Originally published: . Volume 11, No. 3. Source pages: 9, 10.
Researchers from Across the State to Present at Southeastern Psychological Association, to be Held in New Orleans in April
The Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) will hold its 66th Annual Meeting in New Orleans from April 1 to April 4 at the Sheraton New Orleans. An array of researchers from across the state will present their posters and research findings'
"A History of the Department of Psychology at Louisiana State University Shreveport," will be presented by Yong Dai, Louisiana State University Shreveport for "History of Departments of Psychology in the Southeast" where histories of four psychology departments in the Southeast will be presented. Presentations will include brief histories of the institution, information about the faculty and about the curriculum, and unique aspects of the department. Information about outstanding students and faculty members will be discussed.
Poster presentations include:
Ethnic Identity and Alcohol Use Among Historically Black College/University (HBCU) Students. Laura Braby & Christoph Leonhard, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Xavier University of Louisiana
The Snowflake Theory: Instagram Use and Resiliency in Generation Z. Rachel Alvarez & Jennifer Hodges-Crowder, Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Criminal Thinking Patterns Among Sex Offenders Based on Victim Age. Alec Rothman & Jennifer Hodges-Crowder, Northwestern State University of Louisiana Child-Directed Word Associations Convey Reliably Different Semantics. Ashlyn Suchand & Christopher Cox (Faculty Sponsor), Louisiana State University
Testing Memory without Mentioning “Memory”. Niels Dickson, Louisiana State University, Daniella Cash, Sam Houston State University, & Megan Papesh, Louisiana State University
Distinct Effects of Acute Anxiety on Memory and Metamemory. Felicia Chaisson, Lauryn Burleigh, Steven Greening, & Heather Lucas, Louisiana State University
The Relationship Between Vocational Interests and Parenting Styles Moderated by Work-Family Integration. Kendall McGoey & Rachel Williamson Smith (Faculty Sponsor), Louisiana State University
Expect and You Shall Remember: Incidental Encoding During Prospective Memory. Juan Guevara Pinto, Abigail Jahnke, & Megan Papesh, Louisiana State University
Recognizing Stereotypes, Microaggressions, and Racial Biases by Undergraduates. Rabiya Farooqui & Evan Zucker (Faculty Sponsor), Loyola University New Orleans
Effects of Nonprofits’ Sequential and Simultaneous Positioning Requests Affect Donor Allocations. Kim Ernst, Loyola University New Orleans, & Nicholas Militello, University of Southern Mississippi. Perceptions of Co-Workers with Body Modifications. Teddy Herrick & Even Zucker (Faculty Sponsor), Loyola University New Orleans
Examining the Unique Challenges of University Student Parents. Sara Sohr- Preston, Southeastern Louisiana University
Divine Entitlement, Views of Suffering, and Divine Struggle. Elizabeth Manuel & Sara Sohr-Preston, Southeastern Louisiana University
Ratemyprofessor and Student Gender Effects on Self-Efficacy for Course Effort. Stefanie Boswell, University of the Incarnate Word, & Sara Sohr- Preston, Southeastern Louisiana University.
Assessing Change in Knowledge Among Developmental Psychology Students. Sara Sohr-Preston, Elizabeth Manuel, & Abigail Haik, Southeastern Louisiana University.
From Childhood Adversity to Emotion Regulation Difficulty Through Attachment Insecurity. Dylan John, Gabriel Hunter, Hung-Chu Lin, Amy Brown, Paula Zeanah, & Manyu Li, University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Anxiety Sensitivity in PTSD and Subthreshold PTSD. Anne Madison Tompkins, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System, Amanda Raines, Louisiana State University, Jessica Walton, Stacey Parkin, Michele Carroll, & Laurel Franklin, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System. De-Catastrophizing Intrusive Reminders of Trauma to Mitigate Trauma Symptom Development: Evidence from the Trauma Film Paradigm. Joseph Boffa, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, Amanda Raines, Louisiana State University, & Laurel Franklin, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System
Psychologically Flexible and Inflexible Predictors of PTG and PTSD. Dustin Seidler, Laurel Franklin, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, & Chad Drake, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
From Childhood Adversity to Emotion Regulation Difficulty Through Attachment Insecurity. Dylan John, Gabriel Hunter, Hung-Chu Lin, Amy Brown, Paula Zeanah, & Manyu Li, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Condom Availability, Attitudes, and Intentions. Kelsey Mayes, Samantha Arbella, Cristian Rivera, & Amy Brown, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Defining Sexual Harassment: Impact on Perceptions of College Harassment. Kelsey Mayes, Megan Fowler, Lauren Neumeyer, & Amy Brown, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
As reported in the February issue, also presenting will be Dr. Charles Figley. Dr. Figley who will present the Rosecrans II Invited Address, “What About the Self of the Psychologist? Self Care Sense of Self," at the annual conference, to be held in New Orleans in April. Dr. Figley is the Paul Henry Kurzweg Distinguished Chair and Professor in the Tulane School of Social Work, and the Director of the Tulane’s Traumatology Institute.
Also presenting this year will be Dr. Elliott Hammer, Experimental Social Psychology Professor at Xavier University of Louisiana. Dr. Hammer will present the CEPO/SEPA Invited Address, " Reaching Everyone: The Science of Student Identity and Success in a Biased World." Dr. Hammer holds the John D. LaFarge Endowed Professorship in Social Justice at Xavier University.
Also, Dr. Lindsey Poe, Dr. Megan Brokenbourgh, & Sandy Hyatt from the Louisiana Health Sciences Center will present a workshop, "Health Literacy: Making Healthcare Understandable."
In his session, Dr. Charles Figley will provide "perspectives on practitioner mental health for themselves and why they rarely develop useful self-care plans. Attendees will learn how mental health risk and protective factors are associated with compassion fatigue and the importance of the self in the context of self care.
The Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) will hold its 2020 conference in New Orleans. In this photo participants are at SEPA 2016, also in New Orleans. L to R: Dr. Thomas Mitchell, from the University of Baltimore, Dr. Jerry Tobacyk, from Louisiana Tech University, and Efehi Edomwony, from Xavier University.
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