Beth Giguere awarded the EPA Regional Travel grant from the international honor society in psychology

Beth Giguere (’14),  a psychology major, was awarded the Eastern Psychological Association (EPA) Regional Travel grant for 2012-13 from Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology.  As the top scoring applicant, Beth was awarded the full grant amount of $400.

This grant has allowed Beth to travel to the annual EPA conference and present research she is currently conducting with Julie Longua Peterson, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Psychology.   Beth’s research focuses on the effect of conflict on implicit (automatic, relatively unconscious) evaluations of relationship partners.   
 

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