Student Research

One of the real strengths of our program is the opportunity for students to work closely with faculty on scholarly research.  All of our full-time faculty are active researchers and provide opportunities for students to work on faculty-directed projects or to develop their own ideas.  As you can see by the long list of presentations and publications that follows, these collaborative endeavors are quite successful in producing quality research.  Another presentation opportunity for Psychology students is the MCLA Undergraduate Research Conference in which many Psychology majors present their work every year.

Student and Faculty Presentations 

(student names are highlighted)

Byrne, T., & Fortier, B. (2004, October). Self-control choice: Methodological and conceptual issues.  Paper presented at the 25tht Berkshire Conference on Behavior Analysis and Therapy.  Amherst, Massachusetts.

Tirrell, S., May, T., & Byrne, T. (2004, October).  Analysis of delay-interval responding during acquisition with delayed reinforcement.  Paper presented at the 25th Berkshire Conference on Behavior Analysis and Therapy.  Amherst, Massachusetts

Tirrell, S., May, T., & Byrne, T. (2004, May) Further analysis of the effects of reinforcement delays on response acquisition.  Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Boston.

Janschewitz, K.  (2004, April).  Lexical decision tasks and recall of taboo and nontaboo words.  Paper presented at the 2004 Annual Conference of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.  [Advisor:  T. Jay]

Jay, T. & Duncan, T.  (2004, April).  Two hundred college students' memories of punishment for cursing.  Paper presented at the 2004 Annual Conference of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

King, K. & Jay, T.  (2004, April).  Memory for taboo and emotion words:  A levels of processing approach.  Paper presented at the 2004 Annual Conference of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Tirrell, S. A., Denette, E., & Bartini, M.  (2004, April).  Relational and overt aggression in adolescence:  A comparison of self-report and peer nomination instruments.  Poster presented at the 2004 Annual Conference of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Brooks, P. R., Garrison, A. J., LaLonde, J. A., Quinones, T., & Bathija, S. (2003, April).  Stress, coping, and sleep: Comparisons of first-year and upper-division college students.  Poster presented at Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.

Bartini, M., Zamboni, S., Leone, E., Marshall, N., & Polidoro, M.  (2002, October).  Long-term effects of adolescent relational and overt peer victimization.  Poster presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the New England Psychological Association, Nashua, NH.

Shugure, K, Wicklund, E., Reid, N., Geranios, K., Hansen, H., & Byrne, T. (2002, May). Learning and awareness: A systematic replication. Poster to be presented at the annual convention of the  Association for Behavior Analysis, Toronto, Canada.

White, V., Ugrinow, V., Vansickle, A., Sigsworth, M., Morris, E., & Byrne, T. (2002, May).  Delay discounting and eating disorders. . Poster to be presented at the annual convention of the  Association for Behavior Analysis, Toronto, Canada.

Marshall, N., Zamboni, S., Polidoro, M., & Leone, E.  (2002, April).  Long-term correlates of relational victimization.  Poster presented at the 27th  Annual Greater Boston Undergraduate Psychological Research Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.  **AWARDED BEST POSTER PRESENTATION**  [Advisor:  M. Bartini]

Todd, A. N.  (2002, April).  Race of experimenter:  Assessing racial attitudes.  Poster presented at the 27th  Annual Greater Boston Undergraduate Psychological Research Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.  [Advisor:  J. May]

Jay, T., King, K., & Duncan, T.  (2002, March).  Soap in my mouth:  Narratives of punishment for cursing.  Paper presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, Massachusetts.

Morris, E. A., Brooks, P. R., & May, J. L.  (2002, March).  The relationship between achievement goal orientation and coping style:  Traditional vs. nontraditional college students.  Poster presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Boston, Massachusetts.

Fortier, B.  (2001, April).  Teaching infant sign language to infants and toddlers.  Paper presented at the 26th  Annual Greater Boston Undergraduate Psychological Research Conference, Salem, Massachusetts.  **AWARDED BEST PAPER PRESENTATION**  [Advisor:  J. May]

Todd, A. N.  (2001, April).  Race, gender, and appearance:  Do they play a role in yielding to pedestrians?  Poster presented at the 26th  Annual Greater Boston Undergraduate Psychological Research Conference, Salem, Massachusetts.  [Advisor:  J. May]

Stevens, A., Fortier, B., Spanos, J., Clark-Mitchel, J., Kussius, J., Barnard, J. & Byrne, T. (2000, October).  Delay discounting: Commentary and extension.  Poster presented at the 21st Berkshire Conference on Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Amherst, Massachusetts.

