Manshoory thesis committee

Manshoory Defends Thesis

Congratulations to Shyawn Manshoory, who successfully defended his MA thesis today! Title: Multiple Levels of Consonant/Vowel Status Representation are Stored in Orthographic Long-Term Memory Committee: Dr. Bob Wiley (faculty mentor), Dr. Peter Delaney, and Dr. Brittany Cassidy

Weinstein dissertation

Weinstein Bhoi Defends Dissertation

Congratulations to Mariani Weinstein Bhoi on the successful defense of her dissertation! Title: The Impact of Technology Use on Family Relationships through Dual Processes of Cultural Adaptation among Hispanic/Latine Youth and Parents in the ABCD Dataset Committee: Michaeline Jensen, PhD (chair), Andrew Supple, PhD, Margaret Fields-Olivieri, PhD Rosemery Nelson-Gray, PhD

Brown Defends Thesis

Congratulations to Jahnna Brown on a successful MA thesis defense! Pictured from left to right are Jahnna Brown, committee member Dr. Paul Silvia, faculty mentor Dr. Bob Wiley, and Dr. Peter Delaney.

A brain and a heart.

Robinson Publishes Work on Emotional Intelligence

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…

Freeman and thesis committee

Freeman Defends Thesis

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.

Hedrick and committee members

Hedrick Defends Thesis

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.

Samuel Cox presenting a poster.

Meet the Graduate Students: Samuel Cox

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…

Aaron Goldman

Meet the Graduate Students: Aaron Goldman

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…

Peebles standing by poster.

Peebles Awarded at Graduate Research & Creativity Showcase

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…

Dr. Michaeline Jensen

Meet the Faculty: Dr. Michaeline Jensen

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…