Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Please join us at the 2022 SPFC Research Conference Wednesday, May 31! The conference this year will be in-person in Upper Gwinn. For those of us who may not be able to join us in-person, we will have a gallery of poster presentations available for viewing through the conference website and all oral presentations will also livestreamed during their scheduled time and recorded to the conference.

Event Schedule

9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. | 

Student Research Conference

Time 

Event 

9:00am – 9:20am

Opening Address  
Upper Gwinn; Live Stream and Recording on the Conference Website

9:20am – 10:00am

Opening Plenary Session  
Upper Gwinn; Live Stream and Recording on the Conference Website

10:00am – 11:00am

Poster Session 1 
Upper Gwinn; Live Stream and Recording on the Conference Website

11:00am – 12:30pm

Lunch

12:30pm – 1:30pm

Poster Session 2 
Upper Gwinn; Live Stream and Recording on the Conference Website

1:30pm – 2:00pm

Break

2:00pm – 3:00pm

Research Symposium on Affect and Affect Regulation 
Queen Anne Room; Upper Gwinn; Live Stream and Recording on the Conference Website

Research Symposium on Behavior and Performance 
Cascade Room; Upper Gwinn; Live Stream and Recording on the Conference Website

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Research Symposium on Ethics and Morality 
Upper Gwinn; Live Stream and Recording on the Conference Website

Virtual Research Symposium 
Virtual; Link to this session to be posted on the Conference Website

4:00pm – 4:30pm

Closing Remarks 
Upper Gwinn; Live Stream and Recording on the Conference Website

 

Schedule

2023
Wednesday, May 31st
9:20 AM

How experiences while on campus affect one’s academic pursuit

Julia Flores, Seattle Pacific University
Alina Kerney, Seattle Pacific University
Sydney Naour, Seattle Pacific University
Rowan Mclaughlin, Seattle Pacific University
Jason Moore, Seattle Pacific University

9:20 AM

Perfectionistic self-presentation mediating the relationship between family recognition through achievement and help-seeking attitudes in Asian American university students

Rianna Miramontez, Seattle Pacific University
Jenny Vaydich, Seattle Pacific University
Jessica Fossum, Seattle Pacific University
Paul Kim, Seattle Pacific University

9:20 AM
10:00 AM

A comparative study of EMDR and prolonged exposure for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder: Does interoception moderate differences in symptom reduction?

Kristen Sievert, Seattle Pacific University

10:00 AM

Academic motivation in first-generation and multi-generation college students: The effect of family influence

Ally Smith, Seattle Pacific University
Tia Pu, Seattle Pacific University
Esmeralda Bonilla-Quijada, Seattle Pacific University
Bella Sangston, Seattle Pacific University

10:00 AM

Are telehealth interventions efficacious in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety?

Megan Hoback, Seattle Pacific University
Mario Gaspar de Alba, Seattle Pacific University

10:00 AM

Combat exposure and the influence of psychopathy on suicidality in military veterans

Dante Buell, Seattle Pacific University
Rocky Marks, Seattle Pacific University
Nicole Moreira, Seattle Pacific University
Ben Barnette, Seattle Pacific University
Keyne Law, Seattle Pacific University

10:00 AM

COVID-19-related stress mediates the relationship between emotional regulation difficulties and disordered eating in emerging female adults

Emily Anderson, Seattle Pacific University
Olivia Gregorich, Seattle Pacific University
Kelly Walk, Seattle Pacific University
Rianna Miramontez, Seattle Pacific University
Katie Savage, Seattle Pacific University
Jenny Lee Vaydich, Seattle Pacific University

10:00 AM

Do role-playing (RPG), action role-playing (ARPG), and first person shooter (FPS) video game players differ in empathy and ethical decision-making?

Jennifer Carron, Seattle Pacific University
Jenny Lee-Vaydich, Seattle Pacific University

10:00 AM

Don’t worry deer, predators are not real (no one has seen one before).

Lillian Loranger, Seattle Pacific University
Elissar Hilal, Seattle Pacific University
Timothy Chen, Seattle Pacific University
Parker Burbridge, Seattle Pacific University
Angela Shadle, Seattle Pacific University
Baine Craft, Seattle Pacific University
Eric Long, Seattle Pacific University
Ryan Ferrer, Seattle Pacific University

10:00 AM

Effectiveness of Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) on Adolescent Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) vs Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Adolescence (DBT-A)

Aneta Merlino, Seattle Pacific University

10:00 AM

Emotionally-focused therapy and couples from collectivistic cultures: Impact on relationship satisfaction

Jacob Cain, Seattle Pacific University
Stephen Lee, Seattle Pacific University

10:00 AM

Impact of narrative therapy on American interracial couples’ marital satisfaction.

