Dr. Jennifer Blessing, a faculty member in UT’s department of psychology, presented to the Honors students on her research studying women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). As a developmental psychologist, her focus is on younger children. She is particularly interested in the messages young women receive about STEM and how they perceive STEM.Continue reading “Symposium – Jennifer Blessing – Women in STEM”
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Symposium – Sara Festini
Dr. Sara Festini, UT Professor of Psychology, recently presented an Honors Symposium discussing her research on working memory and proactive interference. She described how directed forgetting can reduce proactive interference and discussed several studies she has conducted that have illustrated this finding. Students had an opportunity to test their own working memory and executive functioningContinue reading “Symposium – Sara Festini”
Conferences – Kamakshi Dadhwal
The SEPA 2018 annual conference was the first time I showcased my original research on a poster. There is a common understanding in the academic world that poster presentations are the most casual and easy part of any conference. This understanding did not stop me from being excited or anxious as I drove to Charleston.Continue reading “Conferences – Kamakshi Dadhwal”