Senior Independent Study Theses from 2022
Causal Beliefs, Stigma Of Mental Illness, And Help-Seeking Behavior In Vietnam: The Impact Of Media On Attitudes Toward Mental Illness, Ha Chu
Department: Psychology
Cutting Their Losses: Exploring The Effects Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Undergraduate Coping, Annabelle R. Cohen
Department: Psychology
Math Anxiety Can Harm Learning: Exploring The Relationship Between Instructor Behavior, Parental Opinions Of Math, And Math Anxiety, Taylor L. Commings
Department: Psychology
The Impact Of Relationships On Perception Of Symptoms And Stigma In Individuals With ADHD: A Moderation Analysis, Elizabeth Constance
Department: Psychology
The Effects Of Parental Messages, Weight Teasing, And Acculturation On The Development Of Disordered Eating And Body Image Shame In Latinx Individuals, Alma Yaredi Cruz
Department: Psychology
Gender? I Barely Even Know Her!: Examining The Intersections Of Gender Identity And Neurodiversity, Kai A. Davis
Department: Psychology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
The Role Of Age And Past Parenting On Mothers, Yichun Deng
Department: Psychology
#Fitspiration Vs. #Bodyneutrality: Effects Of Social Media Communities On Body Appreciation And Food Choice, Megan Fisher
Department: Psychology
Are We Defined By Our Adversity? Examining The Relationship Between Childhood Trauma And Well-Being In Adulthood, Karabella Rose Hernandez
Department: Psychology
The Effect Of Psychoeducational Material On Treatment For Depression: A Study Analyzing Perceived Effectiveness, Adherence, And Acceptance Of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy And Antidepressant Medication Treatment For Depression, Kevin C. Jones
Department: Psychology
Body Image Mediating The Relationship Between Personality Factors, Emotionality And Extraversion, And Psychological Well-Being In A Gender-Diverse And Queer Sample, Rachel Jones
Department: Psychology
Cross-Cultural Framing Effects On Television News Programs, Nikolai J. Kowalchuk
Department: Psychology
Parent Perceptions Of Child Pragmatic Development In The Remote Learning Environment: A Comparison Of Parent Gender, Time Spent With Children, And Pragmatic Development In The Remote Learning Environment, Alex Lackey
Department: Psychology
Does Locus Of Control Influence How Individuals Perceive Time?, Kaitlyn Lawrence
Department: Psychology
Exploring The Black Entrepreneur In America: The Relationship Between Black Business And Society, Khaylen M. Mahdi
Department: Business Economics; Communication Studies; Economics; Psychology; Sociology and Anthropology; Interdepartmental
Visual Looming Cues Increases The Auditory Looming Bias, Maggie K. McCracken
Department: Psychology
Gender Differences In Employee’S Perception Of Diversity Management Practices & Policies, Muhammad H. Naeem
Department: Psychology
Intrinsic And Extrinsic Motivators Of Why Women Enter Stem, Marian Overfield
Department: Psychology
The Influence Of Familiarity With Faces On The Other-Race Classification Advantage, Sinae "Stacey" Park
Department: Psychology
Happiness: Can It Be Increased Through Positive Psychology Intervention And Is Personality A Factor?, William J. Percy
Department: Psychology
Bilingual and Multilingual Advantages on Working Memory Components, Ruisha Prasai
Department: Psychology
Evolution's Natural "Adderall", Garrett G. Ross and Michael B. Casey
Department: Psychology
Polarizing Plague: Politically Aligned Behaviors And Loss Framed Messages Overshadow Disposition When Predicting Covid-19 Health Behavior Intentions; Politics And Message Congruency For Covid-19 Health Behaviors, Basil Rutkowski
Department: Psychology
Antisocial Behavior In Multiplayer Online Video Games And Reciprocation Of Cyberbullying Behavior: Cyberbullying In Video Games, Ethan Brunetti Sayer
Department: Psychology
Ethnic Identity As It Relates To Personal Self-Concept, Nicholas J. Scherson
Department: Psychology
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions: Developmental Reversals In Judgement And Decision-Making, Yael "Ellie" Shafron
Department: Psychology
Religiosity And Friends Who Drink And The Impact On Undergraduate Emerging Adult Drinking Behaviors, Max Snowden
Department: Psychology
A Good Coach Can Change A Game, A Great Coach Can Change A Life: The Impact Of The Coach-Athlete Relationship On Student-Athlete Success, Grant C. Sorensen
Department: Psychology
Metacognitive Awareness As A Mediating Factor Of Athletic Participation And Academic Success, Grace E. von Scheliha
Department: Psychology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2021
“Thanks for the Memories, Even Though They Weren’t So Great”: The Relationship Between Chronic Stress and Working Memory in College Students, Carina G. Arnosti
Department: Psychology
Differences in Working Memory Between Bilinguals’ First and Second Languages, Ashley N. Boersma
Department: Psychology
