This conference will be held virtually on Saturday April 23rd 2022 from 12:00pm to 4:00pm, followed by a NU RHO PSI INDUCTION CEREMONY. The conference will be hosted using GATHER.TOWN and is being organized by undergraduate students from Chapters of the Nu Rho Psi Neuroscience Honor Society.
Register early to enter our Gather.Town space before the conference and get acquainted!
AXON 3.0 is excited to host our international Keynote Speaker
Dr. David Amodio, PhD
Professor of Social Psychology, University of Amsterdam
Professor of Psychology and Neural Science, New York University
Professor of Psychology and Neural Science, New York University
Gather.Town Keynote Talk @1:00pm
Prejudice is a complex, yet pervasive feature of human life that involves the interplay of social structures, intergroup dynamics, and the minds and behaviors of individuals. This complexity is reflected in its neural basis; the social neuroscience of prejudice examines how multiple neural processes operate in concert to support high-level social responses and the ability to coordinate with groups and societies. In my talk, I will describe the neural basis of prejudice and discuss how it can illuminate the connection between systemic- and individual-level bias.
Dr. David Amodio’s research examines the psychological and neural mechanisms of prejudice, social cognition, and self-regulation, with a focus on how social biases are learned, expressed in behavior, controlled, and changed. Using computational methods to social learning and decision making, his research encompasses psychological and neural mechanisms of prejudice and self-regulation as a form of social cognition, and is inspired by a memory systems model all aimed to reveal human sources of social bias, what drives our decisions, and how findings might be integrated into artificial intelligence.
AXON 3.0 Conference Schedule - Sat. April 23rd 2022
12:00 - 12:15pm Sign-in to Gather.Town and create your avatar!
12:20 - 12:55 pm Undergraduate Research Teasers (7 min. each)
1:00 - 1:45 pm Keynote Presentation by Dr. David Amodio
1:45 - 2:00 pm Free time in Gather.Town to explore posters &
chat with our Keynote speaker!
2:00 - 2:30 pm Poster Session 1
2:35 - 3:05 pm Poster Session 2
3:10 - 3:40 pm Graduate Panel Group Discussion
3:45 - 4:00 pm Awards & Closing Remarks
4:00 - 4:05 pm Conference Survey
4:05 - 4:30 pm Nu Rho Psi Induction Ceremony
Awards
Three monetary $$$ prizes, along with AXON 3.0 award certificates will be given to the best presentation in 3 categories:
(1) Best Research Teaser ($100)
(2) Best Poster ($75)
(3) Best Written Abstract (two prizes of $50)
Meet our Graduate Panelists:
Jewel N. Joseph is a first-year medical student at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine. He graduated from SUNY Old Westbury with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Neuropsychology. He is currently interested in neurology and psychiatry and is not currently in a research lab but looks to join one related to clinical neuroscience this summer. He is currently interested in neurology and psychiatry and is a member of the American College of Osteopathic Neurologists and Psychiatrist (ACONP) and the American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AOCPMR).
Jalen R. Bonitto graduated from SUNY Old Westbury in 2020 with a B.S. in Biological Sciences. During his time at SUNY Old Westbury, his area of research was in biopsychology and neuroscience. Currently, he is first-year dental school student at Rutgers University.
Victoria D. Hackert is a first year doctoral student at Binghamton University in the Cognitive and Brain Sciences. She attended St. John's University and received a BS in Forensic Psychology and SUNY Old Westbury with a BS in Psychology and a minor in Neuropsychology. She uses EEG/ERP/SSVEP, eye tracking, and behavioral techniques to study visual perception in child development.
Oscar E. Lopez received his B.S. in Psychology at SUNY Old Westbury in May of 2020. After completing his undergraduate degree, he continued his studies at Stony Brook University where he is currently slated to graduate in May of 2022 with a Master of Public Health. He is primarily interested in contaminant exposures (e.g., phthalates, bisphenols, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers) and their impact on disadvantaged populations. He will be starting a doctoral program in Environmental Health at Johns’ Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in Fall 2022.
George B. Cruz majored in Biology B.S. with a minor in Neuropsychology at SUNY Old Westbury. He is a current graduate student at Stony Brook University where he studies Neurobiology and Behavior. His research activities and interests are related to Alzheimer’s disease, learning, and sleep.
Ericka Cabañas majored in Biology and minored in Neuropsychology at SUNY Old Westbury. Currently, she is a graduate student at Thomas Jefferson University, majoring in Public Health with a concentration in analytics and an interest in epidemiology.
Questions? Send an email to nrp.rutgers@gmail.com or neuropsych@oldwestbury.com
This conference will showcase the National NuRhoPsi theme for 2022-2022 on "The Neuroscience of Identity & Bias".
Learn more about NuRhoPsi here.
A special thanks to our conference organizers at SUNY Old Westbury, Rutgers University, and Connecticut College:
Giorgia Merolli, Twinkle Brahmbhatt, Geanelle Sam, Mohaned M. Ali, Mohammad Usman, Joel Phlip, Alisha Ulloa, Miura T. Traficante, Angela M. Vizzari, Zaid Ayaz, along with faculty advisors, Dr. Lorenz Neuwirth, Dr. Joe Schroeder, Dr. Mimi Phan and Dr. Kasia Bieszczad and their associated Nu Rho Psi Chapters in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut.