Papers accepted for honors in Psychology.
Submissions from 2024
Enduring Memories from the Covid Pandemic, Matthew Fajfer
Watching Together and Watching Alone: An Examination of Audience Aesthetic and Affective Reception of a Short Film, Madalena Rathgeber
Submissions from 2023
Physical Activity, Stress, & Sexual Behavior: The Role of Exercise in Sexual Health of Undergraduate Students, Emily Berkeley
Queering the Pandemic: Assessing College Students' Queer Identity Development Experiences During Covid-19, Grace Flaherty
Love in the time of COVID, Rachael Pember
Effects of Color on Sustained Attention and Recall, Harry Steinharter
Submissions from 2022
Fictional Crime-Based Dramas and the Relationship Between Violence and Mental Illness, Katharine R. Carrión
Examining Attitudes toward Mental Health in Chinese Americans, Xiao Shan Jiang
Psychological Factors of Athletes and Preference for Competition Against Opponents Who Differ in Relative Standing, Emily Lorry
The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Social Media Content, Isaac Moskowitz
Submissions from 2021
Gender and Color Associations Through Children’s Views, Carly Breslin
A Study on Memory Patterns in Relationship to Negative Mood and Life Events, Maggie Dipalo
Invisible Chronic Illness in College: Faculty Perspectives and Student Narratives Surrounding Accommodations, Andra Gurley-Green
College Students’ Perceptions of Romantic Relationships and Hooking Up as a Function of Attachment Styles, Memories of Parents’ Relationships, and College Hookup Culture, Arielle Papalimberis
Attitudes Toward Special Education Among Chinese American Parents In A Cultural Context, Charlotte Williams
Submissions from 2020
The Effect of Physical Interaction on Evolving Attention Relating to Advertisements and Visual Information, Margaret S. Davey
Generalized Cancer Identity Development Model for People who had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Childhood or Adolescence, Addie Fishstein
The Design of Psychotherapy Waiting Rooms, Lilly Noble
Submissions from 2019
A Reflection of Young Adults’ Experience as Family Translators: As Told by Connecticut College Students, Rocio Cardenas
The Effects of Mindful Instagram Use on Social Comparison and College Life Satisfaction, Micaela Zebroski
Submissions from 2018
Under-researched and Underrepresented: Community Members’ Perceptions of International Volunteering and International Volunteers in Swaziland, Laura Anne Henderson
The Effects of Environmental Enrichment and Impoverishment on Amphetamine Reward Behavior and c-Fos Expression in the Nucleus Accumbens, Carolyn Irving
The Effects of an Altered Light/Dark Cycle and Methylphenidate on Learning and Memory Performance in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat Model of ADHD, Stephanie E. Jackvony
There’s No Place like a Favorite Place: The Role of Place on Donative Behavior, Micaela Nee
Wing’s Transracial Adoptee Identity Development Model, Hannah Wing
Submissions from 2017
Perceptions of Male Racial Minorities in Leadership Positions, Benjamin Alford
Effects of Coloring Mandalas on State-Anxiety Reduction with a Focus on Big-Five Personality Traits, Kiersten Anderson
Higher Standards for Higher Education: Intersectionality in the College Curriculum, Morgan Rentko
I Am Empowered: An Evaluation of STEPS, a Local Girls' Empowerment Program, Sarah Rosadini
Submissions from 2016
Mending Maya: An Analysis of Aging and Intergenerational Connection in Delhi, India, Aleksandr Chandra
Problematic Peer Perspectives: College Women’s Reactions toward the Use of Substances, as a Disordered Eating Behavior, Naomi Krieger
Identity and Antisemitism in Flux: The Psychology of Religious Recognition in France, Joanna Marks
Narratives of Biculturalism: Arab-American Identity Negotiation Post-9/11, Janan Shouhayib
The Endowment Effect: What Helps Us Improve Our Perspective Taking?, Amanda Traub
Media and the Criminalization of Mental Illness: The Impact of Stigma Reduction Videos, Samantha Wilcox
Submissions from 2015
Was It Rape? The Effect of Marital Status and Type of Sexual Act on Perceptions of Rape Scenarios, Alexis Adams-Clark
Circadian Cycle Influence on Object Recognition Memory in Stressed-Exposed Rats: When is the Best Time to be Stressed?, Amanda Coletti
An Outcome Evaluation of a Peer-Based Suicide Prevention Program for College Students, Carter Funkhouser
Capturing the "We-ness" of Happy Couples through Narrative Analysis, Sara Gildersleeve
Examining Eating Disorder Narratives through the Context of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: A Qualitative and Correlational Internet-Based Approach, Rachel Grasfield
The Impact of the DSM-5 on Mental Illness Stigma: Myth or Reality?, Ellie Kim
Minority Stress and Anti-Effeminacy Attitudes among Gay Men: The Predictive Value of Conformity to Masculine and Feminine Gender Norms, Michael Murgo
