Social area graduate student Tyler Robinson (faculty mentor: Dr. Ethan Zell) is proud to report a new publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This paper reflects a second-order meta-analysis of over 3000 studies and 1 million participants. This work shows a strong positive relation between emotional… Continue reading…
Congratulations to Sloane Freeman on a successful MA thesis defense! Pictured from left to right are committee members Dr. Levi Baker, Dr. Paul Silvia, Sloane Freeman, and faculty mentor Dr. Brittany Cassidy.
Congratulations to clinical student Haley Hedrick on a successful MA thesis defense! Pictured here with Haley Hedrick are committee members Drs. Kari Eddington, Paul Silvia, and Suzanne Vrshek-Schallhorn.
They scurry around the department to classes, labs, and seminars. We see them present and read their reaction papers. Let’s take some time to learn about the people behind the PowerPoints. Graduate students are essential to the research enterprise and valued members of any department with a graduate program. The… Continue reading…
They scurry around the department to classes, labs, and seminars. We see them present and read their reaction papers. Let’s take some time to learn about the people behind the PowerPoints. Graduate students are essential to the research enterprise and valued members of any department with a graduate program. The… Continue reading…
Congratulations to developmental graduate student Julianne Peebles, who was recognized as a winner in the Social Sciences, Education, and Business category at the annual Graduate Research & Creativity Showcase at UNCG. Peebles presented work from her Master’s thesis, titled “My Body Does So Much for Me”: How 8- to 10-Year-Old Girls in… Continue reading…
Who are the people behind the lectern? Did they appear one day to discuss t-tests and theories, and then disappear into the ether? It turns out that faculty are people too! The Department of Psychology strives to create a culture replete with high quality research and teaching. To foster that… Continue reading…
Several of our undergraduate students recently traveled to New Orleans, LA, to attend the Southeastern Psychological Association annual conference. All the undergraduate students presented during the CEPO (Committee for Equality and Professional Opportunity) sessions, a set of presentation sessions meant specifically to spotlight undergraduate research and sponsored by Psi Chi,… Continue reading…
Dr. Jaimie Lunsford, a graduate of the clinical program (Faculty mentor: Dr. Kari Eddington) recently published her dissertation work in Emotion. Check out the abstract (i.e., a summary of the work) below, and read the full paper here. Congratulations, Dr. Lunsford! This study used a qualitative approach to examine how… Continue reading…
Clinical graduate student Shae Nester (Faculty mentor: Dr. Blair Wisco) recently received two honors from the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. Shae received the 2026 Pierre Janet Writing Award. This award signifies the best clinical, theoretical or research paper in the field of dissociative and/or trauma… Continue reading…
