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Lab Conference Presentations
Here are some of the conference presentations that have come from our lab members.
Diana Reyes Vega presenting her research at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association conference in Boise, ID.
Reyes Vega, D., Martin, S., Boyle, A., & Ayers, J. D. (2026, March 28). The thin boundary: When friendship jealousy shifts from protective to destructive. Poster presented at the 96th annual convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Boise, ID.
See her poster here.
Annie Boyle presenting her research at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association conference in Boise, ID.
Boyle, A., Martin, S., Reyes Vega, D., & Ayers, J. D. (2026, March 28). Perceptions of women’s sociosexual orientation and femininity based on friendship preferences. Poster presented at the 96th annual convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Boise, ID.
See her poster here.
Spencer Martin presenting his research at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association conference in Boise, ID.
Martin, S., Boyle, A., Reyes Vega, D., & Ayers, J. D. (2026, March 27). From ritual to clinic: Bridging historical traditions and contemporary evidence in psychedelic therapy. Poster presented at the 96th annual convention of the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association, Boise, ID.
See his poster here.
Grace Dusky presenting her research at the Northeastern Evolutionary Psychology Society conference in Atlantic City, NJ.
Duskey, M. G., & Ayers, J. D. (2025, June 10). The importance of studying vasopressin and oxytocin across women’s reproductive life cycles. Poster presented at the 2025 Northeastern Evolutionary Psychology Society conference, Atlantic City, NJ.
See her poster here.
Grace Dusky presenting her research at the Boise State Department of Psychological Science Talk Psych student research symposium in Boise, ID and the NNU Research forum in Nampa, ID.
Duskey, M. G., & Ayers, J. D. (2025, April 8). The case for understanding the influence of hormone changes during menopause in a modern context. Poster presented at the Department of Psychological Science’s Spring 2025 Talk Psych Student Research Symposium. Boise State University, Boise, ID.
Duskey, M. G., & Ayers, J. D. (2025, April 35). The case for understanding the influence of hormone changes during menopause in a modern context. Poster presented at the 2025 NNU Research Forum, Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, ID.
See her poster here.
Annie Boyle presenting her research at the Boise State Department of Psychological Science Talk Psych student research symposium in Boise, ID, the Undergraduate Research showcase in Boise, ID, and the NNU Research forum in Nampa, ID.
Boyle, A., & Ayers, J. D. (2025, April 25). Can I trust you to be a friend? Investigating the role of women’s friendship preferences in friendship-making decisions. Poster presented at the 2025 NNU Research Forum, Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, ID.
Boyle, A., & Ayers, J. D. (2025, April 15). Can I trust you to be a friend? Investigating the role of women’s friendship preferences in friendship-making decisions. Poster presented at the 2025 Undergraduate Research Showcase, Boise State University, Boise, ID.
Boyle, A., & Ayers, J. D. (2025, April 8). Can I trust you to be a friend? Investigating the role of women’s friendship preferences in friendship-making decisions. Poster presented at the Department of Psychological Science’s Spring 2025 Talk Psych Student Research Symposium. Boise State University, Boise, ID.
See her poster here.
Madelyn Cardwell presenting her work at the Boise State Undergraduate Research Showcase in Boise, ID, and HBES 2023 in Palm Springs, CA.
Cardwell, M., & Ayers, J. D. (2023, June 1). How the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the effects of genetic conflict during pregnancy. Poster presented at the 2023 Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference, Palm Springs, CA.
Cardwell, M., & Ayers, J. D. (2023, April 21 and 24). How the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the effects of genetic conflict during pregnancy. Poster presented at The Undergraduate Research Showcase, Boise State University, Boise, ID.
See her poster here.
