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2015 Association for Women in Psychology Conference

*Note* This scheduling program was not designed by folks who do a lot with APA Style and unfortunately it defaults to listing authors in alphabetical order. We cannot fix this for this online schedule, but the author orders are posted in the order submitted in the printed program available via pdf here.

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8:30am PST

Saturday Opening Remarks Emerald

8:45am PST

Honoring the Work of Sandra Bem EmeraldCarla Golden

9:00am PST

Keynote: Janetta Louise Johnson, Sonya Shah & Malachi Scott Emerald

10:45am PST

Women of Color Psychologies Award: Adolescent Gender-related Abuse, Androphilia, and HIV Risk Among Transfeminine People of Color in New York City NevadaSel J. Hwahng • Larry Nuttbrock, National Development and Research Institutes Inc Student Caucus Networking Meeting Caucus SuiteAliya Khan- University of Oregon Sexual refusals: On the psychological and political implications of women saying no. Gold Rush BCarla Golden • Mindy Erchull- University of Mary Washington • Breanne Fahs - Arizona State University • Breanne Fahs- Arizona State University • Eric Swank - Arizona State University Film Festival - Private Violence A film directed and produced by Cynthia Hill Arizona A new look at well-being: Assessing positive well-being among lesbians of color WashingtonNardos Bellete- Pepperdine University • Shelly Harrell- Pepperdine University Cognitive flexibility as a predictor of reduced sexism and homophobia Monterey/CarmelJulie Konik- University of Wisconsin - Sheboygan • Christine Smith Gender Socialization Among Hip-Hop Identified Youth: Culturally and Contextually Mindful Programming Monterey/CarmelAlicia Fedewa- University of Kentucky • Ashley Ruderman- University of Kentucky • Della Mosley- University of Kentucky • Whitney Black- University of Kentucky Identity as a Predictor of Psychosocial Well-being in Young Breast Cancer Survivors Monterey/CarmelLianne Trachtenberg- University of Toronto/OISE • Niva Piran- University of Toronto/OISE LGB Experiences in Cross-Orientation Therapeutic Dyads: Discussion & Recommendations for Practice WashingtonRebecca Goettsche- Pacifica Graduate Institute The importance of gender in examining depression and somatic symptoms among Chinese American and European American college students Monterey/CarmelZornitsa Kalibatseva- University of Idaho • Frederick Leong- Michigan State University Voice of the Mind: Heterosexual Male Subjectivity During Sex WashingtonSharon Lamb • Elena Kosterina- University of Massachusetts “Girl’s Like Talking About Serious Things”: Sex Segregation in Lesbian Emerging Adult’s Friendships WashingtonClare Mehta Can Emotional Intelligence, Coping Style, and SPonsorship Predict Sobriety Through a 12-Step Program? RedwoodNicole Johnson- CSPP at Alliant International University Embracing the Mother: The importance of ecopsychology in counseling psychology doctoral training programs for social and restorative justice. RedwoodClark Slagle- Western Oregon University • Jason Waggoner- Western Oregon University Feminism, Relationship Satisfaction, and Communication: Can Feminism and Romance Coexist? RedwoodAlexis Adams-Clark • Joan Chrisler- Connecticut College Getting Men through the Door: Masculinity and Working with a Female Therapist RedwoodNatalie Porter- CSPP at Alliant International University • Sonia Lentz- CSPP at Alliant International University Recent Immigrant Therapists: Lived Experiences, Divergent Voices RedwoodJeff Grant- • Nadia Khalil Thalji Thalji- Pacifica Graduate Institute • Yasaman Mostajeran- Pacifica Graduate Institute • Rodrigo Reyes The Benefits of “Rewriting” Life Events: Counterfactual Trees as a Therapeutic Tool RedwoodMelanie Hll- SUNY New Paltz • Tabitha Holmes- SUNY New Paltz The Experience of Working With Native American Mothers with Postpartum Depression RedwoodMary (Pam) Barnes-Palty- Argosy University Student The Phenomenological Investigation of Women’s Experiences in an Extramarital Affair RedwoodMelissa Depa- Pacifica Graduate Institute Treatment adherence for culturally adapted treatment for Latino adolescents RedwoodAnnika Johnson Gender Roles Within the Context of Violence: How Feminist and Multicultural Psychology Can Inform Practice Gold Rush AMichael Awad • Mariel Buque • Naomi Rayfield- Teachers College • Marie Miville Reclaiming a Stolen Maternal Identity: Restorative Practices for Mothers with Disabilities in the Historical Context of Forced Sterilization Gold Rush AAlette Coble-Temple- JFK University • Kayoko Yokoyama- JFK University • Megan Carlos- Argosy University Social Justice and Duality: Treatment Implications for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Gold Rush AJennifer Forrester- John F. Kennedy University • Marcella Kreysa- John F. Kennedy University Structured discussion: Training feminist therapists to work in correctional settings Gold Rush ABrittany Bak • Kathleen Malloy- Wright State University • LaTrelle Jackson- Wright State University • Michelle Schultz- Wright State University • Nicole Linen- Wright State University • Wendy Dragon- Wright State University • Jessica Virzi Tending the World’s Soul: The Intersection of Depth Psychological and Feminist Approaches to Social Justice Gold Rush AOksana Yakushko- Pacifica Graduate Institute • Shanna Butler- Pacifica Graduate Institute • Tracy Gillette- Pacifica Graduate Institute When the Son Sets: Exploring Mothers’ Loss and Ways of Healing Gold Rush ABrittany Dancy- Howard University • Shareefah Al'Uqdah- Howard University Women and Therapy: Pioneers Gold Rush AClaudia Pitts- National Louis University • Oliva Espin- San Diego State University If These Streets Could Talk: Narrative Intervention with African American Mothers in Psychologically Traumatic Communities CaliforniaDenise Boston Invited Workshop: The Emerging Field of Restorative Justice OregonGary “Malachi” Scott • Sonya Shah

