Thirteen students in the Murray State Department of Psychology attended the 94th Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference held in Chicago from April 21-23. The undergraduate and graduate students presented results of their own research, attended sessions on a range of topics, and networked with faculty, researchers, and fellow students from a wide variety of institutions.
Student attendees were Hillary Copeland, Jordan Pearsall, Xavier Brown, Haley Scruggs, Ashlen Grubbs, Isaiah King, Grace Sinclair, Tyler Robinson, Brianna Weitlauf, Leah Harley, Morgan Macke, Abby Emerson, and Jessica Criddle.
The students were accompanied by Department of Psychology faculty members Jana Hackathorn, Patrick Cushen, Dan Wann, and Sean Rife as well as Laura Liljequist, all of whom also authored presentations.
Presentations included
- “Beyond the Water Cooler: Relationship between Gossip and Conspiracy Theories” by Brianna Weitlauf and Hillary Copeland (Dr. Jana Hackathorn, faculty sponsor)
- “Conspiracy Theorizing in Sport” by Hillary Copeland and Dr. Dan Wann
- “Coping through creativity: motivation for creative activities during COVID-19” by Abigail Emerson and Dr. Patrick Cushen
- “Correlates of Belief in the QAnon Conspiracy Theory” by Hillary Copeland and Dr. Sean Rife
- “COVID-19, ICT literacy, and Mental Health of University Students: A Three-Country Study” with Yuliya Phillips, Jasmine Neal, and Dr. Esther Malm
- “Dark Side of the Ballot Box: Pathological Personality Traits, Ideology & Locus of Control” by Ashlen Grubbs (Dr. Duncan Gage Jordan, Faculty Sponsor)
- “Does this Depression Make Me Look Liberal? Examining the Relationships between Depression, Social “Desirability, and Political Ideology” by Ashlen Grubbs and Grace Sinclair (Dr. Duncan Gage Jordan, Faculty Sponsor)
- “Don’t You Know That They’re Toxic: Parasocial Attachments and Fictional Relationships” by Morgan Macke (Dr. Jana Hackathorn, Faculty Sponsor)
- “Exploring Sleep Quality in Undergraduate Students” by Lauren Yocum and Dr. Duncan Gage Jordan
- “Exploring the Relationship between Creativity and Dimensions of Religiosity” by Isaiah King (Dr. Patrick Cushen, Faculty Sponsor)
- “The familial and individual experiences of multicultural individuals” by Jasmine Neal, Murray State University (Esther Malm, Faculty Sponsor)
- “Gender-normed Scoring and Trans Individuals” by Ashley Bieze Wilson and Dr. Laura Liljequist
- “Generation OnlyFans: the internalization of objectification in young adults” by Grace Sinclair (Dr. Duncan Gage Jordan, Faculty Sponsor)
- “A glass half empty: Assessing the role of mood-induction in working memory performance” by Tyler Robinson (Dr. Duncan Gage Jordan, Faculty Sponsor)
- “Hunger and Body Judgments: Evolutionary Motives for Attraction?” with Mandi Clark, Isaiah King, Jasmine Neal, Sarah Overton, Haley Scruggs, and Alyssa Watkins (Dr. Jana Hackathorn, Faculty Sponsor)
- “Identity Politics as Secular Religion” by Isaiah King (Dr. Sean Rife, Faculty Sponsor)
- “Mental Health Services on MSU Campus” by Yuliya Phillips and Dr. Esther Malm
- “Mental Health stigma and Willingness to Use Mental Health Apps: The Role of Inflexible Responding” by Jessica Criddle, Brooke Short, and Dr. Michael Bordieri
- “Predictors of Psychological Distress among U.S. College Students” by Mandi Clark, Dr. Esther Malm, and Yuliya Phillips
- “Put yourself in their shoes: Empathy and thinking patterns” by Tyler Robinson (Dr. Patrick Cushen, Faculty Sponsors)
- “Sport memories” by Jordan Pearsall and Xavier Brown (Dr. Daniel L. Wann, and Dr. Patrick Cushen, Faculty Sponsor)
- “Topics needing more attention in Premarital Counseling” by Leah Harley
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