Students and faculty from St. Joseph’s University, New York participated in the 96th Annual Psychological Association Conference, which was held earlier this month in New York City. The conference, which was one the organization’s largest to date, included four poster sessions dedicated to undergraduate research.
This year’s conference theme was “Making positive changes in people’s lives and in the world.” The concept was designed to showcase the many ways that psychology students, faculty and professionals are using research, teaching and service to strengthen communities and promote well-being, according to the Eastern Psychological Association (EPA).
Michael W. Magee, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology, and SJNY students.
Michael W. Magee, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology, and Anna Egbert, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology, presented posters along with SJNY students who participated in research projects spanning a number of topics.
St. Joe’s students involved in the research presented at this year’s conference included: Emma Budriss, Satia Byrd, Delina Charles, Olivia Cicileo, Kaylee Finch, Caroline Kocher, Isa-Marie Kreuzinger, Teyamo Lisboa, Sweety Shakya and Gabriela Vilori.
Anna Egbert, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology (left) and SJNY students at the EPA conference in New York City.
Vilorio was presented with an EPA award designed to facilitate meeting attendance with reimbursement for registration fees, travel and lodging costs.
“Bringing students to a conference is such an eye-opening experience,” noted Teresa Tannazzo, Ph.D., chair and associate professor in the Department of Psychology at SJNY. “First, just being exposed to so many new topics in a conference setting is energizing. It gets students thinking about psychology in a very different way—one that is creative and personal.”
Another benefit, according to Dr. Tannazzo, is “seeing their faculty and peers present in a public forum, which really frames their work in a larger framework while also making research feel more attainable for each of them.”