Skip the Stirrups: Young Women and the First Pelvic Examination, Jordan Thomas
Love in the Time of Graduation: Exploring the Identity Development of College Seniors in Romantic Relationships, Noam Waksman
"Wrong in Another Place": Personality, Priming, and the Way We Read Literature, Sarah Young
Fat Stigma in Middle School-Aged Children: An Intervention Study, Kimberly Yu
Submissions from 2014
Cultivating Creative Communities and Classrooms: Pedagogies, Processes, and Perceptions of Creativity in Kibera, Kenya, Gabrielle Arenge
Bystander Behaviors and Attitudes in College Students Before and After Green Dot Bystander Intervention Training, Julia Cristofano
Uncertainty and Meaning in the Workplace, Ishtiaq Mawla
Student Leadership and College Co-educational History, Gabriel Plummer
An Intervention to Reduce Fat Stigma in American College Students, Erica Stockwell-Alpert
Performing Arts: Reaching Hearts and Minds to Counter Stigmatization of Mental Illness, Anna Volpe
Submissions from 2013
College Students' Alcohol Consumption Habits, Perceptions, Readiness to Change and Exposure to a Brief Information Based Intervention, Matthew Boudreau
Student Residence Hall Rooms: Sense of Control, Sense of Community, Student Relationships, and Academic Achievement, Boris Jeremic
Does the Life-Cycle Theory Really Matter? Saving and Spending Habits of College Students, Kaitlin Karlson
The Power of Perspective: Implications of Seeing Gender as Natural or Nurtured, Sarah Lamer
Effects of Amphetamine on Radial Arm Maze Performance in the SHR Model of ADHD versus Age/strain Matched Controls, Kristin Lampley
Reproductive Anxiety: The Relationship Between Self-Objectification and Menopausal Attitudes, Amy Leichliter
The Functionality of Creativity and its Relationship to Hypomania and Associated Factors, Nora Loughry
Perceptions of Mental Illness and Mental Health Policy, Kristen McAleenan
Implicit and Explicit Stigma Surrounding Bulimia and Depression in a College Population, Emily Morse
Stigma, Social Support, and Self-Concept among Voluntary Female Sex Workers, Meghan Rossini
Choice Blindness in Consumer Decision-Making, Jessica Schanzer
Bullying and Victimization: The Impact of Peer Conflict on Treatment Response, Lauren Sheintop
Submissions from 2012
Attitudes Toward Suicide in Peers Affected by a Point Cluster of Suicides as Adolescents, Caroline Abbott
Attitudes Toward Male Vegetarians: Challenging Gender Norms Through Food Choices, Brooke Browarnik
‘The Bonds of Teammates’ An Exploration of Men’s Friendships Between Gay and Heterosexual Athletes, Brenner Green
Self-Derogating Conversational Styles: An Investigation of Fat Talk in Families, Elyse Lebel
Belief in Free Will and Outgroup Bias, Meghan McLean
The Compromise Effect in Market Settings, Jeremy Wong
Consumer Choice and Happiness: A Comparison of the United States and Spain, Amani Zaveri
Submissions from 2011
The Effect of Biological versus Environmental Causal Explanations on the Stigmatization of Major Depression and Anorexia Nervosa, Briana Borenstein
Perceptions of Rigidity Among Religious Groups, Eliana Fischel
Synergistic Effects of Environment and Developmental Lead Exposure on Egocentric and Allocentric Spatial Navigation in Rats, Haley Goodwill
The Role of Rumination in the Function, Content, and Affective Quality of Self-Defining Memories, Mary Gover
Elementary School Teachers’ Attitudes toward Classroom Accommodations: The Effects of Disability and School Type, Sarah Holland
Orexin Neural Activity Associated with Morphine Spontaneous Withdrawal-Induced Anxiety in Rats, Robin Ly
“Senioritis:” An Analysis of Academic Motivation and Burnout in College Students through the Lens of Positive Psychology, Chelsea Manning
The Relationship Between Implicit and Explicit Self-Esteem and their Respective Predictive Abilities on Domain-Specific Outcomes, Melissa McWilliams
Is Death Preferable to Living with a Disability?: A Study of the Attitudes of College Students, Emma Rathkey
Submissions from 2010
Emotion Knowledge and Language Skills: Contributions to Social, Behavioral and Academic Outcomes in Kindergarteners, Sarah Hornback
Effects of Mindfulness Training on Stress, Mood and Coping in College Students, Lily Preer
Submissions from 2009
The Psychophysiology of Self-Defining Memories, Rachel K. Hess
Submissions from 2008
Just Say “Nootropic”: The Effects of Nicotine on Memory and Learning, Elyse N. Goveia
Submissions from 2006
Gender Differences in Deviancy Training in a Clinical Setting, Stephanie L. Cardoos
Children At-Risk for Anxiety: Their Self-Esteem, Somatic Symptoms, and Perceptions of Parental Support, Maria G. Fraire
Big Man on Campus: An Examination of Religious Life & Spirituality in College Students, Deryl V. Pace
Early-onset Bipolar Disorder: The Relationship Between Symptoms and Family Functioning, Meryl Yoches