Mentored Student Research Program
Overview
Research is vital and at DMU students are vital to research.
Contributions from students are vital in helping move campus research forward. The Mentored Student Research Program is an excellent opportunity for students to highlight their research findings. We’re excited to offer both oral and poster presentations and all summer research students are invited to participate. Students may present on any topic or experience related to research.
Agenda
9 am | Registration and Poster Viewing |
9:30 am | Welcome Jeffrey Gray, PhD |
9:45 am | Student Keynote Presentations Variation in Carbohydrate Utilization by Trichomonads of Man Inhabiting Distinct Anatomical Niches Evolution of Coyote Mandibles in Response to Introduction of Competitors and Megafaunal Extinctions Comparison of Arch Height Index in Individuals with and without Plantar Heel Pain Basic Access and Health Insurance: Informing Policymakers Regarding Public Survey Data |
10:45 am | Keynote Address: Racial Discrimination and HIV-Risk Cognitions and Behaviors Among African American Young Adults Michelle Stock, PhD
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11:45 am | Lunch and Poster Presentations |
1 pm | Closing Words |
Keynote Speaker
Michelle Stock, PhD
Associate Professor of Applied Social Psychology, The George Washington University
Dr. Stock focuses her research on applying social-psychological theories to the study of risky health cognitions and behaviors, including substance use, sexual behaviors, and UV exposure. Her experimental and survey research focuses on the application of dual-processing models, in particular the Prototype-Willingness model (Gibbons, Gerrard, & Lane, 2003), to provide a framework for understanding the cognitive (both heuristic and reasoned) constructs and situational factors that affect health decisions.
The research conducted in Dr. Stock's lab can be split into three main areas:
- The relation among risk behavior, social comparison, and perceptions of risk.
- Applying social psychological theory and the Prototype-Willingness model to health interventions.
- Examining the relation between racial discrimination and risky health cognitions and behaviors as well as risk and protective factors that may help explain and that may reduce this relation.
Location
CE Credits
Available Credit
- 4.00 CE Contact Hour(s)