VALDOSTA, Ga. — Rebecca Clark of Moultrie presented original research titled “Cannabis Users’ Performance on Measures of Impulsivity and Executive Function” at the Southeastern Psychological Association 64th annual meeting in Charleston, S.C., March 6-9.

Throughout the four-day event, Clark had an opportunity to attend a variety of workshops, paper and poster presentations, social activities, conversation hours, panel discussions, expert speaker events, symposia, and more with professionals and other undergraduate and graduate psychology students from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Puerto Rico, and beyond.

Clark earned a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Valdosta State University in May 2017.

Founded in 1955, the Southeastern Psychological Association is committed to advancing psychology as a science, as a profession, and as a means of promoting human welfare. Its mission is to stimulate the exchange of scientific and professional ideas across the diverse areas of psychological inquiry and application.

The professional members of the Southeastern Psychological Association hold positions in a variety of settings, such as universities, colleges, business and industry, hospitals and clinics, government, and private practice. In these and other settings, they teach, conduct research, engage in psychological assessment and therapy, serve as administrators and consultants, and publish scholarly works on all aspects of the human experience.

The student members of the Southeastern Psychological Association reflect the varied interests of their mentors in the behavioral sciences, from the functions of the brain to the actions of nations.