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2019

Undergraduate Diverse & Inclusive Research Award winner Natasha Pierre with her research mentor, Dr. Jordan Booker

Sam Brown Award winner Kira Schneider presenting her research at the Midwestern Psychological Association meeting.

Max Meyer Award winner Oriana Myers with her research mentor, Dr. John Kerns

Sam Brown Award winner Elise Tidwell presenting her research at the Midwestern Psychological Association meeting.

Congratulations to Undergraduate Research Award Winners

Congratulations to students that earned undergraduate research awards from the department. Sam Brown Awards - Kira Schneider (Dr. Amanda Rose, research mentor) and Elise Tidwell (Dr. John Kerns, research mentor) Undergraduate Diverse & Inclusive Research...

Hannah Volpert-Esmond who was a recipient of the Graduate Excellence in Diversity Award

Sonia Giron who was a recipient of the Graduate Excellence in Diversity Award

Hannah Volpert-Esmond and Sonia Girón Earn Graduate Excellence in Diversity Award

Congratulations to Hannah Volpert-Esmond and Sonia Giron who are recipients of the Graduate Excellence in Diversity Award. The following are combined comments from the Committee for Diversity and Inclusion regarding Hannah's efforts and interests. Hannah is a very strong candidate for this...

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...

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