The following graduate students received grants from JMU’s Office of Research and Scholarship to present their work at professional conferences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Assessment and Measurement

Sarah Alahmadi received a grant to present on "What if We Ignore Non-Effortful Responses: The Impact of Rapid-Guessing on Item Parameter Estimates" at the Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA) in Trumbull, CT, October 2022.

Yelisey Shapovalov received a grant to present on "Detecting halo effects in performance assessments: A Rasch measurement model simulation study", at the Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA), Trumbull, Connecticut, October 2022.

Josiah Hunsburger received a grant to present on "The meaning, cost, and value of student learning outcomes: A mixed methods study", at the Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA), Trumbull, Connecticut, October 2022.

Mara McFadden received a grant to present on "Will you give good effort during the test? Simply asking increases examinees' test-taking motivation.", at the Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA), Trumbull, Connecticut, October 2022.

Chris Patterson received a grant to present a poster and presentation, "Observing how College Students Process Culturally Responsive and Antiracist items" at the Observing how College Students Process Culturally Responsive and Antiracist items in Chicago, Il, April 2023.

Katarina Schaefer received a grant to present "The influence of item characteristics and setting on motivation fluctuation du" at the Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA) in Trumbull, CT, October 2022.

Yelisey Shapavalov received a grant to present "Developing criteria for evaluating the quality of state and district assetment literacy initiatives", at the National Council of Measurement in Education, Chicago, Illinois, April, 2023.

Audiology, PhD 

Rebecca Hales received a grant to present a poster on "Neurodiversity: Assessing ADHD Through Speech-on-Speech Masking in Sound", at the American Academy of Audiology and HearTech Expo, Seattle, WA, April, 2023.

Biology

Nicole Cubbage received a grant to present “Investigating the effects of Trpmll mutation on gut morphology" at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) 2023 Conference, San Diego, CA, November, 2022.

Alondra Medina received a grant to present “Does soil stoichiometry affect leaf litter herpetofauna in a lowland tropical wet forest?" at the Neuroscience 2022 , Society for Neuroscience Conference, Austin, TX, January, 2023.

Kentrell Richardson received a grant to present “Understanding context dependent responses to climate change in Arizona Tiger Salamanders" at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) 2023 Conference, Austin, TX, January, 2023.

Rysa Thomas received a grant to present “Sex and life history-dependent variation in stress hormone receptor expression in red sided garter snakes" at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) 2023 Conference, Austin, TX, January, 2023.

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Ashley Oginz-Wilson received a grant to present "What's shame got to do with it? A humanistic approach to sexual temporment and desire in an effort to combat shame.", at the Association of Humanistic Counseling (AHC) 2023 Conference, Denver, CO, May, 2023.

Kimberly Hughes received a grant to present a poster and roundtable of "Deeper than Dysmorphia: H.E.A.L. interventions", at the Association of Humanistic Counseling (AHC) 2023 Conference, Denver, CO, May, 2023.

Hannah Jarrett received a grant to present a poster of "Stages of Racial Identity Development and Race-Based Trauma", at the American Counseling Association Conference, Toronto, Canada, March, 2023.

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Faith Frost received a grant to present a poster of "Mentalizing matters for autistic and non-autistic adults' comprehension of indirect requests", at the Meeting on Languages in Autism Conference, Durham, NC, March, 2023.

Raghav Jha received a grant to present "Effects of age on the amplitude-modulated cVEMPs Temporal Modulation Transfer Function", at the American Balance Society Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, February, 2023.

Heesung Park received a grant to present a poster of "Directional Effect of Target Position on Spatial Selective Auditory Attention", at the 46th Annual MidWinter Meeting of Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO) Conference, Orlando, FL, February, 2023.

Counseling and Supervision

Jinok Lim received a grant to present on "Supporting International Counseling Students during COVID-19: Considerations for Counselor Educators", at the 2022 Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision conference, Portland, Oregon, October 2022.

Lynnquell Gardiner received a grant to present a poster and roundtable of "Reimaging Self and Others: Collaborative Inquiry; Exploring Western Therapy through a Collectivistic ", at the Association for Humanistic Counseling (AHC) 2023 Conference, May, 2023.

Shayna Finn received a grant to present a 50 Minute Content Session on "Climate Change and Student Mental Health: school counselor and environmental education partnerships", at the Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (WACES) Annual Conference, Portland, OR, October, 2022.

Fine Arts

Amelia Greenwald received a grant to present "For the burning of them", a visual art work (woven textile), at the 2023 Fiber Arts Festival; Design Museum, Seoul Art Center, Seoul, South Korea, May, 202

Yulin Yuan received a grant to present "Eff of Choas - 2022", an art exhibition - Colleged Photography, at the 2023 Fiber Arts Festival; Design Museum, Seoul Art Center Seoul, South Korea, May, 2023

Music

Hannah Greer-Young received a grant to present a poster on "A Multi-faceted Review of Sexual Misconduct in Education", at the South Carolina Music Educators Association Professional Development Conference, Columbia, South Carolina, February, 2023.

Occupational Therapy 

Makenna Baugus received a grant to conduct a workshop on "Under Pressure: How Occupational Balance Affects Well-Being", at the  Virginia Occupational Therapy Association, Glen Allen, VA, September, 2022.

Medelyn Bayse received a grant to present a poster on "Exploring Occupational Therapy Students and Clinical Instructor Relationships Regarding a Surge Cap", at the Virginia Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Richmond, VA, September, 2022.

