Research Presentations

The following list provides examples of recent research presentations by current and former members of the lab at regional and national conferences.  If you would like more information about any of these projects or presentations, please e-mail Dr. Bill Pedersen at bill.pedersen@csulb.edu.

Di Lauro, I., Pedersen, W. C. (2024, February). Let hope shape your future: The impact of hope and collective efficacy on collective action intentions. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Garcia, E.A., Vue, Y., Hernandez, F.J., Delfel, E., Pedersen, W.C., Allen, Z., Heredia, W., Johns, A., Mosqueda, A.G., Niaz, J., Sabale, J. (2024, February). I Feel Guilty When I’m Excluded: The Impact of Ostracism, Temporal Distance Priming, and Psychopathy on Feelings of Guilt. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Hernandez, F. J., Wigginton, C., Pedersen, W. C., Franco, B., Franco, E. (2024, February). Don’t knock me while I’m down: Perceived target hostility and state anger mediate the relationship between target type and aggressive inclinations under low personal control. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Johns, A., Vue, Y., Hernandez, F.J., Delfel, E., Pedersen, W.C., Allen, Z., Garcia, E., Heredia, W., Mosqueda, A.G., Niaz, J., Sabale, J. (2024, February). Exclude me and you’ll be sorry! The impact of ostracism, group size, and impulsivity on aggression. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Sabale, J.S., Di Lauro, I., Vessels, V., Castro, A., Pedersen, W.C. (2024, February). Anger and Activism: Emotion moderates the effect of climate change activism on risk perceptions concerning climate change. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Shankar, M., Wigginton, C., Pedersen, W. C. (2024, February). Low in control, high in anger: The impact of personal control, anger, and group membership on aggressive inclinations. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Uribe, S.P., DiLauro, I., Shankar, M., Hernandez, F., Vessels, V.L., Pedersen, W.C., Doornbos, O., Franco, B., Franco, E., Alexander, G., Hartmann, A., Wigginton, C. (2024, February). Driving under the influence of alcohol priming: Alcohol priming moderates the effect of aggressive driving tendencies on speeding. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA

Vue, Y., Vessels, V.L., Bashaw, D., Castro, A., Carpentier, S., Pedersen W.C., Acuna, L., Alba, S., DiLauro, I., Kim, J., Ojeda, A., Toyohara, S., Valle, S. (2024, February). When alcohol mixes with a reckless and inflated ego: The impact of alcohol priming, impulsivity, and narcissism on triggered displaced aggression. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Wigginton, C., Pedersen, W. C. (2024, February). Fueled by narcissism and politics: Target type moderates the relationship between collective narcissism and perceptions of hostility. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Di Lauro, I., Uribe, S., Vessels, V., Castro, A., Pedersen, W. C. (2023, April). Keeping the planet afloat with my vote: Time metric moderates the relationship between political affiliation and risk perceptions concerning climate change. [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association, Riverside, CA.

Garcia, E.A., DiLauro, I., Vessels, V., Castro, A., Pedersen, W.C. (2023, April). Low in personal control, high in anger! Emotion moderates the effect of personal control on collective action intentions. [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association, Riverside, CA.

Hernandez, F. J., Franco, B., Niaz, J., Vessels, V. L., Bashaw, D., Castro, A., Carpentier, S., Pedersen, W. C., Acuna, L., Alba, S., Di Lauro, I., Kim, J., Ojeda, A., Toyohara, S., & Valle, S. (2023, April). Impulsivity pulls the trigger: The impact of alcohol priming, alcohol expectancies, and impulsivity on triggered displaced aggression. [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association, Riverside, CA.

Sabale, J., Vue, Y., Delfel, E., and Pedersen, W.C. (2023, April). Bigger groups, heavier feelings: Group size moderates the relationship between impulsivity and feelings of being liked. [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association, Riverside, CA.

Shankar, M., Allen, Z., Wigginton, C., Pedersen, W. C., Franco, B., Franco, E. (2023, April). Politics and power: Political party moderates the effect of social dominance orientation on negative affective reactions to provocations from out-group targets. [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association, Riverside, CA.

Vue, Y., Mosqueda, A., Johns, A., Delfel, E., & Pedersen, W. C. (2023, April). I’m angry because I care what you think: Social exclusion moderates the relationship between interdependence and state anger. [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association, Riverside, CA.

