Bjornsen, C.,  Amaya Alfaro, M., Brown, A., Cunningham, J., Feuerhelm, E., Kanagawa, R., King, E., Magee, K., Proudfoot, G. (2023, May). Shelter from the storm: Social media use and dysregulation. Poster session presented at the 35th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington D.C.

Bjornsen, C., Coppa, N., Eagle, D., & Omboni, S. (2022, July 5-8). Social Media Use and Mental Health and Relationship Stress During Covid-19. In Mojca Poredoš & Žan Lep (Chairs): Was youth hit hardest? Shedding the light on protective and risk factors of facing the COVID-19 pandemic. Symposium conducted at the 2022 European Congress of Psychology, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

O’Connor, J., & Bjornsen, C. (2021, May). Pressure to be thin/attractive, body image ideals, and self-disclosure difficulties with parents, coaches, teammates, and peers in female college athletes: A mediation analysis. Poster session presented at the Association for Psychological Science Virtual Convention and Poster Showcase.

Jontz, I., Leong, A., & Bjornsen, C. (2021, May). Social media, personality traits, and sleep disturbance. Poster session presented at the Association for Psychological Science Virtual Convention and Poster Showcase.

Griffin, M., & Bjornsen, C. (2021, May). Distress tolerance mediates the impact of the effects of THC use on amount of THC use. Poster session presented at the Association for Psychological Science Virtual Convention and Poster Showcase.

Bjornsen, C., Carper, H., Chase, P., Jackson, I., & Larsen, A. (2020, September). Cyberchondria, phantom vibrations, social media addiction, depression/anxiety/stress, and personality traits in U.S. emerging adults. Poster session presented online at the XVIIth Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, Porto, Portugal.

Bjornsen, C., & Randall, E. (2019, August). Mirror in the chatroom: Munchausen by Internet, social media addiction, and fear of missing out in an international sample. Poster session presented at the 19th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Athens, Greece.

Bjornsen, C., & Randall, E. (2019, May). Is that me, or just a digital disguise? Munchausen By Internet, personality traits, loneliness, and anxiety and avoidance in close relationships. Poster session presented at the 31st annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C.

Hennings, M., & Bjornsen, C. (2019, May). Hidden in plain sight: ‘Easter Egg’ extra credit and grades across a semester. Poster session presented at the 31st annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C.

Bjornsen, C., Crabtree, A., & Mayton, M. (2018, September). Acceptance vs. rejection of the medical model of mental illness among emerging adults. Poster session presented at the XVIth Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, Ghent, Belgium.

Bjornsen, C., Lowry, M. L., Kinghorn, B., Roberts, J. (2018, May). Lord of my own tiny screen-sized kingdom: Social media creeping, catfishing, gossiping, and personality traits. Poster session presented at the 30th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, San Francisco, CA.

Bjornsen, C., Poredoš, M., Puklek Levpušček, M., Zupančič, M., & Kavčič, T. (2017, September). Positive and negative social media use and personality traits across cultures. Poster session presented at the 18th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Bjornsen, C., Simpkins, K., Sparrock, L., & Verstraete, L. (2017, July). There’s someone in my head but it’s not me: Attitudes regarding different approaches to psychological disorders. Poster session presented at the 15th European Congress of Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.17505.61281

Bjornsen, C., Simpkins, K., Burgess, S., Dunbar, H., Vanhook-Davis, T., & Hackett, B. (2017, May). Friend or faux? Personality traits and types of social media use. In C. Bjornsen (Chair), The times they are a-changin’ us: Living and learning in the age of social media. Symposium conducted at the 29th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.

Bjornsen, C. (2016, September). Individuation in relation to addictive mobile phone and social media use. In C. Bjornsen (Chair), Individuation in emerging adulthood and its relation to happiness, family structure, attachment styles, and addiction to mobile phone and social media use. Symposium conducted at the XVth Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, La Barrosa, Spain.

Komidar, L., Zupančič, M., Puklek Levpušček, M., & Bjornsen, C. (2016, September). Development of the short version of the Individuation Test for Emerging Adults (ITEA-S) and its measurement invariance across Slovene and U.S. emerging adults. In C. Bjornsen (Chair), Individuation in emerging adulthood and its relation to happiness, family structure, attachment styles, and addiction to mobile phone and social media use. Symposium conducted at the XVth Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, La Barrosa, Spain.

Johnston, M., Scoggin, M., & Bjornsen, C. A. (2016, September). All things must pass away online: Bereavement on social media. Poster session presented at the XVth Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, La Barrosa, Spain.

Bjornsen, C. (2014, September). Individuation in cultural context: A view from the U.S.A. In C. Bjornsen (Chair), Individuation in cultural context: Views from Austria, Slovenia, Turkey, and the U.S.A. Symposium conducted at the 14th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, Izmir, Turkey.

