Lab Presentations

2021

Academy of Management

McGinley, J.J, & Judy, K. (August, 2021). Uncertainty and Anxiety during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Reflections and Future Directions. Talk presented at the 81st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Held Virtually.

Association for Psychological Science

Judy, K., & McGinley, J.J. (May, 2021). Emotion Regulation Moderates the Effect of Pandemic-Related Factors on Anxiety during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Poster presented at the 33rd annual convention for the Association for Psychological Science, Held Virtually.

Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum

Gondringer, A., Villanueva, B., Rendon-Garcia, C., & Sears, O. & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2021). Anxiety and physiological recovery from a stressor. Talk presented at Towson University’s Student Research and Creative Inquiry Forum, Towson, MD

Judy, K., & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2021). Emotion Regulation Moderates the Effects of Pandemic-Related Factors on Perceived Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Talk presented at Towson University’s Student Research and Creative Inquiry Forum, Towson, MD

Johnson, T., Lutz, E., Villanueva, B., Bhattacharya, T., Sears, O., & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2021). The operations of emotion elicitation: 3 forms of validated evocative stimulus sets. Talk presented at Towson University’s Student Research and Creative Inquiry Forum, Towson, MD

Rinker, D., Rendon-Garcia, C., Sears, O., Villanueva, B., Pais, M., Johnson, T., & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2021). Emotion Science Picture System: a new stimulus set for research in emotion. Talk presented at Towson University’s Student Research and Creative Inquiry Forum, Towson, MD

Pais, M., & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2021). The Gut Microbiome and Mental Health: Anxiety and Depression. Talk presented at Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum, Towson, MD

Villanueva, B., Judy, K., & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2021). Increased perceived anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic persisted as COVID-19 progressed: A longitudinal study on college students. Talk presented at Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum, Towson, MD

2020

Society for Psychophysiological Research

Judy, K., & McGinley, J.J. (accepted). Resting heart rate variability does not predict inhibitory control in three laboratory tasks. Psychophysiology, 55(Suppl. 1), XX.

Gondringer, A., & McGinley, J.J. (accepted). Untangling the relationships between heart rate variability and self-report anxiety. Psychophysiology, 55(Suppl. 1), XX.

Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum

Lutz, E., Barth, M., Scudder, A., Langley, M., Assi, A., Scott, M., Thomas, M., & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2020). Emotional Impact: The Role of Heart Rate Variability on Executive Performance Under Duress. Talk presented at Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum, Towson, MD

Mullin, C. J., Lutz, E., Fagan, L., Scott, M., Assi, A., Choe, J., Ferdinand, D., Pais, M., & Capobianchi, G.& McGinley, J.J. (April, 2020). Vagal flexibility and cognitive stability during persistent distraction. Talk presented at Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum, Towson, MD.

Gondringer, A., Langley, M., Thomas, M., Rinker, D., & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2020). Social stress and emotion regulation. Talk presented at Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum, Towson, MD.

Judy, K., Fagan, L., Lutz, E., Simpson, S., Scudder, A., Hathazi, J., Sears, O., Bracewell, G., & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2020). Social Anxiety and Vagal Tone’s Effect on Disengagement from Threat Cues. Talk presented at Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum, Towson, MD.

Fagan, L., Lutz, E. T. H., Simpson, S., Hathazi, J., Larkin, K., Miller, E., Reyes, B. & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2020) The influence of emotion regulation strategies on heart rate. Talk presented at Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum, Towson, MD.

2019

Society for Psychophysiological Research

Mullin, C.J., & McGinley, J.J. (September, 2019). The interaction of disgust and vagal activity informs subsequent risk-taking behavior. Talk presented at the 59Th Annual Meeting for the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Washington D.C.

Association for Psychological Science

McGinley, J.J., Elsayed, S.E., Weidler, B.J., & Mullin, C. (May, 2019). The New Normal? No Relationship Between Resting Heart Rate Variability and Attentional Regulation. Poster presented at the 31st annual convention for the Association for Psychological Science, Washington D.C.

Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum

Mullin, C.J., Fagan, L., Pearce, M., Garvin, R., Holmes, D., Simpson, S., Scudder, A., Fernandez, X., & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2019). Disgust and vagal influences on risk taking. Poster presented at Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum, Towson, MD.

Elsayed, S., Fagan, L., Seyboth, H., Small, E., Muniz, L., & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2019). The influence of anxiety on executive function. Poster presented at Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum, Towson, MD.

Elsayed, S., Fernandez, X., Eady, I., Scudder, A., Pearce, M., Sunju-Abbey, E.., Weidler, B.J., & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2019). Resting heart rate variability and executive function. Poster presented at Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum, Towson, MD.

