Middle Tennessee Psychological Association

Spring 2023 Meeting

April 22, 2023

Middle Tennessee State University will be hosting the Middle Tennessee Psychological Association’s 2023 spring meeting. The meeting provides an excellent opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to present their research projects.

Download the 2023 Abstracts Book

8:30 am - 9:00 am | Registration | ACB Lobby, First Floor

Schedule

Note: All times listed are for the U.S. central time zone.

The live event will be in the Academic Classroom Building (ACB) on MTSU's campus.

8:45 am - 9:00 am | Welcome and Orientation | ACB 104

This meeting serves as a gathering space before the first poster session begins. Grab some breakfast and visit with your colleagues before the sessions start.

9:00 am - 9:45 am | Poster Session I | ACB Lobby and Atrium, First and Second Floors

Posters will be presented live on site.

1001

An Analysis of Mental Health Disorders Often Associated with an Increased Risk of Suicide: Risk Factors, Comorbidities, and Treatments. Gresham Groves (he/him) and Ciera Schoonover (she/her), Middle Tennessee State University
Ciera Schoonover (she/her; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

1002

Lucid Dreaming and Mental Health. Holland Imes (she/her), Tyanna Hillsman (she/her), and Abby Ross (she/her), Middle Tennessee State University
Thomas Brinthaupt (he/him; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

1003

Is Culture of Honor Linked to Officer Involved Shootings of Unarmed Citizens? Leah Hostetler (she/her), Rachel Hortert (she/her), Josh Calderon (he/him), and John Pennington (he/him), Middle Tennessee State University
John Pennington (he/him; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

1004

Officer Involved Shootings and Decedent Ancestry: Possible Role of Culture of Honor. Josh Calderon (he/him), Rachel Hortert (she/her), Leah Hostetler (she/her), and John Pennington (he/him), Middle Tennessee State University
John Pennington (he/him; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

1005

Are You Scared Of Dying? LaDonna Stewart (she/her) and Rin Kochenderfer (she/her), Middle Tennessee State University
Thomas Brinthaupt (he/him; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

1006

Social Media Usage Correlational Study. JaTorria Lee (she/her), Sara Behim (she/her), and Thomas Brinthaupt (he/him), Middle Tennessee State University
Thomas Brinthaupt (he/him; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

1007

The Mediating Effect of Factors of Critical Thinking on Conspiracy Belief in the Schizotypal Population. David Farris (he/him), Middle Tennessee State University
William Langston (he/him; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

1008

Evaluation of Impact on Mood by Cool and Warm Tonal Varieties of Colors. Yaseen Ginnab (he/him) and Colene Belmont (she/they), Middle Tennessee State University
Thomas Brinthaupt (he/him; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

1009

The Unattached. Hannah Dye (she/her), Melissa Ramirez (she/her), and Shiraz Javed (he/him), Middle Tennessee State University
Thomas Brinthaupt (he/him; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

1010

The Relationships Among Music and Emotion. Ava Reynolds (she/her), Abigail Finch (she/her), and Anna Collier (she/her), Middle Tennessee State University
Thomas Brinthaupt (he/him; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

1011

Age and Gender on Depression and Anxiety. Richard Mobley (he/him), Jonathan White (he/him), Hailey Short (she/her), and Mustafa Hanif (he/him), Middle Tennessee State University
Stuart Bernstein (he/him; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

1012

A Brief Analysis of the Influence of Education, Religiosity, and Sexual Orientation on Traditional Gender Roles. Jessica Harter (she/her), Sybril Strode (she/her), and Alexis Tyler (she/her), Middle Tennessee State University
Stuart Bernstein (he/him; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

1013

Duckworth Grit Scale and Education. Sydni Henry (she/her), Kendall Vaughn (she/her), and JP Van Der Heyden (she/her), Middle Tennessee State University
Stuart Bernstein (he/him; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

1014

Influence of Diet on Body Odor and Social Judgments. Za'kayla Thomas (she/her) and Jessica Gaby (she/her), Middle Tennessee State University
Jessica Gaby (she/her; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

1015

Exploring the Effects of Gender Affirming Hormone Treatment on Body Odor and Olfactory Perception. Evan Thompson (he/him) and Whittney Perez (she/her), Middle Tennessee State University
Jessica Gaby (she/her; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

1016

Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorders: Diagnosis, Treatment and Beyond. Adriana Ramirez Speis (she/her) and Ciera Schoonover (she/her), Middle Tennessee State University
Ciera Schoonover (she/her; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

10:00 am - 11:00 am | Keynote Address | ACB 104

Click here to join the keynote Zoom meeting

Creating the Creative: Examining the Personal and Cognitive Predictors of Creativity from a Lifespan Perspective

Creativity is a highly sought-after and valued quality associated with a number of positive outcomes. However, just what it means to be creative is not well understood. Given that aging is often associated with the need to problem solve and adapt to new challenges, a lifespan approach to understanding creativity is necessary. This talk will review what it means to be creative as well as the current literature on the personal and cognitive predictors of creativity across the lifespan.

