- 2015 Pace University PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE

 PACE UNIVERSITY PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE Saturday, May 9, 2015 One Pace Plaza, Pace University, New York, NY 10038 (in front of City Hall) Spruce Street Entrance (Go up to first level B and turn left to the Conference Registration Table) www.pacepsychologyconference.net Sponsored by: a Pace University Dyson College of Arts and Sciences a Pace University NYC -­‐ Psychology Department a Confucius Institute at Pace University a Psi Chi (Pace University Chapter) a Office of Multicultural Affairs (Pace University) a APA Division 52 (International Psychology) a New York State Psychological Association § Academic Division a New York Academy of Sciences -­‐ Psychology Section a Manhattan Psychological Association 23rd Annual Pace University Psychology Conference
page 1 PROGRAM
8:45am – 2:00pm
Registration (Free; ID required)
8:45am – 9:30am
BREAKFAST and BEVERAGES
8:45am – 9:30am
Poster Set-up
Level B
(near Spruce Street entrance)
Student Union
Multipurpose/Bianco Room
(See page 7-11 for assigned poster numbers.)
9:30am – 9:50am
WELCOME ADDRESS
Student Union
Sonia Suchday, Ph.D.
Chair, Psychology Department (NYC), Pace University
BRIEF PAPER PRESENTATIONS
(Abstracts handout may be downloaded at www.pacepsychologyconference.net)
10:00 - 10:15am
Comparing Russian Psycho-physiological Theory and American Behaviorism
Shandra Grantham-Powell
TCI College of Technology
Reliabilities: Fostering Positive Perceptions towards Disabilities through a
TV Show and Comic Book Series
Alicia Ferris, Nava R. Silton, Kristina Keyser, Carol Wagner,
Michael Corning, Michael Rojas, and Danielle Schlough
Marymount Manhattan College
Room A
(Student Union)
Room B
(Student Union)
Linguistic Stereotyping in the Media: Trivialization of Dialect Variation
Rosangela Catalano, Jennifer Perez, and Kaitlyn Clark
Marymount Manhattan College
Room C
(W615)
Women's Dietary Habits and Food Choice: Does the Presence of a
Male Change Dietary Choices?
Alexandra Blanchard, Madeline Dunton, and Kelly Willis
Pace University
Room D
(W616)
The Interaction between Creative Potential and Parental Support:
Effects on Academic Achievement in Adolescence
Kristen Piering and Baptiste Barbot, PhD
Pace University
Room E
(W617)
10:20 - 10:35am
Diagnosing ADHD: Can Students Easily Fake Symptoms on a
Standardized Measure of ADHD
Nicholas Catania, Michael Grey, and Gabriel Estevez
Pace University
Room A
(Student Union)
The Relationship Between Upbringing and Interracial Attraction
Ana Lomidze, Helen Teslia, and Annie Zhong
Pace University
Room B
(Student Union)
Relationship Between Immigration Status, Academic Performance and
Psychological Distress Among NYC Public College Students
Ahmed Alif and Riya Ahmed
Pace University
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Room C
(W615)
page 2 Violent Crime Bias and Labeling Theory
Helen Haidemenos, Nicole Mazzara, and Laura Rodriguez
Pace University
Room D
(W616)
Violence, Creativity and Divergent Thinking in Juvenile Delinquents:
The Cardboard Box Task
Matthew Berler, Alexandra Blanchard, Jessamin Cipollina, and Baptiste Barbot, PhD
Pace University
Room E
(W617)
10:40 - 10:55am
Type of Appeal and Tendency to Donate: An Experimental Study of Altruism
Nicholas Mulvihill, Fatima Ahmed, Osiris Walls, Sabrina Khawaja
and Richard Velayo, PhD
Pace University
Room A
(Student Union)
Seals of NYC: Challenges to Communication and Survivorship
Wendy Ochoa, Catherine Payne, and Kevin Woo, PhD
Center for the Study of Pinniped Ecology and Cognition, St. Francis College
and Metropolitan Center, SUNY Empire State College
Room B
(Student Union)
Aspirations, Life Goals & Perceptions of Success: Do Various Generations
Define Success Differently? (A Comparison of Generation X & Millennials)
Anthony Desiderio
Pace University
Room C
(W615)
Validation of the French version of a Multidimensional Self-Esteem and
Self-Concept Clarity Scale
Jamie Kalff, Krystina Sanchez, and Baptiste Barbot, PhD
Pace University
Room D
(W616)
11:00 - 11:15am
Development and Validation of two Stimulus-Free Divergent Thinking Tasks
Alexandra Blanchard, Jessamin Cipollina, and Dr. Baptiste Barbot, PhD
Pace University
Room A
(Student Union)
MET: Compositional Styles of Novice Musical Composers and Their
Effects on Creative Products
Jessica Harlow and Baptiste Barbot, PhD
Pace University
Room B
(Student Union)
Childhood Adversity, Perceived Social Support, Resilience, and Life Satisfaction
Among Young Adults
Genna Giordano, Amanda Vaccaro, and Weihua Niu, PhD
Pace University
Room C
(W615)
11:30 – 12:30pm
POSTER SESSION
Multipurpose/Bianco Room
(Posters should be set up no later than 9:30 am)
(Abstracts handout may be downloaded at www.pacepsychologyconference.net)
(See page 7-11 for assigned poster numbers.)
