About COMPASS
The Compilation of Miami Publications Advancing Social Sciences is an online journal featuring a collection of undergraduate research in the social sciences. Our mission is to promote self -directed psychological inquiry in both our student readers and authors. The journal is published annually and copies of the most current edition of COMPASS are available online and in the main office in the Psychology Building at Miami University’s Oxford campus. We would like to thank the Roger and Joyce Howe Center for Writing Excellence, the Elizabeth Burckhardt Fund, and the Naus Family Faculty Scholarship for their support in our endeavor.
Editorial Board Members
Asia Ameigh - Asia Ameigh is a senior psychology major with a minor in sociology. She is the Executive Chair of COMPASS and is an undergraduate researcher in the Behavioral Mimicry lab. Asia has worked through the educational psychology department with the Butler County Success Program. Her research interests include peer relationships and diversity in the classroom. Asia is also involved in Psi Chi and is the president of Vision Dance Company.
Bobby Gibler - Bobby a senior psychology major and neuroscience minor. He is the Managing Editor for COMPASS and works as a research assistant for the BEAR and ACE labs in the Psychology Department. His research interests center around the transactional nature of parent-child relationships and the ways in which parental anxiety predicts and influences anxiety-relevant behaviors in children. He hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in clinical psychology.
Peggy Bullerjahn - Peggy is a senior psychology major. She is an undergraduate research assistant in the Trauma and Recovery lab and is interested in clinical psychology with a specific focus on autism research and personality disorders. She is also a member of Psi Chi and works as a writing consultant for the Howe Writing Center.
Lindsay Meredith - Lindsay is a senior psychology major and statistical methods and neuroscience minor. She is one of the Copy/Layout Editors for COMPASS and works as an undergraduate researcher in the Family Relationships and Mood Lab. She hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. Her research interests include neuropsychology and predictors for rehabilitation following stroke. Also, she is an associate in the CPI, volunteers with OMA Club, and is the treasurer of Psi Chi.
Shelby Oda - Shelby is a senior psychology major with a double minor in child studies and family relations. She is one of the Copy/Layout Editors for COMPASS and is an undergraduate researcher in the Family Relations and Mood Lab. Shelby is a member of Psi Chi and Chi Omega, and works as a head tutor for the Rinella Learning Center.
Julie DiNuoscio - Julie is a senior psychology major and is the Treasurer for COMPASS. She is also a member of Psi Chi and works in the Culture and Family Relations Lab. She is interested in pursuing graduate school for counseling or Christian counseling.
Rebecca Nall - Rebecca is a senior double major in marketing and psychology. She is currently working in the McConnell PASS laboratory and with Dr. Jan Taylor of the Marketing Department from the Farmer School of Business to develop an honors thesis project. She is also the co-president of the Miami Swing Syndicate and is a member of Psi Chi.
Jason Weber - Jason is a junior Computer Science major and is the current webmaster for the COMPASS site. He also has created other websites for companies such as GEI Engineering. His research interests include web development, game development, and general application programming.
Dr. Paul Flaspohler - Paul Flaspohler is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at Miami University and the Director of Program Development and Evaluation for the Center for School-Based Mental Health Programs. He received a Ph.D. in Clinical-Community Psychology from the University of South Carolina and completed his clinical internship at the Consultation Center at the Yale School of Medicine In addition to applied research in community development and program evaluation, Dr. Flaspohler assists schools and communities with identifying needs and developing solutions for community problems.
Dr. Joseph Johnson - Dr. Johnson is a cognitive and mathematical psychologist who received his B.A. in Psychology and Economics from the University of Toledo in 1998, and his Ph.D. in Psychology and Cognitive Science from Indiana University in 2004. He has also held research positions at the University of Illinois and the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, Germany. His research investigates the underlying cognitive processes at work when people make decisions, and uses new methodologies such as eye-tracking to do so. He serves as an Associate Editor for the journal Judgment and Decision Making, as well as the Chair of Miami's Undergraduate Research Committee.
Dr. Beth Dietz-Uhler - Beth Dietz-Uhler is a Professor of Psychology. She is a social psychologist who completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Delaware, where she focused on psychology of women. She received her PhD in social psychology in 1993 at the University of Pittsburgh, focusing on issues related to social identity theory and small group behavior. Her research interests include computer-supported interaction, small group behavior, and most recently, the scholarship of teaching and learning. Her two latest books are Strategic Uses of Social Technology (with Zak Birchmeier and Gary Stasser) and Engaging in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (with Cathy Bishop-Clark).
- Lindsey Collins, Managing Editor - Class of 2014
- Stephen Heine, Chair - Class of 2014
- Hannah Espeleta, Copy/Layout Editor - Class of 2014
- Bryn Wilkin, Treasurer - Class of 2014
- Chloe Lanka - Class of 2014
- Katharine Schmidt - Class of 2014
- Sylvia Luu - Class of 2014
- Melissa Maykut - Class of 2014
- Ryan Max - Class of 2014
- Jason Morgan - Class of 2014
- Kimberly Sylvester - Class of 2014
- Erin Morrisroe - Class of 2014
