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High Self-Monitors, Renée Leger

Psychology Student Research Showcase

An infographic created as part of Dr. Erchull’s Social Psychology course (Fall 2021).

Students were asked to “give psychology away” through an infographic designed to educate an audience of their choice about an idea from social psychology that the group would benefit from understanding. TOPIC: self-monitoring. AUDIENCE: middle-school students dealing with friendship issues.

Sexuality And Stress, Gabe Martin, Matilda Nettey, Ellie Streeter

Psychology Student Research Showcase

A Research Methods Project supervised by Dr. David Stahlman (Fall 2021)

Those Around You Vs. Your Self-Esteem, Mary Mcconnell

Psychology Student Research Showcase

An infographic created as part of Dr. Erchull’s Social Psychology course (Fall 2021).

Students were asked to “give psychology away” through an infographic designed to educate an audience of their choice about an idea from social psychology that the group would benefit from understanding. TOPIC: self-esteem and social comparison. AUDIENCE: first- and second-year high school students.

Looking For Social Cues In Nonverbal Communication, Thomas Monaghan

Psychology Student Research Showcase

An infographic created as part of Dr. Erchull’s Social Psychology course (Fall 2021).

Students were asked to “give psychology away” through an infographic designed to educate an audience of their choice about an idea from social psychology that the group would benefit from understanding. TOPIC: nonverbal communication. AUDIENCE: college students with randomly assigned roomates.

Dispelling The Right Brain/Left Brain Myth Among Homeschooling Parents, Sasha Murphy

Psychology Student Research Showcase

An infographic created as part of Dr. Erchull’s General Psychology course (Fall 2021).

Students were asked to “give psychology away” through an infographic designed to educate an audience of their choice about an idea from social psychology that the group would benefit from understanding. TOPIC: some people are left-brained and others are right-brained. AUDIENCE: parents who homeschool their children.

Sources:

Lilienfeld, S. O., Lynn, S. J., Ruscio, J., & Beyerstein, B. L. (2010). 50 great myths of popular psychology. Wiley-Blackwell.

Capuano, R. (2018, October 30). Is your child right-brain oriented? https://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/is-your-child-right-brain-oriented/

The Relationship Between Lifestyle And Eating Behaviors In College Students, Caitlin O’Leary, Ariana Dodge, Helena Nichols, Melanie Barron

Psychology Student Research Showcase

A Research Methods Project supervised by Dr. Laura Wilson (Fall 2021).

The Effect Of Social Media Use On Body Dissatisfaction And Disordered Eating Behaviors, Stephanie Martens, Grace Nicolai, Mary Stallings

Psychology Student Research Showcase

A Research Methods Project supervised by Dr. Laura Wilson (Fall 2021).

Preparing Great Test Takers, Brianna Kenealy

Psychology Student Research Showcase

An infographic created as part of Dr. Erchull’s General Psychology course (Fall 2021).

Students were asked to “give psychology away” through an infographic designed to educate an audience of their choice about an idea from social psychology that the group would benefit from understanding. TOPIC: don’t change your answers on multiple-choice tests. AUDIENCE: parents of students preparing to take the SAT.

Source:

Lilienfeld, S. O., Lynn, S. J., Ruscio, J., & Beyerstein, B. L. (2010). 50 great myths of popular psychology. Wiley-Blackwell.

Spotlight Effect: How Understanding Eases Anxiety, Aria Chermansky

Psychology Student Research Showcase

An infographic created as part of Dr. Erchull’s Social Psychology course (Fall 2021).

Students were asked to “give psychology away” through an infographic designed to educate an audience of their choice about an idea from social psychology that the group would benefit from understanding. TOPIC: the spotlight effect. AUDIENCE: 18-21 year olds.

