Take a look through our historic honors theses!

2023-2024

  • Ameer Abdel-Muhsin, “Unwanted Pursuit Behaviors & Emotional Reactivity to Former Romanic Partners: An EEG Study” Supervised by Erin Palmwood
  • Noel Shenk, “Perceived Normality of IPV and PTSD Symptoms as Moderators of the Relationship between IPV-Related Injury and Perceptions of Responsibility for IPV” Supervised by Erin Palmwood
  • Robert Oehler, “Attachment to Diagnostic Labels: Social Media Over Identification and Self-Efficacy for Personal Recovery” Supervised by Miriam Liss.

2022-2023

  • Sana Aftab, “Pupil Dilation is Not Associated with Memory for Prior Remembering” Supervised by Marcus Leppanen

2021-2022

  • Elsa Baumgartner, “Borderline Personality Symptoms and Relationship Threat: The Moderating Role of Percieved Parental Rejection” Supervised by Marcus Leppanen

2020-2021

  • Hannah Checkeye, “The Role of Verbal Behavior in Patient-Provider Interactions” Supervised by David Stahlman

2019-2020

  • Nichole Boigegrain, “The Effect of Maternal an Paternal Caregivers’ Failure Mindsets and Helicopter Parenting on Emerging Adults’ Intelligence Mindsets” Supervised by Holly Schiffrin

2018-2019

  • Erin Shaw, “LGBT+ Friendly: Campus Climate Minority Stress and Mental Health of LGBT+ College Students in Virginia” Supervised by Virginia Mackintosh
  • Megan Jacobs, “Physiological Differences in Stress Reactivity Between Morning and Evening Chronotypes” Supervised by Hilary Stebbins

2017-2018

  • Sophia Lamp, “The Sexy Pikachu Effect: Empowerment and Objectification in Women who Cosplay” Supervised by Mindy Erchull

2015-2016

  • Rebekah Selbrede, “Musings on Inspiration: Introducing Inspiration and Increasing Donations to Charity” Supervised by Holly Schiffrin

2013-2014

  • Danielle DeVille, “Interoception and Eating Disorder Risk: The Roles of Self-Objectification and Intuitive Eating” Supervised by Jennifer Mailloux
  • Leanna Papp, “Looking Over Her Shoulder: Predicting Women’s Fear of Rape and Rape Avoidance” Supervised by Mindy Erchull

2012-2013

  • Courtney Lynn, “The Effect of Children’s Physical Activity on Heart Rate and Stress Appraisal” Supervised by Christine McBride

2011-2012

  • Erin Burdwood, “Stress Appraisal and Coping” Supervised by Christine McBride

2010-2011

  • Alexandra Zelin, “Is Everyone Doing it? Sex in the College Freshman Female Population” Supervised by Mindy Erchull
  • Lauren Hartwell, “Young Women Going All the Way: What Predicts Hook Ups and Casual Sex in College?” Supervised by Mindy Erchull
  • Stephanie Lichiello, “Self-Objectification As a Dissociative Experience: Making the Connection Between Media Internalization and Self-Harm” Supervised by Mindy Erchull

2009-2010

  • Caitlyn Yantis, “The Affect Effect: Influences of Film-Induced Emotion on a Cognitive Task” Supervised by Holly Schiffrin
  • Melissa McTernan, “Testing The Role of Impulsivity in the Moral Decision Making Process” Supervised by David Rettinger
  • Patrick Love, “Risk Reward Impulsivity and Social Presence: Measuring their Interaction and their Effects on Academic Cheating” Supervised by David Rettinger