2018

Society for Psychophysiological Research

McGinley, J.J., Sagan, O., Parton, D., Rompilla, D.R. (October, 2018). Escaping the file drawer: Is heart rate variability always useful as a biomarker for self-regulation? Talk to be presented at the 58th Annual Meeting for the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Quebec City, Canada.

Association for Psychological Science

McGinley, J.J., Parton, D., Rompilla, D.B., & Sagan, O. (May, 2018). Eight cases with non-significant relationships between resting heart rate variability and individual difference measures. Poster presented at the 30th annual convention for the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.

Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum

Parton, D.M., Carson, D., Forbes, M., Mullin, C., Muniz, L., Seyboth, H., Weldon, B., Rose, K., Ent, M.R., & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2018). Self-reported emotional reactions to personally experienced and vicariously experienced social ostracism. Poster presented at Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum, Towson, MD.

Sagan, O., Mullin, C., Forbes, M., McGriff, B., Muniz, L., & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2018). STAI-ing calm: Anxiety and emotion regulation in the face of social stress. Poster presented at Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum, Towson, MD.

Seyboth, H., Muniz, L., Miller, J., Boring, B., Buckingham, J. & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2018). The effects of self-affirmation on physiological reactivity. Poster presented at Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum, Towson, MD.

Towson University’s Psychology Department PGSA Conference

Sagan, O., Weldon, B., Seyboth, H., Wedlock, J., Elsayed, S., & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2018). Heart rate variability as an index of emotion regulation in the presence of social stress. Poster presented at Towson University’s Psychology Department PGSA Conference, Towson, MD.

Myers, L., Patchan, J., Boring, B., McGinley, J.J., Buckingham, J. (April, 2018). The effects of self-affirmation on performance and affect. Poster presented at Towson University’s Psychology Department PGSA Conference, Towson, MD.

Parton, D.M., Carson D., Elsayed, S., Elzein, S., McGriff, B., Pearce, M., Fernandez, X., Small, E., Sunju-Abbey, E., Ent, M.R., & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2018). Physiological responses to personally experienced and vicariously experienced social ostracism. Poster presented at Towson University’s Psychology Department PGSA Conference, Towson, MD.

Mid-Atlantic Undergraduate Psychology Conference

Sagan, O., & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2018). Employing emotion regulation strategies in the presence of social stress. Poster presented at the 2nd Annual Mid-Atlantic Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Bel Air, MD

2017

Society for Psychophysiological Research

Rompilla Jr., D. & McGinley, J.J. (2017). Cardiovascular changes in emotion up-regulation during goal pursuit. [abstract]. Psychophysiology, 54(Suppl. 1), S050.

Parton, D. & McGinley, J.J. (2017) At the heart of harm: Can resting heart rate variability be used to index action-based aversion? [abstract]. Psychophysiology, 54(Suppl. 1), S141.

Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum

Sagan, O., Katana, F., Roberts, K. & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2017). Heart rate variability as a marker of inhibition across multiple contexts. Poster presented at Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum, Towson, MD.

Rompilla Jr., D., Sagan, O., Katana, F., McGriff, B., Wesner, E. & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2017). Hold the vagal brake: The concomitance of anger up-regulation and cardiovascular changes. Poster presented at Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum, Towson, MD.

Parton, D., Workman, B., Miller, J., Roberts, K., Weldon, B., & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2017). At the heart of harm: Resting heart rate variability and action-based aversion to simulated harmful actions. Poster presented at Towson University’s Student Research & Creative Inquiry Forum, Towson, MD.

2016

Society for Psychophysiological Research

Simon, T., Berger, K., Friedman, B.H., & McGinley, J.J. (2016). Autonomic differentiation for emotions? How about autonomic differentiation for emotion-eliciting tasks? [abstract]. Psychophysiology, 53(Suppl. 1), S27.

Towson University Research Expo

Berger, K., Talar, S., & McGinley, J.J. (April, 2016). Breathing patterns and Emotion Inductions. Poster presented at Towson University’s Research Expo, Towson, MD.

Society of Behavioral Medicine

McGinley, J.J., Choi, H., & Friedman, B.H. (2016). Autonomic expression to negative emotions: The context matters [abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine (Suppl. 1), S122.

Grant, S., Friedman, B., McGinley, J.J., Condy, E., Yang, X., Banister, M., White, J., & Kim, K. (2016). Controlling for caffeine in cardiovascular research: Heart rate, HRV, and blood pressure responses to a 6-hour abstention [abstract]. Annals of Behavioral Medicine (Suppl. 1), S122.

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