
Issue 24: Summer 2024
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Join us at WPA 2025 in Las Vegas
The Western Psychological Association is coming to Las Vegas in May 2025! Join us for breakfast, then present your research, support fellow lab members, and attend world-class presentations and workshops.
Susan Gleed’s NASA Internship
In preparation for her PhD in Neuroscience, Susan has been studying space motion sickness and the effects of space flight on fine motor skills. Learn how the Interactive Measurement Group prepared her for this research.
Learning Mandarin in Taiwan
Why learn a new language at home? By traveling to Taiwan, Max Sinclair immersed himself in both the language and the culture.
Julissa Martinez
After two years in the Interactive Measurement Group, Julissa was admitted into UNLV’s Educational Psychology Master’s program!
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Feeling It’s Time
By Kimberly A. Barchard
When Kim feels It’s time, she feels the immediate need to act. Learn how this feeling helps her build good habits.
Overcoming fear: Finding joy in doing things alone
By Jae Billerbeck
Doing things alone can be scary and challenging, but it’s not impossible. Jae talks about how she overcame her fear and learned to enjoy doing activities by herself.
Journaling Just Before Bed
By Madison Ochoa
Falling asleep can be challenging, especially when you have a lot to think about.Madison discusses how journaling before bed has helped her clear her mind and get to sleep faster.
Mindfulness Through the Lens of Photography
By Jordan Dudley
As Jordan developed his camera skills, he learned that photography is all about connecting with the present moment.
American Psychological Association Division 24 Virtual Conference
- September 26 – 27, 2024
- Location: Virtual
- Deadline: May 31, 2024
Association for Psychological Science Global Psychological Science Summit
- October 23 – 24, 2024
- Location: Virtual
- Deadline: August 20, 2024
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference
- February 20 – 22, 2025
- Location: Denver, CO
- Deadline: July 11, 2024
Western Psychological Association Conference
- May 1 – 4, 2025
- Location: Las Vegas, NV
- Deadline: December 1, 2024
- May 1 at 8am
- Check WPA 2025 Spotlight article for more information
- Email Kim to RSVP!
- May 4 at 5pm
- Check WPA 2025 Spotlight article for more information
- Email Kim to RSVP!
- May 22 – 25, 2025
- Location: Washington D.C.
- Deadline: around December 1, 2024
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