Research assistants Ashley Murphy, Caleigh Vocke, and Payton Sheffield presented at NC State’s Undergraduate Research Symposium, sharing their experiences as PSY 499 and PSY 498 students in the Law and Development Lab. Ashley highlighted her contributions to a recent project exploring shifts in parent-child conversations before and after the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Caleigh presented her honors thesis focused on courtroom practices involving child witnesses. Payton discussed her work coding child witness testimonies and the insights gained from that process.

Research assistants Ashley Murphy, Caleigh Vocke, and Payton Sheffield shared their experiences as PSY 499 and PSY 498 students in the Law and Development Lab at NC State’s CHASS High Impact Conference. Ashley and Caleigh presented on the work they contributed to our recent project examining changes in parent-child conversations before and after the 2024 US Presidential election. Caleigh presented her honors thesis on courtroom practices involving child witnesses. Payton presented on her experience coding child witness testimonies. 

Our 2026 fall research assistants met for a lab meeting to collaborate on a new project! Left to right: Ella Salvaggio, Abby Dunn, Caleigh Vocke, Payton Sheffield, Ava Marsh, Molly Pembleton, Madison Lattimore, Hannah Gregory, Chloe Hammonds, and Jessica Tolliver. 

Our 2025 fall research assistants met for a lab meeting to collaborate on a new project! Left to right: Ashley Murphy, Ava Marsh, Madison Lattimore, Hannah Gregory, Payton Sheffield, and Caleigh Vocke. 

Research assistants Ashley Murphy and Caleigh Vocke presented their posters at the 2025 Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium. Murphy’s project focused on reasons parents avoided conversations with their children about the 2024 US Presidential Election, and Vocke’s project focused on factors predicting whether and how often parents engaged in such conversations.  

Research assistants Caleigh Vocke and Kate Freeman shared their experiences as PSY 499 students in the Law and Development Lab, at NC State’s CHASS High Impact Conference. They presented on the work they’ve contributed to our recent project examining parent child conversations about the 2024 US Presidential election. 

During our Lab Party, we had a fun and creative group activity where we made our own flower arrangements! Everyone got to design their own unique arrangement, mixing and matching colors and textures to create something beautiful. It was a great way to relax, be creative, and enjoy some hands-on fun together!