Emily Deitrick received a grant to present a poster on "Alpaca Assisted Activities as an Emerging Area of OT Practice", at the Virginia Occupational Therapy Association 2022 Annual Conference, Glen Allen, VA, September, 2022.

Kiley Eichinger received a grant to present on "Review of the psychological effects of pediatric burns and the impact of burn camps", at the Virginia Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Glen Allen, VA, September, 2022.

Emily Farrell received a grant to present on "Under Pressure: How Occupational Balance Affects Well-Being, at the Virginia Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Glen Allen, VA, September, 2022.

Erin Hood received a grant to present a poster on "Alpaca Assisted Therapy as an Emerging Area of OT Practice", at the Virginia Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Glen Allen, VA, September, 2022.

Grace Hooper received a grant to present a poster on "The Impact of Pediatric Burn Injury on the Self-Efficacy and Resilience in Adulthood", at the Virginia Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Glen Allen, VA, September, 2022.

Brandi Houck received a grant to present on "Exploring OT Students and Clinical Instructors' Relationships Regarding Surge Capacity and Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic," at the Virginia Occupational Therapy Association Conference, Glen Allen, VA, September, 2022.

Kayla Kamper received a grant to conduct a workshop on, "Unlocking the Key to 3D Printing within Occupational Therapy", at the VOTA Annual Conference 2022, Richmond, VA, September, 2022.

Madeline Masi received a grant to present a poster on "Review of Psychological Effects of Pediatric Burns and Impact of Burn Camp", VOTA-Virginia Occupational Therapy Association, Glen Allen, VA, September, 2022.

Madelyne McCrossin received a grant to conduct a workshop on "Unlocking the Key to 3D Printing within Occupational Therapy", at the VOTA Annual Conference 2022, Richmond, VA, September, 2022.

Lauren Morgan received a grant to conduct a workshop on "Under Pressure: How Occupational Balance Affects Well-Being", at the Virginia Occupational Therapy Association 2022 Annual Conference, Glen Allen, VA, September, 2022.

Lauren Murphey received a grant to conduct a workshop on "Unlocking the Key to 3D Printing within Occupational Therapy", at the Virginia Occupational Therapy Association, Richmond, VA, September, 2022.

Nitika Rikhi received a grant to present a poster on "Review of Psychological Effects of Pediatric Burns and Impact of Burn Camp", at the VOTA-Virginia Occupational Therapy Association, Glen Allen, VA, September, 2022.

Brittany Scholsberg received a grant to present a poster on "Alpaca Assisted Therapy as an Emerging Area of OT Practice", at the Virginia Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Glen Allen, VA, September, 2022.

Elizabeth Suhr received a grant to present a poster on "Alpaca Assisted Therapy as an Emerging Area of OT Practice", at the Virginia Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Glen Allen, VA, September, 2022.

Lauren VanHill received a grant to present a poster on "Alpaca Assisted Therapy as an Emerging Area of OT Practice", at the Virginia Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Richmond, VA, September, 2022.

Brooke Williams received a grant to conduct a workshop on "Under Pressure: How Occupational Balance Affects Well-Being", at the Virginia Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, Glen Allen, VA, September, 2022.

Speech-Language Pathology 

Tessa Lewis-Whitson received a grant to present a poster on "Test Buddy: Perspectives from Individuals with Aphasia on a texting pen pal experience", at the Aphasia Access Leadership Summit, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, March, 2023.

Psychological Sciences 

Josiah Hunsberger received a grant to present "The meaning, cost, and value of student learning outcomes: A mixed methods study", at the Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA), Trumbull, CT, October, 2022.

Mara McFadden received a grant to present "The meaning, cost, and value of student learning outcomes: A mixed methods study", at the Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA), Trumbull, CT, October, 2022.

Yelisey Shapovalov received a grant to present "Detecting halo effects in performance assessments: A Rasch measurement model simulation study.", at the Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA), Trumbull, CT, October, 2022.

Yelisey Shapovalov received a grant to present "Developing criteria for evaluating the quality of state and district assetment literacy initiatives", at the National Council of Measurement in Education, Chicago, Illinois, April, 2023.

Autumn Wild received a grant to present a poster on "Normative Data Collection for the Multicultural Neuropsychological Scale (MUNS)", at the National Neuropsychological Society (INS) Conference, San Diego, California, January, 2023.

School Psychology

Sharice Mehlenbacher received a grant to present a poster on "Layers to This: Experience of Black Women Teaching, Learning, Taking the WAIS-IV", at the BSPN Conference hosted by The Black School of Psychology Network, Atlanta, Georgia, April, 2023. 

Sport and Recreation Leadership

Irina Perilova received a grant to present a poster on "The impact of COVID-19 on para-athletes: A case study on motivation and psychological training for the 2020 Paralympic Games.", at the NASSS Conference (North American Society for the Sociology of Sport), Las Vegan, Navada, November, 2022.

Strategic Leadership Studies

Brooke Graham received a grant to present on "Closing the Gender Gap in Healthcare Leadership: Can Administrative Fellowships Play a Role", at the International Leadership Association's 24th annual global conference, Washington DC, October 2022.

Joshua Orndorff received a grant to present on "Adaptive Leadership in Religious & DEI Settings", at the International Leadership Association's 24th annual global conference, Washington DC, October 2022.