Presentations

Sample Recent Presentations

For a completed, updated list of presentations please see my C/V.


Note: * = graduate student

** = undergraduate student

Angella Valencia*

2018 RCIO

Brittany Branda*

2018 RCIO Best Graduate Student Poster

Caitlin Meyer*

2018 RCIO

(Left) Austin Casassa* and Dr. Z rocking the Power C after their 2018 SIOP Presentation.



(Right) Dr. Z won the 2018 ReSEARCH Dialogues Faculty Elevator Pitch in the Humanities and Social Sciences Category.

Refereed Conference Presentations

Zelin, A.I. (2020, April). Science-based advocacy to minimize discrimination or harassment. In T. L. Hayes (Chair). Panel presentation accepted to be presented at the 35th annual meeting for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Austin, TX.

Zelin, A.I. (2020, April). Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace: An exercise in collective wisdom. In B. B. Belwalkar (Chair). Panel presentation accepted to be presented at the 35th annual meeting for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Austin, TX.

Meyer, C.*, & Zelin, A.I. (2020, April). Culture shift from the top down: Active bystanders. In A. Shyamsunder and A.S. Ahmad (Co-Chairs). Show and tell: Generating solutions in combating workplace sexual harassment. Paper and panel accepted to be presented at the 35th annual meeting for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Austin, TX.

Avery, D., Cortina, L.M., Johnson, S., King, E., & Rogelberg, S. (2020, April). Cultivating an inclusive and diverse SIOP: Integrating the status quo. In E. Ruggs, A.I. Zelin, and F. Macoukji (Co-Chairs). Executive Board reviewed and invited alternative session to be presented at the 35th annual meeting for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Austin, TX.

Wymer, C.*, Zelin, A. I., Martinez, L., & Hamilton, K. (2020, February). Investigating the perceptions and effectiveness of an ally skill-building workshop. Poster accepted to present at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Zelin, A.I., & Heck, K.** (2020, February). Toxic masculinity after “swiping right.” Poster accepted to present at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Boulware, H.**, Zelin, A.I., & Sanford, W.B.** (2020, February). Superman: Man of tomorrow stuck in the past. Poster accepted to present at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Peterson, O.** & Zelin, A.I. (2020, February). Empathy, perceived similarity, and online interaction. Poster accepted to present at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Lappin, J.** & Zelin, A.I. (2020, February). The role of gendered power in the workplace. Poster accepted to present at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Ijiyode, A.**, Zelin, A.I., & Warren, A. (2020, February). A retrospective investigation of racial-ethnic socialization. Poster accepted to present at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Black, K.J. & Bremmer, C.*, Melhorn, E., & Zelin, A.I. (2019, November). College student perceptions of anticipated burnout and engagement in their future careers. In Stress in Higher Education Symposium. 13th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health: Work, Stress, and Health. Philadelphia, PA.

Wolfe, C.* & Zelin, A.I. (2019, October). Easing the return to normalcy: Reintegrating victims of domestic violence into the workplace. Poster presented at the annual River Cities I-O Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

Wymer, C.* & Zelin, A.I. (2019, October). Validating an ally skill-building workshop: Assessing antecedents and outcomes. Poster presented at the annual River Cities I-O Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN. *Project won "Best Student Poster" at RCIO

Boulware, H.**, Zelin, A.I., & Sanford, W.B.** (2019, April). Superman isn't so super: a critical look at the treatment of women, as portrayed through Lois Lane. Poster to be presented at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, Kennesaw, GA.

Alonso, A., Ruch, B., & O’Hare, E. (2019, April). Membership groups moving forward with (GREAT) SIOP individual-driven advocacy. In Moore, L. S.*, & Zelin, A.I. (Co-Chairs). Alternative session to be presented at the 34th annual meeting for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Washington, D.C.

Tolfa, R.L.*, & Zelin, A.I. (2019, April). A bystander for workplace sexual harassment? Who, Me?. In S.-N. Liu, K. Dray, and I. Sabat (Co-Chairs). Building better workplace allies: Where are we lacking and how can we get there? Paper to be presented at the 34th annual meeting for the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Washington, D.C.

