Recent Conference Presentations

GSA is held every November in locations all over the US. The PHaD lab utilizes Midlife Development in the US (MIDUS) data to examine predictors of aging. 

*Odd, K., Boron, J. B., *Alderson, J. E., Lachman, M. E., & Turiano, N. A. (November, 2022). Change in episodic memory and executive functioning predict mortality risk. Symposium presented at the Gerontological society of America Conference. Indianapolis, Indiana.

Turiano, N. A., *Alderson, J. E., *Willard, M. A., King, S. J., & Ó Súilleabháin, P. S. (November, 2022). Personality traits predict diabetes risk in adulthood: The mediating effects of using food to cope with stress. Symposium presented at the Gerontological society of America Conference. Indianapolis, Indiana.

Leger, K. A., Turiano, N. A., Bowling, W., Burris, J. L., & Almeida, D. M. (November, 2021). Affect reactivity to daily stressors mediate the relationship between personality traits and physical health. Symposium presented virtually at the Gerontological Society of America Conference.

*Alderson, J. E., *Willard, M. A., & Turiano, N. A. (November, 2022 ). Adiposity change in adults: The impact of trait neuroticism. Poster presented at the Gerontological society of America Conference. Indianapolis, Indiana.

*Miller, S., *Willard, M., *Alderson, J. E., & Turiano, N. A. (November, 2022). Childhood adversity impacts personality development across adulthood.  Poster presented at the Gerontological society of America Conference. Indianapolis, Indiana.

The ARP conference is held every other summer, with the European Association of Personality Psychology (EAPP) conference being held in the other years. 

*Alderson, J. A. & Turiano, N. A. (July, 2023). Personality profiles predict academic and psychosocial functioning during the early months of the pandemic. Poster accepted for presentation at the Association for Research in Personality conference but was not presented due to student travel funds being withdrawn by West Virginia University. Evanston, IL.

*Miller, S. J. & Turiano, N. A. (July, 2023). The Big 5 personality traits predict sexual behaviors during the transition to college. Poster accepted for presentation at the Association for Research in Personality conference but was not presented due to student travel funds being withdrawn by West Virginia University. Evanston, IL.

*Willard, M. A. & Turiano, N. A. (July, 2023). Big Five personality traits predict marital quality over time. Poster accepted for presentation at the Association for Research in Personality conference but was not presented due to student travel funds being withdrawn by West Virginia University. Evanston, IL.

Turiano, N. A. (June, 2019). Socioeconomic status predicts personality level and change. Symposium presented at the Association for Research in Personality conference. Grand Rapids, MI.

Turiano, N. A., *Lin, O., *Alderson, J., & *Damitz, R. L. (July, 2021). Personality traits predict change in alcohol use during the transition to college. Poster presented virtually at the Association for Research in Personality Conference.

Turiano, N. A., & Chapman, B. C. (June, 2013). The Big 5 personality traits and lipid profiles. Symposium presented at the Association for Research in Personality Biannual Conference. Charlotte, NC.

SRA is held every year in March/April. The PHaD lab utilizes College Student Transition data to explore how early life exposure influences substance use and mental health during the transition to college. 

*Alderson, J. E., *Miller, S. J., & Turiano, N. A. (April, 2023). Personality prior to entering college predicts GPA across the first three years. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence. San Diego, CA.

*Willard, M. A., *Alderson, J. E., & Turiano, N. A. (April, 2023). 11-factor childhood adversity model predicts change in purpose in life during the transition to college. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence. San Diego, CA.

*Miller, S. J., Moilanen, K. L., & Turiano, N. A. (April, 2023). Childhood adversity predicts number of sexual partners before young adults begin college. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence. San Diego, CA.

Moilanen, K. L., Turiano, N. A., & Roy, A. (March, 2022). Changes in college students’ sexual behaviors at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Conference. New Orleans, LA.

*Damitz, R. L., *Alderson, J. A., Gentzler, A., & Turiano, N. A. (March, 2022). What’s eating you? Childhood adversity impacts perceived stress among college students. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Conference. New Orleans, LA.

*Alderson, J. A., *Milstred, A. R., *Damitz, R. L., Blank, M. D., & Turiano, N. A. (March, 2022). Trait level predictors of e-cigarette use and attitudes among adolescents. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Conference. New Orleans, LA.

Undergraduate students working in the PHaD lab are uncouraged to present their research at the EPA conference held in March. 

*Francis, S., *Willard, M. A., & Turiano, N. A. (March, 2023). Chronic pain and mortality risk: The mediating role of affect. Poster accepted for presentation at the Eastern Psychological Association. Boston, MA. Student did not attend the conference due to restricted WVU travel funds.

*Allen, L., *Miller, S. J., *Batra, A., Gentzler, A., & Turiano, N. A. (March, 2023). Effects of parental attachment on student’s mental health during the transition to college. Poster accepted for presentation at the Eastern Psychological Association. Boston, MA. Student did not attend the conference due to restricted WVU travel funds.

*Basham, K. L., *Knight, K., *Damitz, R. L., & Turiano, N. A. (February, 2021). Child adversity and perceived stress in college students: The mediating role of emotion regulation. Poster presented virtually at the Eastern Psychological Association conference.

*Knight, K., *Johnston, M., *Basham, K., *Damitz, R. L., & Turiano, N. A. (February, 2021). Maternal attachment explains why familial adversity predicts perceived stress among college freshmen. Poster presented virtually at the Eastern Psychological Association conference.

*Lin, O., *Murphy, H., & Turiano, N. A. (February, 2021). Predictors of personality change during the transition to college. Poster presented virtually at the Eastern Psychological Association conference.

*McCormick, M. N., *Damitz, R. L., & Turiano, N. A. (February, 2021). Familial substance use increases the likelihood substance use prior to starting college. Poster presented virtually at the Eastern Psychological Association conference.

*Murphy, H., *Basham, K., *Lin, O., *Johnston, M., & Turiano, N. A. (February, 2021). Childhood adversity and negative life effects: Is a strong purpose in life helpful? Poster presented virtually at the Eastern Psychological Association conference.