In April 2007, the Marietta College Psychology faculty and 16 psychology students traveled to Marshall University in Huntington, WV, for the annual Tri-State Psychology Conference.
Students attending the conference were: Rhonda Bartlett, Sally Berry, Lyndley Dmitsak, Ashley Hall, Abby Hess, Christiana Hilditch, Jonah Juarez, Darlene Kuhen, Gina Mykulak, Kim Page, Allison Paytosh, Kayla Reiland, Heather Reineke, Bradley Schockman, Derek Thomas, and Ali Yurasek.
In addition, five poster presentations were authored by Marietta students:
"Attitudes Toward a Defecting Group Leader,"
by Christiana Hilditch, Bradley Schockman, David Borrelli, and Ashley Brown (Faculty sponsor: Dr. Mark Sibicky),
"Ethnicity and Perception of Threat,"
by Ali Yurasek (Faculty sponsor: Dr. Ryan May),
"A Correlational Study on the Relationship Between an Individual's Level of Self-Esteem and Level of Aggression,"
by Derek Thomas (Faculty sponsor: Dr. Jennifer McCabe),
"I Give Up: The Pieces to Frustration,"
by Gina Mykulak and Allison Paytosh
(Faculty advisor: Dr. Jennifer McCabe), and
"Relationship Between Memory Encoding Techniques and Working Memory Ability,"
by Lyndley Dmitsak (Faculty sponsor: Dr. Jennifer McCabe).
At the conclusion of the conference, five Marietta students (Lyndley Dmitsak, Christiana Hilditch, Kim Page, Brad Schockman, and Ali Yurasek) competed as a team in Psychology Jeopardy!, earning second place in the tournament.
Conference Presentations
Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting and Undergraduate Conference, Spring 2006
Four professors and five students traveled to Chicago to attend the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, IL.
Three students presented their original research findings during the Psi Chi poster session.
"Perceptions of Grief and Responses to Bereaved College Students,"
by Jessica Jeffers (Faculty Advisor: Ryan May)
"The Role of Context Dependency in the Misinformation Effect,"
by Amanda Morrison (Faculty Advisor: Jennifer McCabe)
"The Relationship Between Childhood Sexual Abuse and College Adjustment,"
by Laura Tompkins (Faculty Advisor: Mary Barnas)
"Using a State Mental Health Grant to Develop an Undergraduate Internship Program for Underserved Populations,"
by Dr. Mark Sibicky, Dr. Ryan May and Dr. Mary Barnas
