Dr. Michael Kane is part of a prestigious group of memory and neuroscience researchers who signed a consensus statement concerning the effects of brain training of cognitive abilities. The statement addresses questionable claims made by some brain-game manufacturers that their products enhance alertness, intelligence, and memory, and that they stave… Continue reading…
Two psychology faculty, Dr. Julie Mendez and Dr. Jeni Pathman, will speak at a day-long conference on Developmental Perspectives on Learning from Birth to College, which will be held on Friday, November 21 in the Elliott University center at UNCG from 8am-5pm. The conference is hosted by the Child and… Continue reading…
Research by Drs. Peter Delaney and Lili Sahakyan was part of a recent Scientific American feature on mind wandering, which refers generally to the tendency to shift one’s attention away from a primary task. In the 2010 paper that is discussed by Scientific American, Delaney and colleagues demonstrated that daydreams… Continue reading…
Graduate alumna Dr. Micah Mazurek will return to the Department of Psychology in November, 2014 to discuss her research on understanding and improving outcomes for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Mazurek earned her PhD in clinical psychology at UNCG in 2004 under the direction of Dr. Susan Keane. She is… Continue reading…
The Department of Psychology will hold its annual Graduate Research Colloquium on Friday, September 12 at 1pm. This is a signature event in which rising 2nd year graduate students present their research to department faculty and students, as well as other guests from around the university. Research presented at this… Continue reading…
We are delighted to announce that Jenna Mendelson, a graduate student in the clinical psychology program, has received the 2014 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Autism Spectrum and Developmental Disabilities Special Interest Group Student Award. Her faculty advisor is Dr. Rosemery Nelson-Gray. Mendelson’s research program is aimed at… Continue reading…
Daniella DeGeorge, a UNCG psychology alumna who graduated in 2013, is currently the project manager of a National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) funded research study at the University of Maryland. The study examines the efficacy of behavioral activation therapy that is aimed at improving depression and substance use among… Continue reading…
Dr. Paul Silvia’s new book, “Write It Up” (APA Books, 2015) will be released in the coming weeks. Suitable for early career and seasoned scholars, the book offers strategies for producing compelling, high-impact journal articles, as well as a host of tips for navigating the publication process. Silvia is also… Continue reading…
In a recent survey, members of the Society for Research in Child Development, the International Society on Infant Studies, and the Cognitive Development Society voted Dr. Anthony DeCasper’s landmark paper, “Of Human Bonding: Newborns Prefer their Mothers’ Voices” (1980) as the 15th most important paper in the study of child… Continue reading…
Dr. Paul Silvia has been named the President-Elect of Division 10 of the American Psychological Association, the Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. This society promotes interdisciplinary scholarship that falls into three primary topics: creativity, the arts, and subjective impressions of the arts. Silvia has conducted… Continue reading…
