1. Yahira Lugo
407-271-8007
Yahiral@aol.com
EDUCATION:
Troy State University, Orlando, FL MS Counseling May 2017
Florida State University, Panama City, FL BS Psychology May 2009
Florida State University, Panama City, FL BA Criminology May 2009
Valencia Community College, Orlando, FL AA Psychology Dec 2005
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:
Undergraduate Assistant to BCBA for Above All, Department of Psychology, Florida State
University, Panama City Campus, July 2006-December 2006
Data collection, Observations, Analyze Data and Client Treatment
Undergraduate Senior Research Assistant: Factors of attractiveness in women, Department
of Psychology, Florida State University, Panama City Campus, January 2008-May 2009
recruitment of participants/subjects, obtaining informed consent, administering and scoring
questionnaires, structured interviews, direct observations, data entry and quality control and
managing project expenditures, utilizing Statistica software
Undergraduate Research Assistant: Spatial recognition, Department of Psychology, Florida
State University, Panama City Campus, January 2007-December 2008. Responsible for
gathering and analyzing data collection, coding systems and developing experimental stimuli,
presentation write up
Undergraduate Research Assistant: Factors of attractiveness in women, Department of
Psychology, Florida State University, Panama City Campus, January 2007-December 2008.
Responsible for gathering and analyzing data collection, coding systems and developing
experimental stimuli, presentation write up
Collegial Assistant for Invited Lecturer Dr. Kelley Kline: Factors of attractiveness in
women, Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Panama City Campus, Feb 2007
Undergraduate Teacher’s Assistant: Factors of attractiveness in women, Department of
Psychology, Florida State University, Panama City Campus, August 2007-April 2009
Undergraduate Teacher’s Assistant: Psychology of Personality, Department of Psychology,
Florida State University, Panama City Campus, Jan 2008-April 2009
Undergraduate Teacher’s Assistant: Impact of hair cues on attractiveness, Department of
Psychology, Florida State University, Panama City Campus, May-Aug 2009
Group Counselor/Facilitator: Coming Out, Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender CENTER of
Orlando, June 2010-Dec 2010
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

2. Knapp-Kline, K., Lugo-Lugo, Y., Hennion, K., Backus, U., Tedtaotao, J., Washington, S.,
Santos, C. (2007) The Mane Effect: the influence of hair length and view on perceptions of
female attractiveness. Human Behavior and Evolution Society, 19th
Annual Convention
Conference, Williamsburg, VA.
Hennion, M., Lugo-Lugo, Y., Knapp-Kline, K., (2008) Total Recall: Gender differences in
spatial recognition of M.C. Escher Prints. Association for Psychological Science, 20th
Annual
Convention Conference, Chicago, IL.
Knapp-Kline, K., Hennion, M., Lugo-Lugo, Y., Lange, A., Mercer, S., Phillips, K., Miller,
D.S., Bray, K., McGowan, A. (2008). The Influence of Hair Length, Head View, and Sexual
Orientation on Attractiveness. .Association for Psychological Science, 20th
Annual
Convention Conference, Chicago, IL.
Lugo-Lugo, Y., Hennion,M., Knapp-Kline, K., Rudski, J. Kelley, T., Adams, L.A., Misch, J.
(2009) Impact of Hair Length, Head View, and Ethnicity on Perceptions of Attractiveness.
Association for Psychological Science, 21th
Annual Convention Conference, San Francisco,
CA.
Hennion,M., Lugo-Lugo, Y., Knapp-Kline, K., Rudski, J. Kelley, T., (2009) Total Recall:
Gender and Ethnic Differences in Spatial Recall of Escher Prints. Association for
Psychological Science, 21th
Annual Convention Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Hennion, M., Lugo-Lugo, Y., Knapp-Kline, K. Rudski, J. Kelley, T., (2008) Total Recall: A
study of Reaction time to M.C. Ersher’s prints, Florida State University Honor’s Thesis,
http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/lib/digcoll/undergraduate/honors-theses/210371
Lugo-Lugo, Y., Hennion, M., Knapp-Kline, K. (2008) The Mane Effect: Does hair length
http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/lib/digcoll/undergraduate/honors-theses/210372
POSTER SESSIONS:
Hennion, M., Lugo-Lugo, Y. (2010) Treating Conduct Disorder in Adolescence with behavior
modification principles. Troy University, Fall Poster Session, Orlando, FL.
Lugo-Lugo, Y., Hennion, M., (2011) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatments specifically
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy: An Integrated approach. Troy University, Spring Poster
Session, Orlando, FL.
CURRENT PUBLICATIONS:
Hennion, M., Lugo-Lugo, Y., Knapp-Kline, K. Rudski, J. Kelley, T., (2008) Total Recall: A
study of Reaction time to M.C. Ersher’s prints, Florida State University Honor’s Thesis,
http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/lib/digcoll/undergraduate/honors-theses/210371
Lugo-Lugo, Y., Hennion,M., Knapp-Kline, K. (2008) The Mane Effect: Does hair length
matter? Florida State University Honor’s Thesis,
http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/lib/digcoll/undergraduate/honors-theses/210372
UNIVERSITY SERVICE:

