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Symposium Features Undergraduate Research

The following research projects were presented by psychology honors students at the Works in Progress Symposium November 4:

Teresa Acklie, "Social Appearance Anxiety and Attitudinal Body Image: Convergent and Discriminant Validity (Dr. Gayle Beck, mentor)

James Arnett, "Meta-analysis of G-loadings According to the Cattell-Horn-Carroll Theory of Intelligence (Dr. Randy Floyd, mentor)

Rosaire Patrick Daigle, "Initial Smoking Reactions in Adolescents May Predict Cessation Success" (Dr. Leslie Robinson, mentor)

Lawrence Houston III, "Validity of the Wonderlic Personnel Test as a Predictor of ACT Scores" (Dr. Randy Floyd, mentor)

Sara Elizabeth Jordan, "Do Different Emotions in Language Produce Switching Costs?" (Dr. Max Louwerse, mentor)

Amanda Lovett, "Stress Levels in Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Perceptions of Their Child's Future: Is There a Connection?" (Dr. Laura Casey, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, mentor)

John Meyers, "What's Different About Dialogue? A Comparative Approach" (Dr. Danielle McNamara, mentor)

Samantha Patton, "Evidence Showing the Ability of FPA to Increase the Productivity of the WINCS Using a Levadopa-treated Parkinsonian Animal Model (Dr. Charles Blaha, mentor)

Samantha Patton, "Thinking in Color" (Dr. Max Louwerse, mentor)

Jessica Voyles, "Does Prosody Facilitate Reaction in High and Low Knowledge Comprehenders?" (Dr. Max Louwerse, mentor)

Alicia White, "Co-parenting and Mental Health: The Reasons for Relationship Dissolution Among Never Married Parents" (Dr. Gilbert Parra, mentor)

Those invited to make repeat presentations at national and statewide conferences later this year are:

Posters at the Capitol (a poster presentation at the state capitol featuring the top student researchers at each of the major institutions)

 Sara Jordan

 Samantha Patton

National Conference on Undergraduate Research

 James Arnett

 Rosaire Daigle

 Lawrence Houston

 Sara Jordan

 John Myers

 Samantha Patton

Tennessee Collegiate Honors Council

 James Arnett

 Rosaire Daigle

 Lawrence Houston

 Sara Jordan

 John Myers

 Samantha Patton

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