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December 2012
CU Psychology and Neuroscience Distinguished Professor听Linda Watkins听(Behavioral Neuroscience) was in the popular press in an announcement that she and her biomedical spinoff company are collaborating with a local veterinarian to test a new gene therapy for addressing chronic pain in dogs. Ultimately she hopes the therapy could prove useful in humans. Read the听听or the听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience graduate student Yoni Ashar (Clinical) was interviewed in an article in the听Daily Camera听about neurology and religion, more specifically about a local rabbi undergoing an fMRI while contemplating God鈥檚 name. Read the听for more details.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Tor Wager听(Cognitive) was in the popular media, being interviewed on Australia鈥檚 version of the news program听60 Minutes听for his research on the neural signature of placebo effects. Check out the听(approximately 9 minutes into the program).
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November 2012
CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Josh Correll听(Social) was interviewed on the Colorado Public Radio show 鈥淐olorado Matters鈥� about his research indicating police officers show a hierarchy of racial bias in the context of a video game where the task is to shoot people holding a gun. Listen to the interview on the听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience graduate student听Clare Sims听(Cognitive), undergraduate听Savannah Schilling听(not pictured), and professor听Eliana Colunga听(Cognitive) received a Paper of Excellence award from the听, 鈥淚nteractions in the Development of Skilled Word Learning in Neural Networks and Toddlers.鈥� Check out all the听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Don Cooper听(Behavioral Genetics, Behavioral Neuroscience, and Institute for Behavioral Genetics fellow) was a听听winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Read more about the award in the听.
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October 2012
CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Josh Correll听(Social), College Professor of Distinction听Chick Judd听(Social), Professors听Bernadette Park听andLeaf Van Boven听(both Social), and Professor听Tor Wager听(Cognitive) all received some press regarding their research in the latest issue of CU-Boulder鈥檚听Arts and Sciences Magazine. Read the various articles (article听,听,听).
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Yuko Munakata听(Cognitive), was elected an听听in Division 7 (Developmental Psychology).
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September 2012
CU Psychology and Neuroscience Senior Instructor听Diane Martichuski听was appointed co-director for the Boulder campus of the President鈥檚 Teaching and Learning Collaborative (). From the PTLC website: 鈥淭he PTLC seeks to promote the practice of inquiry in teaching and measuring student learning. The Collaborative assists University faculty in developing scholarly research projects on teaching and learning intended for refereed publication.鈥�
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Angela Bryan听(Social), was elected an听听in Division 38 (Health Psychology).
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience postdoc听Chris Loersch听(Social) received the 2011 Best Paper Award from the International Social Cognition Network () for his and coauthor Keith Payne鈥檚 paper entitled 鈥淭he situated inference model of priming: An integrative account of construal, behavior, and goal priming,鈥� published in听Perspectives on Psychological Science. According to the awards committee, 鈥渢he paper exemplifies in an outstanding fashion the value of the social cognition approach for social psychological research.鈥�
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience College Professor of Distinction听Alice Healy听(Cognitive) and Professor听Matt Jones(Cognitive) have been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation which will examine the use of 鈥溾�� in the teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ().
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August 2012
CU Psychology and Neuroscience Distinguished Professors听Linda Watkins听and听Steven Maier听(both Behavioral Neuroscience) received a great deal of press for a recent article published in the听Journal of Neuroscience. This research, conducted in collaboration with former Maier/Watkins postdoc Mark Hutchinson, now a Research Fellow at the University Adelaide (Australia) School of Medical Sciences, demonstrated that the addictive properties of morphine and heroin can be blocked without blocking their analgesic effects. Among the many news outlets that picked up the story are the听,听, and听. Read the听, and/or the original听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience Professor听Vijay Mittal听(Clinical) was in the popular press. An article about his research on schizophrenia and potential early diagnosis appeared in the Denver Post. Read the听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience College Professor of Distinction听Alice Healy听(Cognitive) and Professor Emeritus Lyle Bourne (Cognitive) are the editors of a book entitled听Training Cognition听recently published by Psychology Press.听about this volume.
