Opening Remarks - Dr. Rita Sharma, Psychology Program Coordinator

Message - Dr. Pamela Peralta Taitano, Vice Provost for Research

Completed Studies

1. Claiming Freedom to Move and Fighting to be Heard: Understanding Stories of Russian Asylum Seekers in Guam through a Qualitative Narrative Policy Framework

   • Augil Marie Robles, Marshaley J. Baquiano, Iain Twaddle, Christopher Rasmussen, Svetlana Rasmussen, and Aniceta Patricia Alingasa-Aguirre

2. Psychopathology of the US State in the Context of Nuclear War (WWII), as seen through the film Oppenheimer

   • Veronica Basillo, Milica Lepojevic, and Lauren Nicole G. Villanueva

3. Social Representations of the U.S. Military Presence in Guam in the Media

   • Kristoffer Aquino, Lolita Blas, Camille Cosico, Won Joon Han, Paul Mendoza, Ashley Reyes, and Sophie Santos

4. Populist Breakups: Positioning Analysis of Former Populist Allies’ Narratives After Fallout

   • Arvin Boller

5. Understanding the Influence of Substance Use Disorder on CHamoru Families: An Interpretative Phenomenological Approach

   • Samantha Uncangco-Meno

Five minute break

Proposals and Works-in-Progress

1. Psycho-oncology of Breast and Gynecological Cancer in Guam

   • Lauren Villanueva

2. Understanding the Lived Experience of Homeless Women in Guam with Substance Use Problems

   • Zoe Surber

3. Bullying Victimization, Violence, Emotional Well-Being, and Substance Use Among Guam Adolescents

   • Aleah Carino

4. Wage in the Water: Shared Understanding of Decent Wage in Guam

   • Jaezel Arjona, Mateo Atienza, Sirena Braiel, Camille Cosico, Emmalyn Cruz, Sophia Dobrowolski, Jayson Quinto, Luke Taisipic, and Pristine Tapao

5. PY210 Class Exhibits

Closing Remarks - Prof. Camarin Meno