Branda, B.*, Zelin, A.I., & Tino, R.** (2019, February). After #MeToo: Perceptions of sexual harassment in and out of the workplace. Poster to be presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, Portland, OR; (2018, October) Poster using subset of data also presented at the River Cities I-O Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN. Project won "Best Graduate Student Poster" at RCIO.

Zelin, A.I., & Burke-Smalley, L. (2018, October). Dysfunctional retention: The case of abused worker syndrome. Paper presented at the annual River Cities I-O Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

Meyer, C.C.*, & Zelin, A.I. (2018, October). Sexual harassment bystander intervention program: Targeting leaders to enhance organizational culture. Poster presented at the annual River Cities I-O Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

Vallencia, A.*, & Zelin, A.I. (2018, October). Does gendered language have an effect on you? Poster presented at the annual River Cities I-O Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

Helms, N.**, Hutson, T.**, Wymer, C.**, & Zelin, A.I. (2018, August). Capturing a recruiter’s eye: Sexism in selection. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Zelin, A.I., Thoman, S. E.* (2018, July). In the workforce and on the homefront: Gender roles in work and life. In S. E. Thoman & John, J. (Co-Chairs). From the inside and out: Evidence for ecological influences on girls and women in STEM. Panel presented at the 4th Annual Gender & STEM Network Conference in Eugene, OR.

Allen, O.**, Brown, N.**, Hanson, A**, Hester, R.**, Hofer, R.**, Leach, S.**, Zelin, A.I., & Rogers, K. (2018, April). Cultural Change Ambassadors: Bystander training at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Poster presented at the 2018 Institute for Feminist Academic Psychologists, Miami, FL.

Zelin, A. I. (2018, April). We wish allies of women professors knew that the victim-blaming that we are taught growing up and rape culture are incredibly harmful toward women and often present barriers to feeling accepted within one’s workplace. In M. Bergman, I. Diaz, K.S. Kones (Co-Chairs). What we wish our allies knew: An inclusion/diversity focused professional development session conducted at the meeting of the Society of the Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Chicago, IL.

Thoman, S. E.*, Zelin, A.I., & Snowdy, L.* (2017, November). Briefcase or spatula?: The role of gender norms on work and love. Poster presented at the Healthcare Business Women’s Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Zelin, A.I. (2017, October). Rape culture and the workplace: How do we change it? Project presented at the annual River Cities I-O Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

Snowdy, L.*, & Zelin, A.I. (2017, October). Female bystander intervention in instances of workplace sexual harassment. Poster presented at the annual River Cities I-O Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

Ferrier, D. E., Johnson, C.**, Rachlin, B.**, Jayne, C**., Johnson, C.**, Miller, A.**, & Zelin, A.I. (2017, August). Cognitive self-regulation mediating the relation between social skills and internalizing behaviors. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC.

Ferrier, D. E., Jayne, C.**, Miller, A.**, Johnson, C.**, Rachlin, B.**, Johnson, C.**, & Zelin, A.I. (2017, August). Student-teacher conflict moderates self-regulation – social skills relation for girls but not boys. Division 7 Young Investigator Symposium (invited talk) at the American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC.

Zelin, A.I., (2017, July). From the ground up: Developing competencies in a university setting for use in training. In A.I. Zelin (Chair), How can I use competencies? Project presented at the annual meeting of International Personnel Assessment Council Conference. Birmingham, AL.

Zelin, A.I., Walker, R. V., & Bisconti, T. L., (2016, October). Understanding the link between discrimination and measures of health and well-being in women: The influence of age and protective factors. Paper presented at Cultivating Curriculum: Social Determinants of Health in the Classroom and Beyond Conference. Chattanooga, TN.

Zelin, A.I., & Erchull, M.J. (2014, May). Is everybody doing it? Sex in the college freshman male population. Poster presented at the 26th Annual Convention for the Association of Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.

Trusty, M., Doverspike, D., Kantrowitz, T., Zelin, A.I., Lider, M., & Carter, G. (2014, May). Executive board invited session: Career study of people with advanced degrees in I-O Psychology. Project presented at the annual meeting for the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Honolulu, HI.

Zelin, A.I., Wessel, J., & Ryan, A.M. (2014, May). Express yourself: Advances in stigma identity management research. In A.I. Zelin, & J. Wessel (co-chairs), Express yourself: Advances in Stigma Identity Management Research. Paper presented at the annual meeting for the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Honolulu, HI.

