CPS/SGA 2009 Research Fair

The CPS Student Government Association recently hosted the CPS/SGA 2009 Research Fair at which time more than 40 CPS students presented on their faculty supervised research. The annual event provides students with an opportunity to gain professional experience in presenting their research. Presenters included:

Title: The Impact of Graduate Clinical Training on Students’ Perceptions of Receiving Psychotherapy
Presenter: K.C. Collins

Title: Investigation of the Role Parental Variables and Imagination Play in the Development and Maintenance of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Presenter: Gillian Cohen

Title: Dealing with the Mentally Ill: Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Efficacy in Law Enforcement
Presenter: Sam Browning
Faculty Advisor: Vincent B. Van-Hasselt, Ph.D.

Title: Barring the Mentally Ill from the Death Penalty: A National Survey
Presenter: Ron Dahl

Title: An Investigation into the Characteristics in the Development and Maintenance of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Presenter: Shane Lutchman

Title: An Investigation into the Interaction of Psychopathology, Personality, and Sleep Disturbances in Clients from a Community Mental Health Center
Presenter: Allison L. Bates
Faculty Advisors: Ana I. Fins, Ph.D.; Barry Schneider, Ph.D.; & Craig Marker, Ph.D.

Title: Investigation of the Role of Imagination in the Generation of Noxious Scenarios and Disgust Sensitivity in Individuals with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Presenter: Reeva Ramcharan

Title: Use Histories and Recovery Practices Among Long-Term Members of Narcotics Anonymous
Presenter: Brandon Bergman

Title: Victims of Domestic Violence: Social Problem-solving and Assertion Skills
Presenter: Amy Angleman

Title: The Role of Ethnicity/Race in Reporting Child Behavior: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the CBCL/6-18
Presenters: Jessica Holster & Necil Kimble

Title: Promoting Self-Change in Alcohol Use and Social Anxiety
Presenters: Kimberly Wisotzke & Kristina Booth
Faculty Advisor: Craig Marker, Ph.D.

Title: An Investigation of the Interaction Between Imagination, External Locus of Control, and Disgust Sensitivity in Individuals With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Presenters: Ashley Simmons, Gillian Cohen, Shane Lutchman, Reeva Ramcharan, & Shannon Worton
Faculty Advisor: Craig Marker, Ph.D.

Title: Domestic Violence & Perceptions of Social Support in Deaf & Hard of Hearing Women
Presenters: Micol Levi-Mini & Paula Johnston-McCabe

Title: Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Parent and Teacher Report of Children’s Reactions
Presenters: Benjamin Greenberg, Ginger Villareal Armas & Jeffrey Mandelkorn

Title: Assessing Trauma History, Perceived Stress, and Neuropsychological Function in a Community Sample of Homeless Adults
Presenters: Jessica L. Mackelprang & Robyn Hardie
Faculty Advisors: Craig Marker, Ph.D. & Efrain A. Gonzalez, Psy.D.

Title: Internet-Based Interpretation Bias Retraining for Social Anxiety: A Preliminary Study
Presenter: Jonathan Perle
Faculty Advisor: Craig Marker, Ph.D.

Title: Effects of Mood Induction on Problem-Solving with Different Levels of Emotional Intelligence
Presenter: Shannon Worton

Title: Investigation of the Interaction Between Locus of Control, Locus of Responsibility, and Desire for Control in the Development and Maintenance of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Presenter: Shannon Worton

Title: A Comparison of Mothers’ and Fathers’ Child-Rearing Beliefs of One-Month-Old Infants
Presenters: Alexis Resnick & Sasha Stok
Faculty Advisor: Craig Marker, Ph.D.

Title: Teacher Perceptions of Emergent Literacy Skills in Pre-school Students
Presenters: Catherine Samuel-Barrett & Lauren R. Parker
Faculty Advisors: Sarah Valley-Gray, Psy.D. & Ralph (Gene) Cash, Ph.D.

Title: The Correctional Officer Stress Survey
Presenter: Andrea M. Brockman

Title: Validation Study of the Law Enforcement Officer Stress Survey (LEOSS)
Presenter: Ryan Reddin

Title: What Makes Tennis Players Win?
Presenter: Lorena Martin

Title: The effect of Child-Rearing Practices on the Onset of Autobiographical Memory
Presenters: Jason Hutchings, George Butler & Janessa Dominguez
Faculty Advisor: Alexandru Cuc, Ph.D.

Title: Predicting Attachment Style by using the Rorschach, Creation of an Attachment Style Index
Presenters: Jason Hutchings & Ryan Boddy
Faculty Advisor: Barry Schneider, Ph.D.

Title: The Rorschach and its Ability to Differentiate Between Brain-Injured and Control Populations
Presenters: Jason Hutchings & Ryan Boddy
Faculty Advisor: Barry Schneider, Ph.D.

Title: The Rorschach Intellectualization Index and its Relation to Verbal and Performance Intelligence
Presenters: Ryan Boddy & Isaac Tourgeman
Faculty Advisor: Charles Golden, Ph.D.