PACE UNIVERSITY PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE Saturday, May 7, 2016 One Pace Plaza, Pace University, New York, NY 10038 Spruce Street Entrance (Go up to first level B and turn left to the Conference Registration Table) http://www.pace.edu/dyson/psych-conference-2016 Sponsored by: a Pace University Dyson College of Arts and Sciences a Pace University NYC - Psychology Department a Confucius Institute at Pace University a Psi Chi (Pace University Chapter) a Office of Multicultural Affairs (Pace University) a APA Division 52 (International Psychology) a New York State Psychological Association § Academic Division a New York Academy of Sciences - Psychology Section a Manhattan Psychological Association a The John Templeton Foundation a The Social Cognition and Imagination Lab 24th Annual Pace University Psychology Conference page 1 PROGRAM 8:30am – 2:00pm Registration (Free; ID required) Level B (near Spruce Street entrance) 8:30am – 9:20am BREAKFAST and BEVERAGES Bianco Room 8:30am – 9:00am Poster Session I Set-up Schimmel Lobby (See pages 6-11 for assigned poster numbers.) 9:00am – 9:15am WELCOME ADDRESS Bianco Room Sonia Suchday, Ph.D. Chair, Psychology Department (NYC), Pace University 9:20 – 10:20pm POSTER SESSION I Schimmel Lobby (Posters should be set up no later than 9:00 am) 10:30 – 11:00pm Panel Discussion on Global Psychology Bianco Room 11:00 – 12:00pm KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Dr. Michael Cunningham Bianco Room TITLE: “Old issues and new directions for adolescent development” Conferral of the FLORENCE L. DENMARK Award 12:00pm – 1:10pm Poster Session II Set-up Schimmel Lobby (See pages 6-11 for assigned poster numbers.) ****************************************************************************************** 12:10 – 1:10pm Celebration of 7th Annual Pace’s Confucius Institute Bianco Room 12:10 – 1:10pm BUFFET LUNCHEON Bianco Room One Pace Plaza Courtyard ******************************************************************************************* 1:15 – 2:30pm Panel on Engaging Students in International Work: Why and How Bianco Room 1:15 – 2:30pm BRIEF PAPER PRESENTATIONS (See pages 3-4 for assigned room numbers) 2:35 – 3:35pm POSTER SESSION II Schimmel Lobby (Posters should be set up no later than 2:10pm for this session) 24th Annual Pace University Psychology Conference page 2 BRIEF PAPER PRESENTATIONS (Abstracts handout may be downloaded at www.pacepsychologyconference.net) THEME: Clinical Applications in Research LOCATION: Room 612 Teaching 5 – 8 year old Autistic Children 1:15-1:30pm Shandra Grantham-Powell Psi Beta Chapter TCI College-Technical Career Institute Interprofessional Collaboration Between School Mental Health and Pediatric 1:35-1:50pm Primary Care Professionals: Current Status and Future Directions Allison M. Hill, M.Ed., Krystin Biscardi, Elizabeth H. Connors, PhD, Prerna G. Arora, PhD Pace University Identifying Specific Risk Factors for Delinquency in Incarcerated Adolescents: 1:55-2:10pm The Role of Identity Distress and Self- Esteem Emely Moreta, Catalina Mourgues, Mike Ferrara, James McCarthy, PhD Baptiste Barbot, PhD Long Island University Brooklyn, Pace University, Columbia University, Adelphi University, Yale University Acknowledging the Rorschach Test in NYC 2:15-2:30pm Shirley Sayers TCI College THEME: Parental, Companionate & Romantic Relationships LOCATION: Room 616 Text Messaging: Relationship Satisfaction, Frequency, and Style 1:15-1:30pm Brandon E. Brown, Jonathan O' Hadi Pace University Through the Looking Glass: The Effect of Images on Self-esteem and Body Dissatisfaction 1:35-1:50pm Danielle Pendarvis, Kayla Adens, Weihua Niu, PhD Pace University Parenting Behavior Importance, Grit Levels, and Perceptions of Parent’s Grit Level 1:55-2:10pm Brian Andres Delgado Parent Child Institute, Pace University THEME: Achievement, Creativity & Aesthetics LOCATION: Room 617 New Perspectives in the Investigation of Visual Aesthetic Sensitivity 1:15-1:30pm Katherine Gonzalez, Ira Lowinger, Nils Myszkowski, PhD Pace University Measuring Imagination: Developing a Multidimensional Measure of Cognitive and 1:35-1:50pm Conative Resources Involved in Imagination Brianna Heuser, Catalina Mourgues, PhD, Baptiste Barbot, PhD Pace University Developmental Patterns in Adolescent Creativity: Why the Task Matters 1:55-2:10pm Michael Ferrara, Catalina Mourgues Ph.D, Emely Moreta, Baptiste Barbot Ph.D Columbia University, Pace University, LIU Brooklyn, Yale University (Continued on next page) 24th Annual Pace University Psychology Conference page 3 Academic Achievement, Self-Efficacy, and Illicit Stimulant Use 2:15-2:30pm Nicole Lashiker, Kimberly Robinson , PhD Hunter College THEME: Cultural & International Issues LOCATION: Room 618 The Impact of Help Seeking Comfort on Perceived Stress and Social Support among 1:35-1:50pm International Students Suchun Dong, Sonia Suchday, PhD Pace University Global Trauma & Resilience: Lessons from Africa, Haiti & the Middle East 1:55-2:10pm Mariam Ayvazian, Ani Kalayjian, PhD Teachers College, Columbia University A Bird without Wings: Linguistic and Cultural Maintenance in the New York 2:15-2:30pm Tibetan Community Rebecca Smith Pace University THEME: Psychology of Politics LOCATION: Room 619 Making Sense of Trump’s Religious Intolerance. Is it His Narcissism? 