Department of Psychology

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Presentations

Scholarly Presentations (undergraduate coauthors; graduate student coauthors)

Sport & Exercise

National

• Perkins, S., Wininger, S. R., & Atchley, A. (2011, August). Examination of the Effects of Mindfulness and Task-Relevant Attentional Focus on Running Performance. Poster presented at the 2011 APA Conference, Washington, DC.
• White, T. A., & Wininger, S.R. (2011, August). An Examination of the Perceived Academic Abilities of Collegiate Student Athletes by Students, Professors, and Athletes Themselves. Poster presented at the 2011 APA Conference, Washington, DC.
• Wininger, S.R., & Middleton, J.D. (2010, August). Examination of an Online Exercise Intervention Utilizing the Self-Regulation Model. Poster presentation at the 2010 APA conference, San Diego, CA.
• Wininger, S.R., & Smith, S.N. (2010, August). Examination of Self-Regulation Model Constructs and Physical Activity. Poster presentation at the 2010 APA conference, San Diego, CA.
• Blom, L.C., & Wininger, S.R. (2009, November). High School Coaches’ Knowledge, Continuing Education Interests, and Sources of Feedback. Poster presented at the 2009 International Council for Coach Education (ICCE) Global Coach Conference, Vancouver, BC.
• Wininger, S.R., & Heltsley, E. (2009, August). Effects of Preferred Attentional Focus on Affect. Poster presented at the 2009 APA conference, Toronto, Canada.
• Wininger, S.R., & Seaton, A.L. (2009, June). Comparison of Live Self-Video to Task-Irrelevant Video on Maintenance of Exercise Intensity. Poster presented at the 2009 NASPSPA conference, Austin, TX.
• Wininger, S. R., & Abo, M. M. (2008, September). Comparison of Self-Talk vs. Bodily Sensations Attentional Focus on Self-Selected Exercise Intensity. Poster presented at AASP, St.Louis, MO.
• Wininger, S. R., Atchley, A., & Middleton, J. (2008, September). Effects of viewing task-relevant vs. task-irrelevant videos on self-selected exercise intensity. Poster presented at AASP, St.Louis, MO.
• Wininger, S. R., & Gieske, D. E. (2008, September). Effects of Exercise Intensity and Stage of Change on Attentional Focus during Exercise. Poster presented at AASP, St.Louis, MO.
• Wininger, S. R., Bamonti, P., Bridges, R., Pociask, S., & Gieske, D. (2008, August). Relationships between attentional focus and aerobic activity outcomes: A meta-analysis. Poster presented at APA Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
• Wininger, S. R., & DeSena, T. (2008, August). Examination of future time perspective, self-determination theory, and self-talk as correlates of exercise behavior. Poster presented at APA Annual Convention, Boston, MA.
• Wininger, S. R., Winters, A., Blanton, E., Abo, M. (2007, October). Examination of Runner’s Attentional Focus During Competition Versus Training. Presentation at the 2007 Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.
• Wininger, S. R., Gieske, D., & Abo, M. (2007, October). Examination of the Measure of Attentional Focus via Cognitive Interviews. Presentation at the 2007 Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.
• Wininger, S. R., Graves, L., & Strupp, D. (2007, October). Differences in Attentional Focus across Gender, Distance, and Stroke in Collegiate Swimmers. Presentation at the 2007 Association for Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Louisville, KY.
• Wininger, S. R., Gieske, D., & Abo, M. (2007, August). The effects of achievement motivation and gender on acute cycling performance. Presentation at the 2007 American Psychological Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.
• Wininger, S. R. & Rinne, A. N. (2007, April). An Examination of Sport Participation among Academically Gifted Students. Paper presented at the 2007 American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.
• Wininger, S. R., Gieske, D. E., & Birkholz, P. M. (August, 2006). Effects of Self-Selection of Exercise Intensity on Affective Variables. Poster presented at the 114th Annual APA convention 2006, New Orleans, LA.
• Wininger, S. R., & White, T. A. (August, 2006). The dumb jock stereotype: To what extent are student-athletes affected? Poster presented at the 114th Annual APA convention 2006, New Orleans, LA.
• Wininger, S. R. (2005, October). Examination of a Potential Solution to the Affect Measurement Conundrum: UMACL-Revised. Poster presented at the 2005 Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC.
