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2019

Spring and Summer graduates at the departmental reception in May.

Congratulations to New Doctoral Graduates

Congratulations to all students that completed their dissertation or thesis this spring or summer. Dr. Glenn Baker (Dr. Laura King & Dr. Laura Scherer, mentors) Dr. Sonia Giron (Dr. Nicole Campione-Barr, mentor) Dr. Jordan Stevens (Dr. Doug Steinley, mentor) Dr. Rachel...

Graduate Student Laura Hatz Earns NIH NRSA Award

Laura Hatz earned an NIH F31 NRSA award for her research on “Mathematical Modeling of Intoxicated Risky Decision Making.” This work will be funded by NIAAA. Laura is a graduate student in the clinical training area and will be co-mentored by Denis McCarthy and Clint Davis-Stober....

Kelsey Irvin was selected for the MU Distinguished Thesis Award for "Association between Positive Affect Regulation and the Reward Positivity."

Kelsey Irvin Selected for MU Distinguished Thesis Award

Kelsey Irvin was selected for the MU Distinguished Thesis Award for "Association between Positive Affect Regulation and the Reward Positivity." Her research, mentored by Dr. Debi Bell and Dr. Bruce Bartholow suggests that positive affect regulation may be an important factor to consider...

Drs. Angela Haeny and Ken Sher at the ceremony recognizing Dr. Haeny's recognition with the MU Distinguished Dissertation Award.

Angela Haeny Selected for MU Distinguished Dissertation Award

Dr. Angela Haeny was selected for the MU Distinguished Dissertation Award for "A Meta-Analytic Review of the Relation between Impulsivity-Related Traits and Family History of Alcoholism". Her dissertation, under the mentorship of Dr. Ken Sher, made a significant contribution to the field...

Kelsey Irvin earned second place in the Missouri Life Sciences Week poster competition.

Kelsey Irvin Recognized at Missouri Life Sciences Week

Congratulations to graduate student Kelsey Irvin who was recognized for excellence at the Missouri Life Sciences Week poster competition. Her research poster, "Sensitivity of the Reward Positivity Event-Related Potential to a Savoring Affect Regulation Strategy" earned second place...

Melissa Tapia earned the campus-wide Excellence in Teaching with Technology Award.

Melissa Tapia Earns Excellence in Teaching with Technology Award

Congratulations to graduate student Melissa Tapia who earned the campus-wide Excellence in Teaching with Technology Award. The Award recognizes excellence in the efforts of faculty, staff, teaching assistants and graduate instructors involved in using educational...

Luke Mouton, Riley McCarty, Rachel Wesley, and Lorena Fernandez earned research awards at the 2019 Midwestern Psychological Association meeting

Psychology Students Earn Midwestern Psychological Association Research Awards

Four Psychology undergraduates earned awards at the 2019 Midwestern Psychological Association meeting. Luke Mouton (Faculty Mentor, Dr. Jamie Arndt) won the Psi Chi Regional Research Award Riley McCarty (Faculty Mentor, Dr. David Beversdorf) won the Psi Chi Regional Research...

Lorena Fernandez and Nicole Campione-Barr

Award for Undergraduate Distinction winner Lorena Fernandez and her faculty mentor, Dr. Nicole Campione-Barr, present her research at the Midwestern Psychological Association meeting.

Psychology Students Earn Award for Undergraduate Distinction

Congratulations to Lorena Fernandez, Luke Guerdan and Rohit Rao. These psychology undergraduates earned the Award for Undergraduate Distinction. The awardees were selected by demonstrating extraordinary intellectual curiosity, seeking knowledge beyond the classroom and...

Cate Coper is recognized with the Excellence in Advising Award from Arts & Science Dean Nicole Monnier in April 2019.

Cate Cooper Wins Excellence in Advising Award

Cate Cooper was recognized as an academic advisor who make a difference in the lives of undergraduates at the University of Missouri: She earned the campus-wide Excellence in Advising Award for 2019. The Award recognizes advisors that demonstrate a caring attitude...

Genevieve and Lindsey help at Show Me Mizzou

Graduate students Genevieve Dash and Lindsey Freeman help high school students learn about psychology at Show Me Mizzou Day.

Graduate Students Teach Mindfulness at Show Me Mizzou Day

Psychological Sciences graduate students helped members of the community learn more about mindfulness, the brain, and behavior as part of Show Me Mizzou Day on April 13. Clinical students Lindsey Feeeman and Genevieve Dash demonstrated how mindfulness can minimize the impact of stress to kids...

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