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Alaina Pearce successfully defends doctoral dissertation

November 17, 2017 – Congratulations to Alaina Pearce (mentor: Vaidya ) who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, “Neurocognitive deficits in…

March 19, 2018

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PhD student Kruti Vekaria presents research on health disparities at The Forum @ DC

March 19, 2018 – The Forum @ DC is an event that brought together researchers from many disciplines to discuss how scientific research can be used to improve local,…

March 19, 2018

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Emeritus professor publishes new book on Alzheimer's and dementia

February 5, 2018 – Emeritus Professor Steven Sabat has recently published a new book on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Read the write-up on the College website for…

March 19, 2018

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Undergrad alumna receives 2018 AAPD Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award

January 9, 2017 - Undergraduate alumna Lydia X. Z. Brown is a recipient of the 2018 AAPD Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award. Through the AAPD Paul G. Hearne Leadership…

March 19, 2018

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PhD candidate Alaina Pearce's paper chosen as Editors' Choice for November in the journal Obesity

November 2, 2017 – Ph.D. candidate Alaina Pearce ‘s paper, “Effect of Adolescent Bariatric Surgery on the Brain and Cognition: A Pilot Study,” was…

March 19, 2018

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Dr. Marsh honored for altruism research

October 26, 2017 – See the write-up on the College website  and the Georgetown homepage for information on Professor Abigail Marsh’s new grant from the…

March 19, 2018

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Undergrad alumnus has article published in journal Child Development

October 17, 2017 – Undergraduate alumnus Adam Fine (C’12), currently a doctoral candidate in the Department of Psychology & Social Behavior at UC Irvine, has had…

March 19, 2018

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Dr. Marsh receives the S&R Foundation’s Kuno Award for Applied Science

October 6, 2017 – Professor Abigail Marsh has received the S&R Foundation’s Kuno Award for Applied Science for the social good. It is an annual award of financial…

March 19, 2018

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Drs. Johnson & Phillips receive media attention for pre-K research grant

September 8, 2017 – Professor Anna Johnson and Professor Deborah Phillips have recently received a $1 million grant from the Spencer Foundation to study the unidentified &…

March 19, 2018

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Dr. Moghaddam edits new Encyclopedia of Political Behavior

September 18, 2017 – Also see the write-up on the Encyclopedia on the Georgetown homepage . August 30, 2017 – Professor Fathali Moghaddam is the editor of the…

March 16, 2018