• Wininger, S. R., & Thomas, A. (2005, October). Examination of a Potential Solution to the Affect Measurement Conundrum: UMACL. Poster presented at the 2005 Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC.
• Wininger, S. R., & Thomas, A. (2005, October). Examination of a Potential Solution to the Affect Measurement Conundrum: Affect Circumplex. Poster presented at the 2005 Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC.
• Dyrlund, A., & Wininger, S.R. (2005, August). The effects of music preference on exercise enjoyment and RPE. Poster presented at the 113th Annual APA Convention, Washington, D.C.
• Wininger, S. R., Littlejohn, T., & Hunt, J. T., (2005, August) Effect of achievement motivation and task difficulty on exercise performance. Poster presented at the 113th Annual APA Convention, Washington, D.C.
• Wininger, S. R. (2004, October). Improvement of affect following exercise: Methodological artifact or real finding? Presented at the 2004 Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
• Wininger, S. R., & Dyrlund, A. (2004, October). A comparison of self-efficacy versus self-determination theory for predicting exercise attendance. Presented at the 2004 Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
• Wininger, S. R., & Fields, M. (2004, October). The effects of dispositional goal orientation and situational motivation on intrinsic motivation while exercising. Presented at the 2004 Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
• Wininger, S. R., Dyrlund, A. K., & Fields, M. (2003, October). An examination of the effects of exercise intensity and attentional focus on mood change and exercise enjoyment. Poster presented at the 2003 Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
• Wininger, S. R., & Fields, M. (2003, October). An examination of the effects of perceived intensity and motivation to exercise on enjoyment and mood. Poster presented at the 2003 Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
• Wininger, S. R., & Green, M. (2003, October). A test of the thermogenic hypothesis in college age males. Poster presented at the 2003 Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
• Wininger, S. R. & Fields, M. (2002, October). The effect of exercise intensity on exercise induced change in affect. Poster presented at the 2002 Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ.
• Wininger, S. R.(2002, October). Self-determination theory and exercise behavior: An examination of the psychometric properties of the exercise motivation inventory. Poster presented at the 2002 Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ.
• Ranieri, J. & Wininger, S. R. (2001, October). The effects of an acute bout of exercise stepping on mood: Do music and intensity moderate the relationship? Poster presented at the 2001 Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
• Wininger, S. R. (2001, October) Relief or “real” phenomenon? An extension of Petruzello’s 1995 study. Poster presented at the 2001 Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
• Ranieri, J. & Wininger, S. R. (2000, October). Relationships between personality and athletic performance in collegiate male basketball players. Poster presented at the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.
• Walker, S., & Wininger, S. R. (2000, October). The anxiolytic effect of martial arts style aerobic classes in females. Poster presented at the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.
• Wininger, S. R., Walker, S., Wininger, A. K. (2000, October). The anxiolytic effect of aqua aerobics in elderly females. Poster presented at the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.
• Wininger, S. R., & Pargman, D.  (1999, August). A social cognitive model for exercise enjoyment in females.  Poster presented at the 107th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
• Wininger, S. R., & Pargman, D.  (1998, August).  A social cognitive model for exerciseadherence. Poster presented at the 106th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
• Wininger, S. R., & Abry, D. A.  (1997, August).  A psychometric evaluation of the physical activity enjoyment scale in aerobic dance classes.  Poster presented at the 105th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
• Wininger, S. R., & Abry, D. A.  (1996, November).  The relationships between perceptions of exercise leaders and class environment on participant enjoyment in aerobic classes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, Birmingham, AL.

