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CLINICAL BROWN BAG, SEPTEMBER 15, DR. ELIZABETH A. MCGUIER
Please join us for the first clinical brown bag meeting of the Fall 2023 semester, on September 15 at 12:00 pm, for a Zoom talk by Dr. Elizabeth A. McGuier (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, U Pittsburgh) titled, “Enhancing multidisciplinary responses to child abuse: Teamwork and collaboration in Children’s Advocacy Centers.” Please contact Dr. Fields-Olivieri for
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HARD DATA CAFÉ, SEPTEMBER 15, DR. JACLYN MAHER
Please join us for our next Hard Data Cafe meeting of the Fall 2023 semester, on September 15 at 12:00 pm (new time this semester!) in SULL 233 (new place!), for a talk by Dr. Jaclyn Maher (UNCG Kinesiology) titled, “Using a dual-process framework to understand movement behaviors.”
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ALVARADO DEFENDS THESIS
(A belated) congratulations to Samantha Alvarado, who successfully defended her MA thesis, “Examining the association between familism and social cognition across childhood,” on June 9. Committee members: Jasmine DeJesus (Chair), Stuart Marcovitch, and Gabriela Stein.
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SILVIA & RODRIGUEZ-BOERWINKLE HONORED BY APA DIVISION 10
Congratulations to Psychology professor Dr. Paul Silvia, and Psychology graduate student Rebekah Rodriguez-Boerwinkle (pictured here), who were both recently honored by APA Division 10, the Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts. Paul received the Arnheim Award for career research achievements in psychology of aesthetics, creativity, and the arts, and Rebekah received
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HARD DATA CAFE, AUGUST 18, DR. MAUREEN CRAIG
Please join us for our first Hard Data Cafe meeting of the Fall 2023 semester, on August 18 at 12:00 pm (new time!) in SULL 101 (new place!), for a talk by Dr. Maureen Craig (Duke), titled, “Coalition-building in a diversifying nation.”
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DREAM CAMP IN THE NEWS
Please read this inspiring and celebratory UNCG News story about Dream Camp, made possible by faculty and graduate students in our clinical psychology program.
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WAHLHEIM ELECTED TO MDRS
Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Wahlheim, who was elected to the Memory Disorders Research Society, an invitation-only professional society for the scientific study of memory. For more on the MDRS, see: https://www.memorydisorders.org/
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PSYCHOLOGY TODAY POST ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA & BODY IMAGE, BY DRS. BOSEOVSKI & GALLAGHER
Do body-positive influencers help or hurt our body image? Are “fitspiration” and “bo-po” posts actually inspiring? Does seeing “bounce back from pregnancy” images motivate us? Answers from science and three steps you can take right now to protect your body image, in the “Head Start for Healthy Body Image Blog” by Drs. Janet Boseovski and
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SEEKING COURSE INSTRUCTORS FOR FALL 2023
The UNCG Psychology Dept is seeking instructors for several FALL 2023 courses:✔ PSY 121-01: General PSY (MW, 1100-1215)✔ PSY 121-02: General PSY (MW 1230-0145)✔ PSY 240: Principles of Learning (TR 1200-0115)✔ PSY 275-01: Intro to Clinical PSY (online)✔ PSY 275-02: Intro to Clinical PSY (MW 1230-0145)✔ PSY 370: Ethnicity, Development & Psychopathology (TR 1230-0145)✔ PSY
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EMERITUS PROFESSOR MICHEL WINS SENIOR INVESTIGATOR AWARD
Dr. George Michel, Professor Emeritus and former Psychology Dept Head, has won the 2023 Senior Investigator Award from the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology. From the citation: “[Michel’s] book Developmental Psychobiology (published in 1995 with Celia L. Moore) helped define the field. His empirical work on infant handedness demonstrated how self-generated experiences contributed to the
