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WPA 2025 Las Vegas, NV

Alexandrova, S., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2025, May 1-4). Moody foodie: How food-related affect impacts the self-concept and body image. [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 105th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Ari, A., Hanna, E., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2025, May 1-4). Unveiling Perceptions: Race, Hijab, and Perceptions of Doctors. [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 105th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Bird, J. N., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2025, May 1-4). Reducing harm through gender diversity in media streaming platform [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 105th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Brown, W. B., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2025, May 1-4). Book-smart: The correlation between reading fiction and emotional intelligence [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 105th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Egan, A., Gurung, R. A. R., & Bird, J. N. (2025, May 1-4). Examining the consequences of amplification: Objectification, self-presentation, and impression formation [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 105th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States. 

Gandhok, P., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2025, May 1-4). Healing Discussions: Unlocking Patient Adherence through Communication Styles [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 105th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Galvin, A., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2025, May 1-4). Mind over matter: The effects of mindfulness in the face of stress [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 105th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Gurung, M. A. R., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2025, May 20). Primed for success: How what you do before class influences learning [Poster Presentation]. Spring Poster Symposium, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States.

Huhn, J., Shumway, E., Irving, V., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2025, May 1-4). Shaping up the competition: The role of waist-to-hip ratio in environmental monitoring [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 105th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Huston, A., Gurung, R. A. R., & Slade, J. (2024, May 1-4) The moral of the AI story: Morality, ethics, and college AI use [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 105th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Hyk, A., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2025, May 1-4). From General AI to Psychology Experts: Are Specialized OpenAI’s GPTs More Effective And Knowledgeable? [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 105th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Hyk, A., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2025, May 1-4). Large Language Models in Collective Cognition: Do AI Agents Display Social Biases and Groupthink? [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 105th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Hyk, A., Slade, J.J., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2025, May 1-4). AI in Peer Review: Can ChatGPT-4 Match Human Expertise? [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 105th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Irving, V., Huhn, J., Shumway, E., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2025, May 1-4). Unpacking gaze: How sexual identity influences gender expression through clothing [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 105th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Kiefer, C., Gurung, R. A. R., & White, H. (2025, May 1-4). Cushions don’t hurt: Assignment buffers, extensions, and learning [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 105th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Kiefer, C., White, H., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2025, May 1-4). Peer power: A study of learning assistant development [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 105th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Robinson, V. M., Gurung, R. A. R., Beaman, L. R. (2025, May 1-4). Name It to Frame It: How Racial Labels Shape What We See [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 105th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, CA, United States.

Shumway, E., Huhn, J., Irving, V., , & Gurung, R. A. R. (2025, May 1-4). Framing the gaze: How context shapes the external monitoring of women [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 105th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Turi, M., & Gurung, R.A.R. (2025, May-1-4). Athletes or objects: How sexualization and context shape perception of female athletes [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 105th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

Whitaker, T., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2025, May-1-4). Beyond the mat: How does culture and wellness factor into college students’ yoga participation? [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 105th Annual Convention, Las Vegas, NV, United States.

WPA 2024

Beaman, L. R., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2024, April 24-April 28). The ramifications of racial microaggressions in healthcare: A modified replication study [Poster presentation]. 2024 Western Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, United States.

Bird, J. N., Egan, A. M., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2024, April 24-28). Duking it out: can university logos diffuse objectification? [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 104th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, United States.

Daddario, H., Davis, K., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2024, April 24-28). Uniform functionality and perceived athleticism in dance [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 104th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, United States.

Davis, K. R., Gurung R. A. R., & Daddario, H. (2024, April 24-28). The effects of a waitress's hairstyle and appearance on tipping behaviors [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 104th Annual Convention, San Fransisco, CA, United States.

Egan, A. M., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2024, April 24-28). Does clothing impact academic performance? [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 104th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, United States.

Gregory, C. & Gurung, R. A. R. (2024, April 24-28). Does athleticism moderate reactions to social media images? [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 104th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, United States.

Harris, C., Reichle, J., Gurung, R. A. R., & Landrum, R. E. (2024, April 11-13). Revisiting psychology’s past: The examination of introductory psychology chapter structures. [Poster presentation]. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association 94th Annual Convention, Denver, CO, United States. 

Huston, A. E., Slade, J. J., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2024, April 24-38). Morality, learning, and AI use: predicting multiple choice quiz performance [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 104th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, United States.

Hyk, A., Gurung, R. A. R., & Emerson, C. E. (2024, April 18 - 20). Autonomous, controlled, intrinsic: Decoding their impact on GPA and studying. [Poster Presentation]. Midwest Psychological Association 96th Annual Convention, Chicago, IL, United States.

Hyk, A., Slade, J. J., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2024, April 11 - 13). Comparing pedagogies: Analyzing student reactions to AI avatar lectures vs. traditional. [Conference Talk Presentation]. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association 94th Annual Convention, Denver, CO, United States.

Hyk, A., Slade, J. J., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2024, April 24 - 28). The future of learning: Assessing AI avatar use in educational settings. [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 104th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, United States.

Mickey, S., Rutter, L. P., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2024, April 24-28). Outfitted to thrill? Female athletes, objectification, performance and uniform characteristics [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 104th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, United States.

Robertson, S., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2024, April 25-28). The emotional consequences of activism [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 104th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, United States.

Robinson, V. M., Beaman, L. R., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2024, April 24-28). My doctor’s an Indian: Does physician race matter in healthcare? [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 104th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, United States.

Rutter, L. P., Mickey, S., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2024, April 24-28). More than the singlet: The impact of powerlifting uniforms on athlete objectification [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 104th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, United States.

Rutter, L. P., Slade, J. J., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2024, April 24-28). What’s hot? Important concepts in psychology from recent publications [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 104th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, United States.