3. Florida State University- Panama City Campus
President Psychology Club Honor Society Spring 2007-Fall 2009
Treasurer Psychology Club Honor Society Fall 2007-Spring 2007
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Merit:
Meritorious Monetary award for academic excellence, 2005
Valencia Community College
Meritorious Monetary award for academic excellence, 2007
Florida State University
Dean’s List, Summer 2004, Valencia Community College
Dean’s List, Spring 2004, Valencia Community College
Dean’s List, Fall 2005, Valencia Community College
Dean’s List, Spring 2005, Valencia Community College
Dean’s List, Summer 2007, Florida State University
Professional Development
Professional Development Travel Award, Florida State University, Panama City Campus, 2006
Professional Development Travel Award, Florida State University, Panama City Campus, 2007
Monetary Award to fund Research, Florida State University, Panama City Campus, 2007
Travel Award, Florida State University, Panama City Campus, Fall 2007
Honors Thesis Grant Award, Florida State University, Summer 2008,
Service
Above All Program at Florida State University, Panama City, Fl Oct 2006
Girls, Inc., Panama City, Fl Nov 2006
Rescue Mission, Panama City, Fl Dec 2007
Domestic Violence Salvation Army, Panama City Fl Jan 2007
Play Pals Non-Profit Organization, Panama City Fl Jan 2007
Psychology Club Membership Recruitment, Panama City, Fl Feb 2007
Early Education Program of Bay County, Panama City, Fl Mar 2007
Applied Behavior Analysis Program at Florida State Career Expo April 2007
PRIDE Atlanta Fest, Atlanta, GA June 2007
Downtown Friday Fest, Panama City, Fl Sept 2007
ServScript 1500 hours for Florida State University, Panama City, Fl 2007-2009
Honor Societies
Psychology Club Honor Society August 2007
Florida State Graduate of Distinction May 2009
Phi Theta Kappa May 20009
SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY:
Colloquia and Invited Lectures
Lugo-Lugo, Y., Hennion, M., (2005). Coming Out. Invited guest lecturer for Humanities
Department, Valencia Community College, Orlando
Hennion, M., Lugo-Lugo, Y (2009). GLBT informational session. Invited guest lecturer for
Psychology department, Troy University, Panama City

4. References
Dr. Kelley Kline 850-271-2846hm 850-624-5657cell
Dr. Tomas Kelley 850-872-4750wk
Ms. Teresa Johns 407-274-7613cell
TEACHING INTEREST:
Abnormal Psychology Applied Behavior Analysis
Child Psychology Development Psychology
Evolutionary Social Psychology General Psychology
Psychology of Aging Psychology of Human Sexuality
Psychology of Personality Research Methods
Social Psychology