Thirteen MMC students in the Psychology and Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) Departments presented either posters or talks at the 23rd Annual Pace University Psychology Conference in lower Manhattan. Five professors in the Psychology and CSD Departments were co-authors and/or sponsors of the projects.

Below are the titles of the five projects accepted for presentation, including presenters and sponsors.

Reliabilities: Fostering Positive Perceptions towards Disabilities through a TV Show and Comic Book Series - Alicia Ferris, Kristina Keyser, Carol Wagner, Michael Corning, Michael Rojas, and Danielle Schlough, Nava R. Silton (sponsor)

Linguistic Stereotyping in the Media: Trivialization of Dialect Variation - Rosangela Catalano, Jennifer Perez, Kaitlyn Clark, and Susan Behrens (sponsor)

College Students Attitudes Towards Mental Illness Portrayed in the Media - Samantha Kienemund and (Linda Solomon, sponsor)

Reading Readiness Skills of Preschoolers from Varying Socioeconomic Backgrounds - Samantha Kienemund, Kathryn Smolen, Melissa Mobley, Margaret T. Kamowski-Shakibai (sponsor)

The Impact of Undergraduate Leadership Experiences on the Post-Graduate Transition Year  - Madisen Kegans and Rosangela Catalano (Ann Jablon and Linda Solomon, sponsors)