Psychology
Our Students
Graduate students are paired with faculty advisors and, eventually, with their faculty thesis chairs based upon shared interests in specific research areas.
Our Fall 2022 Entering Graduate Students |
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Mason Low
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Leah Marie McKinney
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Homa Sheibani Asl
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Leah Valverde
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Our Fall 2021 Entering Graduate Students |
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Elisa LaRue
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Malee Powell
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Erica Steinberg
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Our Fall 2020 Entering Graduate Students | |
Jessica Allen Undergraduate Degree: Western Washington University
Email: jessica.allen3@cwu.edu
Advisor: Dr. Susan Lonborg
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Naomi Cady Undergraduate Degree: Washington State University
Email: naomi.cady@cwu.edu
Advisor: Dr. Ralf Greenwald
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Esmeralda Campos Undergraduate Degree: Carroll College
Email: esmeralda.campos@cwu.edu
Advisor: Dr. Mary Radeke
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Katie Trabun (Floyd) Undergraduate Degree: Eastern Washington University
Email: katie.floyd@cwu.edu
Advisor: Dr. Liane Pereira
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Becky Fromm Undergraduate Degree: University of Miami
Email: becky.fromm@cwu.edu
Advisor: Dr. Meaghan Nolte
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Marilyn Hohler Undergraduate Degree: Colby-Sawyer College
Email: marilyn.hohler@cwu.edu
Advisor: Dr. Tonya Buchanan
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Jeremy Simmons Undergraduate Degree: Central Washington University
Email: jeremy.simmons@cwu.edu
Advisor: Dr. Danielle Polage
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Tyler Ussery Undergraduate Degree: Central Washington University
Email: tyler.ussery@cwu.edu
Advisor: Dr. Ralf Greenwald
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Our Fall 2019 Entering Graduate Students | |
Courtney Aucoin Undergraduate Degree: University of North Carolina
Email: courtney.aucoin@cwu.edu
Graduate Thesis: The Effects of Human Observers on the Consistency of GBI Gorilla Personality Profiles and Behavior
Thesis Chair: Dr. Megan Matheson
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Patrizia Chirco Undergraduate Degree: Central Washington University
Email: patrizia.chirco@cwu.edu
Graduate Thesis: The Immigrant in Our Head: Skin Tone, Social Categorization, and Support for Policy.
Thesis Chair: Dr. Tonya Buchanan
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Monica Sewell Undergraduate Degree: Centenary College of Louisiana
Email: monica.sewell@cwu.edu
Graduate Thesis: Frontal Alpha Wave Asymmetry in Regard to Affect
Thesis Chair: Dr. Ralf Greenwald
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Our Fall 2018 Entering Graduate Students | |
Mikayla Kimery (Dupré) Undergraduate Degree: Central Washington University
Email: mikayla.kimery@cwu.edu
Graduate Thesis: Critically Evaluating Website Credibility: Website and Visual Factors that Influence Perceptions of Online Mental Health Information
Thesis Chair: Dr. Kara Gabriel
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Kyle Klaassen Undergraduate Degree: Shasta Bible College
Email: kyle.klaassen@cwu.edu
Graduate Thesis: The Effects of Priming on Framing Bias: An Integrative Study Examining Morality Salience, Self-Affirmation, and Emotional Intelligence
Thesis Chair: Dr. Kara Gabriel
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Elsa Rose Mastico Undergraduate Degree: Mass. College of Liberal Arts
Graduate Thesis: Mood Effects on Reappraisal and Distraction
Thesis Chair: Dr. Ralf Greenwald
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Molly Mortensen Undergraduate Degree: Central Washington University
Graduate Thesis: Forgive Them, Forgive Them Not: The Role of Remorse and Empathy in Interpersonal Forgiveness
Thesis Chair: Dr. Mary Radeke
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Our Fall 2017 Entering Graduate Students | |
Viktoriya Broyan (Fall 2017)
Undergraduate Degree: Central Washington University
Graduate Thesis: Relaxing music effects on implicit racial bias and neural activity
Thesis Chair: Dr. Ralf Greenwald
Congrats to Viktoriya who is a Operations Manager and Research Project Manager at Ideal Balance in Kennewick, WA.
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Kayla-Ann Hemmings (Fall 2017)
Undergraduate Degree: Central Washington University
Graduate Thesis: Music, video, and perception: Fish and their natural habitat
Thesis Chair: Dr. Kara Gabriel
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Anistasha Lightning (Winter 2018)
Undergraduate Degree: Gonzaga University
Graduate Thesis: An Examination of Locus of Control as It Relates to Repeat Incarceration in Juvenile Offenders
Thesis Chair: Dr. Danielle Polage
Congrats to Tasha who started a PhD program at the University of Lyon in France in Fall 2020.
