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Pathman elected to APA Executive Committee
Dr. Jeni Pathman has been elected to serve on the Executive Committee of Division 7 (Developmental Psychology) of the American Psychological Association (APA). APA is the major scientific and professional organization that represents psychologists in the United States. The aim of Division 7 is to promote research in developmental psychology, increase education in developmental psychology,
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Kane delivers invited address at American Psychological Association Convention
Dr. Michael Kane delivered the G. Stanley Hall Lecture, “Where’s the ‘work’ in working memory?” at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA) in Toronto, Canada. The G. Stanley Hall Lecture Series began in 1980 to advance the teaching of introductory psychology. The Lecture Series was originally conceived by APA’s Committee on Undergraduate
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Delaney offers study tips on WFMY Morning Show
Dr. Peter Delaney was featured on the WFMY News morning show, where he offered study tips for school-age children. Delaney is a cognitive psychologist who has expertise in memory, problem-solving, and strategy use. A brief write-up of the interview can be accessed here.
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New funding for Silvia, Beaty, Kwapil, and Kane
Drs. Paul Silvia, Roger Beaty, Thomas Kwapil, and Michael Kane have received competitive funding from the Imagination Institute. Their project will examine the neuroscience of individual differences in creative thought, using neuroimaging, cognitive tasks, personality factors, and intensive daily experience sampling in a community sample varying in creative accomplishment. Paul Silvia and Roger Beaty are
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Mendez comments on recent tragedy in Charleston
Dr. Julie Mendez, Associate Professor of Psychology, commented on the emotional consequences of the massacre in Charleston in the Winston Salem Journal. The article can be accessed here. Mendez is a licensed psychologist and a core member of the APA-accredited graduate training program in Clinical Psychology in the department. She has expertise in parenting, school
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Psychology Clinic to host Dream Camp this summer
The UNCG Psychology Clinic is hosting DREAM Camp this summer! DREAM Camp is a therapeutic and recreational summer day camp for children/adolescents ages 8-18 years with social skills and friendship challenges, including but not limited to those with High Functioning Autism. The main focus of the camp is to enhance social and friendship skills. In
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Postdoctoral position available in the DUCK Lab
The DUCK Lab (Development and Understanding of Children’s Knowledge), led by Drs. Janet Boseovski and Stuart Marcovitch invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship. We seek excellent candidates who have earned a PhD in developmental psychology with an emphasis on cognitive or social aspects of development. Funds for this position are not tied to a specific
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Delaney gives invited address at University of Granada
Dr. Peter Delaney traveled to Spain this spring to give an invited address titled, “Personality, Inner Strength, and Memory: How Different People Remember and Forget“, based on work completed with graduate students Yoojin Chang and Jake King, undergraduates Alyssa Mielock and Juan Ventura, and colleagues Dr. Rosemery Nelson-Gray and Dr. Kari Eddington. During his trip, Dr.
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Department Graduation Ceremony: May 8, 2015
The department will hold this year’s graduation ceremony on Friday May 8 at 2:30pm in the Cone Ballroom of the Elliott University Center. Dr. Stuart Marcovitch, Head of Psychology, will preside over the event. We are proud to announce that this year’s class speaker is Ms. Markeela Lipscomb (shown on the right), honors student and
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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
