Student Receives Eastern Psychological Association Award

University of Scranton student Gabrielle J. Jamieson, Bradley Beach, New Jersey, was among just six students selected to receive an Eastern Psychological Association Diversity Travel Fund Award to support attendance at the association’s conference.

A psychology major, Jamieson was one of 15 undergraduate students at the University whose research was presented at the 2024 annual Eastern Psychological Association conference in Philadelphia.

A member of Scranton’s class of 2025, Jamieson presented research titled “Observer perceptions of microaggressions: a comparison of two qualitative approaches” with Claire Carrera, University of Oregon, and Christie Karpiak, Ph.D., professor of psychology. She also presented research titled “Validation of the short environmental action scale (seas),” with faculty member Jessica Nolan, Ph.D., professor of psychology, and the study “Personal statements: what apa accredited programs request,” with faculty member John Norcross, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Psychology.

The Eastern Psychological Association, founded in 1896, is the oldest of the regional Psychological Associations in the United States. Its Diversity Travel Award, part of the association’s ongoing commitment to enhance diversity among its members and meeting attendees, aims to facilitate meeting attendance by students from underrepresented groups.

Additional information about many undergraduate research opportunities offered by the Psychology Department at The University of Scranton can be found on the department’s webpage.