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Jonathan Ojeda (Fall 2017)
Undergraduate Degree: Central Washington University
Graduate Thesis: A book and its cover: The effects of dynamic and static facial expressions on the perception of personality traits
Thesis Chair: Dr. Mary Radeke
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Sydney Wirkkala (Fall 2017)
Undergraduate Degree: Washington State University
Graduate Thesis: The effects of self-esteem and mood on the perception of others
Thesis Chair: Dr. Mary Radeke
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Our Fall 2016 Entering Graduate Students | |
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Briana Bratcher (Fall 2016)
Undergraduate Degree: North Carolina State University |
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Elijah Bruner (Fall 2016)
Undergraduate Degree: Brandeis University
Graduate Thesis: Confidence in academic testing: The effect of induced checking and anxiety on university students’ emotional responses to, and performance in, academic challenge
Thesis Chair: Dr. Tonya Buchanan |
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Matthew Christiansen (Fall 2016)
Undergraduate Degree: Southern Utah University
Graduate Thesis: The effects of moral message framing on political ideology
Thesis Chair: Dr. Tonya Buchanan
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Mike Clark (Fall 2016)
Undergraduate Degree: Colorado Mesa University
Graduate Thesis: Development of the Clark and Becker Scale of Symptomatology (CBS): Symptom-level item performance
Thesis Chair: Dr. Susan Lonborg
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Erik Ekberg (Fall 2016)
Undergraduate Degree: Washington State University
Graduate Thesis: Evaluation of paper test strategies on computer-administered tests: The impact of item response marking on test performance
Thesis Chair: Dr. Tonya Buchanan
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Hallie Ervin (Fall 2016) Undergraduate Degree: Western Washington University
Graduate Thesis: High-functioning college students with autism spectrum disorder and art therapy: A study on stress reduction
Thesis Chair: Dr. Fred Washburn |
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Meghan Gilbert (Fall 2016) Undergraduate Degree: Central Washington University |
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Scott Lehrman (Fall 2016) Undergraduate Degree: Washington State University |
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Danielle Peecher (Fall 2016)
Undergraduate Degree: Winona State University
Graduate Thesis: Modeling the psychiatric aspects of polycystic ovary syndrome and induced stress
Thesis Chair: Dr. Kara Gabriel
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Rebecca Rose (Fall 2016)
Undergraduate Degree: Idaho State University
Graduate Thesis: Evaluation of wildland firefighter leadership |
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Marianna (Anna) Wendt (Fall 2016)
Undergraduate Degree: Drury University
Graduate Thesis: Attitudes toward anonymous public nudes.
Thesis Chair: Dr. Susan Lonborg |
Our Spring 2015 and Fall 2015 Entering Graduate Students | |
Ross Cook (Fall 2015 - Fall 2017)
Undergraduate Degree: California State University-Fullerton
Graduate Thesis: Uncertainty's impact on perceptions toward randomness
Thesis Chair: Dr. Kara Gabriel
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Sky Corby (Fall 2015 - Summer 2017)
Undergraduate Degree: University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Graduate Thesis: Musical mnemonic devices or method of loci: Which promotes higher recall of concrete and abstract words
Thesis Chair: Dr. Mary Radeke
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Wyatt Frahm (Fall 2015 - Summer 2017)
Undergraduate Degree: University of Washington-Tacoma
Graduate Thesis: Cognitive Bias in Marijuana and Alcohol Users
Thesis Chair: Dr. Kara Gabriel |
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Jonathan Ingram (Returned Fall 2015 to finish thesis!) Undergraduate Degree: Central Washington University
Graduate Thesis: Online Usage Among College Students: A Comparison of Online Gaming and Facebook Users
Thesis Chair: Dr. Susan Lonborg |
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Carolina (Kina) Montenegro (Fall 2015 - Summer 2017)
Undergraduate Degree: Binghamton University
Graduate Thesis: Behavioral Differences between Rural and Urban American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Kina started a PhD program at the University of Alberta in Fall 2017. Congrats, Kina!
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Sarah North Wolfe (Spring 2015 - Spring 2017)
Undergraduate Degree: Western Washington University
Graduate Thesis: Effects of a growth mindset intervention on first-year college students.
Thesis Chair: Dr. Heath Marrs |
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Janine Swiney (Spring 2015 - Spring 2017)
Undergraduate Degree: University of Washington
Graduate Thesis: A Cultural Comparison of the Facial Inference Process
Thesis Chair: Dr. Anthony Stahelski
Janine started a research associate position at Joint-Base Lewis McCord with the Walter Reid Army Institute of Research in Winter 2018. Congrats, Janine!
