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Students explore current events through the lens of social psychology
Students in Ransom Everglades' AP Psychology classes presented their research posters on how current events can be interpreted using social psychology theories and phenomena during the 2025 Social Psychology Symposium in the Posner Lecture Hall on April 3. Thirteen groups of students under RE faculty member Jenny Carson '03 explained their findings on topics ranging from the impact of Saturday Night Live to the unlikely hero status achieved by Luigi Mangione. Fellow students, teachers and parents attended the event during the mid-day break.
Symposium topics
- 404: Kanye’s Twitter Account Not Found — A Psychological Autopsy - Sophia Biss '26, Gianna Carvalho '26
- 9.79...Victory or Robbery?: How National Identity and Bias Impact our Perception of Victory and Defeat - Egyptia Green '25
- Behind the Skin: Kanye West and Bianca Censori’s Controversial Red Carpet Moment - Julius DeStefano '25
- Beyond Laughter: Saturday Night Live’s 50 Years of Impact - Lily Poses '26, Taylor Smith '25, Morgan Williams '26
- Defying Reality: Examining the Wicked Premier Fandom - Bella Sayfie Ranawat '26, Olivia Geller '26, Luisa Coscarelli '26
- Halftime’s Hidden Playbook - Casey Manno '25, Lindsay Ng '25
- Heat of the Moment: Responding to the California Wildfires - Annabel Kaplan '26, Julia Leitao '26, Isabel Cortes '26
- Glory Junkies: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson - Erela Yashiv '26, Mateo Sauceda '26, Elena Castrillon '26
- Looking Like An Icon: The Kamala Harris “Brat” Campaign - Addison Pollock '25, Avery Almazan '26, Elle Geller '25
- Super Bowl, Super Thin? The Ethical Concerns of GLP-1 Ads in Pop Culture - Carolina Linfante '26, Emilia Awad '26, Anna Lugo '25
- The Luigi Effect: How a Criminal Becomes a Controversial Icon - Sophia Linfield '26, Olivia Augustin '26, Chloe Dubose '26
- The Sound of Silence: The Nova Music Festival - Vanessa Balson '26, Eliana Silberwasser '26, Sydney Schimel '26
- TrumpCoin, DumpCoin? The Extreme Polarization Demonstrated by TrumpCoin’s Initial Growth - Yuanjin Yang '25, Sasha Zack '25, Paloma Lopes '25
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