Recent Ph.D. Recipients

2021

STEVEN CARLSON
HOW AFFECTIVE FORECASTS REFLECT SOCIAL GOALS, INFORM DECISIONS, AND MOTIVATE GOAL-DIRECTED ACTION

AMY CASTRO
PERMANENCY OUTCOMES IN CHILD WELFARE CASES: HOW PARENT AND CAREGIVER FACTORS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DEPENDENCY CASE OUTCOMES AND DURATION

KELLI DICKERSON
PROMOTING THE POSITIVE: TESTING METHODS OF IMPROVING EMPATHY AND PROSOCIALITY IN HIGH-RISK YOUTH

KA FUNG
THE INFLUENCE OF EMOTION REGULATION STRATEGIES AND GOALS ON PHYSIOLOGICAL OUTCOMES

ANDREW GREGORY
CLIMATE CHANGE AND COMPENSATORY CONTROL: HARNESSING THREAT FOR ACTION

YANQING LI
AN INVESTIGATION OF AFFECTIVE EXPERIENCES IN SCHIZOPHRENIA-SPECTRUM RISK THROUGH THE LENS OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS THEORY

BRETT MERCIER
MEDIA COVERAGE OF MASS SHOOTINGS AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS MUSLIMS

MELODY MOORE
MIXED EMOTIONS: ADVANCES IN THEORY AND METHODS

ALMA OLAGUEZ
THE ROLE OF JURORS' EMOTIONS IN CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CASES

EMILY SHAW
JUROR PERCEPTIONS OF INCENTIVIZED INFORMANT TESTIMONY


2020

BRENDON BUTLER
RETRIEVAL-ENHANCED SUGGESTIBILITY: EXPERIMENTATION AND META-ANALYSIS

JOANNA HONG
BEYOND THE VULNERABILITIES OF LONELINESS: THE PROTECTIVE ROLE OF SOCIAL RESOURCES AGAINST DAILY STRESS

MEGAN RINGEL
THE MORALIZATION OF HEALTH: MEASUREMENT, CORRELATES, AND PREDICTIVE VALIDITY

ANGELA ROBINSON
WHO RUNS THE WORLD?: COLLECTIVE POLITICAL REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN, POLITICAL EFFICACY, AND PARTICIPATION

JACOB RODE
INFLUENCING ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES: AN EXPERIMENTAL AND META-ANALYTIC EXAMINATION OF INTERVENTIONS

RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ
MOTIVATED REASONING IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN: THREE VARIATIONS ON A THEME

CORTNEY SIMMONS
EXAMINING THE PSYCHOBIOLOGY OF CALLOUS-UNEMOTIONAL TRAITS

JENNIFER TEITCHER
JURORS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE PROBATIVE VALUE OF NON-IDENTIFICATIONS

DMITRY TSUKERMAN
SLEEP IN COLLEGE CLUB ATHLETES: PATTERNS, CORRELATES, AND COMPARISONS WITH COLLEGE NON-ATHLETES


2019

AMANDA ACEVEDO
BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS THAT SHAPE THE ACUTE PHYSICAL PAIN EXPERIENCE: THE ROLE OF SIMPATÍA

KARINA CORONA
FAMILISM, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH

MARIE CROSS
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF EXPERIMENTALLY INDUCED SMILING DURING PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL PAIN

JENNIFER GONGOLA
VENIRE JURORS' ABILITY TO DETECT AND WILLINGNESS TO DISCLOSE BIAS

REBECCA GRADY
EXAMINING, CORRECTING, AND FAILING TO CORRECT POLITICALLY BIASED JUDGMENTS AND MEMORIES IN REAL-WORLD CONTEXTS

JOHN HUNTER
IS IT YOUR PHONE OR HOW YOU USE IT? THE INFLUENCE OF SMARTPHONES ON STRESS RECOVERY

MELISSA KARNAZE
LAY THEORIES ABOUT WHETHER EMOTION HELPS OR HINDERS REASONING AND WELLBEING

ALISSA KNOWLES
A LONGITUDINAL EXAMINATION OF THE RELATION BETWEEN FUTURE EXPECTATIONS AND CRIME

SARAH REDMOND
THE ROLE OF GRAPHIC SOUNDS AND IMAGES OF A MASS VIOLENCE EVENT IN DISTRESS, WORRY, AND HELPING BEHAVIORS IN ITS AFTERMATH

