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Publications and Conference Presentations

Journal Publications  

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Nishtar, M.*, & Nichols, D. F. (2024) Impact of dementia severity on the volume of the Limbic system-related brain components in women with Alzheimer’s disease. Impulse, 1-10. https://impulse.pubpub.org/pub/luwkts4a/release/2

Coflin, K.*, & Powell, D. N. (2022). Comparison of emerging adults’ bid responses based on their attachment. Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/cfp0000236

Dillon-Owens, C.*, Findley-Van Nostrand, D., Ojaneen, T., & Buchholz, C. (2022). Cognitive & Affective Empathy in Adolescents: Ties to Social-Emotional Adjustment. Social Psychology.

Kracht, T.*, & Powell, D. N. (2021). Media consumption: Association with implicit theories of romantic relationships. Psi Chi: Journal of Psychological Research, 26(4), 363-373. https://doi.org/10.24839/2325-7342.JN26.4.363 

Powell, D. N., & Gaines, S.* (2021). Emerging adults’ timing and self-efficacy for transitional and gradual roles. Psi Chi: Journal of Psychological Research, 26(3), 307-317. https://doi.org/10.24839/2325-7342.JN26.3.307  

McAllister, S.K.*, & Nichols, D.F. (2018). Monoamine Oxidase in the regulation of biopsychological factors: A literature review of the correlates of time perspective, sensation-seeking, boredom proneness, and affect. Modern Psychological Studies, 23(2), article 8. https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol23/iss2/8

Shields, S.M.*, Morse, C.E.*, & Nichols, D.F. (2017). Exploration of methodological and participant-related influences on the number of artifacts in ERP data. Impulse, 1-15. https://impulse.appstate.edu/sites/impulse.appstate.edu/files/Shields%20et%20al.2017.pdf

Shields, S.M.*, Morse, C.E.*, Arrington, P.*, & Nichols, D.F. (2017). Influence of smiling on initial reactions co-occurs with processing of facial attractiveness. American Journal of Undergraduate Research, 14(2), 65-79.

Shields, S.M.*, Morse, C.E.*, Applebaugh, E.D.*, Muntz, T.L.*, & Nichols, D.F. (2016). Are electrode caps worth the investment? An evaluation of EEG methods in undergraduate neuroscience lab courses and research. The Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, 15(1), 29-37.

Grant, A.*, Benons, R.*, Johns, A.*, Hobson, M.*, Nichols, D. (2016). Foreign accent perception and processing with EEG. Impulse, 1-9. http://impulse.appstate.edu/sites/impulse.appstate.edu/files/Grant%20et%20al.pdf 

Capps, R.E.*, Van Buren, E.*, Kluge, B.*, Thompson, S.*, & Nichols, D.F. (2016). Effect of accent familiarity on language processing via alpha and beta brain wave activity. Impulse, 1

Conference Presentations

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Powell, D. N., Findley-Van Nostrand, D., & Fetinci, K.* (2023, November). Friendship dissolutions in emerging adulthood: Differing reactions based on type and role in dissolution. Poster presented at the National Council for Family Relations Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.

Nichols, D. F. & Le, J. (2023, Nov). Decoding both the temporal and spatial frequency of time varying stimuli points to utility of complex cells. Poster presented at ABRCMS, Phoenix, AZ.

Powell, C* & Findley-Van Nostrand, D. (2023, February). With friends like these, who sees enemies? Understanding effects of peer and parental attachment and hostile attribution bias on aggression. Poster presented at the annual Society for Social and Personality Psychology conference, Atlanta, GA.

Parker, E.* & Findley-Van Nostrand, D. (2023, February). Relational victimization and gender identity as predictors of adjustment in emerging adults. Poster presented at the annual Society for Social and Personality Psychology conference, Atlanta, GA.

Campbell, B*. & Findley-Van Nostrand, D. (2022, April). The effects of elicited jealousy on masculinity and relational aggression in emerging adult men. Presented at the University of Virginia’s Starling Reid Conference, Charlottesville, VA.

 Baker, K.* & Findley-Van Nostrand, D. (2022, April). Emerging adults’ striving for popularity and relational aggression: Associations with narcissism and perceptions of parental behaviors and motives. Presented at the University of Virginia’s Starling Reid Conference, Charlottesville, VA.

 McDonald, C.* & Findley-Van Nostrand, D. (2022, April). Technology use and need fulfillment in older adults. Presented at the University of Virginia’s Starling Reid Conference, Charlottesville, VA.

 Powell, C.,* & Findley-Van Nostrand, D. (2022, April). With friends like these, who sees enemies? Understanding effect of peer, parental, and romantic attachment on hostile attribution bias and aggression. Presented at the University of Virginia’s Starling Reid Conference, Charlottesville, VA.

