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Postdoctoral position available in the DUCK Lab
The DUCK Lab (Development and Understanding of Children’s Knowledge), led by Drs. Janet Boseovski and Stuart Marcovitch invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship. We seek excellent candidates who have earned a PhD in developmental psychology with an emphasis on cognitive or social aspects of development. Funds for this position are not tied to a specific
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Delaney gives invited address at University of Granada
Dr. Peter Delaney traveled to Spain this spring to give an invited address titled, “Personality, Inner Strength, and Memory: How Different People Remember and Forget“, based on work completed with graduate students Yoojin Chang and Jake King, undergraduates Alyssa Mielock and Juan Ventura, and colleagues Dr. Rosemery Nelson-Gray and Dr. Kari Eddington. During his trip, Dr.
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Clinical program has 100% internship match rate
We are proud to announce that all of the students in this year’s cohort matched successfully to their preferred American Psychological Association-accredited predoctoral internships. Our clinical program has a consistent record of success in these placements, which is a testament to the skills of the students and the mentorship and training provided by our faculty.
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Zell’s work featured in American Psychologist
Dr. Ethan Zell has published a new paper, “Evaluating Gender Similarities and Differences Using Metasynthesis” in American Psychologist (Jan. 2015), which is the official journal of the American Psychological Association. The paper examines the magnitude of psychological gender differences across numerous domains, such as math ability, self-esteem, and aggression. In this effort, data were aggregated
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Kwapil and Barrantes-Vidal featured in special section of Schizophrenia Bulletin
Drs. Thomas Kwapil and Neus Barrantes-Vidal are featured in a special section on schizotypy in Schizophrenia Bulletin, which is an official journal of the Schizophrenia International Research Society. The special section was based on invited addresses presented in December 2013 at the International Lemanic Workshop on Schizotypy in Geneva, Switzerland. Kwapil is Professor of Psychology
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Happy Holidays & Congratulations to our Graduates
The Psychology Department would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday! We’d also like to congratulate all of our students, undergraduate and graduate, who were awarded their hard-earned degrees at the December convocation. Our newly minted PhD holders, all from our clinical psychology program, are shown in this photo. From left to right:
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Vrshek-Schallhorn wins Career Development Award
Dr. Suzanne Vrshek-Schallhorn is the recipient of a 2014 Career Development Travel Award from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. This award was also honored at the annual meeting of the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, held November 20-23, 2014 in Philadelphia. Vrshek-Schallhorn earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of
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Kane and other researchers offer clarification on “brain training” effects
Dr. Michael Kane is part of a prestigious group of memory and neuroscience researchers who signed a consensus statement concerning the effects of brain training of cognitive abilities. The statement addresses questionable claims made by some brain-game manufacturers that their products enhance alertness, intelligence, and memory, and that they stave off cognitive slowing and forgetfulness.
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Delaney & Sahakyan research discussed in Scientific American
Research by Drs. Peter Delaney and Lili Sahakyan was part of a recent Scientific American feature on mind wandering, which refers generally to the tendency to shift one’s attention away from a primary task. In the 2010 paper that is discussed by Scientific American, Delaney and colleagues demonstrated that daydreams can cause forgetting of encoded
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Hot off the press: Silvia’s latest book
Dr. Paul Silvia’s new book, “Write It Up” (APA Books, 2015) will be released in the coming weeks. Suitable for early career and seasoned scholars, the book offers strategies for producing compelling, high-impact journal articles, as well as a host of tips for navigating the publication process. Silvia is also the author of “How To
