Psychology

Research

Research Colloquia

2012 - 2013 Series
2011 - 2012 Series
2010 - 2011 Series
2009 - 2010 Series
2008 - 2009 Series
2007 - 2008 Series
2006 - 2007 Series
2005 - 2006 Series
2004 - 2005 Series
2003 - 2004 Series
2002 - 2003 Series
2001 - 2002 Series

NOTE: Each link below connects to a video presentation.

2012 - 2013 Series

10/16/2012 - Dr. Ivy Ho
Sexual Harassment and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among Asian and White Women
11/8/2012 - Dr. Doreen Arcus
Children with Disabilities and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
11/14/2012 - Dr. Alice Frye
Emerging Adult Symptoms: Change Over Time
4/8/2013 - Dr. Nellie Tran
Crocheting Our Way to Math Equality: The Effects of Teaching Style on Math
4/17/2013 - Dr. Jason Lawrence
Contingent Self-Worth and Underperformance
4/22/2013 - Dr. Robert Kunzendorf with Nicole Dwyer, Michelle Foran, Alicia Pagan, Alesci Giusseppe,
& Briana Milligan
Hierarchical vs. Heterarchical Styles of Thinking

2011 - 2012 Series

4/4/2012 - Dr. Lauren Beaulieu
Improving Important Life Skills of Individuals Diagnosed With and Without a Disability
10/20/2011 - Dr. Stephanie Block
Child Maltreatment, Legal Issues, Resilience and Prevention
11/2/2011 - Dr. Richard W. Serna
Auditory Discrimination in Children with Autism
11/21/2011 - Dr. Robert Kunzendorf
Incomplete vs. False Memory
3/7/2012 - Dr. Ashleigh Hillier
Evaluating a physical exercise program for adolescents and young adults on the autism spectrum
3/21/2012 - Dr. Jana Sladkova
Lowell immigrant communities in the time of deportations

2010 - 2011 Series

10/15/2010 - Dr. Robert Kunzendorf
Styles of Self-Control and Levels of Alcohol Consumption
10/20/2010 - Aimee Wilson
Addiction-Related Learning and Memory
11/03/2010 - Dr. Jana Sladkova
Journeys of Undocumented Honduran Migrants to the United States
03/23/2011 - Dr. Robert Kunzendorf
Is Depressive Sadness Simply More Intense & More Prolonged Than Normal Sadness, Or Is It Qualitatively Different?
04/19/2011 - Dr. Nellie Tran
Does Seeing Race Matter? The Effect of Racial Color-blindness on Discrimination Effects among Asian Americans
04/28/2011 - Dr. Doreen Arcus
Foster Care as a Developmental Context

2009 - 2010 Series

4/27/2010 - Christy Ballweber
The Role of Moral Reasoning in Interdependent Relationships
3/9/2010 - April Wood and Justin Bourdelais with Dr. Mary Duell
An Observational Study of Captive Western Lowland Gorillas
11/04/2009 - Dr. Kathleen Leonard
Exploring the Belief-Behavior Gap: Does Religion Play a Role in Sexual Activity during Late Adolescence?
10/23/2009 - Dr. Robert Kunzendorf
Do Psychologically Autonomous Individuals Behave as if They Have Free Will?

2008 - 2009 Series

12/04/2008 - Dr. Kenneth Lombart
Case Formulation Quality:Comparing Expert, Experienced, and Novice Cognitive-Behavioral and Psychodynamic Therapists
11/10/08 – Dr. Robert Kunzendorf
Does Existential Meaning Require Hope, or is Interest Enough?
3/30/2009 - Dr. Robert Kunzendorf
The Relationship Between Visual Imaging and Visuospatial Thinking
4/08/09 - April M. Wood, undergraduate psychology major (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mary N. Duell)
Observational Study of the Behaviors of Captive Western-Lowland Gorillas
4/29/09 - Dr. Dubi Lufi
Assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

2007 - 2008 Series

10/09/07 - Dr. Elliot Entin
When Do Organizations Need to Change? Incongruence in Action
10/29/07 - Dr. Robert Kunzendorf
Dream Visitations
11/29/07 – Dr. Jason Lawrence
Ethnic Group Differences in Evaluations of Independent and Interdependent Acts: Does Individualism and Collectivism Play a Role?
2/26/08 – Dr. Doreen Arcus
Invisible Baggage: Trauma History and College Adjustment
3/31/08 - Dr. Ashleigh Hillier
Evaluation of a University Based Social and Vocational Skills Program for Adolescents and Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum
4/28/08 – Dr. Andrew Hostetler
Concepts of “choice” and “community” in how gerontological service providers talk about what they do: An exploratory study
5/06/08 – Dr. Jeffrey Skowronek
The strengths of children with ADHD: Long-term episodic memory abilities