12:30 – 1:40pm
BUFFET LUNCHEON
23rd Annual Pace University Psychology Conference
Student Union
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS
A New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) presentation
Student Union
Title: “Making the Past Present: The Cummings Center for the History of Psychology”
Speaker:
DAVID B. BAKER, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology and Margaret Clark Morgan
Executive Director, Cummings Center for the History of
Psychology, University of Akron
(Introductory Remarks by Florence Denmark, Ph.D.)
(Concluding Remarks by Nira Herrmann, Ph.D., Dean Dyson College, Pace)
Conferral of the FLORENCE L. DENMARK Award
2:15 - 3:00pm
CONCURRENT AFTERNOON SESSIONS
(Abstracts handout may be downloaded at www.pacepsychologyconference.net)
Session 1
The Changing Lives of More than 2.2 Billion Children:
A GLOBAL VIEW
Presenter: Uwe Gielen, Ph.D. (St. Francis College)
Room A
(Student Union)
Only 4 percent of the world’s children live in the USA yet most of the
information contained in American textbooks of child development
relies on American research. In order to provide a more representative
account, my presentation will provide an overview of children’s lives
around the world based on demographic, economic, sociological, and
psychological data and information. I will compare children’s lives in
low-income countries such as Mali (West Africa) and India with
children’s lives in high-income countries located in North America,
Europe, and East Asia. In addition, the presentation will compare the
effects of globalization, economic development, and schooling on the
lives of younger children and adolescents in low-income and mediumincome countries when compared to the lives of children living in
high-income nations.
Session 2
JOIN, RENEW, ENGAGE: Joining Professional Psychology
Associations for Academic and Professional Success!
(Independent Practice Division’s Inaugural “Academic Road Show”)
Room B
(Student Union)
Sponsors: Academic Division and Independent Practice Division,
New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA)
Presenter: Dr. Frank J. Corigliano, Ph.D.
Psychologist, President of the New York State Psychological
Association’s Independent Practice Division
Dr. Corigliano will lead a discussion on the Benefits of Joining
Professional Psychological Associations such as NYSPA, APA, NYCCBT for skill-building, information sharing, professional development,
and advocacy. Topics include must-have information about externships,
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page 4 internships, and applying to graduate school, poster presentations,
finding a career in psychology, Psychology Day at the United Nations,
and Lobbying Day at Albany. Session 3
Learning Strategies and Internet-based Technologies
To Promote Internationalization of Student Psychology
Organizations
Room C
(W615)
Presenters:
Mercedes McCormick, Ph.D. (Pace University, NYC)
Title: Making a Difference in Student Leadership
Richard Velayo, Ph.D. (Pace University, NYC)
Title: Going Global by Going Virtual: Internationalizing Student
Psychology Organizations
Jennifer Trujillo-Armijo (Pace University, NYC)
Title: Using Social Media to Connect Psi Chi Chapters Internationally
This session addresses leadership and internet-based technologies
(IBTs) to help promote the internationalization of student psychology
organizations. A historical perspective about Psi Chi International
Honor Society and co-curricular activities related to international
psychology are presented. Strategies for developing leadership skills
in these organizations as well as recommendations, anticipated
challenges in implementation, and importance of assessment efforts in
the use of IBTs are discussed.
