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 2010 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas. This poster discusses a research project on Alzheimer's disease (AD) and the potential benefit of music therapy.

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.

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

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.

Presentation for the 2010 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the correlates of vitality in HIV positive adults and perceived social support and life regard.

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 2010 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the difficulty of assessing female psychopathy.

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 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.

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

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 2010 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on gangs and preventive measures.

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.

Poster presentation for the 2011 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the ignorance towards male rape and the psychological toll on victims.

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

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 2010 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).

Presentation for the 2010 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on maladaptive coping, heterosexist harassment, rejection and discrimination, state anger, and correlates of depression in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community.

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.