Psychology grads to present research

Two 2012 Northwestern College psychology graduates will give poster presentations at the Association for Psychological Science conference in Chicago May 24–27.

Mariah Tappe, from New Richland, Minn., will present “The Influence of Media Images on Women's Self-Esteem and Self-Satisfaction.”

Morgan Weis, from Champlin, Minn., will present “Outcomes of Anonymous Self-Disclosure: Using PostSecret to Reduce Negative Affect.”

Northwestern College is a Christian college of more than 1,200 students in Orange City, Iowa. Rated the nation’s third-best baccalaureate college by Washington Monthly and a top-10 Midwestern college by U.S. News & World Report magazine, Northwestern provides an education that combines academic rigor with a faith perspective.