Forty-nine students (15 graduate and 34 undergraduates) and 12 faculty will present papers or posters at the Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA) conference in Dallas, TX in April 2016. SWPA is the regional psychological association and is composed of members from 9 states.
In addition, 4 UCA students are finalists in the SWPA Research Competition.
SWPA Undergraduate Research Competition
1. Memory for missing parts of witnessed events (SWPA)
Lindsay Hobson
Emily Gates
(Advisor: Dr. Ken Sobel)
2. Do People Remember the Judgments They Make? (SWPA)
Tori Nicole Francis
Savannah Sloane Nolan
K. Brooke Schichtl
(Advisor: Dr. Ken Sobel)
3. The Effects of Image Priming and BMI on Food and Monetary Discounting (SWPA)
Shelby Kait Nichols
(Advisor: Dr. Shawn Charlton)
4. The Relationship Between Narcissism, Self-Esteem, and Bullying in Middle School (Finalist, Psi Chi Undergraduate Regional Research Competition).
Carley Owen
(Advisor: Paul R. Nail)
SWPA Graduate Research Competition
1. Sex Differences in Jealousy: Twenty Years Later (SWPA)
Tiffany Marie Wierzbicki
(Advisor: Dr. Shawn Charlton)