Julia Benn

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Fall Symposium (December 2021)

Southern Nazarene University - Bethany, OK

• Poster presentation of experiment, "Terror Management Theory and Prejudice"

Spring Symposium (April 2022)

Southern Nazarene University - Bethany, OK

• Poster presentation of the paper, “Who is my neighbor? Why are Christians prejudiced and what can be done about it?”

Southwestern Psychological Association (April 2022)

Baton Rouge, LA 

• Poster presentation of the correlational study, “Skeptical of Science: Religious Orientations, Political Affiliation, and Conspiracy Beliefs.”

Southwestern Psychological Association (March 2023)

Frisco, TX 

• Poster presentation of the correlational study, “I Love Me: Sexism in Relation to Narcissism and Attachment”

“Terror Management Theory and Prejudice” (December 2021)

• Conducted an experiment at Southern Nazarene University analyzing people’s prejudices toward out-groups after being primed with death anxiety.

“Skeptical of Science: Religious Orientations, Political Affiliation, and Conspiracy Beliefs” (April 2022) 

• Conducted an online correlational study at Southern Nazarene University analyzing the relationship between religious orientations, including growth-focused and security-focused religious orientations, political affiliation, and beliefs in science conspiracy beliefs.

“Who is my neighbor? Why are Christians prejudiced and what can be done about it?” (April 2022)

• Argumentative research paper analyzing white evangelical Christians’ prejudice toward racial and religious out-groups and possible solutions to reducing this prejudice in the Church.

“I Love Me: Sexism in Relation to Narcissism and Attachment” (April 2023)

• Ran an online correlational analysis at Southern Nazarene University examining the relationship between attachment styles, including anxious and avoidant insecure attachments, narcissism as measured by the dark triad scale, and covert sexism.

Program Evaluation: RENEW Athletics Psychoeducational Program (December 2023)

• Detailed program evaluation on RENEW's psychoeducational presentations for SNU student athletes

"It's Because of That Phone: Attachment, Anxiety, Mood and Social Media" (May 2024)

• Conducted an online correlation study, analyzed the results, and wrote a thesis on the relationship between attachment styles, social anxiety, mood instability, and a social media addiction

• Psychology of Testing
• Computer-package Statistics
• Senior Thesis
• Cultural Anthropology
• Intro to Sociology
• Practicum in Psychology
• Principles of Counseling
• Techniques of Counseling
• Religious Trauma ID Seminar
• Research Lab

Echo Newspaper

Southern Nazarene University - Bethany, OK

• https://echo.snu.edu/author/jbenn/

Psi-Chi Undergraduate Journal

Southern Nazarene University - Bethany, OK

• "It’s Because of That Phone: Attachment, Anxiety, Mood, and Social Media" by Julia Benn

President’s Academic Scholarship

• Awarded for having a minimal GPA of 3.8 and scoring a 25+ on the ACT.

Hope Rising Scholarship

• Awarded for having a minimal GPA of 2.8, a composite score of 20 on the ACT, and experience in volunteer service.

Zig Ziglar Leadership Scholarship

• Awarded to select students at SNU with a 3.0+ GPA and who demonstrate interest in ethical leadership.

University Marshall

• Awarded to a select student at SNU with a 4.0 GPA.

National Society of Leadership and Success

• Awarded to select students at SNU with a 3.3+ GPA.

Dr. Camryn Lopez

• Director of Clinical Training & Graduate Programs in Counseling Psychology
• Southern Nazarene University
• (405) 889-6366 | clopez51@mail.snu.edu

Dr. Gina Weaver

• Honors Program Director & Professor of English
• Southern Nazarene University
• (405) 491-6660 | gweaver@snu.edu

Dr. Scott Drabenstot

• Department of Psychology & Department Chair
• Southern Nazarene University
• (405) 491-6374 | sdrabens@mail.snu.edu