Dissertation Defense Announcements

June 2023

 

Peter Yu

"Effects of Genes and Gene-Environment Interactions on Work-Family Conflict and Enrichment"

On Tuesday June 6th 2023 at 2:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At Baruch College 55 Lexington Ave NY, NY 10010

Alison Goldberg

"Health Care Providers’ Attributions of Blame for Unintended Pregnancy and HIV Acquisition Among Cisgender Women"

On Thursday June 1st 2023 at 10:00AM. Room 5318.05, 5th Floor. At The Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue NY, NY 10016

MAY 2023

 

Gina Sissoko

"THE BLACKGIRL PROJECT: EXAMINING THE IMPACT AND MANIFESTATION OF COLORISM AMONG BLACK ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN THE UNITED STATES – A CRITICAL PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH APPROACH"

On Friday May 26th 2023 at 8:30AM. REMOTE Meeting. At John Jay College of Criminal Justice 511 West 59th street NY, NY 10019

Dan-Bi Lee

"Losses and Gains of Teletherapy: The Impact of the Pandemic on Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy"

On Tuesday May 23rd 2023 at 2:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At The City College of New York (CUNY) 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031

Matthew Vanaman

"How Smoking Became A Moral Issue: A Complex Systems Perspective On Moralization"

On Friday May 12th 2023 at 4:00PM. Room 6304.01, 6th Floor. At The Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue NY, NY 10016

Mahathi Kosuri

"Brain Injury & Psychosocial Trauma: Outcomes Among Justice-Involved Individuals"

On Wednesday May 10th 2023 at 2:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing, NY 11367

Beverlin Rosario-Williams

"Investigating the Impact of Affect in Suicide-Specific Attentional Biases"

On Monday May 8th 2023 at 1:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At Hunter College 695 Park Avenue NY, NY 10065

Aditya Kulkarni

"Does the APOE-ε4 Alllele Differentially Influence Cognition: A Longitudinal Investigation in Healthy Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease"

On Monday May 8th 2023 at 9:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. At Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing, NY 11367

Trey Dellucci

"Examinations of the close relationship processes and health framework among adult and adolescent sexual minority men"

On Thursday May 4th 2023 at 1:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At Hunter College 695 Park Avenue NY, NY 10065

April 2023

 

Nawal Muradwij

"Activists, Artists, and Therapists Making Meaning of Collective Violence in Lebanon: A Community-engaged Participatory Study"

On Wednesday April 26th 2023 at 9:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. At John Jay College of Criminal Justice 511 West 59th street NY, NY 10019

Benjamin Stark

"Voiding the Unwanted Self: An Examination of Racialized Violence in the United States"

On Monday April 24th 2023 at 6:45PM. REMOTE Meeting. At The City College of New York (CUNY) 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031

Jacqueline K Douglas

"Abuse Victimization and Impulsivity in Incarcerated Males: Examining the Roles of Affective Instability and Trauma Symptoms"

On Monday April 24th 2023 at 10:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. At John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 59th street NY, NY 10019

Sedef Ozoguz

"Wild Women of Anatolia: the Critical Construct Validity of the Liberation of Women in Turkey"

On Friday April 21st 2023 at 2:00PM. Room 6304.26, 6th Floor. At The Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue NY, NY 10016

Melanie Fessinger

"An offer you cannot refuse: Understanding the elusive construct of "voluntary" plea decisions"

On Friday April 21st 2023 at 10:00AM. Room 9.68, New Building. At John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 59th street NY, NY 10019

Kelly Cotton

"Understanding the Relationship Between Working Memory and Long-Term Memory"

On Tuesday April 18th 2023 at 1:00PM. Room 5109, James Hall. At Brooklyn College 2900 Bedford Ave Brooklyn, NY 11210

Jacqueline Katzman

"EXAMINING THE ROLE OF EVIDENCE-BASED SUSPICION IN RACIAL DISPARITIES IN WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS"

On Tuesday April 18th 2023 at 10:00AM. Room 10.65.36/REMOTE (Hybrid), New Building. At John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 59th street NY, NY 10019

Rika Kanazawa

"A Consecutive Case Series Evaluation of Tummy Time with and without Preferred Items"

On Tuesday April 18th 2023 at 10:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. At Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing, NY 11367

Emilia Ezrina

"Association strength between concepts as the origin of the "Foreign Language Effect"

On Monday April 17th 2023 at 4:00PM. Room 505, Thomas Hunter Hall (THH).  At Hunter College 695 Park Avenue NY, NY 10065

Allie Tumminia

"When Feeling Like a Fake Take a Toll on Your Work: Examining the Moderating Effect of Task Characteristics on the Relationship Between Impostorism and the Use of Dysfunctional Work Strategies"

On Monday April 17th 2023 at 10:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. At Baruch College 55 Lexington Ave NY, NY 10010

Irina Tchania

"A Gift to My Self: Experiences of Women Who Do Not Want to Have Children"

On Saturday April 15th 2023 at 9:00AM. REMOTE Meeting.  At The City College of New York (CUNY) 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031.

Aaron DeMasi

"Motor Milestone Acquisition and Sleep-related Learning and Development in Infancy"

On Monday April 3rd 2023 at 9:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. At The Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue NY, NY 10016

March 2023

 

Eleanor Luken

"CULTIVATING IN-BETWEENNESS: FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS DESIGNING AFFECTIVE SPACES FOR PEDAGOGY"

On Friday March 31st 2023 at 11:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. At The Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue NY, NY 10016

Sugandha Gupta

"Socil and cultural processes that impact physical activity among South Asian Americans managing hypertension: A mixed methods study"

On Thursday March 30th 2023 at 1:30PM. Room 6304.02, 6th Floor. At The Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue NY, NY 10016

Kajal Patel

"The Impact of Political Affiliation on Performance Judgements"

On Thursday March 23rd 2023 at 1:30PM. REMOTE Meeting. At Baruch College 55 Lexington Ave NY, NY 10010

Moises Rivera

"Statistical and Biological Analyses of Acoustic Signals in Estrildid Finches"

On Tuesday March 21st 2023 at 11:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. At Hunter College 695 Park Avenue NY, NY 10065

Jorge Cienfuegos Szalay

"The Role of Social Anxiety and Intersectional Stigma on Young Sexual Minority Men of Color"

On Monday March 6th 2023 at 2:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At The Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue NY, NY 10016

January 2023

 

Mei Ling Chua

"Salty: A Diffractive Inquiry of Visceral Knowing and Embodied Aesthetics"

On Wednesday January 25th 2023 at 11:00AM. Room 4201/Hybrid. At The Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue NY, NY 10016

Alessa Natale

"Women’s Self-Nomination for Leadership Development Programs (LDPs): Gender, Personal Cultural Values, and the Mediating Role of Leadership Self-Efficacy"

On Wednesday January 25th 2023 at 10:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. At Baruch College 55 Lexington Ave NY, NY 10010

Nicole Amada

"A NOVEL MEASURE OF NARRATIVE SELF-FUNCTIONING AND ITS ROLE IN THE TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL OF PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE ACROSS CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL PARTICIPANTS"

On Thursday January 19th 2023 at 3:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At Brooklyn College 2900 Bedford Ave Brooklyn, NY 11210

December 2022

 

Donald Brown, Jr.

"Social Identity, Scientific Practice, and the Production of Social Knowledge: An Ethnographic Investigation of American Social Psychology Laboratories"

On Friday December 2nd 2022 at 3:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At The Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue NY, NY 10016

November 2022

 

Henry Love

"Permanent Shelter in The Empire City: Youth Experiencing Family Homelessness and Navigating the Homeless Industrial Complex with a Narrative Inquiry Approach"

On Thursday November 3rd 2022 at 1:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At The Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue NY, NY 10016

October 2022

 

Dylan Abrams

"Examining the Prevalence and Psychopathological Correlates of Paraphilic Interests in a Non-clinical Sample"

On Friday October 7th 2022 at 2:30PM. REMOTE Meeting. At John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 59th street NY, NY 10019

September 2022

 

Scott Ewing

"A polypharmacological approach to relapse prevention in an animal model of heroin addiction"

On Monday September 12th 2022 at 3:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing, NY 11367

Kristena L. Newman

"The Differential Effects of Acoustic Discriminations on Operant Leaning Performance and Neurogenesis in Male and Female Zebra Finches"

On Friday September 9th 2022 at 10:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. At Queens College, CUNY 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing NY 11367

August 2022

 

Qihui Xu

"Linguistic Abstractions of Children's Very Early Utterances"

On Tuesday August 30th 2022 at 10:30AM. Room 612, Hunter North. At Hunter College 695 Park Avenue NY, NY 10065

Sapir Elimaliah

"RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SENSORY REACTIVITY, RESTRICTED AND REPETITIVE BEHAVIORS, AND AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM ACTIVITY IN AUTISTIC AND NON-AUTISTIC CHILDREN"

On Tuesday August 30th 2022 at 11:30AM. REMOTE Meeting. At The Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue NY, NY 10016

Anna Stenkamp

"The Role of Mortality Salience and Social Identity in Police Officers and Students Reporting Misconduct"

On Monday August 8th 2022 at 12:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 59th street NY, NY 10019

June 2022

 

Jordan Wylie

"An interdisciplinary approach to the epistemic value of moral ambiguity"

On Wednesday June 29th 2022 at 10:00AM. Room 6304.01, 6th Floor. At The Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue NY, NY 10016

Kendra Doychak

"Coercive control and trauma-coerced attachment in commercial sexual exploitation: A mixed-method examination"

On Saturday June 18th 2022 at 12:00 PM. REMOTE Meeting. At John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 59th street NY, NY 10019

Leo Cancelmo

"The Impossible Situation: Impasse as Psychotherapeutic Paralysis, Possibility, and Progress"

On Thursday June 16th 2022 at 11:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. At City College 160 Convent Avenue NY, NY 10031

Patricia Pehme

"Oxytocin, a Lover and a Fighter: Maternal Trauma Exposure and Mother-Child Coregulation"

On Wednesday June 15th 2022 at 1:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing, NY 11367

Victoria Martin

"Anomalous Self-Experiences and Aberrant Salience in Schizotypy"

On Tuesday June 14th 2022 at 2:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing, NY 11367

Sara Rushia

"Neuroanatomy in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Relationship to Functional Skills, Treatment Expectancy, and Comorbid Depression"

On Monday June 13th 2022 at 12:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing, NY 11367

Soohyun (Ashley) Lee

"The Bright and Dark Sides of Upward Social Comparison:  Knowledge Sharing and Knowledge Hiding Directed at High Performers"

On Friday June 3rd 2022 at 3:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At Baruch College 55 Lexington Ave NY, NY 10010

Zeba Ahmad

"INVESTIGATING YOUNG ADULT CANCER SURVIVORS’ PERSPECTIVES ON THEIR FUTURE"

On Thursday June 2nd 2022 at 1:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At Hunter College 695 Park Avenue NY, NY 10065

Sarah Frantz

"Texas and New York: How Sociocultural Context and Fathers' Sexual Orientation Impact the Gendering of Children"

On Wednesday June 1st 2022 at 2:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At The Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue NY, NY 10016

May 2022

 

Sara Babad

"EXPLORING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL FUNCTIONING IN EMERGING ADULT SURVIVORS OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES"

On Wednesday May 25th 2022 at 9:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. At Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing, NY 11367

Shane Adams

"Parallel Processes of Posttraumatic Stress and Metabolic Dysfunction: Long-Term Costs of Trauma on the
Psychological and Physical Health of 9/11 Survivors"

On Wednesday May 18th 2022 at 10:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. At John Jay College 524 59th street NY, NY 10019

Paige Alenick

"Intelligence Testing in the New (Langu)age: Effects of Item-Type and Assessment Medium Features on Fluid Intelligence Test Linguistic Group Score Differences"

On Tuesday May 17th 2022 at 2:30PM. REMOTE Meeting. At Baruch College 55 Lexington Ave NY, NY 10010

Holly Weisberg

"Teaching Siblings to Encourage and Praise Play: Supporting Interactions When One Sibling has
Autism"

On Tuesday May 12th 2022 at 2:30PM. REMOTE Meeting. At Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing, NY 11367

April 2022

 

Marjorine Castillo

"Acculturation Patterns in Childhood/Adolescence, Cultural Stress in Young Adulthood, and the Moderating Role of  Skin Tone Among Puerto Rican Youth in Two Contexts"

On Wednesday April 27th 2022 at 10:45AM. REMOTE Meeting. At Brooklyn College 2900 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11210

Isabelle Avildsen

"Serial Position Effect Profiles and Their Neuroanatomical Correlates: Predictors of Conversion to Alzheimer’s Disease"

On Monday April 25th 2022 at 3:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing, NY 11367

Nicoletta Memos

"Withdrawal from Voluntary Oral Methamphetamine reveals female specific susceptibilities to behavioral deficits and neurochemical perpetuators of neurotoxicity and drug seeking behavior"

On Monday April 25th 2022 at 9:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. At The Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue NY, NY 10016

Claire Cahen

"The Governance of School Reform, Race and the Contest for the Public Good"

On Wednesday April 20th 2022 at 11:30AM. Room 6303.02, 6th Floor. At The Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue NY, NY 10016

Katlyn Milless

"Unraveling the double-bind: An investigation of Black and Latina women in STEM"

On Wednesday April 20th 2022 at 11:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. At The Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue NY, NY 10016

Katherine Sheese

"A Solitary Solidarity: Conditions for Attunement in the 'Migration Crisis' in Greece"

On Wednesday April 20th 2022 at 9:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. At The Graduate Center 365 5th Avenue NY, NY 10016

Danielle Wald

"In the Eye of The Beholder: A Daily Diary Investigation of Appraisals of Illegitimate Tasks"

On Wednesday April 20th 2022 at 3:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At Baruch College 55 Lexington Ave NY, NY 10010

Irina Mindlis

"Illness intrusiveness and psychosocial adjustment among older adults with multimorbidity"

On Wednesday April 13th 2022 at 3:00PM. Room 310HN. At Hunter College 695 Park Ave NY, NY 10065

Michael Kern

"The impact of personal resources, job resources and job demands on nurse engagement"

On Tuesday April 12th 2022 at 1:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At Baruch College 55 Lexington Ave NY, NY 10010

Natalia Macrynikola

"Problematic Social Media Use & Suicide Risk: An Intensive Longitudinal Investigation"

On Monday April 4th 2022 at 1:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At Hunter College 695 Park Ave NY, NY 10065.

 

Alexandra Ponce De Leon LeBec

"Stereotypes, Dehumanization, and Disciplining Disability: Psychological Mechanisms That Fuel the School-to Prison Pipeline."

On Monday April 4th 2022 at 11:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. At John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 West 59th ST NY, NY 10019.

March 2022

 

Nicolette Rainone

"How Useful Do You Think This Diversity Training Is? The Impact of Training Type and Individual Differences on Pre-Training Perceived Utility of Diversity Training"

On Wednesday March 30th 2022 at 10:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. At Baruch College CUNY55 Lexington ave NY, NY 10010.

Desmond Leung

"Tell Me a Story: Exploring the Use of Narratives to Reduce Backlash to Organizational Diversity Initiatives"

On Tuesday March 29th 2022 at 12:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At Baruch College CUNY 55 Lexington Ave NY, NY 10010.

