Administrative Updates & Announcements
In 2013, the Clinical Science and Psychopathology Research (CSPR)
area of the department (headed by Bob Krueger) applied for and was
awarded accreditation by the Psychological Clinical Science
Accreditation System (PCSAS). As described on the PCSAS website, "PCSAS
was created to promote superior science-centered education and training
in clinical psychology, to increase the quality and quantity of clinical
scientists contributing to the advancement of public health, and to
enhance the scientific knowledge base for mental and behavioral health
care." PCSAS is an exciting new approach to accreditation that aims to
advance clinical psychology as a discipline based in the scientific
method. The accreditation process entailed preparation of an extensive
self-study report and a rigorous review process, including a two day in
person site visit. CSPR joins a small handful of first-rank doctoral
programs in clinical psychology that are now accredited by PCSAS (see http://www.pcsas.org/accredited-programs.php).
Professor Gordon Legge has been appointed Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Psychology. Although Gordon will serve as DGS for 2013-14, John Campbell will assist in the transition by providing background support as needed. Starting on 9/16/13, please address any DGS-related matters to Gordon at legge@umn.edu. Robin Peterson and Rachel Goeller will continue to assist Gordon in the day-to-day operations of the department as they relate to graduate education.
Psychology Undergraduate Advising is pleased to announce that Kayla Kelsey,
who previously served as a peer advisor during her undergraduate
career, has returned to their unit. She re-joined the Department in the
role of Psychology Advisor in July. Following completion of her dual
Honors degree (Psychology B.A., Youth Studies B.S.) in May 2012, Kayla
spent a year as an Americorps volunteer at Humboldt High School, working
with students on college admissions attainment. Kayla will be bringing
her new perspectives on access and success for low income, first
generation and underrepresented students to bear in her work with
Psychology undergraduate students. Please welcome Kayla back to Elliott
Hall!
Awards and Accomplishments
Professor Gene Borgida is the 2013
recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Society for the
Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI, Division 9 of APA). This
well-deserved award reflects Gene's many contributions to SPSSI,
including serving as its President from 2009-2010. Please join us in
congratulating Gene on this wonderful acknowledgement of his generous
service to the profession.
Professor Gordon Legge has been awarded the Charles F. Prentice Medal by the American Academy of Optometry (AAO). AAO is the academic and research wing of the optometry profession. The Prentice award is the highest award of AAO and recognizes lifetime achievements in vision science. A description of the award and a list of previous winners can be found here: http://www.aaopt.org/About/Prentice. Gordon will receive the award and will deliver a lecture at the awards ceremony at the AAO's annual conference in Seattle in October. Congratulations Gordon! We are very proud of this achievement.
Rachael Klein, a Ph.D. student working with Deniz Ones, had her paper recognized as the best in its stream at the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Conference in Athens, Greece. The paper was titled, "Gender Differences in Environmentally Sustainable Behavior and its Determinants". Rachael also presented her paper, "Cognitive Predictors and Age-based Adverse Impact among Business Executives," at IPAC's annual conference as the recipient of the 2013 James C. Johnson Student Paper Competition Award.
Visiting Scholars
Laura Mezquita Guillamon, Professor
at Universit at Jaume I in Spain, has been invited by Professor Bob
Krueger to visit our Department from August 2013 - December 2013. Dr.
Mezquita Guillamon will be participating collaboratively with department
researchers on the studies of personality, psychopathology, structural
equation modeling and twin studies.
Asbjørn Nørgaard, Professor at the University of Southern Denmark, has been invited by Professor Matt McGue to visit our Department from August 2013 - July 2014. Dr. Nørgaard will be participating collaboratively with department researchers on personality, human abilities, political psychology, and behavioral genetics research.
Alper Sahin, postdoc at Cankaya University in Turkey, has been invited by Professor Dave Weiss to visit our Department from September 2013 - August 2014. Dr. Sahin will be participating collaboratively with department researchers on the implementation of the important methodology of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) to the improvement of tests used in Turkey for a wide range of applications in education, government, and industry.
Ohad Szepsenwol, postdoc at IDC
Herzliya in Israel, has been invited by Professor Jeff Simpson to visit
our Department from August 2013 - August 2015. Dr. Szepsenwol will be
participating in research projects conducted by the Social Interaction
Laboratory and as part of the Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Risk and
Adaptation project.