Emily Knutzen, Seattle Pacific University

10:00 AM

Impacts of receiving an autism spectrum diagnosis as an adult on relationship satisfaction and relationship-specific attachment

Erika Fisch, Seattle Pacific University
Molly Hammond, Seattle Pacific University
Katie Roberts, Seattle Pacific University

10:00 AM

Loneliness in COVID-19 Pandemic Among Adults Impacted by Developmental Disabilities

Natalie Snodgrass, Seattle Pacific University
Thane Erickson, Seattle Pacific University
Beverly Wilson, Seattle Pacific University

10:00 AM

Mental health in the workplace: How first-generation professional status does not predict mental health outcomes.

Cammy Widman, Seattle Pacific University
Timothy Overstreet, Seattle Pacific University
Melissa-Ann Lagunas, Seattle Pacific University
Joel Jin, Seattle Pacific University

10:00 AM

Relationship between sex and MK801's effects in rats.

Emily McCurry, Seattle Pacific University
Erica Sanchez, Seattle Pacific University
Seth Foust, Seattle Pacific University

10:00 AM

School shootings and preventative strategies: An examination of surviving, learning, and preparing for school shootings' impact on the depression, anxiety, and behavioral dysfunction of children and adolescents.

Julia Wakeham, Seattle Pacific University
Jamilah Andrews, Seattle Pacific University

10:00 AM

Service dogs and their impact on psychological well-being and anxiety

Sophie Finneron, Seattle Pacific University
Zack Hower, Seattle Pacific University
Baine Craft, Seattle Pacific University
Jenny Lee Vaydich, Seattle Pacific University

10:00 AM

Socioculturally informed emotionally focused couples therapy: Impacts on biracial couples

Angie Lai, Seattle Pacific University

10:00 AM

Testing perceived moral transgressions as mediating links of PTSD symptoms to distress

Sarah Roth, Seattle Pacific University
Sierra Sumner, Seattle Pacific University
Thane Erickson, Seattle Pacific University

10:00 AM

Texting during lecture...maybe or maybe not?

Julia Bell, Seattle Pacific University
Julia Flores, Seattle Pacific University
Sierra Wu, Seattle Pacific University
Sienna Smith, Seattle Pacific University
Joohwan Lee, Seattle Pacific University
Taseandra Dawkins, Seattle Pacific University
Dante Buell, Seattle Pacific University
Graysen Delich, Seattle Pacific University
Brandon Wells, Seattle Pacific University
Jocelyne Gaytan, Seattle Pacific University
Jiayi Beckham, Seattle Pacific University
Keonne Harris, Seattle Pacific University
Olivia Gregorich, Seattle Pacific University
Baine Craft, Seattle Pacific University

10:00 AM

Tiger parenting: Authoritarian or authoritative?

Huy Hoang, Seattle Pacific University

10:00 AM
12:30 PM

A systematic review of bottom-up and top-down psychotherapy methods for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Kristen Sievert, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM

Academic motivation across groups: Generational status, gender, and income

Tia Pu, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM

Basal metabolic rate as a potential determinant in risk sensitive foraging.

Kathryn van Maanen, Seattle Pacific University
Eric S. Long, Seattle Pacific University
Baine B. Craft, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM

Distress tolerance mediates the relationship between maternal and paternal helicopter parenting and disordered eating among female emerging adults

Katie Savage, Seattle Pacific University
Rianna Miramontez, Seattle Pacific University
Olivia Gregorich, Seattle Pacific University
Emily Anderson, Seattle Pacific University
Kelly Walk, Seattle Pacific University
Jenny Lee Vaydich, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM

Effectiveness of couples-based exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy vs. individual ERP treatment for OCD symptom reduction and overall couple satisfaction

Priscilla Nguyen, Seattle Pacific University
Shana O'Connor-Wolf, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM

Effects of NMDA inhibition of rodent decision-making and reward-seeking behavior

Hoda AbouEich, Seattle Pacific University
Hannah Doble, Seattle Pacific University
Seth Foust, Seattle Pacific University
Brandon Goh, Seattle Pacific University
Michael Mains, Seattle Pacific University
Bailey Wells, Seattle Pacific University
Phillip Baker, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM

Effects of self-efficacy, belonging, and overall wellbeing on minority students amidst covid pandemic.

Eddie Cruz-Cruz, Seattle Pacific University
Ruth Addisu, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM

Efficacy of solution focused therapy with at risk youth

Garret Patterson, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM

Emotion dysregulation and acquired capability for suicide: A correlational analysis

Ben Barnette, Seattle Pacific University
Janelle Wee, Seattle Pacific University
Molly Hassler, Seattle Pacific University
Johanna Knight, Seattle Pacific University
Keyne Law, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM

Emotion, religious coping, stigma, and help-seeking attitudes among Asian Americans: Examination of moderated mediation

Marcella Locke, Seattle Pacific University
Paul Kim, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM

Engagement in religious activity compared to peer support: An intervention for suicidal ideation among high school students.

