Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate Honors Theses Completed in 2012

Amy Anderson - Learning Vocabulary from Context: An Assessment of Vocabulary and Inference Development in Kindergarten Classrooms

Alyssa Clark - Stumbling into Identity: College as the Unrefined Exploration of Agency

Atkins, Hannah - Emerging Adulthood Grips Italy

Victor Figuereo - Acculturation, Attitudes, and Willingness to Seek Help Among Asian and Latino College Students

Alana Goldstein - Importance of Homework in Couples Therapy: Treatment Options and Rationales

Shayl Griffith - Parenting in Caribbean Families: Examining Parental Control, Structure, Autonomy Support, and Children’s Beliefs about Authority

Jenny Claire Hunt - The Relationship Between Witnessed Parental Psychological and Physical Intimate Partner Violence and Sibling Closeness

Aleksandra Kaszowska - Temporarily Living Abroad

Adam Kleger - Stumbling into Identity: College as the Unrefined Exploration of Agency

Lindsay Labrecque - Emotion and Vulnerability in Intimate Relationships

Magali Lemahieu - Effects of Acknowledgement of Past Victimization on Present-Day Intergroup Relations

Caroline Rossi - Lesbians’ Parenthood Motivations: Desires, Decisions, and Negotiations

Renata Surette - Mate Selection of Adult Children of Alcoholics and Substance Abusers

Alison Tran - Are Men Less Emotionally Skilled or Less Motivated in Emotional Skillfulness?

Irene Zhang - A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Perceptions of Depression and Help-Seeking Behavior

Academic Spree Day and Fall Fest

In the academic community, research and creative projects have been traditionally presented to for inspiration and critique. Presentation can take the form of a paper published in a scholarly journal, an oral presentation given at a conference or seminar, an exhibit, a recital, a video, or a poster. For the past ten years, Clark has sponsored its own presentation venue in the form of Academic Spree Day, held each April. November 2000, saw the first of a similar event for the fall semester, Fall Fest.

Presentation Resources

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Conferences and Journals Focusing on Undergraduate Research

Undergrads should know that the National Conferences on Undergraduate Research sponsors conferences for showcasing undergraduate research. Information on the upcoming conference can be found at http://www.ncur.org/

There are also two journals highlighting undergraduate research. Submit your work!
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~jus/home.html (Journal of Undergraduate Sciences)
http://www.jyi.org/ (Journal of Young Investigators)

2010 Academic Spree Day Psychology Presentations 2010 Program

Attaching to Non-Infant Adopted Children: The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, and Hetero-sexual Couples. Rebecca Sumner '10 (sponsor: Professor Abbie Goldberg)

Social Support in Gay Male Couples Across the Transition to Adoptive Parenthood. Grace Van Schoick '10 (in collaboration with Hannah Richardson, graduate student; sponsor: Professor Abbie Goldberg)

I Think I Can, I Think I Can't: The Role Perceived Competence Plays in the Motivation for Engagement. Shaun Provost '11 (sponsor: Professor Wendy Grolnick)

An Examination of Breath Holding as an Index of Distress Tolerance in a Seven Day Follow-up Smoking Cessation Study. Andrew Ninnemann '10 (in collaboration with Amy Cameron, graduate student; sponsor: Professor Kathleen Palm)

Academic, Interpersonal, and Psychological Functioning in College Students Diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Andrew Ninnemann '10 (sponsor: Professor Michael Addis)

The Influence of Attachment Styles in Romantic Relationships. Katelyn Dearth '10 (sponsor: Professor James V. Córdova)

Young children's nonverbal representation of "more." Mariana Pradas '10, Michelle Lyons '10, Michael Epstein '10, Miranda Valerio '11 (sponsor: Professor Marianne Wiser)

Men and Depression Website Evaluation. Katherine Matcovich '10 (sponsor: Professor Michael Addis)

Relational Intimacy in Same Sex and Opposite Sex Friendships Amongst Men. Victoria Clarke '10 (sponsor: Professor Michael Addis) Marissa Millman '10 (sponsor: Professor Esteban V. Cardemil)

"Is a Photo Enough?" Individual Difference in Physiological Responses to Romantic Love? Kate Condon '11, Sophie Crafts '10 and Shawn Perry '10 (sponsor: Professor James Laird)

