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Students place at annual psychology convention
Issue date: 3/30/07 Section: News
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Two Southwest Baptist students earned second place finishes for their research presentation at the 27th annual Great Plains Students Psychology Convention, hosted March 16-17 at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas.
Seniors Ashley Butler and Adina Butler were awarded second place in their session for their research presentation titled "The relationship of religious fundamentalism and right-wing authoritarianism to political, social and religious issues."
Funded in part by a grant from Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, the convention provides students an opportunity to present their research in a professional setting.
Research presentation categories include oral presentation or poster, graduate or undergraduate and empirical or non-empirical.
In addition to the Butlers' presentation, seniors Lindsey Yellman and Whitney Prewitt gave a presentation on the relationships of racial and religious prejudice to right-wing authoritarianism, religious fundamentalism and Christian orthodoxy.
According to Dr. Shelley Kilpatrick, assistant professor of psychology and faculty advisor to SBU's Psi Chi and SCJS chapters, Yellman and Prewitt's presentation merited placement.
"[In] my completely biased opinion, they should have won first or second place in their session," said Kilpatrick.
"[They] did very well in their presentation. [Prewitt] has mentioned wanting to turn their presentation into a journal article for the undergraduate Journal of Psychological Inquiry."
Along with the many student presentations, the convention featured information and displays from graduate schools, panel discussions, lectures and other displays.
"It is a great deal of fun to be with students who are experiencing their first professional conference," said Kilpatrick. "They get to see what students at other schools are doing with research papers and theoretical papers, as well as professional poster presentations. Best of all is the camaraderie that is developed in the trip itself."
Also representing SBU at the convention were seniors Julie Arnold, Sarah Curtis, Lindsay Owens and Sara Robbins; juniors Sarah Hethmon and Jaclyn Stadt and Pearlene Breshears, counselor, assistant professor of psychology and faculty advisor to SBU's Behavioral Sciences Club.
Seniors Ashley Butler and Adina Butler were awarded second place in their session for their research presentation titled "The relationship of religious fundamentalism and right-wing authoritarianism to political, social and religious issues."
Funded in part by a grant from Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, the convention provides students an opportunity to present their research in a professional setting.
Research presentation categories include oral presentation or poster, graduate or undergraduate and empirical or non-empirical.
In addition to the Butlers' presentation, seniors Lindsey Yellman and Whitney Prewitt gave a presentation on the relationships of racial and religious prejudice to right-wing authoritarianism, religious fundamentalism and Christian orthodoxy.
According to Dr. Shelley Kilpatrick, assistant professor of psychology and faculty advisor to SBU's Psi Chi and SCJS chapters, Yellman and Prewitt's presentation merited placement.
"[In] my completely biased opinion, they should have won first or second place in their session," said Kilpatrick.
"[They] did very well in their presentation. [Prewitt] has mentioned wanting to turn their presentation into a journal article for the undergraduate Journal of Psychological Inquiry."
Along with the many student presentations, the convention featured information and displays from graduate schools, panel discussions, lectures and other displays.
"It is a great deal of fun to be with students who are experiencing their first professional conference," said Kilpatrick. "They get to see what students at other schools are doing with research papers and theoretical papers, as well as professional poster presentations. Best of all is the camaraderie that is developed in the trip itself."
Also representing SBU at the convention were seniors Julie Arnold, Sarah Curtis, Lindsay Owens and Sara Robbins; juniors Sarah Hethmon and Jaclyn Stadt and Pearlene Breshears, counselor, assistant professor of psychology and faculty advisor to SBU's Behavioral Sciences Club.
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