Undergraduate research assistants play a valuable role in our research group. Each year, undergraduate research assistants apply and are granted funds from the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). Many of these projects are presented at regional and national conferences.

Recent Undergraduate Conference Presentations

Western Psychological Association, Annual Meeting

Kim, K. M., Tibbetts, V., Villarreal, B. J., & Heckhausen, J. (2016, April). A qualitative analysis of psychological factors that influence transfer student motivation. Poster presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Long Beach, CA.

Limas, I., Villarreal, B. J., Cross, M., & Heckhausen, J. (2016, April). Academic stress, motivation, and mental and physical health in university students. Poster presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Long Beach, CA.

Merino, M., Hernandez, G., Golbodaghi, A., Yau, P. S., Villarreal, B. J., & Heckhausen, J. (2016, April). Motivation and employment in community college students. Poster presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Long Beach, CA.

2016 Undergraduate Research Symposium

Limas, I., Villarreal, B., & Heckhausen, J. (2016, May). Academic stress in university students and its relationship to motivation and mental and physical health.

Golbodaghi, A., Hernandez, G., Merino, M., Yau, P. S., Villarreal, B. J., & Heckhausen, J. (2016, May). Motivation, employed community college students, and transfer goal-pursuit.

Chris King, Kristi Wong, Irma da Silva, Tyler Snowden (2016, May). Implicit achievement motivation, explicit goals, and academic achievement in high school students. 

2015 UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium

Motivation, self-regulation, and individual agency in higher-education goal pursuit. Hernandez, G., Limas, I., Merino, M., Wang, Y., Villarreal, B., & Heckhausen, J.

The role of congruent motives in community college student success. Lee, Y. M., Mansoorian, E., Villarreal, B., & Heckhausen, J.

2014 Society for the Study of Motivation Convention, New York City
Why did you Make that Choice? Demographic Differences in Americans’ Goal Selection and Motivation.Paula Hervias, Brianna Jaramillo, Lorena Hernandez, Jacob Shane, and Jutta Heckhausen

2014 UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium
Perceived Opportunities for Social Mobility in Young Adulthood: The Impact of Career Objectives. Cyla E. Grisso, Hilary L. Wek, Jacob Shane, and Jutta Heckhausen

Why did you Make that Choice? Demographic Differences in Americans’ Goal Selection and Motivation. Paula Hervias-Cardona, Lorena Hernandez, Jacob Shane, and Jutta Heckhausen

A Cross-Ethnic Comparison of Motivation and Goal Engagement in Community College Students. Yoselinda Mendoza, Brandilynn Villarreal, and Jutta Heckhausen

Matching Student Obstacles with Discrepancies in Time to Transfer. Deepa Puthran, Brandilynn Villarreal, and Jutta Heckhausen

Community College Students’ Motivation and its Influence on Transfer-Related Activities. Cynthia Sanchez, Brandilynn Villarreal, and Jutta Heckhausen

Cultural Influence on Goal Pursuit during the Transition to Adulthood. Liwen Zhang, Ashlie Chu, Huang Li, Jacob Shane, and Jutta Heckhausen