Psychology

Implementation and Efficacy of Preschool Math Games with Vulnerable Demographic Subgroups

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Faculty Sponsor: Anna Shusterman, Ph.D. Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Andi Wiley Andi Wiley is a Psychology BA/MA student in the Blue Lab. She completed her BA with an Economics and Psychology double major with a Writing Certificate. Her work in the lab focusses on how demographic variables are associated with early numeracy skills. Outside … Read more

Turning Point Narratives of University Life during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Emerging Adults from Sociodemographic Minority Groups in the United States

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Faculty Sponsor: Royette T. Dubar, Ph.D. Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Jocelyn Maeyama Jocelyn is currently pursuing their M.A. in Psychology through Wesleyan’s B.A./M.A. program. Their thesis project explores how students from sociodemographic underrepresented groups in the class of 2024 make meaning out of their adjustment to college during the COVID-19 pandemic. Outside of the … Read more

BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT OF COGNITIVE-EMOTIONAL INTERACTIONS AND MOOD INSTABILITY: DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL TASK

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Faculty Sponsor: Charles Sanislow Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Abstract: Behavioral tasks can be used to understand psychopathological mechanisms, and the incorporation of negative emotional material can identify disruptions relevant to affective lability. To understand this interaction more in-depthly, the researchers sought to investigate the relationship emotion has with the disruption of cognition. Furthermore, the … Read more

Who Sleeps Best?: Examining Main Effects of Living Arrangement, First-generation Status, and Race/Ethnicity on Sleep and Anxiety during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Faculty Sponsor: Professor Royette Dubar, Ph.D. Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Abstract: Several studies have found that individuals from socio-demographic groups in the U.S. have been disproportionately impacted by negative implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is a need to examine the role of university-related contextual factors that may be linked to two important … Read more