THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2006

Psi Chi Panel Discussion: "Department-Sponsored Undergraduate Journals: Why and How?"
10:00 -11:20 a.m., Brecht
Chair: Norine Jalbert, Western Connecticut State University
Presenters: Joan C. Chrisler, Connecticut College; Pamela Ludemann, Framingham State College (MA), Daniel W. Barrett, Western Connecticut State University; and Christopher Koch, George Fox University (OR; Psi Chi Past-President)

Over the years, an increasing number of undergraduate students are presenting research papers at undergraduate and professional psychology conferences. The obvious next step for students who are engaged in the research enterprise is to submit their research paper for publication in a professional journal, a regional or national undergraduate journal, or an in-house, department-sponsored journal. This panel will focus on the why and how of department-sponsored journals and introduce the audience to the Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research.

Dr. Chrisler will speak about the positive student outcomes resulting from the journal and how to sustain the endeavor over the long term. Dr. Ludemann will speak about the advantages of using the journal as a required text for the research methods course and how to produce a journal with little to no financial support. Dr. Barrett will speak about the myriad issues related to starting a department sponsored journal. Dr. Koch will speak about the opportunity and advantages of submitting a departmentally published research article to the Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research.


FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2006

Psi Chi Posters - Poster Session II
8:00 - 9:00 a.m., Westside Ballroom

>> For more information about these posters, please go here.

Adult Attachment Style as Predictor of Parenting Stress. Angelique Teeters, College of Mount St. Joseph (OH) - Board: II-002
Do We Care What Others Think? Public Versus Private Evaluations of Feminists. Molly Hurt, University of Mary Washington (VA) - Board: II-014
Effect of Job Candidates' GPA and Job Type on Estimates of Performance. Stephen J. O'Toole, College of Mount Saint Joseph (OH) - Board: II-004
Family Influence on the Racial Self-Identification of Multiracial Individuals. Theressa L. LaBarrie, College of Saint Elizabeth (NJ) - Board: II-007
Peer Conflict in the Preschool Classroom. Tara V. Pienkosky, Pennsylvania State University Beaver - Board: II-006
Perceived Intelligence of Children With Speech Disabilities: Education Versus Other Majors. Sheila Hill, College of Mount St. Joseph (OH) - Board: II-013
Perceptions of Muscle Dysmorphia: Ratings of Problematic Behaviors, Attractiveness, and Treatment Need. Julie A. Blundon, Simmons College (MA) - Board: II-001
Perceptions of Same-Sex Families, Religiosity, and Parenting. Jill Tregler, Lewis University (IL) - Board: II-005
Relationship Between Children's Psychopathological Behaviors and Parents' Poly-Substance Dependence. John William O'Connor Sr., Walden University (MN) - Board: II-008
The Effect of a College Diversity Course on Students' Attitudes Toward Homosexuality. Evelyn Garrison, College of Mount Saint Joseph (OH) - Board: II-003
The Effect of Breast Augmentation on Perceived Attractiveness, Self-Esteem, and Willingness to Date. Luanne Marie Lloyd, College of Mount St. Joseph (OH) - Board: II-011
The Effects of Children's Age, Gender, and Situation on Perceptions of Punishment. Liz Barkley, College of Mount Saint Joseph (OH) - Board: II-010
Views Regarding Behaviors Associated With Muscle Dysmorphia: Is There an Ethnic Difference? Jessica Neubauer, Boston University (MA) - Board: II-012


Psi Chi Posters - Poster Session IV
4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Westside Ballroom

>> For more information about this poster, please go here.

Teaching Adaptive Thinking to Facilitate Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Psychology. Michelle Wojtaszek, Marist College (NY) - Board: IV-057


SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2006

Psi Chi Teaching Workshop
1:00 - 2:50 p.m., Brecht
Chair: Virginia Andreoli Mathie, Psi Chi National Office (Psi Chi Executive Director)
Participants: Susan Dutch, Westfield State College (MA); Norine Jalbert, Western Connecticut State University; Vincent Prohaska, Lehman College, CUNY (Psi Chi Eastern Regional Vice-President); Christopher Koch, George Fox University (OR); and Virginia Andreoli Mathie, Psi Chi National Office

>> View the presentations by the above-named participants here.

Although graduate students gain teaching experience through assistantships, they usually receive limited formal training in the teaching of psychology. This workshop covers several aspects of teaching that can enhance your teaching experience including the first day of class, the syllabus, writing exams, the interaction between teaching and research, and accessing teaching resources.



Psi Chi Invited Speaker: "Childhood Poverty and Brain Development"
3:00 - 3:50 p.m., Brecht
Speaker: Martha Farah, University of Pennsylvania

Socioeconomic status is correlated with intelligence, but what underlying brain systems are involved and by what mechanisms? We have found that poverty does not simply depress all cognitive abilities across the board; rather, certain neurocognitive systems seem particularly affected. In addition, different systems appear to be influenced by different aspects of childhood experience.

 

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