Rachel Fikslin

"Exploring Social Identity Threat and Safety Cues for LGBPQ Cisgender Women in OB/GYN Care"

On Monday March 28th 2022 at 2:00PM. REMOTE meeting. At The Graduate Center 365 5th Ave NY, NY 10016.

 

February 2022

 

Carly Tocco

"SSRI-Induced Emotional Blunting: A Study of Cognitive Changes in Pharmaceutically Treated Depression"

On Thursday February 10th 2022 at 12:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At Queens College CUNY 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing NY 11367.

 

 

 

 

December 2021

 

Jennifer Savoie

"Investigation of Behavioral Responses Including Visual Side Biases to Social Stimuli in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)"

Committee Chair- Diana Reiss Ph. D.
Committee Members- James Gordon Ph. D., Martin Chodorow Ph. D., Marcelo Magnasco Ph. D.

On Monday December 13th 2021 at 10:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. At Hunter College 695 Park Ave New York, NY 10065.

November 2021

 

Noia Efrat

"Making Sense of Pre-symbolic Trauma: A Quantitative Study on The Lived Experiences of Adults Who Were Born Extremely Prematurely" Abstract

Committee Chair- Lissa Weinstein, Ph. D.
Committee Members- Steve Tuber Ph. D., Elliot Jurist, Ph. D., Diana Punales, Ph. D. and Paul Wachtel Ph. D.

On Thursday November 18th 2021 at 7:00 PM. REMOTE Meeting. At City College of New York 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031.

October 2021

 

Jenny Mitchell

"A Pilot Feasibility Trial of Mindfulness and Modification Therapy for Men who use Aggression" Abstract

Committee Chair- Peggilgee Wupperman Ph. D.
Committee Members- Veronica Johnson Ph. D., Elizabeth Jeglic Ph. D., Jennifer Loveland Ph. D., Kathleen Grubbs Ph. D.

On Tuesday October 12th 2021 at 1:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. At John Jay College 524 West 59th Street New York, NY 10019.

September 2021

Anna Budd

"The Effects of Constant and Descending Criterion-Level Frequencies on Skills Aquisition Outcomes" Abstract

Committee Chair- Daniel M. Fienup Ph. D.
Committee Members- Emily Jones Ph. D., Joshua Jessel Ph. D., Sarah Richling Ph. D., Mary Jane Weiss Ph. D.

On Wednesday, September 1st 2021 at 11:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. At Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing, NY 11367.

August 2021
 

Matthew Schneider

"A Fallen Woman: The Use of Metaphor in Psycjoanalysis" Abstract

Committee Chair- Lissa Weinstein Ph. D.
Committee Members- Eric Fertuck Ph. D., Diana Diamond Ph. D., Steve Tuber Ph. D., Sherwood Waldron Ph. D.

On Tuesday August 31st 2021 at 9:00 AM. REMOTE Meeting. At City College 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031.

Kathryn Dana

"Food Restriction and Body Image Distortion in Pregnant Mothers: Outcomes for Exposed Children" Abstract

Committee Chair- Yoko Nomura Ph. D.
Committee Members- Veronica Hinton Ph. D., Joshua Brumburg Ph. D., Yvette Caro Ph. D., Bianca Schaefer Ph. D.

On Monday August 23rd 2021 at 11:30AM. REMOTE Meeting. Queens College, CUNY 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing , NY 11367.

Christina Alaimo

"Telehealth Caregiver Training: Treating Food Selectivity without Extinction" Abstract

Committee Chair- Emily Jones Ph. D.
Committee Members- Patricia Dateno Ph. D., Keith Williams Ph. D., Valerie Volkert Ph. D., Laura Seiverling Ph. D.

On Wednesday, August 11th 2021 at 11:00AM, REMOTE Meeting. Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd Queens, NY 11367.

July 2021

 

Mariely Hernandez

"Childhood ADHD, Impulsivity, and Alcohol-Related Impairment Among Diverse College Students" Abstract

Committee Chair- Sarah O'Neill Ph. D.
Committee Members- Frances R. Levin, MD, Teresa Lopez-Castro, Ph. D., Lissa Weinstein, Ph. D., Deidre M. Anglin, Ph. D.

On Friday, July 30th, 2021 at 1:00PM, REMOTE Meeting. The City College of New York (CUNY) 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031.


Alexandra Pritchett

"Effects of Perental Cammabis Exposure on Offspring Emotional Devolopment and Stress Response" Abstract

Committee Members- Dr. Yoko Nomura, Dr. Carolyn Pytte, Dr. Joan Borod, Dr. Veronica Hinton, Dr. Sarah O'Neill.

On Tuesday July 27th 2021 at 3:00PM. REMOTE Meeting. Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing, NY 11367.


Maureen A. Coyle

"Connect or Protect: The Impact of Ghosting on Potential Partner Perception & Pursuit" Abstract

Committee Chair- Dr. Cheryl Carmuchael Ph. D., Dr. Claudia Brumbaugh Ph. D., Dr. Kristin Sommer Ph. D., Dr. Amanda Gesselman Ph. D.

On Monday July 26, 2021 at 10:00AM. REMOTE Meeting. The Graduate Center 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016.


Rukiya King

"Microaggressions, Imposter Phenomenon, and People of Color: A Quantitative Analysis." Abstract

Committee Chair- Kevin Nadal Ph. D.
Committee Members- Veronica Johnson Ph. D., Matthew Johnson Ph. D., Maudry Beverly Lashley Ph. D., Mawia Khogali Ph. D.

On Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at 2:00PM, REMOTE Meeting. John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th Street New York, NY


Amanda Rosinski

"A Comparison of Simulated Schizophrenia in Mental Health Experts and Genuine Schizophrenia in Psychiatric Patients." Abstract

Committee Chair- Rebecca Weiss Ph. D.
Committee Members- Cynthia Calkins Ph. D., Diana Falkenbach Ph. D., Casey LaDuke Ph. D., Andrew A. Shiva Ph. D.

On Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 10:00AM, REMOTE Meeting. John Jay College, CUNY. 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019.

 

Amanda Reed

"Treatment, Diagnostic, Demographic, and Historical Factors Affecting Mental Health Diversion Outcomes" Abstract

Committee Chair- Diana Falkenbach Ph. D.
Committe Members- Cynthia Calkins Ph. D., Andrew Shiva Ph. D., Rebecca Weiss Ph. D., Jennifer Loveland Ph. D.

On July 20th 2021 at 11:30AM REMOTE Meeting. John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY. 524 W 59th Street 10019

 

June 2021

 

Amanda Zwilling

"How Frustration Impacts the Relationship Between Potential for Child Physical Abuse Perpetration and Emotion Processing." Abstract

Committee Chair- Justin Storbeck, Ph. D.
Committee Members- Veronica Hinton, Ph. D., Kerstin Unger, Ph. D., Claudia Brumbaugh, Ph. D., Emily Jones, Ph. D.

On Monday, June 20, 2021 at 11:30AM, REMOTE Meeting. Queens College 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Queens, New York, 11367


Melissa Noel Horger

"An Interdisciplinary Investigation of Infant Sleep: How We Study it, What it Means for Other Areas of Development, and Where Methodological Creativity Can Take Us."  Abstract

Committee Chair- Sara Berger Ph. D.
Committee Members- Jennifer Wagner Ph. D., Matthew Crump Ph. D., Lana Karasik Ph. D., Anat Scher Ph. D.

On Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 10:00AM, REMOTE Meeting, Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 Fifth Ave New York, NY, 10016


James Maniscalco

"Semantic Network Activation Contributes to the Relationship between Mood and Inhibition." Abstract

Committee Chair- Justin Storbeck Ph. D.
Committee Members- Nancy Foldi Ph. D., Joan Borod Ph. D., Yvette Caro Ph. D., Desiree Byrd Ph. D.

On Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 4:00pm, REMOTE Meeting, Queens College, CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY, 11367

May 2021

 

Nana Amoh

"Youth Bystander Intentions to Intervene in Peer Intimate Partner Violence: The Co-Influence of Percieved Perpetrator Race and Perceived Culpability."
Abstract

Committee Chair- Maureen Allwood, Ph D.
Comittee Members- Phillip Atiba Goff, Ph D., Emily Haney-Caron, Ph D., Chitra Raghavan, Ph. D., Brett Stoudt, Ph.D.

On Friday, May 14, 2021 at 3:00pm., REMOTE Meeting, John Jay College, CUNY, 524 W 59th Street, New York, NY 10019


Daniel Saldana

"Pilot Study Of The Effects Of Mobile Based Resonant Frequency Breathing On Cognitive Performance In Healthy Young Adults With Elevated Stress." Abstract

Committee Chair - Joel Sneed, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Justin Storbeck, Ph.D.,Valentina Nikulina, Ph.D., Yvette Car, Ph.D., Veronica Hinton, Ph.D.

On Monday, May 3, 2021 at 2:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, Queens College, CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367
 

April 2021
 

Todd Levon Brown

"Environmental Cues and the Sociospatial Imaginary: An Examination of Spatial Perception and Meaning-Making in a Gentrifying Neighborhood." Abstract

Committee Chair - David Chapin, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Mabel Wilson, Ph.D., Laxmi Ramasubramanian, Ph.D., Courtney Bonam, Ph.D., Sylvia Hood Washington, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, April 30, 2021 at 1:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016
 

Roseanna Zanca

"Targeting AMPA Receptor Modulation During Early Life Adversity: A Mediator for Threat Associated Memories." Abstract

Committee Chair - Peter Serrano, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Victoria Luine, Ph.D., Harry Shair, Ph.D.


On Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 1:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, Hunter College, CUNY, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065

 

Antonia McMaster

"The Relationship of Pathological Narcissism to Empathic Functioning." Abstract

Committee Chair - Eric Fertuck, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Diana Diamond, Ph.D., Sasha Rudenstine, Ph.D., Rossella Di Pierro, Ph.D., Benjamin Harris, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, April 28, 2021 at 1:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, City College, CUNY, 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031

Aria Amrom

"Does Exposure to Interviewer Feedback Bias Observer Perceptions of The Suspect? A Test of Two Pathways to a Feedback Effect." Abstract

Committee Chair - Saul Kassinti, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Charles Stone, Ph.D., Angela Crossman, Ph.D., Charles Honts, Ph.D., Timothy Luke, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 1:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY 11019

Mason Youngblood

"From Psychology to Phylogeny: Bridging Levels of Analysis in Vultural Evolution." Abstract

Committee Chair - David Lahti, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Carolyn Pytte, Ph.D., Stefano Ghirlanda, Ph.D.

On Friday, April 23, 2021 at 1:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, Queens College, CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367

 

Lauren O'Connor

"Training and Individual Level Predictors of Attitudes Toward Serious Mental Illness Amongst Clinical Doctoral Students." Abstract

Committee Chair - Philip Yanos, Ph.D.
Committee Members - William Gottdiener, Ph.D., Peggilee Wupperman, Ph.D., Jeanette Harris, Ph.D., Felice Reddy, Ph.D.

On Friday, April 23, 2021 at 10:30 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY 11019
 

Crystal Quinn

"Improving the Assessment of Practical Judgment Ability in Older Adults." Abstract

Committee Chair - Laura Rabin, Ph.D.
Committee Members -Nancy Foldi, Ph.D., Kathleen Mangiapanello, Ph.D., Desiree Byrd, Ph.D., Paul Mattis, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 11:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, Queens College, CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367

Loren Cahill

"The Space Love Maps: A Blackgirl Legend in 3 Plots." Abstract

Committee Chair - Michelle Fine, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Michelle Billies, Ph.D., Bianca Williams, Ph.D., Tamara Butler, Ph.D., Aimee Cox, Ph.D.

On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 4:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016

 

Al Amira Safa Shehab

"A Randomized Controlled Trial of Psychological Outcomes of Mobile Guided Resonant Frequency Breathing in Young Adults with Elevated Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic.." Abstract

Committee Chair - Joel Sneed, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Desiree Byrd, Ph.D., Justin Storbeck, Ph.D., Yvette Caro, Ph.D., Valentina Nikulina, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 12:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, Queens College, CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367
 

Natalie Gordon

"Improving the Accuracy of Juror Self-Reports of Bias During Rehabilitative Voir Dire." Abstract

Committee Chair - Margaret Kovera, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Steven Penrod, Ph.D., Saul Kassin, Ph.D., Steven Young, Ph.D., Christine Ruva, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY 11019

 

March 2021

Ravital LaBua

"The Effect of Psilocybin on Personality." Abstract

Committee Chair - Paul Wachtel, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Steve Tuber, Ph.D., Diana Diamond, Ph.D., Diana Punales, Ph.D., Elliot Jurist, Ph.D.

On Monday, March 22, 2021 at 1:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, City College, CUNY, 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031

February 2021

Patrick Sweeney

"Information Justice: The Histories and Futures of Technology and Social Categories." Abstract

Committee Chair - Susan Opotow, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Michelle Fine, Ph.D., Maria Torre, Ph.D., Jessie Daniels, Ph.D.

On Thursday, Feburary 4, 2021 at 2:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016

 

January 2021

Amy Medina

"Antecedents of Borderline Personality Disorder and Antisocial Personality Disorder: An Examination of Gene X Environment Interactions." Abstract

Committee Chair - Cathy Spatz Widom, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Chitra Raghavan, Ph.D., Peggilee Wupperman, Ph.D., Ashley Bujalski, Ph.D., Brittani Hudson, Ph.D.

On Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 10:45 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY 11019


Jill Douek

"Migration and Work: A Cross-National Comparative Analysis of Migrant Groups and Their Labor Experiences, Post Migration." Abstract

Committee Chair - Charles Scherbaum, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Lise Saari, Ph.D., Harold Goldstein, Ph.D., Zhiqing Zhou, Ph.D., Wei Wang, Ph.D.

On Monday, January 25, 2021 at 2:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, Baruch College, 55 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10010


Alexander Jay

"The Role of Percieved Warmth and Comptence in Civil Trials with Corporate Litigants." Abstract

Committee Chair - Charles B. Stone, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Margaret Bull-Kovera, Ph.D., Steven Penrod, Ph.D., Liana Peter-Hagene, Ph.D., Steven Young, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 3:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY 11019


Adrienne Fitzer

"An Evaluation of an Application to Assess Selective Attention to Emotion- and Non-Emotion-Based Pictures in College Students who Score High and Low on the RAADS-14 and AQ Autism Rating Scales." Abstract

Committee Chair - Bertram O. Ploog, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Emily Jones, Ph.D., Joshua Jessel, Ph.D., Robert Stromer, Ph.D., Rebecca Markovits, Ph.D.

On Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 2:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, Queens College, CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367


Natalie Haziza

"Traces of Absence: How the Trauma of the Yemenite, Mizrahi and Balkan Kidnapped Children Affair is Present in Photographs and Home Movies." Abstract

Committee Chair - Elliot Jurist, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Sarah O'Neill, Ph.D., Adeyinka Akinsulure-Smith, Ph.D., Marianne Hirsch, Ph.D., Shoshana Madmoni-Gerber, Ph.D.

On Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 1:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, City College, CUNY, 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031


Ethan Rothstein

"Exploring the Effects of Coworker Ostracism on Feedback Inquiry and Voice - The Role of Proactive Motivation." Abstract

Committee Chair - Zhiqing Zhou, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Kristin Sommer, Ph.D., Harold Goldstein, Ph.D., Steven Young, Ph.D., Erin Eatough, Ph.D.

On Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, Baruch College, 55 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10010


Josh Weinstein

"How Psychotherapists Practice In the Digital Era." Abstract

Committee Chair - Elliot Jurist, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Lissa Weinstein, Ph.D., Diana Diamond, Ph.D., Stephen Hartman, Ph.D., Alex Kriss, Ph.D.

On Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 9:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, City College, CUNY, 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031

December 2020

Naomi Podber

"The Relationship Between Arts Education and Beliefs About Equality and Social Action." Abstract

Committee Chair - Michelle Fine, Ph.D.
Committee Members - David Rindskopf, Ph.D., Paul Attewell, Ph.D., Brett Stoudt, Ph.D., Jennifer Hill, Ph.D.

On Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 4:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016


Teresa Curmi

"Investigative Decision Making and Its Association With Critical Thinking Skills, Thinking Styles, and Law Enforcement Experience." Abstract

Committee Chair - C. Gabrielle Salfati, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Maria Haberfeld, Ph.D., Charles Stone, Ph.D., Jon Shane, Ph.D., William McKnight, Ph.D.

On Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 3:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY 11019


Jennifer Tang

"Young People’s Perception of Opportunities to Participate in Democratic Governance." Abstract

Committee Chair - Martin Ruck, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Michelle Fine, Ph.D., Roger Hart, Ph.D., Erika Niwa, Ph.D., Constance Flanagan, Ph.D.

On Friday, December 4, 2020 at 2:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016
 

October 2020

Jonathan Berkowitz

"Smartphones and Somatizing." Abstract

Committee Chair - Lissa Weinstein, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Elliot Jurist, Ph.D., Diana Diamond, Ph.D., Ben Harris, Ph.D., Leora Trub, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, October 19, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, City College, CUNY, 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031
 

September 2020

Jenna Karlsberg Bennett

"Barriers and Bridges to Intimacy: A Constellation of Female Couples' Experiences, Struggles, and Strengths." Abstract

Committee Chair - Steve Tuber, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Sasha Rudenstine, Ph.D., Alexandra Woods, Ph.D., Eileen Donohue, Ph.D., Diana Puñales, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, City College, CUNY, 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031
 

Casey Smith

"Gender Differences in Personality: An Item-Level Analysis." Abstract

Committee Chair - Charles Scherbaum, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Yochi Cohen-Charash, Ph.D., Harold Goldstein, Ph.D., Zhiqing Zhou, Ph.D., Wei Wang, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 1:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, Baruch College, 55 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10010


Melanie Close

"Exploring Psychological Mechanisms Underlying Plea Bargain Decisions." Abstract

Committee Chair - Margaret Kovera, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Saul Kassin, Ph.D., Steven Penrod, Ph.D., Catherine Good, Ph.D., Kyle Scherr, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 12:30 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY 11016

 

August 2020

 

Andrew Cory Greene

"Grassroots Tales: Journeys of Inward Healing and Outward Movement Building. A Story of Youth Development and Healing." Abstract

Committee Chair - Luis Barrios, Ph.D.
Committee Members -  Michelle Fine , Ph.D., Roderick Watts, Ph.D., Shawn Ginwright, Ph.D, Yasser Payne, Ph.D,  Anna, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 1:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY 11016


Manuel Gonzalez

"The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Oil? On the Interpersonal Effects of Boredom Expression." Abstract

Committee Chair - Yochi Cohen-Charash, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Zhiqing Zhou, Ph.D., Logan Watts, Ph.D.,Gerben van Kleef, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 11:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, Baruch College, 55 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10010


Darren Agboh

"The Racial Position Model as a Framework to Understand Friendship Formation Between Atinx Americans and Other Racial Minorities." Abstract

Committee Chair - Darryl Wout, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Kristin Sommer, Ph.D., Catherine Good, Ph.D., Erin Cooley, Ph.D.

On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 1:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY 11016


Sally Izquierdo

"Misuse of Social Behavior in Down Syndrome: Caregiver Conducted Functional Analysis." Abstract

Committee Chair - Emily Jones- Lynch, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Joshua Jessel, Ph.D., Daniel Fienup, Ph.D., Susan Johnston, Ph.D., Greg Hanley, Ph.D.

On Friday, August 21, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, Queens College, CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367


Jessica Murray

"Self-Determination in Transportation: The Route to Social Inclusion for People with Disabilities." Abstract

Committee Chair - Kristen Gillespie- Lynch, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Wei Wang, Ph.D., Kafui Attoh, Ph.D., Jacob Shane, Ph.D., Eric Goldwyn, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 2:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY 11016


Melinda A. Cornwell

"Integrating Affect Perception Tasks from the New York Emotion Battery into a Comprehensive Measure of Neuropsychological Change across the Lifespan." Abstract

Committee Chair - Joan C. Borod- Lynch, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Justin Storbeck, Ph.D., Heidi A. Bender, Ph.D., Yvette Caro, Ph.D., Carolyn Pytte, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 1:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, Queens College, CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367


Olga Parshina

"Bilingual Reading Fluency and Prediction: Heritage Language vs. Second Language." Abstract

Committee Chair - Irina A. Sekerina- Lynch, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Patricia Brooks, Ph.D., Virginia Valian, Ph.D., Debra Titone, Ph.D., Natalia Meirn, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 11:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY 11016


Melanie Thies

"The Impact of Cannabis Use on Neuropsychological and Neural Biomarkers of Treatment Response in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders." Abstract

Committee Chair - Justin Storbeck, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Veronica Hinton, Ph.D., Carolyn Pytte, Ph.D., Pamela DeRosse, Ph.D., Nehal Vadhan, Ph.D.

On Monday, August 3, 2020 at 11:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, Queens College, CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367

July 2020

 

Arielle Rubenstein
 
"Object Relations, Identity Formation, and Transitional Space in Religious Conversion." Abstract

Committee Chair - Elliot Jurist- Lynch, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Diana Diamond, Ph.D., Eric Fertuck, Ph.D., Steven Tuber, Ph.D., Seth Aronson, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, North Academic Center, City College, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031


Theresa Fiani

"Using Brief Session Duration during Functional Analysis to inform the treatment of Problem Behavior in 13 Consecutive Cases." Abstract

Committee Chair - Joshua Jessel- Lynch, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Emily Jones, Ph.D., Alicia Alvero, Ph.D., Gregory Hanley, Ph.D., Mashid Ghaemmaghami, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, July 13, 2020 at 2:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, Queens College,CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367.
 

June 2020

 

Patricia Y. Sanchez

"Wrongful Conviction Documentaries: Influences of Crime Media Exposure on Mock Jurors." Abstract

Committee Chair -Saul Kassin, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Steven Penrod, Ph.D., Angela Crossman, Ph.D., Kyle Scherr, Ph.D., Tarika Daftary-Kapur, Ph.D.

On Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 1:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY 11019

 
Ahmed Enaitalla

"Do Criminal and Successful (Non-institutionalized) Psychopaths Differ on Internal, Environmental, and Contextual Characteristics?." Abstract

Committee Chair - Cathy Spatz Widom, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Diana Falkenbach, Ph.D., Louis Schlesingern, Ph.D., Jack Schapiro, Ph.D., Melodie Foellmi -Kapur, Ph.D.

On Thursday, June 22, 2020 at 2:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY 11019


Kaitlin Carson

"Understanding the Experiences and Associated Symptomology of Disclosers and Non-Disclosers of Sexual Victimization." Abstract

Committee Chair -Valentina Nikulina, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Claudia Brumbaugh, Ph.D., Desiree Byrd, Ph.D., Yvette Caro, Ph.D., William Gottdiener, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 11:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, Queens College, CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367
 

May 2020

Latifa Troy Fletcher

"Reimagining What it Means to be Black in the U.S.: Family Cultural Socialization Practices that Shape Racial Identities Among Diverse Young Adults." Abstract

Committee Chair - Anna Stetsenko, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Erika Niwa, Ph.D., Silvia Mazzula, Ph.D., Nancy Lopez, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 3:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY 11016
 

Camilla Porter Hegsted

"The Role of Mentalized Affectivity in Romantic Love and Relationship Satisfactions." Abstract

Committee Chair -Elliot Jurist, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Steve Tuber, Ph.D., Lissa Weinstein, Ph.D., Joseph Reynoso, Ph.D., Katherine Stavrianopoulos, Ph.D.

On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 1:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, City College, CUNY, 138th St and Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031


Laurel G. Wright

"Affect, Behavior & (Dys)Regulation: Integrating Youth’s Projective Tests and Self-Reports." Abstract

Committee Chair - Sasha Rudenstine, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Steve Tuber, Ph.D., Ben Harris, Ph.D., Diana Punales, Ph.D., Lissa Weinstein, Ph.D.

On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 8:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting


Ashley Danies​​

"Intra-Familial Microaggressions, Object Relations, and Racial Identity Formation in Multiracial Individuals." Abstract

Committee Chair - Deidre Anglin, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Diana Punales-Morejon, Ph.D., Ben Harris, Ph.D., Alexandra Woods, Ph.D., Monique Bowene, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, May 7, 2020 at 3:30 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, City College, CUNY, 138th St and Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031
 

April 2020

Gregory Gagnon​

"Attachment, Exploration, and Internalized Homonegativity." Abstract

Committee Chair - Margaret Rosario, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Lissa Weinstein, Ph.D., Theodorus Sandforto, Ph.D., Elliot Jurist, Ph.D., Belinda Carrasco, Ph.D.

On Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 3:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, City College, CUNY, 138th St and Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031


Marino A. Mugayar-Baldocchi

"Illegitimate Tasks and Performance Outcomes: The Moderating Role of the Perception of Coworker Sharing Illegitimate Tasks Experiences." Abstract

Committee Chair - Zhiqing Zhou, Ph.D.
Committee Members -Charles Scherbaum, Ph.D., Logan Watts, Ph.D., Kristin Sommer, Ph.D., Harold Goldstein, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, Baruch College, 55 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10010


Moshe Marcus

"Compulsive Doubting: Self and Other in the Psychology of Judgment, Certainty, and Indecision." Abstract

Committee Chair - Steven Tuber, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Lissa Weinstein, Ph.D., Benjamin Harris, Ph.D., Diana Puñales Morejon, Ph.D., John Mathews, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, April  22, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, North Academic Center, City College, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031


Julia Leone

"New Tower of Babel: Probing the Antecedents and Consequences of Linguistic Ostracism." Abstract

Committee Chair - Kristin Sommer, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Steven Young, Ph.D., Harold Goldstein, Ph.D., Zhiqing (Albert) Zhou, Ph.D., Mukta Kulkarni, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 8:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, Baruch College, 55 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10010

 
Aura-Maria Morales

"The Contribution of Trait Emotional Intelligence to the Relationships Between Childhood Adversity and Psychiatric Symptoms in Adulthood." Abstract

Committee Chair - Sasha Rudenstine, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Steve Tuber, Ph.D.,Diana Puñales-Morejon, Ph.D., Elliot Jurist, Ph.D., Santos Vales, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 8:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, North Academic Center, City College, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031
 

Emnet Gammada​

"Sex/Gender Differences in Serial Position Profiles in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Healthy Controls." Abstract

Committee Chair - Nancy S. Foldi, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Dr. Carolyn Pytte, Ph.D., Justin Storbeck, Ph.D., Desiree Byrd, Ph.D., Sandra E. Black, Ph.D.

On Monday, April 20, 2020 at 1:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, Queens College 65-30, Kissena Blvd, Queens York, NY 11367


Nicole Trauffer

"A Comparison of Strain, Social Learning, Control, and Trauma Theories of Crime." Abstract

Committee Chair - Cathy Spatz Widom, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Preeti Chauhan, Ph.D., Mark Fondacaro, Ph.D., Louis Schlesinger, Ph.D., Kevin T. Wolff, Ph.D.

On Monday, April 20, 2020 at 11:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY 11019


Arita Balaram

"Interrupting Intergenerational Silences between Indo-Caribbean Women and Gender Non-Conforming People Through Participatory Oral History and Digital Archiving." Abstract

Committee Chair - Michelle Fine, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Tamara R. Buckley, Ph.D., Celina Su, Ph.D., Krystal Perkins, Ph.D., Sunil Bhatia, Ph.D.

On Monday, April 6, 2020 at 2:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY 11016


Noelle A. Malvar​

"Can a Growth Mindset Intervention Increase Individual's Intentions to Engage in Intergroup Dialogue?" Abstract

Committee Chair - Demis Glasford, Ph.D.
Committee Members -Cheryl Carmichael, Ph.D., Virginia Valian, Ph.D., Kevin Nadal, Ph.D.

On Friday, April 3, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, John Jay College, 524 West 59th St., New York, NY 10019


Sruthi Atmakur-Javdekar

"Young Children's Play in High-Rise Housing: A Window into Changing Lives of Urban Middle-Class Families in Prune Metropolitan Area." Abstract

Committee Chair - Roger Hart, Ph.D.
Committee Members - David Chapin, Ph.D., Pamela Wridt, Ph.D., Sheridan Bartlett, Ph.D., Robin Moore, Ph.D., Lia Karsten, Ph.D.

On Thursday, April 2, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY 11016
 

March 2020

Joseph Brown

"Psychoanalytic Determinants of the Love/Work Balance in a Cohort of African-American Men." Abstract

Committee Chair - Steven Tuber, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Diana Puñales Morejon, Ph.D., Benjamin Harris, Ph.D., Elliot Jurist, Ph.D., Joseph Reynoso, Ph.D.

On Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 8:00 a.m., REMOTE Meeting, North Academic Center, City College, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031

Andrew Evelo

"Extra-Legal Information Transfer during Eyewitness Identification." Abstract

Committee Chair - Margaret Bull Kovera, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Steve Penrod, Ph.D., Catherine Good, Ph.D., Jennifer Dysart, Ph.D., Gary Wells, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at 2:00 p.m., REMOTE Meeting, New Building, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 W. 59th St, New York, NY 10019

Julia Iannaccone

"Overcoming Challenges in the Assessment and Treatment of Problem Behavior in Adults with Autism." Abstract

Committee Chair - Emily Jones, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Joshua Jessel, Ph.D., Patricia D'Ateno, Ph.D., Robert LaRue, Ph.D., Debra Paone, Ph.D.

On Monday, March 9, 2020 at 2:00 p.m., Room E308, Science Building, Queens College, CUNY, 6530 Kissena Blvd, Queens, NY 11367


Tellisia Williams

"Diversity Rhetoric and Practice: A Critital Examiniation of Diversity in Gradute Education." Abstract

Committee Chair - David Chapin, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Michelle Fine, Ph.D., Alia Tyner-Mullings, Ph.D., David Surrey, Ph.D., Martin Ruck, Ph.D.