Bjornsen, C. A. (2014, March). In-class cell phone use and grades. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Nashville, TN.

Bjornsen, C. A. & Carkenord, D. M. (2014, March). Students’ pretest and posttest views of online quizzes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Nashville, TN.

Bjornsen, C. A. (2012, August). Individuation, differentiation of self, and emotional responsiveness in university and non-university emerging adults. In U. Sirsch and M. Zupančič (Chairs), The role of structural differences and personality of young people in emerging adulthood. Symposium conducted at the 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, Spetses, Greece.

Bjornsen, C. A. (2012, February). Individuation, differentiation of self, and emotional responsiveness in emerging adulthood. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Bjornsen, C. A. (2011, July). Patterns of individuation, emotional responsiveness, and differentiation of self in emerging adulthood. In M. Zupančič (Chair), Young people’s perceptions and experiences of emerging adulthood in different countries. Symposium conducted at the 12^th European Congress of Psychology, Istanbul, Turkey.

Bjornsen, C. A. (2010, March). Emotional responsiveness, individuation, and differentiation of self in adolescence. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Chattanooga, TN.

Bjornsen, C. A., Daly, C., Hume, H., Woody, R., & Wright, A. (July, 2008). A comparison of different measures of individuation and associations with attachment dimensions in young adulthood. In W. Friedlmeier & &  P. Levpušček, (Co-chairs), Cultural perspectives on individuation.  Symposium conducted at the XIXth meeting of the International Association for Cross Cultural Psychology, Bremen, Germany.

Bjornsen, C. A., Bates, M., Daly, C., Hollis, Z., Hume, H., Ingold, T., Radzom, S., Sink, C., Wright, A., & Woody, R. (March, 2008). Longitudinal associations between adolescent individuation and script-like attachment representations. Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Charlotte, NC.

Bjornsen, C. A. & Lord, B. (2007, August). Individuation and attachment dimensions in late adolescence in the United States. In W. Friedlmeier &  P. Levpušček, (Co-chairs), Individuation in adolescence and young adulthood. Symposium conducted at the XIIIth Conference of the European Society for Developmental Psychology, Jena, Germany.

Bjornsen, C. A. & Lord, B. (2007, March). Relations between emotional autonomy, attachment, right-wing authoritarianism, sexual behaviors, and the blessing in adolescence. Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia PA.

Bjornsen, C. A. (2006, October). Around the world in fifteen weeks: Teaching cross-cultural psychology. Invited presentation, 77^th Annual Meeting of the Virginia Psychological Association, Wintergreen, VA.

Bjornsen, C. A., Day, E., Hilscher, E., & Lord, B. (2006, March). Honor vs. non-honor student views of faculty and student characteristics. Poster session presented at the 77^th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.

Bjornsen, C. A., Curtin, L. J., Hanna, Z. S., Johnson, S. A., Klineburger, P. C., Raines, M. T., & Spiers, J. H. (2005, August). Differential effects of male vs. female pheromones on attraction to physical, emotional, sexual, and interpersonal traits. Poster session presented at the XIIth Conference of the European Society for Developmental Psychology, Tenerife, Spain.

Bjornsen, C. A., Aardahl, K., Clardy, C., Clark, A., Costa, J., DuBose, K., Haynes, W., Kravitz, M., Mullins, A., Picard, J., Romers, C., Watkins, J., & Wortman, L. (2004, April). Effects of ovulatory cycle and exposure to synthesized male or female pheromones on mate attraction and selection. Poster session presented at the 75^th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Bjornsen, C. A., Damon, C. D., Francis, A. L., Henry, L. A., Hume, E. R., Romers, C. M., Schmeits, E. R., Shaffer, C. D., Watkins, J. L., & Willams, H. M. (2003, August). Effects of ovulatory cycle and exposure to male pheromones on ratings of masculine characteristics. Poster session presented at the XIth Conference for the European Society for Developmental Psychology, Milan, Italy.

Bjornsen, C. A., & Holmes, J. L. (2003, March). “I never feel like falling asleep”: A qualitative analysis of single-item student evaluations of teaching. Paper presented at the 74^th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.

Bjornsen, C. A. (2001, October). Lost at Sea: Class exercise to promote teamwork and discussion in psychology classes. Invited presentation at the annual Eastern Conference on the Teaching of Psychology, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Bjornsen, C. A. (2001, August). Attachment, differentiation of self, and separation-individuation among American high school students. In P. Granqvist and W. Friedlmeier (Co-chairs), Attachment in adolescence. Symposium conducted at the Tenth European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Uppsala, Sweden.

