Although the psychopathological impacts of stress are far-reaching, the mechanisms of these consequences remain poorly understood. Recent evidence implicates a social component in the development of stress-induced psychopathologies. The presence of a social partner can ameliorate the consequences of stress exposure, a phenomenon known as social buffering. To better understand this phenomenon, this study sought […]
B32: A Role for Serotonin in Mediated Stress Enhanced Fear Learning Following Exposure to Early Life Stress
Rodents provide a useful translational model of fear- and anxiety-related behaviors. Previously stressed animals exhibit physiological and behavioral stress responses that parallel those observed in anxious humans. Patients diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) present with a spectrum of debilitating anxiety symptoms that result from exposure to one or more traumatic events, with women having […]
B35: Power and Privilege: Cultural Ideologies Embedded in Medical Practice that Might Make Intercultural Dialogue More Difficult
Physicians possess a position of power over their patients that can be deepened when factors like race, socioeconomic status, and gender come into play. I’ll be drawing from my immersion experience for global health that I completed this past winter after shadowing surgeons at the Lakewood Regional Medical Center in Long Beach, California. During my […]
B54: Testing Interoceptive Deficits as a Moderator of ADHD and Restrictive Eating Pathology
Introduction: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder which has a high comorbidity rate with other psychological concerns, including disordered eating. For instance, people with ADHD are at a 3.8 times increased risk for an eating disorder, and people with an eating disorder had 2.6 times increased risk for ADHD. Interoceptive ability refers to one’s […]
B65: The Monitoring of Ethology Through Environments and Enrichment: Analyzing the Human Perception of Captive Animals
Over the span of a year, I explored the ideologies that have been held throughout generations about captive animals. I was seeking to answer the question: How does keeping animals in captivity versus letting them remain in the wild alter our perception of non-human species’ intelligence, morality, and welfare necessities? This is important to study […]
B74: Diverse Individuals Experiences in Psychotherapy: The Role of Telehealth
As the field of clinical psychology has developed an understanding of mental illness from a largely white, heteronormative, and middle-class perspective, therapeutic tools and practices have been guided by this limited scope. A line of literature has identified disparities in access and quality of mental healthcare that is available and provided to individuals with marginalized […]
B75: The Role of Cholinergic Neurons in Fentanyl Consumption
The opioid epidemic is a significant public health crisis in the United States with a growing number of overdoses related to illicit opioids such as fentanyl. Ohio, in particular, has been greatly affected. One of the neural circuits implicated in opioid-related behaviors is the mesolimbic dopamine system –a reward pathway involving the ventral tegmental area […]
C01: Empty Shelves and Empty Calories: The Food Insecurity Obesity Paradox in American Food Pantries
During the fall 2021 semester, I participated in an immersion experience working in the community to identify a global health problem. I spent my time volunteering in a “choice food pantry”, Serve City in Hamilton, OH. Throughout my experience, I had the opportunity to speak with many different members of the community as well as […]
C27: How Members of Greek Life and Student Athletics Contribute to Campus Culture Regarding the Sexual Assault Perpetration on College Campuses: A Review of The Literature
This literature review is an examination of How Members of Greek Life and Athletics Contribute to Campus Culture Regarding the Sexual Assault perpetration on college campuses. The review identified target audiences in regards to perpetration through prevalence, hypermasculinity, rape myth acceptance, alcohol involvement, as well as campus culture. The relevancy is to raise awareness on […]
C28: Bridging The Cultural Gap: The Association Between Students’ Perceptions of Peer Inclusivity and Inclusive Education
School climate is the quality and character of the school environment, and it has been shown to predict student academic achievement and mental health. Peer relationships are an important component of school climate. Therefore, in order to appropriately address variables correlated to school climate, it is vital to look at strong indicators of relationships, such […]