- Alumni
Payir is Postdoctoral Fellow at Boston/Harvard University
Dr. Ayse Payir (PhD, 2015) is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Boston University (BU) School of Education. She is working with Drs. Kathleen Corriveau (BU) and Paul Harris (Harvard) on a project that examines children’s ideas about religion and science cross-culturally. The research team aims to conduct experiments that test the cognitive similarities and
- Alumni
Marcinowski enjoys grant success in Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dr. Emily Marcinowski is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Physical Therapy at Virginia Commonwealth University. Emily earned her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology at UNCG in 2015 under the direction of Dr. George Michel in the Infant Development Center. Her research program focuses on the way in which emerging motor skills affect cognition
- Alumni
Professors, practitioners, and parents
We are delighted to feature two alumni from our clinical psychology graduate program, Drs. Jessica Kaczorowski and Taylor Smith, who also happen to be a married couple. Jessica and Taylor met while they were graduate students in the program, got married in 2011, and are now the proud parents of 16-month-old Lyle. Since Fall, 2014,
- Alumni
Clinical program alumna secures dream position
This month, we are proud to feature Dr. Tamara Foxworth, an alumna of our Clinical Psychology Graduate Program. Dr. Foxworth is a Clinical Psychologist in the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Outpatient Clinic at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital. Her clinical interests include evidence-based treatments for PTSD (Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure), Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Alumni
Meier is Assistant Professor of Psychology at WCU
Dr. Matt Meier is now an Assistant Professor and Director of the Cognitive Psychology Lab at Western Carolina University. Matt earned his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology at UNCG in 2014 under the direction of Dr. Michael Kane in the Attention and Memory Lab. His research program is focused on understanding how and why people who
- Alumni
Alumna Miller now a faculty member at Ole Miss
Dr. Stephanie Miller is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and the Director of the CUB Lab (Cognition Underlying Behavior) at the University of Mississippi. Dr. Miller earned her PhD in developmental psychology at UNCG in 2012, under the direction of Dr. Stuart Marcovitch in the DUCK Lab (Development and Understanding of Children’s Knowledge). Her research
- Alumni
Alumna Dr. Micah Mazurek will visit UNCG
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 currently an Assistant Professor in
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Alumna’s research skills are key to success
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 low income minority drug users