2:30-5:00pm
Pace CONFUCIUS INSITUTE
6th-Year Anniversary Celebration
Event facilitator: Weihua Niu, Ph.D.
(Director, Confucius Institute, Pace University)
Multipurpose/Bianco Room
The Confucius Institute at Pace University (Pace CI) will celebrate six
years of successful programming on Saturday, May 9th, 2015 from
2:30-5:00 PM in the Aniello Bianco Room of One Pace Plaza.
From 2:30 to 3:30 there will be an open house with brief
demonstrations of Mandarin lessons, taiji, and Chinese music. The
open house will also feature an exhibition, “More Than Words”
organized by the Center for All Abilities, displaying the visual art of
young Chinese Americans on the autism spectrum.
From 3:30 to 4:45pm, there will be an academic panel on “Adversity,
Resilience and Success—Chinese American Perspectives.” Two
prominent scholars in the fields of mental health and special education,
Dr. Irene Chung from Hunter College and Dr. Hsu-Min Chiang from
Teachers College, Columbia University, will share their insights on
how Chinese American children and adolescents growing up in
bicultural households deal with special issues relating to mental health
and disabilities. The panelists will also discuss some specific
challenges Chinese American parents, especially those who have
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page 5 recently immigrated, face in raising bicultural and bilingual children;
how they overcome cultural stigmas associated with mental health and
disabilities, cope with parental distress, adjust to different cultural
expectations to parenting, and seek resources and support to raise welladjusted children. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Weihua Niu,
Professor of Psychology and Director of the Confucius Institute at Pace
University. A cake-cutting ceremony will round out the day’s
activities. The event is free and open to the public. Please visit Pace CI
Website: http://www.pace.edu/confucius/
Key Supporters of Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Nira Herrmann, Ph.D. (Dean, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences)
Richard Schlesinger, Ph.D. (Associate Dean, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences)
2015 Pace Psychology Conference Committee
Conference Coordinators
Weihua Niu, Ph.D., Christopher Godfrey, Ph.D., Richard Velayo, Ph.D., & Mercedes McCormick, Ph.D.
Significant Contributors
Sophia Braha (PsyD student), Florence Denmark, Ph.D., Denise Moreno (Program Manager),
Jannette Cardona (Dept. Secretary), and Betsy Tomala (Assistant Departmental Administrator)
Psi Chi Pace Officers
Jennifer Trujillo-Armijo (President), Rachel Wandishin (Vice-President), Laura Rodriguez (Secretary)
and Jessamin Cipollina (Treasurer)
Conference Student Volunteer Team
Alex Cervantes, Jennifer Trujillo-Armijo, Carly Gottfried, Kaitlin Eitz,
Emily Fullhardt, Prabjoot Lally, and Nicholas Stedman
Our sincerest gratitude to the following…
Heather-Leigh Wells (Special Events Coordinator, Pace, NYC)
All Program Speakers, Student Participants, Professionals, Family, Friends and other attendees.
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11:30am – 12:30pm
Multipurpose/Bianco Room
(Posters must be set up by 9:30am)
(Abstracts handout may be downloaded at www.pacepsychologyconference.net)
Poster #1
College Students Attitudes Towards Mental Illness Portrayed in the Media
Samantha Kienemund
Pace University
Poster #2
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Beliefs about Society Wanting to Limit Reproduction in Minority Communities: Implications for
Anticipated Pregnancy-Specific Stress
Jessica Bendert, Lisa Rosenthal, and Marci Lobel
Pace University
Poster #3
College Students Attitudes Towards Mental Illness Portrayed in the Media
Samantha Kienemund
Marymount Manhattan College
Poster #4
The Effect of Body Image and Physical Attraction on Mate Preferences: Is Self-Esteem the “Third Wheel”?
