Nicolas DeArcangelis is a third year undergraduate at George Washington University, double majoring in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. His passion for psychology began in his Abnormal Psychology course his senior year of high school while also enrolled at Frederick Community College. He studied the prevalence of psychological disorders as well as the importance of treatment; from there his interest in psychology bloomed. During his junior year at GWU, he enthusiastically enrolled in a psychology class titled “Research Methods.” In this class Nicolas designed and conducted a qualitative research study on the impact of physical exercise on the mental health of college students. Under Dr. Cynthia Rohrbecks supervision, Nicolas is particularly interested in the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and emergency preparedness behaviors across different socio-cultural backgrounds. He hopes to gain first-hand experience on how people with varying socio-cultural backgrounds are affected by COVID-19. Nicolas plans to go to graduate school and earn his Doctorate in Psychology to become a clinical psychologist. In his free time, he loves spending time with family, friends, animals, and watching TV and movies. 
Congratulations to Nick on publishing an article from his PhD
Talisman, N., & Rohrbeck, C. A. (In press). Anxiety and fear: Testing distinctions with theoretically-informed vignettes. Personality and Individual Differences.
More presentations last November at the Society for Study of Emerging Adulthood…
Murphy, B., Rohrbeck, C. A., & Wirtz, P. W. (2021, Nov. 4). Self-efficacy as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Perceived Threat and COVID-19 Anxiety Symptoms: Differences for Racial Groups. [Poster presentation] Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood Conference, San Diego, CA, United States. https://virtual.10cea.org/
Talisman, N. W., White, D. A., & Rohrbeck, C. A. (2021, Nov. 5) College Stressor Index: Development and Preliminary Validation of a Measure of Stressful Life Events in Undergraduates. [Paper presentation]. Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood Conference, San Diego, CA, United States. https://virtual.10cea.org/
Congratulations to lab members who presented at ABCT November 2021!
Sadly, New Orleans turned into online, but we pushed on:
Murphy, B., Rohrbeck, C. A., Reed, A., Talisman, N. W., Vasaya, N., Wirtz, P. W., & Eivers, C. (2021, Nov. 19). Optimism as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Perceived Threat and COVID-19 Anxiety Symptoms. [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States. https://www.eventscribe.net/2021/ABCT/searchGlobal.asp?mode=Posters&SearchQuery=Rohrbeck
Reed, A.E., Rohrbeck, C. A., Talisman, N. W., Vasaya, N., Murphy, B., Eivers, C., & Wirtz, P. W. (2021, Nov.20). Disability and Disasters: The Role of Self-Efficacy in Emergency Preparedness Behaviors Five Years Later. [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States. https://www.eventscribe.net/2021/ABCT/searchGlobal.asp?mode=Posters&SearchQuery=Rohrbeck
Reed, A., Rohrbeck, C. A., Talisman, N., Vasaya, N., Murphy, B., Eivers, C. & Wirtz, P.W.(2021, Nov. 19). The Moderating Role of Perceived Social Support on the Relationship Between COVID-19 Perceived Threat and Anxiety. [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States. https://www.eventscribe.net/2021/ABCT/searchGlobal.asp?mode=Posters&SearchQuery=Rohrbeck
Talisman, N., Rohrbeck, C., & Vasaya, N. (2021, Nov. 20). Isolating Fear from Anxiety: An Emotion Vignette Study. [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.