Accomplishments: Department of Psychology

Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt, Aldo Barrita, Anthony King, and Michelle Strong (all Psychology) recently published a two-study publication titled, "The Slow Violence of Racism on Asian Americans During the COVID-19 Pandemic," in the journal Frontiers in Public Health.  Both studies tracked the unique relationships between psychosocial…
Aldo Barrita (Psychology) was awarded the 2022 Dr. Cynthia De Las Fuentes Dissertation Grant at the 20th annual meeting for the National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA). This grants aims to support dissertation projects that center Latinx communities and Latinx Psychological. Barrita's dissertation proposal was supported based on his…
Aldo Barrita and Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt (both Psychology), recently presented at the 20th annual meeting for the National Latinx Psychological Association (NLPA) two symposium presentations about recent research the GAME Lab has completed in the last two years. Barrita chaired both symposiums focusing on intersectional oppression for racial,…
Anthony King, Ting Tong, Danielle Le, Donna Sim, Aldo Barrita, Richard Chang, and Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt (all Psychology) presented a research poster at the 23rd Annual International Center for Responsible Gambling Conference on gambling and addiction. The title of their poster was, "Cumulative Childhood Adversity Predicts Disordered Gambling and…
Nicole Short (Psychology) recently published a study in Addictive Behaviors that examines prospective associations between insomnia symptoms and later prescription opioid and benzodiazepine use with colleagues Anna Austin and Becky Naumann from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The study found bidirectional associations between…
In the latest edition of The Community Psychologist (p. 26), the official newsletter of the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA, Division 27 of the American Psychological Association, Community Psychology), an announcement was made that featured the appointment of Renato "Rainier" M. Liboro (Psychology) as one of the six SCRA Research…
Solena D. Mednicoff, Sivan Barashy, Destiny Gonzales, Stephen D. Benning, Joel S. Snyder, and Erin E. Hannon (all Psychology) published an article titled, "Auditory affective processing, musicality, and the development of misophonic reactions," in the journal Frontiers in Neuroscience. 
Kara Christensen and Nicole Short (both Psychology), with a colleague at the University of Alberta, published a chapter, "Insomnia in Eating Disorders," in the new book, Eating Disorders. In this chapter, they provide an overview of the literature on insomnia disorder in people with eating disorders, potential mechanisms for comorbidity, and…
With community partners from Toronto, Canada, Renato "Rainier" M. Liboro (Psychology) recently published the article, "Kinky Sex and Deliberate Partner Negotiations: Case Studies of Canadian Transgender Men Who Have Sex with Men, Their HIV Risks, Safer Sex Practices, and Prevention Needs," in the International Journal of Environmental Research and…
Shane Kraus, Kaelyn Griffin, Todd Jennings, and Repairer Etuk (Psychology) and Brett Abarbanel (IGI) and Patrick [Tiange] Xu (Hospitality) recently published four publications.  The first article, "Sports betting around the world: A systematic review," was published in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions supported by a pre-…
Kara Christensen (Psychology) and colleagues at the University of Kansas, led by Kelsie Forbush, recently published an article, "Generalized network psychometrics of eating-disorder psychopathology," in the International Journal of Eating Disorders that compares different models for understanding eating disorder psychopathology…
Doctoral student Rachel DeWald (Psychology, Brain Health) received the Spring 2022 cover artwork award for the Spectra Undergraduate Research Journal. The Office of Undergraduate Research solicits student submissions for the award to have a student-designed cover for each spring and fall issue. The competitive award intends to foster student…