On Monday, March 9, 2020 at 11:00 a.m., Room 6304.01, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY 11016
 

February 2020

Tanya Erazo

"Taking It To Heart: Trauma and Cardiovascular Risk in Court-Involved People of Color." Abstract

Committee Chair - Kevin Nadal, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Adjoa Aboagye, Ph.D., Chakira Haddock-Lazala, Ph.D., Veronica Johnson, Ph.D., Silvia Mazzula, Ph.D.

On Friday, February 21, 2020 at 11:30 a.m., Room 9.68, New Building, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, 524 W. 59th Street, New York, NY 10019
 

January 2020

 

Raymond L. Moody

"The Role of Attentional Processes in the Associations between Syndemics and HIV Risk." Abstract

Committee Chair - H. Jonathon Rendina, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Tyrel Starks, Ph.D., Danielle S. Berke, Ph.D., Alexis Kuerbis, Ph.D., John Pachankis, Ph.D.

On Monday, January 27, 2020 at 11:00 a.m., Room 6304.02, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016


Malika Bhowmik

"A Grounded Theory Investigation of the Subjective Responses from Partners in Couples Where Infidelity has Occurred." Abstract

Committee Chair - Steve Tuber, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Diana Diamond, Ph.D., Robert Grossmark, Ph.D., Diana Punales, Ph.D., Paul Wachtel, Ph.D.

On Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 2:00 p.m., North Academic Center, Room 8-132, City College, CUNY, 1605 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10031


Laura Sywulak

"Exploring the Relationship between Perceived Interpersonal Influence and Citizenship Behavior: The Mediating Roles of Social Identity and Team Member Exchange." Abstract

Committee Chair - Harold Goldstein, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Lise Saari, Ph.D., Charles Scherbaum, Ph.D., Zhiqing Zhou, Ph.D., Robert Silzer, Ph.D.

On Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., Vertical Campus, Room 8-210, Baruch College, CUNY, 55 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10010


Loryn Hatch

"From One Period to the Next…Menstruation and the Psychoanalytic Process of Working Through to the Feminine." Abstract

Committee Chair - Elliot Jurist, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Steve Tuber, Ph.D., Lissa Weinstein, Ph.D., David Lichtenstein, Ph.D., Jamieson Webster, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., North Academic Center, Room 8/132, CUNY City College, 1605 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10031


Michael Covell

"An Affective Events Theory Analysis of Conflict Perception Emergence." Abstract

Committee Chair - Kristin Sommer, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Zhiqing Zhou, Ph.D., Loren Naidoo, Ph.D., Justin L. Storbeck, Ph.D., Wei Wang, Ph.D.

On Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 1:00 p.m., Vertical Campus, Room 8-213, Baruch College, CUNY, 55 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10010


Brad Thomas

"The Effects of Two Kinds of Stereotype Threat on Implicit Racial Bias in African-Americans." Abstract

Committee Chair - Paul Wachtel, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Diana Puñales, Ph.D., Deidre Anglin, Ph.D., Alice Shepard, Ph.D., Monique Bowen, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., North Academic Center, Room 8/132, CUNY City College, 1605 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10031

December 2019

Ariana Riccio

"Understanding Factors Which Influence Autistic Identity Development In Adolescence And Early Adulthood."

Committee Chair - Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Jennifer Wagner, Ph.D., Jennifer Drake, Ph.D., Elizabeth Pellicano, Ph.D., Christina Nicolaidis, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 3:30 p.m., Room 6304.02,
The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10016


Susan Chi

"Applying a Metacognitive Framework in the Neuropsychological Assessment of Subjective Cognitive Decline and Mild Cognitive Impairment." Abstract

Committee Chair - Laura Rabin, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Elizabeth Chua, Ph.D., Justin Storbeck, Ph.D., Yvette Caro, Ph.D., Kathleen Mangiapanello, Ph.D.

On Monday, December 9, 2019 at 11:00 a.m., Science Building, Razran Hall, Room E208, Queens College CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY, 11367


Michael Palumbo

"Therapist Mentalization and Patient Outcomes in the First Year of Psychotherapy." Abstract

Committee Chair - Diana Diamond, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Sasha Rudenstine, Ph.D., Adriana Espinosa, Ph.D., Elliot Jurist, Ph.D., Howard Steele, Ph.D.

On Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 10:30 a.m., North Academic Center, Room 8/103, CUNY City College, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY, 10031

October 2019

Alice Grinberg

"Computerized Cognitive Training for the Cognitive Symptoms of Depression in Young Adults: A Double-Blind, Randomized Pilot Study with Active Control." Abstract

Committee Chair - Joel Sneed, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Joan Borod, Ph.D., Justin Storbeck, Ph.D., Yvette Caro, Ph.D., Valentina Nikulina, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 11:00 a.m., Queens College Psychological Center, Room 171, CUNY Queens College, 65-21 Main Street, Flushing, NY, 11367

September 2019

Jaleh Hamadani

"The Impact of Mentalization and Self-Compassion on Adolescent Mental Health and Well-Being." Abstract

Committee Chair - Elliot Jurist, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Steve Tuber, Ph.D., Diana Punales, Ph.D., Benjamin Harris, Ph.D., Genevieve Rosenbaum, Ph.D.

On Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 11:45 a.m., North Academic Center (NAC), Room 8/132, CUNY City College, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY, 10031
 

August 2019

Thomas Whitfield

"Prep Use and Barriers to Use Among Adult and Young Sexual Minority Men in the United States." Abstract

Committee Chair - H. Jonathon Rendina, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Sarit A. Golub, Ph.D., Tyrel J. Starks, Ph.D., Christian Grov, Ph.D., Ian Holloway, Ph.D.

On Friday, August 30, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., Room 6304.02, CUNY The Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10016


Eric Garr

"The Role of the Direct and Indirect Basal Ganglia Pathways in the Learning, Performance, and Goal-Directed Control of Action Sequences." Abstract

Committee Chair - Andrew Delamater, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Jon Horvitz, Ph.D., William Esber, Ph.D., Sean Ostlund, Ph.D.

On Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 12:30 p.m., William James Hall, Room 5117, CUNY Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11210


Naomi Dambreville

"The Social Cost of Pain: Rejection Sensitivity, Social Rejection, and Cannabis Use in Young Adults." Abstract

Committee Chair - Eric A. Fertuck, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Lesia M. Ruglass, Ph.D., Kevin B. Meehan, Ph.D., Kathryn M. Z. Smith, Ph.D., Robert Melara, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 12:00 p.m., North Academic Center (NAC), Room 7/239, CUNY City College, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY, 10031


Ashley Polokowski

"Diet, Inflammation, Gut Microbiome, and Mental Health." Abstract

Committee Chair - Laura Reigada, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Cheryl Carmichael, Ph.D., Roseanne Schnoll, Ph.D., Regina Miranda, Ph.D., Angelo DiBello, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 1:00 p.m., James Hall, Room 5117J, CUNY Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11210


Jennifer Kourassanis-Velasquez

"Fluency-Based Instruction in the College Classroom." Abstract

Committee Chair - Dr. Emily A. Jones, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Dr. Nancy Hemmes, Ph.D., Dr. Daniel Fienup, Ph.D., Dr. Carl Binder, Ph.D., Dr. Barbara Bucklin, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 11:00 a.m., Science Building, Room E308, CUNY Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY, 11367


Jungwon Lee

"Facial Identification: A Meta-Analysis of 50 Years of Research." Abstract

Committee Chair - Steven D. Penrod, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Margaret B. Kovera, Ph.D., Jennifer E. Dysart, Ph.D., Gary L. Wells, Ph.D., Brian H. Bornstein, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 11:00 a.m., New Building, Room 10.65.36, CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 W 59th Street, New York, NY, 10019


Jennifer McMahon

"Perceptions of Sexual Violence: An Investigation of Sexual Harassment, Sexual Coercion, and Sexting." Abstract

Committee Chair - Cathy Spatz Widom, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Preeti Chauhan, Ph.D., Mark Fondacaro, Ph.D., Sarah DeGue, Ph.D., Helen Wilson, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 12:30 p.m., New Building, Room 10.65.36, CUNY John Jay College, 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY, 10019


Nicole Farrell

"Systems Analysis of Faculty Hiring Process Within Academia." Abstract

Committee Chair - Dr. Alicia Alvero, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Dr. Robert Lanson, Ph.D., Dr. Patricia D'Ateno, Ph.D., Dr. Lori Ludwig, Ph.D., Dr. Heather McGee, Ph.D.

On Monday, August 5, 2019 at 10:30 a.m., Science Building, Room E308, CUNY Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY, 11367
 

July 2019

Michael DeNunzio

"The Development and Validation of an Ideal Point Measure of Work Engagement." Abstract

Committee Chair - Charles Scherbaum, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Loren Naidoo, Ph.D., Harold Goldstein, Ph.D., Yochi Cohen-Charash, Ph.D., Anthony Boyce, Ph.D.,

On Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 12:00 p.m., Newman Vertical Campus, Room 8-210, CUNY Baruch College, 55 Lexington Ave, New York, NY, 10010


Nicholaus Brosowsky

"Memory-Guided Selective Attention: An Instance Theory of Automatic Attentional Control." Abstract

Committee Chair - Matthew Crump, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Andrew Delamater, Ph.D., Timothy Ricker, Ph.D., Julie Bugg, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 2:00 p.m., James Hall, Room 5117, CUNY Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11210


Taiki Matsuura

"Getting the Benefit of the Doubt: The Effect of Randomization Ratio on the Placebo Response." Abstract

Committee Chair - Cynthia Calkins, Ph.D.
Committee Members - William Gottdiener, Ph.D., Elizabeth Jeglic, Ph.D., Erika Carr, Ph.D., Dale Sebastian, MBBS, MD.

On Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 11:00 a.m., New Building, Room 10.65.6NB, CUNY John Jay College, 524 W. 59th Street, New York, NY, 10019


Beliz Hazan

"The Use of Infographics to Assess Context Processing." Abstract

Committee Chair - Daniel D. Kurylo, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Laura Rabin, Ph.D., Aaron Kozbelt, Ph.D., Elisabeth Brauner, Ph.D., Robert Duncan, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at 12:00 p.m., James Hall, Room 5117, CUNY Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11210
 

June 2019

Farah Goheer

"Impact of Religiosity and Level of Acculturation on Cultural Alignment: An Exploration of Terror Management Mechanisms among Muslim American Women." Abstract

Committee Chair - Joel Sneed, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Claudia Brumbaugh, Ph.D., Yvette Caro, Ph.D., Michelle Fine, Ph.D., Markus Bidell, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at 11:00 a.m., Science Building, Room E308, CUNY Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY, 11367


Evelyn Ramirez-Coombs

"Does Ethnic Identity, In-group Preference and Acculturation Protect Latinas with a History of Interpersonal Trauma From Developing Symptoms of PTSD?" Abstract

Committee Chair - Valentina Nikulina, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Yvette Caro, Ph.D., Joel Sneed, Ph.D., Markus Bidell, Ph.D., Desiree Byrd, Ph.D.

On Monday, June 25, 2019 at 12:00 a.m., Science Building, Room E308, CUNY Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY, 11367


Joseph S. DeLuca

"Developmental Predictors of Adolescent Mental Health Stigma and a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of "Ending the Silence" in New York City." Abstract

Committee Chair - Philip Yanos, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Maureen Allwood, Ph.D., Peggilee Wupperman, Ph.D., Patrick Corriganr, Ph.D., Sara Evans-Lacko, Ph.D.

On Monday, June 3, 2019 at 11:30 a.m., New Building, Room 10.65.36, CUNY John Jay College, 524 West 59th , New York, NY, 10019


Aliza Ali Panjwani

"Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Factors Predicting Distress and End-of-Life Planning Among Individuals with Advanced Cancers." Abstract

Committee Chair - Tracey Revenson, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Joel Erblich, Ph.D., Allison Applebaum, Ph.D., Evelyn Behar, Ph.D., Laura Reigada, Ph.D.

On Monday, June 3, 2019 at 11:00 a.m., Hunter North, Room 612, CUNY Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10065
 

May 2019

Tamar Kraft

"Murine Genetic Variance in Sugar- and Fat-Conditioned Flavor Preferences: Roles of Dopamine, Opioid and NMDA Receptors and Nutritive Sensing." Abstract

Committee Chair - Richard Bodnar, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Joshua Brumberg, Ph.D., Anthony Sclafani, Ph.D., Jon Horvitz, Ph.D., Robert Ranaldi, Ph.D.

On Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 11:00 a.m., Room 6304.01, CUNY The Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10016


Jennifer Adler

"Environmental Adaptations and Agency: An Ecological Reframing of Design and Implementation Practices for Disability." Abstract

Committee Chair - David Chapin, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Leanne Rivlin, Ph.D., Laxmi Ramasubramanian, Ph.D., Tomoaki Imamichi, Ph.D., Ellen Trief, Ph.D.

On Friday, May 17, 2019 at 2:00 p.m., Room 6304.26, CUNY The Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10016


Tehila Eilam-Stock

"Internal and External Attention in Autism Spectrum Disorder." Abstract

Committee Chair - Jin Fan, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Jeffrey Halperin, Ph.D., Justin Storbeck, Ph.D., Heidi Bender, Ph.D., Christopher Rackley, Ph.D.,

On Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 11:00 a.m., Science Building E308, CUNY Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY, 11367


Esen Karan

"The Development of Face Morphing Task to Assess Self Other Differentiation ." Abstract

Committee Chair - Eric Fertuck, PhD
Committee Members - Diana Diamond, Ph.D., Robert Melara, Ph.D., Lissa Weinstein, Ph.D., Kevin Meehan, Ph.D.

On Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 12:00 p.m., NAC Building, Room 7/239, CUNY City College, 160 Convent Avenue., New York, NY, 10031

April 2019

Jarrod Shanahan​

"Captives of a New Alcatraz: The New York City Department of Correction from 1954 to 1990." Abstract

Committee Chair - Susan Seagert, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Cindi Katz, Ph.D., Jayne Mooney, Ph.D., Rebecca Hill, Ph.D., John Garvey, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., Room 6304.01, Graduate Center CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10016


Kathleen Darabos

"Relational Processes in Support-Related Communication among Young Adults with Cancer." Abstract

Committee Chair - Jennifer Ford, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Michael Hoyt, Ph.D., Joel Erblich, Ph.D., Cheryl Carmichael, Ph.D., Danielle Berke, Ph.D.

On Friday, April 12, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., HN Rm 612, Hunter College, North Building, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10065


Deshonay Dozier

"Contested Development: A Poor People's Movement for a Better Los Angeles, 1960-2018" Abstract

Committee Chair - Cindi Katz, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Ph.D., Tom Angotti, Ph.D., Shana Redmond, Ph.D., Pete White, Ph.D.

On Monday, April 15, 2019 at 2:00 p.m., Room 6304.01, Graduate Center CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10016


Mawia Khogali

"Officers' and Community Members' Evaluations of Police-Civilian Interactions." Abstract

Committee Chair - Mark Fondacaro, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Kevin Nadal, Ph.D., Steve Penrod, Ph.D., Tom Tyler, Ph.D., Christopher Slobogin, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 2:00 p.m., Room 636.09, Hareen Hall, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 W 59th St, New York, NY, 10019


Rebecca Spizzirri

"Childhood Neglect and Risk of Revictimization by an Intimate Partner: A Prospective Investigation of Mediational Pathways" Abstract

Committee Chair - Cathy Spatz Widom, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Preeti Chauhan, Ph.D., Chitra Raghavan, Ph.D., Jayne Mooney, Ph.D., Chunrye Kim, Ph.D.