Wigginton, C., Gonzalez, A., Heredia, W., Vessels, V. L., Bashaw, D., Castro, A., Carpentier, S., Pedersen, W. C., Acuna, L., Alba, S., DiLauro, I., Kim, J., Ojeda, A., Toyohara, S., Valle, S. (2023, April). Narcissism and alcohol don’t mix: Alcohol expectancies moderate the effect of narcissism on state hostility when triggered and primed with alcohol. [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association, Riverside, CA

Di Lauro, I., Vessels, V., Castro, A., & Pedersen, W. C. (2023, February). Upset over the threat of climate change: Worry and anger mediate the relationship between fear and collective action intentions. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Wigginton, C., Pedersen, W. C., Franco, B., & Franco, E. (2023, February). It’s not just politics, it’s personal!”: The impact of political party and low personal control on aggression towards political out-group and in-group members[Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA. 

Shankar, M., Wigginton, C., Pedersen, W. C., Franco, B., & Franco, E. (2023, February). Love thy neighbor and not thy group: State anger and perceptions of target hostility mediate the relationship between collective narcissism and aggression. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Franco, E., Wigginton, C., Pedersen, W. C., & Franco, B. (2023, February). When status, control, and politics collide: Collective narcissism and anger mediate the effect of social dominance orientation on out-group aggression. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Vue, Y., Delfel, E., & Pedersen, W. C. (2023, February). Thinking of the future: The impact of temporal distance, group size, and anger on aggression following social exclusion. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Sabale, J., Delfel, E., Vue, Y., & Pedersen, W. C. (2023, February). It’s unfair to exclude me! Social condition moderates the mediating effect of feeling liked on the relationship between impulsivity and unfairness appraisal. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Hernandez, F. J., Delfel, E., Vue, Y., & Pedersen, W. C. (2023, February). Two is trouble, six is worse: The moderating effect of temporal distance, social condition, and group size on anger. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Franco, B. N., Castro, A., Vessels, V. L., DiLauro, I., Pedersen, W. C., (2022, April). When fear leads to actions: Emotion moderates the relationship between risk perceptions and collective action intentions. [Poster Presentation]. National Conference on Undergraduate Research.

Wigginton, C., Vessels, V. L., Bashaw, D., Pedersen, W. C., Llontop, K., Ojeda, A. (2022, April). High in narcissism, low in control: Personal control moderates the relationship between collective narcissism and state anger towards in-group targets. [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.

Vue, Y., Delfel, E., Vessels, V. L., Guirgus, D., Flores, R., & Pedersen, W. C. (2022, April). The more, the angrier! Social condition moderates the mediating effect of social pain on the relationship between group size and state anger. [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.

Murillo, J., Gill, M., Lobasso, G., Pham, S., Pedersen, W.C. (2022, April). Unbeerlieveable displaced aggression moderates the effect of alcohol priming on triggered displaced aggression. [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.

Franco, E., Vessels, V. L., Wigginton, C., Bashaw, D., Pedersen, W. C., Llontop, K. D., Ojeda, A. K. (2022, April). Buffered against threats: Collective efficacy moderates the effect of secure in-group identity on state anger for those experiencing low personal control. [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.

DiLauro, I., Delfel, E., Vue, Y., Vessels, V., Guirgus, D., Flores, R., Pedersen, W. (2022, April). Ignoring me is unfair! Social distress and unfairness appraisal mediate the relationship between self-control and state anger in socially excluded participants. [Poster Presentation]. Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.

Wigginton, C., Vessels, V. L., Bashaw, D., Pedersen, W. C., Llontop, K., Ojeda, A. (2022, February). When adoration turns to anger: The impact of collective narcissism and personal control on anger towards provoking in-group members. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

Vue, Y. Vessels, V. L., Bashaw, D., Castro, A., Carpentier, S., Pedersen, W. C., Acuna, L., Alba, S., DiLauro, I., Kim, J., Ojeda, A., Toyohara, S., & Valle, S. (2022, February). Tipsy tit for tat: Revenge planning moderates the effect of alcohol priming on triggered displaced aggression. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Francisco, CA. 