The Effects of Athletes vs Non-Athletes on Communication, Anne Bowers
Department: Psychology
Religious and Spiritual Effects on Mental Health by Sexual Orientation, Shay Chapman
Department: Psychology
Likes, Lady Gaga, and Loneliness: The Beneficial Impacts of Active Social Media Usage and Para-Social Relationships on FOMO and Loneliness, Noah W. Crane
Department: Psychology
The Influence of Gender Stereotypes on Perceptions of Gender Non-Binary Individuals, Abby Rose Cunningham
Department: Psychology
Different Cradle, Different Grave: An Examination of the Relationship between Intergenerational Poverty and Attachment, Allie Deyhle
Department: Psychology
Social Dependent, Independent Learners and Their Online Learning, Isabella Lence Ilievski
Department: Psychology
Hyperconnected or Disconnected? An Analysis of Attachment to Smartphones and Their Use in Family Households of College Students During the Digital Era, Larissa Lamarca
Department: Psychology
Parents, is it your Fault? Effects of Familial Influences on the Development of Disordered Eating Habits and Attitudes, Joelle Lau
Department: Psychology
A+ Child Does Not Equal A+ Parent: Analysis of Parenting Types and Child Attachment Effects on Academic Achievement, Sarah Marion
Department: Psychology; Education
Perceptions Toward Persons with ADHD: Exploring the Relationship Between Intergroup Contact, Honesty-Humility, Accommodations and Attitudes, Marielle Monique Mason
Department: Psychology
Judgment in Relation to Chance Games and Scenarios, Mercer McLennan
Department: Psychology
Diminished Sleep and the Presence of Risky Behavior: What Predicts General Health?, Alex Melchert
Department: Psychology
Perceptions of Social Activists: Evaluations of Criminality Based on Race and Social Activism, Jennifer Louise Meltzer
Department: Psychology
The Effects of the Carolina Locust’s Camouflage on Perceiving Ability of Human When Searching for It on the Screen, Jiyoung Min
Department: Psychology; Biology
The Effects of Masculinity and Attachment Style on Perceptions of School Shooters and the Prevention of School Shootings, Matthew R. Olszewski
Department: Psychology
Mobile Games and the Sunk Cost Fallacy, Sadie L. Phillips
Department: Psychology
Parasocial Attachment: Framework and Function, Lydia Reedstrom
Department: Psychology
The Impacts of Antioxidants and Environmental Enrichment on Memory and Learning in an Alzheimer’s Disease Rodent Model, Lexi Riley-DiPaolo
Department: Neuroscience; Psychology
Personal Attitudes Towards Clothing and Clothing Choices, Aaron Risch
Department: Psychology
Without a Second Thought: An Investigation of the Impact of the Fundamental Attribution Error on Perceptions of a Young Adult Who Stutters, David Roney
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Psychology
Swipe White: Attitudes and Perceptions of Interracial Relationships, Michelle J. Sayre
Department: Psychology
The Effect of Voice on Recall and Likability, Omar H. Tolentino
Department: Psychology
Examining the Influence of Mindfulness Meditation on Cognition and Empathy, Torrey D. Totman
Department: Psychology
Experiences with the Perception of Time in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Kelsi Lee Trivette
Department: Psychology
Investigating the Connection Between Mental Health and Internet Addiction., Sailesh R. Yellayi
Department: Psychology
Subjective Well-Being and the Influence of Parasocial Relationships on Risky Behaviors, Nyla Zak
Department: Psychology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2020
Don’t Worry, Nobody Actually Cares: A Study of Consumer Generated Stories on Social Media, Madison Adamo
Department: Psychology
The DAPL Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree: The Relationship Between Children’s Political Interest, Ethnic-Political Socialization, and the Draw-A-Political-Leader Task, Dzifa A. Adjei
Department: Psychology
Everybody SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS: An Analysis of the Factors that Influence the Risk Perception of Autism and Measles, and Their Effects on Medical Decisions, Nina-Simone Avery
Department: Psychology
The Correlation between Learner Autonomy and Cognitive Flexibility, Haohang Bai
Department: Psychology
Video Games’ Impact on Feelings of Aggression: Failure to Acknowledge the Obvious Scapegoat, Nick Barto
Department: Psychology
Are We There Yet? The Effect of Cognitive Load on Working Memory in Driving Contexts, Gregory R. Bell
Department: Psychology
Take a Chill Pill: Examining the Effects of De-Stressing on Pain, Elizabeth L. Carlson
Department: Psychology
The Consequences of Thin-Ideal Media on Women's Body Image and Health, Claire Davis
Department: Neuroscience; Psychology
Shaping Mindsets for Success: The Effects of Mindset Training on Pre-Service Educators, Amber Dronebarger
Department: Psychology
Students With and Without Learning Disabilities: The Effects of Socioeconomic Status, Perceived Academic Support, Stress, and Self-efficacy on Academic Success, Helen H. Francis
