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"So you think you want to go to graduate school...Now what?"

Dr. Leila Azarbad recently gave a talk on this topic, and you can view her PowerPoint slides by clicking this link.

 

 

 

Researchers need to relax, too!

From left to right: Dr. Daniel "Rocky" VanHorn, Dr. Karl Kelley, Kristen Soforic ('13), and Carissa Rosine ('13)

 

Student and Faculty Research in Action - 2011-2012 Edition

 

Rush Research Forum 2012

Jillian Brunner ('13) contributed to research entitled "Religious and Spiritual Struggle: Prevalence and Correlates Among Older Adults with Depression in the BRIGHTEN Program."

 

Association for Psychological Science Convention 2012

Liz Gerhardt ('13; left), Kirsten Bushman ('14; center), Ellen Farley ('13; right), and Dr. VanHorn's poster tube ('??; far right) in front our poster, "Can People Distinguish Causal from Correlational Claims in Headlines?" Student contributors not shown are Grace Hsiao and Katya Rudenya ('13).

 

 

Midwestern Psychological Association Conference 2012

MPA was well represented by NCC students and faculty. See pictures below and references in the News column.

Dr. Tom Sawyer (left) and Emily Stewart ('13; right) presented a paper at MPA entitled "Facial Width-to-height Ratio of Males Predicts Their Aggressiveness."

 

Rachel Garthe ('11; left) and Jennifer Cook ('12; right) presented a paper at MPA entitled "A Prevention Program to Improve Coping Skills and Bullying Behaviors."

 

Rachel Garthe ('11) presented a paper at MPA entitled "The Effects of Parenting on Late Adolescent Aggression, Bullying Behaviors and Peer Victimization."

 

Kristen Kiper ('11) presented a paper at MPA entitled "Mental Health Literacy: A Generational Gap in the Public’s Knowledge and Perceptions of Mental Illness."

 

Randi Purcell ('12; left) and Nicholas Petkunas ('12; right) presented a paper at MPA entitled "The Effect of Hypocrisy on Intentions to Advocate Against Texting While Driving."

 

April Vrtis ('12; left), Smriti Subramanian ('12; right), and Dr. Tom Sawyer presented a paper at MPA entitled "Failure to detect altruistic tendencies from composite facial images."

 

Others spotted at MPA...

Jillian Cadwallader and Jen Crawford

 

Storm Styles, Jami Crouch, and Dr. Mary Jean Lynch

 

 

Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area Student Symposium 2012

Sevil Arin ('12) Angela Frelander ('12) represented NCC

 

 

Previous pictures...

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to Psychology at North Central College!
News

Congratulations!

To Dr. Leila Azarbad, winner of the 2013 Dissinger Award for Junior Faculty for teaching excellence. Well deserved!

 

Transitions

Welcome: To Dr. Margaret (Maggie) Gill, our new Assistant Professor of Neuroscience. Dr. Gill will be teaching the core courses that are part of our new minor in neuroscience. She received her Ph.D. in neuroscience from Kansas State University, and her B.A. from Luther College. We are very excited that Dr. Gill will join us in the fall.

Leaving: Sadly, Dr. Heather Coon is leaving us, as she says, "to join my mother in business. I'll be running an independent bookkeeping business in the great state of Maine, and looking to leverage my teaching background to work closely with clients to set up and run accounting software for their businesses." We will miss you!

Congratulations: To Dr. Nicole Rivera who was selected to fill our full-time, three-year position. Nicole has been an active member of the Department for five years.

 

Students

Association for Psychological Science Conference (2013)

Kelley, K., Cadwallader, Jillian ('13), & Styles, Storm ('13). Requests for employee leave: The subtle stigma of mental illness.

Soforic, Kristen ('13), Coon, Heather, Petkunas, Nicholas ('12), & Purcell, Randi ('12). Effects of mindfulness on texting while driving in the induced hypocrisy paradigm.

  • winner of the APSSC (Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus) research award!

 

Midwestern Psychological Association Conference (2013)

Brunner, Jillian ('13). Unfinished and unsatisfied? Personality variables and internal motivators that contribute to the Zeigarnik Effect. (Sponsor: Mary Jean Lynch)

Brunner, Jillian ('13), Kirk, Rebecca ('13), DePasquale, Michelle ('14), Perschau, Lauren ('12), Crouch, Jami ('12), & Milloro, Anitta ('13). Arousal-based personality traits and cognitive processing: The effect of introversion/extroversion on preference recall. (Sponsor: Mary Jean Lynch)

Coon, Heather, Mueller, Jon, Brady, Sean ('14), & Bushman, Kirsten ('14). Undergraduates' ability to understand research articles in the news.

DePasquale, Michelle ('14), Perschau, Lo ('12), Kirk, Becky ('13), Brunner, Jillian ('13), Crouch, Jami ('12), & Milloro, Anitta ('13). The effect of arousal-based personality traits and caffeine on the Stroop Attention Task. (Sponsor: Mary Jean Lynch)

Keeney, Jaclyn ('13). The nature and prevalence of binge eating among undergraduate athletes. (Sponsor: Leila Azarbad)

Rosine, Carissa ('13). Using shapes and photographs to explore the memory system of grapheme-color synesthetes. (Sponsor: Daniel VanHorn)

Soforic, Kristen ('13), & Petkunas, Nicholas ('12). The effect of induced hypocrisy on texting while driving. (Sponsor: Heather Coon)

  • winner of the Midwestern regional research award from Psi Chi!

