Science Atlantic Psychology Conference
2025 Award Winners

The 2025 Science Atlantic Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference was held May 1 and 2 at St. Thomas University in Fredericton.

Psychology Awards Descriptions

Science Atlantic Undergraduate Research Award

First Place
Poster

Madison Conrad

Madison Conrad

St. Francis Xavier University

Defending at a Cost: LGBTQ+ Youth's Overrepresentation in Witnessing and Defending Against Bullying

First Place
Oral

Gavin Woodward

Gavin Woodward

St. Thomas University

Do sounds help us perceive more accurately across eye movements?

Science Atlantic Science Communication Award

First Place
Poster

Lea Kiechle

Lea Kiechle

Dalhousie University

Mental Health and Sexting: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations with Behaviours, Motivations, and Outcomes

First Place
Oral - Tie

Alexandra Morrison

Alexandra Morrison

Mount Allison University

The Effect of Sensory Degradation on Visuo-haptic Object Identification

First Place
Oral - Tie

Sarah Kasprzak

Sarah Kasprzak

St. Thomas University

"The system is broken, not you": Advice from Psychology's Feminist Voices

The Karen Nicholson Award in Neuropsychology

First Place
Poster

Wesley Jones

Wesley Jones

Dalhousie University

Quantifying Astrocyte Activation in the Cat Primary Visual Cortex Following Monocular Retinal Inactivation