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2021

Yonca Cam

Yonca Cam is the 2021 recipient of the MU Psi Chi Educator of the Year Award

Congratulations to Yonca Cam: MU Psi Chi Educator of the Year Award
Graduate Student Yonca Cam is the 2021 recipient of the MU Psi Chi Educator of the Year Award which illustrates her willingness to share her knowledge with the members of the MU chapter of Psi Chi International Honor Society and the members of the MU Psychology Club. The students chose Yonca as the...
Nanxi Xu Portrait

Nanxi Xu who earned the Graduate School Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award from the MU Graduate School. 

Graduate Student Nanxi Xu Honored for Research and Teaching
Congratulations to graduate student Nanxi Xu who earned the Graduate School Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award from the MU Graduate School.  This award recognizes the outstanding research and creative accomplishments of MU graduate students.  Nanxi's thesis--entitled...
Congratulations to New Graduates

Congratulations to new PhD graduates from the Department of Psychological Sciences at Mizzou. 

Congratulations to New PhD Graduates
Congratulations to students who earned their PhD this spring. The following video was prepared by faculty mentors to recognize some of our new graduates. The Department of Psychological Sciences offers a PhD in Psychology with an emphasis in Clinical Psychology, Cognition and Neuroscience,...
Des Spann

Award-winning graduate student Des Spann presenting his research.

Graduate Student Des Spann Earns APA Ethics Writing Prize
Graduate student Des Spann is the 2021 recipient of the American Psychological Association Ethics Committee Graduate Student Ethics Writing Prize for his paper titled “Ethical Considerations for Psychologists Addressing Racial Trauma Experienced by Black Americans”.  As part of the award, Des...
S.T.A.R. (Student Training for Advancing Research)

Student Training for Advancing Research (S.T.A.R.) is a recognition program created by the Office of Undergraduate Research. 

Psychology Undergraduates Earn STARs in Research
The Department of Psychological Sciences is excited to congratulate the following students for earning the Student Training for Advancing Research (S.T.A.R.) recognition program. S.T.A.R. is a recognition program created by the Office of Undergraduate Research. If a student earns their S.T.A.R.,...
Tiger View Postcard

MU Grad School is accepting applications for their TigerView Campus Visitation Program for prospective graduate students. Priority Deadline July 24; mizzou.us/TigerView

Tiger View: Preparation for Graduate School in Psychology
Are you interested in pursuing graduate education at Mizzou? The MU Graduate School has TigerView, a campus visitation program that brings prospective students to campus in the Fall. The program is part of Mizzou's commitment to diversity and inclusion in graduate education. TigerView prepares...
The Columns at the University of Missouri by Don J Schulte

"The Columns at the University of Missouri" by Don J Schulte is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Congratulations to Graduate Student Award Winners
The Council of Directors would like to recognize the graduate students who earned departmental awards for teaching and mentoring.  These students are making important contributions to help our undergraduates get engaged with psychology and prepare for their futures.  Congratulations!...
Jesse Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia by Adam Procter

"Jesse Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia" by Adam Procter is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Three Psychology Undergraduates Receive Awards for their Research
Friday, April 23rd marks the conclusion of Undergraduate Research Week, sponsored on the MU campus by the Office of Undergraduate Research.  More than 30 Psychology majors participated in the week’s biggest event, the Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum, which was held...
Brianna Carman

Brianna Carman received an MPA Regional Research Award from Psi Chi, the International Honors Society in Psychology.  She is mentored by Dr. Jeff Johnson. 

MU Psychology Honors/Independent Capstone Students Present Their Research at MPA
Fifteen senior psychology majors have been working hard all year to complete independent research projects under the direction of faculty mentors as part of the Honors/Independent Research Capstone Program in Psychology.  Students in this program must also apply to present their work at the...
Majoring in Psych?: Career Options for Psychology Undergraduates (3rd Edition)

Dr. Ann J. Korschgen's book, Majoring in Psych?: Career Options for Psychology Undergraduates, 5/e.  The book answers the career-planning questions most psychology majors find themselves asking.  Copies are also available to borrow from the Psych Sci Undergrad Advising Office in McAlester Hall.

Accomplished Higher Ed and Science Professionals Zoom In to Become Professors for a Day
A webinar was held with two accomplished alumni as guest speakers and Professors for a Day. This event took place on February 2, 2021, in the 5 to 6 PM time slot reserved for Psi Chi and Psychology Club meetings. One Professor for a Day, Ann J. Korschgen (Psychology, MU, 1971), was formerly...

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