Stress Levels And The Relationship Of Positive And Negative Coping Strategies In College Athletes Versus Non-Athletes, Sara Roberts, Callie Poole, Am Greene-Villa

Psychology Student Research Showcase

A Research Methods Project supervised by Dr. David Stahlman (Fall 2021)

Induced Emotions And Moral Judgement, Angeline Gaitan, Sierra Hollingshead, Mackenzie Reynolds

Psychology Student Research Showcase

A Research Methods Project supervised by Dr. David Stahlman (Fall 2021)

Understanding All Aspects Of Self & How It Pertains To College Students, Alexis Miller

Psychology Student Research Showcase

An infographic created as part of Dr. Erchull’s Social Psychology course (Fall 2021).

Students were asked to “give psychology away” through an infographic designed to educate an audience of their choice about an idea from social psychology that the group would benefit from understanding. TOPIC: the self. AUDIENCE: residential college students in their second year.

Self-Discrepancy Theory, Haley Richardson

Psychology Student Research Showcase

An infographic created as part of Dr. Erchull’s Social Psychology course (Fall 2021).

Students were asked to “give psychology away” through an infographic designed to educate an audience of their choice about an idea from social psychology that the group would benefit from understanding. TOPIC: self-discrepancy theory. AUDIENCE: teens and young adults.

References:

Barrett, D. W. (2017). Social psychology: Core concepts and emerging trends. Sage.

Robins, G., & Boldero, J. (2003). Relational discrepancy theory: The implications of self-discrepancy theory for dyadic relationships and for the emergence of social structure. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 7(1), 56-74. https://doi.org/10.1207/S15327957PSPR0701_4

Effects Of Gratitude On Fundamental Attribution Error, Anna Sullivan, Travis Erickson, Jiamie Pyles, Sylvia Reyes

Psychology Student Research Showcase

A Research Methods Project supervised by Dr. Laura Wilson (Fall 2021).

Color Perception And Stress, Gina Porcelli, Taliah Starckey

Psychology Student Research Showcase

A Research Methods Project supervised by Dr. David Stahlman (Fall 2021)

Our Self & Our Possible Selves (Pertaining To Middle School Students), Abby Moghtader

Psychology Student Research Showcase

An infographic created as part of Dr. Erchull’s Social Psychology course (Fall 2021).

Students were asked to “give psychology away” through an infographic designed to educate an audience of their choice about an idea from social psychology that the group would benefit from understanding. TOPIC: self-discrepancy theory. AUDIENCE: middle-school students.

Self Esteem During Puberty: A Parent’S Guide, Sydney Thompson

Psychology Student Research Showcase

An infographic created as part of Dr. Erchull’s Social Psychology course (Fall 2021).

Students were asked to “give psychology away” through an infographic designed to educate an audience of their choice about an idea from social psychology that the group would benefit from understanding. TOPIC: self-esteem. AUDIENCE: parents.

Right Hemisphere Vs. Left Hemisphere, Gabriela Valle

Psychology Student Research Showcase

An infographic created as part of Dr. Erchull’s General Psychology course (Fall 2021).

Students were asked to “give psychology away” through an infographic designed to educate an audience of their choice about an idea from social psychology that the group would benefit from understanding. TOPIC: some people are left-brained. AUDIENCE: students struggling to find the best way to study.

Source:

Lilienfeld, S. O., Lynn, S. J., Ruscio, J., & Beyerstein, B. L. (2010). 50 great myths of popular psychology. Wiley-Blackwell.

Substance Use In Relation To Socioeconomic Status, Sarah Whitt, Sarah Kuzemchak, Emily Greer

Psychology Student Research Showcase

A Research Methods Project supervised by Dr. Laura Wilson (Fall 2021).

Tried And True Methods Of Course Design: Overview & Lesson Example, Judith Slapak-Barski

HCAS Instructional Design and Pedagogy

As we strive to find new models of student engagement in a post-pandemic educational landscape, it best to build upon proven methods and best practices. This paper provides a sample blueprint for course or lesson design that can be used in face-to-face, hybrid, or online courses, so that we can teach the way students learn best. The sample lesson provided is an applied example of integrating each of the steps delineated in Gagné’s book, The Conditions of Learning, first published in 1965, identified the mental conditions for learning. These steps might be completed in one class meeting, in a whole …

Early Multicenter Experience With Imipenem-Cilastatin-Relebactam For Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections, Nicholas Rebold, Taylor Morrisette, Abdalhamid M. Lagnf, Sara Alosaimy

Faculty and Student Publications

A multicenter case series of 21 patients were treated with imipenem-cilastatin-relebactam. There were mixed infection sources, with pulmonary infections (11/21,52%) composing the majority. The primary pathogen was Pseudomonas aeruginosa (16/21, 76%), and 15/16 (94%) isolates were multidrug-resistant. Thirty-day survival occurred in 14/21 (67%) patients. Two patients experienced adverse effects.