Department: Psychology
Bridging the Identity Gap: Predictors of Closeness in Intercultural Friendships between International and American Domestic Students, Isabelle Gangloff
Department: Psychology
The Influence of Genuine and Artificial Plants on Cognitive Performance Tasks, Holly Geraci
Department: Psychology
The Short and Long Term Impacts of a Safari Park Visit on Guests Environmental Attitude and Behaviors, Lila B. E. Gibson
Department: Psychology
An Extrovert and an Individualist Walk into a Bar: Cultural Influence on the Relationship between Personality and Humor Styles, Aishu S. Giriraju
Department: Psychology
To Know, to Care, and, to Educate: Examining the Effectiveness of Behavioral Interventions in Improving Saving Behavior, Anushkaa Gupta
Department: Economics; Psychology
“Big Time” College Sports: Amateurism, Exploitation, and Predicting Attitudes Regarding Student-Athlete Compensation, Malik Jordan Hearst
Department: Philosophy; Psychology
Examining the Effects of Observational Learning Versus Coaching/Feedback on a Basketball Free Throw Shot, Danyon M.R. Hempy
Department: Psychology
Effect of Vocal Sex Ratios and Sex on The Judgement of Sex Ambiguous Morphed Faces, Carlos Hernandez
Department: Psychology; Spanish
La Libertad y Sus Acontecimientos: Un Enfoque En el Existencialismo y el Uso de la Libertad Dentro de Artefactos Culturales, Carlos A. Hernandez
Department: Psychology; Spanish
The Effects of Enrichment on Anxiety-like Behavior and Spatial Learning Memory in Relation to Restraint Stress, Juyoung Ko
Department: Psychology
Job Market Signaling of Conspicuous Consumption, Muyao Li
Department: Business Economics; Psychology
More Than Just a Feeling: Examination of Haptic Discrimination, Courtney Lockhart
Department: Psychology
Not Just a Worry Wart: The Effects of Anxiety in Early Childhood and the Role of Teacher Intervention on Social Development, Zoe Luksa
Department: Psychology
How Parenting Styles Affect Children's Social and Emotional Skills, Gabrielle Anna Marlowe
Department: Psychology
The Effects of Culture and Self-Stigma on Public Perception and Mental Health Attributions, Dena Nashawati
Department: Psychology
Adult Attachment and Well-being: The Importance of Attachment to Mother vs. Peers in Predicting Well-Being, Garima Nayar
Department: Psychology
We're All in This Together: The Relationship Between Friends and Ethnic Identity for Multi-Ethnic Individuals in Emerging Adulthood, Mia Palmejar-Takaki
Department: Communication Studies; Psychology
We Are Unaware of How Unaware We Are: The Effects of Stress, Mood and Past Experiences on Our Ability to Make Decisions, Kwame Poku-Acheampong
Department: Neuroscience; Psychology
The Effect of Violence and Active Gameplay on Recognition of Advertisements in Video Games, Charlie Quigley
Department: Psychology
The Influence of Parenting Styles on College Students Academic Achievements and Personality, Akalia Samms
Department: Psychology
The Role of National Culture on Risk Preference, Akari Sato
Department: Economics; Psychology
The Guilt of Innocence: How Evidence Type and Perceived Intelligence Affect Culpability Judgments of Exonerees, Shannon R. Sertz
Department: Psychology
Would You Date Her? How We Process Social Preferences and Social Perceptions, Madeline Claire Smith
Department: Psychology
The Effects of Childhood Bullying Victimization on Social Anxiety in College, Claire Margaret Thompson
Department: Psychology
An Age of Walls: Effects of Parent-Child Separation on Mental Health Outcomes and Academic Performance of Guatemalan Children, Katherine G. Thurston-Griswold
Department: Psychology
The Effects of Children's Literature on Cognitive Empathy, Affective Empathy, and Prosocial Motivation, Cobi Warstler
Department: Psychology
The Same and Other Race Effects: The Minority Classroom Experience, Micaela Watson
Department: Psychology
Investigating the Influence of Educators’ Mental Health Literacy on the Identification and Referral of Students With Mental Illness, Anna L. Whitman
Department: Psychology
News Impacting Anxiety, Depression and Empathy During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Tongtong Wu
Department: Psychology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2019
The Elicitation of White Collective Guilt Through “Culture and Media” as Moderated by White Racial Identity, Diverse Cultural Curriculum, and Gender Identity, Maeven Barry
Department: Psychology
Pre-Decisional Distortion: Through the Lens of Athlete Endorsement, Marcus W. Bowers
Department: Psychology
Implicit and Explicit Attitudes Regarding Tattoos in Relation to Social Dominance Orientation and Perceived Entitativity, Caitlin B. Colapietro
Department: Psychology
Examining the Effect of Attachment Styles on Sternberg's Love Components and on Loyalty, Voice, Neglect, and Exit in Adult Romantic Relationships, Jamila Coleman
Department: Psychology