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Psychology Pre-Candidacy

Join The University of Tulsa Department of Psychology as our doctoral track students present their research.

Featuring the following talks:

9:50-10:10 a.m. – BISSA, MADISON

Understanding Postpartum Depression and Anxiety for Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals: The Role of Mediators

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10:15-10:35 a.m. – GANN, EMILY

Electrophysiological Activity Underlying Conflict Monitoring within Affective Contexts Across Schizophrenia- and Bipolar-Spectrum Disorders

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10:40-11:00 a.m. – EL-SHAFIE, DALIA

Longitudinal Effects of Aging and Sociodemographic Factors on Youth Prosocial Behaviors: Results from the ABCD Study

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11:05-11:25 a.m. – HASKIN, SYDNEY

Identity Salience, Psychological Proximity to Trauma, and Historical Loss Thinking in Jewish American College Students

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11:30-11:50 a.m. – IQBAL, OWAIS

Efficacy of Stephen Brooks’ Hypnotherapy Strategy for Smoking Cessation Among Male Young Adults

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11:55 a.m.-12:15 p.m. – PRICE, WILLIAM A

Do Incentives Affect Survey Demographics? A Comparison of Environmental Journalists

AI & Psych Panel

Join Psychology Club, AI/ML Club and the Honors Student Association for a discussion on AI and its implications. To provide expertise and answer questions, we invited professors and professionals from a variety of backgrounds to provide their perspectives in a panel. We hope to bring students from a variety of backgrounds together to discuss and explore the broad implications of AI, whether in school or in the workplace, from both a technical and an ethical standpoint. Free food will be provided!

Psychology Club: Opportunities Fair

Come by the Opportunities Fair hosted by the Psychology Club in collaboration with Student Activities Board! There will be free Andolini’s pasta and a whole lot of networking opportunities.

A Cultural History of Phobia: Don James McLaughlin and Rachel Walker Discuss Popular Science in Early America

Professor McLaughlin and Professor Walker wrote the dissertations that would later become books on the topic of popular science in early America as office neighbors in Philadelphia in 2015. They quickly became close friends and incisive readers of each other’s work. Professor Walker’s book, “Beauty and the Brain: The Science of Human Nature in Early America”, published in 2023, has received numerous accolades, including the Mary Kelley Book Prize in Gender and Women’s History from SHEAR in 2024. Join us for a discussion of early popular science and psychology as we celebrate Professor McLaughlin’s 2025 book, “Phobia and American Literature, 1705-1937: A Therapeutic History.”

Child Nightmare Study

What is it?

This is a behavioral therapy treatment with no overnight visits and no medication. The goal of therapy is to reduce and reframe children’s nightmare frequency and duration.

Who will you be working with?

The supervisors of the project are experts in pediatric mental health and include a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and a Clinical Psychologist. Our team also includes advanced students in the Clinical Psychology program at The University of Tulsa and students and staff at the OU/UTulsa School of Community Medicine.

What will you be asked to do?

Children and their caregiver are asked to complete a virtual phone screen, orientation and consent visit. Then, they will complete a feedback appointment, and if therapy is deemed appropriate, they will attend assessment and therapy visits. After treatment, there will be a follow up phone call and text messages. Throughout the duration of the treatment, sleep trackers will be sent via text message for the child to complete nightly.

Eligibility:

Children and adolescents ages 6-17 who experience at least 1 nightmare per week may be eligible for this study.

Compensation 

For the consent, baseline assessment, and each therapy visit, you will receive a $10 gift card. You will receive a $15 gift card for each post-treatment or post-waitlist assessment. We offer a bonus of $50 if you complete all the sessions. This amounts to roughly $150.

Additionally, children and adolescents will be able to choose a small gift from a virtual treasure box at the end of each visit. These gifts will be delivered to them via Amazon prime. We estimate the value of children’s gifts to be $40-$50 total.

Contact Information:

SPARTA Lab – Sleep Strong
918-631-3242
sleepstrong@ouhsc.edu

This work is approved by UTulsa’s IRB (15401).

Halloweenies with Psychology Club

Join Psychology Club in celebrating Halloween with therapy dogs, candy and fun brain games! Learn about the psychology behind optical illusions and try making it on our Stroop Task leaderboard!