Vessels, V. L., Castro, A., DiLauro, I., & Pedersen, W. C. (2022, February). When anger leads to action: Activism moderates the anger-mediated effect of rumination on climate change collective action intentions. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

Guirgus, D., Vessels, V., Wigginton, C., Bashaw, D., Pedersen, W., Llontop, K., Ojeda, A. (2022, February). It’s much worse when they do it: Perceptions of target hostility mediates the effect of collective narcissism on state anger for outgroup targets. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

Gonzalez, A., Delfel, E., Vue, Y., Guirgus, D., Pedersen, W. C. (2022, February). Wanted by none, rejected by all: Group size moderates the effect of social exclusion on social distress. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

Franco, E., Vessels, V. L., Wigginton, C., Bashaw, D., Pedersen, W. C., Llontop, K. D., Ojeda, A. K. (2022, February). Not in control and mad about it! Collective narcissism mediates the effect of personal control on state anger for outgroup targets. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

Franco, B. N., Delfel, E. L., Flores, R., Yeng, V., Guirgus, D., Pedersen, W. C., (2022, February). It hurts to be alone: Social exclusion and the influence of group size, social pain, and social distress on state anger. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Francisco, CA. 

Di Lauro, I. L., Castro, A., Vessels, V., Pedersen, W. C. (2022, February). Fear gets me in gear! Regulation strategies moderate the effect of emotion on collective action intentions. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Francisco, CA. 

Delfel, E., Castro, A., Flores, R. D., Pedersen, W. C., Gonzalez, A., Hematillake, M., Licea, F., Llontop, K., Mendez, A., Mounivong, N., Spooner, A., & Toyohara, S. (2022, February). Thinking ahead: The impact of temporal distance, impulsivity, and social pain on social distress following social exclusion. [Poster Presentation]. Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

Castro, A., Vessels, V.L., Bashaw, D., Carpentier, S., Pedersen, W.C., Acuna, L., Alba, S., DiLauro, I., Kim, J., Ojeda, A., Toyohara, S., Valle, S. (2021, April). Triggers and alcohol don’t mix: Alcohol priming moderates the relationship between behavioral displaced aggression and a triggering event on subsequent displaced aggression. [Conference workshop]. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Las Vegas, NV.

DiLauro, I.L., Guirgus, D., Delfel, E.L., Castro, A., Flores, R.D., Pedersen, W.C., Gonzalez, A., Hematillake, M., Licea, F., Llontop, K., Mendez, A., Mounivong, N., Spooner, A., & Toyohara, S. (2021, April). It’ll blow over in a matter of time: Temporal distance moderates the effect of social exclusion on state anger. [Conference workshop]. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Las Vegas, NV.

Delfel, E., Vue, Y., Castro, A., Flores, R.D., Pedersen, W.C., Gonzalez, A., Hematillake, M., Licea, F., Llontop, K., Mendez, A., Mounivong, N., Spooner, A., Toyohara, S. (2021, April). Focus on the future: Temporal distance moderates the relationship between social pain and state anger following social exclusion. [Conference workshop]. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Las Vegas, NV.

Wigginton, C., Bashaw, D. R., Carpentier, S. T., Gunderson, C. A., Pedersen, W. C., Abbate, E., Alba, S., Avila, T., Castro, A., Kotico, V., Lozano, J., Madsen, E., Mendoza, J., Perez, K., Rivers, M., Solis, N., Taylor, A., Toyohara, S., Valle, S. (2021, April). Collectively we perceive hostility: Trigger moderates the effect of collective rumination on perceptions of out-group hostility. [Conference Workshop]. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Las Vegas, NV.

Wigginton, C., Vessels, V.L., Bashaw, D., Castro, A., Carpentier, S., Pedersen, W.C., Acuna, L., Alba, S., DiLauro, I., Kim, J., Ojeda, A., Toyohara, S., Valle, S. (2021, February). Under the influence of a prime: Alcohol priming moderates the effect of alcohol expectancies on state hostility. [Conference workshop]. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.

Vue, Y., Delfel, E., Castro, A., Flores, R., Pedersen, W.C., Gonzalez, A., Hematillake, M., Licea, F., Llontop, K., Mendez, A., Mounivong, N., Spooner, A., & Toyohara, S. (2021, February). Don’t exclude the reckless: Social exclusion and the influence of impulsivity, social pain, and social distress on aggressive behavior. [Conference workshop]. Talk presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX. 

