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Dr. Maya Aloni’s Presentations

Relationship Research Presentations

Aloni, M. & Rosenfeld, D. (2021, February). Why are People Resistant to Dating Vegans? The Role of Perceived Similarity. Poster presented at the Society of Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference (Virtual).

Aloni, M., McFarlin,M., Coleman, M. & Rosenfeld, D. (2020, February). Are People Resistant to Dating Vegans? The Effect of the Vegan Stereotype on Romantic Interest. Poster presented at the Society of Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.

Aloni, M., Geers, A., Coleman, M., & Milano, K. (2019, February). Too Picky for My Taste? Stereotypes and Impressions of Gluten-free Romantic Partners. In Aloni, M. (chair). Social Papers: Relationships. Symposium conducted at the Eastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY.  

Aloni, M., Geers, A., Coleman, M., & Milano, K. (2019, February). Too Picky for My Taste? The Effect of the Gluten-free Dietary Restriction on Impressions of Romantic Partners. Poster Presented at the Society of Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, Portland, OR. 

Aloni, M., Geers, A., Coleman, M., Silvia, W., Banta, G. & Milano, K. (2018, March). Too High Maintenance for Me! The Effect of the Gluten-Free Dietary Restriction on Impressions of Romantic Partners. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Aloni, M., Carrasco, M. & Lin, L.T. (2017, January). The Effect of Attachment Anxiety and Social Rejection on Purchasing Preferences. Poster Presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Aloni, M. & Bartak, C. (2016, March). Big Boys Do Cry: Sexual objectification influences biased processing of stereotype-inconsistent information. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Annual Conference, New York, NY.

Aloni, M. & Bartak, C. (2016, February). Power in the Money, Money in the Power: The Effect of Money and Sexual Objectification on Social Dominance Orientation. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.

Aloni, M. (2011, April). Psychology of Love: Are all acts of kindness created equally? Paper presented at the Festival of Arts and Sciences, Middlesex County College.

Aloni, M. & Murray, S.  (2011, February). Are all acts of kindness created equally? The effect of avoidance goals on fairness concerns. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Aloni, M. & Murray, S.  (2010, January). Seeking certainty: The compensatory role of positive illusions in close relationships. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

Aloni, M. & Murray, S.  (2009, February). Conviction in the face of Costs: Exploring the causes of positive illusions within romantic relationships.  Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, Tampa, FL.

Aloni, M. & Murray, S.  (2008, February).  The need for certainty as a trigger of positive illusions within romantic relationships. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

Aloni, M. & Murray, S.  (2007, April). Taking comfort in a partner’s faults: The effects of self-esteem and relational self-construal on dependence regulation in close relationships. Poster presented at the Sigma Xi Research Fair, University at Buffalo, The State   University of New York, Buffalo, NY.

Aloni, M. & Murray, S.  (2007, January). Taking comfort in a partner’s faults: The effects of self-esteem and relational self-construal on dependence regulation in close relationships.  Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, Memphis, TN.

Aloni, M. & Murray, S. (2006, January). When a less than perfect partner is perfect:  the effects of social comparison on dependence regulation in close relationships. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, Palm Springs, CA.

McLarney, A. R., Bernieri, F.J., Petty, K., Kosbab, K., & Aloni, M.  (2003, May). The effect of cognitive load on thin-slice interpersonal perception. Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

McLarney, A., Bernieri, F., Aloni, M., Dowling, K., & Merril, E. (2002, May). Personality perception accuracy: a developmental approach. Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Presentations

Aloni, M. (2020, November). Let’s Discuss It: Research-based Techniques for Initiating and Sustaining Engaging Class Discussions. Oral presented given at the Online Teaching of Psychology Conference.

Aloni, M. (2017, January). Marketing your research. In Lupien, S. (chair) & Branch, S.(co-chair). You’re Interested in a Teaching-Focused Academic Job, Now What? A Panel on Tips and Tricks to Make Yourself Competitive for Teaching-Focused Jobs. Symposium presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX.

