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.

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

Presentation for the 2010 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on academic acculturation stress and first generation students.

Paper describes the results of a study examining the effects of coping mechanisms on the mental health symptoms of women in abusive relationships.

Presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on eveningness, insomnia, and delayed sleep phase syndrome in university students.

Presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on social support as a mediator of stress and quality of life in HIV positive individuals.

Presentation for the 2010 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on stigma and recidivism.

Presentation for the 2005 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing the effects of mutual partner violence on women's mental health.

This paper discusses research on the effects of mutual partner violence on women's mental health.

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

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.

Paper on denial, daily hassles, and health distress in HIV positive individuals. The authors' findings are important from a therapeutic perspective, and suggest that experiencing hassles and choosing to use denial as a coping strategy are associated with more health distress.

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.

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.

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.

Presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing a research study to assess attitudes towards mentally engaging lifestyles among older adults.

Presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing depression in college students and perceived stress, loneliness, and self-esteem.

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.

Poster presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing the quality of life of people with mental illnesses.

Poster presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas. This poster discusses research on child witnesses of domestic violence and differences in children's pain and anguish and how parents perceive those emotions.

Poster for the 2010 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing self-motivation among college students who have experienced the death of a parent.

Presentation for the 2010 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) affective scale and how marital satisfaction relates to interpersonal affect.

This paper discusses a research study on language barriers and their effect on healthcare among Vietnamese immigrants in Tarrant County.

Presentation for the 2007 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on language as a barrier to access to healthcare among Vietnamese immigrants in Tarrant County.