Buchholz, C., Middelthon, R., & Rygalski, E. (2023, November). Personalized accounts of harm lead to increased empathy for women who have suffered because of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Charlotte, NC.

Rygalski, E., Buchholz, C., (2023, November). Positive integration and adverse effects associated with        recreational psilocybin use: A correlational study. Poster presented at the annual meeting       of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Charlotte, NC.

 Middelthon, R. & Buchholz, C. (2023, November). Fact or fiction: Do facial augmentation filters on Tik Tok impact self-esteem and perceptions of attractiveness? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Charlotte, NC.

Parker, E.* & Findley-Van Nostrand, D. (2022, April). Relational victimization and gender identity as predictors of adjustment in emerging adults. Presented at the University of Virginia’s Starling Reid Conference, Charlottesville, VA

Painter, N.* & Buchholz, C. (2022, February). Disgust sensitivity and prejudice toward immigrants during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presented at the twenty-third annual meeting of the  Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

Findley-Van Nostrand, D., & Campbell, B.* (November 2021). Relational Aggression in Emerging Adults: The Roles of Peer Status and Affiliated Motives, Strategies, and Insecurity. Talk presented at the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood conference.

Page, G.*, & Powell, D. N. (2021, April). The effects of religion on marital beliefs and behaviors. Paper presented at the Carolinas Psychology Conference, Buies Creek, NC. *Conducted virtually due to Covid-19 

Packard, A.*, & Powell, D. N. (2021, April). Perceptions of assessment: Comparing college students and faculty. Paper presented at the Carolinas Psychology Conference, Buies Creek, NC. *Conducted virtually due to Covid-19 

Campbell, B.* & Findley-Van Nostrand, D. (October 2021). Effects of elicited jealousy on relational aggression in men: The roles of masculine contingency and threatened masculinity. Society for Southeastern Social Psychologists annual conference.

Bacon, S.,* & Findley-Van Nostrand, D. (February, 2021). Authenticity and motives for belonging and popularity: Associations with self-presentational strategies on social media. Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting (virtual).

Bructo, C.*, & Findley-Van Nostrand, D. (February, 2021). Achievement goal orientations and persistence in STEM majors: Associations and differences by gender and underrepresented minority status. Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting (virtual).

Painter, N.*, Buchholz, C., & Powell, L.* (2021, February). Fear of food contamination and biases toward Chinese restaurants during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presented at the twenty-second annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Virtual Convention.

Caulder, S.* & Findley-Van Nostrand, D. (February, 2021). Grandiose and pathological narcissism: Associations with Hostile Attribution Bias and Provoked Aggression. Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting (virtual).

Hunt, K. N.*, & Powell, D. N. (2021, February). Ignoring red flags: Self-efficacy and self-disclosure in online romantic relationships. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology annual conference, Austin, TX. *Conducted virtually due to Covid-19 

Joseph, A.*, & Powell, D. N. (2021, February). Cyberstalking behaviors after the use of ghosting. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology annual conference, Austin, TX. *Conducted virtually due to Covid-19 

Powell, D. N., Harmon, R.*, Hunt, K. N.*, Page, G. E.* (2020, November). A cross-cultural comparison of caregivers’ concerns and perceived resources for children with disabilities. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations annual conference, St. Louis, MO. *Conducted virtually due to Covid-19 

Harmon, R.*, & Powell, D. N. (2020, June). Parenting a child with a disability in Mexico: Understanding caregivers’ concerns and perceptions of resources. Paper presented at the Georgia Undergraduate Research in Psychology Conference, Kennesaw, GA.

Powell, D. N., Lawrence, R.*, Page, G. E.*, & Hunt, K. N.* (2020, November). Expectations for parenting: Extending correlates of gatekeeping and coparenting to cohabitating non-parents and testing an association with leisure activities. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations annual conference, St. Louis, MO. *Conducted virtually due to Covid-19 

Powell, D. N., Kracht, T.*, Hamilton, M. J.*, Hunt, K. N.*, & Birkel, A.* (2019, November). The association between implicit theories of relationships and emerging adults' expectations for romantic relationships. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations annual conference, Fort Worth, TX. 

Hunt, K. N.*, Powell, D. N., Coflin, K.*, Packard, A.*, Page, G. E.*, & Hamilton, M. J.* (2019, October). Emerging adults’ bid responses: A pilot study on romantic communication. Poster presented at the biennial Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood conference, Toronto, Canada. 

Packard, A.*, Powell, D. N., & Gaines, S.* (2019, October). Teaching self-efficacy of emerging adults across a first-level education course with community-based learning. Poster presented at the biennial Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood conference, Toronto, Canada.  

