SSS 2026: Congrats ADDL Presenters!

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Congratulations to the 2026 Student Scholar Symposium (SSS) presenters! This year, eight ADDL members presented posters at SSS to communicate the full scope of our lab’s research to the UCF community.

See this year’s posters below:

 

Doheny M, Murphy M, Cespedes R, Thibideau R, Popp C, Lighthall, NR. Toxic by design: How ‘likes’ and social presence shape maladaptive online behavior.A woman stands and smiles in front of a scientific research poster titled "Toxic By Design: How 'Likes' and Social Presence Shape Interactivity on the Platform.

 

Goyal N, Schotz J, Lighthall, NR. How trust and betrayal influence spontaneous gender categorization of faceless systems.A woman in business attire stands next to a research poster on gender categorization at an academic conference.

 

Jimenez G, Conner L, Sammarco J, Lighthall, NR. Click or think? Inhibitory control and analytic reasoning in email scam detection.A woman stands next to a scientific research poster titled "Click or Think? Inhibitory Control and Analytic Reasoning in Email Scam Detection" at a conference, with attendees in the background.

 

McGovern M, McGovern N, Soares S, Lighthall, NR. Simulating age-related change with internal representations in decision making using an instance-based framework. *Winner of a Judge’s Choice Award!Two men in dress shirts stand on either side of a research poster at a conference, with a UCF logo visible on the poster behind them.

 

Niles A, Sammarco J, Conner L, Lighthall, NR. Investigating trust and social vulnerability tendencies as risk factors for scam and exploitation in older adults.A woman stands smiling in front of a scientific poster display in a large conference room with high ceilings and neutral tones.

 

Singh T, Schotz J, Lighthall, NR. Virtual avatars and humans: The link between saliency, memorability and morphology.A woman stands next to a research poster titled "Virtual Avatars and Humans: The Link Between Saliency, Memorability and Morphology" at an academic conference.

 

Taylor Y, Soares S, Lighthall, NR. Risk sensitivity and gambling under uncertainty.A woman stands next to a scientific research poster titled "Risk Sensitivity and Decision Making Under Uncertainty" at an indoor academic conference.

 

A variety of audiences find our lab’s research intriguing! Although, Knightro didn’t have much to say…

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