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UC Merced Psychological Sciences strongly represented at APS Convention

May 16, 2014

The UC Merced Psychological Sciences program will be strongly represented at the 26th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society. The faculty and students will give 17 presentations at the convention, which takes place May 22nd through May 25th. The speakers are presentations are:

Attachment Style, Physical Contact with Romantic Partners and Friends, and Alcohol Use
Erik Buchholz, University of California, Merced
Linda Cameron, University of California, Merced
Poster

Animals in a scene distract from change detection
Michelle Coverdale, University of California, Merced
Meaghan Altman, University of California, Merced
Poster

Early Cognitive Bilingual Benefits: Visual-Spatial Memory and Executive Functioning
Kandice Grote, University of California, Merced
Jeffrey Gilger, University of California, Merced
Rose Scott, University of California, Merced
Poster

Assessing Trend in Single Case Designs using Generalized Additive Models
Patrice Cobb, University of California, Merced
William Shadish, University of California, Merced
Poster

Using Generalized Additive Models to Assess Nonlinearities in Longitudinal Data
William Shadish, University of California, Merced
Sarah DePaoli, University of California, Merced
William Shadish, University of California, Merced
Kristynn Sullivan, University of California, Merced
Symposium

Do Pubertal Status and Body Perception Influence Patterns of Weight Loss Across Time?
Anna Epperson, University of California, Merced
Anna Song, University of California, Merced
Jan Wallander, University of California, Merced
Poster

Evaluation of the IPQ-R’s Core Seven Factor Structure in Pituitary Adenomas
Steven Ramondt, University of California, Merced
Jitske Tiemensma, University of California, Merced
Poster

Health Communication in Social Media: Elements of Contagious Messages 
Holly Rus, University of California, Merced
Linda Cameron , University of California, Merced 
Poster

Effects of Social Ostracism on Attentional Functioning in Healthy Adults
Myla Bastien, University of California, Merced
Meaghan Altman, University of California, Merced
Anabel Castillo, University of California, Merced
Jeffrey Gilger, University of California, Merced
Alexander Khislavsky, University of California, Merced
Karen Lara, University of California, Merced
Poster

Social Cognition and the Visually Impaired: A Meta-Analysis
Kathleen Coburn, University of California, Merced
Erin Roby, University of California, Merced
Poster

Choice-Making on Challenging Behaviors in People with Disabilities: A Meta-Analysis
Nicole Zelinsky, University of California, Merced
William Shadish, University of California, Merced
Poster

Perceptions of Electronic Cigarettes
William Hamilton, University of California, Merced
Poster

Patients’ drawings of blood cells reveal patients’ perception of their blood disorder
Steven Ramondt, University of California, Merced
Elizabeth Broadbent, University of Auckland
Linda Cameron, University of California, Merced
Adrian Kaptein, Leiden University Medical Center
Jitske Tiemensma, University of California, Merced
Poster

Positive Discipline Parenting Scale: Reliability and Validity of a Measure
Paul Carroll, University of California Merced
William Hamilton, University of California Merced
Poster

Positive Discipline Parenting Workshops Increase Confidence in Parents, Increase Academic Competence in Children
Paul Carroll, University of California Merced
Paul Brown, University of California Merced
Poster

The Relationship Between Knowledge-Monitoring and Test Performance: A Meta-Analysis
Ruben Castaneda, University of California, Merced
Poster

Vocabulary Monitoring Measures as a Diagnostic Tool for English Learners 
Ruben Castaneda, University of California, Merced
Susan Flinspach, University of California, Santa Cruz
Judith Scott, University of California, Santa Cruz
Jack Vevea, University of California, Merced
Poster