1:05pm PST

Oliva Espin Award for Social Justice Concerns in Feminist Psychology Lecture Gold Rush BAlejandro Morales • Danielle Quintero • Stephanie Rothman • Alison Cerezo- San Francisco State University Researchers' Caucus Networking Meeting Caucus SuiteJessica Barnack-Tavlaris - The College of New Jersey • Irene Frieze- University of Pittsburgh Women of Color Caucus Networking Meeting Wellness SuiteCat Thompson - UCSD Film Festival - Double Feature - Maestra & Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded Arizona Challenging sexuality stereotypes through ambivalent consent episodes NevadaMadeline Brodt • Elena Kosterina • Sharon Lamb Positive Womanist Psychospirituality: Life Principles for Healing, Empowerment, and Wellness NevadaShelly Harrell- Pepperdine University Women in the military: the critical analysis of societal stereotyping and attitude towards female soldiers and veterans NevadaJoanna Dziura- Gallaudet University Culture, Body Size Discrepancy, and Disordered Eating Among Asian American Women RedwoodRebekah Smart- CSU Fullerton • Yuying Tsong- CSU Fullerton Disability and Multiple Sclerosis: Stigma, Outness, and Links with Psychological Well-Being RedwoodAaron Breslow • Jessica Esposito- Teachers College • Riddhi Sandil- Teachers College • Aaron Foster • Elizabeth Geiger- Teachers College- Columbia Uni Experiencing Microaggressions: Women with Apparent and Nonapparent Disabilities RedwoodGoldie VanHeel- CSPP at Alliant International University • Melody Schaff- CSPP at Alliant International University • Rhoda Olkin- CSPP at Alliant International University Food Allergies Summer Camp RedwoodAlette Coble-Temple- John F. Kennedy University • Loretta Markus- John F. Kennedy University Gender and Psychiatric Drug Prescriptions among Intellectually Disabled Individuals RedwoodAlisha Young- Community Health Resources Manchester • Vincent Covino- State of CT Dept. of Developmental Services • Jessica Suckle-Nelson- Southern CT State University • William Sherman- Southern Connecticut State University • Javier Salabarria- Masonicare Health Center Wallingford Gendering revolt: Understanding women's constructions of 'dirty' and 'disgusting' bodies RedwoodNatali Blazevic- Arizona State University Moving Disability from the Margins: The Representation of Disability in Psychology of Women Textbooks RedwoodCorrine Bertram- Shippensburg University Problematizing (the lack of) eating disorders research exploring diversity: A critical review RedwoodAlicia Harlow- The Sage Colleges • Autumn Malone- The Sage Colleges • Devon Quackenbush- The Sage Colleges • Kelsey Lindsey- The Sage Colleges • Whitney Griffin- The Sage Colleges • Ashley Palandra- University of British Columbia Subcultured, Racialized, and Marginalized: The Thing that Binds you! LGBTQQII Women of Color RedwoodApril Chartrand- SFSU Department of Counseling The Mediating Effects of Objectified Body Consciousness On Personality and Disordered Eating Attitudes