Recent College of Psychology Grad will Present Poster at Virtual Conference

Kelly Reyes graduated from NSU in May 2020 with a major in psychology and minors in behavioral analysis and criminal justice, but before heading to graduate school, she’s presenting a research poster at a virtual conference.

In late November, Reyes will present “Impact of Response Latency and Confidence on Eyewitness Accuracy,” at the Psychonomic Society virtual conference, based on research she conducted as an independent study with Associate Professor W. Matthew Collins of the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. Reyes and Collins had 60 students watch a video and examine photos of faces to measure eyewitness accuracy and confidence in choice. The sample size was smaller than planned because in-person research was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I was interested in false memories,” Reyes said, which led her to seek out Collins after reading about his research interests on the college website.

Reyes recorded a video for her poster presentation, and she will be joined by Collins for a live Zoom session at the conference to answer questions.

“This is the big cognitive psychology conference that happens every year,” Collins said of the Psychonomic Society.

Reyes intends to study clinical psychology with a focus on forensic psychology in graduate school, followed by working with mentally ill populations in the prison system.

Click here to watch Reyes’ poster video: https://youtu.be/smVzGnpAgDY