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DeJesus quoted in The Atlantic
Dr. Jasmine DeJesus was recently quoted in The Atlantic; the article discussed issues related to a lack of diversity in psychological research and the pressure to make broad, sweeping claims about research findings. Access the article here.
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Meet Dr. Shaylene Nancekivell
Dr. Nancekivell is an Assistant Professor in the Developmental Psychology Program and the Director of the Young Minds Research Lab. She earned her BA in Anthropology at the University of Western Ontario and her MASc. in Developmental Communication Science at the University of Waterloo, where she also completed her PhD in Developmental Psychology. Shaylene has
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Research by Baker, Kane, & Russell featured in Scientific American
Recent research by Drs. Levi Baker, Michael Kane, and Michelle Russell was featured in Scientific American. The findings of this collaborative project revealed that working memory plays an important role in navigating conflict in personal relationships. In particular, partners with high working memory capacity were better able to remember each other’s statements when asked to
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Stein develops “One talk at a Time” to support conversations about race and ethnicity
Together with Drs. Stephanie Coard and Laura Gonzalez at UNCG, and Dr. Lisa Kiang of Wake Forest University, Dr. Gabriela Stein has developed “One Talk at a Time,” which is an online resource that helps families of color talk to their children about racism and discrimination. The program offers specialized content for Latinx American, Asian
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Mendez-Smith is Co-Investigator in Spartans ADVANCE NSF Grant
UNCG has been awarded a $1 million ADVANCE grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This award will support organizational and structural change strategies to promote gender equity, including the intersection of gender with social identities such as race and ethnicity. Dr. Julie Mendez Smith, inaugural Chancellor’s Fellow for Campus Climate and Professor of Psychology,
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Get to know Dr. Robert Wiley!
Dr. Bob Wiley is an Assistant Professor in the Cognitive Psychology Program and the Director of the Cognitive & Neural Science of Learning Lab. Bob earned his BA in French and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Virginia and his MA degree in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago, along with a
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Position Announcement: Assistant Professor, Child Clinical Psychology (Fall, 2020)
The department will be hiring a Child Clinical Psychologist; see the position announcement below. — Child Clinical Psychology (Assistant Professor) position #002276 The Department of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro invites applications for a tenure-track position in Child Clinical Psychology (Assistant Professor level), to begin August 1, 2020. The Department of Psychology consists of 29 full-time
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New research by Jensen: Teen tech use not associated with increased mental health risks
Dr. Michaeline Jensen and her colleagues at the University of California, Irvine have published a new research article in Clinical Psychological Science that reports the effects of adolescents’ digital technology use (i.e., smartphones) on mental health outcomes. Drawing from a larger sample of 2000 teens, the study tracked nearly 400 10- to 15-year-olds on their
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Keane receives funding from PACE of the Triad
Dr. Susan Keane has received new funding from PACE of the Triad for the project “PACE of the Triad Student Stipend.“ This project enables one graduate level trainee of the UNCG Clinical Psychology Program to provide integrated behavioral health services to individual and/or groups of patients and/or their families served by PACE of the Triad. The trainee will be named
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Stein and Collaborators receive NIMH Funding
Dr. Gabriela L. Stein received new funding from the NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for the project “Building Infrastructure for Community Capacity in Accelerating Integrated Care.” Drs. Kari Eddington, Stephanie Coard, and Andrew Supple are co-principal investigators on the project. Coard and Supple are faculty members in the Department of Human Development and