RedwoodGayle Bessenoff- Southern Connecticut State University • Jacqueline Bushey- Southern CT State University Beyond Ferguson, MO: Giving voice to Black female victims of murder and other atrocities Gold Rush AEve Lorane Brown • Hollie Jones- Medgar Evers College/CUNY Bringing Awareness to Abuse Within the Disability Community Gold Rush ALyndsay Colvin- Wright State University • Jessica Williams- Wright State Univieristy • Julie Williams- Wright State Univieristy Gender and Sexuality Diversity at AWP Gold Rush AAmorie Robinson • LeLaina Romero • Kimberly Sommers In Search of Justice: Exploring Restorative Justice, Survivor-Centric, and Culturally Informed Responses to Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence Gold Rush ACourtney Ahrens • Diane Hall • Thema Bryant-Davis- Pepperdine University Re-Imagining Multimedia Project: Transformative and Restorative Justice as Alternative Responses to Gender Violence Gold Rush AAhjane Billingsley- University of Miami Restorative Justice for Sexual Assault on College Campuses: When Universities Don’t Do Enough Gold Rush AKari Keller- Texas A&M SCS • Katie Mahan- Texas A&M Unviersity SCS The Clery Act and Confidentiality: What is Best for Sexual Assault Victims? Gold Rush AAaron Cortez- Cal Poly Pomona • Christian Murillo- Cal Poly Pomona • Erika DeJonghe- Cal Poly Pomona • Isabela Perez- Cal Poly Pomona When Beauty Becomes the Beast: Myths, Realities and Implications of Perceived Physical Attractiveness Gold Rush AMaram Hallak- Borough of Manhattan Community College • Anna-Lena Jonsson-Cohen • NgaPing Lam • Diagou Regina Sissoko • Janice Walters Current Trends in Research on Bisexuality WashingtonSharon Horne • Tania Israel • Danielle Rosenkrantz- University of Kentucky • Tangela Roberts First Generation Immigrant Therapists: Transformation, Resistance, and Personal Growth CaliforniaEvelina Blodgett- Pacifica Graduate Institute • Nadia Khalil Thalji Thalji- Pacifica Graduate Institute • Oksana Yakushko- Pacifica Graduate Institute • Yasaman Mostajeran- Pacifica Graduate Institute Mass Marketing of Medical Approaches to Women's Bodies CrystalJoan Chrisler- Connecticut College • Maureen McHugh- IUP • Leonore Tiefer- NYU School of Medicine • Alexandra Weis- Indiana University of PA Race, Rape, Revelation, and Selfies: Campus, Cinematic, and Online Feminist Community Responses EmeraldAmber Gipson- University of Hartford • Brice Werner- University of Hartford • Mala Matacin- University of Hartford • Marissa Lawrence- University of Hartford A Conversation about Empowering Clients Living with Physical Disabilities & Chronic Illnesses: Learning Lessons from a Feminist Clinical Practice, Personal Experiences, & Kafer's Relational/Social Model of Disability... OregonSusie Kisber- UC Davis SHCS Story-Telling and Meaning Making: An Integrative Approach Toward Social Justice Agendas Monterey/CarmelDanielle Quintero- University of Missouri Madison • Laura Minero- University of Wisconsin Madison

