APAGS Poster Session: Showcasing Student Research, Practice, and Professional Development Issues

Saturday - August 18, 2007
Moscone Center, Halls ABC
4:00 - 4:50pm

Graduate Students Emotional Reactions to Multiple Aspects of Social Support
Tiffany A. O’Shaughnessy, BA, Lehigh University; Arnold Spokane, PhD, Lehigh University; Martha C. Cruza-Guet, MS, Lehigh University

Stepping Up: Initiating and Operating a Student-Run Clinical Services Organization
Jennifer Metheny, MS, University of Oregon; Erica Medlock, MA, University of Oregon

Ethnographic Immersion For Cultural Competence: Students’ Perspectives
Victor Cattolico, MA, John F. Kennedy University; John Garry, MA, John F. Kennedy University; Shauna Keller, MA, John F. Kennedy University; Pearly McGee-Vincent, MA, John F. Kennedy University; Kurt Meyers, MA, John F. Kennedy University; Monique Pierre-Louis, MA, John F. Kennedy University; Brenda Shebank, MA, John F. Kennedy University; Anita Smith, MA, John F. Kennedy University

Cross Cultural Validation of Family-Belonging Scale with Taiwanese Youth
Jean C. Tzou, MS, University of Kentucky; Valerie S. Leake, PhD, University of Kentucky

Family Relationships and Coping Strategies: Impact on Cultural Values Conflicts
Anju Kaduvettoor, BS, Lehigh University; Arpana G. Inman, PhD, Lehigh University

Recruiting Niche Populations: Challenges and Benefits for the Student Researcher
Jennifer Reesman, MA, Gallaudet University; Patrick J. Brice, PhD, Gallaudet University

Experiences and Perceptions of Doctoral Graduate Students: A National Study
Harriette E. Wimms, MA, MS, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Kenneth I. Maton, PhD, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Surviving Graduate School: A Case Example of Cohort Collaboration
Ryan J. Androsiglio, BA, Fordham University; Bethany D. Aaronson, BS, Fordham University, Vicky Y. Ng, MA, Fordham University

BMI Group Differences in Self-Esteem, Social Comparisons, and Body Image
Neila Reeves, BA, Oklahoma State University; Carrie L. Winterowd, PhD, Oklahoma State University; Kaycie M. Hicks, MS, Oklahoma University

Applying for the Predoctoral Internship: Training Program Strategies to Help Students Prepare
Michael B. Madson, PhD, University of Southern Mississippi; Jamie D. Aten, PhD, University of Southern Mississippi; Mark M. Leach, PhD, University of Southern Mississippi

Developing a Measure of Power for Romantic Relationships
Marion L. Chapman, MEd; M. Carole Pistole, PhD, Purdue University

Exploring Recommendations for Program Policies in Personal Therapy
Selby M. Conrad, MA, MS, University of Kansas; Sarah B. Sharma, MS, University of Kansas; Melinda J. Key-Roberts, MS, University of Kansas; Maggie L. Syme, MA, University of Kansas; Daniel Suitor, MA, University of Kansas

Preventing Vicarious Traumatization of Mental Health Therapists: Identifying Protective Practices
Richard L. Harrison, MSN, University of British Columbia

Graduate Students: Creating and Implementing Specialty Groups on College Campuses
Amy Cavanaugh, MA, Western Michigan University; Julie M. Davis, MA, Western Michigan University

Getting Student Research Funded: An Introduction to Grant Writing
Misty D. Hall, MA, University of Denver

Broadening the Academic Environment by Developing a Cultural Immersion Program
Kimberlee D. DeRushia, MA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Tina M. Rose, BA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Jamie E. Brass, MA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Training in Child Trauma Psychology: Challenges and Strategies
Karen C. Rogers, PhD, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Catherine Modil, PsyD, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles; Samuel Girguis, PsyD, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Linda D. Havens, PhD, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Blanca Orellana, MA, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles; Ediza Garcia, MA, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

IDEA Legislation: Application to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
Lucy M. Bevil, MA, University of Houston; Dyanna Martinez, MA, University of Houston; Patty Reyes, MA, University of Houston; Mekel Harris, MA, University of Houston; Thomas Kubiszyn, PhD, University of Houston

Why We Pursue Psychology: A Family Systems Perspective of Racial-Ethnic Minorities
Angela Kang, BA, Fordham University; Eric C. Chen, PhD, Fordham University