2022 Student Research Symposium
Table of Contents
Poster Session 1: 10:30am-11:45am
Field Placement, Internship, Practicum
- Intro Field Placement experience at JMU's Adult Degree Program
Maggie Lindler
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Field Placement Experience at the Victim Witness Program in the Commonwealth Attorney's Office in Harrisonburg, Virginia
Katherine Powell
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Field Placement at the Virginia Institute of Autism
Haley Gardner
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Field Placement at Bluestone Elementary School
Annaliese Gandet
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Field Placement at Adagio House
Sage Miller
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Victim Advocacy and the Victim / Witness Program
Samantha Finfrock
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Field Placement Experience: Virginia Institute of Autism
Morgan Mabery
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Healthy Families Shenandoah/Page County
Rachel Janney
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Field Work Experience at Rockingham-Harrisonburg Alcohol Safety Action Program
Faith Fischetti
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Implementation of Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy on Patients with Substance Use Disorders
Julia Smaltz
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Field Placement at the FairField Center
Lexi Mason
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Group Music Interventions for Dementia Residents: Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community
Mona Al-Bizri
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
Research
- Intercorrelations between Essentialist Beliefs and the Social Identities of Religion, Political Affiliation, and Nationality
Truman Deree
Honors Thesis
Advisor: Dr. Benjamin Blankenship
- You are What You (Can’t) Eat: Neoliberalism and Perceptions of Charitable Food Assistance Recipients
Lucas Hopper
Honors Thesis
Advisor: Dr. Benjamin Blankenship
- Autonomy restriction as a predictor of adolescent social difficulties
Abigail Carlson
Honors Thesis
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Effects of Media Framing on Perceptions of Mental Illness
Lauren Kristofco
Honors Thesis
Advisor: Dr. Kethera Fogler
- How many objects smiled at you today? Emotions in Pareidolia
Cate Hickman, Caraline Christie, & Katelyn Morgan
Honors Thesis
Advisor: Dr. Krisztina Jakobsen
- Interactions between autonomy supportive parenting and social media use on health risk behaviors in students at James Madison University
Georgia Plater
Honors Thesis
Advisor: Dr. Monica Reis-Bergan
- COVID-19 Consequences: Examining Death Saturation and Presidential Support During a Pandemic
Peter Montwill, Kathleen Angle, Emma Coleman, Kara Ferrell, Alexander Jesseman, & Alice Klein
Advisor: Dr. Lindsey Harvell-Bowman
- Adolescent Experiences as Predictors of Romantic Jealousy in Adulthood
Jaclyn Snyder
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- "You Mean You Don't Have Instagram?" Using Focus Groups to Better Understand Non-Social Media Users
Joseph Berrettini, Faith Fischetti, Kyra Gensone & Marina George
Advisor: Dr. Jaime Kurtz
- The Effects of Race and Vaccine Hesitancy on Response Affect
Emily Chavez, Jacob Tran & Karimah Turner
Advisor: Dr. Kala Melchiori
- Do Social Appeals to Vaccine Hesitancy Differ due to Race?
Ezrah R. Hickey, Corinne U. Polk-Trauman, & Morgan E. Melchor
Advisor: Dr. Kala Melchiori
- A Face in the Clouds: Attentional Bias for Pareidolia
Madison Lane, Rachel Kim & Sarah Caldwell
Advisor: Dr. Krisztina Jakobsen
- Contextual and Demographic Factors Impacting Detection of Vocal Ovulation Cues
Mona Al-Bizri, Maria Andreu, Madison Chang, Samantha Conner, Sarah Heymsfeld, Jill Lang, & Emma Malinowski
Advisor: Dr. Melanie Shoup-Knox
- The Voice as an Honest Signal of Fertility
Mona Al-Bizri, Maria Andreu, Madison Chang, Samantha Conner, Sarah Heymsfeld, Jill Lang, & Emma Malinowski
Advisor: Dr. Melanie Shoup-Knox
Oral Presentations: 12:00-12:45PM
- Group Music Interventions for Dementia Residents: Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community
Mona Al-Bizri
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Loving the Skin You’re In: The Mediating Role of Internalized Racism Between Skin Color Satisfaction and Self-Esteem
Lauryn Miller
Honors Thesis
Advisor: Dr. Benjamin Blankenship
- Field Placement at Western State Hospital: Utilizing Hypothetical Vignettes in Restoration
Katelyn Fuller
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
Poster Session 2: 1:00-2:15pm
Field Placement, Internship, Practicum