New findings on conflict and cohesion in immigrant parents and first generation children. Kirtana Tanuku '10 (sponsor: Professor Lene Jensen)

Autonomic Responses of Cognitive Dissonance Through Counter-Attitudinal Persuasion. Sunewan Chunhasuwan '10, Ryan Dritz '10, Wendy Pernal '11 and Kirtana Tanuku '10 (in collaboration with Theresa Jackson, graduate student; sponsor: Professor James Laird)

The benefits of yoga intervention on individuals with implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Ryan Dritz '10, Sunewan Chunhasuwan '10 and Jessica Sebring (high school student) (in collaboration with Stefanie Toise, graduate student; sponsor: Professor James Laird)

The Terrifying Twenty-Somethings: Exploring the Developmental Transitioning Between "Student-hood" and "Adult-hood". Lindsay Gemmell '10 (sponsor: Professor Jaan Valsiner)

Bystander Intervention and Attitudes on Dating Violence and Sexual Assault. Stephanie Henderson '11 (sponsor: Professor Denise Hines)

Smoking: Anxiety Sensitivity, Sex Role Orientation and Gender. Emily Lindbeck '11. (sponsor: Professor Kathleen Palm)

Conceptual Development through Science-Based Classroom Activities: A Training Study for Matter and Amount in Kindergarten. Austin Bass '10, Jenn Brody '10, Victoria Fox '10 and Chris Kneisel '10 (sponsor: Professor Marianne Wiser)

Processes of Learning: A Focus on Gender-Based Competition. Elizabeth Demsky '10 and Rachel Puklin '10 (sponsor: Professor Maricela Correa)

Alcohol Use and Student Involvement at Clark University. Max Meglio '10 (sponsor: Professor Kathleen Palm)

Non-conscious priming of dominance/submission and behavior. Max Meglio '10 (sponsor: Professor James Laird)

The Effect of Video Gameplay on Responses to Moral Dilemmas. Gregory Wetmore '11 and Keegan Allen '10 (sponsor: Professor Jaan Valsiner)

Victimization Involving Substance Use and the Willingness to Disclose about the Experience and Seek Help when Dealing with the Negative Effects of Trauma. Emily Corbett '11 (sponsor: Professor Kathleen Palm)

Effects of Acculturation on Adolescent Immigrants' Cultural Identity and Value System. Darko Mitrovic '12 (sponsor: Professor Caitlin Mahoney)

Association between Personality trait dominance/submission and winner-loser effects in a dilemma task. Heather Richards '11 (sponsor: Professor Caitlin Mahoney)

The Relationship between Single Parenthood, Involvement, and Children's Grades. Diana Fuller '11 (sponsor: Professor Wendy Grolnick)

Focus Group Study on Smoking Cessation with Substance Abusing Female Adolescents. Katelyn Forgue '10 and Alyssa Tanner '10 (sponsor: Professor Kathleen Palm)

Parental Acceptance, Parent-Child conflict and Child's Self-Esteem. Micaela Gonzalez '10 (sponsor: Professor Wendy Grolnick)

Barriers to Bystander Intervention in Instances of Interpersonal Violence. Allyson Trull '10 (sponsor: Professor Denise Hines)

Partners' Attitudes Toward Treatment Seeking for Depression. Katy Crow '10 (sponsor: Professor James Córdova)

Parent Involvement and its effects on academic achievement. Nancy Dorr '11 (sponsor: Professor Wendy Grolnick)

The Effects of Maternal Closeness on Increase of Drinking Behavior from Adolescence to College Age Years. Ivana Levy '10(sponsor: Professor Kathleen Palm)

Exploring the experience of expectations: Class, Commitment and couples. Erin McFadden '10(sponsor: Professor James V. Córdova)

Relationship Satisfaction and Sexual Fantasy. Elizabeth Decasse '11 and Katrina Scianna '11 (sponsor: Professor Jaan Valsiner)

Student's Understanding of Rape Scenarios; attribution of blame and contributing factors. Rebecca Steinberg 10 (sponsor: Professor Caitlin Mahoney)

The Ethic of Autonomy in Moral Reasoning: Exploring Age and Religious Group Trends. Matthew Lavigne '10 (sponsor: Professor Lene Jensen)

Presentation: Having It All: Identity Formation in Contemporary American Women. Elsa Scheie '10 (sponsor: Professor Jaan Valsiner)