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July 2012
CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Matt Keller听(Behavioral Genetics and IBG faculty fellow), received the Behavior Genetics Association鈥檚 Fuller and Scott Early Career Award. This award recognizes outstanding scientific accomplishments by a BGA member who is early in his or her career.
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Several CU Psychology and Neuroscience researchers in the Clinical area received awards from CU-Boulder鈥檚 Office for University Outreach for 2012鈥�2013. Awardees were Professor Sona Dimidjian [], Adjunct Professor David Miklowitz [], Research Professor Emily Richardson [], and Research Associate Nomita Chhabildas []. These awards provide funding for faculty projects designed specifically for external audiences.
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June 2012
The research of CU Psychology and Neuroscience Professor听Richard Olson听(Cognitive and Behavioral Genetics) and colleagues is featured in CU-Boulder鈥檚听Arts & Sciences Magazine. Rather than focused on a specific research paper, the article describes the kind of research pursued at the Colorado Learning Disabilities Research Center of which Olson is the director. Read the A&S.
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The research of CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Leaf Van Boven听(Social) and a colleague is also featured in CU-Boulder鈥檚听Arts & Sciences Magazine. This research examined gender differences in how emotional responses are remembered. After viewing emotional vignettes, there are no gender differences in emotional response, nor are there differences after 20 minutes under conditions of low cognitive load. However, after 20 minutes under conditions of cognitive load, males recall their emotional responses as being less intense than they were immediately whereas females do not. These types of results may contribute to the perpetuation of stereotypes. Read the A&S听.
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May 2012
CU Psychology and Neuroscience College Professor of Distinction听Chick Judd听(Social) and Professor听Gary McClelland听(Social) 鈥渞etired鈥� from teaching the department鈥檚 graduate statistics class after 29 years. A party was held in their honor at the Koenig Alumni Center on campus. There are听听and a听that was shown.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience graduate student听Elizabeth Woodruff听(Behavioral Neuroscience, mentored by Bob Spencer) received the Sheryl R. Young Memorial Scholarship for the 2012鈥�2013 academic year. This competitive scholarship is awarded by the family of Sheryl, who received her PhD from our department.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience postdoc听Jane Stout听(Social) received a Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Excellence in STEM Education (Faculty Award). This grant, as part of the iSTEM program, was awarded for her proposal to examine the potential reasons for the gender gap in STEM participation. (Read more about the听听program.)
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience staff member and undergraduate advisor听Dan Robinson听received the National Award for Advising Technology Innovation from the听. The award is for Dan鈥檚 design and construction of the 鈥淧lanet DARS鈥� website, a site that is used by academic advisors all over campus to navigate the labyrinth that is the Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS). Check out the list of听.
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April 2012
CU Psychology and Neuroscience graduate students听Sara Blaine听(Behavioral Neuroscience, mentored by Kent Hutchison) and听Shaw Ketels听(Cognitive, mentored by Alice Healy) were chosen to be Lead Graduate Teachers for the upcoming academic year. Read more about the听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience graduate student听Sarah Banchefsky听(Social, mentored by Bernadette Park) was chosen to receive the 2012 Dorothy Martin Doctoral Student Award. Read more听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professors听Sona Dimidjian听(Clinical) and听Tina Wagers听(Senior Instructor) received the 2012 Dorothy Martin Woman Faculty Award for their outstanding teaching, research and service activities in support of women and women鈥檚 issues. The award honors women who exemplify the ideals of Professor Emerita Dorothy Martin, a faculty member of the CU-Boulder psychology department for 46 years who was instrumental in establishing the first CU Women鈥檚 Center in 1964.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience graduate student听Lauren Chun听(Behavioral Neuroscience, mentored by Bob Spencer) received a 2012 Summer Research Fellowship from the Endocrine Society. The fellowship consists of a stipend to support a research project with Professor Bob Spencer, as well as funds for her to travel to the Society鈥檚 94th听annual meeting in Houston in June.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience graduate student听Blair Kleiber听(Clinical, mentored by Sona Dimidjian) received the Ted Volsky Memorial Award through the Beverly Sears Graduate Student Grant program. These competitive awards are sponsored by the Graduate School to support the research, scholarship and creative work of graduate students from all departments. Read more about the听.