On Thursday, April 18, 2019 at 1:00 p.m., Room 10.63.02, New Building, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 W 59th St, New York, NY, 10019


Thomas Manna​

"Cognitive Models of Defense Behaviors in Hosts of Brood Parasites" Abstract

Committee Chair - Ofer Tchernichovski, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Peter Serrano, Ph.D., David Lahti, Ph.D., Andrew Suarez, Ph.D., Mark Hauber, Ph.D.

On Monday, April 22, 2019 at 3:30 p.m., Room 611, North Building, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10065


Fabiana Alceste

"Different strokes for different but reasonable folks: Comparison of legally relevant observers' perceptions of custody" Abstract

Committee Chair - Saul Kassin, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Deryn Strange, Ph.D., Kelly McWilliams, Ph.D., Kyle Scherr, Ph.D., Laura Smalarz, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 11:00 a.m., Room 10.65.36, New Building, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 W 59th St, New York, NY, 10019

March 2019

Brian Davis​

"The measure of a man: A critical methodology for investigating essentialist beliefs about sexual orientation categories in Japan and the United States." Abstract

Committee Chair - Deborah L. Tolman, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Brett G. Stoudt, Ph.D., Sean G. Massey, Ph.D., Jay Verkuilen, Ph.D., Yuko Higashi, Ph.D.

On Friday, March 22, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., Room 6304.01, Graduate Center CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10016.


Danielle DiFilipo​

"Neural Correlates of Automatic Emotional Processing and Emotion Regulation in Empathy and Psychopathy-Related Coldheartedness." Abstract

Committee Chair - Deborah L. Tolman, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Brett G. Stoudt, Ph.D., Sean G. Massey, Ph.D., Jay Verkuilen, Ph.D., Yuko Higashi, Ph.D.

On Friday, March 22, 2019 at 1:00 p.m., Room 10.65.36, New Building, John Jay College, 524 W 59th Street, New York, NY, 10019.


Shelley Buchbinder​​

"Training as Restructuring: Cases from Entry-Level Healthcare and Manufacturing Workforce Training in Eastern Connecticut." Abstract

Committee Chair - Setha Low, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Cindi Katz, Ph.D., Leigh Graham, Ph.D., Laura Wolf-Powers, Ph.D., Elizabeth Nisbet, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 2:00 p.m., Room 6304.02, Graduate Center CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10016.

January 2019

Samantha Denefrio

"Novel Biobehavioural Methods for Assessing the Anxiety-Related Attention Bias." Abstract

Committee Chair - Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Mariann Weierich, Ph.D., Jill Grose-Fifer, Ph.D., Doug Mennin, Ph.D.

On Friday, January 18, 2019 at 12:00 p.m., Room E-308, Science Building, CUNY Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY, 11367.


Alice Perez

"Neurogenesis is Altered Between and Across Brain Regions After Neurodegeneration and Injury." Abstract

Committee Chair - Carolyn Pytte, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Nancy Foldi, Ph.D., Jeff Beeler, Ph.D., Desiree Byrd, Ph.D., Joshua Jessel, Ph.D.

On Friday, January 11, 2019 at 11:00 a.m., Room 6304.26, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10016.


Elliott Larson

"A Meta-Analysis of Information Processing Measures of Intelligence, Performance, and Group Score Differences." Abstract

Committee Chair - Charles Scherbaum, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Harold Goldstein, Ph.D., Logan Watts, Ph.D., Kristin Sommer, Ph.D., Kenneth Yusko, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 1:00 p.m., Room NVC 8-210, Newman Vertical Campus (NVC), CUNY Baruch College, 55 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, 10010.


Alla Chavarga

"Recognition by Flickering Components: The Effect of Temporal Modulation on Image Recognition.." Abstract

Committee Chair - Israel Abramov, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Daniel D. Kurylo, Ph.D., Aaron Kozbelt, Ph.D.

On Friday, January 25, 2019 at 11:00 a.m., Room 5117, William James Hall, CUNY Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11210.

November 2018

Jenna Rieder

"Estradiol and Daily Affective Experience in Trauma-Exposed Women." Abstract

Committee Chair - Mariann Weierich, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Michael Hoyt, Ph.D., Lorie Goshin, Ph.D., Deborah Walder, Ph.D., Maureen Allwood, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 1:30 p.m., Room 612, North Building, CUNY Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10065.


Nicole Graham

"Examining the Use of Hebephilia and Paraphilia Non-Consent in Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) Evaluations."Abstract

Committee Chair - Cynthia Calkins, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Elizabeth Jeglic, Ph.D., Rebecca Weiss, Ph.D.,Marc Boccaccini, Ph.D., Sandi Lewis, Ph.D.

On Monday, November 26, 2018 at 9:30 a.m., John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY 11019

October 2018

Virtue Sankoh

"Mindfulness in Medicine: Modified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program." Abstract

Committee Chair - Deidre Anglin, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Eric Fertuck, Ph.D., Elliot Jurist, Ph.D., Teresa Lopez-Castro, Ph.D., Irvin Schonfeld, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 10:45 a.m., Room 7/308, NAC Building, CUNY City College, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY, 10031.
 

September 2018

Tiwi D. Marira

"Colorism in Assessor Ratings: Exploring the roles of Social Dominance Orientation, Metaphorical Associations and Skin Tone Stereotypes." Abstract

Committee Chair - Kristin L. Sommer, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Harold Goldstein, Ph.D., Charles Scherbaum, Jennifer Feitosa, Ph.D., Daryl Wout, Ph.D. 

On Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 12:00 p.m., Room 8-210, Vertical Campus, CUNY Baruch College, 55 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, 10010.
 

Liat Zitron

"Can Mindfulness Training Reduce Stress Reactivity in First-Year College Students?." Abstract

Committee Chair - Yu Gao, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Margaret-Ellen Pipe, Ph.D., Laura Rabin, Ph.D., Benzion Chanowitz, Ph.D., Elisabeth Brauner, Ph.D.

On Friday, September 7, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., Room 5117J, James Hall Building, CUNY Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11210.


Andrea Recarte

"Unveiling Chaim Shatan: An Analyst Who Unveiled War Wounds." Abstract

Committee Chair - Elliot Jurist, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Paul Wachtel, Ph.D., Katie Gentile, Ph.D., Diana Punales, Ph.D., Adrienne Harris, Ph.D.

On Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 5:15 p.m., Room 8/109, NAC Building, CUNY City College, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY, 10031.


Christine Smith

"The Role Of Self-Disclosure In Improving Workplace Cross-Race Mentoring Outcomes." Abstract

Committee Chair - Harold Goldstein, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Charles Scherbaum, Ph.D., Kristen Shockley, Ph.D., Logan Watts, Ph.D., Jennifer Feitosa, Ph.D.

On Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 9:30 a.m., Room 8-213, Newman Vertical Campus, CUNY Baruch College, 55 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, 10010.


Kelly Conover

"A Narrative Approach to Investigating the Contextual Nature of Adolescent Self-Regulation ." Abstract

Committee Chair - Colette Daiute, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Herb Saltzstein, Ph.D., Stacey Alicea, Ph.D., Luka Lucic, Ph.D., Myriam Villalobos, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at 4:30 p.m., Room 6304.02, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10016.


Tachell Tanis

"What's Your Story? Assessing Childhood Maltreatment Using the Thematic Apperception Test in an Adult Inpatient Population." Abstract

Committee Chair - Steve Tuber, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Lisa J. Cohen, Ph.D., Diana Punales, Ph.D., Deidre Anglin, Ph.D., Ben Harris, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, September 4, 2018 at 4 p.m., Room 8/103, NAC Building, CUNY City College, 1605 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, 10031.

August 2018

Lindsay Maffei-Almodovar

"The Effects of Pyramidal Training on Staff Acquisition of Five Behavior Analytic Procedures." Abstract

Committee Chair - Peter Sturmey, Ph.D.
Committee Members -  Emily Jones, Ph.D., Joshua Jessel, Ph.D., Nancy Neef, Ph.D., Florence DiGennaro Reed, Ph.D.

On Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 9:00 a.m., Razran Room, Science Building, CUNY Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, New York 11367.


Joanna Young

"Parent Childhood Abuse and Neglect and Offspring Mental Health: An Examination of Potential Mediators." Abstract

Committee Chair - Cathy Spatz Widom, Ph.D.
Committee Members -  Angela Crossman, Ph.D., Maureen Allwood, Ph.D., Valentina Nikulina, Ph.D., Lorie Goshin, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 10:30 a.m., Room 9.63.37NB, CUNY John Jay College, 524 West 59th, New York, NY, 10019.


Jessica McCurdy

"Adults’ Perceptions of Children With Mental Illness Labels Who Tell Truths and Lies" Abstract

Committee Chair - Angela Crossman, Ph.D.
Committee Members -  Philip Yanos, Ph.D., Kevin Nadal, Ph.D., Herbert Saltzstein, Ph.D., Victoria Talwar, Ph.D.

On Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 10:30 a.m., Room 10.65.35, New Building, CUNY John Jay College, 524 West 59th, New York, NY, 10019.


Ayşenur Benevento

"Parents Frame Childhood for the World To See in Digital Media Postings." Abstract

Committee Chair - Colette Daiute, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Roger Hart, Ph.D., Lev Manovich, Ph.D., Matthew K. Gold, Ph.D., Joan Greenbaum, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 9:30 a.m., Room 6304.02, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10016.


Ron Whiteman

"Rumination and Rebound From Failure: Investigating How Trait and State Forms of Ruminative Thought Influence Attention to Errors And the Ability to Correct Them in A Challenging Academic Environment." Abstract

Committee Chair - Jennifer Mangels, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Jillian Grose-Fifer, Ph.D., Elizabeth Chua, Ph.D., Nicholas J. Sibrava, Ph.D., Justin Storebeck, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 6:00 p.m., Room 6304.01, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10016.


Samantha Dalfen

"A Comparison of Quiz Grading Criteria, Exam Question Type and Novelty, and Their Effects on Exam Scores" Abstract

Committee Chair - Daniel Fienup, Ph.D.
Committee Members -  Emily Jones, Ph.D., Alexandra Logue, Ph.D., Jason Vladescu, Ph.D., Kenneth Reeve, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., Razran Room, Science Building, CUNY Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY, 11367.


Karima Modjadidi

"Testing the Efficacy of Interventions to Decrease Racial Bias in Jury Selection" Abstract

Committee Chair - Margaret Kovera, Ph.D.
Committee Members -  Steve Penrod, Ph.D., Charles Stone, Ph.D., Curtis Hardin, Ph.D., Maureen O'Connor, Ph.D.

On Monday, August 27, 2018 at 12:00 p.m., Room 10.68.01, CUNY John Jay College, 524 West 59th, New York, NY, 10019.


Yuliya Ochakovskaya

"Manipulating Goal States and Brain States: Using EEG and HD-tDCS Methods to Investigate Mechanisms Underlying the Influence of Environmental Achievement Goals on Feedback Processing and Learning in Declarative Memory." Abstract

Committee Chair - Jennifer Mangels, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Elizabeth Chua, Ph.D., Matt Crump, Ph.D., Jon Horvitz, Ph.D., Elizabeth Tricomi, Ph.D.

On Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., Room 6304.01, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10016.


Bianca Vidal

"Cross-Race Effect in African-Americans and Caucasians." Abstract

Committee Chair - Herbert Saltztein, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Angela Crossman, Ph.D., Steve Penrod, Ph.D., Toni Spring, Ph.D., David Rindskopf, Ph.D.

On Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., Room 6304.02, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10016.


Miguel Briones

"Curcumin Inhibits the IKK:NFkB Pathway in Neural Fear Circuits." Abstract

Committee Chair - Glenn E. Schafe, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Nesha S. Burghardt, Ph.D., Tracy Dennis, Ph.D., Ekaterina Likhtik, Ph.D., Allyson Friedman, Ph.D.

On Monday, August 6, 2018 at 12:00 p.m., Room 612, Hunter North, Hunter College, CUNY, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10065.

July 2018

Florence Lui

"The Impact of Racial Microaggressions and Major Discriminatory Events on Mental Health" Abstract

Committee Chair - Deidre Anglin, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Adriana Espinosa, Ph.D., Diana Puñales Morejon, Ph.D., Steven Tuber, Ph.D., Rachel Weisberg, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at 10:30 a.m., Room 7/308, North Academic Center, CUNY City College, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY, 10031.


Alexandra Gaynor

"The Relationship between Cognitive and Neural Bases of Metamemory Judgments" Abstract

Committee Chair - Elizabeth Chua, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Jennifer Mangels, Ph.D., Timothy Ellmore, Ph.D., Laura Rabin, Ph.D., Eric Leshikar, Ph.D.

On Monday, July 23, 2018 at 12:00 p.m., Room 6304.02, CUNY The Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10016.


Inna Saboshchuk

"Stereotype Threat as an Explanation for Sexual Risk-Taking Behavior in Gay Men: A Multi-Study Exploration of Mechanisms" Abstract

Committee Chair - Sarit Golub, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Cheryl Carmichael, Ph.D., Catherine Good, Ph.D., John Pachankis, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., Room 6304.02, CUNY The Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10016.


Do Lee

"Delivering Justice: Food Delivery Cyclists in New York City" Abstract

Committee Chair - Susan Saegert, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Michelle Fine, Ph.D., Tarry Hum, Ph.D., Adonia Lugo, Ph.D., Melody Hoffmann, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at 2:00 p.m., Room 6304.01, CUNY The Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10016.


Parvene Farhoody

"Determinants of the Acquisition and Display of Behaviors Associated with "Guilt" (Appeasement Behaviors) by Companion Dogs" Abstract

Committee Chair - Bertram Ploog, Ph.D.
Committee Members -  Daniel Fienup, Ph.D., Alexandra Logue, Ph.D., Bruce Brown, Ph.D., Joe Layng, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at 12:00 p.m., Room 3204.11, CUNY The Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10016.

June 2018

Brooke Greene

"A Preliminary Program Evaluation of a Narrative Therapy Intervention for Persons Incarcerated for Violent Crime" Abstract

Committee Chair - Deidre Anglin, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Paul Wachtel, Ph.D., Geraldine Downey, Ph.D., Elliot Jurist, Ph.D., Diana Punales, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., Room 7/308, North Academic Center (NAC Building), CUNY City College, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031.


Jeffrey Motter

"Clinical Characteristics and Neuroanatomical Predictors of Acute Antidepressant Response for Patients with Comorbid Depression and Mild Cognitive Impairment." Abstract

Committee Chair - Joel Sneed, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Alan Kluger, Ph.D., Justin Storbeck, Ph.D., Kathleen Mangiapanello, Ph.D., Jin Fan, Ph.D.

On Monday, June 25, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., Room E308, Science Building, Queens College, CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Queens, NY 11367.


Florence Lui

"The Impact of Racial Microaggressions and Major Discriminatory Events on Mental Health" Abstract

Committee Chair - Denise Hein, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Adriana Espinosa, Ph.D., Diana Puñales Morejon, Ph.D.

