Dr. William Wozniak
professor, Department of Psychology, 308.865.8242
UNK– Fourteen University of Nebraska at Kearney student research projects took top awards recently at the 29th annual Great Plains Student Psychology Convention which was held on the UNK campus.
Of the 14 awards UNK received, nine of them were first place. First and second place awards were presented in each of the convention’s oral or poster presentation sessions.
The student presenters, their awards, the project titles and their faculty sponsors are listed below first by session title, and then alphabetically by hometown, state and country:
ADULT DEVELOPMENT POSTER PRESENTATION-
Gresham- Brittany Schmidt, first place, “The Influences of Parental Divorce During
Childhood on Adult Self-Efficacy.” Sponsor: Dr. Krista Fritson
BIOPSYCHOLOGY POSTER PRESENTATION-
Grand Island- Brandon Mizner, second place, “The Effects of Depleted Uranium of
Acetylcholine in the Mouse Brain.” Sponsor: Dr. Wayne Briner
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY ORAL PRESENTATION-
Hastings- Rachael Broadwell, first place, “Locus of Control in Individuals With Eating
Disorders.” Sponsor: Dr. Richard Miller
EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY POSTER PRESENTATION-
Kearney- Jenna Rycek, second place, “The Testing Effect and Expectation of Type of
Test” (with Satoko Hoshino). Sponsor: Dr. William Wozniak
Lincoln- Lynda Tran, first place, “The Testing Effect and Distribution of Practice” (with
Kevin Carstensen). Sponsor: Dr. William Wozniak
North Platte- Kevin Carstensen, first place, “The Testing Effect and Distribution of
Practice” (with Lynda Tran). Sponsor: Dr. William Wozniak
JAPAN-
Satoko Hoshino, second place, “The Testing Effect and Expectation of Type of Test”
(with Jenna Rycek). Sponsor: Dr. William Wozniak
GENDER ORAL PRESENTATION-
North Platte- Abigail Harris, first place “Effects of Stereotypes on Physical
Attractiveness.” Sponsor: Dr. Richard Miller
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS ORAL PRESENTATION-
Elgin- Krystine Hoefer, first place, “Effects of Sacrifice on Marital Satisfaction” (with
Ashley Look). Sponsor: Dr. Richard Miller
CALIFORNIA-
San Jose- Ashley Look, first place “Effects of Sacrifice on Marital Satisfaction.”
(with Krystine Hoefer). Sponsor: Dr. Richard Miller
MIXED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATION-
Columbus- Meagean Mohrman, second place “Authenticity and Job Satisfaction in the
Workplace” (with Megan Marshall). Sponsor: Dr. Richard Miller
Holdrege- Olivia McInturf, first place, “The Effects of Positive, Negative and Neutral
Messages on Environmental Conservation” (with Brandon Frerichs). Sponsor: Dr.
Richard Miller
Kearney- Megan Marshall, second place, “Authenticity and Job Satisfaction in the
Workplace” (with Meagean Mohrman). Sponsor: Dr. Richard Miller
Scottsbluff- Brandon Frerichs, first place, “The Effects of Positive, Negative and
Neutral Messages on Environmental Conservation” (with Olivia McInturf).
Sponsor: Dr. Richard Miller
PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW POSTER PRESENTATION-
Arlington- Collette Wagner, first place, “The Effects of Ploy Complexity on Mock Jurors’
Verdicts, Sentencing Recommendations and Evaluation of Police Interrogation Strategies.” Sponsor: Dr. Krista Forrest
Kearney- Adrianne White, second place, “A Systematic Investigation of Laypersons’
Interrogation Prototypes.” Sponsor: Dr. Krista Forrest
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2 ORAL PRESENTATION-
David City- Chris Hein, first place, “Levels of Comfort when Viewing Public Displays of
Affection.” Sponsor: Dr. Richard Miller
UNDERGRADUATE NON-EMPIERICAL ORAL PRESENTATION-
Grand Island- Brandon Mizner, first place, “A New View of Depression: The Role of
Neurophysiology.” Sponsor: Dr. Wayne Briner