Lichiello, S., Erchull, M. J., Liss, M., Zelin, A.I., & Hartwell, L. P. (2012, August). Self-objectification as a dissociative experience: The path from media internalization to self-harm. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.

Zelin, A.I., Shively, S. L., & Hall, R. J. (2012, April). Predicting achievement emotions and coping strategy use from clustered achievement goals. Poster presented at the 24th Annual Convention for the Association of Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.

Zelin, A.I., Erchull, M. J., Hartwell, L. P., & Lichiello, S. (2012, April). Is everybody doing it? Sex in the college freshman female population. Poster presented at the 24th Annual Convention for the Association of Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.

Erchull, M. J., Hartwell, L. P., Zelin, A.I., & Lichiello, S. (2011, August). Not as it seems: Sexualization, self-objectification, agency, and pleasure. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in Washington, D. C.; (2011, April). Paper presented at the annual Virginia Psychological Association convention in Hot Springs, V.A.

Erchull, M. J., Hartwell, L. P., Lichiello, S., & Zelin, A.I. (2011, June). Perceptions and misperceptions of women’s and men’s attitudes about sexual activity during menstruation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research in Pittsburgh, P.A.

Hartwell, L. P., Erchull, M. J., Lichiello, S., & Zelin, A.I. (2011, May). Young women’s sexual attitudes and behaviors: What predicts “hook-ups” and casual sex? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science convention in Washington, D. C.

Zelin, A.I. (2011, April). Is everybody doing it? Sex in the college freshman female population. Paper presented at the annual Virginia Psychological Association convention in Hot Springs, V.A.

Zelin, A.I., Schleef, D., Morris, A., & Tuley, C. (2009, April). Who’s watching television’s children: Work and family conflict on prime-time television. Paper presented at the annual Southern Sociological Society convention in New Orleans, LA.

Invited Presentations

Zelin, A.I., & Osborn, H. (2020, February). Psychology and well-being. Presented to the Health Club at Girls’ Preparatory School. Chattanooga, TN.

Zelin, A.I. (2019, November). Job Negotiations: What do to and how to do it. Presented to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Women’s Leadership Academy. Ocoee, TN.

Zelin, A.I. (2019, June). Now what? The progress and pitfalls of #MeToo at work. Presented to the Chattanooga, TN chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management. Chattanooga, TN.

Zelin, A.I. (2019, June). Empowering women in the workplace. Presented to women in the Risk Management and Analytics subgroup of Tennessee Valley Authority. Chattanooga, TN.

Zelin, A.I. (2019, February). Job Negotiations: What do to and how to do it. Presented to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s CHAIOP group. Chattanooga, TN.

Zelin, A.I. (2019, February). Peer education sexual assault prevention. In K.R. Klement, N. Lozano, & S. Nelson (Co-Chairs). 2019 SPSP Sexual Violence Preconference. Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, Portland, OR.

Zelin, A.I., (2017, October). What is I/O Psychology and what can I do with it? Presented to undergraduate students at the University of Mary Washington. Fredericksburg, VA.

Zelin, A.I., (2017, September). Women & minorities at work. Presented as part of the I Am PSYCHED! National Tour. Chattanooga, TN.

Zelin, A.I., (2017, February). No more blurred lines: Empowering the bystander. Speaker for Upper School chapel. Invited by Baylor School. Chattanooga, TN.

Zelin, A.I., (2016, November). Bystander behavior in action: Elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Invited by the UTC Retirees Association. Chattanooga, TN.

Cunningham, C., Zelin, A.I., & Huelsman, T. (2016, 2017, 2018, October). Taking your education to the next level: Getting into graduate school. River Cities I-O Conference. Chattanooga, TN.

Zelin, A.I., Martin-Wagar, C., & Giamusso, P. (2016, September). No more blurred lines: Empowering the bystander. United States Aquatic Sports Annual Convention. Invited by USA Swimming Safe Sport. Atlanta, GA.

Zelin, A.I. (2016, September). Graduate school and I/O Psychology: A background. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Psi Chi guest speaker. Chattanooga, TN.