LCCC Students Win Psi Beta Research Paper Competition

Two Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) students were recognized recently in the Psi Beta student /Anne Anastasi research paper competition, sponsored by the national Psi Beta organization. Whitehall resident Mirna Sabbagh, a psychology student, received first (gold) place. Co-author of the paper was Ashley Eisenhard. The paper was one of four top winners. In addition to the prize money of $600, Mirna has been offered a $2,000 travel scholarship to attend the annual conference of the American Psychological Association in Denver in August, where she will make a poster presentation based on the paper. The paper was entitled "Perceptions, Knowledge and Opinions of the Transgender Community in College Students."

In addition, student Kayla Feinour of New Tripoli received third place in the research paper competition. Her co-author was Summer Goldy. Kayla received a $150 cash award for the paper entitled "The Effects of Music and Personality on Memory." Psi Beta is the national honor society in psychology for community colleges.

The students completed their research under the direction of Dr. Betsy Swope, assistant professor of psychology at LCCC. Dr. Robin Musselman, professor of social science, is faculty advisor of the LCCC Psi Beta chapter.

More information about Psi Beta’s National Honor Society can be found at http://psibeta.org. Visit LCCC’s website at www.lccc.edu for a complete list of degrees and certificates offered.