Congratulations to developmental graduate student Julianne Peebles, who was recognized as a winner in the Social Sciences, Education, and Business category at the annual Graduate Research & Creativity Showcase at UNCG. Peebles presented work from her Master’s thesis, titled “My Body Does So Much for Me”: How 8- to 10-Year-Old Girls in… Continue reading…
Dr. Jaimie Lunsford, a graduate of the clinical program (Faculty mentor: Dr. Kari Eddington) recently published her dissertation work in Emotion. Check out the abstract (i.e., a summary of the work) below, and read the full paper here. Congratulations, Dr. Lunsford! This study used a qualitative approach to examine how… Continue reading…
Clinical graduate student Shae Nester (Faculty mentor: Dr. Blair Wisco) recently received two honors from the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. Shae received the 2026 Pierre Janet Writing Award. This award signifies the best clinical, theoretical or research paper in the field of dissociative and/or trauma… Continue reading…
Clinical psychology graduate student Greg Chase (Faculty mentor: Dr. Michaeline Jensen) recently published a paper from his comprehensive exam in Developmental Review. In this paper, Greg examined how the reinforcement of behavior problems manifests in online spaces. He also considered key components of social media that are more or less… Continue reading…
Social area graduate student Tyler Robinson (faculty mentor: Dr. Ethan Zell) recently published work in Group Processes and Intergroup Relations examining people’s attitudes toward Confederate symbols (e.g., flags and monuments) in the United States. Across two studies ranging college-aged and online samples, Robinson showed that a tendency for more conservative… Continue reading…
People have lots of lay theories about how relationships work. But do these lay theories reflect what psychological research reveals about the inner workings of relationships? In a large-scale collaboration, UNCG Ph.D. graduate Dr. Ashlyn Brady and her faculty mentor, Dr. Levi Baker, led work asking if men or women… Continue reading…
Fifth year clinical graduate student Kaitlin Quick (Faculty mentor: Dr. Julia Mendez Smith) has a new publication in Frontiers in Psychology. Titled “Parental/caregiver racial-ethnic socialization during early childhood: A meta-ethnographic review,” this work suggests that racial-ethnic socialization strongly contributes to general parenting practices and family dynamics. This work extends the… Continue reading…
Clinical psychology graduate students receive a variety of learning experiences that serve the greater Greensboro community. One of those experiences involves providing in-school therapy. Immigrant and refugee students at the two Guilford County Newcomers Schools will continue to receive school-based therapy services through June 2026, thanks to a contract renewal with Guilford… Continue reading…
Developmental psychology graduate student Taylor Wood successfully defended her doctoral comprehensive examination today. Wood successfully discussed and defended her paper titled “Children’s Social Judgments about Wealth: A Developmental Perspective.” Faculty committee members included chair Dr. Janet Boseovski, who co-directs the DUCK Lab, and Drs. Julie Mendez-Smith, Stuart Marcovitch, and Danielle… Continue reading…
Dr. Margaret Fields-Olivieri, director of the TALK Lab, recently published research in Infant Behavior and Development examined communication sequence that reflect important aspects of parent-toddler conversation. Along with clinical graduate students Kristin Jennings, Crystal Thinzar, and Brianna Halter, Dr. Fields-Olivieri showed that the extent to which toddlers had more effortful… Continue reading…