VALENTINA VALENTOVICH
DYADIC MICRO-ANALYSIS OF EMOTION COREGULATION IN MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: RELATIONS TO CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES


2018

KEVIN COCHRAN
INFLUENCE OF MISINFORMATION FOR PRIOR AFFECTIVE REPORTS ON SUBSEQUENT MEMORY AND BEHAVIOR

ADAM FINE
RESPECT AND OBEY: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADOLESCENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE POLICE AND THE LAW

RACHEL GREENSPAN
A NEW METHOD OF STUDYING CONFIDENCE MALLEABILITY: SELF-SOURCED MISINFORMATION AS POST-IDENTIFICATION FEEDBACK

NICKOLAS JONES
A BIG SOCIAL MEDIA DATA APPROACH TO STUDYING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF COLLECTIVE TRAUMA AND MISHAPS IN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS

ELIZABETH KIM
WHEN TO SWIM WITH OR AGAINST THE TIDE? PRESCHOOLERS' CONFORMITY TO SOCIAL AND EATING BEHAVIORS AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

KATE LEGER
THE LINGERING EFFECTS OF STRESSORS ON AFFECT AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS WITH PHYSICAL HEALTH

RAQUEL TATAR
PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF MYTHS OF COPING

REBECCA THOMPSON
PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF INDIRECT MEDIA EXPOSURE TO COLLECTIVE TRAUMAS

EMILY URBAN
THE INFLUENCE OF EMOTIONAL VALENCE ON INTEGRAL MEMORY ACCURACY USING A NOVEL EMOTION INDUCTION PROCEDURE


2017

DANIEL BOGART
MEMORY SELF-EFFICACY IS MALLEABLE, BUT DOES IT INFLUENCE SUBSEQUENT PERFORMANCE ON MEMORY TASKS INVOLVING SUGGESTION?

DAVID BUSSE
THE PHYSIOLOGICAL COSTS OF DISCRIMINATION: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND EMPIRICAL STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE HPA AXIS AND PAST EXPERIENCES OF DISCRIMINATION

ERIC CHEN
THE IMPORTANCE OF IDEOLOGY VARIES ACROSS SOCIOCULTURAL CONTEXTS

KYNDRA CLEVELAND
EXPLORING PARENTS' LEGAL UNDERSTANDING AND JUSTICE ATTITUDES IN DEPENDENCY CASES

SACHIKO DONLEY
YOU'RE STRESSING ME OUT: ADOLESCENT STRESS RESPONSE TO SOCIAL EVALUATION AND ITS EFFECT ON RISKY DECISION-MAKING

EMILY HOOKER
DOES SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS MODERATE THE LINK BETWEEN DAILY, RECEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT AND DAILY PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL OUTCOMES?

ANNA HSU
CONSEQUENCES OF DIFFERENT BMI TRAJECTORIES DURING CHILDHOOD AND THE PROTECTIVE AND RISK EFFECTS OF PARENTAL FACTORS

BROOKE JENKINS
AFFECT VARIABILITY IS CONSTANTLY IMPORTANT: IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH

RUPA JOSE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WAKE OF THE 2013 BOSTON MARATHON BOMBINGS

JOSEPH KAY
HOT AND COLD PATHS TO ACHIEVEMENT GOALS IN ADOLESCENCE: IMPLICIT MOTIVATION, EXPLICIT GOALS, MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES, AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARENTS

JANICE PHUNG
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS AS A MEANS TO IMPROVE SOCIAL COMMUNICATION AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

SHARON SHENHAV
THE CULTURAL AND FAMILIAL CONTEXTS OF YOUNG ADULTS' ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS

APRIL THOMAS
ADOLESCENTS' SUSCEPTIBILITY TO MATERNAL AND PEER INFLUENCE

BRANDILYNN VILLARREAL
WHEN AMBITIONS AREN'T ENOUGH: THE ROLE OF MOTIVATION, SELF-REGULATION, AND INDIVIDUAL AGENCY IN HIGHER-EDUCATION GOAL PURSUIT


