Accomplishments
The following students were inducted into Psi Chi in April, 2009. Congratulations to the new and present Psi Chi members!
Mandi Adydan, Jonell Belcher, Amanda Caldwell, Daniel Carr, Amanda Ciesielski, Susan Cronin, Deadanna Dahlgren, Elise Daigler, Molly Farrell, Kong Gao, Mary Germano, Jessica Goodell, Jared Gould, Amanda Grabowski, Jennifer Grabski, Atira Hepworth, Hana Im, Jenna Kellogg, Elise Kidd, Alexandra Lugo, Melissa Marra, Megan Morrison, Caitlin O'Reilly, Anne Petrozzi, Jennifer Raymond, Heather Schaffer, Mary Starks, Chengcen Su, Chad Swanson, Clara Wright
Also in Spring, 2009, many of our students were authors on research projects presented at regional undergraduate research conferences in Pittsburgh, PA, and Fredonia. Included below is a selection of these research projects:
Japanese Teachers' Attitudes Toward the 2002 Japanese Education System Reforms
Emily Akers, Chengcen Su, and Amanda Nobrega (Dr. Cheryl Drout, Advisor)
Perceptions of Relationship Dissolution as a Function of Gender and Physical Attractiveness
Shannon Bonadonna and Kong Gao (Dr. Jack Croxton, Advisor)
Lesbian Expectations of Dating Relationships
Amanda Ciesielski, Amanda Caldwell, and Alexandra Lugo (Dr. Jennifer Dyck, Advisor)
Programs Offered at Transitional Facilities as Part of Overall Re-Entry Skills Training
Michael Contronea (Dr. Dani McKinney, Advisor)
Memory Performance and Adherence to Instructions for Preschool Children
Daniel Carr and Elise Crist (Dr. Nancy Gee, Advisor)
Classroom Behavior: Students' Perceptions of Bias and How it Should Be Addressed
Maura Reinertsen (Dr. Guy Boysen, Advisor)
Mothers' Perspectives on the Sexualization of Girls and Early Puberty Experiences
Atira Hepworth and Shea Calleri (Dr. Ingrid Johnston-Robledo, Advisor)
Provoking Affect to Assess Implicit Committment to Intrinsic and Extrinsic Religious Orientations
Scott Wright, Melissa Marra, Devin Sonner, and Elise Simpson (Dr. Suthakaran, Advisor)
The Attributions of NFL Fans from Radio Call-In Shows
John Pogorzelski and Elise Daigler (Dr. Bruce Klonsky, Advisor)