Psychology major original research
In the spring of 2026, Psychology majors prsented the following research at 91´óÉñ's annual Academic and Creative Excellence Festival:
- Meredith Atkinson: Foster care and mental health: Understanding risk for anxiety and depression
- Grace Burke: The relationship between class sizes and student value
- Sophia Denby: The relationship between social media use and attention among adolescents
- Leah Frankenfield, Daisy Buller, Lauren Kauffman, and Hollyn Miller: How adverse childhood experiences and tolerance for uncertainty relates to spiritual engagement in undergraduate students
- Julian Gonzalez, Keenan Fulwood, and Trevor Selph: How coach characteristics relate to student athletes' commitment to their sport and team
- Hannah Kepler: Does silence or background music improve or impair working memory?
- Kiyah Mata: The human tendency to self-disclose
- Roayle Parker: Risk, resilience, and criminal behavior: How early trauma, psychological traits, and high-crime environments shape life outcomes
- Kaylene Todd: Community based interventions and depression among unhoused individuals