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March 2012
CU Psychology and Neuroscience professors听Joanna Arch听(Clinical) and听Don Cooper听(Behavioral Genetics, Behavioral Neuroscience, and Institute for Behavioral Genetics fellow) have been chosen to receive funds from CU-Boulder鈥檚 Innovative Seed Grant Program (IGP). Only one of every six proposals is being funded this coming year. Read听.
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February 2012
A recent article co-authored by CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Tor Wager听(Cognitive) and colleagues on placebo effects is receiving some popular press. The research, published in听Psychological Science, suggests that the pain reduction often associated with being distracted occurs in a different brain area than the standard placebo effect, contrary to what was commonly believed. Read the听, or the听, or the听.
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January 2012
CU Psychology and Neuroscience College Professor of Distinction听Chick Judd听(Social) and Professor听Gary McClelland(Social) were named co-recipients of the 2012 Jacob Cohen Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Mentoring, given by Division 5 of the American Psychological Association (APA). They have been invited to address the symposium at which the award will be given at the APA convention in Orlando in August.
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The research of CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Daniel Barth听(Behavioral Neuroscience) and graduate student听Krista Rodgers听(also BN) has led to the development of a potential novel therapy for the treatment of post-traumatic brain injury (TBI). Read the CU Technology Transfer Office听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience Distinguished Professor听Linda Watkins听(Behavioral Neuroscience) was named the CU-Boulder 鈥淚nventor of the Year鈥� by the University of Colorado Technology Transfer Office for developing 鈥渂oth novel drugs and new uses of known drugs targeting various disorders with unmet medical needs.鈥� Read more about the听听and other winners.
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December 2011
CU Psychology and Neuroscience Professor听Mark Whisman听(Clinical) was awarded a College Scholar Award from the College of Arts & Sciences. A panel of the college鈥檚 professors of distinction bestow these awards in recognition of scholarly accomplishments, and the awards allow faculty to pursue full time research.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience undergraduate major听Sarah Elizabeth Whitney听will receive the Chancellor鈥檚 Recognition Award at CU-Boulder鈥檚 Winter Graduation ceremony. One of only two students to be so honored, the award is in recognition of achieving straight As during her college career.
November 2011
CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor (Behavioral Neuroscience)听Theresa Hern谩ndez听will receive one of听Preventionmagazine鈥檚 Integrative Medicine Awards for 2011. The award is for her research on how acupressure can improve memory and attention in patients who have suffered mild to moderate brain injuries. Read听Prevention鈥檚听听about the winners and their research.
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October 2011
The research of CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Leaf Van Boven听(Social) and colleagues was featured in a CU press release. This research, published in听Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, found that people increase their charitable giving disproportionately in response to crises that arouse their immediate emotions (e.g., the Haitian earthquake), in contrast to more chronic crises (famine and genocide in Africa). Coauthors on the study were Van Boven students Michaela Huber, now at Dresden University of Technology, and Laura Johnson-Graham, and CU Business School and adjunct Psychology and Neuroscience Professor Peter McGraw. Read the听.
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September 2011
Recent CU Psychology and Neuroscience PhD听Laramie Duncan听(Behavior Genetics and Clinical), now at Harvard Medical School, and her advisor CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Matt Keller听(Behavioral Genetics), received some press ahead of their review article to be published in the听American Journal of Psychiatry. In their review of the literature, they argue that research reporting significant correlations in gene-by-environment interactions of various psychiatric illnesses may be due to false positives and publication bias towards positive findings. Read the Harvard Medical School听.
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CU-Boulder and the Mind Research Network of Albuquerque have joined forces to bring an fMRI scanner to Boulder. Read the听听about the grand opening last week. Or read the听. Or read the听听which also has pictures from the delivery and installation process.
CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Sona Dimidjian听(Clinical) received some popular press with an article about her research on postpartum depression in the CU Alumni magazine the听Coloradan. Read the听.
