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1st UPRC: 2023



For the complete program, including the abstracts, please click here.


1:00-1:15 p.m.  Check-in & presentation set up, Hallway outside Carter Hall

1:15-1:30 p.m.  Opening Remarks, Carter Hall D

Dr. Urska Dobersek, Psi Chi Advisor, UPRC Chair

Dr. Amie McKibban, Chair of the Psychology Department

1:30-2:25 p.m.  Oral Presentations, UC 226/227

2:30-3:15 p.m.  Poster Presentations, Carter Hall D

3:15 p.m.           Awards Presentation & Closing Remarks, Carter Hall D

Dr. Urska Dobersek, Psi Chi Advisor, UPRC Chair


1:30-2:25 p.m.

ORAL SESSIONS

1:30 – 1:45 p.m.   Jillian Walker & Caleb Cunningham, University of Southern Indiana

   Longitudinal Study of the Covid-19 Pandemic at USI

1:50 – 2:05 p.m.  Gabriel Del Greco & Genevieve Dewey, Ball State University

   Relationships among Autistic Traits, Hypersexuality, and Consensual Nonmonogamy

2:10 – 2:25 p.m.  Caleb Cunningham & Jillian Walker, University of Southern Indiana

   Deficits in Mental Health Care: Resilience, ACEs, and Psychopathology 


2:30-3:15 p.m.

POSTER SESSION

Lyndsey Bunch

  • Examining the Relation between Exercise and Mental Health

Gabriela Fernandez Gil

  • Your Worth, Your Mind: What is the Relation between Self-Esteem,Anxiety      

Lillian Ehlers

  • McNair Scholar Student Experiences with Barriers and Aids in Educational Attainment

Trenton Goffinet, Nick Purdy, Caden Porter, & Tyler Robinson

  • Attitudes Towards Anxiety Treatment Efficacy and the Effects of Stigma in College Students: Results from the University of Southern Indiana

Kaitlyn Hicks & Abigail Eckert

  • Judgments of Warmth and Competency

Cassidy Sozio

  • Examining the Relation between Gender Roles and Anxiety

For the complete program, including the abstracts, please click here.


Oral Presentation Winners

Congratulations to Genevieve Dewey and Gabriel Del Greco from Ball State University for being voted for the best oral presentation!

Poster Presentation Winner

Congratulations to Gabriela Fernandez Gil for being voted for the best poster presentation!