Wendy Ochoa, Kathryn Blais, Sheighla Bemberry, Bibiana Mancero, Chrissi Wilson, Janet Zumba & Dr. Marisa Cohen
St. Francis College
Poster #5
The Effect of Paper Versus Computerized Assessments on Math Performance
Shanice Lawrence, Claribel Lizardo, Florica Placide, Gisbel Acosta, Bart Boryszweski, Lianna Futterman
St. Francis College
Poster #6
Without you my life is incomplete, or is it?: The importance of psychological well- being in romantic relationships
Dunia Gragui / Marisa T. Cohen, PhD
St. Francis College
Poster #7
Social Media and Online Dating
Shanice Lawrence
St. Francis College
Poster #8
Latent Typologies of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Manifestations in World Trade Center First Responders
Hadi Najam
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Poster #9
Learning Concept Pairs based on Memory Strategy Type: Implications for Classroom Teaching
Lucio Forti, Richard Velayo Ph.D., Mercedes McCormick Ph.D., Sarika Persaud, and Llenell Paz
Pace University
Poster #10
Shamanic Healing Techniques: An Exploratory Case Study on Its Implications To Western Approaches to Therapy
Wallis Back, Richard Velayo, PhD.
Pace University NYC
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Academic Dishonesty: The Effects of Monetary Rewards and Social Influence on Cheating Behavior
Dechen Dolma, Mary Francisquini
St. Francis College
Poster #12
The Effect of Music on Learning
Priscilla Anselmo, Johnny Arcuri, Krystal Contreras, Audrey Sanders, Corinne Tully
St. Francis College
Poster #13
To Facebook or Not to Facebook: Social Media and Online Dating
Shanice Lawrence
St. Francis College
Poster #14
Perception of Environmental News and Sustainable Attitudes
Rose Deng, Kenny Wen, Darren Lin, & Mindy Engle-Friedman, PhD
Baruch College
Poster #15
The Need for Paraprofessionals as Effective Reading Tutors
Kathrynne Li, Dr. Jennifer F. Samson
Hunter College
Poster #16
Multigenerational Employee Awareness and Management
Ruth Sanchez
Pace University
Poster #17
Do Birth Order and Locus of Control Affect our Level of Aspiration?
Aline Filipe, Alana Miller, Samantha Slavkin, Hillary Lewin Tuvia
Pace University
Poster #18
If you're happy and you know it
Erica Crespo, Suveyda Dumanli, & Christina Raton
Pace University
Poster #19
Is it a Man’s World or Herstory?: Examining Attitudes Toward Traditional versus Contemporary Gender Roles
Sareny Rodriguez, Courtney Drew, Kristen Sheridan, Hillary Lewin-Tuvia PhD.
Pace University
Poster #20
Creative Potential Across Domains: A Predictor of Self-Concept Clarity and Self-Esteem
Alana Miller
Pace University
Poster #21
Reading Readiness Skills of Preschoolers from Varying Socioeconomic Backgrounds
Samantha Kienemund, Kathryn Smolen, Melissa Mobley, Margaret T. Kamowski-Shakibai
Marymount Manhattan College
Poster #22
Examining the Risk-Taking Behaviors of International Students
Ammarah Fadoo
New York University
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Acculturation, Enculturation or Faith: The Pathway of Chinese Christian Youths in Hawaii
Natasha Edwards
St. Francis College
Poster #24
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Birth Control-Related Societal Mistrust: Implications for Contraception Use and Anticipated
Pregnancy Stress
Jessica Bendert, Marci Lobel, Lisa Rosenthal
Pace University
Poster #25
Perceived Artistic Ability as a Function of Extraversion-Introversion Level
Krystal Voltaire, Tara Griffo, Nikola Kudrna, Mariah Beato
Pace University
Poster #26
Perceptions of and Responses to Sexual Stereotypes about Black and Latina Women
Kirsten Dagrosa, Amani Mathis, Helen Haidemenos, Ashleigh Deosaran, Stephanie Hern√°ndez, Tashuna Albritton,
Nicole Overstreet, Christopher Godfrey, & Lisa Rosenthal
Pace University
Poster #27
Ability to Cope with Stress and Academic Performance in College Students
Elizabeth Skeete, Marissa O'Brien, Krystina Sanchez
Pace University
Poster #28
Working memory as a facet of embodied cognition
Marta Billan, Marzena Bochnak, James Chung, Lauren Haropulos, Ramon Perez, Niree Pough / Dr. Marisa Cohen
Saint Francis College
Poster #29
Nonparametric and Variance Stabilizing Methods of Correcting Heterogeneity of Variance.