Cryo-Em Reveals The Architecture Of Placental Malaria Var2csa And Provides Molecular Insight Into Chondroitin Sulfate Binding, Kaituo Wang, Robert Dagil, Thomas Lavstsen, Sandeep K. Misra

Faculty and Student Publications

Placental malaria can have severe consequences for both mother and child and effective vaccines are lacking. Parasite-infected red blood cells sequester in the placenta through interaction between parasite-expressed protein VAR2CSA and the glycosaminoglycan chondroitin sulfate A (CS) abundantly present in the intervillous space. Here, we report cryo-EM structures of the VAR2CSA ectodomain at up to 3.1 Å resolution revealing an overall V-shaped architecture and a complex domain organization. Notably, the surface displays a single significantly electropositive patch, compatible with binding of negatively charged CS. Using molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations as well as comparative hydroxyl radical protein foot-printing of …

Identification Of A Solo Acylhomoserine Lactone Synthase From The Myxobacterium Archangium Gephyra, Hanan Albataineh, Maya Duke, Sandeep K. Misra, Joshua S. Sharp

Faculty and Student Publications

Considered a key taxon in soil and marine microbial communities, myxobacteria exist as coordinated swarms that utilize a combination of lytic enzymes and specialized metabolites to facilitate predation of microbes. This capacity to produce specialized metabolites and the associated abundance of biosynthetic pathways contained within their genomes have motivated continued drug discovery efforts from myxobacteria. Of all myxobacterial biosynthetic gene clusters deposited in the antiSMASH database, only one putative acylhomoserine lactone (AHL) synthase, agpI, was observed, in genome data from Archangium gephyra. Without an AHL receptor also apparent in the genome of A. gephyra, we sought to determine if AgpI …

Characterization And In Vitro And In Vivo Evaluation Of Tacrolimus-Loaded Poly(Ε-Caprolactone) Nanocapsules For The Management Of Atopic Dermatitis, Guilherme Dos Anjos Camargo, Leandro Ferreira, Diego José Schebelski, Amanda Martinez Lyra

Faculty and Student Publications

Background: Tacrolimus (TAC) is a drug of natural origin used in conventional topical dosage forms to control atopic dermatitis. However, direct application of the drug often causes adverse side effects in some patients. Hence, drug nanoencapsulation could be used as an improved novel therapy to mitigate the adverse effects and enhance bioavailability of the drug. Methods: Physicochemical properties, in vitro drug release experiments, and in vivo anti-inflammatory activity studies were performed. Results: TAC-loaded nanocapsules were successfully prepared by the interfacial deposition of preformed polymer using poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL). The nanoparticu-late systems presented a spherical shape with a smooth and regular surface, …

Extracts From Pulsatilla Patens Target Cancer-Related Signaling Pathways In Hela Cells, Grażyna Łaska, Magdalena Maciejewska-Turska, Elwira Sieniawska, Łukasz Świątek

Faculty and Student Publications

The purpose of this study was to determine if a methanolic extract of the Pulsatilla patens (L.) Mill. can inhibit the progression of cancer through the modulation of cancer-related metabolic signaling pathways. We analyzed a panel of 13 inducible luciferase reporter gene vectors which expression is driven by enhancer elements that bind to specific transcription factors for the evaluation of the activity of cancer signaling pathways. The root extract of P. patens exhibited strong inhibition of several signaling pathways in HeLa cells, a cervical cancer cell line, and was found to be the most potent in inhibiting the activation of …

Functional Genomics Study Of Pseudomonas Putida To Determine Traits Associated With Avoidance Of A Myxobacterial Predator, Shukria Akbar, D. Cole Stevens