2016

CAITLIN CAVANAGH
PARENTAL GUIDANCE: THE ROLE OF FAMILY IN YOUTH RE-OFFENDING

ROBERT GARCIA
DISENTANGLING NORMATIVE AND INFORMATIONAL INFLUENCE IN GROUP DECISION MAKING

ARPINE HOVASAPIAN
KEEPING THE MAGIC ALIVE: HOW SOCIAL SHARING OF POSITIVE LIFE EXPERIENCES SUSTAINS HAPPINESS

CHRISTOPHER MARSHBURN
EASING THE BURDEN? SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR DISCRIMINATION TALK IN SAME- AND CROSS-RACE FRIENDSHIPS

HELEN MILOJEVICH
THE ROLE OF MALTREATMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMOTION REGULATION

KAREN WU
THE ROLE OF CULTURE, ATTRIBUTE TYPE, AND INFORMANT IN PARTNER-ENHANCEMENT: A STUDY OF CHINESE AND AMERICAN COLLEGE COUPLES


2015

HANNAH KANG
PARENTING AND CHILDREN'S SOCIOEMOTIONAL AND ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT AMONG WHITE, LATINO, ASIAN, AND BLACK FAMILIES

LAWRENCE PATIHIS
HIGHLY SUPERIOR AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY (HSAM): MEMORY DISTORTION PARADIGMS AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

CHRISTINA PEDRAM
OTHER MINDS ARE NOT EQUAL: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF MIND PERCEPTION IN AN INTERGROUP CONTEXT

JENNIFER ROBINETTE
NEIGHBORHOODS AND HEALTH

SEAN WOJCIK
SELF-ENHANCED REPORTS OF HAPPINESS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING RESEARCH AND THE IDEOLOGICAL HAPPINESS GAP


2014

JORDAN BEARDSLEE
UNDER THE RADAR OR UNDER ARREST: HOW DOES CONTACT WITH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AFFECT DELINQUENCY AND ACADEMIC OUTCOMES?

SVETLANA BERSHADSKY
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY THROUGH AN AFFECTIVE LENS: EXAMINING THE CONSISTENCY AND STABILITY OF ADOLESCENTS' EXERCISE-RELATED AFFECTIVE RESPONSES

JEFF CHO
MORE THAN ONE WAY TO BECOME ONE: SPECIFYING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSPECTIVE TAKING, SELF-OTHER MERGING, AND PROSOCIAL OUTCOMES

CORY CLARK
A MOTIVATED ACCOUNT OF FREE WILL BELIEF

STEVEN FRENDA
HOW TO EDIT YOUR PAST USING LIES: FABRICATING PAST EXPERIENCES INFLUENCES AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY

SHAYNA HENRY
WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND: THE EFFECT OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND THE INTERDIALYTIC INTERVAL ON DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT AMONG PATIENTS ON HEMODIALYSIS

REBECCA NICHOLS
NOT ALL FALSE MEMORIES ARE CREATED EQUAL

MICHAEL RUSSELL
A WITHIN-PERSON APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING DAILY EXPERIENCES AND WELL-BEING AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN SOCIOECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE: VULNERABILITY AND OPPORTUNITY IN VIVO

JACOB SHANE
THE ROAD TAKEN: SOCIAL MOBILITY IN THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD

JOSEPH TATAR
PSYCHOPATHY IN THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD: SUBTYPES, STABILITY, AND OFFENDING


2013

DANA GARFIN
DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSES TO NATURAL DISASTERS: THE PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT OF THE 2010 8.8 MAGNITUDE CHILEAN EARTHQUAKE ON CHILDREN AND ADULTS

MATTHEW HUNT
AN EMBODIED PERSPECTIVE ON FREEDOM: AN EXPLORATION OF FREEDOM AS AN EMBODIED METAPHOR GROUNDED IN PHYSICAL EXPERIENCES WITH RESTRICTION

VANESSA JUTH
THE DYADIC CANCER EXPERIENCE: ADJUSTMENT OF ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS

ROBIN KAPLAN
EFFECTS OF DISCRETE POSITIVE EMOTIONS ON MEMORY: CONTRASTING AROUSAL AND GOAL RELEVANCE MODELS

BRITTANY LIU
THE EXPERTISE PARADOX: EXAMINING THE ROLE OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF EXPERTISE IN BIASED EVALUATION OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

