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Dr. Ryan Draws Praise for Child Development Research

October 3, 2014 – Dr. Rebecca Ryan (new window)‘s work with children affected by marital woes has been referenced in both Newsweek (new window) and Time (new…

October 3, 2014

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Dr. Marsh Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

October 3, 2014 – Dr. Abigail Marsh has just co-written Neural and cognitive characteristics of extraordinary altruists in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences …

October 3, 2014

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Adam Green Awarded Grant from American Legacy Foundation

February 12, 2013 – The American Legacy Foundation (new window)has awarded Professor Adam Green  (new window)funding to support an fMRI study examining young…

September 12, 2014

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Sandra Calvert Appointed to Special NSF Subcommittee on Youth Violence

Professor Calvert brings to the Committee her unique perspective on the issue derived from her years of experience investigating the impact of media violence on the expression of…

September 12, 2014

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Fathali Moghaddam Authors New Book “Psychology of Dictatorship”

March 4, 2013 – Dictatorships emerge when leaders use an event to “springboard” to power, according to a forthcoming book by Fathali Moghaddam (new window), Professor…

September 12, 2014

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Fathali Moghaddam Joins Blogosphere with New “Psychology Today” Blog

April 29, 2013 – Fathali Moghaddam (new window), Professor of Psychology and Director of the Conflict Resolution Program, has been invited by Psychology Today to author a…

September 12, 2014

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Abigail Marsh Awarded Pilot Research Grant

May 21, 2013 – The proposed research is aimed at identifying distinct patterns of neurocognitive dysfunction in subgroups of violent detained youths and linking these…

September 12, 2014

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Sandra Calvert Awarded National Science Foundation Collaborative Research Grant

June 3, 2013 – Sandra Calvert (new window), Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University and the Director of the Children’s Digital Media Center (new), …

September 12, 2014

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Dr. Green Receives Templeton Award

September 11, 2014 – Professor Adam Green, in collaboration with Professor Fathali Moghaddam, will lead an investigation of causal relational cognition in the U.S. and…

September 11, 2014

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Dr. Marsh Receives Two Templeton Awards

September 11, 2014 – Dr. Abigail Marsh (new window) has received two Templeton Awards to study altruistic behaviors. One study will examine altruism in…

September 5, 2014