Administrative Updates & Announcements
Kate Klosterman, administrative staff member in the
Department's Central Office, has accepted an administrative position
with the School of Statistics. As she starts her appointment in
Statistics, she will continue to assist Psychology in the Central Office
until her replacement is hired. We thank Kate for her service and wish
her well in her new appointment.
Awards & Accomplishments
Professor Emeritus Irv Gottesman will receive the
Joseph Zubin Award on March 6 in New York City. The award is granted by
the American Psychopathological Association (APPA) and is awarded to
psychologists who have made seminal contributions to psychopathology
research and who have stimulated the work and thinking of others. A
description of the award can be found on the APPA's website:
http://www.appassn.org/awards.html. A list of past winners can be found
here. Congratulations to Irv on this prestigious honor!
An upcoming article in Psychological Science by Graduate
Student Michal Reifen Tagar, Associate Professor Christopher Federico,
alum Steven Ludeke, and Associate Professor Melissa Koenig was reviewed in the Huffington Post.
Graduated
Congratulations to our January 2014 Ph.D. graduates!
Cornelia Iucha
Area: Clinical
Advisor: William Iacono
Dissertation Title: Risk of Adolescent Depression in Youth with ADHD: a Longitudinal Twin Investigation.
Upcoming Events
Dr. Kory Floyd, Arizona State University
"The Importance of Being Prosocial: Communication, Health, and Well-Being"
Monday, March 24, 2014
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
N639 Elliott Hall
"The Importance of Being Prosocial: Communication, Health, and Well-Being"
Monday, March 24, 2014
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
N639 Elliott Hall
Abstract:
This presentation explains the connection between
interpersonal communication and the health of individuals and
relationships. Dr. Kory Floyd of Arizona State University has spent
several years exploring how prosocial communication, such as the
expression of affection, benefits physical and mental health and the
stability of close relationships. He will describe how positive,
intimate communication leads to personal and interpersonal wellness and
how individuals can use this information to maximize well-being in their
own lives and relationships.
Dr. Patricia Frazier, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota
"Control Your Stress!"
Thursday, March 27, 2014
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
402 Walter Library
"Control Your Stress!"
Thursday, March 27, 2014
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
402 Walter Library
Abstract:
This talk with provide an overview of Dr.
Frazier's translational program of research on the role of perceived
control in coping with stressful life events from initial theoretical
work to the recent development of an online intervention to increase
perceived control. Much of the talk will focus on the online
intervention, which has now been tested with more than 1,000 students
and found to be effective in reducing perceived stress and symptoms of
depression and anxiety.
Dr. Eli Finkel, Northwestern University
"The Suffocation of Marriage"
Thursday, April 3, 2014
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
N639 Elliott Hall
"The Suffocation of Marriage"
Thursday, April 3, 2014
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
N639 Elliott Hall
Abstract:
This presentation distills insights from
historical, sociological, and psychological analyses of marriage to
develop the suffocation model of marriage in America. According to this
model, contemporary Americans ask their marriage to help them fulfill
their physiological and safety needs much less than in the past, but
they ask it to help them fulfill their esteem and self-actualization
needs much more than in the past. These changes require increased
investment of time and psychological resources to foster the relational
bond, but most Americans are investing less in their marriage, not more.
As a result, mean levels of marital quality and personal well-being are
declining.
