Research Mentorships

Undergraduate Independent Research Projects

2021-2022 Emily Laird, Pennsylvania State University, Human Development and Family Studies Independent Study Research Project, TBD

2019-2020 Marissa Scopinich, Pennsylvania State University, Human Development and Family Studies Independent Study Research Project, “Transgender and non-binary parents: A review of the literature”

2016-2017 Ashley Smith, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona, Psychology Capstone Thesis, “Attitudes towards transgender people in the military”

2015-2016 Kaitlin Bodnar, University of Pittsburg, University Honors College Experience Thesis, “Does sexual education help everyone?: Sexual education exposure and timing as predictors of sexual health among lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual young women”

2014-2015 John Leri, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona, Psychology Capstone Thesis,

“Social distance from individuals with depression: Social dominance orientation, stigma, & mental illness exposure”