Class of 2017
Back Row:
- Andrew Graves (B.A., B.S., Appalachian State University)
- Worked with Dr. Steele on thesis: Preliminary Evidence For Two Independent Learning Mechanisms Via Electrodermal Responses To Visual Stimuli
- gravesaj@appstate.edu
- Samantha Harris (B.S., Lees-McRae College)
- ASU Thesis Mentor - Dr. Smith
- harriss@appstate.edu
- Nicholas Rhoades (B.A., University of North Carolina at Asheville)
- Worked with Dr. Webb on thesis: Individual Differences In Personality Perception From Text Messages
- rhoadesng@appstate.edu
Front Row:
- Jessica Udry (B.S., Oglethorpe University)
- Worked with Dr. Webb on thesis: Another Look At Milgram: The Role Of Reflection Time And Normative Information In Obedience To Authority
- udryjm@appstate.edu
- Kat Hardin (B.S., Northeastern University)
Class of 2016
Back row:
- Zach Morgan (B.S., Appalachian State University)
- Worked with Dr. Kondrad on thesis: Against The Odds: Preschoolers, Like Adults, Predict Outcomes That Are Desirable But Unlikely
- morganzh@appstate.edu
- Cassy Standish (B.A., Appalachian State University)
- Worked with Dr. Anderson on thesis: Further Based Evaluation of the Trial-Based Functional Analysis
- standishcm@appstate.edu
- Ian Jacobs (B.S., Appalachian State University)
- Worked with Dr. Denniston on thesis: Properties of Simultaneous Discrete Occasion Setters
- jacobsir@appstate.edu
- Eva Ebert (B.S., Appalachian State University)
- Worked with Dr. Smith on thesis: The Influence of Reappraising Anxiety On Risk Taking
- ebertee@appstate.edu
- Tyler Erath (B.S., Appalachian State University)
- Worked with Dr. Anderson on thesis: Acceptance-Based Interventions for Direct Care Staff: An Assessment of Need
- erathtg@appstate.edu
Front row:
- Alex Kentopp (B.S., Appalachian State University)
- ASU Thesis Mentor - Dr. Bazzini
- Steven Houston (B.A., University of South Florida)
- ASU Thesis Mentor - Dr. Emery
- Emily Mohr (B.A., University of North Carolina - Wilmington)
- Worked with Dr. Wingrove on thesis: The Effects of Child Maltreatment on Fixation Patterns and Emotion Recognition
- mohrem@appstate.edu
- Indy McClelland (B.S., Appalachian State University)
- Worked with Dr. Dickinson on thesis: Prime Time? A Look at the Effects of Circadian Mismatch On Stereotype Reliance
- mcclellandra@appstate.edu
Class of 2015
Back row:
- Chase Hood (Furman University, B.A.)
- Worked with Dr. Webb on thesis: Deconstructing the Unskilled-and-Unaware Problem: Examining the Effect of Feedback on Misestimation While Disentangling Cognitive Bias from Statistical Artifact
- Currently enrolled in a PhD program at Kansas State University
- Shannon Doherty (Appalachian State University, B.A.)
- ASU Thesis Mentor - Dr. McElroy
- Melissa Baker (Appalachian State University, B.A.)
- Worked with Dr. Fox on thesis: Gender Bias in Eyewitness Memory: Recall and Recognition
Middle row:
- Eric Wilson (Clemson University, B.A.)
- ASU Thesis Mentor - Dr. Ballard
- Alexandria Mackinnon (Appalachian State University, B.A.)
- Worked with Dr. Wingrove on thesis: The Impact of Evidence Presentation on False Confessions
- Chase Simonet (Salem College, B.A.)
- ASU Thesis Mentor - Dr. Dickinson
Front row:
- Shanon Rule (Guilford College, B.A.)
- Worked with Dr. Smith on thesis: Examining Risk-Taking, Audience Effects, and Individual Differences
- Currently Enrolled in a PhD program at the University of Iowa
- Courtney Cornelius (Appalachian State University, B.A.)
- Worked with Dr. Beck on thesis: The Impact of S1 versus S2 on Automation Usage Decisions
- Currently employed as an Analyst for Coca-Cola Consolidated, evaluating consumer trends.
- Alison Cooke (Louisiana State University, B.A.)
- Worked with Dr. Bazzini on thesis: Facial Mimicry Versus Perspective-taking: Decoding Instructional Sets as Empathy-inducing Strategies
- Currently enrolled in a PhD program at NC State University
Class of 2014
Back row:
- Haley Andersen (East Carolina University, B.A.)
- Currently working in the Ortinski Lab in Pharmacology, Physiology, & Neuroscience in the School of Medicine at the University of South Carolina.
- Sarah Hinnant (Appalachian State University, B.A.)
- Worked with Dr. Dickinson on thesis: Boundary Extension and Perceived Motion
- Karly Cochran (University of North Alabama, B.A.)
- Worked with Dr. Bazzini on thesis: How Do We Forgive?: An Empirical Framework for the Underlying Processes of Overcoming Interp...
- Currently in a Social Psych PhD program at Kent State University.
Front row:
- Alex Sauer (College of Charleston, B.A.)
- Worked with Dr. Denniston
- Currently in a Psychology PhD program at Auburn University.
- Heather Burkett (University of South Carolina, B.A.)