Meradythe Edson, Seattle Pacific University
Natalie Goobes, Seattle Pacific University
Danielle Thayer, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM

Features of attachment in father- daughter relationship and depressive symptoms in daughters among emerging adults

Yee Jie Ooi, Seattle Pacific University
Jenny Vaydich, Seattle Pacific University
Jessica Fossum, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM

Love and hate across the U.S. political spectrum.

Joseph Walker, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM

Machine learning analysis for animal behavior in predator-exposed rodents

Hoda AbouEich, Seattle Pacific University
Michael Mains, Seattle Pacific University
Bailey Wells, Seattle Pacific University
Phillip Bakee, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM

Motivation and resilience: Differences by generational status.

Miranda Oddy, Seattle Pacific University
Tia Pu, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM

Personality and remote work/education-mode preferences

Brittany Tausen, Seattle Pacific University
Brandon Wells, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM

Ruminative subtypes as a moderator of the relationship between self-compassion and suicidality

Erin McMeekin, Seattle Pacific University
Michelle Pei, Seattle Pacific University
Keyne Law, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM

South Asian perspectives on the LGBTQ community at a Christian institution

Esal Shakil, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM

The effectiveness of combining play therapy with emotionally focused family therapy for the treatment of children, ages 3-6.

Britney Roark, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM

The effectiveness of video game therapy in helping adolescent clients to build connections with their families

Qichang Yang, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM

The psychology of protest: Activism involvement and burnout

Keyera Gaulden, Seattle Pacific University
Tara Shelby, Seattle Pacific University
Lynette Bikos, Seattle Pacific University

12:30 PM
2:00 PM

Analyzing drug-affected optimal performance of rats using generalized linear mixed models

Seth Foust, Seattle Pacific University
Phillip Baker, Seattle Pacific University
Jessica Fossum, Seattle Pacific University

2:00 PM

Brooding rumination and suicidal desire: Exploring the moderating role of mindfulness.

Molly Hassler, Seattle Pacific University
Liberty Estrella, Seattle Pacific University
Janelle Wee, Seattle Pacific University
Ben Barnette, Seattle Pacific University
Keyne Law, Seattle Pacific University

2:00 PM

Examining sexual violence and risky sexual behaviors as predictors of past year suicide attempts in a national sample of LGB adolescents

Anna Gilbert, Seattle Pacific University
Ben Barnette, Seattle Pacific University
Grace Friedman, Seattle Pacific University
Keyne Law, Seattle Pacific University

2:00 PM

Factor structure of the Beck Anxiety Inventory in mild traumatic brain injury

Abigail Hayden, Seattle Pacific University
Thane Erickson, PhD, Seattle Pacific University
Martha Glisky, PhD., ABPP-CN, Seattle Pacific University

2:00 PM

The moderating effect of race on IPTS factors and suicidal ideation in a military sample

Shelan Porter, Seattle Pacific University
Jessica Fossum, Seattle Pacific University
Keyne Law, Seattle Pacific University

2:00 PM

The relationship between parental autonomy support and skin-picking disorder symptoms as mediated by emotion regulation difficulties

Olivia Gregorich, Seattle Pacific University
Jenny Lee Vaydich, Seattle Pacific University

2:00 PM
3:00 PM

Affective well-being, stigma, & campus non-responsiveness

Kiana Clay, Seattle Pacific University
Elliot Wallace, Seattle Pacific University
Lauren Alexa Gambrill, Seattle Pacific University
Lynette Bikos, Seattle Pacific University

3:00 PM

Asian Americans’ intention to seek help: The mediating influence of self-stigma on the theory of planned behavior

Melissa-Ann Lagunas, Seattle Pacific University
Emi Ichimura, Seattle Pacific University
Joel Jin, Seattle Pacific University

3:00 PM

From in person to virtual: Change in service and its effect on children’s behavior COVID-19 pandemic

Jasmin Barrett, Seattle Pacific University
Taniyah Roach, Seattle Pacific University
Beverly Wilson, Seattle Pacific University

3:00 PM

Resilient in the face of negative information? The role of autonomous social justice motivations on dehumanization and willingness to help individuals experiencing homelessness

Brittany Tausen, Seattle Pacific University
Julia Bell, Seattle Pacific University
Cara Hiroyasu, Seattle Pacific University
Keonne Harris, Seattle Pacific University

3:00 PM

Trait moral elevation: Role in predicting mental health and social outcomes

Mackenzie Cummings, Seattle Pacific University
Evan Caulley, Seattle Pacific University
Thane Erickson, Seattle Pacific University

3:00 PM

When person-first language matters: Exploring how guilt and shame proneness influence perceptions of moral transgressions.

Shianne Heeraman, Seattle Pacific University
Soby Haarman, Seattle Pacific University
Brittney Tausen, Seattle Pacific University

3:00 PM