Vessels, V.L., Bashaw, D., Castro, A., Carpentier, S., Pedersen, W.C., Acuna, L., Alba, S., DiLauro, I., Kim, J., Ojeda, A., Toyohara, S., Valle, S. (2021, February). Putting the ‘rum’ in rumination: Trigger moderates the effect of trait angry rumination on alcohol-primed state hostility. [Conference workshop]. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.

Guirgus, D., Delfel, E., Castro, A., Flores, R.D., Pedersen, W.C., Gonzalez, A., Hematillake, M., Licea, F., Llontop, K., Mendez, A., Mounivong, N., Spooner, A., Toyohara, S. It hurts to be alone: Social exclusion moderates the relationship between impulsivity and social pain. [Conference workshop]. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX. 

Bashaw, D.R., Vessels, V.L., Castro, A., Carpentier, S.T, Pedersen, W.C., Acuna, L., Alba, S., DiLauro, I., Kim, J., Ojeda, A., Toyohara, S., Valle, S. (2021, February). Don’t prime me, I’m impulsive: Prime moderates the relationship between trigger and impulsivity on displaced aggression. [Conference workshop]. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX. 

Bashaw, D.R., Castro, A.C., Capentier, S.T., Pedersen, W.C., Acuna, L., Alba, S., DiLauro, I., Toyohara, S., Valle, S., & Vessels, V.L. (2020, October). Under the influence of alcohol cues: Hazardous drinking moderates the effect of a trigger on displaced aggression when primed with alcohol. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Vessels, V.L., Bashaw, D.R., Castro, A., Carpentier, S.T., Pedersen, W.C., Acuna, L., Alba, S., DiLauro, I. Toyohara, S., & Valle, S. (2020, October). Alcohol releases the brakes: Behavioral disinhibition moderates the effect of alcohol expectancies on triggered displaced aggression. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Delfel, E.L., Flores, R.D., Feiger, J., Pedersen, W.C., Cabrera, R., Licea, F., Lizarraga, G., Lozano, J., Martinez, N., Mounivong, N., Richard, L., Spooner, A., & Ybarra-Denton, J. (2020, October). Ignore me and I will retaliate: Social distress moderates the effect of social exclusion on aggressive behavior. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

DiLauro, I.L., Vessels, V.L., Licea, F., Flores, R.D., Feiger, J., Delfel, E.L., Pedersen, W.C., Cabrera, R., Lizarraga, G., Lozano, J., Martinez, N., Mounivong, N., Richard, L., Spooner, A., & Ybarra-Denton, J. (2020, October). When fear becomes anger: Fear of pain moderates the effect of social pain on state anger. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Carpentier, S., Flores, R., Feiger, A., Pedersen, W.C., Cabrera, R., Delfel, E., Licea, F., Lizarraga, G., Lozano, J., Martinez, N., Mounivong N., Richard, L., Spooner, A., Ybarra-Denton, J., (2020, October). You’re not playing fair! Unfairness appraisal moderates the relationship of social distress on state anger. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Castro, A.C., Bashaw, D.R., Carpentier, S.T., Pedersen, W.C., Acuna, L., Alba, S., DiLauro, I., Toyohara, S., & Valle, S. (2020, October). Don’t think, just retaliate: Priming moderates the effect of impulsivity on triggered displaced aggression. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Castro, A.C., Delfel, E., Flores, R., Pedersen, W.C., Gonzalez, A., Hematillake, M., Licea, F., Llontop, K., Mendez, A., Mounivong, N., Spooner, A., & Toyohara, S. (2020, August). Outcast and outraged: Temporal distance moderates the effect of belonging on the relationship between social pain and state anger. Poster presented at the meeting of the International Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma, San Diego, CA.

Delfel, E., Castro, A., Flores, R., Pedersen, W.C., Gonzalez, A., Hematillake, M., Licea, F., Llontop, K., Mendez, A., Mounivong, N., Spooner, A., & Toyohara, S. (2020, August). Rejected and retaliating: Social exclusion and the influence of anger, social pain, and social distress on aggression. Poster presented at the meeting of the International Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma, San Diego, CA.