- Worked with Dr. Emery on thesis: Retrieval of Episodic Autobiographical Memories in Older Adults
- Currently in a position as the Director of an elder care facility.
- Alissa Anderson (Appalachian State University, B.A.)
- Worked with Dr. Wingrove on thesis: Is Knowledge Power? An Investigation of Mock Jurors' Perceptions of CSA Victim Credibility
- Currently in an Experimental Psych PhD program at the University of Toledo.
- Nathan Stroh (Appalachian State University, B.A.)
- Worked with Dr. McElroy
- Lindsay Marshall (College of Charleston, B.A.)
- Completed an MBA at Appalachian, currently in a position as a Data Scientist at MetLife.
Class of 2013
- Ashley Robinson
- Worked with Dr. Beck
- Erin Dobbins
- Worked with Dr. Rocheleau and Dr. Martz on thesis: Organ Donation Decision Making Among Non-Catholic Christians: An Expansion of the Theory of ...
- Currently working as a Survey Specialist at RTI International
- Wade White
- Worked with Dr. Zrull on thesis: Effects of Periodic and/or a Single Exposure to an Enriched Environment on Neural C-fos Exp...
- Dan LaCombe
- Worked with Dr. Dickinson on thesis: Semantic Consistency in Boundary Extension
- Currently studying in a Cognitive Psychology PhD program at Florida Atlantic University
- Amanda Pepper
- Worked with Dr. Bazzini on thesis: The Effects of Sexualized versus Performance Images of Female Athletes on Self-objectificati...
- Jenn Jarrett
- Worked with Dr. Wingrove on thesis: Jurors' Judgments and the Media: Is All Pretrial Publicity Equal?
- Currently in a PhD program in Criminology & Law at the University of Florida
Class of 2012
Back row:
- Paul Hill
- Worked with Dr. Emery on thesis: Episodic Future Thought: Contributions From Working Memory
- Currently studying in a Cognitive Psychology PhD program at Virginia Tech
- Wil Tucker
- Worked with Dr. McElroy on thesis: Influence of Working Memory, Strategy, Experience, and Emotionality on a Prisoner's Dilemma ...
- Currently a Major in the US Air Force
- Sasha Kulikova
- Worked with Dr. Denniston on thesis: Effects of Context Shift on Tolerance to Alcohol and Peak-Interval Behavior in Rats
- Currently studying in a Neuroscience PhD program at Wake Forest University
Front row:
- Chris Thorstenson
- Worked with Dr. Steele on thesis: Effects of Color Perception and Enacted Avoidance Behavior on Intellectual Task Performance ...
- Currently studying in a Social Cognition PhD program at the University of Rochester
- David Crane
- Worked with Dr. Zrull on thesis: The Impact of Prior Experience With Cross-Modal Stimulation on Activation of Bipolar and Mul...
- Currently studying in a Psychology PhD program at UNC Greensboro
- Glenna Read
- Worked with Dr. Ballard on thesis: Detection of Physiological and Affective Desensitization to Violent Video Games Using Facial...
- Currently studying in a Mass Communication PhD program at the University of Indiana
Class of 2011
- Emily Adams
- Worked with Dr. Galloway
- Jacob Lindheimer
- Worked with Dr. Beck on thesis: The College Persistence Questionnaire: Developing Scales to Assess Student Retention and Ins...
- Received his PhD from the University of Georgia in 2015 in Kinesiology with a concentration in Psychology of Sports and Exercise
- Currently a third year post-doctoral fellow and holds a dual appointment with the (i) War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) of the VA New Jersey Healthcare System and (ii) University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Kinesiology
- Lyndsay Nelson
- Worked with Dr. Webb on thesis: Personality, Intelligence, and Attractiveness Judgments: The Accuracy of First Impressions
- Graduated from the PhD program in Experimental Psychology at East Tennessee State University in July 2014
- Dissertation: "The Effect of Romantic Jealousy on Self-Control: An Examination of Trait Constructs and Sex Differences Based on Survey and Experimental Data"
- Currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Vanderbilt University
- Kurt Schmenger
- Worked with Dr. Waring on thesis: Dual-Task Costs and the Role of Inhibitory Control in Non- Inferential Theory of Mind Proce...
- Alexandra Telk
- Worked with Dr. Bazzini on thesis: Attractiveness Stereotype, Severity of Illness, and Perceptions of a Child Target: Does C...
- Completed a post graduate certificate in behavior analysis; she is now a board certified behavior analyst (BCBA)
- Currently holds a position as a program director at a psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF)
Class of 2010
- Jonathan Corbin
- Worked with Dr. McElroy on thesis: Memory Reflected in Our Decisions: Working Memory and Risky Choice Framing
- Julia Fondren
- Worked with Dr. Bazzini on thesis: The Effects of a Laughter Manipulation on Rumination Regarding an Interpersonal Transgression...
- Amy Morgan
- Worked with Dr. Zrull on thesis: Extrinsic Inhibition of the Inferior Colliculus during Audiogenic Seizures: Effects of Unila...
- Kathleen Jocoy
- Worked with Dr. Ballard on thesis: Stress-Induced Analgesia Through Video Game Play
- In 2013, enrolled in a PhD program at the University of South Carolina
- Currently a PhD and MAS (Masters of Applied Statistics) student
Class of 2009
- Amy Barwick
- Tim Pruitt
- Cassie Black
- JoAnna Klein
- Anna Petroff