Program

4th Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference 

For the complete 2026 program, please access this document.

1:00-1:15 p.m.     Check-in, presentation setup, opening remarks, Hallway outside Carter Hall, UC 226, UC 227

1:15-3:35 p.m.     Oral Presentations, Carter Hall, UC 226, UC 227

3:45-4:30 p.m.     Poster Presentations, Carter Hall 

4:30 p.m.              Awards Presentation & Closing Remarks, Carter Hall

ORAL SESSIONS, Carter Hall

1:30-3:35 p.m.

1:15 – 1:30      Karma Chandler, Genesis Jones, & Phoenix Moody, Ball State University

• A Guide on Guidance: Support Group Facilitation Research

1:35 – 1:50      Riya Talati & Aryan Chander, University of Southern Indiana

• Cognitive Decline Prevention for Older Adults through Hobbies: A Systematic Review

1:55 – 2:10      Cameron Lynch, Ball State University

• Not ‘Woman Enough’ How Perceptions of Gender Impact Mental Health Outcomes in Women with PMOS

2:20 – 2:35      Layla Brown & Ella Mayes, University of Southern Indiana

• Self-identification with ASD in the Search for Identity

2:40 – 2:55      Ryanne O’Neill, Ball State University

• Psychopathic Traits and Emotionally Charged Information: Investigated Through DRM Lists

3:00 – 3:15      Elizabeth Garman, Ball State University

• Sibling Relationship Quality and Psychological Well-Being Among Adult Siblings of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

3:20 – 3:35      Jacob Masse, Ball State University

• Examining Hopelessness and Relapse in Atheist LGBTQ+ in the 12-step Program

ORAL SESSIONS, UC 226

1:30-3:35 p.m.

1:15 – 1:30      Meghan Seward, Ball State University

• Linguistic Anthropomorphization: The Appeal of Programmed Personhood in AI

1:35 – 1:50      Ari Grogan, Ball State University

• Internalized Weight Stigma as it Relates to Social Isolation in Women

1:55 – 2:10      Mackenzie Matney, Ball State University

• Weight Stigma in Queer College Students

2:20 – 2:35      Aliyanna Garcia, Madilyn Clunie, & Hannah Hunt, University of Southern Indiana

• Digital Imagery

2:40 – 2:55      Robin Disney, Ball State University

• Empathy Differences in Dissociative Identity Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Comparison

3:00 – 3:15      Diamond Watson, Ball State University

•  Hiring Discrimination of Transgender Women in Female Dominated Positions 

3:20 – 3:35      Katie Richard, Ball State University

•  Making or Breaking the Cycle

ORAL SESSIONS, UC 227

1:30-3:15 p.m.

1:15 – 1:30      Riya Talati, Gracesyn Looper, Isac Rodriguez, & William Williams, University of Southern Indiana

• Effects of AI Disclosure on Students' Perceptions of Instructor Credibility

1:35 – 1:50      Mary Seitz, Ball State University

• Test Confidence and Debilitating Test Anxiety Across Levels of Cognitive Ability: A Path Analysis

1:55-2:10         Catherine Williams, Ball State University

• Belief in a Just World and Assumptions About Abortion Aftereffects

2:20-2:35         Addison Botts, Ball State University

• The Effects of Supplemental Photo-taking and Restudying on Memory Formation for Lecture Materials

2:40 – 2:55      Surya Logeswaran, Xavier Walters, & Dadoucheka Louissaint, University of Southern Indiana

• Implicit Memory and Word-Stem Completion Tasks

3:00 – 3:15      Surya Logeswaran, University of Southern Indiana

• Fall Versus Spring: Differences in Academic Performance in Introduction to Psychology

ORAL SESSIONS, Carter Hall

3:45-4:30 p.m.