Are you passionate about mental health, research, and clinical practice? Are you considering a career as a licensed clinical psychologist? The UNCG Department of Psychology has an event with your name all over it. Join the faculty for an Open House to learn more about our APA-accredited Clinical Psychology PhD Program! In person… Continue reading…
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…
Dr. Jasmine DeJesus, working with with Dr. Jigna Dharod (Nutrition, Health and Human Sciences), received a continuation award from the National Institutes of Health for the project “Breastfeeding intervention to prevent obesity among children.” Learn more from the abstract on NIH RePORTER. Dr. DeJesus directs the UNCG Development, Culture, and… Continue reading…
Dr. Blair Wisco and graduate student Shae Nester received a new award from the American Psychological Foundation for the project “A laboratory and ambulatory investigation of trauma-related dissociation, interoceptive accuracy, and interoceptive attention.” Learn more about their work at the CoPE Lab site. Congratulations!
The CoPE Lab, led by Dr. Blair Wisco, has been on a productivity tear! In a lab-wide effort, Dr. Wisco along with grad students Shae Nester, Cameron Pugach, Emily Heinlein, and Alejandra Lopez, published “Do Physiological Measures of Arousal Align with Self-Reported Physical Sensations? Using a Novel Ambulatory Method to… Continue reading…
Dr. Janet Boseovski will be speaking on The Renfrew Center’s podcast, “All Bodies. All Foods” on September 18, 2025. The Renfrew Center is an eating disorder and prevention clinic. Their podcast centers broadly on topics related to body image and mental health. This focus provides an ideal opportunity for Dr…. Continue reading…
New research from UNCG researchers, including Dr. Kari Eddington, and others suggests that using culturally adapted interventions can improve depression and anxiety symptoms. Recently published in The Lancet, this work adds to growing evidence that interventions that address people’s cultures and languages and that are delivered by community health workers… Continue reading…
Many of us have memories (fond or otherwise) of practicing penmanship and even of learning to write in cursive. With the rise of the digital age, many children are not having opportunities to create these memories. Does it matter? Dr. Bob Wiley was recently interviewed by Wired magazine to give… Continue reading…
Congratulations to Dr. Michaeline Jensen and Dr. Jessica Dollar! Along with Dr. Laurie Wiedman Gold of the Department of Kinesiology, Drs. Jensen and Dollar have been awarded a Chancellor’s Initiative for Transformative Research Award. This seed funding program was developed to support high-impact research with the potential to attract external… Continue reading…
If you want to start a fight with parents, mention screen time. Everyone has an opinion about whether TV is ruining the next generation by creating “iPad kids.” Recently, UNC Greensboro Psychology’s own Dr. Jessica Caporaso — a developmental psychologist — was interviewed by the Campus Weekly about the data… Continue reading…