DiLauro, I., Bashaw, D., Vessels, V., Castro, A., Carpentier, S., Pedersen, W.C., Acuna, L., Alba, S., Kim, J., Ojeda, A., Toyohara, S., & Valle, S. (2020, August). Don’t Set Me Off! Trigger moderates the effect of revenge planning on alcohol-primed displaced aggression. Poster presented at the meeting of the International Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma, San Diego, CA.

Vessels, V.L., Wigginton, C., Bashaw, D., Castro, A., Carpentier, S., Pedersen, W.C., Acuna, L., Alba, S., DiLauro, I., Kim, J., Ojeda, A., Toyohara, S., & Valle, S. (2020, August). Reckless retaliation: Alcohol expectancies moderate the impact of impulsivity on alcohol-primed triggered displaced aggression. Poster presented at the meeting of the International Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma, San Diego, CA.

Vue, Y., Vessels, V.L., Bashaw, D., Castro, A., Carpentier, S., Pedersen, W.C., Acuna, L., Alba, S., DiLauro, I., Kim, J., Ojeda, A., Toyohara, S., & Valle, S. (2020, August). When expectations become reality: Trigger moderates the effect of risk and aggression alcohol expectancies on alcohol-primed displaced aggression. Poster presented at the meeting of the International Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma, San Diego, CA

Ojeda, A.K. & Pedersen, W.C. (2020, March). Under the influence: Impulsivity moderates the effect of a trigger on alcohol-primed displaced aggression. Poster presented at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Bozeman, MT. (Conference cancelled)

Bashaw, D.R., Castro, A., Carpentier, S.T., Pedersen, W.C., Acuna, L., Alba, S., DiLauro, I., Toyohara, S., & Valle, S. (2020, February).  Alcohol washes away the effect of a trigger: Priming moderates the effect of a triggering event on displaced aggression.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Carpentier, S.T., Bashaw, D.R., Castro, A., Pedersen, W.C., Acuna, L., Alba, S., DiLauro, I., Toyohara, S., & Valle, S. (2020, February).  Expecting the worst: The impact of risk and aggression alcohol expectancies on hostility.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Delfel, E.L., Spooner, A., Flores, R.D., Feiger, J., Pedersen, W.C., Cabrera, R., Licea, F., Lizarraga, G., Lozano, J., Martinez, N., Mounivong, N., Richard, L., & Ybarra-Denton, J., (2020, February).  You’re not playing fair: State anger and social distress mediate the relationship between unfairness appraisal and aggression in the context of social exclusion.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Vessels, V.L, Licea, F., Flores, R.D., Feiger, J., Delfel, E.L., Pedersen, W.C., Cabrera, R., Lizarraga, G., Lozano, J., Martinez, N., Mounivong, N., Richard, L., Spooner, A., & Ybarra-Denton, J. (2020, February).  Ruminating after rejection: Social exclusion moderates the effect of trait angry rumination on social distress.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

DiLauro, I., Bashaw, D.R., Carpentier, S.T., Castro, A., Pedersen, W.C., Acuna, L., Alba, S., Toyohara, S., & Valle, S. (2020, February).  Revenge isn’t always so sweet: Priming moderates the relationship between revenge planning and state hostility.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Bashaw, D.R., Castro, A., Gunderson, C.A., Pedersen, W.C., Abbate, E., Alba, S., Avila, T., Carpentier, S.T., Kotico, V., Lozano, J.P., Madsen, E., Mendoza, J., Perez, K., Rivers, M., Solis, N., Taylor, A., Toyohara, S., Valle, S. (2019, April). Triggers mean more from the out-group: Type of target moderates the effect of a triggering event on state hostility. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Pasadena, CA.

Flores, R.D., Lozano, J.P., Pedersen, W.C., Lizarraga, G., Lopez-Yglesias, A., Russo, K., Martinez, N., Richard, L., & Garcia, D. (2019, April). I think, therefore, I retaliate: Moral identity internalization moderates the rumination-mediated indirect effect of unfairness appraisal on retributive justice. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Pasadena, CA.