NICOLE MATTHEWS
IS IT ALL IN THE FAMILY? THE IMPORTANCE OF SIBLINGS AND PEERS FOR THEORY OF MIND AND SCHOOL READINESS IN CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

ELIZABETH RUSH
CHILDREN'S TRUE AND FALSE DISCLOSURES OF TRANSGRESSIONS: BALANCING COSTS AND BENEFITS OF A NOVEL INTERVIEWING TECHNIQUE

LINDSAY WANDREY
HOW MANY TIMES DID HE DO THIS TO YOU? ATTORNEYS' TEMPORAL QUESTIONS DURING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE TRIALS


2012

MARYAM ABDULLAH
QUALITY OF RELATIONSHIPS IN FAMILIES OF ADOLESCENTS WITH AND WITHOUT AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

CARRIE CARMODY
YOU HAVE A FRIEND REQUEST; THE ROLE OF VIRTUAL SOCIAL NETWORKS IN IDENTITY EXPLORATION

KYLE CHANG
AN INTERVENTION TO INCREASE COUNSELING SERVICE USAGE AMONG FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS

EILEEN HADDAD
IDENTIFYING NICHE-SPECIFIC EFFECTS OF FAMILY-RELATED STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS ON ADOLESCENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

ERIN KELLY
AN EXAMINATION OF PUBLIC MENTAL HOSPITALS USING THE PERSON-ENVIRONMENT FIT MODEL

PATRICK KENNEALY
CLARIFYING CONCEPTUALIZATIONS OF PSYCHOPATHY UNDERLYING LEADING MEASURES: A CONSTRUCT VALIDITY METRIC APPROACH

SUMAN LAM
CHRONIC STRESS AND EMOTION REGULATION: EFFECTS ON EMOTION AND THE CORTISOL AWAKENING RESPONSE

GLORIA LUONG
THE ROLE OF GOALS: AGE AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN AFFECTIVE RESPONSES TO A NEGATIVE SOCIAL INTERACTION

AGNES LY
IT'S ALL IN THE FAMILY: MARITAL AND COPARENTING QUALITY IN FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

ANDREW MASTRONARDE
LEVERAGING MORAL VALUES: THE EFFECTS OF MORAL FOUNDATION FRAMES ON EVALUATIONS OF MORAL ARGUMENTS AND THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THEM

JILLIAN PETERSON
UNTANGLING MENTAL ILLNESS AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR: EXPLORING DIRECT AND INDIRECT PATHWAYS BETWEEN SYMPTOMS AND CRIME

PRESTON REED
AND FATHER MAKES THREE: SPOUSE PRESENCE AND MOTHERS OF CHILDREN WITH ADHA

ELIZABETH SHULMAN
DECIDING IN THE DARK: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS IN UNCONSCIOUS DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES


2011

SCOTT BLUM
ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN PRIOR LIFE EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS OF RISK OF FUTURE TERRORISM, CRIME, AND DISASTER IN A NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL STUDY

JOSHUA FLORO
REDUCED REGULATION OF NEGATIVE EMOTION WITH ESCALATIONS IN SMOKING BEHAVIOR DURING HIGH SCHOOL: A DOSE-RESPONSE EFFECT

OSCAR GONZALEZ
DEVELOPMENT AND INITIAL VALIDATION OF THE DEPLOYMENT-RELATED EMOTIONS QUESTIONNAIRES (DREQ) AND EXPLORATORY EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MILITARY DEPLOYMENT, ANGER, SHAME AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

SPASSENA KOLEVA
BIRDS OF A MORAL FEATHER: THE ROLE OF MORALITY IN ROMANTIC ATTRACTION AND RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION

JARED LESSARD
A WEEKLY DIARY STUDY OF ADOLESCENTS EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOR REACTIONS TO PARENTS ACADEMIC-DOMAIN INFLUCENCE ATTEMPTS

SARAH MANCHAK
THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIPS IN MANDATED TREATMENT

KARA THORSEN
EARLY DETECTION OF AUTISM: AN EVALUATION OF A PARENT-TRAINING PROGRAM