Administrative Updates & Announcements
Instructions - Psy 5993 Undergraduate RAs
Faculty/graduate students sponsoring undergraduates for credit-bearing
research experience should be aware of the registration procedures
posted at this link http://psych.umn.edu/ugrad/researchcontract.html.
These instructions apply to undergraduates only (graduate students
registering for Psy 5993 are not required to complete a contract).
Questions may be directed to Holly Hatch-Surisook, hhatch@umn.edu.
Recruit Research Participants at the 2014 Minnesota State Fair
The University is excited to announce the launch of a new research
facility on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds with support from the Office
of the Vice President for Research, the School of Public Health, the
School of Medicine, and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural
Resource Sciences. The "Driven to Discover" Building will be a
University-wide resource for both faculty and student researchers who
wish to recruit research subjects from among the fair's 1.7 million
yearly visitors. The request for brief, two-page applications to use the
space can be found online.
Awards & Accomplishments
Professor Gene Borgida was named a Fellow of the
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Gene was the
only University of Minnesota - Twin Cities faculty to achieve this
honor and the only social psychologist in the United States within this
year's round. In all, the AAAS Council elected 388 members as Fellows
across scientific disciplines. These individuals will be recognized for
their contributions at the Fellows Forum to be held on 15 February 2014
during the AAAS Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. Congratulations to
Gene on this much-deserved honor!
Professor Rich Lee recently accepted an invitation
to serve as the next Editor for Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority
Psychology, which is the official journal for APA Division 45 (Society
for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race). It is
considered the premier psychology journal for ethnic studies. Rich will
begin his editorial duties on January 1, 2014.
Professor Jeff Simpson has been elected incoming president of the International Association for Relationship Research (IARR). His 2-year term begins in July of 2014.
Assistant Professor Michael Burman from the University of New England (Department of Psychology CAB area Ph.D., 2006),
at the invitation of the White House Office of Science and Technology
Policy, participated in 'Super NEUROScience Saturday' on November 23,
2013 at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in
Washington, D.C. Through demonstrations and hands-on activities, Super
NEUROScience Saturday aimed to foster a better understanding of the
brain and how it functions, improve student study skills, promote
improvements in neurological health, and boost general science literacy
among young people. Attendees included students as well as legislators,
policymakers and scientists. See this website for details.
An article on the "Name Letter Effect" by graduating senior Max Hui Bai and staff member Kate Briggs
that was published in Sentience, the Department of Psychology's
undergraduate journal, has been cited in the New Yorker Magazine's
"Elements" blog. The blog covers science, technology, and "the things
that make up our world."
To read the blog.
To read Bai and Brigg's article in Sentience.
Staff members Orbe Stricherz and Esther Maruani
have been selected to receive CLA Outstanding Service Awards for
2012-13. This recognition includes a monetary award and a certificate of
appreciation. Orbe and Esther will be honored at the CLA Staff
Appreciation Ceremony on Wednesday, January 22, 2014.
Graduated
Congratulations to our November 2013 Ph.D. graduates!
Marianna Gasperi
Area: Clinical
Advisor: William Iacono
Dissertation Title: Child Maltreatment and Adult Psychopathology:
Elucidating the Relationship Though Developmental and Biometric Research
Jana Lynn Higdem
Area: I/O
Advisor: Nathan Kuncel
Dissertation Title: Making Feedback Compelling: Examining the
Format of Written Development Feedback to Promote Feedback Insight and
Retention.
Grants
Associate Chair Jonathan Gewirtz, Professor Richard Lee, and Assistant Professor Moin Syed are Fall 2013 Grant-in-Aid Award Recipients.
Grant-in-Aid Information Session
The spring
deadline for the Grant-In-Aid is February 10, 2014. Please join us on
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in Room 101 Walter
Library for a discussion of the requirements and review process of the
Grant-in-Aid program for general (i.e. non-medical) proposals. Any
questions about the event can be directed to Anna Brailovsky, CLA Grant
Coordinator for the Social Sciences, abrailov@umn.edu. If you are planning to apply for the GIA this spring and plan to attend the information session, please fill out the form.
