Colleen Bancroft of Blooming Grove Co-Authors Eastern Psychological Association Paper

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CHESTERTOWN, MD (04/15/2013)(readMedia)-- Washington College is pleased to announce that Colleen Bancroft '15 of Blooming Grove, NY recently presented her undergraduate research paper at the 119th annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association (EPA), held in New York City. EPA is the oldest of the regional arms of the American Psychological Association and covers all colleges and universities from Rhode Island and Massachusetts through the mid-Atlantic and Washington, D.C. Bancroft's paper, coauthored with Dr. George Spilich, examined the effects of traumatic brain injury on performance and accuracy in attentional tasks.

Bancroft is a psychology major pursing the behavioral neuroscience concentration and serves as the vice president of the Washington College Peer Wellness Educators. She is a graduate of Washingtonville Senior High School.

Founded in 1782 under the patronage of George Washington, Washington College is a private, independent college of liberal arts and sciences located in colonial Chestertown on Maryland's Eastern Shore.