- Alumni
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
- News
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.
- Events
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
- News
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
- Alumni
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
- Events
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
- Student Stories
Graduate student Mendelson presented with 2014 ABCT Award
We are delighted to announce that Jenna Mendelson, a graduate student in the clinical psychology program, has received the 2014 Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Autism Spectrum and Developmental Disabilities Special Interest Group Student Award. Her faculty advisor is Dr. Rosemery Nelson-Gray. Mendelson’s research program is aimed at understanding peer relations and friendship
- Alumni
Alumna’s research skills are key to success
Daniella DeGeorge, a UNCG psychology alumna who graduated in 2013, is currently the project manager of a National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) funded research study at the University of Maryland. The study examines the efficacy of behavioral activation therapy that is aimed at improving depression and substance use among low income minority drug users
- News
Hot off the press: Silvia’s latest book
Dr. Paul Silvia’s new book, “Write It Up” (APA Books, 2015) will be released in the coming weeks. Suitable for early career and seasoned scholars, the book offers strategies for producing compelling, high-impact journal articles, as well as a host of tips for navigating the publication process. Silvia is also the author of “How To
- News
DeCasper paper voted one of “most important” in child psychology
In a recent survey, members of the Society for Research in Child Development, the International Society on Infant Studies, and the Cognitive Development Society voted Dr. Anthony DeCasper’s landmark paper, “Of Human Bonding: Newborns Prefer their Mothers’ Voices” (1980) as the 15th most important paper in the study of child psychology since 1960. Dr. DeCasper
