- News
Mendez featured on WFMY News
Dr. Julie Mendez-Smith contributed her expertise to a WFMY News story on parent-teacher conferences (November, 2015). In the news segment, Dr. Mendez-Smith offered several suggestions for effective parent-teacher communication. The interview and parent guide can be found here: http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/local/good-morning-show/2015/10/14/help-your-kids-succeed-school/73864692/ Broadly, Dr. Mendez-Smith studies risk and resilience, developmental impacts of poverty on family well-being, and parent
- Events
Kendon Smith Lectures to be held October 1 and 2
The Department of Psychology is proud to announce the Kendon Smith Lecture Series: Gene-Environment Interactions in Psychopathology and Beyond Featuring: Dr. Avshalom Caspi (Duke University), Dr. Danielle M. Dick (Virginia Commonwealth University), Dr. Ahmad Hariri (Duke University), and Dr. Stephen B. Manuck (University of Pittsburgh) Organizer: Dr. Suzanne Vrshek-Schallhorn Talks will be held on Thursday,
- Student Stories
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
- Alumni
Meier is Assistant Professor of Psychology at WCU
Dr. Matt Meier is now an Assistant Professor and Director of the Cognitive Psychology Lab at Western Carolina University. Matt earned his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology at UNCG in 2014 under the direction of Dr. Michael Kane in the Attention and Memory Lab. His research program is focused on understanding how and why people who
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Kane’s research featured on UNC-TV
Dr. Michael Kane’s research on mind-wandering was featured on UNC-TV (September 9, 2015). Kane discussed the contexts under which mind-wandering occurs, its implications for our everyday behavior, and individual differences in the tendency to experience mind-wandering. The video and accompanying article can be accessed here.
- Events
Experimental Program announces Hard Data Cafe line-up
The Experimental Psychology Program presents the Fall, 2015 Hard Data Cafe. This is a lively, informal, and interdisciplinary lecture series that features internal speakers and guests from other universities. Everyone is welcome to attend! Click here for the current schedule.
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Graduate Research Colloquium: September 11
The Department of Psychology will hold its annual Graduate Research Colloquium on Friday, September 11 at 1pm. This is a signature event in which rising 2nd year graduate students present their research to department faculty and students, as well as other guests from around the university. Research presented at this event marks a key milestone
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Touron’s work noted on BBC News
Dr. Dayna Touron’s cognitive aging research was noted on the BBC recently (August 28, 2015). Touron has found that older adults lose confidence in their ability to remember information and instead turn to external sources for support (e.g., technological devices). This lack of “cognitive exercise” may be problematic and may also discourage older adults from
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Boseovski discusses bullying on WFMY Morning Show
Dr. Janet Boseovski was featured on the WFMY News Morning Show (August 21, 2015) to discuss various aspects of child bullying, including the warning signs that children are being bullied, how to help victims, dealing with children who are bullies, and cyberbullying. The video footage and article can be accessed here. Boseovski is a developmental
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Zell elected Fellow of SESP
Dr. Ethan Zell was recently named a Fellow of The Society of Experimental Social Psychology (SESP), which is a scientific organization dedicated to the advancement of the discipline of social psychology. Zell was chosen in recognition of his substantial contributions to social psychology as an empirical science; he joins a select group of researchers that
