Congratulations to the 2020 Social Psychology Graduate Student Award Winners! Research Excellence Award: Kathryn Bunda Michael Tynan Teaching Excellence Award: Marielle Machacek Kelly Kane Mentoring Excellence Award: Nicole Hayes Service Excellence Award: Adele Quigley-McBride
The ISU Foundation has established a special emergency relief fund to add to the resources available in the colleges. The fund will serve as an emergency relief fund, supporting students, faculty, staff, and programs that are adversely affected by unforeseen circumstances—certainly including the crisis we are experiencing now with the COVID-19 pandemic. Please see more … Continue reading Emergency Relief Fund –#CycloneStrong
On Tuesday, February 11th the College of Liberal Arts and Science held the LAS Undergraduate Research Fair. It was open to all undergraduates in LAS. Psychology undergraduates Maria Smirnova place 1st and Tracy-Lynn Lamoreaux placed 2nd. Congratulation Maria and Tracy-Lynn!
Xander Toftness, a graduate student in cognitive psychology, gave a presentation at Reiman Gardens about optical illusions and perception on Thursday, December 12, 2019. Xander is a Reiman Garens’ 2019 Science Communication Fellow.
Dr. Ken Sufka, an alumni of the psychology department, came to campus and gave presentations for faculty and students. The colloquium for faculty was Do Cannabinoids Have a Therapeutic Role in Medicine? Evidence from Preclinical Models of Pain and Addiction. For undergraduates, Dr. Sufka presented Getting Your College A-Game On.
Iowa State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences mourns the death of Alyssa Porter, a senior pursuing her undergraduate degree in psychology, who died in a car accident on Interstate 35 Saturday, November 23, 2019. The following resources are available to students, faculty and staff: Resources for students Student Counseling Service, 515-294-5056 Thielen Student … Continue reading LAS and Psychology Department mourn loss of student
On Monday October 28, graduate students Lisa Dazzell and Nicole Hayes each gave a presentation in which they described their their international travel experiences, funded by the Campbell/Borgen Psychology Graduate Student International Travel Fund. This fund was established in recognition of Dr. Campbell’s gratitude for the excellent graduate education that he received from the faculty … Continue reading Campbell/Borgen Awardee Presentations given on October 28, 2019
The psychology freshman learning communities, lead by Carolyn Cutrona and Karen Scheel, are helping freshman students feel connected to each other and the university. The learning communities utilize service to others to promote happiness and well-being. You can read more about the learning communities at this link.
On September 9, 2019 the Liberal Arts and Science college celebrated faculty and staff at its annual LAS Convocation. Lisa Larson, professor in the psychology department, received the Institutional Service Award. Lisa has worked for more than a decade to improve recruitment, promotion, and retention of excellent and diverse faculty. Congratulations and thank you for … Continue reading Lisa Larson receives LAS Institutional Service Award