Bjornsen, C. A., & Elder, J. (2001, June). Emotional maturity, drug and alcohol use, and fraternity/sorority plans among college freshmen. Poster session presented at the 13^th annual convention of the American Psychological Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Bjornsen, C., Scepansky, J., Rocheford, J., and Baden-Mayer, J. (2000, August). Student engagement in learning, apathy, and NEO PI-R personality scores. Poster session presented at the 108^th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Scepansky, J., Bjornsen, C., Blair, T., and Page, A. (2000, August). Educational orientation, NEO PI-R personality traits, and plans for graduate school. Poster session presented at the 108^th annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Bjornsen, C., Scepansky, J., Rocheford, J., Blair, T., and Page, A. (2000, March). Student apathy, engagement in learning, and perceptions of faculty activities. Poster presented at the 71^st Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.

Scepansky, J., Bjornsen, C., Blair, T., Rocheford, J., and Page, A. (2000, March). Student’s engagement in learning: Entitlement and educational orientation. Poster session presented at the 71^st Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.

Blair, T., Rocheford, J., Bjornsen, C., Scepansky, J., and Page, A. (2000, March). Expressiveness in families and intimate relationships: Influences of gender, siblings, and parent presence. Poster session presented at the 71^st Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Baltimore, MD.

Bjornsen, C. & Lamp’l, K. (1998, July). Evaluations of child abuse among late adolescents, therapists, and world wide web users. Poster session presented at the XVth Meetings of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Berne, Switzerland.

Bjornsen, C. (1998, July). Unlocking the door to individuation: Interpretations of “the Blessing” received from parents. Poster session presented at the XVth Meetings of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Berne, Switzerland.

Bjornsen, C. B., & Winegar, L. T. (1996, August). Friendship as a zone of proximal development: Evidence from entrance strategies of preschool children. In M. C. Rossetti‑Ferreira & A. J. Santos (Chairs), Co‑adaptation and Co‑construction: Theory and methodology of social development. Poster session presented at the meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Québec City, Canada.

Funke, B. L., & Bjornsen, C. A. (1995, April). Gaming and experiential activities in the college classroom. Paper presented at the meeting of the Georgia Conference on College and University Teaching, Kennesaw State College, Marietta, Georgia.

Bjornsen, C. A. (1995, April). Gender issues surrounding the blessing in late adolescence. Paper presented at the Second Annual Interdisciplinary Conference for The Behavioral Sciences, Georgia College, Milledgeville, Ga.

Bjornsen, C. A. (1995, June). Transformations in father-son and mother-daughter relations in late adolescence. Paper presented at the meeting of the Middle Georgia Psychological Association, Macon, Georgia.

Bjornsen, C. A. (1995, March). The blessing as a developmental issue in late adolescence. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Savannah, Georgia.

Bjornsen, C. A. (1994, May). Emotional aspects of peer interaction in the preschool. Paper presented at the First Annual Georgia College Psi Chi Conference, Milledgeville, Georgia.

Bjornsen, C. A., Winegar, L. T., & Ellis, S. A. (1992, June). Preschool children’s entrance strategies with close friends and other classmates. Poster session presented at the 20th Symposium of the Jean Piaget Society, Montreal, Canada.

Bjornsen, C. A., Winegar, L. T., & Ellis, S. A. (1992, April). Entry success and competence based on host nominations of friendship in the preschool. Poster session presented at the Conference on Human Development, Atlanta, Georgia.

Bjornsen, C. A. (1989, April). Internalization and interaction: Development of children’s understanding of event procedures. Poster session presented at the meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Kansas City, Missouri.

Bjornsen, C. A., & Winegar, L. T. (1988, November). Children’s internalization of conventional rules. Paper presented at the meeting of the Virginia Developmental Forum, Randolph‑Macon College, Ashland, Virginia.

Bjornsen, C. A., & Winegar, L. T. (1988, June). Teacher‑child negotiation of snacktime conventions. Poster session presented at the 18th Symposium of the Jean Piaget Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Abstract published in Genetic Epistemologist.

Winegar, L. T., & Bjornsen, C. A. (1988, March). Teacher‑child interaction during snacktime. Poster session presented at the Conference on Human Development, Charleston, South Carolina.

Bjornsen, C. A., Bradford, J., & Ryan, C. (1988, May). Relations between self‑disclosure and mental health: Results from a National Lesbian Health Care Study. Paper presented at the Virginia Academy of Science, Charlottesville, Virginia. Abstract published in the Virginia Journal of Science.

Bjornsen, C. A., Slavin, L., Polyson, J., & Wessells, M. (1987, April). Psychology and the threat of nuclear war. Paper presented at the Virginia Psychological Association, Williamsburg, Virginia.