2:25pm PST

Distinguished Publication Award: Psychiatry Under the Influence Gold Rush BMary Hayden • Emily Wheeler- University of Massachusetts-Boston • Lisa Cosgrove- University of Massachusetts-Boston Early Career Caucus Networking Meeting Caucus SuiteClare Mehta Film Festival - Casablanca Calling A film by Rosa Rogers Arizona Compassionate Feminism: Feminism Precedes Compassion RedwoodKhashayar Farhadi Langroudi- ASPP at Argosy University San Francisco Effect of Pregnancy on Evaluations and Employment of Male and Female Job Candidates RedwoodNatalie Porter- CSPP at Alliant International University • Rachel Brosamle- CSPP at Alliant International University How Far Have We Come, ‘Baby’? Gender and Age Effects on Stereotyping RedwoodBeckon Digaetano- Southern Connecticut State University • Jessica Suckle-Nelson- Southern CT State University • Kate DeMartino- Southern Connecticut State University Increasing Job satisfaction of Women Engineers with a Work-Family Enrichment Perspective RedwoodHang-Shim Lee- Oklahoma State University Pretending Orgasm and Sexual Satisfaction for Women RedwoodChelsea Bridges- NMSU Should I even be here?: Impostorism and persistence attitudes in STEM women doctoral students RedwoodKaren Tao- University of Utah Social justice identity as experienced by feminist multicultural-trained counselors Redwood The impact of gender role conformity on alcohol use among emerging adults in Canada RedwoodJulia Hussman • Abby Goldstein The Motherhood Penalty: Still Applied by Some University Students RedwoodAlynn Gordon- Kent State University • Hilary Lips- Radford University The Role of Intimate Relationships in Women’s and Men’s Persistence in Science and Engineering RedwoodMaddie Gallegos • Jaclyn Menendez • Bernadette Pivarunas- • PJ Ricketson • Brittany Bloodhart- Colorado State University • Silvia Sara Canetto- Colorado State University • Emily Ward Women's Leadership Symposium: A Mixed Methods Assessment of Psychological Empowerment RedwoodCandice Robbins- Governors State University • Mazna Patka- Governors State University Girls of Color and Vulnerability in Sex Ed Classrooms: A Discussion Gold Rush ASharon Lamb- • Renee Randazzo • Tangela Roberts Inclusive, Incomplete, or In-between: Exploring the feminist perspective in graduate diversity courses Gold Rush ACindy Marino- Pacific University • Dharmakaya Colgan- Pacific University • Jenais Radabaugh- Pacific University • Michael Christopher- Pacific University Revenge Porn: Another Attempt to Control Women Gold Rush AAngela Barney • Joan Chrisler- Connecticut College Structured Discussion: The different needs of women and girls in the justice system: How can we address gender differences in the needs for protection within the institution for female inmates. Gold Rush AAlette Coble-Temple- John F. Kennedy University • Gretchen Kryss- John F. Kennedy University Talking Feminism: Fear of The “F” Word Gold Rush AAaron Breslow • Jessica Esposito- Teachers College • Elizabeth Geiger- Teachers College- Columbia Uni • Riddhi Sandil- Teachers College- Columbia University Women in Conflict: Exploring the divide between cis-gendered and transgender women Gold Rush AEve Lorane Brown • Hollie Jones- Medgar Evers College/CUNY Encouraging STEM to Bloom: Small Interventions for Girls and Young Women WashingtonKelley Chilson- IUP Department of Psychology • Laurie Roehrich- IUP Department of Psychology • Sarah Pritt- IUP Department of Psychology • Sofia Alvarez- IUP Department of Psychology La Unión Hace la Fuerza (Together We Can): Double Jeopardy in the Latino Community: -- Women and Undocumented Youth Seeking College Education CaliforniaAna Plasencia-CSPP at Alliant International University • Esmeralda Zamudio- CSPP at Alliant International University • Sue Kuba- CSPP at Alliant International University • Valory MItchell- CSPP at Alliant International University Sowing SEEDs of Recovery: The Role of Social and Community Supports in Promoting Women’s Recovery from Trauma and Substance Abuse NevadaEllen Haynes- University of New Hampshire • Katie Edwards- University of New Hampshire • Kelly Palmer- University of New Hampshire • Tina Cannon- University of New Hampshire The Be Present Empowerment Model® and Restorative Justice Monterey/CarmelClare Holzman- Be Present- Inc. • Or Rabinowiz- Planting Justice • Sheila Mitchell • Lynn Paltrow- National Advocates for Pregnant Women Understanding the Racialization of Gender: Latina/os, education, and social justice CrystalKarina Cervantez- UC Santa Cruz • Ruby Hernandez- UC Santa Cruz • Aida Hurtado • Mrinal Sinha Yes Means Yes: An Alternative Approach to Sexual Assault Prevention Education EmeraldOlga Amador • Manijeh Badiee • Nora Muongpruan • Diana Robinson

