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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 , Professor of, …

September 12, 2014

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Interview Series: Darlene Howard

March 11, 2013 – Darlene Howard , the Davis Family Distinguished Professor of Psychology, was in her 20s when she began studying how a normal, healthy mind and brain…

September 12, 2014

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Marisa Morin Receives Psi Chi Award for Honors Thesis

March 20, 2013 – Marisa, a double major in Psychology and English with a minor in Education, Inquiry, and Justice who works in the Early Learning Project under…

September 12, 2014

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Natalie Brito Selected for Prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship

March 29, 2013 – Natalie Brito , a Ph.D. candidate in the Early Learning Project under the supervision of Rachel Barr, Associate Professor of Psychology, is one of…

September 12, 2014

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Chandan Vaidya Promoted to Rank of Full Professor

April 4, 2013 – We are pleased to announce that Chandan Vaidya , Ph.D., has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor in the Department of Psychology. Professor Vaidya…

September 12, 2014

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2013 Waller Family Honors Poster Symposium

April 15, 2013 – On April 12, 2013, undergraduates in the Department’s Honors Program presented the findings of their research in the Waller Family Honors Poster,…

September 12, 2014

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Fathali Moghaddam Joins Blogosphere with New “Psychology Today” Blog

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

September 12, 2014

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Natalie Brito successfully defends doctoral dissertation

May 6, 2013 – On April 11, 2013 Dr. Natalie Brito successfully defended her dissertation, “The Influence of Early Environmental Variation on Memory Development:…

September 12, 2014

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Joana Vieira Awarded APS Student Research Award

May 13, 2013 – Vieira’s award-winning research for the APS 2013 Conference investigated the association between psychopathic traits and ‘interpersonal distance”…

September 12, 2014