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Tyler prepared to give his presentation.

Graduate student Tyler Erath gives presentation on work-related stress levels in direct care workers
May 13, 2016

Second year graduate student Tyler Erath presented the results of his thesis research on Friday March 4th. Tyler’s thesis is entitled “An investig...

Allie McKinnon

Graduate student Allie McKinnon gives presentation on the use of false evidence in police interrogations
Apr 25, 2016

Second Year graduate student Allie McKinnon gave a presentation on Friday, February 26th. The presentation, entitled "The power of a lie: An examinati...

Ian Jacobs giving his presentation.

Graduate student Ian Jacobs gives presentation on occasion setters in classical conditioning
Apr 25, 2016

Second year graduate student Ian Jacobs gave a presentation on campus on Friday, February 19th. The presentation, entitled “Properties of simultaneo...

Zach Morgan giving his presentation on the desirability bias in children.

Graduate student Zach Morgan gives presentation on the desirability bias in children
Apr 25, 2016

Second year graduate student Zach Morgan gave a presentation summarizing the results of his thesis research on campus on February 19th. The presentati...

Eva Ebert giving her presentation

Graduate student Eva Ebert presents talk on ambiguity, anxiety, and risk-taking
Feb 22, 2016

Eva Ebert, a second year graduate student in the experimental psychology program here at Appalachian State, gave a presentation of her own research on...

Dr. Emery

Dr. Lisa Emery presents talk on aging, memory, and happiness
Feb 22, 2016

Dr. Lisa Emery presented a talk on campus on February 5th, entitled “The devil's in the details: Why having a "fuzzy" memory may promote happiness i...

 Dr. Smith giving his talk on affect and the desirability bias.

Dr. Andrew Smith presents talk on affect and the desirability bias
Feb 22, 2016

Dr. Andrew Smith gave a talk on campus regarding his work exploring the role of affect in the desirability bias on January 29th. The talk was titled â...

Dr. Monroe

Dr. Andrew Monroe presents talk on motivation in moral judgement
Feb 22, 2016

Dr. Andrew Monroe gave an on-campus presentation on January 15th. The presentation, entitled “Motivated or Calibrated: Exploring the Process of Mora...

Dr. Emery

Dr. Lisa Emery Wins Prestigious NIH Grant for Memory Research
Jan 22, 2016

Dr. Lisa Emery (pictured below), an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Appalachian State, has received a three-year Academic Resea...

Melissa Baker, GE graduate student, presented at the national SPSSI conference.
Jan 15, 2016

Melissa Baker gave a talk in Washington, D.C. reporting on her Master's research on eyewitness identification. The talk, "Own-Gender Bias in Lineup Id...