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Q&A with Graduate Student Alexander Christensen
Alex Christensen is a doctoral student who works with Dr. Paul Silvia in the social psychology graduate program. Broadly, Alex’s primary research program centers on network science as it applies to numerous domains in psychology, including personality and neuroscience. Alex has completed his dissertation and is currently awaiting his defense; next, he will begin a
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Undergraduate Alumna Maura Bourne featured by URSCO
Maura Bourne (BA, 2019), undergraduate alumna and psychology major, was featured in the Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Office Research Blog. Maura was awarded an Undergraduate Research and Creativity Award to support her research under the direction of Dr. Susan Keane. Her project investigated the relation between sensation seeking, risk-taking behavior, and mother-adolescent conflict. In the
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Diversity Club Update
The Psychology Department Diversity Club is a student-led group that is devoted to celebrating diversity and raising awareness about individual differences and inequalities among people. The club organizes several experiences and community outings each year where students, faculty, and staff meet to expand their multicultural awareness. This semester, the club focused on discussions about the
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Gail Corneau: Reflections on Dream Camp
In this story, we highlight the stellar work of clinical psychology graduate student Gail Corneau, who serves as one of many therapists in our Dream Camp Program. About Dream Camp: Dream Camp was pioneered by our Clinical Psychology faculty Drs. Rosemery Nelson-Gray and Susan Keane. The camp provides social and friendship skills training to children
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Thibeault receives APA Service Award
We are delighted to report that Alex Thibeault, a graduate student in our Clinical Psychology Program, has been awarded the American Psychological Association (APA) Society of Clinical Psychology (Division 12) Student Service Award in Clinical Psychology. The award recognizes outstanding service contributions to the profession and community. Among Alex’s contributions, under the supervision of Dr.
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Mejia wins NSF Graduate Fellowship
Clinical psychology graduate student Yesenia Mejia has been awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation. This is a full doctoral scholarship that provides 3 years of support, including a $34 000 stipend and $12 000 in tuition fees per year. The scholarship supports outstanding MA and PhD students with high potential for
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New paper by graduate student Katherine Cotter
Katherine Cotter has published a new paper titled, “Musical minds: Personality, schizotypy, and involuntary musical imagery” in the journal Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain. The work is co-authored with fellow social psychology graduate student Alex Christensen and Faculty Advisor, Dr. Paul Silvia. Access the abstract here. The paper examines the relation between personality, schizotypy, and a
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New paper and prestigious postdoc for Mendelson
Congratulations to graduate student Jenna Mendelson on the publication of her preliminary examination paper in Psychological Bulletin. The paper contributes a meta-analytical summary and novel developmental process model of friendship in boys with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Jenna is a student in the clinical psychology program under the mentorship of Dr. Rosemery Nelson-Gray. She is currently completing her
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First year graduate student publishes paper
Casey L. May, a first year graduate student in the clinical psychology program, has published a paper in Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, a journal of the American Psychological Association. Casey works with Dr. Blair Wisco in the CoPE Lab and her research interests center on emotion regulation and processing in individuals diagnosed with
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New paper and summer institute acceptance for Strickhouser
Jason Strickhouser, a graduate student in the social psychology program (Advisor: Dr. Ethan Zell) has been selected to attend the 2015 Summer Institute in Social and Personality Psychology, which is a two-week intensive experience for pre-doctoral students in the discipline. The workshop is taught by key figures in the field and this year’s program will
