A standout moment of the conference was a keynote address by the 2024 SEPA Mentor Award recipient Dr. Sheila Brownlow, titled “We’re Data Scientists – That’s Our Superpower!” Her compelling presentation highlighted the essential role of data-driven approaches in psychology. This award and address reflect her tireless commitment to guiding and supporting students within the field of psychology.
In addition, Drs. Brownlow, Klebaur, Riser, and Adams served on the Program committee. Dr. Brownlow also served on the committee to select the 2025 mentor winner and moderated a paper session titled “Mixed Topics (Professional Issues; Therapies)”. Dr. Klebaur moderated a multi-strand posted session titled "Developmental; Gender Roles”. And Drs. Riser and Adams presented in a symposium on the Teaching of Psychology.
Here is a sample of some of the posters and talks that were presented by faculty and students:
Brownlow, S. (2025). We’re Data Scientists: That’s Our Superpower. Invited talk/mentor award winner address, presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Dunwoody, GA, April 2025.
Baillie, J. A., Basinger, B., Bivens, O., Smith, Z. Z., Brownlow, S. (2025). Do regional stereotypes align with geographically-related personality differences? Poster presented at the 71st annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Dunwoody, GA, April 2025.
Brewer, B. B., Rustay, T., Riser, D. K., Fortin, A., Riser, D. K., & Brownlow, S. (2025). Academic entitlement and responses to college professors’ classroom management. Poster presented at the 71st annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Dunwoody, GA, April 2025.
DeLair, M., & Brownlow, S. (2025). How coaching styles influence women athletes. Poster presented through the Committee for Equality in Professional Opportunity at the 71st annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Dunwoody, GA, April 2025.
Fernandez, L., DeLair, M., Gallagher, B. N., & Brownlow, S. (2025). Self-deprecation and aggrandizement as a function of sex and situation. Poster presented at the 71st annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Dunwoody, GA, April 2025.
Lara, N. F., Cortes, J. S., Herring, B., & Brownlow, S. (2025). Generally-linked differences in men’s Instagram post captions. Poster presented at the 71st annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Dunwoody, GA, April 2025.
Nealy, E., Henriksen, L., Williams, M., & Brownlow, S. (2025). Do victim attractiveness and interpersonal behavior predict culpability for crime? Poster presented at the 71st annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Dunwoody, GA, April 2025.
Smith, Z. Z., Franz, A. N., Smith, K. H., Baillie, J. A., & Brownlow, S. (2025). The effects of mortality salience on environmental identity, attitudes, and behaviors. Poster presented at the 71st annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Dunwoody, GA, April 2025.
