Research

Congratulations Kailey Hall for receiving an Outstanding Student Award for Excellence in an Academic Discipline!

Recent Poster Presentations

Above: Alice Zhang and Francesca Messina at the 2026 Western Psychological Association annual convention

Villarreal, B., Larripa, K., Barish, R., & Nakamaru, G. (2026, April). From “student” to “scientist”: Perceptions of undergraduates in STEM structured research experiences. Poster presented at the 106th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Tacoma, WA.

Zhang, A. L., Messina, F. I., Hall, K. N., & Villarreal, B. J. (2026, April). Situated in third space: Ethnic identity development in dual language programs. Poster presented at the 106th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Tacoma, WA.

Lara, L., Timin, S., & Villarreal, B. (2023, April). ACEs, perceived academic control, and GPA in college students of diverse backgrounds. Poster presented at the 103rd annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Riverside, CA.

Jimenez-Madora, E., Bumgardner, E., Sosa-Rosales, B., Cherry, K. D., Iturbide, M., & Villarreal, B. (2022, April). The impact of COVID-19 on academic stress and achievement goal orientations in college students. Poster presented at the 102nd annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.

Timin, S., Cherry, K. D., Villarreal, B., Avila, M, & Anjewierden, B. (2022, April). Institutional autonomy support predicts college student's achievement goals through psychological need satisfaction. Poster presented at the 102nd annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.

Timin, S., Cherry, K. D., Villarreal, B., Avila, M., Anjewierden, B., & Levy, R. (2022, April). Autonomy support promotes college student online engagement through mastery-approach goals and self-esteem. Poster presented at the 102nd annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.

Timin, S., Iturbide, M., Villarreal, B., Sosa-Rosales, B., & Jimenez-Madora, E. (2022, April). Threat stress appraisals moderate the relationship between social support and degree commitment. Poster presented at the 102nd annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.

Weatherill, H., Cherry, K., Avila, M., Taylor, L., & Villarreal, B. (2022, April). The relationship between hardiness, stress, and mental health in college students with disabilities during COVID-19. Poster presented at the 102nd annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.

Villarreal, B., Iturbide, M., Magallanes, S., Lara, L., Armenta Villa, L., & Jimenez-Madora, E. (2022, April). Students’ experiences with diversity, equity, and inclusion in research methods courses. Poster presented at the 102nd annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.

Villarreal, B., Wagoner, K., Alcaraz, D., Escola, K., & Weatherill, H. (2022, April). College instructors’ perceived responsibilities: A descriptive study. Poster presented at the 102nd annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.

Recent Publications

Villarreal, B., White, K. N., Vincent-Layton, K., Zhang, A., Messina, F., & Harmon, C. W. (2025). Textbook cost and interactivity: Comparing equity outcomes and student perception. Higher Learning Research Communications, 15(2), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.5590/JERAP.2025.v15i2.1969

Villarreal, B. (2025). Visionary plans: Empowering students to create solutions to problems that matter. In Brakke, K. & McIntyre, J. (Eds.), Teaching developmental psychology: Contemporary activities and approaches (pp 94-95). The Society for the Teaching of Psychology. https://teachpsych.org/ebooks/teachdevpsy

Otero Díaz, M., Villarreal, B., Cuevas-Uribe, R., Marin Jarrin, J., & Iturbide, M. I. (2025). The story of Creando Conciencia: A Latinx student-focused professional learning community. Association of Mexican American Educators Journal, 19(1), 1-31 https://doi.org/10.24974/amae.19.1.515

Shane, J., Chang, E. S., & Villarreal, B. (2024). Exploring young adult’s career-related goal pursuit: A multi-site online survey study on shared agency. Sage Research Methods: Doing Research Online. SAGE Publications, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529683103

Villarreal, B., Vincent-Layton, K., Reynoso, E., White, K. N., & Begay, K. (2023). Do students perceive faculty as responsible for equitable learning environments? Results from a mixed-methods study. Higher Education Research and Development, 42(4), 1000-1015. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2022.2120856

Chang, E. S., Shane, J., Masdonati, J., & Villarreal, B. J. (2023). Social relationships and career development throughout the lifespan [Editorial]. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1235829. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1235829

Chang, E. S., Shane, J., Villarreal, B., & Heckhausen, J. (2022). Shared and nonshared agency for occupational goals with mothers, fathers, VIPs, and romantic partners during young adulthood. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 902288. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.902288

Villarreal, B., Vincent-Layton, K., Reynoso, E., Begay, K., & White, K. N. (2022). Using faculty development to increase faculty perceptions of responsibility for highly equitable classroom practices. The Journal of Faculty Development, 36(1), 8-14.

White, K. N., Vincent-Layton, K., & Villarreal, B. (2020). Equitable and inclusive practices designed to reduce equity gaps in undergraduate chemistry courses. Journal of Chemical Education, 98(2), 330-339. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c01094

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