Presented by Michelle Houston, MA (she/her)

Michelle Houston, MA (she/her) is a Senior Program Manager at the Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer’s Center and an Adjunct Instructor of Psychology at Middle Tennessee State University. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Adult Development and Aging from the University of Akron, where she is currently completing her doctoral studies in Adult Development and Aging. Her research focuses on cognitive and personal predictors of creativity, with an emphasis on age-related differences in creative thinking.

11:15 am - 12:15 pm | Spoken Papers | ACB 110 and 112

View spoken papers by clicking on the appropriate room. Each spoken paper will run for 8 minutes (including questions) and will break for two minutes to change speakers and allow live and Zoom attendees to switch rooms, if desired.

Spoken papers Room II | ACB 110

(11:15)

Effects of Priming Information on Evaluations of a Virtual Job Candidate. Kyle M. Thatcher (he/him), Mark Frame (he/him), and Jessica Gaby (she/her), Middle Tennessee State University
Jessica Gaby (she/her; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

(11:30)

Is There a Link Between Personality and Conspiracist Ideation? Hannah Antrican (she/her), Gresham Groves (he/him), Karson Hamlin (he/him), and Flynn McNeil (they/them), Middle Tennessee State University
William Langston (he/him; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

(11:45)

Dark Personality Traits and Everyday Criminal Intent. Justin Ritter (he/him), Jodi Carpenter (she/her), and Michaela McLeod-Fraser (she/her), Middle Tennessee State University
William Langston (he/him; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

(12:00)

Conspiracy Theory Belief and Intentions to Engage in Everyday Crime. Madison Figgins (she/her), Madison Hall (she/her), Rachel Hortert (she/her), and Erin Scott (she/her), Middle Tennessee State University
William Langston (he/him; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

Spoken papers Room II | ACB 112

(11:15)

Comparing Factors: Morality-Type Personality and Everyday Criminal Intent. Tara Kirkpatrick (she/her), Chloe Davenport (they/she), Caeley Baker (she/her), and Lauren Osborne (she/her), Middle Tennessee State University
William Langston (he/him; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

(11:30)

The Relationship Between Intrapersonal Communication and Helping Behavior. John Hagan (he/him), Middle Tennessee State University
Thomas Brinthaupt (he/him; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

(11:45)

Efficacy and Implementation of Muse Portable EEG in ERP Research. Hannah Hayes (she/her), Middle Tennessee State University
Cyrille Magne (he/him; faculty advisor, Middle Tennessee State University)

Guidelines and Information

Meeting Details

The 2023 conference will be hybrid (live and virtual). The live event will be on MTSU's campus in the Academic Classroom Building (ACB). For virtual attendees, a keynote meeting link is presented in the online program.
The submission deadline is April 14, 2023. All submissions received by the deadline will be accepted for presentation.
Presentations on completed research, ongoing research, research proposals, or replications of classic studies are encouraged.
The research should have been conducted by an undergraduate or graduate student. If a faculty member is a co-author, the student should be first author. The student researcher will be expected to make the presentation.
Please register for the event. People attending live should be prepared to pay the appropriate cash registration fee. There are no registration fees for virtual attendees.

Registration Form (Register by April 14, 2023)

Oral Presentations

Use the submission form and indicate that you will be making an oral presentation.
There will be a limited number of slots available for oral presentations. If we cannot accommodate your presentation, we will offer you the chance to make it a poster presentation.
Presenters will have 13 minutes to present, including time for questions.

Online Submission Form (Submit by April 14, 2023)

Poster Presentations

Use the submission form and indicate that you will be presenting a poster.
Plan your presentation for a 2-minute drill and engage the audience in conversation if they want to ask questions. Please do not freeze the audience for a long talk; we want people to be able to visit multiple posters, so they need to be able to leave your poster after a few minutes.