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Shruthi Venkatesh Wins UNCG’s 2024 Outstanding Dissertation Award
UNCG Psychology doctoral student Shruthi Venkatesh has won the 2024 Outstanding Dissertation Prize for her research on “Cultural Influences on Food Acceptance and Rejection Across Development.” This prize of $1500 is awarded annually to the best UNCG dissertation (from any discipline anywhere in the university). Shruthi is a soon-to-be Ph.D alumna from our developmental psychology
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2024 Alumni Awards
The Psychology Department is pleased to acknowledge six alumni who have made noteworthy contributions to the field. The Under 10 group all graduated since 2013 and each honoree has continued to learn, grow and use their degree to advance the field and their communities in significant ways. We look forward to learning about the remarkable things these
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CHRISTENSEN NAMED APS “RISING STAR”
Congratulations to our graduate alum, Dr. Alex Christensen, who was recently named a “Rising Star” by the Association for Psychological Science (APS). The APS Rising Star designation is presented to outstanding APS Members in the earliest stages of their research career post-PhD. This designation recognizes researchers whose innovative work has already advanced the field and
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2023 Alumni Awards
The Psychology Department is pleased to acknowledge seven alumni who have made noteworthy contributions to the field. The 5 Under 10 group all graduated since 2012 and each honoree has continued to learn, grow and use their degree to advance the field and their communities in significant ways. We look forward to learning about the remarkable things
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2022 Alumni Awards
Our first annual list of amazing alumni The Psychology Department is pleased to acknowledge seven alumni who have made noteworthy contributions to the field. The 5 Under 10 group all graduated since 2012 and each honoree has continued to learn, grow and use their degree to advance the field and their communities in significant ways. We look
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Interview with Alumna Sophia Cross
This month, we feature UNCG Psychology Alumna Sophia Cross, who graduated in December, 2020. Sophia’s Honors thesis, Borderline Personality Disorder and Perception of Friendship Quality (supervised by Dr. Rosemery Nelson-Gray) was awarded first place in UNCG’s Sciences and Professional Fields category. Her research has also been presented at a major conference in the field, the
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O’Leary is Assistant Professor at Brevard College
Dr. Allison O’Leary (B.A., 2011) is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Brevard College. Allison’s research expertise lies in the domain of cognitive development. Specifically, her work is aimed at understanding the emergence of metacognition, from its beginnings in early childhood to its contributions to study strategy choices and achievement in undergraduate college students. Allison’s
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Thurman is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Elon University
Dr. Sabrina Thurman (BA, 2011) is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Elon University, where she directs the Infant Development Lab. Research in the lab is aimed at understanding how postural-locomotor development in infancy influences children’s spontaneous discovery, exploration, object manipulation skills, and mother-infant interactions. Sabrina’s research has been published in numerous prestigious, peer-reviewed outlets,
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Lapan is Research Specialist Senior at the University of Virginia
Dr. Candace “Candy” Lapan (PhD, 2016) is a Research Specialist Senior at the University of Virginia. Candy oversees the implementation of the Connect Science Efficacy study, led by Principal Investigator Dr. Sara Rimm-Kaufman. The study, funded through a $1.5 million U.S. Department of Education grant, investigates the effectiveness of a 4th grade science curriculum that
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Campbell now on Faculty at Illinois State University
Dr. Julie Campbell (PhD, 2015) is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Illinois State University. Julie’s appointment as a faculty member extends to both the developmental and quantitative graduate programs. Her research interests and expertise center on the development of hemispheric specialization, lateralization, handedness, motor development, and quantitative methods. Julie earned her Ph.D. in
