Congratulations to Hye-Sang Chang who coauthored a paper based on research she conducted this summer at Stanford Medical School:
Brooks, J. O., Chang, H., & Krasnykh, O. (2009). Metabolic Risks in Older Adults Receiving Second-Generation Antipsychotic Medication. Current Psychiatry Reports, 11, 33-40.
Psychology Majors who are presenting posters at th spring '09 annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Society (MPA):
* You Look Like a Bob: The Impact of Descriptors on Face Identification and Association
Tolcha Mesele & Kelsey Picken (Janet M. Gibson, Faculty Sponsor)
* The Effect of Anagrams on the Stroop Effect
Michele A. Moore, Frederick A. Peterson & Misato Sawada (Janet M. Gibson, Faculty Sponsor)
* The Jumbling Effect: How Schematic Representations Mediate Change Blindness
Paul Kramer & Michael Inman (Janet M. Gibson, Faculty Sponsor) Winner of a Psi Chi Award
* SIMulated Personality: Trait Levels and Situational Affordances in Personality Perception.
Jordan C. Allison, Kathleen H. Connolley (Laura M. Sinnett, Faculty Co-Author)
* Situational Influences on State Personality While Playing a Board Game.
Sarah M. Luetzow (Laura M. Sinnett, Faculty Co-Author)
::: Presenting a poster at the spring '09 annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science in San Francisco:
Gibson, J. M., & Chang, H. Working Memory Modulates the Odd-Even Effect in Sudoku Puzzles and Math Problems (MAP research)
::: Formerly special topic courses, Health Psychology (now PSY 250) and Multicultural Psychology (now PSY 370) have been added to the psychology curriculum. Abnormal Psychology (PSY 248) will be offered with a laboratory.
Congratulations, 2008 psychology major graduates!
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Congratulations to Graciela Paz Arias ('08), winner of the Psychology Excellence Prize. Graciela's excellence in coursework, service to the department, and community involvement and leadership (past president of psychology SEPC, secretary for Psi Chi, Watson Fellow) is noteworthy. The Psychology Excellence Prize is awarded to the senior psychology major who notably demonstrated excellence in voluntary engagement with and commitment to the values of the discipline, such as in a particular research project, application of psychology, or outstanding involvement in departmental activities. The prize of $150 is drawn on funds given by donors and alumni who designate their gift for psychology's use.