Psychology Department
Accomplishments

Accomplishments

On March 27, 2011, the Psychology Department held its Psi Chi initiation ceremony and reception. In addition to the Psi Chi initiates, Department Awards were given, including the Donald Lehr Teaching Excellence Award, the Psychology Merit Award, and the Virginia Sexton Medallion. The awardees were as follows:

Psychology Merit Award: Rachel Foltz, Leanna Greenberg, Kayla Griewisch

Psychology Merit Award Honorable Mention:  Theresa Richir

Donald Lehr Teaching Excellence Award: Kong Gao

Virginia Sexton Medallion: Whitney Riley

In May, 2011, Leanna Greenberg was honored with the Daniel C. Krawczyk Award, for excellence in research. 

Also in Spring, 2011, many of our students were authors on research projects presented at regional undergraduate research conferences in Erie, PA, and Fredonia. Included below is a selection of these research projects:

The Effect of an /r/ Articulatory Disorder on Undergraduate Listener's Perceptions
Susan Cronin (Dr. Bruce Klonsky, Advisor)

The Impact of Information-Processing Styles and Television Viewing on Body Image
Stephanie Cook, Kayla Griewisch, and Kara Jeziorski (Dr. Suthakaran, Advisor)

SUNY Fredonia LGBTQQ Campus Climate
Michael DeJesus (Dr. Ingrid Johnston-Robledo, Advisor)

The Influence of Causal Explanations on Mental Illness Stigma
Keenan Foulke (Dr. Guy Boysen, Advisor)

Perceptions of Liking
Leanna Greenberg (Dr. Jack Croxton, Advisor)

Mothers' Support for Preschoolers' Development of Autobiographical Memory 
Ashley Holmes (Dr. Andrea Zevenbergen, Advisor)

Preschool Children Use More Words to Tell a Story to a Dog than a Human
Leah Kerns and Leanna Greenberg (Dr. Nancy Gee, Advisor)

Perceptions of Body Images between the Same and Opposite Genders
Whitney Riley, Michelle Lorenzetti, and Elizabeth Bauza (Dr. Jennifer Dyck, Advisor)