ Romantic Relationship Quality, Life Satisfaction, and Empathy Skills: A Mixed Methods StudyLi Chen-Bouck
  16. Research Proposal for the Investigation of the Role of Metacognition in Boredom ManagementJuliana Riccardi, Paulina Chin-Wong, M. Muskan, Sally McHugh, Ali Revill, McWelling Todman
  17. Mindfulness in Action: Boosting Achievement and Well-Being in Middle Schoolers with DisabilitiesNicole Cronin
  18. Dyslexia in the WorkplaceEthan Coscia, Baka Estela, Michael Nizhnikov, Christopher Budnick
  19. Understanding the Savoring of Positive Social Interactions across Racial GroupsAngelica Venancio, Angie Sanchez, Jennifer Blank, Madeline Synder, Jessica Borrelli, Jason Schiffman, et al.
  20. The Role of Prenatal Stress and Authoritarian Parenting in the Development of OCDTrinity Bryant
  21. Volunteerism and Workplace Inclusion: Exploring the Impact of Diverse Motivators and Cultural BackgroundThao Giang Pham, Carrie Picardi
  22. Investigating the Impact of Dance Training on Brain Activity Via White Matter ConnectionsMaria Photiou, Marios Avraamides, Sophia Vinci-Booher
  23. Intersections of Social Class and Transgender Identity As EpistemologyNicholas Bensmiller, Taylor Michl, Veronica Kim, Marie Miville
  24. Differential Association between Childhood Sexual Vs. Physical Abuse and Hippocampal Activity during Emotion-Contextual Memory RetrievalLydia Steinhoff, Margaret Canady, Alyson Zalta
  25. The Role of Guilt in Compassion Fatigue and Turnover Intention Research Proposal PosterElizabeth Ellis, Debra Steele-Johnson
  26. Psychological Well-Being and Self-Regulation, Motivation and Wellness Curriculum in First-Year SeminarsMelina Kehtar-Navaz, Samantha Burns, Arishna Agarwal, Breanna Rangel
  27. Examining Effects of Written Exposure Therapy As a Preventative Intervention for Trauma-Exposed PopulationsGahl Liberzon, Katherine Wislocki, Alyson Zalta
  28. Shielding Youth: Family Protective Factors and Socioemotional Adjustment in Low-Income, Racially and Ethnically Diverse Adolescents Facing Community ViolenceAmanda Caccia Cruz, Samantha Francois
  29. Using Block Design As a Correlative Predictor of Internalizing Problems in Children: Insights from a Retrospective Chart AnalysisAlexa Cohen, Yutong Zou, Jenny Wagenhoffer, Kathryn Boyle, Leah Murphy, Rafael Castro, et al.
  30. You Made Me Do It: Dark Tetrad and Displacement of Responsibility Justifying InfidelityAlejandro Trejo, Sara Salavati
  31. Examining the Impact of Pre-Existing Psychiatric Conditions on Post-Traumatic Brain Injury SuicidalityNormeen Siddiqui, Juliana Riccardi, Jonathan Robitsek
  32. Exploring the Role of Resilience in Shaping Memory in ChildhoodMatthew Tandurella, Nadlie Alexis, Amy Learmonth
  33. Developing a Non-Verbal Index of Emotional Flexibility: Exploring Facial and Phonetic Markers of Psychological SymptomsYancy Niu, Mark Chen
  34. Using AI in Qualitative Analysis: Can Chatgpt and Human Raters Agree?Evelyn White, Rebecca Lucke, Sharn Kang, Taiven Haggett, Athena Bear, Jianjian Qin
  35. Exploring Pet Ownership, Boredom & DepressionValentina Burgos, Sofia Sakopoulos, Sally McHugh, Ali Revill, McWelling Todman
  36. Developing Distinct Profiles of Coping Self-Efficacy: A Latent Profile Analysis of First-Year College StudentsMegan Chen, Shriya Anand, Adam Horwitz
  37. Physiological and Health Implications of Relationship Quality and Positive Behaviors during Couple ConflictGrace Jumonville, Kayla Carta, Jacqueline Duong, Sierra Walters, Alyssa Carrasco, Daniela Romero, et al.
