Paper explores theories about the possible biological causes of homosexuality in people.

Undergraduate thesis with the initial attempt to validate the Attention Network Test (ANT) by comparing it to a thoroughly validated measure, the Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metric (ANAM) battery. The author examines the validity of the ANT in order to confirm its use in both clinical and normal populations.

Undergraduate thesis studying anxiety and substance use disorders (SUD) by examining the prevalence of anxiety-SUD comorbidity in an outpatient psychology training clinic and assessing how it affects psychotherapy outcomes. Results revealed that anxiety and SUD is more highly comorbid compared to when anxiety is paired with another disorder and the presence of a comorbid SUD was associated with worse therapy outcomes at the beginning and end of therapy. However, the comorbid SUD did not affect the rate of recovery in patients. Both groups benefited equally from therapy.

Undergraduate thesis examining the relationship between religious beliefs and an antisocial behavior outcome (revenge-seeking behaviors). The researchers hypothesized that those who are religiously committed would be less likely to act in an antisocial manner by declining the opportunity to take revenge against an ostensible offender.

Undergraduate thesis examining the moderating role of religious coping on the associations between romantic attachment and psychological symptoms among 86 heterosexual, married couples with children aged 8-11. Spouses completed a demographic questionnaire, the Brief RCOPE (Pargament et al., 1998), the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale (Brennan et al., 1998), and the Symptom Assessment-45 (Maruish, 1996, 1998). Using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (Kenny et al., 2006), multilevel modeling examined both within-person (actor) and dyadic (partner) influences between spouses.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the positive and negative effects of classical conditioning on a person's psyche.

Paper on whether anger expressions, coping strategies and interpersonal support dynamics relate to CD4 count in HIV positive adults.

Presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing anger expressions, coping strategies, and interpersonal support dynamics relating to CD4 count in human immunodeficiency virus positive (HIV+) adults.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on collectivist cultures and individualistic cultures.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on forgiveness compared to women and men.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the importance of superstition as competition increases.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on maternal filicide.

Presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on mindfulness, self-esteem, positive states of mind, and correlates of mental health in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals.

Presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the psychology of revenge.

Poster presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing the relative influences of personal psychological factors on conversational interpretation and behavior.

Presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on resilience and behavioral disengagement and correlates of a negative sense of control for an HIV sample.

Presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing the role of stress, behavioral disengagement, and self distraction and the perceived stigma in HIV-positive individuals.

Presentation for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on stress, self-esteem, loneliness, sex guilt, and sexual risk in college students.

Poster for the 2012 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on suicide across time and culture.

Presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on anger within a human immunodeficiency virus positive (HIV+) population in relation to stigma and anxiety.

Poster presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on benzodiazepines and their effects on cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on denial, daily hassles, and distress in HIV positive individuals.

Poster presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the effects of different exercise types on sleep in patients with chronic primary insomnia.

Poster presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on identifying faculty attitudes towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) issues.