Not one, not two, but ALL of PRISM lab's undergraduate research assistants were represented at the 2017 IU Undergraduate Research Conference at IUPUI. We are very proud of Micah, Taylor, Ian, and Adam for getting involved in research so early in their careers!

Check out pictures from the event below. 

Adam Barnhill presents his and Micah Faidley's research on the relationship between discrimination and mindfulness

Taylor Pemberton presents her research on risky sexual behavior and alcohol use.

Ian Carson presents his research on substance use among juvenile justice-involved youth

This weekend, the PRISM lab attended the 2017 Indiana Psychological Association Fall Conference & Annual Meeting in Indianapolis. Both graduate and undergraduate students had the opportunity to present research they have been conducting this semester. For many of our students, this was the first conference they have attended. Check out pictures of the team from the event!

Dr. Zapolski and Marcy Beutlich, our research intern from Ball State University pose with Marcy's poster

Undergraduate students Micah Faidley and Adam Barnhill presented their research with Dr. Zapolski's mentorship

First year graduate student, Richelle Clifton, and undergraduate student, Ian Carson, pose with their poster

Richelle presents her poster to conference attendees

Dr. Zapolski and undergraduate student, Taylor Pemberton, who also presented at the conference

New research from the PRISM lab recently made the news (at IUPUI) again! The article, authored by Dr. Zapolski, Devin Banks, and two colleagues examined the link between perceived police injustice and juvenile aggression as a function of acceptance of moral standards. The study found that youth who do not believe they must adhere with ethical standards are more likely to engage in aggressive behavior--but only when they also perceive police injustice. As the study was conducted among juvenile offenders, it may help us understand not only individual risk for delinquency and recidivism, but also the contextual risk posed by community factors such as policing. 

The study, entitle "Perceived Police Injustice, Moral Disengagement, and Aggression Among Juvenile Offenders: Utilizing the General Strain Theory Model" was published in August in Child Psychiatry & Human Development. Learn more about the study and read what the authors had to say about it at news.iu.edu.

PRISM Lab's undergraduates had the chance to present their first research posters at the Center for Research and Learning's Summer Symposium. Both Micah Faidley and Taylor Pemberton presented their posters to attendees at the symposium.

Micah's poster detailed preliminary results of a recent study examining the effects of self-compassion on psychological outcomes. He found that self-compassion was associated with fewer depressive symptoms, but not substance use. Check out pictures from the session below!  

Taylor and her poster.

Dr. Zapolski and Micah with his poster.

Micah presenting his poster to an attendee.

This week, members of the PRISM lab attended the Research Society on Alcoholism's (RSA) 2017 meeting in Denver, CO. Graduate students Devin Banks and Alia Rowe both presented their research in RSA poster sessions. 

Devin presented research examining typologies (or patterns) of single and co-use of alcohol, marijuana, and cigarettes among a representative sample of US adolescents. She found that use of multiple substances is common among U.S. adolescents, making up over 40% of past-month use, but that typologies of substance use vary by sex and race/ethnicity. The research Devin presented will soon be published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

Alia's poster presented research examining whether depression and anxiety helped explain the relationship between bullying and alcohol use. She found that victims of peer bullying engage in alcohol use behaviors, at least partly due to increases in depressive symptoms. 

As always, to find out more about our research, visit our research page or contact us.

Alia Rowe and her poster at RSA.

Devin Banks and her poster at RSA.

Devin discusses her findings with another RSA attendee.