Regional

• Wininger, S. R., & Ball, K.  (1994, October).  Relationship between vision and athletic performance in collegiate female volleyball players and male basketball players.  Poster presented at the Kentucky Psychological Association 1994 Annual Convention, Louisville, KY.
• Beavers, K., & Wininger, S. R.  (1994, October).  Health knowledge, economic status, and health behavior.  Poster presented at the Kentucky Psychological Association 1994 Annual Convention, Louisville, KY.

Local

• Brown, K. M., & Wininger, S. R. (2011, March). Development of the Negative Attentional Bias During Exercise Measure and the Rumination and Escape Thoughts Measure. Poster presented at the WKU Student Research Conference. Bowling Green, KY.
• Perkins, S., Greco, L. M., Brown, K. M., & Wininger, S. R. (2011, March). Personal Strategies for Increasing Exercise Intensity and Enjoyment. Paper presented at the WKU Student Research Conference. Bowling Green, KY.
• Greco, L. M., Brown, K. M., & Wininger, S. R. (2010, February). Personal Strategies for Increasing Exercise Intensity. Poster presented at the WKU Student Research Conference. Bowling Green, KY.
• Middleton, J.D., & Wininger, S.R. (2009, February). Facilitation of social cognitive constructs in an employee wellness exercise intervention program. Poster presented at the WKU Student Research Conference. Bowling Green, KY.
• Seaton, A., Wininger, S.R., Middleton, J., & Atchley, A. R. (2009, February). Effects of live self-video vs. task-irrelevant video viewing on self-selected exercise intensity. Poster presented at the WKU Student Research Conference. Bowling Green, KY.
• Stewart, K., & Wininger, S. R. (2009, February). Using ratings of perceived exertion to equate ventilatory threshold. Poster presented at the WKU Student Research Conference. Bowling Green, KY [Best in Social Sciences Category Award Winner].
• Middleton, J.D., & Wininger, S.R. (2009, February). Facilitation of social cognitive constructs in an employee wellness exercise intervention program. Poster presented at the Graduate Student Research at the Capitol, Frankfort, KY.
• Abo, M. M., Gieske, D., Strupp, D., & Wininger, S. R. (2007, March). The effects of attentional focus and expertise level on self-selected exercise intensity. Poster presented at the 37th Annual WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
• Desena, T. M., & Wininger, S. R. (2007, March). Examination of future time perspective, self-determination theory, and self-talk as correlates of exercise behavior. Paper presented at the 37th Annual WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY. [Honorable mention in the Undergraduate Psychology and Education Paper Session]
• Gieske, D., Abo, M., Strupp, D., & Wininger, S. R. (2007, March). The effects of intensity level and expertise on attentional focus during exercise. Paper presented at the 37th Annual WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
• Graves, L. M., Wininger, S. R., & Strupp, D. (2007, March). Differences in attentional focus across gender, distance, and stroke in collegiate swimmers. Poster presented at the 37th Annual WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY. [First place award in the Undergraduate Psychology, Recreation, and Student Engagement Poster Session]
• Hale, J. M., Wininger, S. R., & Strupp, D. (2007, March). Examination of professional preparation of high school coaches. Poster presented at the 37th Annual WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
• Lesher, N., Wininger, S. R., & Formanek, J. (2005, April). Effects of feedback and attributions on weightlifting performance. Poster presented at the 2004 Sigma Xi Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
• Littlejohn, T. W., Wininger, S. R., & Hunt, J. T. (2005 April). Effect of achievement motivation and task difficulty on exercise performance. Paper presented at the 2004 Sigma Xi Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
• White, T. & Wininger, S. R. (2005, April). Student-athletes’ perceptions of Western’s facilitation of their personal growth and well-being. Poster presented at the 2004 Sigma Xi Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
• Dyrlund, A. K., & Wininger, S. R. (2004, April). The effects of music preference and exercise intensity on exercise enjoyment. Paper presented at the 2004 Sigma Xi Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY [First Place Award in the Biology and Psychology paper session].
• Ranieri, J. & Wininger, S. R. (2000, March). Relationships between personality and athletic performance in collegiate male basketball players. Poster presented at the University of North Florida Psychology Mini-convention, Jacksonville, FL.
• Walker, S., & Wininger, S. R. (2000, March). The anxiolytic effect of martial arts style aerobic classes. Poster presented at the University of North Florida Psychology Mini-convention, Jacksonville, FL.
• Wininger, S. R., & Shaw, G. A.  (1993, February). Religious commitment and physical fitness run parallel with sexual practices.  Paper presented to the Georgetown College Psi Chi Chapter, Georgetown, KY.