Room 7/308, North Academic Center (NAC Building), CUNY City College, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY, 10031.


Nidhi Parashar

"A Functional Neuroimaging Study of Self-Regulatory Control in Adults with Gambling and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders" Abstract

Committee Chair - Eric A Fertuck, Ph.D.
Committee Members -  Rachel Marsh, Ph.D., Denise Hien, Ph.D., Robert Melara, Ph.D., Lesia Ruglass, Ph.D.

On Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., Room 7/239, North Academic Center (NAC Building), CUNY City College, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY, 10031.
 

May 2018

Matthew Southard

"Subthresold PTSD and Assocaited Psychological Distress in Trauma Exposed Male and Female Veterans" Abstract

Committee Chair - Denise Hein, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Eric Fertuck, Ph.D., Lesia Ruglass, Ph.D., Teresa Lopez-Castro, Ph.D., Deidre Anglin, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 2:00 pm, Room TRACC Lab, NAC, CUNY City College, 160 Convent Avenue., New York, NY, 10031.


Megan O'Toole

"Stereotype Threat and Racial Disparities at the Front End of the Criminal Justice System" Abstract

Committee Chair - Mark Fondacaro, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Steven Penrod, Ph.D., Catherine Good, Ph.D., Cynthia Najdowski, Ph.D., Rick Trinkner, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 12:00 pm, Room 10.65.36, New Building, CUNY John Jay College, 524 W. 59th Street., New York, NY, 10019.


Felix L. Garcia

"Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Youth with Gender Dysphoria" Abstract

Committee Chair - Deidre Anglin, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Eric Fertuck, Ph.D., Bradley Peterson, MD., Heino Meyer-Bahlburg, Ph.D., Lissa Weinstein, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 2:15 pm, Room 7/308, North Academic Center, CUNY City College, 160 Convent Avenue., New York, NY, 10031.


Alyssa Chimiklis

"Examining the Effects of a Multi-Component Neurocognitive Intervention for School-Aged Children with Co-Occurring ADHD and Reading Difficulties" Abstract

Committee Chair - Anil Chacko, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Jennifer L. Stewart, Ph.D., Valentina Nikulina, Ph.D., Sarah O'Neill, Ph.D., Justin Storbeck, Ph.D.

On Friday, May 18, 2018 at 2:00 pm, Room: Razran, New Science Building, CUNY Queens College , 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Queens, NY, 11367.


Yosefa Ehrlich

"Dermatoglyphic Measures in Relation to Depressive Symptoms Among Non-Clinical Adolescents and Young Adults" Abstract

Committee Chair - Deborah J. Walder, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Jennifer L. Stewart, Ph.D., Valentina Nikulina, Ph.D., Elizabeth Chua, Ph.D., Kerstin B. Unger, Ph.D.

On Friday, May 18, 2018 at 10:00 am, Room E308, Science Building, CUNY Queens College , 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Queens, NY, 11367.


Lindsey Davis

"Bias-Motivated Homicides: Toward a New Typology" Abstract

Committee Chair - Louis B. Schlesinger, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Kevin L. Nadal, Ph.D., Chitra Raghavan, Ph.D., Ernest Drucker, Ph.D., Sarah Craun, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 1:15 pm, Room 636.17, Haaren Building, CUNY John Jay College , 899 Tenth Avenue., New York, NY, 10019.
 

April 2018

Aliza (Schwartzblatt) Jacob

"Electroencephalographic Asymmetry, Emotion Regulation, and their Relationships with Depression Risk" Abstract

Committee Chair - Jennifer L. Stewart, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Joan Borod, Ph.D., Justin Storbeck, Ph.D., Carolyn Pytte, Ph.D., Kerstin Unger, Ph.D.

On Monday, April 30, 2018 at 3:00pm, Room E308, Science Building, CUNY Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd ,Flushing, NY, 11367.


Ralitsa Todorova

"The College Application Essay Mediating Inequality along the Path to Higher Education" Abstract

Committee Chair - Colette Daiute, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Cheryl Smith, Ph.D., Juan Battle, Ph.D., Martin Ruck, Ph.D., Nancy Budwig, Ph.D.

On Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 1:00 pm, Room 6304.02, 6th Floor, The Graduate Center CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10016.


Ricardo Corbetta

"A Qualitative, Phenomenological Study of Psychotherapists'  Perception of Ethnic Identity Shifts in Immigrant Patients." Abstract

Committee Chair - Elliot Jurist, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Diana Punales, Ph.D., Benjamin Harris, Ph.D., Alexandra Woods, Ph.D., Daniel Gaztambide, Ph.D.

On Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 11:15am, Room 8/103, North Academic Center (NAC) Building, City College CUNY, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY, 10031.


Naja Hougaard

"Absences and Epistemology of Ignorance: A Critical Multi-Sited Study of the Teaching of the Danish Colonial and Slave Trading Past" Abstract

Committee Chair - Anna Stetsenko, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Wendy Luttrell, Ph.D., Cindi Katz, Ph.D., Terrie Epstein, Ph.D., Eduardo Vianna, Ph.D.

On Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 12 pm, Room 6304.26, 6th Floor, The Graduate Center CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10016.


Laurie Slodounik

"The Nature of Defenses used by School-Aged Children with ADHD" Abstract

Committee Chair - Steven Tuber, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Hilary Gomes, Ph.D., Lissa Weinstein, Ph.D., Benjamin Harris, Ph.D., Diana Punales, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 9:30 a.m.in room 8/110 in the NAC Building at City College, 160 Convent Avenue, NY, New York, 10031.


Madeleine Terry

"Linking Hostile/Helpless Maternal Representations in Pregnancy and Later Child Protection Involvement: A Pilot Study" Abstract

Committee Chair - Arietta Slade, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Steven Tuber, Ph.D., Lissa Weinstein, Ph.D., Diana Punales-Morejon, Ph.D., Brent Finger, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 2 p.m.in the NAC Building at City College, 160 Convent Avenue, NY, New York, 10031.


Miriam Dreyer

"The Relationship between Parenting and Child Trauma: An Intergenerational Investigation" Abstract

Committee Chair - Denise Hien, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Lesia Ruglass, Deidre Anglin, Ph.D., Diana Punales, Ph.D., Benjamin Harris, Ph.D.,

On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at 2 p.m., Room 7/237, NAC Building, City College, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031


James Christopher Head

"The Narration Of Conflicting Accountabilities In the Era Of High-Stakes Teacher Evaluation" Abstract

Committee Chair - Joshua W. Clegg, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Deborah Tolman, Ph.D., Jason Van Ora, Ph.D., Colette Daiute, Ph.D., Michelle Fine, Ph.D.

On Monday, April 9, 2018 at 9 am in Room 6304.02 at The Graduate Center CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10016.


Allison Hirsch

"The Effect of an Extinction Procedure on Level of Responding to Visual Stimuli in an Evaluative Conditioning Procedure" Abstract

Committee Chair - Nancy Hemmes, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Bruce Brown, Ph.D., Daniel Fienup, Ph.D., Jennifer Morrison, Ph.D., Robert Allan, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 3:00 pm, in Room E-308, in the Science Building, at Queens College,65-30 Kissena Blvd., Queens, NY, 11367
 

March 2018

Anna M. Schwartz

"Persistence of Cultural Heritage in a Multicultural Context: Examining Factors that Shaped Voting Preferences in the 2016 Election." Abstract

Committee Chair - Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Anna Stetsenko, Ph.D., Patricia Brooks, Ph.D., Heejung Park, Ph.D., Aaron S. Richmond, Ph.D.

On Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 12:00 PM EST in Room 6304.02 at The Graduate Center CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, 10016.


Juliana Karras-Jean Gilles

"Socialization Trajectories of Civic Development: Examining Variation Among Children in Black Immigrant and African American Families" Abstract

Committee Chair - Martin Ruck, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Erika Niwa, Ph.D., Jennifer Astuto, Ph.D., Rashmita Mistry, Ph.D., Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Ph.D.

On Monday, March 12, 2018 at 2:30 PM EST in Room 6304.02 at The Graduate Center CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, 10016.


Rebecca K. Reed

"Event-Related Potential Studies of Error Monitoring to Affective and Non-Affective Stimuli in Adolescents and Emerging Adults" Abstract

Committee Chair - Jillian Grose-Fifer, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Yu Gao, Ph.D., Jennifer Mangels, Ph.D., Robert Melara, Ph.D., Deborah Walder, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 11:30 AM EST in Room 6304.02 at The Graduate Center CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, 10016.


Matthew Goldberg

"Perceived Knowledge and Defense of Political Attitudes" Abstract

Committee Chair - Cheryl Carmichael Ph.D.
Committee Members - Curtis Hardin, Ph.D., Steven Young, Ph.D., Kimberly Rios, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 1PM EST in Room 6304.01 at The Graduate Center CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, 10016.
 

February 2018

Julia Brodsky

"Educational Relevance as a Motivating Operation for Equivalence Class Formation: Implications for Application" Abstract

Committee Chair - Robert Lansonz, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Daniel Fienup, Ph.D., Alexandra Logue, Ph.D., Janet Twyman, Ph.D., Kenneth Reeve, Ph.D.

On Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 12:30 PM EST in the Science Building at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, New York, 11367.


Michelle Corman

"Leadership Ineffectiveness: The Interactive Effects of Leader Personality, Job Demands, and Job Resources on Ethical Climate and Employee Turnover Intentions" Abstract

Committee Chair - Joel Lefkowitz, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Jaihyun Park, Ph.D., Charles Scherbaum, Ph.D., Logan Watts, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, February 6, 2018 at 1:00 PM EST in the Newman Vertical Campus at Baruch College, 55 Lexington Ave., New York, New York, 10010.
 

January 2018

Kira Boesch

"The Transmission of Mentalization: How Parent Reflective Functioning on the Parent Development Interview Relates to Child Mentalization on the Thematic Apperception Test" Abstract

Committee Chair - Steve Tuber, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Ben Harris, Ph.D., Neal Vorus, Ph.D., Elliot Jurist, Ph.D., Lissa Weinstein, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 9:30AM in the NAC Building, Room 8/132, at City College, 160 Convent Avenue, NY, New York, 10031.


Sarah Kay

"The Relationship among Reflective Functioning, History of Childhood Trauma" Abstract
and Symptoms of Depersonalization and Derealization in Patients with Panic Disorder" Abstract

Committee Chair - Steve Tuber, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Barbara Milrod, Ph.D., Denise Hien, Ph.D., Ben Harris, Ph.D., Diana Punales, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 11:00 AM in the NAC Building at City College, 160 Convent Avenue, NY, New York, 10031.


Paul Agnello

"Reasoning with Pseudowords: How Properties of Novel Verbal Stimuli Influence Item Difficulty and Linguistic-Group Score Differences On Cognitive Ability Assessments" Abstract

Committee Chair - Charles Scherbaum, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Harold Goldstein, Ph.D., Erin Eatough, Ph.D., Logan Watts, Ph.D., Kenneth Yusko, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 1:00 PM in the Vertical Campus, Room 8-136, Baruch College, 55 Lexington Avenue, NY, New York, 10010.


Julieanne Guadalupe

"A Comparison of the Effects of Various Performance Feedback Presentations on Typing Accuracy and Speed" Abstract

Committee Chair - Alicia Alvero, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Robert Lanson, Ph.D., Patricia D'Ateno, Ph.D., Heather McGee, Ph.D., Ramona Houmanfar, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 2:00 PM in the Science Building at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, New York, 11367.


Kari Gray

"The Development of Affect and Defense in Childhood and Adolescence" Abstract

Committee Chair - Steven Tuber, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Ben Harris, Ph.D., Diana Punales, Ph.D., Santos Vales, Ph.D., Henry Kronengold, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 8:30 AM in the NAC Building at City College, 160 Convent Avenue, NY, New York, 10031.

December 2017

 

​Seungyeon Annie Yoon

"Neural Hypervigilance in Trauma-Exposed Women" Abstract

Committee Chair - Mariann Weierich, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Tracy Dennis, Ph.D., Deborah Walder, Ph.D. 

On Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 10:00 AM in Room 612, Hunter College, North Building, 695 Park Avenue, New York, New York, 10065.


​Sarah Myruski

"Biological Signatures of Emotion Regulation in Children." Abstract

Committee Chair - Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Joel Erblich, Ph.D., Mariann Weierich, Ph.D., Jennifer Mangels, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 11:30 AM in Room 612, Hunter College, North Building, 695 Park Avenue, New York, New York, 10065.


Amy Beth

"Libraries and the Missing Narrative: Practitioner Explorations in the use of Design Psychology and Environmental Autobiography for Library Buildings and Designs. ” Abstract

Committee Chair - David Chapin, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Cindi Katz, Ph.D., Polly Thistlethwaite, Ph.D., Karen R. Diller, Ph.D., and Maxine Wolfe, Ph.D.

On Monday, December 18, 2017 at 10:00 AM in Room 6304.02, The CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue, New York, New York, 10016.


Renata Strashnaya

"I am going to college...Now what?!": Becoming a college student - Abstract

Committee Chair - Colette Daiute, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Jacob Shane, Ph.D., Jessica Kindred, Ph.D., Herbert Saltzstein, Ph.D., and Karen Steinmayer, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, December 05, 2017 at 2:00 PM in Room 6304.02 at The CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Ave, New York, New York, 10016.


Lillian Polanco

"Casualties of Racism: Racial and ethnic discrimination and risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors among racial and ethnic minority emerging adults.” Abstract

Committee Chair - Deidre Anglin, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Regina Miranda, Ph.D., Eric Fertuck, Ph.D., Elizabeth Jeglic, Ph.D., and Denise Hien, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at 10:30 AM in NAC Building, Room 7/308, City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, New York, 10031.

November 2017

 

Amanda Bono

"The Effect of a Voice Treatment on Facial Expression in Parkinson's Disease: Clinical & Demographic Predictors.” Abstract

Committee Chair - Joan Borod, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Justin Storbeck, Ph.D., Valentina Nikulina, Ph.D., Yvette Caro, Ph.D., and Carolyn Pytte, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 4:00 PM in Room E-308, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Queens, New York 11367.

October 2017

Brenda Malcolm

“Neural Underpinnings of Walking Under Cognitive and Sensory Load: a Mobile Brain/Body Imaging Approach.” Abstract

Committee Chair - Pierfilippo De Sanctis, Ph.D.
Committee Members - John J. Foxe, Ph.D., Alan Kluger, Ph.D., Edward G. Freedman, Ph.D., Felice Ghilardi, Ph.D., and Sophie Molholm, Ph.D.

On Monday, October 9, 2017 at 2:30 PM in Room 451, Price Building at Einstein College of Medicine 1301 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, New York 10461.

September 2017

Agnieszka Mlodnicka

“Impact of neurodevelopmental genes on the trajectory of ADHD severity: A Pilot Study.” Abstract

Committee Chair - Jeffrey Halperin, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Yoko Nomura, Ph.D., Yasmin Hurd, Ph.D., Sarah O'Neill, Ph.D. and Justin Storbeck, Ph.D.

On Friday, September 15, 2017 at 9:00 AM in Razran Room, Science Building at Queens College; 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, New York 11367.