Aloni, M. (2016, October). The Effect of Discussion Role Assignments on Students’ Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Class Discussions. Oral presentation given at the Annual Conference on Teaching of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Aloni, M. (2016). Don’t be so defensive! Using improvisational comedy to teach Freud’s defense mechanisms. In Kuther, T. (Chair). Engaging students in the class: Tools for fostering active learning. Symposium conducted at the Eastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY.

Aloni, M (chair)., Legg, A., Lupien, S., Young, A. & Troisi, J. (2016, February). The many flavors of teaching-focused academic jobs: A panel on job expectations and experiences from the perspective of recently appointed faculty. Professional development panel presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, San Diego, CA.

Aloni, M. & Barrett, D. (2015, February). To flip (your classroom) or not to flip? Round table discussion hosted at the Teaching Pre-Conference at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.

Aloni, M., Barrett, D., Connally, N., D’Esposito, K. & Prieto, H. (2014, October). To Flip (Your Classroom) or not To Flip? Research-based Strategies for Reinventing the Classroom. Oral presentation given at the Annual Conference on Teaching of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Aloni, M. & Harrington, C. (2013, September). Fostering critical thinking skills via online discussion: Developing questions and managing conversations. Oral presentation given at the Atlantic Coast Teaching of Psychology (ACToP) Conference in Long Branch, NJ.

Harrington, C. (presenter) & Aloni, M. (presenter) (2013, May). Fostering critical thinking skills via online discussion: Developing questions and managing conversations. Oral presentation given at the Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching, Bethesda, MD

Aloni, M. (2013, January). Even Superman Doesn’t Want To Be Alone: An Ice-Breaker Activity to Illustrate the Need to Belong. Teaching blitz presented the Teaching Pre-Conference at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Aloni, M. (2012, January). All That Jazz! Using Music to Teach Social Psychological Concepts. Round table discussion moderator at the Teaching Pre-Conference at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Aloni, M. (2011, August). All that jazz – Creative ways to spice up your lecture! Workshop given at the Center for the Enrichment of Learning and Teaching, Middlesex County College.

WCSU Workshops and Public Talks

Lippincott, A., Aloni, M., Brewer, A. (Summer 2020). CELT workshop straining on best practices in online teaching (led 4 workshops and each was presented on four separate occasions).

Aloni, M., Yamen, S., Young, S. & DeRonck, N. (May, 2020). CELT Panel: Demystifying the digital pedagogy of teaching online. Hosted by Aura Lippincott and Dr. Adam Brewer.

Aloni, M. (Nov, 2019). CELT Podcast: Tips for Improving Online Discussion Boards. Interviewed by CELT Director Dr. Adam Brewer.

Aloni, M. (April, 2019). Online Discussion Boards: How to Make Them Effective. Discussion table hosted at the Tech-Scoop: Faculty Innovation Exchange.

Aloni, M. (2018, April). The Effect of Discussion Role Assignments on Students’ Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Class Discussions. In Aloni, M., Miller, T., O’Callaghan, C. & Piro, J. (2018, April). Creative Strategies Across The Curriculum: Teaching Students to Think On Their Feet. Oral presentation given as part of the Scholars in Action Series.

Aloni, M. & Harrington, C. (2017, June). Promoting Critical Thinking Skills through Online Discussion: Developing Questions and Managing Conversations. Workshop given at the WCSU Summer Institute for Online and Hybrid Course Design.

Aloni, M., Connally, N., D’Esposito, K., Prieto, H. &, Barrett, D. (2014, October). Flipping the Classroom: How We Did It, What We Learned. Oral presentation given at the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

Aloni, M. & Harrington, C. (2014, February). Fostering Critical Thinking Skills via Online Discussion: Developing Questions and Managing Conversations. Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning workshop.

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