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Wisco is recipient of Bernard-Glickman Professorship
Dr. Blair Wisco has been selected to receive a Candace Bernard and Robert Glickman Dean’s Professorship for 2019-2020. These Professorships recognize the accomplishments and potential of outstanding junior faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences at UNCG. The Professorships are made possible by a gift from Candace Bernard (Class of ‘67) and Robert Glickman of Wayne,
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Kane is appointed Vacc Distinguished Professor
Dr. Michael Kane will be appointed as the Dr. Nicholas A. Vacc and Dr. Nancy N. Vacc Professor beginning August 1, 2019. This professorship was established by a gift from Dr. Nancy Vacc in memory of her husband. Both Nancy and Nick Vacc were long-time members of the UNCG faculty in the School of Education.
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100% Match for Clinical Predoctoral Internships
We are delighted to report a 100% successful Predoctoral Internship match for our Clinical Psychology students: Emily Andrews (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Julie Mendez-Smith): University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center- Early Childhood Track Brad Avery (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Suzanne Vrshek-Schallhorn): Madison Veterans Health Administration Ande Kulish (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Gabriela Livas-Stein): Children’s National Medical Center,
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Keane named Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Susan Keane, Professor and Director of Clinical Training, has received the Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award (2019). During her tenure at UNCG, Dr. Keane has served as Faculty Advisor on 41 doctoral dissertations and 54 Master’s theses. She has co-authored 24 peer-reviewed papers with students over the years
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Department welcomes Dr. Jasmine DeJesus
We are excited to tell you about one of our newest faculty members, Dr. Jasmine DeJesus, who joined the department in 2018. Dr. DeJesus is an Assistant Professor in the Developmental Psychology Program and the director of the Development, Culture, and Health Lab. She earned her BA in psychology from Harvard University and her PhD
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Cassidy recognized as APS “Rising Star”
The Association for Psychological Science (APS) has recognized Dr. Brittany Cassidy as a “Rising Star.” APS awards this distinction to early career candidates whose work has potentially broad impact via significant discoveries, methodological innovations, and/or empirical or theoretical contributions. Brittany’s research program focuses on how younger and older adults form impressions of others. She uses
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Vrshek-Schallhorn recognized by ADAA
Dr. Suzanne Vrshek-Schallhorn is Recipient of the Donald F. Klein Early Career Investigator Award from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. The award, which recognizes outstanding original research and includes a monetary prize, will be presented at the ADAA Conference meeting in March 2019.
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Livas-Stein and Carter Recognized by All Southern Conference
Associate Professor Dr. Gabriela Livas-Stein and Department Office Manager Ms. Melanie Carter have recently been selected to receive the 2018-2019 All Southern-Conference Award among a group of very talented UNCG faculty and staff nominees, respectively. The All Southern Conference annually honors individuals who have demonstrated the common characteristics of “dedicated service to their institution and
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Department welcomes Dr. Brittany Cassidy
We are delighted to present a profile on Dr. Brittany Cassidy, who has just completed her first semester as a new faculty member in our department. Dr. Cassidy is an Assistant Professor in the Social Psychology Program. She earned her BA in psychology from Boston University and her PhD in social psychology from Brandeis University, where
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Boseovski elected to Board of Directors of Jean Piaget Society
Dr. Janet Boseovski has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Jean Piaget Society (JPS). JPS has an international membership of scholars interested in understanding the developmental emergence of human knowledge. The society honors the Swiss developmentalist Jean Piaget, who made major theoretical and empirical contributions to our understanding of the origins and
