Psi Chi, The International Honor Society in Psychology at UC Riverside
Psi Chi at UCR
R'PSYC 2021
Sponsored by UCR Psychology Department, Psi Chi, and the Council on Undergraduate Research
3rd Annual Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Kalina Michalska
Save the Date! R'PSYC 2021 will be held May 27th 2-5 PM
Awards
R'Psyc 2021
Undergraduate Research Award: Neuroscience/Cognition
Sensory Processing Impairment is Correlated with Social Cognition Deficits in a Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome
Lauren Tran, Noorhan Rahmatullah, Omar Abu-Wishah, Jessica Robledo, Anubhuti Goel Ph.D.
Undergraduate Research Award: Social
Identifying at Risk Groups for Decreases in Social Connection Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Yuritza Escalante, Eleanor Collier, Brent Hughes Ph.D.
Undergraduate Research Award: Developmental
Childhood Racism and Oppositional Behavior: Examining the Role of Skin Color and Gender
Oretioluwasefunmi Agbelusi, Jessie Bridgewater, Tuppett Yates Ph.D.
Undergraduate Research Award: Personality
Violating the Norm: Religiosity and Moral Foundation Preferences in COVID-19 Memes
Darian Dik, Idalis Rivera-Ramirez, Meiyu Huang, Sarah Knapp, Kate Sweeny Ph.D.
Best Novel Research Question: Neuroscience/Cognition
Sensory Processing Impairment is Correlated with Social Cognition Deficits in a Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome
Lauren Tran, Noorhan Rahmatullah, Omar Abu-Wishah, Jessica Robledo, Anubhuti Goel Ph.D.
Best Novel Research Question: Social
Psychological Experiences with Gambling
Alvin Josh Zafra, Kate Sweeny, Ph.D.
Best Novel Research Question: Developmental
Too Much of a Good Thing: The Link Between Girls’ Empathy and Depression is Influenced by Psychophysiology and Parent Neuroticism
Purnima Qamar, Dana Glenn, Kalina Michalska Ph.D.
Best Novel Research Question: Personality
Violating the Norm: Religiosity and Moral Foundation Preferences in COVID-19 Memes
Darian Dik, Idalis Rivera-Ramirez, Meiyu Huang, Sarah Knapp, Kate Sweeny Ph.D.
Commitment to Diversity Award
Childhood Racism and Oppositional Behavior: Examining the Role of Skin Color and Gender
Oretioluwasefunmi Agbelusi, Jessie Bridgewater, Tuppett Yates Ph.D.
Most Promising Real-World Implications
Motivated Seeing: How Partisan Bias Can Skew Evidence Acquisition
Kimia Shamsian, Brent Hughes Ph.D.
Most Innovative Methodology
Saving Memo: Towards an Ecologically Valid Test of Working Memory
Amahyrani Pina, Yvette Chen, Mari Hayashi, Morgan Gomez, Mark Philipp, Anja Pahor, Aaron Seitz Ph.D.
