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Student-led projects

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Shocking!  ECT is not what you think

Lead: Haley Raybin

Can a brief online psychoeducation improve attitudes towards ECT?

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Understanding attitudes towards physician assisted suicide

Lead: Kathy Bohac

What are the factors that influence individual's attitudes towards physician assisted suicide?

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Digital intervention preferences among Chinese Americans

Lead: Charlotte Teng

What types of digital interventions would Chinese Americans prefer?

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Influence of attention on decision-making

Lead: Kayla Huynh

How does attention affect different types of decisions?

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Using narratives to educate about IBS treatment

Lead: Darrick Diaz

Can narrative-based psychoeducation be more effective than traditional didactic approaches?

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Health behaviors after sexual assault

Lead: Myra Arefin

Does the experience of sexual violence alter health behaviors?

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Mitigating negative effects of adverse childhood experience in LGB adults

Lead: Téa Stephenson

Can extrafamiliar support and awe experiences reduce the negative effects of adverse childhood experiences on adult mental health among LGB individuals?

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Emotional preparedness for parental death

Lead: Isabelle Sun

How can we better understand what it means to be prepared for death of a parent?

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Effect of face perception on decisions in depression

Lead: Calista Leung

Does the effect of depression on perception of positive and neutral faces influence subsequent behavior?

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Self-other stigma of eating disorders

Lead: Monica Haskell

How do individuals with eating disorders perceive others with eating disorders?

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Preference for cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic digital interventions

Lead: Haley Francis

Do preference for intervention types change after being exposed to both interventions? 

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Beliefs about causes of mental illness among Han Chinese population

Lead: Megan Yaqi Huang

Do causal beliefs regarding mental illness differ based on illness type, and do they influence stigma among the Han Chinese population?

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Mechanisms contributing to attitudes about treatment-seeking

Lead: Laurel Boettcher

Do sources of information about mental health influence fear of and disinterest in treatments?

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Inhibitory control and decision-making in depression

Lead: Kaetlin Kohlhorst

Does inhibitory control influence decision-making in individuals with current or past depression?

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