Lozano, J.P., Flores, R.D., Feiger, J., Pedersen, W.C., Lizarraga, G., Martinez, N., Richard, L., Cabrera, R., Bashaw, D.R. (2019, April). Unfairness appraisal moderates the state anger-mediated indirect effect of social exclusion on social pain. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Pasadena, CA.

Alba, S., Feiger, J.A., Pedersen, W.C., Andrade, J., Cabrera, R., Chester, C., Hardin, K., Jeynes, L., LeBlanc, S., Mendoza, V., & Solis, N. (2019, February). Seeing red through beer goggles: The effect of alcohol priming on triggered displaced aggression. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Portland, OR.

Bashaw, D.R., Gunderson, C.A., Pedersen, W.C., Abbate, E., Alba, S., Avila, T., Carpentier, S.T., Castro, A., Kotico, V., Lozano, J., Madsen, E., Mendoza, J., Perez, K., Rivers, M., Solis, N., Taylor, A., Toyohara, S., & Valle, S. (2019, February). I didn’t expect that from you: Type of target moderates the effect of collective narcissism and trigger on displaced aggression. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Portland, OR.

Carpentier, S.T., Bashaw, D.R., Gunderson, C.A., Pedersen, W.C., Abbate, E., Alba, S., Avila, T., Castro, A., Kotico, V., Lozano, J., Madsen, E., Mendoza, J., Perez, K., Rivers, M., Solis, N., Taylor, A., Toyohara, S., & Valle, S. (2019, February). Friend or foe? Rumination type moderates the effect of target type on triggered displaced aggression. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Portland, OR.

Flores, R.D., Feiger, J., Pedersen, W.C., Lizarraga, G., Martinez, N., Richard, L., & Cabrera, R. (2019, February). Ostracism can sting: Social distress and pain mediate the relationship between social exclusion and aggression. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Portland, OR.

Lozano, J.P., Flores, R.D., Pedersen, W.C., Lizarraga, G., Lopez-Yglesias, A., Russo, K., Martinez, N., Richard, L., Garcia, D., & Bashaw, D. R (2019, February). Moral outrage: Moral identity symbolization moderates the anger-mediated effect of unfairness appraisal on state rumination. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Portland, OR.

Carpentier, S.T., Bashaw, D.R., Gunderson, C.A., Pedersen, W.C., Abbate, E., Alba, S., Avila, T., Castro, A., Kotico, V., Lozano, J., Madsen, E., Mendoza, J., Perez, K., Rivers, M., Solis, N., Taylor, A., Toyohara, S., & Valle, S. (2018, November). Stewing about it with others drives you over the edge: Rumination type moderates the effect of revenge planning on displaced aggression towards innocent out-group members. Poster presented at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Indianapolis, IN.

Bashaw, D.R., Feiger, J.A., Pedersen, W.C., Andrade, J., Chester, C., Jeynes, L., LeBlanc, S., Mendoza, V., Solis, N., & Lozano, J. (2018, September). Alcohol priming and aggressive personalities don’t mix: Alcohol priming moderates the relationship between trait displaced aggression and displaced aggressive behavior. Poster presented at the meeting of the International Summit on Violence, Abuse & Trauma, La Jolla, CA.

Flores, R.D., Pedersen, W.C., Gunderson, C.A., Lopez-Yglesias, A., Lizarraga, G., Russo, K., Lozano, J. (2018, April). Narcissistic rivalry moderates the relationship between unfairness appraisal and state anger. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.

Bashaw, D.R., Feiger, J.A., Pedersen, W.C., Andrade, J., Chester, C., Jeynes, L., LeBlanc, S., Mendoza, V., Solis, N., & Lozano, J. (2018, April). When the situation dominates: Trigger moderates the relationship between trait displaced aggression and aggressive behavior. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.