- Field Placement Experience at the JMU Adult Degree Program
Samantha Conner
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Field Placement Experience at Healthy Families and Community Partners
Amanda Good
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Field Placement Experience at Western State Hospital
Alice Klein
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Field Placement at the Fairfield Center
Nicole Damanda
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Field Placement at Western State Hospital: Utilizing Hypothetical Vignettes in Restoration
Katelyn Fuller
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Field Placement Experience at the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Community Services Board
Michelle Pineda-Hernandez
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Introductory Field Placement at The Arc of Harrisonburg
Alyssa Smith
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Field Placement at Summit House
Abigail Hopkins & Claire Peterson
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Victim Witness Program
Grace Johnson
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Field Placement at HRCSB Children's Case Management: Exploring the Effect of Nutrition on Pediatric Mental Health
Anya Keurajian
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- The Services and my Experiences with The Collins Center
Aya Nassif
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Dukes Say Hi: A Campaign to Promote Social Connection on a College Campus
Emily Brayton, Catherine LeHanka, Katherine Fike, Kimberly Fisher, Mary Beth Callis, & Kevin Cottrell
Advisor: Dr. Natalie Kerr
Research
- Loving the Skin You’re In: The Mediating Role of Internalized Racism Between Skin Color Satisfaction and Self-Esteem
Lauryn Miller
Honors Thesis
Advisor: Dr. Benjamin Blankenship
- Conflict Resolution Styles Across Adolescent Social Relationships as Predictors of Future Psychosocial Adjustment
Emily Ricko
Honors Thesis
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- The Relationship Between Pet Separation, College Adjustment, and Loneliness in College First-Year Students
Diamira Elder
Honors Thesis
Advisor: Dr. Jaime Kurtz
- Does Mindfulness Meditation Reduce Barriers to Social Connection?
Emily Brayton
Honors Thesis
Advisor: Dr. Natalie Kerr
- The Effects of Cannabis on Sleep, Circadian Rhythm, and Cognition in Young Adults
Catharine Trice, Hunter McWilliams, Ethan Hoffman, Olivia Hornung, Isabelle Kennealy, Sureyya Sanchez & Gabby Trimp
Advisor: Dr. Jeff Dyche
- Feelings toward People with Health Conditions, COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors, & Vaccine Hesitancy Beliefs
Alyssa DiPalermo, Lauryn Miller, & Shamara Woodfaulk
Advisor: Dr. Benjamin Blankenship
- Place Identity Dimensionality and Politics Among College Students
Amira Saudi, Zig Solo-Sakss, Lucas Hopper, & Esther Garcia
Advisor: Dr. Benjamin Blankenship
- The Impact of Goal Setting on Vigilance in Large Classes
Grace Johnson
Advisor: Dr. Claire Lyons
- The Effectiveness of the Lifespan Human Development Teaching Assistant (TA) Course
Aisha Ullah
Advisor: Dr. Claire Lyons
- Negative Life Experiences as Predictors of Future Stress: The Moderating Roles of Conflict Resolution Skills and Personality Characteristics
Samantha Sitzman
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Social Media Behaviors as Predictors for Romantic Jealousy
Julia C. Smaltz
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
- Focus Groups on Improving Motivation Within the General Education Program at JMU
Emily Anan, Samantha Conner, Alexa Cornejo-Longa, Madison Fonseca, Corinne Polk-Trauman, & Dr. Kenn Barron
Advisor: Dr. Kenn Barron
- HOW NEGATIVE EMOJI CHANGE THE TONE OF TEXT MESSAGES
Emily Brayton, Lauren Love, Olivia Neddermeyer, Courtney West, Brighton Wilson, Ana Biondo, & Hailey Rossi
Advisor: Dr. Sri Siddhi N. Upadhyay
- Factors Related to Attitudes Toward Animals
Abigail Carlson, Jessica Dobbs, Diamira Elder, Ashley Harrell, Samantha Finfrock, Vanessa Hindle, Mary-Grace Romano, & Erin Alderman
Advisor: Dr. Suzanne Baker
- Competing Risks: The Correlation Between Varying Social Media Based Platforms and Body Dissatisfaction in College Women
Marina George
Honors Thesis
Advisor: Dr. Jamie Kurtz
- The Effect of Information Inconsistency on Attitude Polarization
Corey Coldren
Honors Thesis
Advisor: Dr. Kevin Apple
- America Shut Down: The Impact of Endless Mortality Salience, Social Media Use, and Political Ideology on Health Perceptions at the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Peter Montwill, Kathleen Angle, Emma Coleman, Kara Ferrell, Alexander Jesseman, & Alice Klein
Advisor: Dr. Lindsey Harvell-Bowman
