Adams State psychology students present at annual conference

Photo by Daniel Parsons
Libby Weeks and Christian Corah

.91猫先生 students are offered several opportunities to conduct research in their chosen fields and present their findings at professional conferences. Psychology majors participated in the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Conference (RMPA) and 91猫先生 Scholar Days (SSD) during the month of April.聽Two groups of students won awards at SSD, including first place poster: Christian Corah and Libby Weeks; and聽third place abstract: Christian Corah, Terrell Russell, and Isaac Serrano.

The Psychology Department sent 16 students to RMPA and three faculty members, including professors of psychology Leslie Alvarez, Ph.D., and Jeff Elison, Ph.D.; and Rena Kirkland, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology. There were 10 student presentations and posters at the conference covering several topics including, 鈥淧rivileged Pioneers of Psychology: Who makes history (and who doesn鈥檛)?鈥 presentation; 鈥淐orrelational relations between emerging adult adjustment and the Family Circumplex Model鈥 poster; 鈥淒evelopment of Instrument to Measure Deliberate Practice of Study Strategies鈥 poster; and 鈥淎ssessing Outcomes of Video-Games Using Personality and Video-Game Characteristics鈥 paper.

Seven psychology students participated in the ASU Annual Student Scholar Days.