3:45pm PST

Missing from the dialogue: Why such resistance to rape resistance? NevadaJocelyn A. Hollander- University of Oregon • Sarah E. Ullman • Charlene Y. Senn- University of Windsor • Karen L. Hobden- University of Windsor Film Festival - I am a Girl A Film by Rebecca Barry Arizona A revolutionary moment: women's liberation in the late 1960s and early 1970s Gold Rush BJoan Chrisler- Connecticut College • Maureen McHugh- IUP • Leonore Tiefer- NYU School of Medicine • Irene Frieze- University of Pittsburgh • Suzanna Rose- Florida International Universi All Caucus Raucous Caucus SuiteKaren Tao- University of Utah A Review of Screening Tools Used within the Healthcare Field to Detect Intimate Partner Violence OregonDeidre Hussey- University of Hartford Do College Students Feel Unsafe on Campus or at Home? And If So, Which Ones? OregonChristine MacDonald- Indiana State Univeristy • Bridget Roberts-Pittman- Indiana State University Empowerment, Sexiness and Violence Against Women in the Age of Postfeminism CaliforniaKathryn Frazier- Clark University Examining Intimate Partner Violence in Kenya OregonTameka Gillum- University of Massachusetts Feminist Liberation Psychology, Wicked Questions, & Forum Theatre: Implications for Transformative Restorative Justice Praxis CaliforniaColleen MacQuarrie- UPEI Intersecting Identities: Promoting Social Justice Within & Beyond the Supervisory Relationship EmeraldColeen Williams- University of Hartford LGBTQ Millennials: Identity Formation and School Context WashingtonBrenda L. Seery • Mary Crowley- Binghamton University My Lover, My Assailant: Intimate Partner Homicide Perpetrators OregonBlanca Caro- Washington State University Reduced Access to Gender Affirmation is Associated with Increased Drug, Alcohol, and Hormone Abuse among Transgender Women WashingtonJesse Fletcher- Friends Research Institute • Jae Sevelius- UCSF Restorative Justice in Accreditation: An Alternative for Accrediting Programs in Master’s Level Counseling Programs EmeraldJeanne Stanley- Watershed Counseling • Theodore Burnes- Antioch University Restorative Justice through Feminist Pedagogy: Exploring Strategies for Teaching Future Criminal Justice Professionals at Bronx Community College EmeraldBrandi Rima • Crystal Rodriguez Slut-Shaming: Do Social Class or Clothing Make It More Acceptable? CaliforniaHester Godfrey • Lauren Waaland-Kreutzer • Leanna Papp- University of Mary Washington • Mindy Erchull- University of Mary Washington • Miriam Liss- University of Mary Washington The passion and pitfalls of implementing restorative justice in post-secondary education EmeraldHeather French • Carina Gallo • Christina Hough • Sara Salazar The Role of Elder Women in preventing the impact of Inter-generational trauma within an Indigenous Community WashingtonJanice Walters The Role of Social Support in Online Groups for Young Adults Who Engage in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury CaliforniaLaurel Brow- CSPP at Alliant International University • Stefanie Smith- CSPP at Alliant International University Broken Lives and Living Memories: Trauma Among Female Lithuanian Survivors of Soviet Political Deportations RedwoodEvelina Blodgett- Pacifica Graduate Institute • Oksana Yakushko- Pacifica Graduate Institute How Parents Process Gender and Violence with Children through Mindfulness RedwoodM. Candace Christensen • Jodi Dunn- Idaho State University • Rachel Wright- Appalachian State University Mediators of Distress Following Sexual Assault RedwoodTherese Bermingham- University