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Honors alumni presents thesis at American Psychological Association meeting in San Francisco

Hayley Masterson

Honors alumni presents thesis at American Psychological Association meeting in San Francisco

Hayley Masterson
Dr. Phyllis Erdman, Hayley Masterson, and Tires (a service dog they met at the convention) at the APA poster session in San Francisco, August 2018.

2018 Honors College graduate Hayley Masterson presented her honors thesis at the American Psychological Association meeting in San Francisco in August. Hayley worked with Honors Faculty Fellow Dr. Phyllis Erdman (WSU College of Education) and Dr. Lori Kogan (Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine) in the 2nd cohort of the Human-Animal Interaction Collaborative (HAIC) between the honors colleges of WSU and CSU. Hayley graduated in microbiology and her honors thesis (“Animal Loss and Grief Experience of Pet Owners: How to prepare pet owners for the end of life process”) received “Pass with Distinction.”