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Kane’s research highlighted on Scientific American
Dr. Michael Kane‘s latest research on mind-wandering in lab and daily life settings has been featured in Scientific American Magazine. The study was published in Psychological Science and conducted in collaboration with Drs. Matt Meier, Paul Silvia, and Thomas Kwapil, as well as graduate students Georgina Gross, Charlotte Chun, and Bridget Smeekens.
- Student Stories
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
- Alumni
Campbell now on Faculty at Illinois State University
Dr. Julie Campbell (PhD, 2015) is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Illinois State University. Julie’s appointment as a faculty member extends to both the developmental and quantitative graduate programs. Her research interests and expertise center on the development of hemispheric specialization, lateralization, handedness, motor development, and quantitative methods. Julie earned her Ph.D. in
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Clinical students secure APA-approved internship placements
The department is very pleased to announce that our latest cohort of clinical psychology PhD students has matched successfully at APA-approved internship placements in APPIC MATCH 1. This is a testament to the exceptional training that these students have received in the department. The 2017-2018 intern class will be representing UNCG locally in NC as
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Two faculty members newly promoted
We are pleased to announce the recent promotions of two of our faculty members: Dr. Julie Mendez has been promoted from Associate Professor to Professor. Dr. Ethan Zell has been promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor with permanent tenure.
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Wisco is selected as “Rising Star” by APS
Dr. Blair Wisco has been named a “Rising Star” by the Association for Psychological Science (APS). This designation “is presented to outstanding psychological scientists in the earliest stages of their research careers post-PhD.” Wisco’s is Director of the CoPE Lab and her research program is aimed at understanding cognitive biases and emotion regulation in emotional
- Events
Kendon Smith Lectures & Alumni Breakfast Invitation
The Department of Psychology is proud to announce this year’s Kendon Smith Lecture Series: Memory across time: From neurons to life stories March 2 and 3, 2017 Featuring: Dr. Howard Eichenbaum (Boston University), Dr. Thomas Lyon (University of Southern California), Dr. Elaine Reese (University of Otago, New Zealand), and Dr. Daniel Schacter (Harvard University) Organizer: Dr. Jeni Pathman The Kendon Smith Lecture
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Postdoctoral Position in Cognitive Psychology
We are pleased to announce the availability of a postdoctoral position in the Adult Cognition Lab, led by Dr. Dayna Touron in the Department of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. We seek excellent applicants who have earned a PhD in cognitive psychology with an emphasis on aging or metacognition. Funds for
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Hard Data Cafe: Spring 2017
The Experimental area program is proud to present this semester’s Hard Data Cafe! Please click here for the full schedule. All are welcome and encouraged to attend these talks!
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Department establishes DeCasper Memorial Scholarship
Dear Alumni, Friends, and Colleagues, As many of you may already know, Dr. Anthony DeCasper, beloved colleague, renowned researcher, and professor emeritus in developmental psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, passed away July 4, 2016. Dr. DeCasper’s ground-breaking research focused on prenatal and neonatal auditory perception as it contributes to the development