  38. Through Whose Eyes? How Visual Perspective and Emotion Shape False Recognition in Virtual RealityAylin Ozdes, Pinar Burhan, Eda Bagci, Ceren Ceylan Ergun, Vlera Haxhibeqiri
  39. The Efficacy of Residential Treatment Programs in Reducing Rehospitalization and Suicide Risk in AdolescentsSarah Coscolluela
  40. Boredom, Depression and Perceived Social Support: A Proposed Exploratory StudyLydia Roe, Anna Mercier-Game, Ali Revill, Sally McHugh, Sofie Braun, McWelling Todman
  41. Cross-Cultural Engagement and Accessibility: Understanding Virtual Avatar Interactions in Diverse and Inclusive ContextsKatherine Aumer, Amanda Patrick, Kristin Gray, Ke'ala'iliahi Ford, Robert Blake, Gabrielle Grohowski
  42. Exploring IPV Screening Practices and Barriers Among Obstetricians in Hawai‘I: Implications for Maternal and Child HealthGabrielle Grohowski, Katherine Aumer
  43. Examining the Effects of Tiktok Posts about CBT on Treatment-Seeking IntentionsIsabella Starvaggi, Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces
  44. Mindfulness Inoculates Against SelfishnessJoshua Wright
  45. The Effect of Visual and Audiovisual Information on Social CoordinationTheresa White, Lorin Lachs
  46. The Importance of Coping Strategies in Countering the Effects of Racism on Adolescents' Collective Self-EsteemRiley Tien, Danette Morrison
  47. The Relationship between Cognitive Control and Individual Differences in Working Memory CapacityConghao Gao, Joshua Carlson
  48. It's a Dog Eat Dog World: How Beliefs about Animals Are Used to Rationalize Negative Human BehaviorCallie Cade, Eric Knowles
  49. Understanding Forgiveness: How Beliefs Shape Resilience and HealthAnkita Kandel, Natalee Kohl, Amadou Sall, Vanessa Castillo, Alexander Toftness
  50. Examining the Mediating Effects of Anxiety on ACEs and Student EngagementLindi Smith, Stephanie Kazanas
  51. Are Relations between Childhood Executive Function (EF) and Behavioral Outcomes Stronger in Neurodiverse Versus Neurotypical Children? a Meta-Analysis.Armita Dadvar, Sabine Doebel
  52. Do Outness and Relationship Satisfaction Mitigate Suicidal Ideation Amongst Bisexuals?Naira Harutyunyan, Avryel Arias, Catherine Martinez, Sharon Sanchez, Phoebe Shorter, Adrian Valadez
  53. Health Risk Factors and Interventions of EMS Management Systems for Emergency Medical TechniciansShivani Naraharishetty
  54. Moral Judgments of Self-Harm and Suicide: The Self As Agent and PatientZi Li
  55. The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Pregnancy-Related Anxiety and Reproductive IntentionsEmily Fabeck
  56. Attachment Style As a Predictor of Functional Health in Older AdultsShelia Burgess
  57. Assessing the Impact of a Psychological Literacy Pilot Program on Adolescent Mental Health StigmaVictoria August, Cassandra Pallo
  58. Decoding Belief: Neural Mechanisms of Conspiracy Message EvaluationHannah Daugherty, Ricardo Wilhelm
  59. Does Social Support Moderate Mediational Associations between Parental Addiction, Adolescent Perceptions of Parental Addiction and Adolescent Psychopathology?Ren Hicks, Debrielle Jacques, Kevin King
  60. Reshaping the Past: How Emotional Future Imagining Could Alter Autobiographical Memory RepresentationsJulia St. George, Leonard Faul, Elizabeth Kensinger
  61. More Than a Phase: The Impact of Sexual Orientation, Age, and Prescriptive Stereotype Violations on Coworker PerceptionsGillian Christman, Seth Jones, Courtney Baker
  62. Relationship between Alexithymia, Rumination, Depression, and Emotional EatingAnna Holohan, Lori-Ann Forzano, Stephanie Longfellow, Madelynn Bona
  63. In a Post-Roe World, How Do Women’s Attitudes Toward Abortion Impact Their Emotional Reactions to Current Abortion Legislation?Jordan Delesparra
  64. The Role of Self-Compassion in Mitigating the Mental Health Effects of Masking Among Autistic AdultsKate Rho, Elise Ng-Cordell, Connor Kerns
