Western Psychology Association Meeting

Congratulations to the CSUF students and faculty members who made presentations at the Western Psychological Association meeting in Irvine on April 11-14.

• DATA COLLECTION USING THE INTERNET  Pamela J. Drake, William D. Marelich & Sandra Wakcher 
• INVITED PRESENTATION: PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTATION VIA THE WORLD WIDE WEB Michael Birnbaum
• TECHNOLOGY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS: HAS THERE BEEN PROGRESS?, Sharon Seidman Milburn & Susanne Marie Valdez
• ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN THE PREDICTORS OF ADOLESCENT DELINQUENCY, Tia E. Kim & Kay Bathurst
• THE EFFECT OF EXPERT TESTIMONY ON JUROR VERDICTS: A META-ANALYSIS, Jennifer L. Devenport, Ryan Ramos & Ilene Calderon
• DEVELOPMENT OF A NEED FOR SEXUAL INTIMACY SCALE, Florence C. Bush, William D. Marelich, Michael Harden, Jyotsnaben Patel, Brenda Awe-Eggers, Tonya Clark & John Fike
• THE RELATION AMONG ASSESSMENT MEASURES IN CHILD CUSTODY LITIGATION, Tammy L. Root, Kay Bathurst, Allen Gottfried & George A. Marcoulides
• SUCCESSFUL AGING, COGNITIVE RESERVE, AND THE EFFECTS OF NEURAL COMPENSATION, Victoria Rodlin
• THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SLEEP BEHAVIOR, DAYTIME SLEEPINESS AND COGNITIVE PROCESSING, Monica Coto & Daniel W. Kee
• MOTIVES FOR ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS, Cherie Ann Ibanez & Julie Stokes
• THE EFFECT OF MUSIC AND MUSIC TEMPO ON MOOD STATES, Jessica E. Chavarria & Jennifer L. Devenport
• PARENT/CHILD DISCREPANCIES IN ACADEMIC EXPECTATIONS: ACCOMMODATION OR STRESS?, Jacqueline K. Coffman, Shelli Anne Wynants, Emily Chia-Hsin Cheng & Stacy Janelle Caron
• ACCURACY OF PERSONALITY JUDGMENTS AND INTERVIEWER BIAS ACROSS INTERVIEW FORMATS, Serah S. Fatani & Melinda Blackman
• PERSONALITY COMPARISON OF AIRLINE PILOT INCUMBENTS, APPLICANTS, AND THE POPULATION, Sandra Wakcher, Kara Cross (Psychological Services and Psychological Assessment for Professional Pilots) & Melinda Blackman
• FAMILY SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT: EFFECTS ON CHILDREN`S VOCATIONAL INTEREST, Emily Chia-Hsin Cheng, Evelin Szewczyk & Vivienne Ganga
• TEMPERAMENT AND BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS: LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH FROM INFANCY THROUGH ADOLESCENCE, Pamella H. Oliver, Susanne M. Valdez, Ewelina Szewczyk, Diana Guerin & Allen Gottfried
• PREDICTORS OF GENEALOGICAL INTEREST AND BEHAVIOR: GENERATIVITY, MOBILITY, AND SENSE OF PLACE, Pamela J. Drake, Sandra Wakcher, Rob Ahlborn & William D. Marelich
• ACADEMIC COPING AMONG ELEMENTARY STUDENTS: LINKS TO SCHOLASTIC COMPETENCE AND SELF-WORTH, Eugene H. Wong, Dudley J. Wiest (California State University, San Bernardino) & Joseph M. Cervantes
• THE FUNDAMENTAL THINGS APPLY: EXPRESSED PREFERENCES OF MATCHMAKING CLIENTS, Stanley Woll & Tamara Mastri
• MANAGING IMPRESSIONS ON THE INTERNET: RESEARCH ON INTERNET DATING SERVICES, Janice Botzbach, Deborah Wilson, Lori Patti & Stanley Woll
• GENDER DIFFERENCES WITH RESPECT TO STATE ANXIETY AND COMMUNICATION CHANNEL, Brendon Ladd, Jamie Pivonka, Mercedes Manotas-Vesga & Jinni A. Harrigan
• PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS: POTENTIAL MODERATOR OF WORK-STRESS EFFECTS ON MARITAL INTERACTIONS, Pamella Oliver, Adabel Lee, Gayla Margolin & Martha A. Rios (University of Southern California)
• BIRTH ORDER DIFFERENCES IN THE QUALITY OF ADULT SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS, Heidi R. Riggio
• EFFECT OF CULTURE ON THE PERCEPTIONS OF ANXIETY IN OTHERS, Jamie Pivonka, Brendon Ladd, Mercedes Manotas-Vesga & Jinni A. Harrigan
• DETECTING TRAIT ANXIETY IN OTHERS, Lawrence D. Wright & Jinni A. Harrigan
• PHONE SEX WITH OVERWEIGHT PARTNERS: IS IT MARITAL INFIDELITY?, Diana J. Kyle (Fullerton College) & Shonnie Dawn Courtroul (California State University, Fullerton)
• A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONING, Jacqueline K. Coffman, Emily Chia-Hsin Cheng & Vivienne Ganga
• MULTICULTURAL WOMEN`S AND MEN`S EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLD LABOR, Joanne Hoven Stohs
• ETHNICITY, GENDER, AND ETHNIC MATCHING ON PERCEPTIONS OF RAPE VICTIMS, Catherine R. Brouillard, Brett Wheeler, Lisa Mori (California State University, Fullerton) & Lawrence Schneider (University of North Texas)
• PERCEPTIONS OF THE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF SHYNESS AND SOCIAL ANXIETY, Aimee Nelson & Chris Cozby
• GUESS WHO`S COMING TO DINNER? CURRENT ATTITUDES TOWARD EXOGAMOUS RELATIONSHIPS, Enjolie L. Lafaurie & Jennifer L. Devenport

