Jonna Korpi

E-mail: jonna.korpi@gmail.com
Majors: Criminal Justice, Psychology
Graduate Interests: Social and policy aspects of environmental issues
Mentor: Dr. Cheryl Terrance
Expected Graduation Date: May 2009

Organizations and Activities:
• Ronald E. McNair Scholar
• Center for Community Engagement
• Environmental Conservation Organization (ECO)
• Downtown Recycling Initiative
• Psi Chi

Presentations:
Symposium on Sustainability, UND - April 2008; Attended
Northern Lights Psychology Conference, UND - October 2008; Poster Presentation

Red River Psychology Co nference, Moorhead, MN - April 2008; Poster Presentation
Annual McNair Forum, UND - April 2008; Oral Presentation
Graduate Scholarly Forum, UND - February 2008; Poster Presentation
Northern Lights Psychology Conference, UND - October 2007; Poster Presentation
Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA), Chicago - May 2007; Attended

Poster Presentation.
Korpi, J., Peterson, L., & Terrance, C. (October 2008). Perceptions of Single Life Among College Women.

Presented at the Annual Northern Lights Psychology Conference; Grand Forks, ND.

Oral Presentation. Korpi, J., Peterson, L. & Terrance, C. (April, 2008).
Perceptions of Single Life Among College Women
Presented at Annual McNair Forum; Grand Forks, ND.

Poster Presentation.
Barry, M., Korpi, J., Plumm, K.M., Terrance, C. (February 2008). The Role of Perceived Group Membership in a
Sexual Orientation Motivated Hate Crime

Presented at the Annual Graduate Scholarly Forum; Grand Forks, ND.

About me:
I am currently in my fifth year at UND and applying to graduate schools. I'm from a small town in Minnesota, northwest of Duluth called Cotton. I enjoy being outside, regardless of the season and love to be active.

Abstract:
The Role of Perceived Group Membership in a Sexual Orientation Motivated Hate Crime

This study investigated the extra-legal factor of perceived group membership in a case depicting sexual orientation bias-motivated assault.  Participants (N =240) read a trial transcript depicting an assault on a man during a gay pride parade.  The victim’s sexual orientation was varied (i.e., he either stated he was or was not gay) as was the victim’s involvement in the parade (i.e., he was either a spectator, marching in it quietly, or marching in it and shouting a pro-gay slogan).  Results indicated that beliefs about whether or not the defendant should be convicted, victim blame and perceptions of the victim differed significantly among all conditions.