Psychology and Social Science.The Division of Psychology and Social Science had a very successful meeting for 2004. In our third year as a combined division, we had a full day of excellent papers and posters from undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty. Our day began with a poster session A poster session is the juried presentation of research information by representatives of several research teams at a congress or conference with an academic or professional focus. These are particularly prominent at scientific conferences such as medical congresses. . The five posters showed the breadth of psychological and social scientific research covering topics as varied as asynchrony asynchrony /asyn·chro·ny/ 1. lack of synchronism; disturbance of coordination. 2. occurrence at distinct times of events normally synchronous; disturbance of coordination.asyn´chronous perception, the clinical usefulness of the Seeking of Noetic no·et·ic adj. Of, relating to, originating in, or apprehended by the intellect. [Greek no Goals (SONG) test, the benefit of spousal involvement in recruitment for clinical trials, using silhouette drawings to test perceptions of desirable body frames, and the behavior of captive bottlenose dolphins. The rest of the day was given to lecture presentations starting with a special session, Life during the 1700s on the Mississippi Gulf Coast--The Moran Studio (22HR511) Burials, organized by Dr. Marie Danforth (USM-Anthropology). The session included seven papers presented by faculty and graduate students from Anthropology at The University of Southern Mississippi and a presenter from the Gulf Coast Chapter of the Mississippi Archeological Association. These papers analyzed what life was like on the Gulf Coast in the 1700s through the study of eight sets of remains found at the Moran Art Studio in Biloxi, MS. Presenters discussed the history and culture of the Native American populations found on the Gulf Coast, the original colonization of the coastal area, and the physical characteristics of the remains found at the art studio as well as their health and diet. Our morning session concluded with four papers by undergraduates and graduate students in anthropology, sociology and psychology from USM USM abbr. 1. United States Mail 2. United States Mint USM n abbr (= United States Mint) → US-Münzanstalt (= United States Mail) → US-Postbehörde and Tougaloo College. Due to the large number of papers received, the division split into concurrent sessions in the afternoon. Papers were presented by undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty from The University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1848, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford and three branch campuses located in Booneville, Tupelo, and Southaven. , Tougaloo College, Jackson State University Jackson State University, often abridged as Jackson State or by its initials JSU is a historically black university located in Jackson, Mississippi founded in 1877. , The University of Southern Mississippi, and Delta State University History Established in 1924 by an act of the Mississippi Legislature, Delta State Teachers College first opened its doors to students in 1925. The name was later changed to Delta State College (1955) and then Delta State University (1974). . Again, the breadth of psychological and social scientific research was highlighted with papers focusing on such varied topics as the American Community Survey The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. , the Stroop effect, suicide, health behaviors of African-American college students, and mother-infant interactions among Garnett's Bushbabies. Four awards were given in the division this year. This year's Best Undergraduate Paper Presentation Award went to Kendria Funchess, USM, for her paper, Does Suicide History or Plan Influence Commitment Decisions. The Best Graduate Student Paper Presentation Award went to Cindy Carter, USM, for her paper, Ancestry, Robusticity, and Stature: Identification Through Long Bone Measurements at the Moran Burials, Biloxi, Mississippi. The Best Undergraduate Poster Award went to Angelique Horace, JSU JSU Jacksonville State University JSU Jackson State University (Jackson, MS, USA) JSU Jewish Student Union , for her poster, Temporal Limits in Asynchrony Perception. The Best Gradu ate Student Poster Award went to Deidre Yeater, USM, for her poster, Voluntary Regurgitation regurgitation /re·gur·gi·ta·tion/ (re-ger?ji-ta´shun) 1. flow in the opposite direction from normal. 2. vomiting. in Captive Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncates). Each student received a certificate and a monetary award. Special thanks is given to Dr. Pamela Banks, Department of Psychology, JSU, for sponsoring these awards. At the divisional business meeting, Dr. Ann Marie Kinnell (USM-Sociology) agreed to remain as chair of the division for 2004-2005. Dr. Sharee Watson (USM-Psychology) was elected vice-chair. Dr. Pamela Banks (JSU-Psychology) agreed to act as Awards Coordinator for the division. Finally, special thanks goes to Dr. Marie Danforth who was a great help in transporting equipment for this years meeting. |
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