UNE Student Wins 2nd Place at MPA Conference

University of New England undergraduate Neuroscience student Holly Beaulac won second place at the Maine Psychological Association (MPA) Conference, held at the University of Maine Augusta Campus November 6th.   Holly's poster presentation was titled, "Observational Content Analysis of Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising Through the Television Medium."  Other colleges and universities participating in the poster session included Bates, Colby, University of Maine at Orono, University of Southern Maine, and University of Maine at Augusta.  Dr. Maryann Corsello was Holly's research advisor.

UNE undergraduate Psychology students Katie Ragone, Lindsay Schmidt, and Courtney Gill also presented their research at the MPA conference.  Their poster was titled, "Sex, Gender, and The Triangular Theory of Love as Predictors of Infidelity in Dating Relationships."  Dr. Jennifer Wieselquist was their research advisor.

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The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.