Field Placement, Internship, Practicum
- Field Placement Experience at Smithland Elementary School
Jada Robinson
Advisor: Dr. Haeyoon Chung - Field Placement Experience at the Victim Witness Program with the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office
Naara Roman-Flores
Advisor: Dr. Haeyoon Chung - Field Placement 495 Site Contribution Research
Elaina Ward
Advisor: Dr. Haeyoon Chung - Community Counseling Center
Jessica Johnson
Advisor: Dr. Yanbin Li - Enhancing Accessibility and Support in a Correctional Setting: Field Placement Experience at Middle River Regional Jail
Kimberly Morico
Advisor: Dr. Haeyoon Chung - Inclusive Excellence Council of the Psychology Department
Evelyn Lovelace, Jessica Johnson, & Leah Ballinger
Advisor: Dr. Ben Blankenship & Dr. Sri Siddhi N Upadhyay - JMU’s Graduate Program in Assessment and Measurement
Assessment and Measurement students
Advisor: Dr. Brian Leventhal - Psychology Peer Advising
Current PPA students
Advisor: Dr. Monica Reis-Bergan
Undergraduate Research
- The Influence of Experimenter Gender on Hormones, Behavior, and Physiology
Amber Bennett and Braden Berger
Advisor: Dr. Melanie Shoup-Knox - Employability Skills in Graduating Psychology Majors
Adiba Khaydari and Naja Barrow
Advisor: Dr. Tracy Zinn - Ethnocultural Empathy and Sociocultural Awareness in Psychology Majors
Cayden Chitwood and Ella Young
Advisor: Dr. Tracy Zinn - Qualitative Analyses of Responses to Experiences in the Major as Related to Sociocultural Objectives
Chris Ardouny and Andrew Garlock
Advisor: Dr. Tracy Zinn - Bros and the Ballot: Gender Identity and the 2024 U.S. Election
Collin Brown, Vanessa George, Zach Ginsberg, Akira Hicks, Samantha Steele
Advisor: Dr. Ben Blankenship - Existential Flourishing: Exploring Relational Cognition as a Mechanism to Produce More Meaningful Therapeutic Experiences
Alex Quinn, Emily Ewing, Payton Stavalone, Mia Godfrey, Emma Minstretta , Madeleine Magnant, Anna Robinson
Advisor: Dr. Lindsey Harvell-Bowman - Objective and Subjective Sleep Assessment in a Military College
Emma Puckett
Advisors: Dr. Kethera Fogler Moore and Dr. Jeff Dyche - The Influence of Experimenter Gender on Vocal Acoustics and Listener Perception
Amber Bennett, Braden Berger, Cameron McKinney, Kara Tokarchic, Kieran Donohue, and Rachna Patel
Advisor: Dr. Melanie L. Shoup-Knox - State and Trait Boredom in Elementary School Children with ADHD
Audrey Johnson
Advisor: Dr. Ashton Trice - Can Females Detect Ovulation Cues in Other Females?
Shannon P. Brown, Sara M. Buie, Rebecca M. Fleetwood, Yasasvi Paleti, & Anna M. PierceAdvisors: Dr. Melanie L. Shoup-Knox and Dr. Krisztina V. Jakobsen - Social Media and Modern Motherhood: Examining the Relationship between Exposure, Beliefs, and Future Plans
Miranda Price and Kameron Strosnider
Advisor: Dr. Monica Reis-Bergan - Test-Retest Reliability of the ARC Scale
Emma Roberson & Maximilian Frutos
Advisor: Dr. Kala Melchiori - Quantitative Coding of Qualitative Discrimination Experiences
Chubiyojo Abu and Nikki JalaliAdvisor: Dr. Kala Melchiori - Effects of Caffeine on Pavlovian Conditioned Approach in Male Rats
Mackenzie Kidwell, Gia Schmidt, Victoria Osorio, Paige Martinez, William Whited, Sofia Yeshtokina, Jackson Feysa, Kaylin Carsey, Holden Williamson, Mitch Larkin, Anna Vayo, Annabelle Kuzmin, Dwayne Clark
Advisor: Dr. Curtis Bradley - Navigating Conflict: The Impact of Peer and Parental Support on Trauma-Affected Adolescents
Lizzie Bryan
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo - Nature and Wellbeing
Summer Cocks and Maggie Allen
Advisor: Dr. Suzanne Baker - Universal Design for Learning, Growth Mindset, and Goal Orientation
Abby Kirsh, Ann Marie Novinger, and Hannah James
Advisor: Dr. Tracy Zinn
Scholarship Winners:
- James O. Benedict Senior Teaching Scholarship: Amber Bennett (2024); Ella Rosenzweig (2025)
- Casey Mitschele Dorsey Scholarship: Rachel Jones (2024); Carter Peery (2025)
- Eileen Nelson Senior Scholarship: Maggie Nelson
- Rogowski Scholarship: Claire Zettlemoyer
- James J. Hart Memorial Scholarship: Victoria Osorio
- Virginia Andreoli Mathie Scholarship: Zachary Ginsberg
- Leadership and Service Award: Alex Quinn
- LeAnn Whitlock Memorial Scholarship: Jazmin Brock
Outstanding Achievement in Statistics and Research
Roughly 3% of students completing research methods in the specified time period: Naja Barrow, Natalia Bozyn, Andrew Gray, Keira McCabe, Autumn Rudick, Gavin Short, Emily Simon, Naara Roman-Flores, Claire Zettlemoyer
11:50-12:05
Public and Private Responses to Sexism across Levels of Power
Penny Naden and Cierra Bolster
Advisor: Dr. Kala Melchiori
12:05-12:20
Measuring Impact: Power, Effect Sizes, and Sample Sizes in Evaluating the Empowering Women Scholars and Artists Program (funded by the Psi Chi Undergraduate Professional Development Grant)
Jessica Johnson