Byrne, T., Duguay, F.,Babcock, Q., MacMillin, J., Maloy, C., Connors, D.,& McNulty, S. (2000, May).  Self-control in humans: The role of probability and delayed, aversive consequences.  Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Washington D.C..

Byrne, T., McNulty, S.,Connors, D., Maloy, C., MacMillin,J., Babcock, Q.,& Duguay, F. (2000, May).  Learning with delayed reinforcement: An investigation of self-generated rules.  Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavior Analysis, Washington D.C..

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Student and Faculty Publications

(student names are highlighted)

Vansickel, A., White, V., & Byrne, T.  (in press).  Acquisition and maintenance of lever pressing with prolonged exposure to delayed reinforcement.  The Psychological Record.

Morris, E. A., Brooks, P. R., & May, J. L. (2003). The relationship between achievement goal orientation and coping style: Traditional vs. nontraditional college students. The College Student Journal, 37(1), 3-8.

Byrne, T., McNulty, S., Babcock, Q., Connors, D., MacMillin, J., Duguay, F., & Maloy, C. (2000)  Verbal Behavior and initial exposure to delayed reinforcement.  Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 17, 129-141.

Babcock, Q., & Byrne, T.  (2000) Student perceptions of methylphenidate abuse at a public liberal arts college.  Journal of American College Health, 49, 143-145.

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Faculty Scholarship

Methe, M., & Byrne, T. (2004, May).  Data collection strategies for the classroom.  Workshop presented at the Fourteenth Annual Special Education Conference, Greenfield, MA.

Byrne, T. (2004, May) Applied Behavior Analysis: An introduction for educators.  Invited Workshop presented at the Fourteenth Annual Special Education Conference, Greenfield, MA

Harris, C., Jay, T., & Pope, L.  (2004, April).  High arousal:  Why are taboo words easy to recall without elaborative processing?  Paper presented at the 2004 Annual Conference of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Jay, T. B., & Brooks, P. R. (2004). Self-censorship in course diaries.  College Teaching, 45(1), 1-4.

Brooks, P. R. (2003, November).  Metaphors of abundance and deprivation in psychotherapy.  Workshop presented at American Academy of Psychotherapists Institute and Conference, Boston, MA.

Denelli-Hess, D, & Foss, D.  (2003, May).  Promoting health and wellness:  Building bridges between academics and health centers in small colleges.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American College Health Association, Miami Beach, FL.

Jay, T. B., & Brooks, P. R. (2003, April).  Self-censorship in course diaries.  Paper presented at Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.

Bartini, M.  (2003, April).  The benefits of learning management software in traditional classrooms.  Poster presented at the 2003 Annual Conference of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.

Brooks, P. R. (2003). Commentary on Person, "Feeling Strong:  Power in Intimate Relationships".  Voices:  The Journal of the American Academy of Psychotherapists, 39(1), 51-54.

Jay, T. B.  (2003).  The Psychology of Language.  Upper Saddle River, NJ:  Prentice-Hall.

Jay, T. B.  (2003).  Instructor's Manual and Test Items for the Psychology of Language.  Upper Saddle River, NJ:  Prentice-Hall.

Brooks, P. R. (2002).  Commentary on "Couples therapy with Jane and Dick".  Voices:  The Journal of the American Academy of Psychotherapists, 38(3), 80-81.

Jay, T. B.  (2001, October).  Taboo words in figures of speech:  Too hot to handle?  Paper presented at New England Psychological Association Meeting, Danbury, CT.

Jay, T. B.  (2001, October).  Chair, Paper session:  Personality and Social Psychology.  New England Psychological Association Meeting, Danbury, CT.

Jay, T. B.  (2001, Fall).  Psycholinguistics:  To be taboo or not to be.  Mind's Eye, 7-22.

Jay, T. B.  (2000).  Why We Curse:  A Neuro-Psycho-Social Theory of Speech.  Philadelphia:  John Benjamins Pub Co.

Jay, T. B.  (2000).  What to do when your kids start talking dirty.  Parent Guide, 18(9), 20.

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