Students from the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences (CBCS) participated in ±«Óãtv's 2025 Graduate and Postdoctoral Research Symposium. The symposium, hosted annually by the Office of Graduate Studies and the Graduate and Professional Student Council, showcases the research of graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in an effort to foster further academic collaboration.
Below is a list of participants from CBCS:
- Dimitri Brunelle from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD), whose major professor is Joseph Walton, PhD, presented their research on “Age-Related Alteration of Neural Correlates of Tone-in-Noise Detection in the Auditory Midbrain.â€
- Ansley Davis from CSD, whose major professor is Ruth Bahr, PhD, presented their research on “When Social Cues Clash: How Adults with DLD Process Emotional Mismatches.â€
- Karah Greene from the School of Social Work, whose major professor is Sondra Fogel, PhD, presented their research on “Reentry Support: Helping Individuals Connect to HIV Care After Incarceration.â€
- Brooke Haney from the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy (MHLP), whose major professor is Kathleen Moore, PhD, presented their research on “Understanding the Rationale for Civil Commitment: Perspectives of Concerned Parties.â€
- Richard Hilpert from the Department of Child and Family Studies (CFS), whose major professor is Marina Bornovalova, presented their research on “Temporal Dynamics of Affective States and Maladaptive Behaviors: Insights from Network Modeling.â€
- Jocelyn Jarvis from CFS, whose major professor is Marilyn Stern, PhD, presented their research on “Health Care Access as a Predictor of Perceived Health Status During the COVID-19 Pandemic.â€
- Mykenzie King from MHLP, whose major professor is Kristin Kosyluk, PhD, presented their research on “Reducing Internalized Stigma Among College Students Through the ‘Up to Me’ Program.â€
- Ana Paula dos Santos Rodrigues, a postdoctoral scholar mentored by Marilyn Stern, PhD, presented their research on "Hidden Struggles: Disordered Eating and Food Insecurity in Young Adult Cancer Survivors"
- Estefania Simon from CFS, whose major professor is Tammy Jorgensen Smith, PhD, presented their research on “Interactions of Juveniles with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System: A Systematized Review.â€
- Ciara Spivey from MHLP, whose major professor is Kristin Kosyluk, PhD, presented their research on “Stories Ending Stigma: Reducing Addiction Stigma Through Real-Life Narratives.â€
- Sierra Tentis from MHLP, whose major professor is Amber Gum, PhD, presented their research on “Functional Impairment as a Predictor of COVID-19-Related Anxiety and Resilience.â€