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Student presenters at Psychology research symposium
Presenters

05/07/2025
By Jamie Trottier

Psychology hosted its first department-wide research symposium on Tuesday, May 6. The event brought together student presenters in our undergraduate program, as well as our Ph.D. and MS in Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism Studies programs.

Students presented research posters highlighting their innovative studies in various subfields of psychology. The event not only shined a light on the depth of scholarly work being conducted by students but offered them a valuable platform to share their research, engage in critical discussions, and receive feedback from faculty and peers.

The Psychology department is committed to growing the symposium in following years and continue to foster academic growth, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a vibrant research community.

Presenters:

  • Noruelis Adorno: The Effects of Home Language on Acquisition of Pretend Play Skill
  • Olagoke Ayeni: The Effects of Language of Instruction on Language Preference of an Adolescent with Autism
  • Jack Blake: Take Five: An Experimental Analysis of Productivity in a Medical Data Entry Task Using Productivity-Contingent and Productivity-Noncontingent Break Schedules
  • Kimberly Brunache: Tact Training Outcomes in Young Adults with Autism
  • Christopher Chagnon: The Effects of the Good Behavior Game on Disruptive Behavior for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • Cameron Conlon: A Systematic Review of Behavioral Treatments Targeting Speech Fluency
  • Nicole DaSilva: Monetary-Based Contingency Management for the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: A 10-year Update
  • Jacob Deruisseaux and Tien Pham: The Gender Pay Gap for Behavior Analysis Faculty: A 5-Year Update
  • Lara Drew: The Use of Continuous vs Delayed Prompting for Building an Imitative Repertoire
  • Leyla Fanning-Tacoaman: Assessment of Verbal Behavior in Linguistically Diverse Learners with Autism
  • Kylee Gavin: Evaluating the Effects of Activity Binders on Independent Engagement with Leisure Activities
  • Alyssa Heath: Exploring the Role of Heritage Language in Interventions for Bilingual Individuals with a Neurodevelopmental Disorder: A Systematic Review
  • Hourieh Hayati: Neural Signatures of Face Recognition: Investigating Eyewitness Testimony with EEG
  • Ashley Inirio: The Efficacy of Visual Board on Conversation Skills
  • Jonathan Labrie: Characteristics of Research in The Analysis of Verbal Behavior: A 10-year Review
  • Stephanie Madden: Associations Between Family Functioning and Child Mental Health: Does Having Asthma Make a Difference
  • Rachana Phal: Using Visual Support to Increase Initiation of Conversation with Children with Autism
  • Ian Plourde: Operant Laboratory Teaching Tools: A Review of CyberRat, Sniffy the Virtual Rat, and PORTL
  • Michaela Ramsey: Predictors of Prosecutorial Outcomes for Youth Reported for Sexual Behavior to Prosecutors' Office
  • Emily Rowe: Effects of Behavioral Skills Training on a Differential Reinforcement of High Rates of Behavior Procedures
  • Waelgelis Severino: Personal Awareness Program
  • Mariah Vazquez: The Effect of Written Instructions on Staff Performance Measured through Implementation Accuracy During Discrete Trial Training
  • Alexandria Winstead: Who Do They Trust to Tell? Age-Related Trends in Child Sexual Abuse Disclosure Pattern

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