Undergraduate Research Symposium: April 25

The 5th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium will take place on April 25th at the McGinley Center, Rose Hill.  The Symposium showcases select undergraduate research projects that represent the students' independent research project pertaining to their unique interest under the guidance of faculty mentors.  Click here for full program details.

The Psychology Department is proud to mentor the following 18 undergraduates who will be presenting either a poster or giving an oral presentation at the upcoming Research Symposium:

Student: Nadia Seeteram
Project Title: What is the Difference Between Global Climate Change and Global Warming?       

Mentor: Dr. David Budescu

Student: Jordan Seidel
Project Title: Achievement Motivation and Rumination Among Emerging Adults: Cigarette Smokers versus Nonsmokers
Mentor: Dr. Rachel Annunziato

Student: Maggie Baisley
Project Title: No Longer Strangers in a Strange Land: Improving Preparation for Transfer Out of Pediatrics
Mentor: Dr. Rachel Annunziato

Student: Matthew Dillon
Project Title: Examining the Effectiveness of the S Delta Procedure
Mentor: Dr. James MacDonall

Student: Kyle Alexander      
Project Title: For I have Sinned: Fordham Student's Lives as both Catholic and LGBTQ
Mentor: Dr. Fred Wertz

Student: Margaux Bruzzese
Project Title: Emotion Dysregulation and Peer Victimization in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury among Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis of Risk Factors
Mentor: Dr. Margaret Andover

Student: Vincent Corcoran  
Project Title: The Role of Resiliency on Borderline Symptomatology Among Women with a Childhood Trauma History
Mentor: Dr. Margaret Andover  

Student: Faith Forgione
Project Title: Perceived Social Support in Relation to Dispositional Optimism, Social Desirability, and Life Satisfaction
Mentor: Dr. Mary Procidano

Student: Nicholas Gatto
Project Title: Autobiographical Memory Project
Mentor: Dr. Karen Siedlecki

Student: Joanna Krasnisky
Project Title: Using Matching to Sample Prompt Procedure to Produce Errorless Learning in Pigeons
Mentor: Dr. James MacDonall

Student: Tessa LaRue
Project Title: The Relationship between Critical Life Events, Resource Loss, Coping, and Depression in Students Starting College: Preliminary Findings of the Fordham Freshman Study
Mentor: Dr. Daniela Jopp

Student: Kelly Mercorella
Project Title: Exploring Learning Acquisition Using an Error-Reduction Procedure
Mentor: Dr. James MacDonall

Student: Jillian Minahan
Project Title: Predicting Adjustment: The Independent Contributions of Personality and Perceived Social Support
Mentor: Dr. Mary Procidano

Student: Harjot Nayar
Project Title: Young Adult Cancer Survivors; Appraisals of Cancer Experience Predict Adjustment
Mentor: Dr. Mary Procidano

Student: Caitlin Kelly Nosal
Project Title: The Behavioral Inhibition and Behavioral Activation Systems in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
Mentor: Dr. Margaret Andover

Student: Peter Sanneman
Project Title: Error Reduction in Repeated Acquisition Sequence Learning
Mentor: Dr. James MacDonall

Student: Jaime Tanner
Project Title: Using Errorless Training Methods in a Matching-To-Sample Procedure
Mentor: Dr. James MacDonall

Student: Patrick Wester
Project Title: Risk Factors Associated with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in an LGB Sample
Mentor: Dr. Margaret Andover

**Full project abstracts can be found through the "Symposium Program" link.

Fordham Symposium Oct 31: Graduate School in Psychology

The 31st Annual Fordham Symposium was held Monday, October 31st at Lincoln Center, Room 1004 from 5:45pm-7pm.

The Symposium topic was Graduate School in Psychology. How can students best prepare for competitive graduate schools and careers while still in college? Students heard experts briefly present answers to different aspects of this important question. A series of 8-minute presentations was followed by individual consultation with the speakers.

This 31st Fordham Symposium on Graduate School in Psychology was hosted by the Fordham LC psychology faculty, Psychology Association and Psi Chi.

For any details email Dr. Harold Takooshian at takoosh@aol.com

Mental Health Professional Career Event--Oct. 24

The New York Coalition for Asian American Mental Health (NYCAAMH) is hosting and co- sponsoring with the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service, a mental health professional career event for Asian American college students who are pursuing or considering a career in the field of human services or behavioral health services.

When: Monday, October 24 from 6pm to 8:30pm

Where: Lowenstein Building, 12th Floor Lounge, Lincoln Center Campus

To Register for the event and learn more information click here!

Undergraduate Research Fair: Wednesday 9/28

Calling all undergraduates! If you're interested in gaining more research experience while at Fordham, please stop by the Psychology Research Fair this Wednesday (9/28) at 4:30pm. You will have the chance to peruse the exciting research that the faculty and graduate students are undertaking in the Psychology Department, and are encouraged to talk about your interest in getting involved in the ongoing projects.


When: Wednesday, September 28 at 4:30pm
Where: Dealy Hall, Rooms 324 and 330


Refreshments provided by the Psychology Club

Psi Chi Induction Meeting

Psi Chi inducted their newest members on Monday, May 9th, the last meeting of the year for Psi Chi. Congrats to the new Psi Chi inductees!

Princeton Undergraduate Research Symposium

Undergraduate students have an opportunity to present their research at the annual Princeton Undergraduate Research Symposium that will be held May 4, 2011 at Princeton.

This is a great opportunity for undergraduates to showcase their research abilities and network with students and faculty from other universities and disciplines. Students can present research they've done during the year or over the summer. The symposium invites students from many different departments to present, including biological sciences, physical sciences, engineering, and social sciences. There is a poster competition judged by Princeton faculty and cash prizes are awarded. In addition, the keynote speaker is Harold Kroto, the 1996 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry.

Registration and detailed event information

For more information please contact Jennifer Ross (jmross@princeton.edu) who is on the steering committee for the Research Symposium.