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
 
 