2023 SIBS News Archive

May 2023: Dr. Rogers awarded Professor Ally of the Year Award

Dr. Christy Rogers received the Professor Ally of the Year Award! This award was presented by Darci, the undergraduate student who nominated Dr. Rogers, at the Lavender Graduation Ceremony. This honor was sponsored by the Office of LGBTQIA Education and Engagement. 

 

May 2023: Joanna Rivera Receives GSA Award! 

Joanna Rivera received the honor of the Peer Excellent Award from the Human Development and Family Sciences Graduate Student Association. Mentorship, connection, and department culture are very important in HDFS—congrats on this amazing recognition, Joanna!

 

April 2023: Triston Dees presents at the Women's and Gender Studies Conference!

Triston Dees presents his first poster at TTU Women's and Gender Studies Conference! H shared his work on “The role of siblings in the coming out journey of emerging adults.”

 

 

April 2023: SIBS Lab takes on SRA in San Diego!

Dr. Rogers received the SRA Outstanding Interdisciplinary Research Award for her collection of research examining the influence of siblings on adolescent decision-making through the brain!

Derek Morgan chaired his first symposium, “Sibling Relationship Experiences in Adolescence and Young Adulthood: Links with Adjustment and Well-Being.” He also presented his own paper on, Problem Solving and Relationship Closeness between Adolescent and Emerging Adult Siblings Predict Later Social Efficacy.” 

Ashlinn Peters presents their first poster at SRA! They shared they work on the “Associations Between Problematic Eating Behaviors, the MMPI-A-RF, Emotion Regulation, and Family Factors in Healthy Adolescents.” 

Tina Greene presents their first SRA poster! They shared their work on the “Convergent validity of internalization-focused Restructured Clinical (RC) scales on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory–Adolescent–Restructured Form in a community sample of teens.” 

The SIBS Lab team at SRA! I am so proud of these amazing researchers. It was amazing to share our adventures at SRA together 

[Pictured: Derek Morgan, Dr. Christy Rogers, Ashlinn Peters, Tina Greene]