Daniel Meredith

"Psychological Representations of Regularities in Melodic Phrases." Abstract

Committee Chair - Aaron Kozbelt, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Benzion Chanowitz, Ph.D., Matt Crump, Ph.D., Jen Drake, Ph.D., and Frank Grasso, Ph.D.

On Monday, September 11, 2017 at 2:30pm, in Building: James Hall, Room 5607 at Brooklyn College; 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210.


Ruth Rachel Weintraub-Brevda

"Understanding the Role of the Ventrolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Emotional Memory using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation & Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation." Abstract

Committee Chair - Elizabeth Chua, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Hanah Chapman, Ph.D., Natalie Kacinik, Ph.D., Laura Rabin, Ph.D., and Deborah Walder, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 10:00am, in Building: James Hall, Room 5109 at Brooklyn College; 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210.


Erin Liat Claridge

"Psychoanalysis and Modernity: A Failure to Find Relief from Existential Terror." Abstract

Committee Chair - Elliot Jurist, Ph.D.,
Committee Members - Diana Diamond, Ph.D., Steve Tuber, Ph.D., Sean Bell-Thomson, Ph.D., and Carlo Strenger, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 9:00 AM, in the NAC Building, Room 8-132 at City College, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031.

August 2017

 

Karen Estefane

"The Contributions of Child and Adult Romantic Attachment to Sleep Quality" Abstract

Committee Chair - Margaret Rosario, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Elliot Jurist, Ph.D., Steven Tuber, Ph.D., Eugenia Cherkasskaya, Ph.D., and Ari Shechter , Ph.D.

On Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 1:00 PM in Room 7/220, NAC Building, at the City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10032


Stephen Volz

"Mechanisms of Navigation in Fiddler Crabs: An Analysis of Allocentric and Egocentric Contributions" Abstract

Committee Chair - Frank Grasso, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Jennifer Basil, Ph.D., Andrew Delamater, Ph.D., and Stefano Ghirlanda, Ph.D.

On Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 11:00 am in Building: William James Hall, Room 5117 at Brooklyn College; 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210.


Rita El-Haddad

“Coping, accommodations, and strategies: An interview study on academic and employment experiences with adults with dyslexia” Abstract

Committee Chair - Natalie Kacinik, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Laura Rabin, Ph.D., Daniel Kurylo, Ph.D., Elisabeth Brauner, Ph.D. and Laraine McDonough, Ph.D.

On Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 10:00 AM in Room 5109, James Hall Building at the Brooklyn College; 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn NY, 11210.


Stavros Hadjisolomou

“Behavioral Responses to Pulses of Light in the Longfin Inshore Squid, Doryteuthis pealeii (Lesueur, 1821)” Abstract

Committee Chair - Israel Abramov, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Dan Kurylo, Ph.D., Stefano Ghirlanda, Ph.D., James Gordon, Ph.D. and Guillem Esber, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 12:30 PM in Room 5109, James Hall Building at the Brooklyn College; 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn NY, 11210.


Kathleen Isaac

"The Impact of Spirituality and Trauma on Appraisals of Psychotic-Like Experiences" Abstract

Committee Chair - Deidre Anglin, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Elliot Jurist, Ph.D., Glen Milstein, Ph.D., Lina Jandorf, M.A., Tiffany Floyd, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 10:00 AM in Room 7/308, NAC Building, at the City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10032


Ayanna Cummings

"The Effect of Social Power Bases in Varying Organizational Cultures." Abstract

Committee Chair - Harold Goldstein, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Charles Scherbaum, Ph.D., Karen Lyness, Ph.D., Loren Naidoo, Ph.D., and Charles Moses, Ph.D.

On Monday, August 28, 2017 at 4:00 pm in Room 9-210, Vertical Campus at Baruch College; 55 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10010.


Francis Rotella

"Roles of GABA-B, Muscarinic and Nicotinic Receptor Signaling in the Acquisition and Expression of Fructose and Fat-Conditioned Flavor Preferences and Acquisition of Quinine-Conditioned Flavor Avoidances in Rats" Abstract

Committee Chair - Richard J Bodnar, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Jeff Beeler, Ph.D., Joshua C Brumberg, Ph.D., Carolyn Pytte, Ph.D. and Robert Ranaldi, Ph.D.

On Monday, August 28, 2017 at 1:00 pm in Science Building, Room A-302, CUNY Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367.


Julia Hyland Bruno

"Song Rhythm Development in Zebra Finches." Abstract

Committee Chair - Ofer Tchernichovski, Ph.D.
Committee Members - H. Christopher Braun, Ph.D., Mark Hauber, Ph.D., Lucas Parra, Ph.D., and Sarah Woolley, Ph.D.

On Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 12:00 pm in Room 310 in the Hunter North Building, Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065.


Brett Millar

"The Under-Explored Role of Tiredness in Alcohol Use and Sexual Risk-Taking Among Gay and Bisexual Men." Abstract

Committee Chair - Jeffrey Parsons, Ph.D.
Committee Members - H. Jonathon Rendina, Ph.D., Tyrel Starks, Ph.D., Cheryl Carmichael, Ph.D., and Dustin Duncan, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 1:00 pm in Room 6421, The Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016.


Georgia Winters

“The Impact of Defendant Gender and Attractiveness on Juror Decision-Making in a Sexual Offense Case” Abstract

Committee Chair - Elizabeth Jeglic, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Cynthia Calkins, Ph.D., Michele Galietta, Ph.D.,
Bonnie Klentz, Ph.D. and Brandy Blasko, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 10:00 AM in Room 10.65.36 at John Jay College; 524 West 59^th Street, New York NY, 10019.


Emily Balevich

"Activation and Habituation of the Cingulate Cortex during Emotion Processing in Healthy Controls, Borderline, and Schizotypal Personality Disorder." Abstract

Committee Chair - Joel Sneed, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Erin Hazlett, Ph.D., Joan Borod, Ph.D., Justin Storbeck, Ph.D., and Eric Fertuck, Ph.D.

On Monday, August 14, 2017 at 10:00 am, in the Science Building, Room Razran, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367.


Jolie Terrazas

"An Experimental Investigation of emotional labor display rules and performance in a human resources sexual harassment interview simulation." Abstract

Committee Chair - Karen S. Lyness, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Harold W. Goldstein, Ph.D., Loren J. Naidoo, Ph.D., Charles A. Scherbaum, Ph.D. and Glenn L. Albright, Ph.D.

On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 10:00 am in Room VC 8-137, Vertical Campus at Baruch College; 55 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10010.
 

July 2017

 

Mirela Cengher

“The Effects of Presession Attention on Tact and Intraverbal Acquisition.” Abstract

Committee Chair - Daniel Fienup, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Emily Jones, Ph.D., Nancy Hemmes, Ph.D., Anna Petursdottir, Ph.D., Texas Christian University, and Caio Miguel, Ph. D., California State University, Sacramento.

On Monday, July 31, 2017 at 12:00 P.M., in Room E308, in the Science Building, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367.

Nancy Adler

“Who Posts Selfies and Why?: Personality, Attachment Style, and Mentalization as Predictors of Selfie Posting on Social Media.”

Committee Chair - Elliot Jurist, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Eric Fertuck, Ph.D., Diana Diamond, Ph.D., Leora Trub, Ph.D. and Drew Westen, Ph.D., Emory University.

On Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., in room 8/132, NAC Building, The City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10031.

Hilal E. Erkovan

“Does the Career Adaptation Process Change as a Function of an Employee's Age or Employment Gaps? A Longitudinal Investigation of Relationships Among Personal Resources, Contextual Factors, Coping Behaviors, and Career Success.” Abstract

Committee Chair - Karen S. Lyness, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Harold Goldstein, Ph.D., Charles Scherbaum, Ph.D., Yochi Cohen-Charash, Ph.D. and Lise Saari, Ph.D.

On Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 2 p.m., in room 8-213, Vertical Campus, at Baruch College; 55 Lexington Ave, New York NY, 10010.
 

June 2017

 

Chassitty Fiani

"Beyond the Binary: Gender Identity and Mental Health Among Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Adults.” Abstract

Committee Chair – Kevin Nadal, Ph.D.
Committee Members – Chitra Raghavan, Ph.D., Brett Stoudt, Ph.D., David Rivera, Ph.D., and Michelle Fine, Ph.D.

On Friday, June 30, 2017 at 10:00 A.M., in Room 10.65.36, in the New Building, John Jay College, 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019.


Daniel A. Garces

"The Effect of Pre-Trial Event Stimulus Properties on Timing in the Peak Interval Procedure.” Abstract

Committee Chair – Bruce L. Brown, Ph.D.
Committee Members – Nancy S. Hemmes, Ph.D., Robert Ranaldi, Ph.D., Valérie Doyère, Neuro-PSI, CNRS, Université Paris, andSangWeon Aum, Ph.D.

On Friday, June 30, 2017 at 9:00 A.M., in Room E308, in the Science Building, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367.


Tanzina Ahmed
 
“Narrating the Future: Understanding How Student Narratives Relate to Outcomes in Community College.” Abstract

Committee Chair – Colette Daiute, Ph.D.
Committee Members -  Jacob Shane, Ph.D., Joseph Glick, Ph.D., Herbert Saltzstein, Ph.D. and Stefan Bosworth, Ph.D.
 
On Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 2:30 p.m., in room 6304.02 at The Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10016.


Huw Green

“Aberrant Salience and Probabilistic Reasoning in Distressing Attenuated Positive Psychotic Symptoms: An Examination of a Two Factor Model." Abstract

Committee Chair – Deidre Anglin, Ph.D.
Committee Members – Sarah O'Neill, Ph.D., Eric Fertuck, Ph.D., Lissa Weinstein, Ph.D. and Steven Tuber, Ph.D.

On Monday, June 26, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. in Room 8/132, NAC Building, at the City College of New York; 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031.


Margaret Rauen

“Making Sense of Missing Sessions: Attendance Patterns in PTSD and Substance Use Disorder Treatments.” Abstract

Committee Chair – Deidre Anglin, Ph.D.
Committee Members – Denise Hien, Ph.D., Lesia Ruglass, Ph.D., Teresa Lopez-Castro, Ph.D. and Diana Punales Morejon, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. in Room 8/132, NAC Building, at the City College of New York; 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031.


Emily Leaffer

"Distinct Neuropsychological Profile and Associated Neurochemical Changes in Individuals with Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy, Lactic Acidosis, and Stroke-Like Episodes (MELAS)."

Committee Chair – Nancy Foldi, Ph.D.
Committee Members – Veronica Hinton, Ph.D., Jennifer Stewart, Ph.D., Valentina Nikulina, Ph.D. and Yian Gu, Ph.D.

On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 2:00 PM in Room E308, in the Science Building, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367.


Priscila Hachimine-Merli

"The Role of Glutamate Neurotransmission in the Ventral Tegmental Area in the Expression of Conditioned Approach Learning." Abstract

Committee Chair – Robert Ranaldi, Ph.D.
Committee Members – Richard Bodnar, Ph.D., Carolyn Pytte, Ph.D., Jon Horvitz, Ph.D. and John Robinson, Ph.D.

On Monday, June 8, 2017 at 1:00 PM in Room E308, in the Science Building, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367.


David Britton
“Sematic Attention.” Abstract

Committee Chair – Robert Melara, Ph.D.
Committee Members – Matthew Hoptman, Ph.D., Jon Horvitz, Ph.D., Jesse Prinz, Ph.D. and Valerie Shafer, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. in Room 7/102, NAC Building, at the City College of New York; 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031.


Melissa-Ann Mackie

"Cognitive and Affective Information Processing Deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorder" Abstract

Committee Chair - Jin Fan, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Jeffrey Halperin, Ph.D., Justin Storbeck, Ph.D., Kurt Schulz, Ph.D., A. Ting Wang, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 1:00 PM in Room E308, in the Science Building, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367.


Jeremy Sawyer
 
 “A Playful Context Enhances Preschoolers’ Mastery Motivation and Private Speech.” Abstract

Committee Chair – Anna Stetsenko, Ph.D.
Committee Members -  Patricia J. Brooks, Ph.D., Bruce Homer, Ph.D., Adam Winsler, Ph.D. and Susan A. Kirch, Ph.D.
 
On Monday, June 5,2017 at 4:00 p.m., in room 6304.01 at The Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10016.


Estrella Rajwan Heber

“The Effects of Childhood Irritability on Adolescent Outcomes and Treatment Response In Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.” Abstract

Committee Chair – Jeffrey Halperin, Ph.D.
Committee Members – Jeffrey Newcorn, Ph.D., Anil Chacko, Ph.D., Justin Storbeck, Ph.D. and Joel Sneed, Ph.D.

On Monday, June 5, 2017 at 12:00 P.M., in Room E308, in the Science Building, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367.


Alexis Halkovic

"From Targets to Agents: Women's Perceptions of Their Vulnerability and the Strategies They Use to Resist" Abstract

Committee Chair - Roderick Watts, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Michelle Fine, Ph.D., David Brotherton, Ph.D., Deborah Tolman, Ph.D., Glenda Russell, Ph.D.

On Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 10:00 AM in Room 6304.02, 6th Floor, in the Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016.


Robert Fee
"Underlying Contribution of Attention and Executive Functioning to Cognition and Academic Functioning in Individuals with Dystrophinopathy" Abstract

Committee Chair - Jennifer Stewart, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Veronica Hinton, Ph.D., Valentina Nikulina, Ph.D., Justin Storbeck, Ph.D., Paul Mattis, Ph.D., ABPP

On Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 2:00 PM in Room E308, in the Science Building-Razran Room, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367.

May 2017

 

Beril Yaffe
 
“Threat-Related Attentional Bias in Relation to Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in the General Population: The Potential Role of Sex Effects” Abstract

Committee Chair - Deborah Walder, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Jennifer Stewart, Ph.D., Justin Storbeck, Ph.D., Jennifer Drake, Ph.D. and Joan Borod, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 2 PM in the Science Building, Room E308, at Queens College; 65-30 Kissena Blvd Queens New York, 11367.


Monique Pimontel
 
“Cortical Thickness Abnormalities within the Salience and Reward Networks in Older Depressed Adults with Apathy” Abstract

Committee Chair - Joel Sneed, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Faith Gunning, Ph.D., Laura Rabin, Ph.D., Justin Storbeck, Ph.D. and Paul Mattis, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 11:00 AM in the Science Building, Room E308, at Queens College; 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Queens NY, 11367.


Kasey Powers

"Social Media Use and Media Literacy in Relation to Children's Understanding of the Internet" Abstract

Committee Chair - Patricia Brooks, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Fran Blumberg, Ph.D., Anna Stetsenko, Ph.D., Bruce Homer, Ph.D., Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 2:00 PM in Room 6304.02, 6th Floor at The Graduate Center, 635 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016.


Louisa Thompson

"Physiological Correlates of Affective Decision-Making in Anxiety and Depression" Abstract

Committee Chair - Sarit Golub, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Douglas Mennin, Ph.D., Jennifer Stewart, Ph.D., Justin Storbeck, Ph.D., Faith Gunning, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 9:30 AM in Room 6304.02, 6th Floor at The Graduate Center, 635 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016.


