INDEPENDENT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Aaron Shilling also submitted a manuscript to
the Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research
entitled Face Your Fears: Attentional Biases Toward Threat
Faces Depend on Specific Low-Level Anxiety Symptoms
based on the an independent research project that
he conducted under the supervision of Dr. Sheryl
Reminger.
In collaboration with Dr. Jason Barker,
Heidi Fisher presented a poster entitled Pupil
Dilation and Violent Images: Gamers and Non-Gamers at
the MidWestern Psychological Association
conference in Chicago in May 2008. Isaac
Moore presented a poster entitled Shyness and Self-
Presentation: Conscious and Non-Conscious Factors in Self
Concept Formation at the same conference. Isaac also
won the award for Best Undergraduate Student Poster
Presentation at the 2008 UIS Science Research
Symposium for a presentation on the same study.
In May 2008, Aaron Shilling delivered a poster presentation with Dr. Sheryl Reminger at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science in Chicago. The poster was titled Skin Conductance Responses Vary when Attention is Modified by Unconscious Emotional Stimuli. UIS students Meghan Rogers and Amy Barnes also collaborated on the research study and were co-authors on the poster.
In May 2007, Amy Barnes, Jeremy Studebaker, and Meghan Rogers delivered two poster presentations at the annual meeting of Psi Chi held in conjunction with the 2007 Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago. The posters were titled Coloring Emotions and Learning Styles Impact Academic Performance in Group and Individual Study Environments. The poster reflected collaborative research with Dr. Sheryl Reminger.
At the April 2007 Seventh Annual UIS Science Research Symposium, Amy Barnes presented a poster titled Learning Styles Impact Academic Performance in Group and Individual Study Environments. The poster was sponsored by Dr. Sheryl Reminger.
At the same symposium, Tori McColez and Jennifer Ladage presented a poster titled On Judging and Being Judged Accurately at Zero Acquaintance. The poster took 4th place. It was sponsored by Dr. Marcel Yoder.
In the spring of 2007, three of our Psychology Majors who were Capital Scholars honors students presented at the Capital Scholars Honors symposium. Brittany Phillips presented her research paper titled Ages and Sources of Information: Influences on Opinions of Same-Sex Marriage
Meghan Rogers presented her independent research project titled Theories of Intimate Partner Violence
Alicia Barrese presented her independent research project titled Opinions on Same-Sex Marriage on a College Campus
In the spring of 2006, three of our Psychology Majors who were honors Capital Scholars students presented at the Capital Scholars Honors symposium. Jenna Anderson presented her research paper titled Child Onset Schizophrenia at the Capital Scholars honors symposium.
Kelsey Dennis presented her independent research project titled Self Perception and Visual Spatial Performance. The poster was sponsored by Dr. Lynn Pardie.
Blair Brown presented her independent research project titled The Impact of Peer Mentor Training on Leadership and Problem Solving. The poster was sponsored by Dr. Karen Kirkendall.
At
the April 2005 Fifth Annual Science Research Symposium, Matthew
T. Grey presented a poster titled The
Impact Prison Programs Have on Preventing Inmates From Returning to
Prison.
The poster was sponsored by Dr. Lynn Pardie.
Also
at the April 2005 Science Research Symposium, Alison
Perring gave
a poster presentation titled Psychophysical Evidence
of Tinnitus in an Animal Model: Young vs. Aged
Rats. The poster was
a collaborative work with Hongning Wang.
In May 2003, Chad Hilligoss delivered a poster presentation titled Using Technology Increases Self-Efficacy for College Students at the annual meeting of Psi Chi held in conjunction with the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago. The poster reflected collaborative research with Drs. Switzer, Yoder, and Stevens.