Educational

National

• Wininger, S. R., Snow, G., Jones, E., Roberts, J., & Inman, T. (2011, August) Development of the Student Interest in Mathematics Scale. Poster presented at the 2011 APA Conference, Washington, DC.
• Wininger, S.R., & Norman, A.D. (2009, August). Why is the coverage of motivation so fragmented? A discussion and proposed solution. Roundtable discussion presented at the 2009 APA pre-conference on Teaching Educational Psychology, Toronto, Canada.
• Wininger, S. R., & Birkholz, P. (2009, August). Psychological Needs Satisfaction and Professors’ Use of Instructional Feedback. Poster presented at the 2009 APA conference, Toronto, Canada.
• Wininger, S. R., & Caudill, A. J. (2007, August). Effects of Administration Directions and Student Attributions on Student Ratings. Presentation at the 2007 American Psychological Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.
• Kuhlenschmidt, S. & Wininger, S. R. (2006, October). Typical Testing? Normative Data on Faculty Practices. Poster presented at the meeting of the Professional and Development Network in Higher Education, Portland, OR.
• Birkholz, P. M., Wininger, S. R., & Buckman, M. (August, 2006). What constituteseffective teaching at the college level? A current review. Poster presented at the 114th Annual APA convention 2006, New Orleans, LA.
• Wininger, S. R., & Derryberry, W. P. (2006, April). Relationships among textbook usage and cognitive-motivational constructs (need-for-cognition, goal-orientations, self-determination). Paper presented at the 2006 American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.
• Wininger, S. R. (2005, August) Future teachers’ motivation to attend college and orientation towards students. Poster presented at the 113th Annual APA Convention, Washington, D.C.
• Wininger, S. R., & Kuhlenschmidt, S. L. (2004, November) Faculty Classroom Assessment Practices. Presented at the 24th Annual Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Oxford, Ohio.
• Wininger, S. R., & Norman, A. D. (2002, September). Formative assessment: What is it, why is it important, and to what extent are teachers exposed to it? Poster presented at the 2002 Best Practices in Assessment Conference, Atlanta, GA.
• Metze, L., Petty, P., Mosby, C., & Wininger, S. R. (2002, March). Coaches and players perspectives on faculty development in technology. Paper presented at the 13th International Conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, Nashville, TN.
• Wininger, S. R.  (1997, January).  Evolution of the self-exploration paper for a psychology of adjustment class.   Poster presented at the 19th Annual National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg Beach, FL. 

Regional

• Wininger, S. R., & Norman, A. D. (2006, February). Assessing understanding of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs: A measure and a content analysis. Poster presented at the 18th Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology 2006, Atlanta, GA.
• Wininger, S. R. (2004, February). Measuring marbles: Demonstrating a basic tenet of psychological measurement. Poster presented at the 2004 Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA. [Outstanding Poster Award]
• Wininger, S. R., Macis, W., Prewitt, J., Ross, R., & Steenson, E. (2000, January). Examination of the statistics class for psychology majors, part I. Poster presented at the 12th Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
• Wininger, S. R., & Diggins, E. (1999, February). Which statistical concepts and tests were my students taught in their undergraduate statistics class?  Poster presented at the 11th Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
• Wininger, S. R., Thomas, S., & Harlow, T. (1999, February).  A web-based exercise to facilitate understanding of basic statistical equations. Demonstration presented at the 11th Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.
• Wininger, S. R.  (1998, February). Mind over matter.  Poster presented at the 10th  Southeastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta, GA.

Local

• Caudill, A. J., & Wininger, S. R. (2007, March). Perception of purpose on course evaluations and the effect on responses. Paper presented at the 37th Annual WKU Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY. [Honorable mention in the Undergraduate Psychology and Education Paper Session]
• Derryberry, W. P., Pertusa, I., Wininger, S. R., & Grieve, F. (2005, June). CSI WKU. Presentation at e-train Express Technology Institute, Bowling Green, KY.
• Buckman, M., & Wininger, S. R. (2005, April). A comparison of effective teaching components and WKU SITE items. Poster presented at the 2004 Sigma Xi Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
• Dyrlund, A. K., Wininger, S. R., Poff, R., Derryberry, W. P., & Norman, A. (2004, June). Using Elisten. Presentation for Summer 2004 e-Train Technology Symposium.
• Wininger, S. R. (2003, September). Using your PDA to make presentations. Talk presented at the 2003 e-train Technology Symposium, Bowling Green, KY.
• Wininger, S. R. (2002, March). Three examples of how e-training has enhanced my instruction: Presenter-to-Go, website design, and the print-screen function. Poster presented at the 1st annual e-train Technology Conference, Bowling Green, KY.