This spring, representatives of the SCAD Lab presented work at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development in Baltimore, the annual meeting of the Southwest Psychological Association in Albuquerque, and at the annual meeting of the
Author: Serene Morris
SCAD presents at the SPSP international conference
In February 2019, Paul Pluymen and Allison Pequet, presented: Quantifying Naturalistic Social Motivation: Implications for Real-World Behavior, at the 2019 SPSP international conference in Portland, Oregon. The study examines levels of social motivation, in regard to interacting with a live social
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Grad student Callie graduates!
Congratulations to Callie De La Cerda on her Fall 2018 graduation from the Master’s program! It was such a pleasure having Callie on the SCAD team and look forward to her continued success in the field of psychology.
Science Outreach in Local Park
Graduate students Callie De La Cerda and Aleyda Arreola participated in the “Party in the Park” at Dunbar Park in San Marcos last Friday along with members of Dr. Jenn Clegg-Petz’s research team. Callie and Aleyda met with local families
International Poster Presentation
Dr. Katherine Rice Warnell presented a poster entitled “Relations between Spontaneous and Explicit Mentalizing in Autism and Typical Development” at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Autism Research in Rotterdam. Co-authors on the poster included SCAD lab grads Kasie Ifesinachukwu, Safia
Graduate student awarded scholarship
The SCAD Lab is proud to announce, Callie De la Cerda as the 2018 recipient of The Graduate College Scholarship. The Graduate College scholarships encourage students with intellectual, creative, and leadership promise to complete a master’s or doctoral degree at Texas
Congratulations to Paul and Callie!
Paul Pluymen and Callie De La Cerda received awards at Psychology Day 2018. Paul won Runner-Up along with co-author Hailey Thomas, in the Undergraduate Division for their study: “Why we Socialize: Quantifying Social Motivation in Typical Adults”, while Callie and
SCAD Lab Presents Poster in Boston!
Master’s student, Callie De La Cerda, and Ashley Frost presented a poster entitled “Individual differences in empathy, but not mentalizing, predict visual attention to naturalistic social stimuli” at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society in Boston, Massachusetts. The poster was about how eye-looking relates to the amount of empathy and theory of mind that some possesses. The SCAD Lab had a great time in Boston and enjoyed the snow and wonderful studies presented at the conference.
Congratulations Callie and Ashley!
SCAD Lab Undergrads Awarded with Fellowships!
Congratulations to Sneha Pradhan and Paul Pluymen for receiving Undergraduate Research Fellowship awards! Undergraduate Research Fellowships (URF) support undergraduate research and creative projects at Texas State University. Every semester the URF committee awards between 5 and 10 competitive scholarships of
The SCAD Lab’s own Outstanding Senior!
The SCAD Lab is proud to announce that our very own Ashley Frost, has been presented with the Outstanding Senior in Psychology Award for 2018! Each year an outstanding senior in psychology receives special recognition. The student is chosen by