Gunderson, C.A., Flores, R.F., Pedersen, W.C., Abbate, E., Avila, T., Chester, C., Contreras, M., Ellison, J.M., Geraci, G., Jeynes, L., Kotico, V., Madsen, E., Mendoza, J., Musto, K., Nahigan, V., Perez, K., Rivers, M., Ruiz, G., Taylor, A., & Zamorano, C. (2018, March). Blinded by anger: Collective rumination increases displaced aggression toward in-group but not out-group targets. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Bashaw, D., Gunderson, C.A., Pedersen, W.C., Flores, R.F., Abbate, E., Avila, T., Chester, C., Contreras, M., Ellison, J.M., Geraci, G., Jeynes, L., Kotico, V., Madsen, E., Mendoza, J., Musto, K., Nahigan, V., Perez, K., Rivers, M., Ruiz, G., Taylor, A., Zamorano, C., & Lozano, J. (2018, March). Aggressing against our own: Rumination type moderates the effect of collective narcissism on displaced aggression towards in-group targets. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Feiger, J.A., McLernon, H.L., Pedersen, W.C., Abella, A., Jeynes, L., LeBlanc, S., Mendoza, J., Mendoza, V., & Solis, N. (2018, March). Thou shalt not…: The moderating effect of supernatural primes on the relationship between viewing God as punishing and aggressive behavior. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Avila, T., Gunderson, C.A., Pedersen, W.C., Abbate, E., Kotico, V., Madsen, E., Mendoza, J., Perez, K., Rivers, M., Taylor, A., Toyohara, S., & Bashaw, D. (2018, March). In-group status won’t protect you: The moderating effect of a trivial triggering event on ruminative displaced aggression. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Flores, R.D., Pedersen, W.C., Gunderson, C.A., Lopez-Yglesias, A., Lizarraga, G., Russo, K., & Lozano, J. (2018, March). That’s not fair!: How unfairness appraisal and state anger mediate the relationship between resource inequality and retributive justice. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

LeBlanc, S., Feiger, J.A., Pedersen, W.C., Andrade, J., Chester, C., Jeynes, L., Mendoza, V., & Solis, N. (2018, March). You’re blowing this way out of proportion: The effect of a trivial triggering event on alcohol-primed displaced aggression. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Lozano, J., Flores, R.D., Pedersen, W.C., Lizarraga, G., Lopez, A., Russo, K., & Bashaw, D. (2018, March). Stewing about injustice: The impact of resource inequality and justice sensitivity on rumination and anger. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Rivers, M.L., Gunderson, C.A., Avila, T., & Pedersen, W.C. (2017, November).  Protecting one’s own: The moderating effect of sensitivity to in-group criticism on ruminative displaced aggression towards in-group and out-group targets.  Poster presented at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Phoenix, AZ.

Gunderson, C., Flores, R., Ellison, J., Pedersen, W., Abbate, E., Avila, T., Chester, C., Contreras, M., Geraci, G., Jeynes, L., Kotico, V., Madsen, E., Mendoza, J., Musto, K., Nahigan, V., Perez, K., Rivers, M., Ruiz, G., Taylor, A., Zamorano, C. (2017, April).  The more I think about it, they deserve it too: Degree of rumination moderates the effect of target type on group-based retribution. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Sacramento, CA.

Gunderson, C., Ellison, J., Flores, R., Pedersen, W.C., Abbate, E., Chester, C., Contreras, M., Geraci, G., Jeynes, L., Mendoza, J., Musto, K., Nahigan, V., Ruiz, G., Taylor, A., Zamorano, C. (2017, January).  Stewing about a provocation: The moderating effect of rumination type on the relationship between collective narcissism and displaced aggression.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.  (Winner of the SPSP Graduate Student Poster Award)

Feiger, J.A, McLernon, H.L., Pedersen, W.C., Ostergren, J., Schug, R.A. (2017, January).  The moderating effect of traumatic brain injury on the relationship between antisocial personality and violent crime.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

Ellison, J.M., Pedersen, W.C., Flores, R., Geraci, G.G., Hardin, K., Harris, K., Henley, P., LeBlanc, S., Lopez, C., Madsen, E., Svien, H., Tababa, D.R., Taylor, A., & Zamorano, C. (2017, January).  The moderating effect of intergroup versus interpersonal context on the relationship between collective rumination and aggression.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

Taylor, A.R.. Pedersen, W.C., Denson, T.F., Capper, M., Ellison, J.M., Roberts, A.J., Geraci, G.G., McLernon, H.L., Bowhay, B., Castellanos, S., Harris, K., Henley, P., LeBlanc, S., Lopez, C., & Zamorano, C.  (2017, January).  Explaining collective rumination: How group cohesion and cognitive processes effect aggression.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

Flores, R.D., Ellison, J.M., Gunderson, C.A., Pedersen, W.C., Abbate, E., Chester, C., Contreras, M., Geraci, G., Jeynes, L., Mendoza, J., Musto, K., Nahigan, V., Ruiz, G., Taylor, A., Zamorano, C., Rivers, M., & Avila, T., (2017, January).  The impact of outgroup entitativity and group membership on ruminative displaced aggression.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

McLernon, H.L., Feiger, J., Pedersen, W.C., Ostergren, J.A., Schug, R.A. (2017, January).  The moderating effect of traumatic brain injury on schizotypy and trait displaced aggression.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.

