Presentations of Student Research
at National and Regional Psychology Conferences


Our department is proud of the research done by our students and sponsoring faculty. Recent activities are highlighted below.

Bold print denotes student authors. First entry designates primary researcher. Psi Chi members are designated with yc. Projects are listed in reverse chronological order. Research from 1995 or later can be found here.

1994

Forden, C., Barnett, R.,yc & Fisher, K.yc (1994). When students are the bridge: Women's studies on a community based campus. Paper presented at the Joint Conference of Mid-Atlantic National Women's Studies Association and Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Women's Consortium.

Krauss, I. K., Landis, J. , Heeter, J, & Ghisletta, P. (1994, April). Diagonal, dog bone, and bow tie: The effect of pattern complexity on the performance of young-naive and old-expert bingo players. Paper presented at the biennial Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta.

Krauss, I. K., Fornelli, J., Ghisletta, P., Heeter, J., & Landis, J. (1994, April). Predictors of Bingo playing performance in old and young adults. Paper presented at the biennial Human Development Conference, Pittsburgh.

Schlueter, D., & Cheeseman, J. (1994, April). The relationship between two commonly used inventories to assess bulimic behaviors. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Providence, RI.

Stroupe, L., Ashcraft, D., & Morris, P. (1994, April). Prevalence of rape and rape myth acceptance of college students in a rural setting. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Providence, RI.

1993

Schlueter, D., & Cheeseman, J. (1993, April). Does "social contagion" explain bulimic-type behaviors in a college sorority. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Schlueter, D., & Domire, J. (1993, April). The relationship between alcohol abuse and non-clinical bulimia in college students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Schlueter, D., Cheeseman, J., Wells, D., & Dutch, S. (1993, April). Is college student "fad bulimia" related to clinical bulimia nervosa? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

1992

Beasom, L., & Krauss, I. K. (1992, June). Affect, helping behavior and the Persian Gulf War. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, San Diego.

Jackson, G. R., & Vilberg, T. R. (1992, April). Carcass composition does predict RMR. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Schlueter, D., & Wells, D. (1992, April). Correlates of bulimic-type behaviors in a non-clinical population. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Cheeseman, J., & Schlueter, D. (1992, April). The relationship between bulimic-type behaviors and sorority subgroups. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston.

Krauss, I, & Henry, L. (1992, March). But they keep on playing: Errors of omission in Bingo playing in old age. Paper presented at the Fourth biennial Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta.

1991

Dutch, S., & Schlueter, D. (1991, April). Relationship between family patterns and bulimic behaviors in a non-clinical population. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, New York.

1990

Meley, K. (1990). Willingness to participate as a measure of procrastination in college students. Poster presented at The Eighteenth Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.

Rodriguez-Haynes, M., Reninger, S., and Seelbaugh, D. (1990, March). Adults' knowledge about child development and child-rearing. Presented at the Biennial Conference on Human Development, Richmond, VA.

1989

Meley, K. (1989). The effects of procrastination on time perception and the ability to sequence tasks in college students. Poster presented at The Seventeenth Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Edinboro University.

1988

Rifici, S. (1988). Effects of conation on the academic standing of regularly admitted and academically high risk college freshman. Poster presented at The Sixteenth Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Allegheny College.

1987

McKinley, J., & Thompson, D. (1987). The Effect of subjects' individual ratings of emotional and threatening stimuli on perceptual defense. Poster presented at The Fifteenth Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Gannon University.

Slattery, J. M., Potter, R. M., & Vogan, C. (1987, June). Discipline differences in subject choice by ABS members. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society, Williamstown, NH.

1986

Parsha, G. (1986). The Perception of Sexual Harassment by College Students. Poster presented at The Fourteenth Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Westminster College.

McKinley, J., & Thompson, D. (1986). Perceptual Defense as Predicted by Degree of Emotionality for both Negative and Positive Stimuli. Poster presented at The Fourteenth Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Westminster College.

Lutton, C., & Stahlman, M. (1986). The Discrimination of Three Major Cola Beverages by College Students. Poster presented at The Fourteenth Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Westminster College.

1985

Shaffer, L., & Yarwasky, R. (1985). The Effects of Social Influence on the Perception of Weight Difference. Poster presented at The Thirteenth Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Clarion University.

Custer, S. (1985). The Perception of Backwards Messages by College Students. Poster presented at The Thirteenth Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Clarion University.

Park, C. (1985). Perceived Passage of Time: A Cognitive Perspective. Poster presented at The Thirteenth Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Clarion University.

1984

Frazier, S. A. (1984). Taste Discrimination of Cola Beverages Containing Sugar or Nutra-Sweet. Poster presented at The Twelfth Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Behrend College.

Weber, L. J., & Haywood, C. (1984). N-length sequence as a Determiner of Resistance to Extinction in Operant Conditioning. Poster presented at The Twelfth Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Behrend College.

1983

Weber, L. J. (1983). The Perception of Three Common Visual Illusions Produced by an Inexpensive Microcomputer System. Poster presented at The Eleventh Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Chatham College.

Slabinski, A., & Marmarosa, K.A. (1983). The Effects of Delayed Reward and the Amount of Reinforcement on Learning in the Rat. Poster presented at The Eleventh Annual Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Chatham College.

Publication of Student Research


Kirkpatrick, N. M., & Vilberg, T. R. (2001). Optimism is related to self-esteem and life satisfaction in rural college undergraduates. Paper under review. Busch, R., & Motter, T. (Eds.) (1999). Breaking the code of silence -- Honoring women's inner strength. Clarion, PA.: Author.

Davis, C. & Grigsby, J. (1998). Is sexual permissiveness in college students affected by previous experience? Submitted for publication.

Eaton, Y., Mitchell, M.L., & Jolley, J. M. (1991). Gender differences in the development of relationships during late adolescence. Journal of Adolescence, 26, 565-568.

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