Administrative Updates & Announcements
We were saddened to learn of the passing of Harrison Gough on May 4th. Please view his obituary
for more information. Harrison made many outstanding contributions to
our department and to the field. He will be greatly missed!
We are pleased to welcome a new staff member to our Central Office - Missy Jones.
Missy is replacing Kate Klosterman, who's now with the School of
Statistics. Missy will be occupying Kate's former desk (625-1537, jonesmk@umn.edu). Stop by when you can, and help us welcome Missy to the Department!
If you are looking for an undergraduate research assistant, check out the Available RA Database.
The database contains information about undergraduates who are
interested in conducting research in the department. You can examine
students' interests, backgrounds, and previous experience to find
someone who is a good fit for your research. The database contains only
names and information collected since the end of the spring semester,
so the information is up-to-date. Contact Mark Stellmack to obtain a copy of the database.
Elliott Hall's building hours have recently changed. Below is the current schedule. For questions, please contact the Central Office (N218, 612-625-2818, psymain@umn.edu).
Elliott Hall is open/unlocked.
Monday: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Tuesday: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Wednesday: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Thursday: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Elliott Hall is locked. Doors may be opened by
swiping your U Card. You do not need to have the Central Office add
this access - any U Card will open the doors.
Monday: 6 a.m. - 7 a.m., 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Tuesday: 6 a.m. - 7 a.m., 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Wednesday: 6 a.m. - 7 a.m., 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Thursday: 6 a.m. - 7 a.m., 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Friday: 6 a.m. - 7 a.m., 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Elliott Hall is locked. Doors may be opened by
swiping your U Card. This access must be added to your card by the
Central Office. If you already have Elliott Hall building access on
your card, you do not need to have it added again (access remains the
same as before the building hour change).
Monday: 10 p.m. - 6 a.m.
Tuesday: 10 p.m. - 6 a.m.
Wednesday: 10 p.m. - 6 a.m.
Thursday: 10 p.m. - 6 a.m.
Friday: 10 p.m. - 6 a.m.
Saturday: All day
Sunday: All day
PLEASE NOTE - A few doors at various
Elliott Hall entrances will now be locked at all hours, allowing you to
exit from them only. These are doors that are not connected to a card
reader. These doors will have signs posted to alert you.
Awards & Accomplishments
Professor Mark Snyder is the 2014 recipient of the
Distinguished Service Award of the Society for the Psychological Study
of Social Issues. The award is to be presented to him at the June 2014
meetings of the Society in Portland, Oregon. Previously, the Society
has honored Professor Snyder's research and scholarly accomplishments
with its Kurt Lewin Memorial Award and its Gordon Allport Intergroup
Relations Prize.
Professor Rich Lee has been awarded an Arthur "Red"
Motley Exemplary Teaching Award for the 2013-14 year. This award is
sponsored by a gift from the family and friends of College of Liberal
Arts alumnus Arthur Motley and other alumni of the college. It
recognizes CLA faculty who are outstanding teachers of graduate and
undergraduate students, who are approachable, show a strong level of
caring for the success of individual students, and who facilitate an
active learning environment in their classrooms. Rich was nominated for
this award by his current and former students. Congratulations to Rich
on this well-deserved honor!
Graduate students Craig Marquardt (Advisors Shmuel Lissek & Scott Sponheim) and Merav Silverman
(Advisor Bob Krueger) - of the Clinical Science & Psychopathology
Research area - have received National Science Foundation Graduate
Research Fellowships. National Science Foundation's Graduate Research
Fellowship Program helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base
of science and engineering in the United States and reinforces its
diversity. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate
students. More information about the NSF Graduate Fellowship can be
found here.
We are pleased to announce the following Department of
Psychology graduate students have received The Doctoral Dissertation
Fellowship (DDF) for 2014-15.
Shinho Cho (Cognitive and Brain Sciences Area, Advisors Daniel Kersten and Sheng He)
Nayla Hamdi (Clinical Science and Psychopathology Research Area, Advisor William Iacono)
Liza Meredith (Counseling Area, Advisor Patricia Frazier)
Ian Ramsay (Clinical Science and Psychopathology Research Area, Advisor Angus MacDonald)
NingYuan Wang (Cognitive and Brain Sciences Area, Advisor Andrew Oxenham)
This program gives the University's most accomplished Ph.D.
candidates an opportunity to devote full-time effort to dissertation
research and writing during the academic year. More information about
the DDF can be found here.
We are also pleased to announce the following Department of
Psychology graduate students have received a National Science Foundation
Graduate Research Fellowship.
Merav Silverman (Clinical Science and Psychopathology Research Area, Advisor Robert Krueger)
Craig Marquardt (Clinical Science and Psychopathology Research Area, Advisors Shmuel Lissek and Scott Sponheim)
National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program
helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science and
engineering in the United States and reinforces its diversity. The
program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students. More
information about the NSF Graduate Fellowship can be found here.
Please be sure to congratulate Shinho, Nayla, Liza, Ian, NingYuan, Merav and Craig when you have an opportunity!
Staff members Carla Bates (20 years), Amy Kranz (20 years), Jennifer Donnelly (25 years), Irene Elkins (20 years), and Micah Hammer (20
years) will be honored for their years of service in the Department at a
recognition event in June at Eastcliff for Civil Service and Labor
Represented employees who are celebrating milestone work anniversaries
between 20 and 50 years.
Graduated
Congratulations to our April 2014 Ph.D. graduate!
Michael Natali
Area: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Advisor: John Campbell
Dissertation Title: Level Up: The Dynamic Nature of Leadership and Management
Past Events
The 2014 Psychology Undergraduate Celebration
held Friday, May 9th, was a huge success! What a wonderful occasion to
congratulate students for their accomplishments and recognize our
graduating seniors. This year was marked by record attendance,
including over 40 Spring 2014 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
graduates. Faculty, staff, students and guests viewed award-winning
student posters; enjoyed delicious Campus Club food; answered psychology
trivia questions for door prizes; and listened to the inspiring words
of Dr. Gail Peterson. Thank you to all who contributed to making this a
very special event for our undergraduate students!
Gail Peterson with a gift from the department thanking him for his years of service.
Thank you to all who participated in our Recognition of 2014 Ph.D. Graduates event on May 1st at the Campus Club!
In case you missed them... Many of our Spring 2014 Colloquiums were videotaped and can now be viewed here.