Psych Day - April 18

Psych Day is coming on April 18. Watch for flyers announcing the speakers and panels for a full day of information and fun activities for all psych majors.

El Toro Campus Opens Fall 2002

Visit the department Web site 

Take a look at the department's Web site at http://psych.fullerton.edu. You can find information on faculty, advisement, and links to useful sources of information for psychology majors.  And don't forget the many campus career resources such as the Career Planning and Placement Center and the Center for Careers in Teaching.

Student Organizations

Take part in one (or more!) of the department's student organizations. The organizations sponsor speakers, workshops, and the annual Psych Day.

• PDSA is the Psychology Department Student Association open to all students and affiliated with the Department Associations Council. The officers are:
  Frank Carrillo - President
  Justin Samuel - Vice President
  Eka Pebri - Treasurer
  Francis Eschenwald - Publicity
  Esther Choi - Secretary
  Dr. Blackman is the faculty advisor for PDSA.
  
• Psi Chi is the national honor society in psychology. Officers this year are:
  Tonya Clark - President
  Jennifer Alonso - Vice President
  Amanda Vanderberg - Membership Coordinator
  Kim Nowak - Treasurer 
  Psi Chi membership applications are available on-line, in the Psychology Student Handbook, Psychology Department office (H-830M), Psychology Student Lounge, and Psychology Advising office (H-507). Prospective members should contact Amanda Vanderberg via e-mail at av002045@student.fullerton.edu or the faculty advisor, Dr. Smith, if you have any questions.
  
• APSSC is the American Psychological Association Student Caucus. APSSC has organized a lunchtime discussion series. The officers this year are:
  Stacy Caron - President  
  Vivienne Ganga - Vice President
  Clay Cook - Treasurer
  Michelle Banzet - Secretary/Publicity
  Dr. Devenport is the APSSC faculty advisor.

Commencement

Congratulations to all those graduating this year with bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology. Our department commencement ceremony will be held on Sunday, June 2.

Do you have news or suggestions for the next newsletter? Contact Dr. Cozby via e-mail at cozby@fullerton.edu.

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November 2000
February 2001
April 2001
September 2001
November 2001

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