Psychology Department (0436)
109 Williams Hall
Blacksburg VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-6581
Fax: 540-231-3652
Julie Dunsmore and Scott Geller, are Co-PIs on a newly funded NSF REU Site: “Hands-on Minds-on”: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Understanding and Preventing Societal Violence. As described by the PI, Diana Ridgwell, the REU program will provide undergraduate students with opportunities to research and study antecedents and consequences of violence.
Virginia Tech has named Philipp Kotlaba of Danville, Va., as the Outstanding Graduating Senior in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences for the 2011-12 academic year. For more information go to http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/04/040512-clahs-kotlabaoutstandingsenior.html.
Breon Tucker, an undergraduate major in psychology, has received a travel award from the International Society on Infant Studies for his submission to the biennial conference in June, 2012. Breon was an IMSD and VT Prep scholar for 2 years, and continues as a research assistant in Dr. Panneton’s lab.
Nicole Thompson, graduate student in the Industrial and Organizational Psychology program, has been accepted into Iota Delta Rho, the Interdisciplinary Research Honor Society as a Full Member. She will be formally inducted at a ceremony at the Inn at Virginia Tech on April 10, 2012.
Rob Knee’s dissertation was selected by a faculty review committee to receive an Honorable Mention award in the Outstanding Dissertation in Social Sciences, Business, Education and Humanities category. The committee was impressed with the originality of his research, the analytical techniques used to address the topic, the contribution it made to the scientific community and the excellent preparation of the final document.
Dr. Martha Ann Bell has been elected to Fellow status by the Association for Psychological Science.
Tyler Hassenfeldt, Nicole Kreiser, and Brenna Maddox, clinical psychology graduate students, will receive 2012 Excellence in Access and Inclusion Awards sponsored by the Services for Students with Disabilities Office and the Office for Diversity and Inclusion at an awards ceremony on April 3. Recipients of the award are recognized for going the extra mile to make life on campus more accessible and equitable for students, employees, and the community.
The Institute for Society, Culture and Environment (ISCE) has awarded Dr. Jungmeen Kim-Spoon and a team of researchers a grant to support proposal development related to understanding risky decision-making and substance use in adolescence as part of the ISCE Summer Scholars Program.
The Institute for Society, Culture and Environment (ISCE) has selected Dr. Martha Ann Bell as an ISCE Senior Fellow for Fall 2012. As a recipient of the fellowship award she will be released from teaching responsibilities for the Fall semester and receive funds to support travel and student wages to assist with research development activities.
As part of the Institute for Society Culture, and Environment Summer Scholars Program, Dr. Julie Dunsmore and a team of researchers have been awarded a grant to support proposal development related to research on the influence of parent and child beliefs on the effectiveness of weight loss management programs for children and adolescents.
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