Psychology

Associate Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Global Health Studies Sarah Conklin presented her research at the American Psychosomatic Society annual meeting held March 18-21 in Savannah, Georgia. Two students attended the conference with her. Nicole Masters ’15 presented the results from her Senior Project conducted with Professor Conklin and Associate Professor of Psychology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Deb Dickey. Her project was titled “Experiences of physical and emotional abuse are associated with blunted cardiovascular reactions to psychological stress.” The project, currently under peer-review, was a multi-year effort. Her coauthors also attended the meeting: Annie T. Ginty ’09, now at the University of Pittsburgh as a postdoctoral fellow in behavioral medicine; Eliza B. Nelson ’12, now at the University of Saint Andrews School of Medicine, Health Psychology, UK; and Karen Kaye ’14, now at Brandeis University, Psychology. Katelyn Nicewander ’15 also presented the results of her Senior Project, which she conducted with Professor Conklin and Assistant Professor of Psychology Lydia Jackson. Her project was titled “Lavender essential oil aromatherapy does not reduce cardiovascular reactions to acute psychological stress in the laboratory: results from a preliminary randomized control trial.” Katelyn’s project is currently being prepared for peer review.

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Associate Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Global Health Studies Sarah Conklin presented her research at the American Psychosomatic Society annual meeting held March 18-21 in Savannah, Georgia. Two students attended the conference with her. Nicole Masters ’15 presented the results from her Senior Project conducted with Professor Conklin and Associate Professor of Psychology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Deb Dickey. Her project was titled “Experiences of physical and emotional abuse are associated with blunted cardiovascular reactions to psychological stress.” The project, currently under peer-review, was a multi-year effort. Her coauthors also attended the meeting: Annie T. Ginty ’09, now at the University of Pittsburgh as a postdoctoral fellow in behavioral medicine; Eliza B. Nelson ’12, now at the University of Saint Andrews School of Medicine, Health Psychology, UK; and Karen Kaye ’14, now at Brandeis University, Psychology. Katelyn Nicewander ’15 also presented the results of her Senior Project, which she conducted with Professor Conklin and Assistant Professor of Psychology Lydia Jackson. Her project was titled “Lavender essential oil aromatherapy does not reduce cardiovascular reactions to acute psychological stress in the laboratory: results from a preliminary randomized control trial.” Katelyn’s project is currently being prepared for peer review.

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Research by Rebecca Cohen ’15, Nicole Coogan ’15, Rebecca Gallup ’15, Autumn Vogel ’15, Breana Gallagher ’15, Katherine Roach ’16 and Assistant Professor of Psychology Lydia Eckstein Jackson was presented at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in Philadelphia in March. In collaboration with Professor Jackson, Rebecca Cohen presented her Senior Project on “The Effects of Acute and Chronic Stress on Unethical Behavior”; Nicole Coogan presented her Senior Project work on “The Effects of Short-term Volunteerism on Identification With All Humanity”; Rebecca Gallup presented her work on “The Effects of Loving-Kindness Meditation on Unethical Behavior”; Autumn Vogel presented research completed as part of an independent studies course titled “Self-Objectification, System Justification, and Social Activism”; and Breana Gallagher and Katie Roach presented work they had completed as part of independent studies projects on whether competitiveness predicts unethical behavior.

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Research by Rebecca Cohen ’15, Nicole Coogan ’15, Rebecca Gallup ’15, Autumn Vogel ’15, Breana Gallagher ’15, Katherine Roach ’16 and Assistant Professor of Psychology Lydia Eckstein Jackson was presented at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in Philadelphia in March. In collaboration with Professor Jackson, Rebecca Cohen presented her Senior Project on “The Effects of Acute and Chronic Stress on Unethical Behavior”; Nicole Coogan presented her Senior Project work on “The Effects of Short-term Volunteerism on Identification With All Humanity”; Rebecca Gallup presented her work on “The Effects of Loving-Kindness Meditation on Unethical Behavior”; Autumn Vogel presented research completed as part of an independent studies course titled “Self-Objectification, System Justification, and Social Activism”; and Breana Gallagher and Katie Roach presented work they had completed as part of independent studies projects on whether competitiveness predicts unethical behavior.

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Assistant Professor of Psychology Lauren Paulson and Danielle Jones ’15 presented a 60-minute advanced education session titled “Tech It Out: Implementing an Online Peer Supervision Network for Rural Supervisors” and a 30-minute poster session titled “Connecting Rural Mental Health Workers Through On-line Peer Supervision and Consultation: A Pilot Study” at the American Counseling Association’s National Conference in Orlando, Florida on March 12-15.

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Assistant Professor of Psychology Lauren Paulson and Danielle Jones ’15 presented a 60-minute advanced education session titled “Tech It Out: Implementing an Online Peer Supervision Network for Rural Supervisors” and a 30-minute poster session titled “Connecting Rural Mental Health Workers Through On-line Peer Supervision and Consultation: A Pilot Study” at the American Counseling Association’s National Conference in Orlando, Florida on March 12-15.

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Professor of Psychology Patricia Rutledge is the second author on “Patterns of alcohol policy enforcement activities among local law enforcement agencies: A latent class analysis,” which was recently accepted by the International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research. The first author, Darin Erickson, is a faculty member in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health in the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota. The other authors are Professor Erickson’s colleagues Kathleen Lenk, Toben Nelson, Rhonda Jones-Webb, and Traci Toomey. The project was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health to the first author. Dr. Rutledge’s involvement in the project was supported by the Great Lakes Colleges Association as part of its New Directions Initiative, made possible by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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Professor of Psychology Patricia Rutledge is the second author on “Patterns of alcohol policy enforcement activities among local law enforcement agencies: A latent class analysis,” which was recently accepted by the International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research. The first author, Darin Erickson, is a faculty member in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health in the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota. The other authors are Professor Erickson’s colleagues Kathleen Lenk, Toben Nelson, Rhonda Jones-Webb, and Traci Toomey. The project was supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health to the first author. Dr. Rutledge’s involvement in the project was supported by the Great Lakes Colleges Association as part of its New Directions Initiative, made possible by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Rod Clark has recently been appointed to the editorial board of the APA journal Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice.

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