1. Patricia Ann Powers
Local Address: (207) 337-1697 Permanent Address:
7001 Meadow River Rd papowers@mix.wvu.edu 111 Lebanon St
Morgantown WV 26508 Date:March 2016 Sanford ME 04073
Education____________________________________________________________________________
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV Graduation: May 2016
 Major: Psychology Major GPA: 3.4
o Bachelor of Science
 Minor: Forensic Science Minor GPA: 3.8
Honors & Awards_____________________________________________________________________
President’s List Spring 2015
Dean’s List Fall 2014/2015
American Psychological Association Student Affiliate
Association for Psychological Science Student Affiliate
Member of Psychology Club
Member of Forensic Science Club
Research Interests_____________________________________________________________________
My research interests involve close relationships and physical attraction. Specifically, how people
develop and maintain intimate relationships, and how personality is involved in this process.
Research Experience___________________________________________________________________
West Virginia University (WVU) Spring 2015- Spring 2016
Personality, Health, and Development Lab
Research Assistant
Dr. Nicholas Turiano, Associate Professor,WVU
 Duties included the following:
o Planned independent research projects utilizing archival data from the
Midlife Development in the U.S. study (MIDUS). Duties included topic
selection, research question and hypothesis development, data
manipulation using SAS statistical software, examination of normality and
outliers, estimation of multivariate linear and logistic models,
interpretation of models, and independently wrote a full empirical paper.
 Project 1. The project tested associations between diabetes diagnosis and
depression, and whether personality characteristics buffered the effects of
depression.
 Project 2. The project tested how certain personality characteristics can be a risk factor,
or protective in regards to spouse partner affectualsolidarity (partner strain and support)
and how these contribute to a stable, healthy relationship.

2. Relevant Work Experience_____________________________________________________________
Hopemont Hospital, Terra Alta, WV Summer 2015
Psychology Intern
Dr. Barry Edelstein, Distinguished Professor,WVU
 Met with variety of elderly residents and try to improve daily living
 Assisted in implementing a variety of behavior plans for residents needing
additional care
 Attended and participate in behavior plan meetings (discussed residents behaviors
and ways of improving overall functioning and daily living, and decreasing
problem behaviors)
 Read extensive literature on illnesses present in geriatric population
 Read literature on psychological assessments
 Administered a variety of psychological assessments
o Geriatric Anxiety Scale, Geriatric Anxiety Inventory, Geriatric Depression
Scale, Brief Cognitive Status Exam, Clock Drawing Test, Young Mania
Rating Scale, and the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale
 Met with one resident extensively every week
o Studied her psychological disorder in detail
o Wrote paper at the end of internship
Durgin Pines Nursing Home, Kittery, ME June 2008- June 2012
 Dietary Server
 Worked with long term patients who had Alzheimer’s, dementia, and other various
illnesses
 Worked with short term patients who were in recovery from health problems
 Learned time management skills, effective communication with a variety of people
Research Presentations_________________________________________________________________
Powers, P. A.,& Turiano, N. A. (March,2016). Personality and affectualsolidarity. Poster
presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Conference,New York, NY.
Powers, P.A., Turiano, N. A. (2015). Diabetes, depression, and personality. Abstract accepted to
present as a poster at the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Powers, P. A. (December, 2015). Case Summary: A change from high to low anxiety. Poster
presented at the WVU psychology capstone poster session.
Powers, P. A., Bercini, T., Rhudy, J., Lawrence, J., Burger, R., & Correll, M. (2015).
How exercise and stress influence GPA. Psychology 202: Research Methods Class, oral
presentation of research paper.
Computer Skills_______________________________________________________________________
Proficient in Microsoft Office, SPSS, SAS

3. Professional References________________________________________________________________
Nicholas Turiano, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, West Virginia
University, 53 Campus Drive, Morgantown, WV, (304) 293-2937
Nicholas.Turiano@mail.wvu.edu
Barry Edelstein, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, West Virginia
University, 53 Campus Drive, Morgantown, WV, (304) 293-1661
Barry.Edelstein@mail.wvu.edu
Stephanie Young, Ph.D., Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, West Virginia
University, 53 Campus Drive, Morgantown, WV, (304) 293-9492
SYoung6@mail.wvu.edu