LBC LAB 9th Annual UM Conference on Psychological Science
About Our Lab
Lab Spotlight
| Current Undergraduate Research Assistants |
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| Darryl Bonds (Lab Coordinator) |
| Lucia Booker (Lab Coordinator) |
| Bethany Abraham |
| Castlin Myers |
| Chloe Sprague |
| Kaitlin Nguyen |
| Shrishti Srivastava |
| Alumni Undergraduate Research Assistants |
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| Amy Nyary |
| Ariela Denham |
| Austin Lindsey |
| Ava Couey |
| Becca Tse |
| Braden Giddens |
| Brayden McCloud |
| Caiden Craddock |
| Cole Morse |
| Dreanna Leake |
| Daisy Nunez |
| Gitanjali Anbalagan |
| Jamari Osborne |
| Kimberly Squire |
| Magan Perry |
| Mia Davis |
Undergraduate Honors Thesis: Amy Nyary
Congratulations to Amy L. Nyary, an undergraduate researcher in the Lay Beliefs and Culture Lab, for successfully completing her Honors Thesis at the University of Mississippi. Her project, “Trust at the Polls: Examining Perceptions of Election Fairness and Voting Intentions,” explored how individuals’ beliefs about electoral integrity shape their motivation to participate in the democratic process.
Trust at the Polls: Examining Perceptions of Election Fairness and Voting Intentions
Undergraduate Spotlight: Darryl Bonds Named Stamps Impact Prize Recipient
Congratulations to Darryl Bonds, an undergraduate researcher in the Lay Beliefs and Culture Lab, on being selected as one of the 2025 Stamps Impact Prize recipients at the University of Mississippi. The Stamps Impact Prize recognizes exceptional student-led projects that demonstrate creativity, curiosity, and a commitment to making meaningful change through research and innovation.
Undergraduate Honors Thesis: Cole Morse
Congratulations to Cole Morse, an undergraduate researcher in the Lay Beliefs and Culture Lab, for completing his Honors Thesis at the University of Mississippi. His project, “Predicting Personal Growth: An Analysis of Self-Relevant Approaches,” investigated how different ways of relating to the self contribute to one’s sense of personal development and flourishing.
Predicting Personal Growth: An Analysis of Self-Relevant Approaches
Graduate Thesis: Madelyn Church
Congratulations to Madelyn Church, a graduate researcher in the Lay Beliefs and Culture Lab, on the successful completion of her Master’s Thesis at the University of Mississippi. Her project, “Perceived Use of True-Self-As-Guide and Decision Satisfaction in Self-Control Conflicts,” examined how invoking one’s true self influences feelings of satisfaction when making difficult self-control decisions.
Perceived Use of True-Self-As-Guide and Decision Satisfaction in Self-Control Conflicts
Graduate Thesis: Rachael Cavallaro
Congratulations to Rachael Marie Cavallaro, a graduate researcher in the Lay Beliefs and Culture Lab, on completing her Master’s Thesis at the University of Mississippi. Her project, “The Self-Compassionate Side of Awe,” explored how awe, an emotion that evokes a sense of vastness and self-transcendence, may foster greater self-compassion through experiences of self-diminishment and connectedness.
Dreanna Leake dives into the complete college experience and transforms her journey
This story is part of the 2024 Journey to Commencement series, which celebrates the pinnacle of the academic year by highlighting University of Mississippi students and their outstanding academic and personal journeys from college student to college graduate.