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title: PAU Posters at APA Convention
description: PAU faculty, students, and alumni showcased their research at the APA Virtual Convention, presenting innovative posters on psychology topics ranging from cognitive function to virtual reality interventions.
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# [PAU Posters at APA Convention](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/spotlights/pau-posters-apa-convention)

 Written by [Staff](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/spotlights/author/admin) | Sep 9, 2020 7:00:00 AM

Palo Alto University (PAU) faculty members, students and alumni were invited to present posters at this year's 128th annual American Psychology Association (APA) Virtual Convention in August. Here is a selection of posters from the Convention.

<https://www.paloaltou.edu/sites/default/files/Helping%20Holden%20-%20The%20use%20of%20a%20simulated%20fictional%20character%20patient%20interview%20in%20a%20doctoral%20classroom.pdf>Helping Holden: The use of a simulated fictional character patient interview in a doctoral classroom. Kakolu, A., Thomas, J., Cassar, M., Friedberg, R. (2020, August). 

<https://www.paloaltou.edu/sites/default/files/Immigrant%20survivors%20of%20torture%20Pre-%20and%20post-migration%20coping%20approaches.pdf>Immigrant survivors of torture: Pre- and post-migration coping approaches. Ma, V., Dailami, M., Wong, J., Brown, L., Patel, S. (2020, August). 

<https://www.paloaltou.edu/sites/default/files/Loneliness%20%26%20Cognitive%20Function%20in%20Late%20Life.pdf>Loneliness and cognitive function in late life. Greenberg, N., Fairchild, J. K. (2020, August).

<https://www.paloaltou.edu/sites/default/files/Internet%20Interventions%20in%20the%20Indian%20Context.pdf>Internet interventions in the Indian context. Vivek, S., Thakur A., & Muñoz, R.F. (2020, August).

<https://www.paloaltou.edu/sites/default/files/Demographic%20characteristics%2C%20mental%20health%20outcomes%2C%20and%20kinky%20practices%20among%20LGBTQ%2B%20individual.pdf>Demographic characteristics, mental health outcomes, and kinky practices among LGBTQ+ individuals. Friedman, A. A., Gill, D., Balsam, K., F. (August, 2020).

<https://www.paloaltou.edu/sites/default/files/Treating%20selective%20mutism%20in%20a%20pediatric%20oncology%20patient%20-%20A%20case%20example.pdf>Treating selective mutism in a pediatric oncology patient: A case example. Ghosh, S., Read, K. L., & Patten, J. (2020, August).

<https://www.paloaltou.edu/sites/default/files/Virtual%20Reality%20Guided%20Meditation%20for%20Patients%20with%20Chronic%20Pain%20and%20Stress%20-%20A%20Pilot%20Study.pdf>Virtual Reality Guided Meditation for Patients with Chronic Pain and Stress: A Pilot Study. Liu, K., Parekh, M., Nguyen, D., Kalahar, C., Bennett, N., Menon, S., Madrigal, E., Chung, J., Timmerman, D., Harris, O. (2020, August).

<https://www.paloaltou.edu/sites/default/files/The%20effect%20of%20military%20deployments%20and%20resiliency%20on%20GAD.pdf>The effect of military deployments and resiliency on GAD. Rosales, K.B., Erickson, A.J., Carlson, K.J., Yalch, M.M., & Brown, L.M., (2020, August).

<https://www.paloaltou.edu/sites/default/files/Convergent%2C%20discriminant%2C%20and%20predictive%20validity%20of%20a%20scale%20to%20detect%20symptom%20exaggeration.pdf>Convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity of a scale to detect symptom exaggeration. Stewart, A. M. & Yalch, M. M., (2020, August).

<https://www.paloaltou.edu/sites/default/files/The%20neuropsychology%20of%20hypnotizability%20Executive%20functioning%20and%20information%20salience.pdf>The neuropsychology of hypnotizability: Executive functioning and information salience. Faerman, A., Spiegel, D. (2020, August).

<https://www.paloaltou.edu/sites/default/files/The%20role%20of%20unit%20cohesion%20and%20perceived%20resilience%20in%20substance%20use%20disorder.pdf>The role of unit cohesion and perceived resilience in substance use disorder. Ward, R.N., Erickson, A.J., Carlson, K.J., Yalch, M.M., & Brown, L.M. (2020, August).

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