2008-2009

  • Emily Queen, “The Effects of Priming Creatureliness on Objectification” Supervised by Mindy Erchull
  • Grace Boyers, “Test Anxiety Depression and Irrational Beliefs in College Students” Supervised by Denis Nissim-Sabat
  • Healther Butler, “Which Matters More in Relationships-What You Think or What is Real? A Study of Actual Similarity and Percieved Similarity” Supervised by Dave Kolar
  • Jillian O’Rourke, “Framing Effects in Moral Decision Making: Does Framing Influence Academic Dishonesty?” Supervised by David Rettinger
  • Melissa Falkenstern, “A Study of the Undoing Hypothesis and Cognitive Processing” Supervised by Holly Schiffrin

2007-2008

  • Kirsten Jimerson, “Are You Protected? An Investigation of The Influence of Real World Factors on Willingness to Recieve The Human Pailloma Virus Vaccine” Supervised by Jennifer Mailloux
  • Kristynn Sullivan, “The Good The Bad and The Ugly: The Relationships Among Narcissism Pstchopathy Agression Subjective Well-Being and Depression” Supervised by Tomas Moeller
  • Sabrina Askari, “Young Adults’ Expectations for Feminine Chores and Childcare” Supervised by Mindy Erchull and Miriam Liss
  • Sarah Axelson, “College Students’ Misperceptions of Social Norms About Marriage Children and Division of Household Labor” Supervised by Mindy Erchull and Miriam Liss

Sarah Nelson, “Happy People Don’t Follow the Stereotype: The Impact of Mood on Stereotyping” Supervised by Holly Schiffrin

Whitney Rife, “Me Myself and I: Narcissism Psychopathy and Their Correlates” Supervised by Thomas Moeller

2006-2007

  • Allison Gorczowski, “The Effects of Previous Experience and Knowledge on Preferred Social Distance from Individuals with Mental Illness” Supervised by Denis Nissim-Sabat
  • Debra Rezendes, “Stressed and Happy: An Investigation of the Relationship Between Happiness and Percieved Stress” Supervised by Holly Schiffrin
  • Katherine Wilson, “An Alternative Theory of Feminist Identity Development: Synthesis as a New Beginning” Supervised by Mindy Erchull and Miriam Liss

2005-2006

  • Laura Ramsey, “Thinking of Others: Feminist Identification and Perceptions of Others’ Beliefs” Supervised by Miriam Liss
  • Molly Hurt, “Are Feminists Protected?: Exploring the Relationship Between Clinically Related Outcomes and Feminists Identity” Supervised by Miriam Liss

2004-2005

  • Corrinne Allen, “Predictors and Correlates of Successful Outcome in ABA Therapy” Supervised by Miriam Liss
  • Marie LePage, “Sensory Processing Sensitivity: Factors and Related Variables” Supervised by Miriam Liss and Jennifer Mailloux
  • Pamela Hauke, “Controversy of Commitment: Ego Status of College Students” Supervised by Debra Steckler

2003-2004

  • Melissa Glennie, “*Flaming*!: The Effects of Anonymity and Personality on Internet Aggression” Supervised by Thomas Moelle
  • Melanie Mousseau, “Home Advantage: Does Anxiety Contribute?” Supervised by Debra Steckler

1995-1996

  • Holly Hollomon, “What Do People Want From Men? Gender Role Related Factors Affecting Same- and Cross-Sex Friendships” Supervised by Christopher Kilmartin
  • Melanie Foote, “Effects of Age Differences Between Mediators and Disputants on Peer Mediation Among Adolescents” Supervised by Larry Penwell
  • Stacy Sanders, “Gender Role Related Factors Affecting Cross-Sex and Same-Sex Friendships” Supervised by Christopher Kilmartin

1990-1991

  • Ellen McCrary, “Math Anxiety Locus of Control Attributions Race and Gender as Factors Related to Math Performance Among Fifth-Graders” Supervised by Thomas Moeller
  • Mathew Boehmer, “The Effects of Media Violence on Behavior as a Function of Consequences and Time Delay” Supervised by Debra Steckler

1982-1983

  • Christiane Miller, “Social Facilitation: A Test of the Mere Presence Hypothesis” Supervised by William Pope