May 2016

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Department of Psychology

May 2016

Administrative Updates & Announcements

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Department of Psychology staff member, Missy Jones, has taken the role of interim Executive Assistant to the Chair, while the Chair’s Office continues the search to fill the open position.

The Department is happy to welcome Nou Yin, the new member of the PsyIT team.  Nou has experience in IT support working in clinics at Hennepin County Medical Center and elsewhere. Nou has certifications in CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, and CompTIA Security+. Nou lives in St. Paul, has three children, and provides volunteer tech support in her community. Stop by Elliott N211 to say hello!

Awards & Accomplishments

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Assistant Professor Bonnie Klimes-Dougan had her paper identified as one of the top 10 most downloaded JCCAP papers in 2016. Congrats Bonnie!

Klimes-Dougan, B., & Garber, J. (2016). Regulatory control and depression in adolescents: Findings from neuroimaging and neuropsychological research. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 45(1), 1-5. doi: 0.1080/15374416.2015.1123637

Our former colleague, Travis Thompson, together with Roy Pickens (formerly in the U of MN Psychiatry Department), received the Peter Dews Award from the Association of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. This award, conferred at the 40th annual Behavioral Pharmacology Conference in San Diego in early April, was based on their seminal book, Behavioral Pharmacology, as well as Professor Thompson's early work on drug self-administration and successes in the training program at Minnesota. It is always nice to hear about these successes among our department alumni!

Graduated

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Congratulations to our recent Department of Psychology Ph. D graduates!

Chelsea E. Jenson

Area: I/O

Advisor: Paul Sackett

Dissertation: Is Workplace Coaching a Generic or Goal Specific Intervention? An Examination of Predictors of Goal Progress in Workplace Coaching Engagements

Upcoming Events

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Please mark your calendars and plan to attend the annual recognition celebration for psychology undergraduate students. This annual event recognizes our outstanding undergraduate achievements and graduating seniors.

Friday, May 6th, 2016

4:00pm - 6:00pm at the Campus Club,

Coffman Memorial Union

Those recognized will include:

Spring 2016 Degree Applicants; Mortensen Scholarship & Award recipients; Select CLA, University and National Scholarship recipients; Outstanding achievement in the Major Project: The Sharon Borine Award; 2015-16 UROP recipients; Donor Awards for Psychology Undergraduate Engagement recipients; and 2015-16 Psi Chi Inductees

Please forward any questions to Mike Houlahan, mhoulaha@umn.edu.

Faculty and Staff, please RSVP via our web form here:

Thank you for your support of our undergraduate students!

April 2016

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Department of Psychology

April 2016

Administrative Updates & Announcements

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We regret to announce that Executive Assistant to the Chair, Yvette Massey, and our Information Technology Specialist, Kao Yang, have decided to leave the department. They both had their last day during the week of March 14th. The Chair’s Office is currently in the process of filling both positions.

Awards & Accomplishments

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Professor Paul Schrater had his research featured in an article on the Scientific American website. The article is titled “Why We Love the Games That Enrage Us Most: The psychology of intrinsic motivation and ‘hard fun’ could improve education and, naturally, the next generation of video games”. The article can be found here.

Four of our Graduate Students in the Department of Psychology were awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship by the National Science Foundation for their research. The fellowship program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in STEM education.  The GRFP provides three years of support for the graduate education of individuals who have demonstrated their potential for significant research achievements in STEM and STEM education.

Congratulations on your great work!

Rafael Aguilera

Jessica Bair

Majel Baker

Ummul-Kiram Kathawalla

Upcoming Events

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Please mark your calendars and plan to attend the annual recognition celebration for psychology undergraduate students. This annual event recognizes our outstanding undergraduate achievements and graduating seniors.

Friday, May 6th, 2016

4:00pm - 6:00pm at the Campus Club,

Coffman Memorial Union

Those recognized will include:

Spring 2016 Degree Applicants; Mortensen Scholarship & Award recipients; Select CLA, University and National Scholarship recipients; Outstanding achievement in the Major Project: The Sharon Borine Award; 2015-16 UROP recipients; Donor Awards for Psychology Undergraduate Engagement recipients; and 2015-16 Psi Chi Inductees

Please forward any questions to Mike Houlahan, mhoulaha@umn.edu.

Faculty and Staff, please RSVP via our web form here:

Thank you for your support of our undergraduate students!

March 2016

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Department of Psychology

March 2016

Awards & Accomplishments

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Professor Mark Snyder served as organizer and convener of the conference on “Ethical Choosers” (a multi-disciplinary workshop on ethical choice, decision making, and action by individuals, groups, and organizations), held January 22-23 2016 at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.

Professor Traci Mann's book, “Secrets from the Eating Lab”, has been named one of four finalists for the Minnesota Book Award in the General Non-Fiction category. Winners will be announced April 16. Congratulations Traci!

Assistant Professor Moin Syed is featured on the Campus Climate Website for his interview titled “Living Our Own Story: An Interview with Moin Syed”. The interview can be found here.

Graduated

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 Congratulations to our recent Department of Psychology Ph. D graduates!

Lindsey Matteson    

Area: PIB

Advisor: Matt McGue

Dissertation: The Search is On for Missing Heritability -- and Missing "Environmentality" – of Personality: A Developmental Approach

Upcoming Events

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Please mark your calendars and plan to attend the annual recognition celebration for psychology undergraduate students. This annual event recognizes our outstanding undergraduate achievements and graduating seniors.

Friday, May 6th, 2016

4:00pm - 6:00pm at the Campus Club,

Coffman Memorial Union

Those recognized will include:

Spring 2016 Degree Applicants

Mortensen Scholarship & Award recipients

Donald G. Paterson Scholarship Award

Select CLA, University and National Scholarship recipients

Outstanding achievement in the Major Project: The Sharon Borine Award

Sharon Borine Thesis Award

2015-16 UROP recipients

Donor Awards for Psychology Undergraduate Engagement recipients

2015-16 Psi Chi Inductees

Please forward any questions to Mike Houlahan, mhoulaha@umn.edu.

Faculty and Staff, please RSVP via our web form here:

Thank you for your support of our undergraduate students!