  65. The Physiological Benefits to Marriage: An Epigenome-Wide AnalysisMolly Gonenne, Morgan Lynch, Darby Saxbe, Christopher Beam
  66. Learning New Emotion and Non-Emotion English-Spanish Word Pairs Via the Survival Processing ParadigmSarah Jones, Jeanette Altarriba
  67. Exploring Black Caregivers' Perspectives on Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Cultural Factors Influencing Engagement and AttritionOlivia Thompson, Andrea Glenn
  68. Exploring How Caregiver Well-Being Influences the Oral Health of Children with IDDRadhi Desai, Dina Garcia, Ellen Carpenter, Oswaldo Moreno
  69. Reckless and Knowing States of Mind: Self-Reflection and Legal ImplicationsNathan Skinner, Arielle Baskin-Sommers, Gideon Yaffe
  70. Investigating the Role of Personality in Optimizing Positive Psychology Interventions for Vasculitis PatientsRichard Carney, Anthony Nelson
  71. Effects of Gender on Conformity: A Modern Adaptation of the Asch ParadigmCaroline DeDecker, E. Scott Geller
  72. The Color or the Gun: How Media Framing about Gun Violence and Race Alters PerceptionsJaden Brown, Maria Czyzewska
  73. Adapted Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) to Decrease Psychological Distress Among Urban Youth and Caregivers in NYC: A Pilot Single Arm TrialJanus Wong, Tina Xu, Josheka Chauhan, Liam Miccoli, Cheenar Shah, Nora Inigo, et al.
  74. Might Racial Differences in Police Calls be the First Contributor to Disparities in the Criminal Legal System?Melissa Anderson, Cynthia Najdowski
  75. Detecting Faces: Limiting Access to Facial Information Using Either a Hijab or a Hat during a Virtual Change Blindness TaskMenahal Latif, Margaret Moulson
  76. Understanding PTSD and the Role of Religious Coping Among Colombian Immigrants Impacted By the Colombian ConflictJocelyne Gomez, Ghazal Naderi, Alyson Zalta
  77. Intergenerational Transmission of Emotional Memories between Parent-Teen DyadsYuanjie Liu, Sagarika Devarayapuram Ramakrishnan, Alexandra Cohen
  78. Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan: Insights from Local and Broader ComparisonsChristopher Palmer, Jasmine Cosby, Sarah Clark, Molly Cory, Tiffany Abrego
  79. Examining Metacognition across Age and ContextWaverly Huang, Camille Phaneuf-Hadd, Leah Somerville
  80. Mindfulness and Autonomic Reactivity to StressThomas Boyer, Kevin Larkin
  81. Sources of Social Support Moderate the Relationship between ACEs and Negative Mental Health OutcomesEshmehar Sahni, Samantha Francois
  82. Comparing the Social and Causal Components of Observational MemorySophie Nagarajan, Que Anh Pham, Tashauna Blankenship
  83. A Psychophysiological Approach to the Interplay between Emotion and Gambling: From the Laboratory to a Large-Scale SettingAna Luísa Abreu, Ana Coelho, Joana Coutinho, Pedro R Almeida, Pedro Silva Moreira
  84. How Does Birth Order and Gender Affect Tendencies of Perfectionism and Resiliency?Ava Rogers, Michael Hoane
  85. The Impact of Benevolent Ageism in the WorkplaceSarah Rohr, Clare Barratt
  86. Mind-Subtraction Meditation: Potential Effects on Cognitive Flexibility and Depression SymptomatologyCecilia Nam, Boas Yu
  87. The Effects of Optimism and Pessimism on Pro-Environmental Behaviours: Exploring the Role of Self-Efficacy and Perceived RiskBahram Mahmoodi Kahriz
  88. Diverse Jobseekers and Employees Attitudes Toward Automated Emotional Monitoring (EAI) in the WorkplaceShani Kuna, Ronit Nadiv
  89. Political Ideology and Cooperation: A Replication after the 2024 ElectionDylan Taylor, Nicole Henniger
  90. Heart Rate Variability As a Biomarker of Resilience in Ecological Contexts: Linking Stress Adaptation to Symptoms of Affective PsychopathologyCeline Li
  91. Hispanic/Latino Cultural Values, Body Image, and Eating BehaviorsDonald MacPhail, Shayla Holub
  92. Boredom and Hallucination Proneness and the Search for MeaningVivian Goldfield, Paulina Chin-Wong, Kathleen Flaherty, Anna Mercier, Sally McHugh, Ali Revill, et al.
