Autism, Anime, and Facial Emotion Recognition Abstract (SS5) The purpose of this study is to examine whether individuals who are higher on autistic traits can better and more quickly recognize the facial emotions of anime characters (i.e., Japanese animated cartoon...
Intelligent Electrical Wheelchair for the Visually Impaired Abstract (SE2) Develop a LIDAR-based system to assist people with visual impairments to detect and avoid obstacles. The 3D point cloud data collected through LIDAR is transformed into spatial audio signals...
An Examination of Potential Weight Status Correlates: Perceived Familial Weight Status, Depression, and Anxiety Abstract (SS4) The study goals were to understand the relationships between participant weight and their: a) perceptions of their family members weight...
“Just” Desserts? Belief in Pure Evil and Interpersonal Aggression Following Exposure to Criminal Injustice Abstract We are examining how belief in pure evil relates to mood and interpersonal forms of aggression following exposure to criminal injustice...
Evaluation of Macrophage Number and Phenotype in the Aged Heart Abstract (SE1) Aging is associated with inflammation, including more inflammatory cells (macrophages) in most organs. I evaluated macrophages in the heart and found similar numbers between young and old...
Who’s on Top? Autonomy and Control in Online Sex Work Abstract (SS3) In this project, we study online creators who sell sexual content and services. The goal of the research is to understand how online sex workers create and run their businesses and how they...
Framing Social Injustices via Youth Serving Organizations: A Scoping Review Abstract (SS2) We conducted a local analysis of community-based youth serving organizations, their programs, and activities that contribute to social justice initiatives. We used the social...
Perceptions of Women’s Hair: The Curly vs. Straight Debate Abstract The goal of the current study was to examine perceptions of curly versus straight hair. We recruited college students (N = 112) and asked them to rate photos of African American women with curly and...