Ahmed El-Razi & Cheryl Harding, PhD
CUNY Hunter College
Poster #30
Measuring Trust and Commitment in Long Distance Relationships
Stephanie Fevrier & Marisa T. Cohen, Ph.D.
St. Francis College
Poster #31
Political Thinking in Two Dimensions: People Intuit A Coherent Distinction between the Open-To-Change vs. Conservative
Divide and the Power-and-Ego vs. Benevolent-Justice Divide.
Sarah Hoosein, Ian Hansen, Ph.D
CUNY York College
Poster #32
Conservatism Convergent and Divergent: Predicting Support for Social Domination, Moralistic Violence, Torture, and
Religious Intolerance from Religiosity and Authoritarianism
Rosaury Marte, Co-author :Ian Hansen
York College
Poster #33
Different Visual Models of Values Affect How People Put Their Values Together
Zuhra Ullah, Ian Hansen
CUNY York College
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Across All Levels of Authoritarianism, Religiosity Is Negatively Related to Social Dominance Orientation and Torture
Karen Ruiz
CUNY York College
Poster #35
Imagining a Broadly Moralistic vs. Non-moral Divide Can Increase Authoritarianism Yet Decrease Support for Torture
Nwenna Chisholm & Ian Hansen
York College
Poster #36
Can You Count?: Conformity and Cultural Orientation
Amy Chen, Oldine Saint-Hilaire, Taia Kathleen Thomas
St. Francis College
Poster #37
Violent and Aggressive Indicators within Creative Expression
Wallis Back
Pace University
Poster #38
Facing Reality with Mobile Applications: Helpful or Harmful?
Fortesa Veselaj, Nicole Rochetti, Michelle Rodriguez, and Dr. Weihua Niu
Pace University
Poster #39
Individual Difference in Usage of Social Media, Anxiety, and Depression
Alejandro Cervantes, Carly Gottfried, Leesage Perez, Jennifer Trujillo-Armijo, and Dr. Weihua Niu
Pace University
Poster #40
The Impact of Undergraduate Leadership Experiences on the Post-Graduate Transition Year
Madisen Kegans and Rosangela Catalano
Marymount Manhattan College
Poster #41
The Effect of Source of Information on Beliefs About MDMA
Amani Mathis
Pace University
Poster #42
Sexual Assault Policies on College Campuses and Their Effects on Students' Willingness to Report Incident
Vanessa Vitiello
Pace University
Poster #43
Who chooses my future? The role of Personality and Acculturation in First and Later Generation College Students’ Career
Decision Making
Gema Gutierrez Alcivar
Pace University
Poster #44
The Misogyny in Video Games and the Effect on Women
Kaiyan Griffith
Pace University
Poster #45
Personality, Daily Activities, and Time Management
Kaitlin Eitz, Kirstie Valdez, and Dr. Weihua Niu
Pace University
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Sleep Deprivation Influences Engagement in Effortful Activities
Gina Marie Mathew, Rose Deng, Anastasia Martinova
Baruch College
Poster #47
Reminding Participants of Religiosity Reduces Support for Oppression and Militarization
Abayomi Are, Ian Hansen, PhD, Valerie Jackson
Pace University
Poster #48
People Support Torture More to Punish Wrongdoing Than To Obtain Information
Katherina Parks, Ian Hansen, PhD
Pace University
Poster #49
Imagining a Detainee as Violent Increases Support for Information-Seeking, But Only By Increasing Support for Punishment
Krista Smith, Ian Hansen, PhD
Pace University
Poster #50
Imagining a Liberal vs. Conservative Divide “Disappears” The Social Justice Inclinations of Religiosity
Denae Stallings, Ian Hansen, PhD
Pace University
Poster #51
Writing a counterintuitive story about values transitions increases “liberalism”
Tara Redden, Ian Hansen, PhD
Pace University
Poster #52
I Want To Believe: The Effects of Religiosity on Well-Being
Jessica Harlow
Pace University
Poster #53
Development of an Infant-Caregiver Gaze Behavior Scale
Kristin Witcher, K. Mark Sossin PhD, Yael Moskowitz, Lucio Forti, Alvin Li, Cady Wullenweber
Pace University
Poster #54
Examining Stress Behaviors in Therapy Dogs
Amanda Sullivan
St. Francis College
Poster #55
Social Anxiety in the Modern Era
Katherine Behm
Pace University
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