  93. Belief Formation and Propagation Under Relative Structure of UnderstandingYujian Fu
  94. How Do Instructors Influence Student Motivation through What They Say and Do?Zach Baron, Elizabeth Woolard, Kenneth Barron
  95. Chinese Mother’s Code-Switching in Dual Language Homes in China and the United StatesJiamu Bai, Hedy Ye, Selina Pan, Kristy Lai, Catherine Tamis-LeMonda
  96. Celebrities As BOTH Good and Bad: Do Famous Individuals Facilitate Bivalent Implicit Evaluations?Daniela Graffeo, Randy Lee, Vivian Zayas
  97. Cultural Adaptation of Youth Mental Health First Aid for Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African (AMENA) Parents: A Multi-Method Study ProposalRomy Stancofski
  98. Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status As Predictors of Willingness to Pay for Digital Mental Health InterventionsClare Dierckman, Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces, Isabella Starvaggi
  99. The Ick Factor: Pathogen Avoidance Behavior As a Moderator of the Uncanny Valley EffectMargaret Amason
  100. Rattles and RealitiesSanai Chase, Anandi Ehman
  101. Gratitude Interventions As a Pathway to Increased Happiness:MD.Hasibul Alam
  102. Under Pressure: Burnout, Quality of Life, and Blood Pressure in Head Start EducatorsKatie Wilkinson, Amanda Yelverton, Katherine Herndon, Dawn Witherspoon
  103. Mobility on College Campuses: What Transportation Modes Students Are ChoosingHana Lee, Irene Navaleza
  104. Language Prediction in a Naturalistic Setting: Eye Tracking in a Virtual World Paradigm VideoSpencer Moore, Stephanie Kazanas
  105. The Association between Autonomic Functioning and Depression Symptom ClustersJenna Glotfelty, Meghan Quinn
  106. The Role of Introversion and Extraversion in Coping with Ostracism: Evidence from a Jenga TaskElijah Arnold
  107. More Than Just Ramen: The Real Cost of Food Insecurity for College StudentsBriana Whetstone, Nora Gayzur
  108. Abusive Supervision and the Victims’ Incivility Spiral: The Influence of Transactional Leadership and the Moderating Effect of Bystander Silence and the Dark TriadBrian Goldfeder
  109. Tactile Behavior-Specific Praise Intervention to Increase Staff Praise Behavior in Youth-Facing out of School ProgramsHannah Kingkittisack, Molly Cory, Erica Kelsey
  110. The Effects of Visual Inversion on ASL Comprehension in NoiseJuliana Conway, Lorin Lachs
  111. Transdiagnostic Perspectives on Rumination and Stress Reactivity: Examining Autonomic Regulation, Negative Affect, and Social Stress in GAD and PTSDEmily Heilner, Celine Li
  112. Emotion-Driven Variations in Functional Network Mapping: Comparing Resting-State and Emotion-Task-Based fMRI in Relation to Anxiety-Leaning TraitsMegan Chang
  113. The Relationship between Racial Invalidations, Familial Support, and Identity Integration in Multiracial College StudentsChareina Johnson, Tamara Nelson
  114. Acculturation, Acculturative Stress and Psychological Wellbeing Among Black ImmigrantsSamrawit Gebretensay, Andrew Abeyta, Tamara Nelson
  115. Does Priming Symbolic Immortality Change Attitudes Towards Organ Donation?Sherry Schneider
  116. The Effect of Psychological Flexibility on the Relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences and AttachmentMatthew Arcona
  117. Affirming Love: The Impact of Social Affirmation on Relationship Satisfaction and Well-Being in Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Emerging Young AdultsAgata Soltys
  118. Mindfulness and Cultural Competence in Healthcare Providers Working with Individuals with Physical Disabilities: A Scoping ReviewMaren Westphal, Hannah Cahill
  119. The Partner Phub StudyJoseph Silfen, Faye Walkenfeld, Louis Primavera, Carrie DiMatteo