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August 2011
CU Psychology and Neuroscience graduate student听Lindsay Anderson听(Cognitive) received a Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Excellence in STEM Education (Graduate Award). This grant, as part of the iSTEM program, was awarded for her proposal 鈥淯nderstanding the components of the iClicker system that promote learning, retention, and generalization of classroom knowledge.鈥� (Read more about the听听program.)
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Tiffany Ito听(Social) received a Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Excellence in STEM Education (Faculty Award). This grant, as part of the iSTEM program, was awarded for her proposal to examine ways to reduce the gender achievement gap in college science courses. (Read more about the听听program.)
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience postdoc听Ruth Barrientos听(Behavioral Neuroscience) and several colleagues in the department received some popular press for an article published in the听Journal of Neuroscience. This research demonstrated that a small amount of running was shown to protect aging rats from long-term memory loss following bacterial infection. Read the听, or the听.
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July 2011
CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Sona Dimidjian听(Clinical) has been chosen to receive one of the CU-Boulder Provost鈥檚 Faculty Achievement Awards at the Convocation Awards Ceremony in October. She was chosen in part because of her 2010 paper in听American Psychologist听entitled 鈥淗ow Would We Know If Psychotherapy Were Harmful?鈥�
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience postdoc听Tal Yarkoni听(Cognitive) and professor听Tor Wager听(Cognitive) and colleagues received some press for their recent article in听Nature Methods. This paper describes an automated brain-mapping framework that uses text-mining, meta-analysis and machine-learning techniques to generate a large database of mappings between neural and cognitive states. Read the听听or read the听.
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June 2011
CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Matt Keller听(Behavioral Genetics and Institute for Behavioral Genetics fellow) and graduate student听Laramie Duncan听(Behavior Genetics and Clinical) and a co-author won the Fulker Award for the best paper published in the journal听Behavior Genetics听in 2010. The award was given at the recent meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association. Their paper, 鈥淎re extended twin family designs worth the trouble? A comparison of the bias, precision, and accuracy of parameters estimated in four twin family models鈥� provided a rigorous guide to these issues in the classical twin design and three extended twin family designs used in human behavior genetics.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Vijay Mittal听(Clinical) has been awarded an R01 grant from NIH鈥檚 Biobehavioral Research Award for Innovative New Scientists () program. This award program, first launched in 2010, is designed to support the research and career development of outstanding early-stage scientists. The award will allow the investigation of movement abnormalities as a potential biomarker for abnormal white matter and grey matter development in the frontal-subcortical circuits of adolescents at-risk for schizophrenia. The 5-year grant will allow his lab to follow 150 adolescents through multiple time points during development, and to track the progression of illness.
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May 2011
CU Psychology and Neuroscience postdoc听Tal Yarkoni听(Cognitive) from the Wager Lab was named one of the Association for Psychological Science鈥檚 鈥渞ising stars.鈥� Read about him and other promising young investigators in this month鈥檚 issue of the APS.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience staff member and undergraduate advisor听Laurel Amsel听has been promoted to Lead Advisor for her many years of service to the department and to the college of Arts and Sciences, as well for contributions to her field in general.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience adjunct professor听Peter McGraw听(Leeds School of Business) was in听Wired听magazine regarding an analysis he did of the听New Yorker鈥檚 cartoon caption contest No. 281. Read the听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience undergraduate听Zak Millman听received the 鈥淐U Gold Lasting Legacy award.鈥� The award from the听is given to someone who has demonstrated outstanding leadership on campus and who has left a lasting legacy for students after him- or herself. Zak鈥檚 legacy includes the new CU Psychology and Neuroscience undergraduate research journal (see April entry below), as well as a mentorship program for at-risk high school students at a local alternative school.