Rivers, M.L., Avila, T., & Pedersen, W.C. (2016, November).  Any outgroup member will do when they all seem alike: The effect of outgroup entitativity and group membership on ruminative displaced aggression.  Poster presented at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students, Tampa, FL.

Avila, T., Rivers, M.L, & Pedersen, W.C. (2016, October).  Aggressing against the innocent: The impact of rumination on displaced aggression towards ingroup and outgroup targets.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science, Long Beach, CA.

Taylor, A.R., Gunderson, C., Pedersen, W.C., Ellison, J.M., Roberts, A.J., Geraci, G.G., McLernon, H.L., Bowhay, B., Castellanos, S., Harris, K., Henley, P., LeBlanc, S., Lopez, C., & Zamorano, C. (2016, April).  The impact of collective rumination and revenge planning on aggression.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Long Beach, CA.

Geraci, G.G., Pedersen, W.C., & Schug, R.A. (2016, April).  The effect of impulsivity and trait displaced aggression on crime.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Long Beach, CA.

McLernon, H.L., Johnson, C., Pedersen, W.C., Abbate, E., Abella, A., Henley, P., Iradj, S., LeBlanc, S., Madsen, E., Nieva, J., Nunez, J., Solis, N., Taylor, A., & Turner, H. (2016, April).  The impact of priming different aspects of religion on aggressive behavior.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Long Beach, CA.

McLernon, H.L., Pedersen, W.C., & Schug, R.A. (2016, January).  The differential impact of angry rumination and schizotypal personality disorder on violent and non-violent crime.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Ellison, J.M., Pedersen, W.C., Roberts, A.J., Geraci, G.G., McLernon, H.L., Bowhay, B., Castellanos, S., Harris, K., Henley, P., LeBlanc, S., Lopez, C., Taylor, A., & Zamorano, C.  (2016, January).  The impact of collective rumination on aggression.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Aguilar, H.M & Pedersen, W.C. (2016, January).  The impact of differentiation of self and trait displaced aggression on aggressive behavior.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Hahm, A., Pedersen, W.C., Denson, T.F., Camarillo, R., Coutin, G., Garcia, C., Maglian, R., Northover, S., Otero, C., Roberts, A., Tahami, N., & Vaughn, E. (2015, February).  Buffering yourself against vicarious ego depletion: Self-awareness moderates loss of self-control.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.

Pedersen, W.C., Fisher, D.G, Reynolds, G.L., Roberts, A.J., & Davis, J. (2015, June).  Personality risk for crack cocaine initiation.  Poster presented at the meeting for the College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Phoenix, AZ.

Johnson, C.L., Pedersen, W.C., Abella, A., Caldera, C., Heidari, N., Lopez, C., Nieva, J., Nunez, J., Saldana, E., Taylor, A., & Turner, H. (2015, February).  The effect of religion priming on aggressive behavior.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.

Geraci, G.G., Pedersen, W.C., & Schug, R.A. (2015, February).  The relationship between EEG asymmetry, trait displaced aggression, and violent crime.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.

Roberts, A.J., Pedersen, W.C., & Fisher, D.G. (2015, February).  The impact of trait displaced aggression on criminal behavior and drug use.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.

McLernon, H.L., Pedersen, W.C., & Schug, R.A. (2015, February).  The impact of schizotypal personality disorder and angry rumination on violent crime.  Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.

Svien, H., Javaheri, P., McLernon, H., Geraci, G., Kim, E., Marin, B., Partida, L., Paul, H., Pedersen, W., Ostergren, J., & Schug, R. (2015, April). Illegal drug crime and trait displaced aggression. Poster presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Las Vegas, NV.