Faculty and Student Publications

Predation contributes to the structure and diversity of microbial communities. Predatory myxobacteria are ubiquitous to a variety of microbial habitats and capably consume a broad diversity of microbial prey. Predator–prey experiments utilizing myxobacteria have provided details into predatory mechanisms and features that facilitate consumption of prey. However, prey resistance to myxobacterial predation remains underexplored, and prey resistances have been observed exclusively from predator–prey experiments that included the model myxobacterium Myxococcus xanthus. Utilizing a predator–prey pairing that instead included the myxobacterium, Cystobacter ferrugineus, with Pseudomonas putida as prey, we observed surviving phenotypes capable of eluding predation. Comparative transcriptomics between P. putida …

Transmission Studies And The Composition Of Prokaryotic Communities Associated With Healthy And Diseased Aplysina Cauliformis Sponges Suggest That Aplysina Red Band Syndrome Is A Prokaryotic Polymicrobial Disease, Matteo Monti, Aurora Giorgi, Cole G. Easson, Deborah J. Gochfeld

Faculty and Student Publications

Aplysina cauliformis, the Caribbean purple rope sponge, is commonly affected by Aplysina Red Band Syndrome (ARBS). This transmissible disease manifests as circular lesions with red margins and results in bare spongin fibers. Leptolyngbya spp. appear to be responsible for the characteristic red coloration but transmission studies with a sponge-derived isolate failed to establish disease, leaving the etiology of ARBS unknown. To investigate the cause of ARBS, contact transmission experiments were performed between healthy and diseased sponges separated by filters with varying pore sizes. Transmission occurred when sponges were separated by filters with pore sizes ≥ 2.5 μm, suggesting a prokaryotic …

Assessing Bayesian Racism Scale: Measuring Endorsement Of Racial Stereotypes, Stacey Diane Arañez Litam, Richard S. Balkin

Faculty and Student Publications

Bayesian racism is the belief that it is rational to discriminate against people based on existing racial stereotypes. The presence of Bayesian racism is strongly associated with negative feelings about minoritized groups and the desire to maintain racially inequitable social hierarchies. A confirmatory factor analysis on the Bayesian Racism Scale (BRS) yielded a unidimensional measure for assessing prejudicial attitudes that endorse stereotypes based on racial and ethnic groups. Findings from the study have important implications for multicultural and social justice research.

Using Multiple Mendelian Randomization Approaches And Genetic Correlations To Understand Obesity, Urate, And Gout, Charleen D. Adams, Brian B. Boutwell

Faculty and Student Publications

Observational studies suggest relationships between obesity, urate, and gout but are possibly confounded. We assessed whether genetically determined obesity, higher urate (and related traits), and gout were causal using multiple Mendelian randomization (MR) approaches and linkage disequilibrium score regression for genetic correlations (rg). For data, we used genome-wide association study summary statistics available through MR-Base. We observed that obesity increased urate (beta = 0.127; 95% CI = 0.098, 0.157; P-value = 1.2E−17; rg = 0.25 [P-value = 0.001]) and triglycerides (beta = 0.082; 95% CI = 0.065, 0.099; P-value = 1.2E−21; rg = 0.23 [P-value = 8.8E−12]) and decreased high-density …

Cognitive Determinants Of Weight Control By Dietary Patterns Among Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis: An Application Of Theory Of Planned Behavior, Hossein Hajizadeh, Pouria Sefidmooye Azar, Haidar Nadrian, Farhang Soltani Bejestani, Sousan Kolahi, Kritika Gupta

Faculty and Student Publications

Background: In this study, we aimed to assess the cognitive determinants of weight control behaviors by dietary patterns among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Methods: This cross-sectional study, based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) was conducted from July to December 2017 among 240 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis in Tabriz, Iran. A validated and reliable TPB-based instrument, namely Weight-CuRB, and the food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) were used. Results: The results of exploratory factor analysis (EFA) indicated three dietary patterns (total variance explained = 24.44%); healthy (n = 71), mixed (n = 78), and western (n = 91). In addition, food …