Presentations

Selected Presentations at International and National Conferences: *mentee (student, research assistant, etc)

*Harris, E., *Elvira-Contreras, M., & Degnan, K. A. (2024, July). Talking About Emotions: Does Language Use Between Moms and Kids Have a Lasting Influence? Poster presented at the annual JCCAP Future Directions Forum, Columbus, OH.

*McDonald, J., *Lufumpa, M., *Harris, E., *Brutsche, A., & Degnan, K. A. (2024, July). Tugging at Heartstrings: Psychophysiological Foundations of Emotion Regulation and Risk-Taking in Emerging Adulthood. Poster presented at the annual JCCAP Future Directions Forum, Columbus, OH.

Degnan, K.A. & Positive Development Lab members 2018-2024 (2024, April). Individual Characteristics Differentiating Adaptive and Maladaptive Risk-Taking in Emerging Adults. Poster presented at the annual Catholic University Research Day, Washington, D.C. 

*Lufumpa, M., *McDonald, J. M., *Brutsche, A., *Harris, E., & Degnan, K. A. (2024, April). Multifaceted Effects Among Personality, Physiology, and Emotion Regulation in Emerging Adulthood. Poster presented at the annual Catholic University Research Day, Washington, D.C.

*McGroarty, B., *Dressman, M., *McDonald, K., *Rozario, O., & Degnan, K. A. (2024, April). The Effects of Positive Priming on Body Image. Poster presented at the annual Catholic University Research Day, Washington, D.C.

*Huz, I. & Degnan, K. A. (2024, April). Associations between Social Competence and Loneliness During Early Adolescence. Poster presented to the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

*Hogan, C., *Flegenheimer, C., Henderson, H. A., Degnan, K. A., & McDermott, J. M. (2024, February). Early Exuberant Temperament and Longitudinal Psychopathology Risk: The Moderating Role of Shame Expression. Poster presented to the annual meeting of the Society for Affective Science, New Orleans, LA.

*Karam, M. & Degnan, K. A. (2023, October). Consistency and Collaboration across the Parent-Teacher-Child System in Support of Social Success in Early Childhood. Poster presented at the biennial meeting for the Society for the Study of Human Development, Philadelphia, PA.

*Guajardo, K. G., *Kravets, M. E., *Kravitz, S. B. R., & Degnan, K. A. (2023, June). Interactions of Anxiety and Impulsivity in College Youth Result in a Greater Likelihood of Perceived Consequences from Problematic Drinking. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood, San Diego, CA.

*Kravets, M. E., *Guajardo, K. G., *Kravitz, S. B. R., & Degnan, K. A. (2023, June). Attentional Control and Risk-Taking Behavior Among College Students with High Anger Reactivity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood, San Diego, CA.

Degnan, K. A. (2023, March). Individual Characteristics in Support of Choosing Positive Risk-Taking Behaviors. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Salt Lake City, UT.

*Kravitz, S. B. R., *Imondi, G., & Degnan, K. A. (2023, March). Temperamental Exuberance and Peer Relationships in Early to Middle Childhood. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Salt Lake City, UT.

*Kravitz, S. B. R., *Imondi, G., & Degnan, K. A. (2023, March). "I said, What Can I Do With A Broken Balloon?": Social Sharing of Emotion With An Unfamiliar Adult. Flashtalk presented to the Emotions Pre-conference of the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Salt Lake City, UT.

*Imondi, G., *McLamb, L., *Thompson, R., *Blasi, S., *Bradley, G., & Degnan, K. A. (2022, April). Risk-Taking in Young Adulthood: A Comparison Across Samples. Poster presented (virtually) at the annual Mid-Atlantic Undergraduate Social Research Conference.

Karam, M.* & Degnan, K. A. (2021, May). Consistency and collaboration across the parent-teacher-child system in support of social success in early childhood. Poster presented virtually at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science.

Kravitz, S.* & Degnan, K. A. (2021, November). Perception vs. participation: How resilience influences college students’ ideas about risk and risk-taking behavior. Poster presented virtually at the annual conference of the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood.

*Karam, M. & Degnan, K. A. (2021, November). Parenting and the Development of Social Competence in Early Childhood. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual Pi Gamma Mu Convention, Washington, DC. Conference was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Karam, M.*, Huz, I.*, & Degnan, K. A. (2020, November). Teacher-child Interactions, Behavioral Inhibition, and Social Competence Development in Early Childhood. Poster presented virtually at the Occasional Temperament Conference.

Kravitz, S.* & Degnan, K. A. (2020, November). Differential Effects of Temperamental Exuberance and Social Behavior on Attention and Externalizing Problems across Childhood. Poster presented virtually at the Occasional Temperament Conference.

Lavin, K.*, Goeke-Morey, M., Degnan, K. A., & Perry, D. (2020, November). A Closer Look at the Measurement and Stability of Temperament across Infancy. Poster presented virtually at the Occasional Temperament Conference.

Flint, G.R.* & Degnan, K.A. (2019, October). Exuberant and inhibited children: pathways toward social competence in middle childhood. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for the Study of Human Development, Portland, OR. 

Finster, H.*, Degnan, K. A., Almas, A., Nelson III, Charles A., Zeanah Jr., Charles H., & Fox, N.A. (2019, May). Caregiving Disruptions Moderate the Stability of Social Skills in Late Childhood. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.

Raff, S.*, Calias, S.*, & Degnan, K. A. (2019, May). “It Bit Me!” Social-emotional outcomes as predicted by temperamental exuberance and social behavior during a peer risk-taking game. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.

Flint, G.R.* & Degnan, K. A. (2019, March). Maternal emotion socialization: Goals versus behaviors. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.

Huz, I.* & Degnan, K. A. (2019, March). The Intersection of Temperament and Early Childhood Care and Education as a Predictor of Social Functioning in Middle Childhood. In K. A. Degnan (chair), The Multiple Factors Influencing Developmental Pathways of Behavioral Inhibition. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.

Huz, I.* & Degnan, K.A. (2018, April). Positive caregiving in early childhood: A protective factor against social anxiety for highly inhibited children. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Depression And Anxiety, Washington, DC.

Degnan, K. A., Nozadi, S., & Lahat, A. (2017, March). Risk-taking propensity in the context of peers: Internal and external influences. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.

Degnan, K. A., McDermott, J. M., Hane, A. A., Chronis-Tuscano, A., Henderson, H. A., & Fox, N. A. (2016, October). Temperamental exuberance, parenting, and mechanisms of risk for maladaptive outcomes. Paper presented at the Occasional Temperament Conference, Seattle, WA.

Degnan, K. A., Henderson, H. A., Almas, A. N., & Fox, N. A. (2016, March). The influence of life events on daily social experiences for behaviorally inhibited adolescents. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence, Baltimore, MD. 

Degnan, K.A., Lewis-Morrarty, E., McDermott, J.M., & Chronis-Tuscano, A. (2015, November). Parent gentle discipline predicts the development of child executive functioning among exuberant children. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.