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Zell’s work featured in American Psychologist
Dr. Ethan Zell has published a new paper, “Evaluating Gender Similarities and Differences Using Metasynthesis” in American Psychologist (Jan. 2015), which is the official journal of the American Psychological Association. The paper examines the magnitude of psychological gender differences across numerous domains, such as math ability, self-esteem, and aggression. In this effort, data were aggregated
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Kwapil and Barrantes-Vidal featured in special section of Schizophrenia Bulletin
Drs. Thomas Kwapil and Neus Barrantes-Vidal are featured in a special section on schizotypy in Schizophrenia Bulletin, which is an official journal of the Schizophrenia International Research Society. The special section was based on invited addresses presented in December 2013 at the International Lemanic Workshop on Schizotypy in Geneva, Switzerland. Kwapil is Professor of Psychology
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Happy Holidays & Congratulations to our Graduates
The Psychology Department would like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday! We’d also like to congratulate all of our students, undergraduate and graduate, who were awarded their hard-earned degrees at the December convocation. Our newly minted PhD holders, all from our clinical psychology program, are shown in this photo. From left to right:
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Vrshek-Schallhorn wins Career Development Award
Dr. Suzanne Vrshek-Schallhorn is the recipient of a 2014 Career Development Travel Award from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. This award was also honored at the annual meeting of the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, held November 20-23, 2014 in Philadelphia. Vrshek-Schallhorn earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of
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Alumna Miller now a faculty member at Ole Miss
Dr. Stephanie Miller is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and the Director of the CUB Lab (Cognition Underlying Behavior) at the University of Mississippi. Dr. Miller earned her PhD in developmental psychology at UNCG in 2012, under the direction of Dr. Stuart Marcovitch in the DUCK Lab (Development and Understanding of Children’s Knowledge). Her research
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Kane and other researchers offer clarification on “brain training” effects
Dr. Michael Kane is part of a prestigious group of memory and neuroscience researchers who signed a consensus statement concerning the effects of brain training of cognitive abilities. The statement addresses questionable claims made by some brain-game manufacturers that their products enhance alertness, intelligence, and memory, and that they stave off cognitive slowing and forgetfulness.
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Psychology faculty featured at upcoming conference
Two psychology faculty, Dr. Julie Mendez and Dr. Jeni Pathman, will speak at a day-long conference on Developmental Perspectives on Learning from Birth to College, which will be held on Friday, November 21 in the Elliott University center at UNCG from 8am-5pm. The conference is hosted by the Child and Family Research (CFRN) Network and
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Delaney & Sahakyan research discussed in Scientific American
Research by Drs. Peter Delaney and Lili Sahakyan was part of a recent Scientific American feature on mind wandering, which refers generally to the tendency to shift one’s attention away from a primary task. In the 2010 paper that is discussed by Scientific American, Delaney and colleagues demonstrated that daydreams can cause forgetting of encoded
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Alumna Dr. Micah Mazurek will visit UNCG
Graduate alumna Dr. Micah Mazurek will return to the Department of Psychology in November, 2014 to discuss her research on understanding and improving outcomes for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Mazurek earned her PhD in clinical psychology at UNCG in 2004 under the direction of Dr. Susan Keane. She is currently an Assistant Professor in
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Graduate Research Colloquium: Friday, September 12
The Department of Psychology will hold its annual Graduate Research Colloquium on Friday, September 12 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