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April 2011
CU Psychology and Neuroscience undergraduate advisor听Lily Board听received the National Academic Advising Association鈥檚 鈥淥utstanding New Advisor Award,鈥� one of only five people to be so honored nationally. Check out the听听on the NACADA website.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Sona Dimidjian听(Clinical) received the CU-Boulder Graduate School鈥檚 鈥淥utstanding Graduate Advising Award鈥� for 2011.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor (Behavioral Neuroscience)听Theresa Hern谩ndez听received some popular press regarding her public service helping people who suffer traumatic brain injury (TBI). An article appears in the latest issue of CU-Boulder鈥檚Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine. Read the听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Tor Wager听(Cognitive) is coauthor on article published in the听Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This research demonstrated that social rejection shares similar neural components with physical pain. Read the听听(with a link to the full article). This research has generated a lot of popular press as well, e.g.,,听, and听.
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The CU Psychology and Neuroscience chapter of Psi Chi (international undergraduate honor society in psychology) received a grant from the CU Student Group Funding Board for the publication of the听Colorado Undergraduate Journal for Psychological Research. The journal will publish undergraduate Psychology and Neuroscience theses at the end of the term. CU-Boulder Psi Chi chapter co-president听Zak Millmanspearheaded the effort to get the grant of over $1k. For more information, including how to submit your thesis for consideration, see the Psi Chi听.
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February 2011
CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor (Behavioral Neuroscience)听Theresa Hern谩ndez听is being honored by the State of Colorado Department of Human Services. They have established an annual Theresa Hern谩ndez Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund Community Award to honor Teri (she will also be the first recipient) for her work helping citizens in the State of Colorado recover from traumatic brain injury (TBI). Teri worked with Representative Todd Saliman to get the state to pass a 2002 statute establishing the Colorado Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund Program which has helped an estimated 4000 people deal with the effects of TBI. Read more about the听.
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January 2011
The research of听CU Psychology and Neuroscience postdoc听Tal Yarkoni听(Cognitive) from the Wager Lab was featured in the latest issue of CU-Boulder鈥檚听Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine. The article discusses his recent research article published in theJournal of Research and Personality听about how bloggers鈥� personalities influence their choice of words when writing. His research suggests people don鈥檛 maintain separate online and offline personalities. Read the magazine听.
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December 2010
The research of CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Leaf Van Boven听(Social) was featured in the latest issue of theColoradan, the University of Colorado alumni magazine. This research, conducted with a colleague at the Leeds School of Business, examined how people perceive the disposable-income purchases of others. People who make materialistc purchases are seen more negatively than people who make experiential purchases. To learn more, read the听听in the听Coloradan.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience had several of its female members honored by the CU听听with their 鈥淲omen Who Make a Difference鈥� award. Undergraduate advisors听Laurel Amsel听and听Lily Board, staff member and Assistant to the Chair听Nancy Grabowski, and Senior InstructorsDiane Martichuski,听Tina Pittman Wagers听and听Natalie Smutzler听were all honored.
CU Psychology and Neuroscience professors听Akira Miyake听(Cognitive) and听Tiffany Ito听(Social) and colleagues coauthored an article in听Science. Their research examined the 鈥済ender gap,鈥� wherein women typically do more poorly than men in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) classes. Rather than due to differences in ability, their study demonstrated that these effects are at least in part psychological in nature, and can be mitigated by a simple 鈥渧alues affirmation鈥� writing exercise that requires students to reflect on and write about their own personal values such as friends and family and gaining knowledge. This exercise raised women鈥檚 course grades in an introductory physics class, increasing many affirmed women's course grades from Cs to Bs. Read the听. These findings have also received a lot of popular press, for example, a听Slate听magazine听and a听Discover Magazine听. (Note: Three of the coauthors are from the CU-Boulder Physics Department, and one is Geoff Cohen, recently of the CU Psychology and Neuroscience Department now at Stanford.)
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November 2010
CU Psychology and Neuroscience postdoctoral researcher Lisa Loram (Behavioral Neuroscience) and Distinguished Professor听Linda Watkins听(Behavioral Neuroscience) received some popular press for their research investigating a potential treatment for Multiple Sclerosis. The research was presented at the Society for Neuroscience convention in San Diego. They discovered that the advancement of the paralysis caused by MS could be stopped for several weeks with a single injection of a compound called ATL313. AT 313 is an anti-inflammatory drug being developed to treat chronic pain. Read the CU听.