Slade, J. J., Hyk, A., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2024, April 24-April 28). A digital dilemma: Does ChatGPT use on writing assignments affect student knowledge retention? [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 104th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, United States.

Slade, J. J., Rutter, L. P., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2024, April 24-April 28). Introductory psychology textbooks are not quite on the same page [Conference session]. Western Psychological Association 104th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, United States.

Wickline, V. B., Ford, C., Gurung, R. A. R., & Appleby, D. (2023, April 27-30). Syllabus features and student perceptions of course and instructor [Poster presentation]. 46th Annual National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, Bonita Springs, FL, United States. 

WPA 2025 Las Vegas, NV

WPA 2024

WPA Poster Presentations 2023 Conference Experience Pictures Here

Beaman, L. R., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2023, April 27-30). The modern mask of racism: Implications of racial microaggressions in healthcare [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 103rd Annual Convention, Riverside, CA, United States.

Bohnstedt, C., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2023, April 27-30). What's really important to know in psychology? [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 103rd Annual Convention, Riverside, CA, United States.

Budnick, J., Romero, A., &. Gurung, R. A. R. (2023, April 27-30). Does student reading time and automated professor feedback predict learning? [Poster abstract]. Western Psychological Association 103rd Convention, Riverside, CA, United States.

Byers, S. M., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2023, April 27-30). Effects of priming an academic and athletic identity on task persistence. [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 103rd Annual Convention, Riverside, CA, United States.

Fischer, S., & Gurung R. A. R. (2023, April 27-30). All work and no play: Student employment, stress, and coping. [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 103rd Annual Convention, Riverside, CA, United States.

Robertson, S., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2023, April 27-30). The emotional consequences of activism [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 103rd Annual Convention, Riverside, CA, United States.

Romero, A., Budnick, J., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2023, April 27-30). Does body size, personality, and shape predict clothing attitudes? [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 103rd Annual Convention, Riverside, CA, United States.

Slade, J. J., Byers, S. M., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2023, April 27-30). Intro psych textbooks, more different than alike: Replication study confirms previous findings [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 103rd Annual Convention, Riverside, CA, United States.

Slade, J., Gurung, R. A. R., Byers, S., & Landrum, R. E. (2022, April 29th - May 1st). Five books, three readers: a content analysis of introductory psychology textbooks. [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 102nd Annual Convention, Portland, OR.

WPA Poster Presentations 2022

Beaman, L., Gurung, R. A. R., & Sherman, M. (2022, April 28-May 1). Selective humanity: The role of race and sexualization in the dehumanization and objectification of women. [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 102nd Annual Convention, Portland, OR, United States.

Fischer, S., & Gurung, R.A.R. (2022, April 28-May 1). An app a day should keep stress away but doesn't. [Poster Presentation] Western Psychological Association 102nd Annual Convention, Portland, OR, United States.

Ho, T., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2022, April 28-May 1). Identifying with people of colour: Implications and consequences. [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 102nd Annual Convention, Portland, OR, United States.

Lewis-Lopez, A., Gurung, R. A. R., Steele, M., Scheel, M., & Grapentine, J. (2022, April 28-May 1). Do you see what I see? Examining misgendering in student-professor interactions. [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 102nd Annual Convention, Portland, OR, United States.

Olsen, J., Kaur, N., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2022, April 27-May 1). University logos and perceptions. [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 102nd Annual Convention, Portland, OR, United States.

Olsen, J., Steele, M., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2022, April 27-May 1). Coming out of COVID-19. [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 102nd Annual Convention, Portland, OR, United States.

Ray, D., Olsen, J., & Gurung, R.A.R. (2022, April 27-May 1) The impacts of ACEs on college student mental health. [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 102nd Annual Convention, Portland, OR, United States.

Scheel, M., Gurung, R. A. R., & Moorhead, E. L. (2022, April 28-May 01). Does mask wearing change perceptions of social responsibility and likability? Variations by race. [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 102nd Annual Convention, Portland, OR, United States.

Sherman, M., Gurung, R. A. R., Jackman, C., & Mather, H. (2022, April 28-May 01). Context counts: Modifying objectification from clothing. [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 102nd Annual Convention, Portland, OR, United States.

Slade, J., Gurung, R. A. R., Byers, S., & Landrum, R. E. (2022, April 29th - May 1st). Five books, three readers: a content analysis of introductory psychology textbooks. [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 102nd Annual Convention, Portland, OR.

Steele, M., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2022, April 27-May 1). Wiped out: Exploring the prevalence and consequences of bisexual erasure. [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 102nd Annual Convention, Portland, OR, United States.

Stone, A. M., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2022, April 29 - May 1). Thinly veiled: The effect of religious veiling on perceptions of intimate partner violence. [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association 102nd Annual Convention, Portland, OR, United States.

WPA Poster Presentations 2021

Conrow, A. R., & Gurung, R. A. R. (2021, April 28- 30). Prejudice of Asian American women: Can clothing change stereotypes? [Poster presentation]. Western Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Virtual.

Nelson, A., Gurung, R. A. R., Thomas, R., Stone, A. M., (2021, April 28-30). Culture and intimate partner violence. [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association 101st Annual Convention. Virtual.

Stone, A. M., (2021, April 28-30). Unskippable: The effect of sexualized ads on evaluations and learning from a female instructor. [Poster Presentation] Western Psychological Association 101st Annual Convention. Virtual.

WPA Poster Presentations 2023
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Budnick, J., Romero, A., &. Gurung, R. A. R. (2023, April 27-30). Does student reading time
and automated professor feedback predict learning? [Poster abstract]. Western Psychological Association 103rd Convention, Riverside, CA, United States.