Our student members are a pivotal part of our SIG; they advance our research, assist with disseminating our research through our preconference, and are involved in leadership. We also have a longstanding tradition of students who enter their work into the SIG Expo.
Submission Info
Eligibility: Anyone in the SIG may join the SIG Expo. However, only current undergraduate/graduate students are eligible for the Outstanding Student Research Award
When to Submit?: Our deadline for ABCT 2023 is August 6th (11:59 PM Pacific).
Who to Submit To?: Please submit your abstract to Dr. Emily Treichler (etreichler@health.ucsd.edu)
SIG Poster Guidelines
- 18 inches wide by 19 inches tall
- mounted on foam core or other lightweight, inflexible backing
- ABCT will provide small easels with self-adhesive strips
- Poster Format
Outstanding Student Research Award
The Student Research Award is an annual competition that awards the winner $100. A panel of judges will determine the winner of the award, announce the winner, and award the prize all at the SIG poster session.
Congratulations Chris McCain & Frescia Velarde!
2022 PASS-SIG Outstanding Student Research Award
Chris McCain
Title: Final Results from a Family Bridger Pilot Program for Caregivers of Loved Ones with Early Psychosis: Experiences, Feasibility, and Future Directions
New York City, NY
2022 PASS-SIG Outstanding Student Research Award
Frescia Velarde
Title: A Pilot Study Combining Cognitive Training and Exergaming for Adolescents with Psychosis
New York City, NY
Thank you to all our presenters. We had an excellent turnout for poster presentations this year! We are looking forward to continuing the tradition next year!
Past SIG Poster Session Winners:
2021: Monette, M., Kwapil, T. (November, 2022). Trauma and Multidimensional Schizotypy Amongst Students of Color. Poster presented at the 55th Annual Convention for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies Meeting, virtual.
2020 (two winners):
Nutting, E., Kopelvich, S., Spigner, C., Buckland, H., Blank, J. (November 2020). An Estimated Prevalence of CBT for Psychosis Providers in the US and Canada. Poster presented at the 54th Annual Convention for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies Meeting, virtual.
Mercado, R., Ben-David, S., Kolomejac, S., Treichler, E. (November 2020). Person-First Language, Identity-First Language, and Their Effect on People with Serious Mental Illness: A Scoping Study. Poster presented at the 54th Annual Convention for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies Meeting, virtual.
2019: Halverson, T. F., Hajdúk, M., Pinkham, A. E., Harvey, P. D., Jarskog, L. F., Nye, L., & Penn, D. L. (November, 2019) Poster presented at the 53rd Annual Convention for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. [see current paper]
2018: Browne, J., Mueser, K.T., Meyer-Kalos, P., Gottlieb, J.D., Estroff, S.E., & Penn, D.L. (November, 2018) The Therapeutic Alliance in Individual Resiliency Training for First Episode Psychosis: Relationship with Treatment Outcomes and Therapy Participation. Poster presented at the 52nd Annual Convention for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies Meeting in Washington D.C.
2017: Montague, E., Hochheiser, J., & Spaulding, W.D. (November, 2017) From dysregulated emotions to social dysfunction: Mediating effects of emotion regulation problems on social functioning in schizotypy. Poster presented at the 51st Annual Convention for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies Meeting in San Diego.
2016: Lesser, R. E., Davidson, C., Fiszdon, J. (November, 2016). Psychometrics for social cognition in schizophrenia. Poster presented at the 2016 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
2015: Schwehm, A., Robinson, D. G., Gallego, J. A., Harlsgodt, K. H., Ikuta, T., Peters, B. D., Malhotra, A. K., & Szeszko, P. R. (November, 2015). Comparable white matter abnormalities in first-episode and chronic psychosis. Poster presented at the 2015 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Chicago, IL.