The Undergraduate Psychology Advising Office Has Moved to 2812 Life Sciences Building
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Joao Guassi Moreira receives the American Psychological Association Early Graduate Student Researcher Award
Congratulations to Joao Guassi Moreira (Developmental Area) for receiving the American Psychological Association (APA) Early Graduate Student Researcher Award. This award program recognizes students for conducting outstanding research early in their graduate training.
Giovanni (Gio) Ramos selected to attend Division 53 SCCAP Leadership Education to Advance Diversity Institute
Congratulations to Giovanni (Gio) Ramos (Clinical Area) for being selected to attend Division 53 SCCAP Leadership Education to Advance Diversity (LEAD) Institute. The LEAD Institute will take place on February 23, 2019, and will provide professional development, networking, and leadership skills for graduate students and early career professionals.
Daniel Rosenfeld receives the American Psychological Association APAGS/Psi Chi Junior Scientist Fellowship
Congratulations to Daniel Rosenfeld (Health Area) for receiving the American Psychological Association APAGS/Psi Chi Junior Scientist Fellowship.
Claudia Aguirre receives the NIDA Diversity Scholar Travel Award
Congratulations to Claudia Aguirre (BNS Area) for receiving the NIDA Diversity Scholar Travel Award to attend the Frontiers in Addiction Research NIDA-NIAAA Mini-Convention
Amy Sewart receives the Academy of Psychological Clinical Science Flexibility Fund Award
Congratulations to Amy Sewart (Clinical Area) for receiving the Academy of Psychological Clinical Science Flexibility Fund Award. Amy will use the award funds to go to The University of Hong Kong to get further psychophysiological data training.
Ariana Bell receives the Norma & Seymour Feshbach Doctoral Dissertation Award
This department endowed award of $2,000 provides funds for dissertation research on the reduction of human aggression or on positive social behavior. Thank you to our generous donors for their continued support of our students and department!
Nina Lichtenberg and Jessica Uy receive the American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award
Congratulations to Nina Lichtenberg (L&B Area) and Jessica Uy (Developmental Area) for receiving the 2018 American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award.
Annette Stanton to Receive 17th Holland Distinguished Leadership Award
Congratulations to Professor Annette Stanton, who will receive another major honor this winter, the 17th Holland Distinguished Leadership Award from the American Psychosocial Oncology Society at APOS Annual Conference in Atlanta in February 2019.
Highlighting Faculty Member Hongjing Lu
The basic goal of Dr. Lu’s research is to investigate how humans learn and reason, and how intelligent machines might emulate them. Dr. Lu and her lab members approach this basic question as it arises in both perception and higher cognition.
Two Professors Included in Clarivate Analytics List of “Highly Cited Researchers”
Congratulations to Professors Steve Reise and Keith Nuechterlein on being named in Clarivate Analytics list of “Highly Cited Researchers” for 2018. The researchers on this list rank in the top 1 percent in their fields in producing widely cited studies, indicating that their work “has been repeatedly judged by their peers to be of notable significance and utility,” according to Clarivate.
Professor Martin Monti Receives International Giuseppe Sciacca Award for Medical Research
Congratulations to Martin Monti, who was awarded the International Giuseppe Sciacca Award for Medical Research, at the Vatican’s Pontifical University, for his work on assessing residual cognition in patients with disorders of consciousness and on employing low intensity focused ultrasound to help patients recover consciousness after severe brain injury.
Research Professor Tara Scanlan Receives Distinguished Alumni Award
Congratulations to Research Professor Tara Scanlan for receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award for the College of Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Tara was a graduate student in the program that pioneered sports psychology and across her subsequent career has been a leader in defining the discipline.
Professor Ben Karney Featured on APA Podcast
Professor Ben Karney was featured on an American Psychological Association (APA) podcast titled “Speaking of Psychology: Making Love Last and Dating in the Digital Age.”
Professor Tiffany Brannon Wrote Articles for Psychology Today and Behavioral Scientist
Professor Tiffany Brannon wrote two recent articles about diversity and inclusion on college campuses: one for Psychology Today and one for Behavioral Scientist.
Highlighting Faculty Member Han Du
As questions in social science research become more complex and diverse, statistical methods must evolve to better answer them. My research is centered on developing sophisticated statistical methods for analyzing complex data and facilitating study design.
Peter Bentler Named Honorary Fellow of United International College
Congratulations to Professor Peter M. Bentler for being named an Honorary Fellow of United International College (UIC), a joint endeavor of Beijing Normal University and Hong Kong Baptist University. Peter became a Fellow in June 2018. UIC is located in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China.
The Undergraduate Psychology Advising Office Has Moved to 2812 Life Sciences Building
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Alicia Izquierdo to Receive NHSN Award of Excellence in Research by a Senior Investigator
Congratulations to Alicia Izquierdo for being selected to receive the National Hispanic Science Network (NHSN) 2018 Award of Excellence in Research by a Senior Investigator. This award is presented to an investigator for an outstanding track record of scientific contributions and publications in the field of drug abuse.
Professor Alan Castel’s New Book
Congratulations to Professor Alan Castel on his new book “Better with Age: The Psychology of Successful Aging.” The book highlights the latest scientific research on successful aging (covering topics such as memory, brain training, happiness, and retirement), coupled with insights from those who have succeeded in doing it well, such as Maya Angelou, Bob Newhart, Jared Diamond, John Glenn, and John Wooden.