Lauren Kois

"Criminal Responsibility: Meta-analysis and Study Space." Abstract

Committee Chair - Preeti Chauhan, Ph.D.
Committee Members - L. Thomas Kucharski, Ph.D., Steven Penrod, Ph.D., Patricia Zapf, Ph.D., Ira Packer, Ph.D., Janet Warren, D.S.W.

On Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 2:30 PM in the Conference Room, 10th Floor in the New Building at John Jay College; 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019.


Sarah Constantine

“Women’s Sexual Fantasies in Context: The Emotional Content of Sexual Fantasies, Psychological and Interpersonal Distress, and Satisfaction in Romantic Relationships” Abstract

Committee Chair - Margaret Rosario, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Diana Diamond, Ph.D., Lissa Weinstein, Ph.D., Diana Punales, Ph.D. and Steven Tuber, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 12 PM in Room 8/132, North Academic Center (NAC) building at The City College of New York; 160 Convent Avenue, New York, New York 10031.


Ashley Simone

"Examining the Characteristics of Working Memory in Childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder" Abstract

Committee Chair - Jeffrey Halperin, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Nancy Foldi, Ph.D., Valentina Nikulina, Ph.D., Sarah O'Neill, Ph.D., Anne-Claude Bedard, Ph.D.

On Friday, May 12, 2017 at 9:30 AM in the Science Building, Room E308, at Queens College; 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367.


Kristin Davidoff

"Racial Microaggressions and Health Status: The Moderating Effect of Emotion Regulation" Abstract

Committee Chair - Kevin Nadal, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Chitra Raghavan, Ph.D., Philip Yanos, Ph.D., Jessie Daniels, Ph.D., David Rivera, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 2:00 PM in Room 10.65.36, in the New Building at John Jay College; 524 West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019.

April 2017

 

Annelisa Pedersen

“An Examination of Therapeutic Alliance During Prolonged Exposure in the Treatment of a Comorbid PTSD
and SUD Population.” Abstract

Committee Chair – Lesia Ruglass, Ph.D.,
Committee Members – Paul Wachtel, Ph.D., Denise Hien, Ph.D., and Eric Fertuck, Ph.D, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 11:00 a.m., in the NAC building, room 7-235, at The City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10031.


William Crozier

“Automatically Guilty: Associations Between Evidence and Guilt.” Abstract

Committee Chair – Deryn Strange, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Saul Kassin, Ph.D., Charles Stone, Ph.D., Christian Meissner, Ph.D. and Steven Dewhurst, Ph.D.
 
On Monday, April 24, 2017 at 10:00a.m., in the New Building, room 10.61.03, at John Jay College, 524 W. 59th Street, New York, N.Y. 10019.


Danielle DeNigris

“The Role of Language in the Development of Temporal Cognition in 6- To 10-Year-Old Children.” Abstract

Committee chair - Patricia J. Brooks, PhD
Committee Members - Sarah E. Berger, Ph.D., Jennifer Wagner, Ph.D., Joan Lucariello, Ph.D. and Laraine McDonough, Ph.D.

On Friday, April 21^st, 2017 at 1:00 PM in Room 6304.02 at the Graduate Center; 365 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor New York, NY 10016.


Rita Obeid

"Exploring the Relationship between Sequence Learning, Motor Coordination, and Language Development." Abstract

Committee Chair – Patricia Brooks, Ph.D.
Committee Members -- Kristen Gillespie-Lynch, Ph.D., Lana Karasik, Ph.D., Anna Stetsenko, Ph.D., David Rindskopf, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 1:15 PM, in Room 3307, The Graduate Center of CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor New York, New York 10016.


Shea Alvarez

“Patterns of Injury in Homicide Relationships: Clinical, Psychological, and Investigative Implications.” Abstract.

Committee Chair - Louis Schlesinger, Ph.D.
Committee Members – Philip Yanos, Ph.D., William Gottdiener, Ph.D., Johan Jarvis, Ph.D. and Elizabeth Owen, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 10:00a.m., in the New Building, room 10.65.36, at John Jay College, 524 W. 59th Street, New York, N.Y. 10019.


Devon Harrison

“The transgenerational transmission of emotion regulation: The effect of maternal coping on child executive functioning.” Abstract

Committee Chair –Lesia Ruglass, Ph.D.,
Committee Members – Denise Hien, Ph.D., Elliot Jurist, Ph.D., Teresa Lopez-Castro, Ph.D. and Diana Punales Morejon, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., in the NAC building, room 7-237, at The City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10031.


Amanda Marin-Chollom

“Latino/a Adolescents and Young Adults Coping with Parental Cancer Within a Cultural Context.” Abstract

Committee Chair – Tracey A. Revenson, Ph.D.,
Committee Members – Michael A. Hoyt, Ph.D., Tyrel Starks, Ph.D., Ana F. Abraido-Lanza, Ph.D., Regina Miranda, Ph.D., and Vanessa MalCarne, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 9:30 a.m., in Hunter North, Room 310, at CUNY Hunter College, 695 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10065.


Pengfei Li
 
“Making the gigantic suburban residential complex in Beijing: political economy processes and everyday life in the 2010s” Abstract
 
Committee Chair - Setha Low, Ph.D.
Committee Members - David Chapin, Ph.D., Michael Blim, Ph.D., Michael Sorkin, Ph.D. and Boshu Zhang, Ph.D.
 
On Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., in room 6304.02, at The Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10016


Svetlana Jovic

“Narrating Power and Injustice: How Young People Make Sense About Fairness.” Abstract

Committee Chair - Colette Daiute
Committee Members - Debbie Sonu, Ph.D., Joseph Glick, Ph.D., Luis Holzman, Ph.D. and Fernanda Liberali, Ph.D.
 
On Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 1:30 P.M., in room 6304.02, at The Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10016.


Wen Liu

"Cruising Borders, Unsettling Identities: Toward A Queer Diasporic Asian America." Abstract

Committee Chair – Michelle Fine, Ph.D.
Committee Members -- Celina Su, Ph.D., Sunil Bhatia, Ph.D., Tamara Buckley, Ph.D., Kyoo Lee, Ph.D.

On Monday, April 3, 2017 at 2:00 PM, in Room 6304.02, at the Graduate Center of CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, 6^th Floor New York, New York 10016.

March 2017

 

Brittany Bascetta

"Spatial-Relational Learning and Memory Deficits Associated with NMDAR Autoantibodies in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus." Abstract

Committee Chair -- Justin Storbeck, Ph.D.
Committee Members -- Joan Borod, Ph.D., Carolyn Pytte, Ph.D., Jennifer Stewart, Ph.D., Daniel Fienup, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 12:45 P.M, in the Queens College Psychological Center, Room 171, at Queens College, 65-21 Main Street., Queens, New York, 11367

Aleksandra Rayska

"A Conceptualization of the Body in Psychodynamic and Body-Based Psychotherapies -- Areas of Overlap and Possibilities for Integration." Abstract

Committee Chair – Benjamin Harris, Ph.D.
Committee Members -- Diana Punales, Ph.D., Steven Tuber, Ph.D., Melissa Ilardi, Ph.D., Rebecca Campon, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 2:00 PM, North Academic Center (NAC Building), 8th Floor, Room 131, at CUNY City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, New York 10031


Lauren Roygardner
 
“Embodying Rhythm Nation: Multimodal Hip Hop Dance as a Site for Adolescent social-Emotional and Political Development.” Abstract

Committee Chair – Colette Daiute, Ph.D.
Committee Members – Roderick J. Watts, Ph.D., Bradley J. Porfilio, Ph.D., Bruce Homer, Ph.D., David E. Koch, Ph.D.
 
On Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 12:00 PM in 6304.02 at the Graduate Center of CUNY; 365 Fifth Avenue, 6^th Floor New York, New York 10016.


Jennifer M. Pipitone
 
“Encountering Place, Pedagogy, and Culture: Study Abroad and Experiential Learning in Morocco and Indonesia.” Abstract

Committee Chair – Chitra Raghavan, Ph.D.
Committee Members – David Chapin, Ph.D., Caitlin Cahill, Ph.D., Richard Mitten, Ph.D., Kimberly Holland, Ph.D.
 
On Friday, March 24, 2017 at 10:00 AM in 6304.02 at the Graduate Center of CUNY; 365 Fifth Avenue, 6^th Floor New York, New York 10016.


Alison Baren

"Why Some Take Pleasure in Other People’s Pain: The Role of Attachment, Competition, and Cooperation on Schadenfreude." Abstract

Committee Chair -- Claudia Brumbaugh, Ph.D.
Committee Members -- Justin Storbeck, Ph.D., Hanah Chapman, Ph.D., Cheryl Carmichael, Ph.D., Kristin Sommer, Ph.D.

On Friday, March 31, 2017 at 10:00 AM, in Room 6304.01, The Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10016


Veronica Dobrovitsky

"The Nucleus Accumbens Core Dopamine D1 and Glutamate AMPA/NMDA Receptors Play a Transient Role in the Performance of Pavlovian Approach." Abstract

Committee Chair -- Jon Horvitz, Ph.D.
Committee Members -- Jennifer Mangels, Ph.D., Ratna Sircar, Ph.D., James Stellar, Ph.D.

On Friday, March 31, 2017 at 10:30 AM, North Academic Center (NAC Building), 7th Floor, Room 120D, at CUNY City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, New York 10031
 

February 2017

 

Debangshu Roygardner

"Letter to the President: Longitudinal critical discourse analysis of academic and Hip Hop genres in a rap narrative program." Abstract

Committee Chair – Colette Daiute, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Roderick Watts, Ph.D., Bradley Porfilio, Ph.D., Bruce Homer, Ph.D., and Alisha Ali, Ph.D.

On Friday, February 17, 2017 at 11:00 AM in Room 6304.02 at the Graduate Center of CUNY; 365 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10016.


Robert A. Beattey
 
"The long-term consequences of child abuse and neglect in men." Abstract

Committee Chair - C. S. Widom, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Mark Fondacaro, J.D., Ph.D., Chitra Raghavan, Ph.D., C. Jama Adams, Ph.D. and Margaret Rosario, Ph.D.

On Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Room 10.65.36 New Building in John Jay College; 524 W 59^th Street, New York NY 10019.


Brittany Boyd

"Personalizing an Implicit Measure of Job Satisfaction." Abstract

Committee Chair - Charles Scherbaum, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Loren Naidoo, Ph.D., Yochi Cohen-Charash, Ph.D., Harold Goldstein, Ph.D. and Erin Eatough, Ph.D.

On Monday, February 06, 2017 at 2:00 PM in Room 8-262 Vertical Campus at Baruch College; 55 Lexington Avenue, New York NY 10010.

January 2017

 

Donal David Barnard

“Harm resulting from a crime and victim identity in juror decision-making.” Abstract

Committee Chair - Herbert Saltzstein, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Maureen O'Connor, Ph.D., Angela Crossman, Ph.D., Toni Kleinspring, Ph.D. and Mel Pipe, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 10 AM in Room 6304.02 at the Graduate Center of CUNY; 365 Fifth Avenue, New York NY 10016.


Angelika Luiza Seidel

"Evaluative Mind: Extraneous Influences on Morality, Aesthetics, and Perception." Abstract

Committee Chair - Stefano Ghirlanda, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Jesse Prinz, Ph.D., Aaron Kozbelt, Ph.D., Curtis Hardin, Ph.D. and Glen Hass, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 10 AM in James Hall, Room 5117, at Brooklyn College, 2900 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn NY 11210.


Kimberly Reyes-Giordano

"A Brief and Extended Experimental Analysis of Spelling Deficits"

Committee Chair - Daniel Fienup, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Emily Jones-Huwer, Ph.D., Alicia Alvero, Ph.D., Sherrie Proctor, Ph.D. and Robin Codding, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 1:30 PM in the Science Building, Room E308, at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Queens, NY 11367.


Ewa Galaj

"Dopamine D1 and D3 receptor polypharmacology in cocaine reward and cocaine seeking." Abstract

Committee Chair - Robert Ranldi, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Carolyn Pytte, Ph.D., Richard Bodnar, Ph.D., Grace Rossi, Ph.D., and Kenneth Carr, Ph.D.

On Friday, January 6, 2017 at 1:00 PM, in the Science Building, Room E308, at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Queens, NY 11367.

December 2016

Helen French

"Sex differences in the anxiety effects of cannabinoids." Abstract

Committee Chair - Vanya Quinones, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Shirzad Jenab, Ph.D., Peter Serrano, Ph.D., Peter Moller, Ph.D., and Wayne Harding, Ph.D.

On Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 1:00 PM in Room 611, North Building  at Hunter College; 695 Park Avenue New York, NY 10065


John Capman

"The Impact of Social Dominance Orientation on Experienced Threat and Consequent Interviewer Discriminatory Behavior: A Psychophysiological Approach."

Committee Chair - Kristin Sommer, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Karen Lyness, Ph.D., Loren Naidoo, Ph.D., Harold Goldstein, Ph.D., and Drew Allen, Ph.D.

On Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 10:00 AM in Room 8-213, Main Campus at Baruch College; 1 Bernard Baruch Way New York, NY 10010


Julie Ackerman

"Dreams and the Maternal Imaginary: From Nostalgic Intersubjectivity to Mourning" Abstract

Committee Chair - Elliot Jurist, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Lissa Weinstein, Ph.D., Diana Diamond, Ph.D., Christine Anzieu-Premmereur, M.D, and Katie Gentile, Ph.D.

On Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 11:30 AM in North Academic Center: Room 8/132 at The City College; 160 Convent Avenue New York, NY 10031


Justin T. Brown

"Expanding Intersectionality Praxis: Informing Culturally-Responsive Programming for Black & Latino Gay & Bisexual Young Men." Abstract

Committee Chair - Tamara R. Buckley, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Michelle Fine, Ph.D., Roderick J. Watts, Ph.D., Marilyn Aguirre-Molina, Ph.D., and Josephine Imbimbo, Ph.D.

On Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 9:30 AM in Room 6304.02 at The Graduate Center, CUNY; 365 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10016.


Zane Ferguson

"Estradiol, Substance P, and the PI3K-Akt-mTOR Pathway in the Dorsal Horn of the Spinal Cord during Inflammatory Pain." Abstract

Committee Chair - Vanya Quinones-Jenab, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Shirzad Jenab, Ph.D. and Jesus Angulo, Ph.D.

On Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at 12:00 PM in Room 612 North Building, at Hunter College; 695 Park Avenue New York, NY 10065.

November 2016

Christin Bowman

"Persistent Pleasures: Agency, Social Power, and Embodiment in Women's Solitary Masturbation Experiences." Abstract

Committee Chiar - Prof. Deborah Tolman
Committee Members - Prof. Michelle Fine, Prof. Sara McClelland, Prof. Breanne Fahs, and Prof. Sarah-Jane Dodd

On Monday, November 28, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in room 6304.02, at The Graduate Center, 365 fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10016.


Amanda Mentzer

"The Effects of Parametrically Manipulating the Ratio of Complimentary to Constructive Feedback Statements on Performance" Abstract

Committee Chair - Alicia M. Alvero, Ph.D.
Committee Members - Robert Ranaldi, Ph.D., Emily A. Jones, Ph.D., Aubrey C. Daniels, Ph.D., and Timothy D. Ludwig, Ph.D.

On Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 12.30 p.m. in the Science Building, Room E308, at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Queens, NY 11367.