1:15-1:30pm Kelvin Tyler, Karen Longmore, Ian Hansen, PhD York College Is Trump a Conservative, or Just Low on Moral Beauty Engagement? Evidence for a 1:35-1:50pm Dimension of Political Conflict Independent of Liberalism vs. Conservatism Mariame Soukoule, Abraham Dickey, Gabriela Cedillo, Marlinda King, Ian Hansen, PhD York College Standard Political Discourse Obscures Religious Support for Equality 1:55-2:10pm Denae Stallings, Abraham Dickey, Bennett Callaghan, Ian Hansen, PhD York College Who Needs Politics? Social Policies and Human Needs as a Function of Political Orientation 2:15-2:30pm Christopher Dunkak, Rob Foels Stockton University 24th Annual Pace University Psychology Conference page 4 Key Supporters of Dyson College of Arts and Sciences Nira Herrmann, Ph.D. (Dean, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences) Richard Schlesinger, Ph.D. (Associate Dean, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences) NYSPA Academic Division 2016 Pace Psychology Conference Committee Conference Coordinators Weihua Niu, Ph.D., Richard Velayo, Ph.D., & Mercedes McCormick, Ph.D. Significant Contributors Florence Denmark, Ph.D., Denise Moreno (Program Manager) Sophia Braha (PsyD student), Sarika Persaud (PsyD student), Jannette Cardona (Dept. Secretary), and Betsy Tomala (Assistant Departmental Administrator) Psi Chi Pace Officers Incoming: Taylor Gentile, Amanda Godsil, Suzanne Miranda, Brielle Internoscia Current: Lindsay Hartman, Jennifer Trujillo-Armijo, and Laura Rodriguez, Nick Mediate Conference Student Volunteer Team Our sincerest gratitude to… Maggie Marino Leung (Special Events Coordinator, Pace, NYC) All Program Speakers, Student Participants, Professionals, Family, Friends and other attendees. 24th Annual Pace University Psychology Conference page 5 POSTER SESSION PRESENTATIONS (Abstracts handout may be downloaded at www.pacepsychologyconference.net) 9:20-10:20am POSTER SESSION I Schimmel Lobby Posters should be set up by 9:00am Poster 1 The Effect of Maternal Mental Health on Child-Directed Speech in Parents of Children With and Without Developmental Delays Elayne Nguyen, Josefina Flores University of California, Los Angeles Poster 2 Preschool Teachers Attitudes About Bullying Among Preschoolers Elizabeth Domal, Elda Perez, Martha Mendez-Baldwin Manhattan College Poster 3 Cupid’s Target- Does the Color Red Influence Our Perceptions of Attractiveness? Claribel Lizardo St. Francis College Poster 4 The Effects of Music on Academic Performance: Instrumental vs. Lyrical Laudia Joseph, Nyesha Graham, Diep Vu, Isabella Perez-Santalla, Raphael Gomes, and Frank Todaro St. Francis College Poster 5 Co-Rumination and Cardiovascular Reactivity Nicole Casio Pace University Poster 6 Does the Color Pink Have an Effect on Attraction? Toni Ann Cappello, Kernie Falaise, Barbara Louijean, Deirdre Maher, Amanda Raiola. St. Francis College Poster 7 Perceived Characteristics of Male and Female Victims and Perpetrators of Sexual Assault Kayla J. Grieco, Caitlin Cooper, Gwendolyn L. Gerber John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY Poster 8 The Effect of Conformity on Academic Dishonesty Alexa Caporuscio, Armani Harper, Olivia Levey, Milica Mladjenovic, Donnaree Wynter, Lisa Donnelle St. Francis College Poster 9 Surrealist Animation and the Developing Mind: A Pilot Study Jeff Epes Pace University Poster 10 The Lives and Relationships of Individuals Who Identify as Asexual: An Exploratory Study of Asexuality Marie Basile, Chelsea Buranich, Cady Wullenweber Pace University Poster 11 A Pilot Study on an Observational Child Temperament Scale: Current Status and Future Implications Yael Moskowitz, Jany Hernandez, Rochelle Friedman, Kevin Rustam, Steve Salbod, M.A., Mark Sossin, Ph.D. Pace University 24th Annual Pace University Psychology Conference page 6 Poster 12 The Acceptability and Effectiveness of a Psycho-Educational Training on Parent-Adolescent Communication for Immigrant Parents. Anindita Rao, Suchun Dong, Kevin Rustam, and Prerna Arora Pace University Poster 13 Supporting the LGB Community Jonelle Banaszak, Darrah Ferguson, Anita Osinski Pace University Poster 14 Influence of Perceived Racial-Ethnic Diversity and Gender Bias on Academic Self-Efficacy Ashleigh Deosaran, Danielle Alfieri Pace University Poster 15 Cultivating Mindfulness for Psychological Well-being: Mindfulness