Dr. L. Alison Phillips has published an article about the benefits of group exercise. Here is a link to the article: https://theconversation.com/group-exercise-may-be-even-better-for-you-than-solo-workouts-heres-why-149348?utm_source=aroundlas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=01-20-2021-AroundLAS Congratulations Alison!
Congratulations to Nicole Hayes for being recognized with a Graduate Student Teaching Impact Award as part of the COVID-19 Exceptional Effort Awards Program. Well done, Nicole. We are proud and thankful to have such hard-working, committed graduate students!
For over 40 years, Gary Wells has led the scientific study of eyewitness identifications, system problems, and solutions. In 1998, at the request of the U.S. attorney gen- eral, Wells joined a Department of Justice working group of police, prosecutors, and researchers, which produced a transformative Guide for Law Enforcement. Wells is also lead author … Continue reading Gary Wells receives prestigious APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy
Three graduate students in the department received LAS teaching and research awards. Vanessa Castillo and Lucia Cherup received Teaching Excellence Awards. Min Joo Joo received a Research Excellence Award. Well done! You can read the full awards list at this link.
Janet E. Helms is the Augustus Long Professor in the Department of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology and Director of the Institute for the Study and Promotion of Race and Culture at Boston College. She has written over seventy empirical and theoretical articles and books on the topics of racial identity and cultural influences on … Continue reading ISU Psychology Graduate Dr. Janet Helms receives SPSP Distinguished Scholar Award
Dr. Douglas Gentile was recently declared a Fellow of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Congratulations Doug!
Graduate recruitment information has been posted on the webpage of each graduate training area. To see which faculty member intends to accept a new graduate student, please check the appropriate training area webpage. Cognitive Area Counseling Area Social Area
Congratulations to Dr. Jason Chan (PI) for receiving a National Science Foundation grant ($642,010) for his research titled “Improving Online Learning with Interpolated Retrieval”. This grant is in collaboration with Dr. Karl Szpunar (Co-PI) at Ryerson University, Canada. Project Summary: Online learning represents a rapidly growing feature of post-secondary education. According to a recent report from the National … Continue reading Dr. Jason Chan receives a National Science grant
Congratulations to Drs. Max Guyll (PI) and Stephanie Madon (Co-PI) for receiving a National Science Foundation grant ($349,999) for their research titled “Assessing the Validity of Forensic Decisions Using Interrater Reliability”. Project Summary: Invalid or improper forensic analysis is a leading cause of wrongful conviction in the United States. Recognizing the seriousness of the problem, … Continue reading Drs. Max Guyll and Stephanie Madon receive a National Science Foundation Grant
Dr. Stephanie Madon, professor in the Department of Psychology, received the Graduate College 2020 Postdoctoral Mentoring Award for exceptional guidance of postdoctoral scholars. Congratulations Dr. Madon!