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Our Fall 2014 Entering Graduate Students | |
Jonathan Clinkenbeard (Fall 2014-Spring 2016)
Undergraduate Degree: CSU-San Bernardino
Graduate Thesis: Differences in College Students' Attitudes Toward LGBT and Heterosexual Homeless Youths
Thesis Chair: Dr. Susan Lonborg
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Gina DeNoble (Fall 2014-Fall 2016)
Undergraduate Degree: Northern Arizona University
Graduate Thesis: Effect of Prior Trauma Exposure on Alpha Amplitude, Heart Rate, and Self-Reported Negative Affect Following Negative Affective Stimulation and Subsequent Stress Reduction Interventions
Thesis Chair: Dr. Susan Lonborg As of June 2016, Gina is a Clinical Research Coordinator in the Department of Neurology at the University of Washington School of Medicine in June 2016! Congrats!
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Karlie Hill (Fall 2014-Ongoing)
Undergraduate Degree: Trinity Lutheran College
Graduate Thesis: Effects of Illness Type and Empathy Induction on Illness-Related Stigma in Undergraduate Populations
Thesis Co-Chairs: Dr. Sara Bender and Dr. Kara Gabriel As of September 2016, Karlie is an Admissions Counselor at Central Washington University. Congrats, Karlie!!
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Sydney Jensen (Fall 2014-Summer 2016) Graduate Thesis: Measuring Self-Reported Exercise, Motivation to Exercise, and Sexism in Women |
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Jenna Shrewsbury (Fall 2014-Ongoing) Graduate Thesis: Examining the Role of Mindfulness and Emotion in Decision-Making Tasks: Differences in Intuition and Risk-Taking |
Our 2013-2014 Entering Graduate Students | |
Laura Attaway (Fall 2013-Summer 2015) Graduate Thesis: Exercise Motivations of Older Adults |
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Colleen Falconer (Fall 2013-Current) Graduate Thesis: Domestic Dog Play Pant and Its Relation to Play As of September 2015, Colleen is a Program Coordinator for the College of the Sciences at CWU. Congrats, Colleen! |
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Michael McDonald (Fall 2013-Spring 2014) Graduate Thesis: Priming the Data: Examining Self-Potentiation in a Word Fragment Completion Task Michael started in the PhD program in psychology at the University of Washington in Fall 2014. |
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Travis Pyle (Fall 2013 - Fall 2015) Graduate Thesis: The Effects of Feedback Sequence on Cognitive Performance Travis started in a PhD program at the University of Montana in Fall 2017. Congrats, Travis! |
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Benjamin Richardson (Fall 2013 - Summer 2015) Graduate Thesis: Electrophysiological and Behavioral Working Memory Differences Between Musician and Non-Musicians As of Summer 2016, Benjamin is a Research Analyst for Institutional Effectiveness at CWU. Congrats, Ben! |
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Daina Wierzbinski (Fall 2013 - Summer 2016) Graduate Thesis: Mate Selection Comparisons in Heterosexual and Homosexual Individuals |
Our 2012-2013 Entering Graduate Students | |
Megan McCulley (Winter 2013 to Summer 2014) Graduate Thesis: Behavioral Skills Training for Teaching Assertiveness in Condom Insistence. |
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Anna Chester (Fall 2012 to Spring 2014) Graduate Thesis: Factors that Influence the Stigma Associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. |
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Derek Ellis (Fall 2012 to Spring 2014) Graduate Thesis: Level P300: An ERP and Working Memory Evaluation of Gamers and Non-gamers. Congrats to Derek who started in the PhD program at the University of Arizona in Fall 2016! |
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Carolyn Petersen (Fall 2012 - Ongoing) Graduate Thesis: The Effects of Victim Sex and Perpetrator Sex in Crime Severity Assessment. |
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Kyle Williams (Fall 2012 to Spring 2014) Graduate Thesis: Continuity of Measures of Implicit Racism and Behavior in Real World Scenarios. |
Our 2011-2012 Entering Graduate Students | |
Rosalind Chaffee (Fall 2011 to Spring 2014) Graduate Thesis: The Effect of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid in a Mouse Model of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. |
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Ginnie Hershbarger (Fall 2011 to Spring 2013) Graduate Thesis: The Efficacy of a Timeout Treatment for Aggressive Dogs. Ginnie started in the PhD program in Psychology at Arizona State University in Fall 2013. |
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Alexander Kohorst (Fall 2011 to Spring 2013) Graduate Thesis: Fading and Stimulus Transfer Across Receptive Modalities in Columbia livia. Alex started teaching at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, WA in Fall 2013. |
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Timothy Lyons (Fall 2011 to Spring 2012) Graduate Thesis: Perceptions of the Experiences of LGBT Individuals at a Northwest Rural State University. Tim started in the PhD program in Counseling Psychology at the University of Memphis in Fall 2012. |
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Katie Weigt Taylor (Fall 2011 to Spring 2013).
Undergraduate Degree: Central Washington University
Graduate Thesis: Human Development and the School Nutrition Environment.
Thesis Chair: Dr. Steve Schepman Katie began a job with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services at Rainier School, a habilitation center for individuals with developmental disabilities, in Fall 2013.
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