{"id":32178,"date":"2019-10-24T10:20:09","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T14:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/?page_id=32178"},"modified":"2026-01-06T15:52:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:52:42","slug":"psychology-undergraduate-research-event-pure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/psychology-undergraduate-research-event-pure\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychology Undergraduate Research Event (PURE)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Psychology Undergraduate Research Event (PURE)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This annual celebration of student achievement involves our 4th-year Undergraduate Honours students sharing their capstone research via poster presentations. This has become ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´\u2019s largest undergraduate research event. To help with this celebration of student achievement, we welcome fellow students and their families, members of the Department, and the University community to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PURE will be held in-person on Thursday April 9th<\/sup>, 2026. Each student will have the opportunity to present their posters with a chance to win outstanding presentation awards!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following seven students were selected to receive outstanding presentation awards from PURE last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our winners from the Honours Project PSYC 4909\/4910<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sienna Kasler: Space to Grow Greenspace in Schools for Youth Health<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Olivia Merpaw: Why Do Some Officers Break and Others Bounce Back? Understanding Predictive Factors Influencing Police Officers’ Risk to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Selena Stuckless: Unraveling the Link: Risk Factors and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Military Personnel Post-Deployment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Madoka Suzuki: Understanding the Relationship Between Stress and Performance in Sports Psychology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Faith Thornton: Social Media and Social Stress: The Effects of Problematic Social Media Use<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Annika Whitford: Addressing The Mental Health Crisis in Higher Education Perfectionism, Performance, and Social Pressure<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our winners from the Honours Thesis PSYC 4907\/4908<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Olivia Sebastian: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Recidivism in Justice-Impacted Youth: Considering Gender Differences and the Mediating Effects of Mental Health<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nadia Senkowski: Psychopathy in the Family: Examining the Psychological Impacts of Having a Family Member with Psychopathic Traits<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tamara Tobin: The Fault in Our Peers: Peer Victimization’s Association With Stress in Late Adolescence<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Questions?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please submit any questions, comments, or suggestions to pure@carleton.ca<\/a>
\nWe look forward to your participation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the video below to learn more about PURE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n