of Minnesota Predictors of Tolerant Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence RedwoodTia Carpino- Carleton University School and Community Characteristics Related to Dating Violence Victimization Among High School Youth RedwoodAngela Neal- University of New Hampshire • Katie Edwards- University of New Hampshire Sexual Violence, Coping, and Empowerment Among Chicana/Latina Survivors: A Dissertation Proposal RedwoodDanielle Quintero- University of Missouri The Dynamics of Sexual Victimization of African American Female College Students RedwoodAdrianna Alejandre- Pepperdine University • Anthea Gray- Pepperdine University • Thema Bryant-Davis- Pepperdine University • Tyonna Adams- Pepperdine University The Experience of Filing a Sexual Assault Report After Being Raped: A Report by U.S. Navy Women Veterans RedwoodRachel Vedder- CSPP at Alliant International University Women Who Resort To Violence in Intimate Relationships RedwoodJanine Johnson- School of Professional Psychol • Stephanie Okpara- School of Professional Psychology • Tawanna Howard- School of Professional Psychology • Kathleen Malloy- Wright State University “Role-play”; Hyper-gender ideology and woman’s dating violence perpetration and victimization RedwoodAngela Neal- University of New Hampshire • Chloe Flanagan- University of New Hampshire • Ellen Haynes- University of New Hampshire • Katie Edwards- University of New Hampshire • Kayla Putnam- University of New Hampshire Adjustment for students with disabilities to graduate programs: A dialogue on surmounting procedural difficulties, promoting self-advocacy, and navigating new campus networks. Gold Rush AAmy Stoltzfus - West Chester University • Daniel Soltis- West Chester University • Emily Mercado- West Chester University Cultivating Empowerment as a Predoctoral Intern Gold Rush ASinead Unsworth- UC Davis • Luisa Ladd • Katharine Middendorf- Indiana University • Rich Zamora Finding Balance: Navigating the Tensions Between Feminist Values and Well-Being Gold Rush AEileen Zurbriggen- UC Santa Cruz • Alyssa Zucker- George Washington University Making Place For Women Of Color in the Academe Gold Rush ARiddhi Sandil - Teachers College- Columbia University Navigating the Personal in the Political Realm: Women of Color in Higher Education Positions Gold Rush AAlexandria Gerrick- San Jose State University • Cynthia Medina- San Jose State University • Yu-Ping Huang- San Jose State University Prejudice and Discrimination in Graduate School: A Discussion Gold Rush ADawn Bates- New Mexico State University Restoring Justice for LGBT Communities through Professional Education and Training Gold Rush AAmy Gadeilis- CSPP at Alliant International University • Shawn Giammattei- CSPP at Alliant International University • Sue Kuba- CSPP at Alliant International University The caged bird sings: Exploring the experiences of Black female psychologists in the academy Gold Rush AEve Lorane Brown • Hollie Jones- Medgar Evers College/CUNY Enlivening key concepts in sexuality research: Feminist reconsiderations of choice, empowerment, and satisfaction CrystalSara McClelland- University of Michigan • Deborah Tolman- City University of New York • Kimberly Belmonte- City University of New York • Stephanie Anderson - City University of New York One body, many gazes: Disordered Eating, Relational-Cultural Therapy and Post-Structural Feminist Theory Monterey/CarmelJennifer Vera

7:30pm PST

Performance by Anne Bluethenthal & Gina Breedlove of ABD Productions Emerald

8:30pm PST