Department of Applied Psychology

Applied Psychology Undergraduate Senior Research Conference 2008

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ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Kerry Allison
College Students' Knowledge and Attitudes about Sexuality in Later Life
Research Mentor: Ron Moglia, Ed.D.

Aron Lipman
The Reduction of Self-Mutilation in Borderline Personality Patients Using Sensory Integration Therapy
Research Mentor: Michelle Kafko, OTR/L

Jessica Maerz
Talking about Emotions among Peers
Research Mentor: Gigliana Melzi, Ph.D.

Corey C. Westover
HIV-Positive: Diagnosed Women and Their Sexual and Romantic Relationships
Research Mentor: Perry Halkitis, Ph.D.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Timothy Allomong
Body Dissatisfaction and Eating Disorders in Gay Men: The Roles of Masculinity and Internalized Homophobia
Research Mentor: Perry Halkitis, Ph.D.

Dana Brown
Mothers and Children in Conversation: Cultural and Gender Variations
Research Mentor: Gigliana Melzi, Ph.D.

Denise Kim
The Role of Church in the Academic Performance of Korean American College Students

Melissa A. Kull
Immigrant Adolescents' Cultural Orientation and its Relationship to Academic and Social Adjustment
Research Mentor: Sita Patel, M.A.

Datong Liu
The Relationship between Culture and Social Anxiety in East Asian Americans
Research Mentor: Carola Suárez Orozco, Ph.D.

Gleides A. Lopes Rizzi
Internal States Language during a Mother-Child Book Sharing Activity
Research Mentor: Gigliana Melzi, Ph.D.

Sasha D. Virvo
The Effectiveness of Art Therapy with Sexually Abused Boys

Natalie Zuckerman
Perceived Discrimination and Civic Engagement: An Exploratory Study of Immigrant Adolescents
Research Mentor: Selçuk Şirin, Ph.D.