Psychology Fall 2020 Research Conference Talks and Poster Presentations
When: Thursday,
December 10, 2020
4:00 PM
-
7:00 PM
Where: > See description for location
Description: The Psychology Department will be hosting our annual Fall Psychology Research Conference on Thursday, December 10th, from 4 to 7pm. Two guest speakers will present, followed by awards, and then separate student poster presentations. Zoom links to access the presentations are provided below. We hope you will join us to learn and to engage in some stimulating discussion!
The schedule is provided below:
4:00 Opening Remarks and Logistics
4:05 to 4:35pm, followed by questions
Nonsuicidal self injury and recovery: What matters
Dr. Janis Whitlock
Cornell University
Nonsuicidal self-injury is intentionally hurting the body (e.g. cutting, burning etc..) but without suicidal intent. Because it often looks like a suicidal gesture it tends to evoke fear and confusion. Its very nature seems to defy deep instinctual human drives for self-preservation as well as strong social taboos related to self-inflicted injury. Much has been learned in the past decade and a half about what it is, why it works, and it's most common recovery trajectory. This presentation will review NSSI elementals and highlight several factors influential in recovery. It will conclude with a discussion of implications for intervention and treatment.
Janis Whitlock is a Research Scientist in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research at Cornell University. She is the founder and director of the Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery. Her research is dedicated to linking science with efforts to support and enhance the lives of youth, especially in the areas of social and emotional health and well-being.
4:45 to 5:15pm, followed by questions
Multitasking in the lab and beyond
Dr. Nathan Ward
Tufts University
How do we begin to understand and improve our abilities to manage multiple streams of information (i.e., multitasking)? There are multiple cognitive mechanisms that support multitasking, such as task switching and dual tasking. This presentation will characterize multitasking, optimize multitasking, and consider individual differences in multitasking.
Nathan Ward is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Tufts University. His research is focused on understanding and improving the ability to manage multiple streams of information (i.e., multitasking) both in the lab and in real-world settings. To this end, Dr. Ward uses several approaches, ranging from simulated environments to speeded response times, in order to assess real-time multitasking performance in younger and older adults. Dr. Ward also relies on interventions like cognitive training, exercise, and low-current brain stimulation to modulate how people multitask under a variety of scenarios.
5:15 to 5:30pm, Poster Awards
To access the Zoom meeting:
https://umassd.zoom.us/j/91943523684?pwd=cHp3VFYrYisySTNiSDlRbGUzZG1jZz09
Meeting ID: 919 4352 3684
Passcode: PsyConf
5:30 to 7:00pm
Student Poster Presentations from Developmental (Child and General), Social/Personality, and Physiological Research Projects
Zoom links are provided below for each Research Methods course and the student group poster presentations and associated Q & A discussions:
PSY Research Conference - Developmental Child (Dr. Hartnett)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://umassd.zoom.us/j/92915544801?pwd=eGVVOHVVa1pYYzFWSmZrZ0h1SUUxdz09
Meeting ID: 929 1554 4801
Passcode: Hartnett
PSY Research Conference - Developmental General (Dr. Revell)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://umassd.zoom.us/j/92596016846?pwd=SzBvRzNERkZiZHpBUXV2S1l4UUlsZz09
Meeting ID: 925 9601 6846
Passcode: Revell
PSY Research Conference - Social/Personality (Dr. Zambrotta)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://umassd.zoom.us/j/95043316398?pwd=NVhHMEQ0S1ZUcUljTFZ6RTBVT2ZjZz09
Meeting ID: 950 4331 6398
Passcode: Zambrotta
PSY Research Conference - Physiological (Dr. Alves)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://umassd.zoom.us/j/98315413376?pwd=TzcyZmhoNWtudHVWK3l0djRJMFlGZz09
Meeting ID: 983 1541 3376
Passcode: Alves
For more information about the conference, please contact Dr. Elizabeth Richardson at erichardson@umassd.edu
Sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, Psi Chi, Psychology Club, and the Psychology Department
The schedule is provided below:
4:00 Opening Remarks and Logistics
4:05 to 4:35pm, followed by questions
Nonsuicidal self injury and recovery: What matters
Dr. Janis Whitlock
Cornell University
Nonsuicidal self-injury is intentionally hurting the body (e.g. cutting, burning etc..) but without suicidal intent. Because it often looks like a suicidal gesture it tends to evoke fear and confusion. Its very nature seems to defy deep instinctual human drives for self-preservation as well as strong social taboos related to self-inflicted injury. Much has been learned in the past decade and a half about what it is, why it works, and it's most common recovery trajectory. This presentation will review NSSI elementals and highlight several factors influential in recovery. It will conclude with a discussion of implications for intervention and treatment.
Janis Whitlock is a Research Scientist in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research at Cornell University. She is the founder and director of the Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery. Her research is dedicated to linking science with efforts to support and enhance the lives of youth, especially in the areas of social and emotional health and well-being.
4:45 to 5:15pm, followed by questions
Multitasking in the lab and beyond
Dr. Nathan Ward
Tufts University
How do we begin to understand and improve our abilities to manage multiple streams of information (i.e., multitasking)? There are multiple cognitive mechanisms that support multitasking, such as task switching and dual tasking. This presentation will characterize multitasking, optimize multitasking, and consider individual differences in multitasking.
Nathan Ward is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Tufts University. His research is focused on understanding and improving the ability to manage multiple streams of information (i.e., multitasking) both in the lab and in real-world settings. To this end, Dr. Ward uses several approaches, ranging from simulated environments to speeded response times, in order to assess real-time multitasking performance in younger and older adults. Dr. Ward also relies on interventions like cognitive training, exercise, and low-current brain stimulation to modulate how people multitask under a variety of scenarios.
5:15 to 5:30pm, Poster Awards
To access the Zoom meeting:
https://umassd.zoom.us/j/91943523684?pwd=cHp3VFYrYisySTNiSDlRbGUzZG1jZz09
Meeting ID: 919 4352 3684
Passcode: PsyConf
5:30 to 7:00pm
Student Poster Presentations from Developmental (Child and General), Social/Personality, and Physiological Research Projects
Zoom links are provided below for each Research Methods course and the student group poster presentations and associated Q & A discussions:
PSY Research Conference - Developmental Child (Dr. Hartnett)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://umassd.zoom.us/j/92915544801?pwd=eGVVOHVVa1pYYzFWSmZrZ0h1SUUxdz09
Meeting ID: 929 1554 4801
Passcode: Hartnett
PSY Research Conference - Developmental General (Dr. Revell)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://umassd.zoom.us/j/92596016846?pwd=SzBvRzNERkZiZHpBUXV2S1l4UUlsZz09
Meeting ID: 925 9601 6846
Passcode: Revell
PSY Research Conference - Social/Personality (Dr. Zambrotta)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://umassd.zoom.us/j/95043316398?pwd=NVhHMEQ0S1ZUcUljTFZ6RTBVT2ZjZz09
Meeting ID: 950 4331 6398
Passcode: Zambrotta
PSY Research Conference - Physiological (Dr. Alves)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://umassd.zoom.us/j/98315413376?pwd=TzcyZmhoNWtudHVWK3l0djRJMFlGZz09
Meeting ID: 983 1541 3376
Passcode: Alves
For more information about the conference, please contact Dr. Elizabeth Richardson at erichardson@umassd.edu
Sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, Psi Chi, Psychology Club, and the Psychology Department
Contact: > See Description for contact information
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