Styles, Storm ('13), Milloro, Anitta ('13), Kirk, Rebecca ('13), Perschau, Lauren ('12), Brunner, Jillian ('13), Crouch, Jami ('12), & DePasquale, Michelle ('14). The effect of arousal-based personality traits and caffeine on working memory. (Sponsor: Mary Jean Lynch)

 

National Council of Undergraduate Research Conference (2013)

Brady, Sean ('14), Eby, Samantha ('14), & Baumgartner, Nick ('14). Mood-congruent recall in autobiographically induced emotional states. (Sponsor: Daniel VanHorn)

Brunner, Jillian ('13). Unfinished and unsatisfied? Personality variables and internal motivators that contribute to the Zeigarnik Effect. (Sponsor: Mary Jean Lynch)

Henry, Madison ('13). From professional MD to Web MD: How online healthcare information is impacting the clinician-patient relationship in a rural hospital. (Sponsor: Leila Azarbad).

Rosine, Carissa ('13). Exploring the role of color in the memory advantage seen in grapheme-color synesthetes. (Sponsor: Daniel VanHorn)

Williams, Kevin ('13). Exploring written and oral reports ofemotional autobiographical memories. (Sponsor: Daniel VanHorn)

 

Rall Symposium (2013)

Brady, Sean ('14), Eby, Samantha ('14), & Baumgartner, Nick ('14). Mood-congruent recall in autobiographically induced emotional states. (Faculty Advisor: Daniel VanHorn)

Brunner, Jillian ('13). Unfinished and unsatisfied? Personality variables and internal motivators that contribute to the Zeigarnik Effect. (Faculty Advisor: Mary Jean Lynch)

Brunner, Jillian ('13), DePasquale, Michelle ('14), Kirk, Rebecca ('13), Milloro, Anitta ('13), Styles, Storm ('13), & Rallford, Jen ('12). The effect of introversion/extroversion, anxiety, and caffeine upon ratings of threat. (Faculty Advisor: Mary Jean Lynch)

Davis, Rachel R. ('13). Perceived barriers to physical activity and perceptions of a mandatory health class among college students. (Faculty Advisor: Leila Azarbad)

DePasquale, Michelle ('14), Brunner, Jillian ('13), Kirk, Rebecca ('13), Petkunas, Nicholas ('12), Cadwallader, Jillian ('13), & Ignarski, Jessica ('13). The effect of introversion/extroversion, anxiety and caffeine upon sensitivity to threat. (Faculty Advsior: Mary Jean Lynch)

Guzman, Nancy ('14). An analysis of binge eating, dietary restraing and depressive symtoms in an undergraduate population. (Faculty Advisor: Leila Azarbad)

Keeney, Jaclyn ('13). The nature and prevalence of binge eating among undergraduate athletes. (Faculty Advisor: Leila Azarbad)

Lang-Millard, Jessica Anne ('13). College students’ views of teen pregnancy in relation to their religious devotion. (Faculty Advisor: Patricia Schacht)

Morton, Sarah A. ('13). The effects of military uniforms on females’ rating of attractiveness. (Faculty Advisor: Jon Mueller)

Rosine, Carissa ('13). Exploring the role of color in the memory advantage seen in grapheme-color synesthetes. (Faculty Advisor: Daniel VanHorn)

Soforic, Kristen ('13). The effect of induced hypocrisy on texting while driving. (Faculty Advisor: Heather Coon)

Styles, Storm ('13) & Cadwallader, Jillian ('13). Requests for employee leave: The subtle stigma of mental illness. (Faculty Advisor: Karl Kelley)

Tabor, Todd V. ('13). Cross-cultural attitudes toward vacation time in the United States and abroad: A quantitative and aualitative study. (Faculty Advisor: Karl Kelley)

Viering, Taylor Anne-Marie ('13). Self-objectification and makeup. (Faculty Advisor: Heather Coon)


Faculty

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Recent presentations/workshops:

Mueller, J. (2013). Using assessment to guide teaching and learning. Invited speaker at the 20th Annual APS-STP Teaching Institute in Washington, D.C.

Mueller, J. (2012). Bringing assessment online: Using assessment to guide teaching and learning. Invited address at Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, IL.

Mueller, J. (2012). Assessing and developing student learning. Invited address at Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, IL.

Mueller, J. (2012). Think critically? Liberate your mind. Invited speaker at the Illinois Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals Professional Development Program, Naperville, IL.

Mueller, J. (2012). Authentically assessing student learning. Invited speaker for a train-the-trainer workshop at Kentucky Community and Technical College System, Versailles, KT.

Rivera, N., Azarbad, L., & Kelley, K. (2013). Integrating and managing psychology internships in the undergraduate curriculum. Presented at the 85th annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference in Chicago, IL.

VanHorn, D., & Mueller, J. (2013). Fantasy Researcher League: Engaging students in psychological research. Presented at the 35th annual National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Pete Beach, FL.

  • The poster won the 2013 Doug Bernstein award

 

 

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