College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Department of Psychology

PSY Students Present Research

Each year students from our department travel far and wide presenting their research findings to different audiences. Our students attend and present at local, regional, national, and international conferences. Many of our student researchers are supported through CSUMB's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center (UROC) here on our campus. Below you will find a list of presentations made by our students this academic year, and in some cases links to photos of those presentations.

Students standing in a confernece room at a conference.

 

2022 - 2023 Academic Year

Western Psychological Association Conference (photos)

  • Misinformation Effect in Eyewitness Testimony: Emily Combs & Monica Aguayo (Dr. Yamashita)
  • Recognition of Color and Black-and-White Images: Monica Aguayo (Dr. Yamashita)
  • Identifying Obstacles: Latinx Students and Criminogenic Contexts: Emily Christensen (Dr. Sinha)
  • Are Students Ready for the Workplace? Student and Employer Perceptions Differ: Sofia Christofi (Dr. Dyer-Seymour)
    • Psi Chi Poster Award Winner
  • Perceptions of Digital Wellness as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Nevan Bell (Dr. Lovell)
  • Comparing Adolescent Mental Health between 2020 and 2022: A Youth Participatory Action Research Project: Kimberly Smith, Rosa Acevedo Duran, & Sherlyn Flores-Magadan (Dr. Lovell)
  • How have students' perceptions of their knowledge, skills, and abilities changed during the Covid-19 pandemic?: Kyle Parker & Maria Guadalupe Navarro (Dr. Dyer-Seymour)
  • Do They Get The Job?: Undergraduates’ Perceptions of Skills and Qualifications on Resumes: C Mazariegos & Sofia Christofi (Dr. Dyer-Seymour)

Society for Personality Assessment Conference (photos)

  • Examining the Initial Elevation Phenomenon with MMPI-2 and MMPI-2-RF Items Administered in a Forensic Inpatient Setting: Grace Quinowski (Drs. Burchett & Matthews)
    • Honorable Mention for Best Poster

CSUMB Research Week Spring Showcase (photos)

  • A Rhetorical Analysis of White Supremacist Moves to Innocence: Leila Ashman, Samantha Camacho, & Stela Apostolova (Dr. Rosales)
  • Understanding Youth Mental Health Needs Through Participatory Action Research: Kimberly Smith & Rosa Acevedo Duran (Dr. Lovell)
  • Exploring Positive and Negative Experiences of Campus Policing Among Students, Staff, and Faculty: Nevan Bell (Dr. Lovell)
  • The Importance of Reproducibility and Replicability in Psychological Assessment Research: Monica Gutierrez, Diana Mendoza, & Melissa McGinnis (Dr. Burchett)
  • Examining the Initial Elevation Phenomenon with MMPI-2 and MMPI-2-RF Items Administered in a Forensic Inpatient Setting: Grace Quinowski (Drs. Burchett & Matthews)
  • Colleges are Not Meeting Students Basic Needs: Kaitlyn Wilyard & Vanessa Cruspero (Dr. Roasales)
  • Desires and Challenges for Seeking Mental Health Support Among Latinx High School Students: Rosa Acevedo, Kimberly Smith, Aliyah Castillo, & Sherlyn Flores-Magadan (Dr. Lovell)
  • Alumni Study: Jhoana Morales, Maria Fernanda Corral Cervantes, & Sofia Campos (Dr. Dyer-Seymour)
  • Comparing Adolescent Mental Health between 2020 and 2022: A Youth Participatory Action Research Project: Kimberly Smith, Rosa Acevedo Duran (Dr. Lovell)
  • The Impact of Social Interaction on Communities of Color Experiencing Cognitive Decline: Yeritzi Victoria, Sara Jew, Sam Ulloa, Thuytien Nguyen, & Selena Achi (Dr. Penalver)
  • The Importance of Examining the Comparability of Psychological Tests Across Languages: Melissa McGinnis, Yeritzi Victoria & Diana Mendoza (Dr. Burchett)
  • The Importance of Identifying Invalid Data in Psychological Assessment Research: Efrain Ramirez, Ingrid Romero & Monica Gutierrez (Dr. Burchett)
  • Bilinguals and Monolinguals Facial Recognition: Alexandra Aboukhater (Dr. Yamashita)
  • Are Students Ready for the Workplace? Student and Employer Perceptions Differ: Sofia Christofi & C Mazariegos (Dr. Dyer-Seymour)
  • Sex Education, Moral Foundations, & the Current Culture Wars: Alison Jensen (Dr. Grobman)
  • Do They Get The Job?: Undergraduates’ Perceptions of Skills and Qualifications on Resumes: C Mazariegos & Sofia Christofi (Dr. Dyer-Seymour)
  • How have students' perceptions of their knowledge, skills, and abilities changed during the Covid-19 pandemic?: Kyle Parker & Maria Guadalupe Navarro (Dr. Dyer-Seymour)
  • Examining Face Perception using Extraversion: Nathan Salow (Dr. Yamashita)