2006 - 2007 Series

4/25/07 - Dr. Doreen Arcus
Expectations about Individuals with Disabilities: Campus, Classroom & Workplace
3/21/07 - Dr. Ivy Ho
The Mind-Body Approach to Understanding Emotions and Stress
2/26/07 - Dr. Khanh Dinh
The Future of Lowell: Ensuring Academic Success for Cambodian American Youth
11/29/06 - Dr. Michelle Haynes
No Credit Where Credit is Due:Differential Attributions of Credit in Mixed Sex Work Teams
10/23/06 - Dr. Robert Kunzendorf
Research on Nightmares and Daymares

2005 - 2006 Series

05/03/06 - Dr. Robert Kunzendorf
Psychological Boundaries between Truth and Falsehood
04/18/06 - Ms. Artie Maharaj, Graduate Student.
South Asian Women and Abuse: Advocate Perspectives on Domestic Violence within South Asian Communities
03/22/06 - Ms. Unda Ioana Crisan, MA.
A recent graduate of the Community Psychology Masters Program.
Place Attachment Characteristics among Foreign Born Residents of Lowell, MA
12/06/05 - Sarah Coughtry, Victoria Watson, and Dr. Nina Coppens
Cambodian Youth Dance: Bridging the Cultural Gap
10/17/05 - Dr. Sharon Wasco
College Women and Violence" Sexual Victimization among Students of Diverse Ethnic Backgrounds
10/17/05 - Dr. Robert Kunzendorf
Research on Torture Fantasies

2004 - 2005 Series

04/04/05 - Dr. Richard Serna
Development of a Behavioral Teaching Technology for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
12/06/04 - Dr. Robert Kunzendorf
Imageless Thought Revisited
11/29/04 - Dr. Alexandria Weida
Adult Male Psychiatric Patients with a History of Childhood Sexual Abuse
11/15/04 - Dr. Jason Lawrence
Stereotype Threat

2003 - 2004 Series

04/12/04 - Dr. Khanh Dinh & Melissa Nemon
Psychosocial Profiles of Asian Immigrants in Relation to Migration and Resettlement Factors
03/29/04 - Dr. Robert Kunzendorf
Envisioning Other Minds: Percepts, Images, Dreams
12/08/03 - Dr. Allyssa McCabe
Narratives and Attachments
11/03/03 - Dr. Elliot Entin
Organiztional Adaptation: Structure and Strategy
10/06/03 - Dr. Doreen Arcus
IEPs: Individual or Institutional Educational Plans

2002 - 2003 Series

4/07/03 -Dr. R. Kunzendorf
Student Research on the Genealogy of Family Values
3/31/03 - Dr. Richard Siegel
Evaluating Online Education: Methods and Measures
12/02/02 - Dr. Robert Kunzendorf
Creating Symbolic Dreamlike Images in the Laboratory.
11/04/02 - Dr. Elliot Entin
Team Performance and Decision Making
10/7/02 - Dr. Doreen Arcus
Educational Equity & MCAS: What's All the Fuss?

2001 - 2002 Series

4/29/02 - Dr. Charlotte Mandell and Dr. Richard Siegel
Attitudes Towards Disability
4/8/02 - Dr. Bill Berkowitz
Building Community Through Celebrations
3/11/02 - Dr. Nina Coppens
Evaluation of the Angkor Youth Dance Program
12/3/01 - Dr. Anne Mulvey and Irene Egan
Lowell Women's Week: Creating Spaces, Raising Voices, and Making Waves
11/5/01 - Dr. Khanh Dinh
Acculturation Issues
5/10/01 - Dr. Meg Bond and Eileen Maloney
Sexual Harassment in Context
4/2/01 - Dr. Allyssa McCabe
Smart Talk: Children's Narratives:

Part 1 ; Part 2 ; Part 3 ; Part 4 ; Part 5 ; Part 6 ; Part 7 ; Part 8

Videotapes of colloquia presentations are available for viewing in the O'Leary Library Media Center Rm. 220.

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