Dillon-Owens, C.*, Findley-Van Nostrand, D., Ojaneen, T., & Buchholz, C. (2019, March). Early adolescent cognitive & affective empathy direct & interactive ties to social-emotional adjustment. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.

Furlow, L. C.*, Moughrabi, N. Y.*, & Osterman, L. L. (2018, March). Allocation of mate budgets as a function of environmental threat and life history strategy. Poster presented at the Evolutionary Psychology Preconference of the annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.  

Dillon-Owens, C.,* Miller, M.*, Powell, L.*, Buchholz, C., Smith, A.*, & Poore, S.* (2018, March). Understanding moral decision making using self-driving cars. Poster presented at the nineteenth annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.  

Nichols, D., & McAllister, S.* (2018, March). Time perspective as a state-based measure. Poster presented at the nineteenth annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.  

Osterman, L. L, Carr, A. L.*, Matera, B. M.* & Gornick, L. J. (2018, March). Trait empathy moderates belief bias in emotionally-evocative reasoning tasks. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.  

Buchholz, C., Powell, L.*, Miller, M.*, Dillon-Owens, C.*, Poore, S.*, & Smith, A.* (2018, March). The moral dilemma of self-driving cars. Poster presented at the nineteenth annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.  

Busse, K.*, Powell, D. N., & Lawrence, R.* (2018, February). Perceptions of organizational climate and job satisfaction by employees within the United States and United Kingdom. Poster presented at the Academy of Human Resource Development annual conference, Richmond, VA.  

Busse, K.*, Powell, D. N., & Lawrence, R.* (2018, February). When work-life balance ideals do not match reality: The impact on UK and US employees' well-being. Poster presented at the Academy of Human Resource Development annual conference, Richmond, VA.  

Powell, D. N. & Bolton, S.* (2017, November). Parental knowledge and adjustment of mothers in a treatment facility. Poster presented at the National Council for Family Relations annual conference, Orlando, FL.  

Powell, D. N., Lawrence, R.*, & Karraker, K. (2017, November). Caring for toddlers: Parents' experiences, desires, and satisfaction. Poster presented at the National Council for Family Relations annual conference, Orlando, FL.  

Coflin, K.*, Kreuzburg, K.*, Powell, D. N., & Preston, V.* (2017, November). Associations between emerging D. N. Powell 5 adults' personality and their perceptions of children with clinical and developmental diagnoses. Poster presented at the biennial Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood conference, Washington, DC.  

Gaines, S.*, Zydel, M.*, Kracht, T.*, Powell, D. N. (2017, November). The influence of mastery experiences on self-efficacy for transitional and gradual roles. Poster presented at the biennial Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood conference, Washington, DC.  

Kirchoff, C.*, Preston, V.*, Powell, D. N., & Coflin K.* (2017, November). Emerging adults' perceptions of peers with chronic health conditions. Poster presented at the biennial Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood conference, Washington, DC.  

Busse, K.*, Powell, D. N., Yoke, C.*, Gaines, S.*, & Wuerthner, H.* (2017, April). Young adults' career self efficacy and attitudes regarding work-family issues. Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Orlando, FL.  

Conner, A.*, Kracht, T.*, Powell, D. N., Zydel, M.*, Lawrence, R.*, & Kreuzburg, K.* (2017, April). Time since parental divorce: Associations with attachment to parents and intentions for future marital and family roles. Poster presented at the biennial meeting for the Society for Research on Child Development, Austin, TX.  

Gaines, S.*, Boothroyd, R., & Powell, D. N. (2017, April). Impact of adverse childhood experiences and future aspirations on the mental health status of adolescent girls in the welfare system. Poster presented at the biennial meeting for the Society for Research on Child Development, Austin, TX.  

Gaines, S.*, Zydel, M.*, Kracht, T.*, Powell, D. N., & Di Felice, A.* (2017, April). Emerging adults' gender role self-efficacy and expectations for divisions of labor. Poster presented at the biennial meeting for the Society for Research on Child Development, Austin, TX.  

Kreuzburg, K.*, Kirchoff, C.*, Powell, D. N., Bolton, S.*, & Conner, A.* (2017, April). Understanding emerging adults' perceptions of children with clinical and developmental diagnoses. Poster presented at the biennial meeting for the Society for Research on Child Development, Austin, TX.  

Buchholz, C., Nguyen, D.*, Miller, M.*, Smith, A.*, Dillon-Owens, C.*, & Poore, S.* (2017, January). Examining the role of empathy in Trump supporters' desire to punish outgroup members. Poster presented at the eighteenth annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

Osterman, L. L., & Perkinson, R. M.* (2017, January). The effect of simultaneous disease and economic threats and life history strategy on women's facial masculinity preferences. Poster presented at the Evolutionary Psychology Preconference at the annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.  

*indicates student authors