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2015-2016 Psychology Senior Project Theses

 

Nelly Alba:  Mentorship Experiences & Goal Setting's Relation to College Students' Academic Success

Lindsay Arader:  Peer Perceptions of Individuals with ASD: Reducing Stigmatization Through Diagnostic Disclosure

Rohan Arcot:  Anxiety and the Transition to College: Can Psychoeducation Help?

Kathrin Cieplicki:  The Role of the Undesired Collective Self for Marginalized Individuals

Julia CoashWhen It Isn’t Black and White: Self-Affirmation and Perception of Racism

Erin Corson:  Psychological Theories of Persuasion in Anti-Smoking Campaigns

Jessi Crowley:  Eating Disorder Symptomatology and Athletic Participation: Does Level of Competition Matter?

Mayeline Fernandez:  The Effect of Art-Making on Mood in a College Sample

Rachael Feuerstein:  No Pain, No Gain: Testing Gender Stereotype Threat Effects on Pain Tolerance

Daphney Gaston:  Mathematical Achievement and Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Analysis of Social, Cognitive, and Psychological Factors in Relation to Word Problem Solving Performance       

Angela Gizzi:  How to Make Better Group Decisions Through Accountability

Josh Glen:  Time-Inconsistent Preferences: Examining the Relation of Self-Control to Saving and Spending

Sarah Goldman:  “There Is No them, There's Only Us”: Regulating Empathy Through Cognitive Reappraisal

Jamie Granskie:  Overgeneral Memory in the Eating Disorder Population

Lauren Halliday:  The Effect of Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptomology and Sensory Sensitivity on Affect Recognition in Distracting Versus Non-Distracting Conditions                           

Abigail Homer:  Benefitting From the Bandwagon: Using Social Conformity Pressure to Alter Implicit Racial Biases

Ashley Jamison:  An Exploratory Study on the Underrepresentation of Students of Color in Sciences at Hamilton College

Carolyn King:  Investigating ADHD Symptomatology, Emotion Regulation, and Depression in College Students

Mark Lopez:  A Review of the Relationship Between Idealized Body Images in Mainstream Media and Body Image Concerns

Nick Luchessi:  Rumination and Drinking Motives After Negative Drinking Experiences

Denise Meza Reyes:  Rural vs. Urban Differences: Perceptions of Environmentalists and Pro-Environmental Behavior

Denisse Mota:  Girl on Girl Crime: An Examination of Women’s Participation in Slut Shaming

Louise Owens:  Case Management: Opportunities and Obstacles

Michael Pellicane:  Sexual Orientation and the Transition to College: The Moderating Role of Parental Attachment

Emily Queen:  Promoting Physical Activity with Online Social Interaction

Abigail Quirk:  How Race Affects Our Perception of Women: Exploring the Objectification of Black and White Bodies

Ryan Sutyla:  Supermarket Decision Making: The Effects of Justification, Self-Control Depletion, and Restrained Eating Behavior

Izzy Taaffe:  Redemption Sequences in Memories from the Transition to College

Lauren Trachtenberg:  The Effect of Social Interruptions on Task Performance

Kristen Tsutsui:  Transition to College:  Examining Reciprocal Relationships Among Body Change and Adjustment

Abbie Webster:  A Review of Efficacious and Practical Applied Behavior Analysis Intervention Strategies for Treatment of Problem Behavior in Individuals with Autism

Emily Weinstein:  The Effects of Task Expectations and Social Comparison on Academic Performance in Children