SSU Psychology Department Well Represented at the 2026 Western Psychological Association Convention
Three department faculty (Professors Evan Lintz, Wenwen Ni, and Heather Smith) and seven students (Erza De La Cruz, Zach Blaustone, Tys Keaunui, Katelynn Stocks, Isabelle Kokona-Dussau, and Khansa Tariq) presented research posters for the 2026 Western Psychological Association Convention held in Tacoma, Washington during April / May 2026. Over 3,000 people attended the four-day conference that covered all the sub-disciplines represented within psychology. Poster titles are listed below:
Arcuri, D., Bradford, N., Stocks, K., Blaustone, Z., Cable, W., Keaunui, T., Grant D. & Smith, H.J. (April, 2026). The Personal is Political: Leaders’ Reactions to a Spouse’s Misconduct Influence Observers’ Evaluations. Poster presented at the annual Western Psychological Association Convention, Tacoma, Washington. (Also presented at the 2026 Sonoma State University Undergraduate Research Symposium)
Blaustone, Z. & Smith, H.J. (April, 2026). Fight, Flight, or Forgive? Observers’ Judgments of an Ingroup Member’s Response to Harm. Poster presented at the annual Western Psychological Association Convention, Tacoma, Washington. (Also presented at the 2026 Sonoma State University Undergraduate Research Symposium)
De La Cruz, E. and Lintz, E. (April, 2026). The Effects of Racial Microaggressions on the Cognitive Processes Underlying Learning. Poster presented at the annual Western Psychological Association Convention, Tacoma, Washington. (Also presented at the 2026 Sonoma State University Undergraduate Research Symposium)
Ni, W., Kokona-Dussau, I., Barnes, J., Tariq, K. (April, 2026). The Impact of University Socioeconomic Environments on Student Belonging and Performance. Poster presented at the annual Western Psychological Association Convention, Tacoma, Washington. (Also presented at the 2026 Sonoma State University Undergraduate Research Symposium)
Stocks, K., Bradford, N., Arcuri, D., Blaustone, Z., Cable, W., Keaunui, T., Hoffman, T., Sanabria, A., Grant, D., & Smith, H.J. (April, 2026). Which College Friendships Support Well-Being and Which Hurt It? Poster presented at the annual Western Psychological Association Convention, Tacoma, Washington. (Also presented at the 2026 Sonoma State University Undergraduate Research Symposium)