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2024 UPRC Program



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

1:30-3:30 p.m.  Oral Presentations, UC 226/227

3:30-4:15 p.m.  Poster Presentations, Carter Hall D

4:15 p.m.          Awards Presentation & Closing Remarks, Carter Hall D

Dr. Urska Dobersek, Psi Chi Advisor, UPRC Chair


1:30-3:30 p.m.

ORAL SESSIONS

1:30 – 1:45 p.m.   Tyler Robinson, University of Southern Indiana

  • Multidisciplinary and Integrated Team-Based Behavioral Healthcare for Children in Evansville: The Neurodevelopmental Center

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

  • Development of the PSEQ-R

2:10 – 2:25 p.m.  Hannah Gardner, University of Southern Indiana

  • A Literature Review on the Prevalence and Risk Factors of Eating Disorders in Athletes and Non-Athletes

2:35 – 2:50 p.m.   Regginald Mickens-Ridgenal, Cornesia Graham, Ayicia Murray, &

                                Mohammed Islam, Chicago State University 

  • Can Trauma Cause the Misidentification of Everyday Objects as Weapons at First Glance?

2:55 – 3:10 p.m.   Emma Lear, Ball State University

  • Relationships Among Weight Management, PCOS Symptoms, Femininity Contingency, and Mental Health

3:15 – 3:30 p.m.   Omaima Khan, University of Southern Indiana

  • Investigating Public Perceptions Towards Cancer Etiology

3:30-4:15 p.m.

POSTER SESSION

Ragan Welch & Regan Lookadoo

  • The Impact of Value-Importance and Neuroticism on College Distress

Kristina Yang & Allie Howell 

  • Exploring Associations between Attachment Style and Mental Health

Lily Robbins   

  • The Influence of Social Norms on Course Evaluations

Omaima Khan, Faith Alldredge, Caitlyn Selby, & James McCauley

  • Assessing College Students’ Ability to Detect AI-Generated Content Across Various Media Types

Jessica Tansella, Danica Dunn, & Sara Hamilton

  • Parental Influences on Prosocial Behaviors

Yoel Alvarez

  • Exploring Cultural Sensitivity: A Comparative Analysis between Multilingual and Monolingual Individuals

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