Advisor: Dr. Yanbin Li
12:20-12:35
Exploring Death Thought Accessibility Levels Among Young Adults When Writing About Close Relationships
Brielle Lampf & Sulayman Haq
Advisor: Dr. Lindsey Harvell-Bowman
12:35-12:50
The Acute Effects of Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) on Appetite
Colin Nester, Rachel Jones, Daniela Sacca, Allie Poole
Advisor: Dr. Jessica Irons
12:50 - 1:20pm: Presentation of Senior Psychology Major Recognitions
Please see information about our 2024-2025 Undergraduate Award Recipients and Donors on display near the awards area in Madison Ballroom
- Jerry O. Haynes Memorial Award: Penny Naden
- Senior Award for Achievement in Service: Jada Robinson
- Senior Award for Achievement in Research: Zach Baron
- Senior Award for Achievement in Teaching: Rachna Patel
- Senior Overall Academic Achievement: Kimberly Morico, Sara Buie, and Meadowe Cislo
- Joann H. Grayson Field Placement Award: Destiny Campbell
Field Placement, Internship, Practicum
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Physical Activity as a Therapeutic Tool for Youth in Psychiatric Acute Care
Emily Ewing
Advisor: Dr. Haeyoon Chung -
Field Placement Experience at Western State Hospital
Aiden Wood
Advisor: Dr. Haeyoon Chung -
Field Placement Experience at SexEdVA
Adrianna Moore
Advisor: Dr. Haeyoon Chung -
Healing Through Crisis: Developing a Comprehensive Response Plan for Children Affected by ICE Raids and Parental Deportation. Working with Harrisonburg / Rockingham Child Protective Services: Field Placement Internship
Alex Petsko
Advisors: Dr. Haeyoon Chung and Dr. Kala Melchiori -
Field Placement Experience at Sentara Hospice Care
Elizabeth Anania
Advisor: Dr. Haeyoon Chung -
Field Placement in Children's Case Management at the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Community Services Board (HRCSB)
Sophie Federico
Advisors: Dr. Haeyoon Chung and Dr. William Evans - The Impact of Grief and Associated Interventions on Patients in a State Psychiatric Hospital
Teagan Lunn
Advisor: Dr. Haeyoon Chung -
Psi Chi: Cultivating Minds, Building Futures
Jessica Johnson, Trinity Swartz, Ally Beitzel, & Leah Ballinger
Advisor: Dr. Melanie L. Shoup-Knox -
Psychology Peer Advising
Current PPA students
Advisor: Dr. Monica Reis-Bergan
Undergraduate Research
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Eye Gaze Following for Human, Animal, and Pareidolic Faces
Leah Ballinger, Rachel Bishop, Emily Finguerra, Katherine Fox, Rachael Johnson, and Morgan Tait
Advisor: Dr. Krisztina Jakobsen -
Confrontation Experience Mediates the Relationship Between Discrimination Experience and Confrontation
Naara Roman-Flores, Mackenzie Davey, and Berkley Smith
Advisor: Dr. Kala Melchiori -
The Effect of Sleep Duration and Quality on Undergraduate Student Academic Performance and Mental Health
Joseph Brazina
Advisor: Dr. Haeyoon Chung -
Open Science Framework Publication Process
Katherine Fox and Rachael Johnson
Advisor: Dr. Krisztina Jakobsen -
Exploring Sarcasm in Text Message Communication
William Bush, Mohamed Ghawider, Aidan Williamson, Emma Garrison, Jessica Johnson, & Katie Tribiano
Advisor: Dr. Sri Siddhi N. Upadhyay -
Exploring Student Perspectives on Well-Being through Focus Groups
Mabel Achiaa, Zach Baron, Kayla Burger, Jacob Jordan, Shayna Larrow, Abi Middleton, Adrianna Moore, Mariah Oddiah, Katie Ogilvie, and Charlotte Peter
Advisor: Dr. Jaime Kurtz -
Impact of Class Size on Students' Perception of Their Role in Undergraduate Classes
Chloe Thomasson, Holly Frost, Samantha Barton, Elaina Ward, and David Kinzer
Advisor: Dr. Claire Lyons -
Assessing Sports Betting Behavior Among JMU Students
Hayden Clinton
Advisor: Dr. Monica Reis-Bergan -
Happiness at JMU: A Study of Student Wellbeing and Life Satisfaction
Jaden Case, Brianna Briggs, Haydn Byrd, Stephen Dick, Quinn Distler, James Evans, Delia Gallagher, Britney Guzman-Cornelio, Mackenzie Hamrick, Emily Hoder, Ashley Luck, Paola Moreno, Sophia Narciso, Ann Marie Seybold, Vincent Simmons, Addie Soucek, Leah Weakley, and Bella White
Advisor: Dr. Kenn Barron - Parental Pressure on Overall Life Satisfaction and Relations in Adulthood
Gianna Silvestri
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo - The Impact of Parental Abuse in Adolescence on Adulthood Relationships
Emilee Beamish
Advisor: Dr. David Szwedo
Honors Theses
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How Do Instructors Influence Student Motivation Through What They Say and Do?
Zach Baron, Elizabeth Woodworth, Courtney Creedon, Kate Buswell
Advisor: Dr. Kenn Barron -
Do Menstrual Cycle Hormone Levels Affect the Happy Face Advantage in Human and Pareidolic Faces?
Margaret Nelson
Advisor: Dr. Krisztina Jakobsen -
How Sexual Orientation Influences Sensitivity to Ovulation Cues
Yasasvi Paleti
Advisors: Dr. Melanie L. Shoup-Knox and Dr. Krisztina V. Jakobsen