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October 2010
CU Psychology and Neuroscience Distinguished Professor听Linda Watkins听(Behavioral Neuroscience) received the 2010 Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research for her research regarding the role of glial cells in the transmission of pain. One of only three people to be so honored with this particular award, she received it from Spanish Prince Felipe in Ovideo, Spain. Read more about the听. This award also garnered some national and local popular press. Read the听听and the听Colorado Arts & Sciences Magazine听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Sona Dimidjian听(Clinical) received some popular press, getting interviewed in an article for CU-Boulder鈥檚听Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine. The article focuses on her research examining the high incidence of depression among women of childbearing age, particularly those who bear children. The research found that behavioral treatment worked as well as antidepressants for more severely depressed patients. Read the听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience College Professor of Distinction听Chick Judd听(Social) and Professor听Bernadette Park听(Social) were named co-recipients of the 2010 Thomas M. Ostrom award for outstanding lifetime contributions to research and theory in social cognition. The award is given at the Person Memory Interest Group () meeting. Read more about听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor Mark Whisman (Clinical) has been invited to be part of the Klaus-Grawe-Think-Tank-Meeting in Zurich, Switzerland. He will join 9 other international experts in different specialties to discuss new concepts and procedures for improving the prevention and treatment of psychological problems in children and their families. Read more about听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor (Behavioral Genetics and Behavioral Neuroscience) and Institute for Behavioral Genetics fellow听Don Cooper听and colleagues recently published a paper in the听Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This research examined the important role of cAMP-cAMP response-element binding protein in homeostatic adaptations. Read the听. He also published a paper in the journal听Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment听regarding the use of cell phones to image and quantify standardized rapid immunoassay strips as a new point-of-care diagnostic and forensics tool with health applications. Read the听.
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September 2010
CU Psychology and Neuroscience graduate student听Hannah Snyder听(Cognitive) and her advisor Yuko Munakata(Cognitive)听and colleagues had their research featured in a听ScienceDaily听online news item. This research, published in the听Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, examined why people with anxiety have a difficult time making a decision when faced with multiple options. CU-Boulder Professors听Tim Curran,听Marie Banich, and听Randy O鈥橰eilly, as well as former graduate student听Erika Nyhus听and undergraduate honors student听Natalie Hutchinson听collaborated on the research. Read theScienceDaily听, and/or read the听听(with a link to the full article).
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Tor Wager听(Cognitive) and professor听Sona Dimidjian听(Clinical) received a grant from the Positive Neuroscience Project to study how compassionate thinking impacts brain function and leads to more caring behavior. Read more about the听听and see a list of awardees.
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August 2010
CU Psychology and Neuroscience graduate student听Shaw Ketels听(Cognitive) received the award for 鈥淏est Student Poster鈥� at the Ninth Annual Summer Interdisciplinary Conference (ASIC), which took place recently in Bend, OR. Shaw conducted this research with Cognitive area faculty member听Matt Jones. The title of the poster was 鈥淟anguage is not always helpful: Labels do not facilitate the learning of information-integration category structures.鈥� Read more about听.
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July 2010
CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor (Behavioral Genetics and Behavioral Neuroscience) and Institute for Behavioral Genetics fellow听Don Cooper听and colleagues recently published a paper in听Biological Psychiatry. In this paper, they demonstrated that "knocking down" a circadian rhythm gene (called "clock") resulted in animals with altered dopamine activity and mania/depression-like symptoms. Their results implicate dopamine neuronal function of the transcription factor, clock, in bipolar disorder. Read the听.
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June 2010
CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Tor Wager听(Cognitive) was the subject of an article in the听New York Timesregarding his research on the placebo effect. Read the听.
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May 2010
The research of CU Psychology and Neuroscience Professor听Bernadette Park听(Social) was in the popular press recently. She was interviewed by Colorado Public Radio on their show 鈥淐olorado Matters鈥� regarding her research (conducted with her recently defended graduate student Allegra Smith) examining gender inequities in the division of home- and work-related tasks. Listen to the听听(this link takes you directly to the interview).
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Undergraduate Psychology major听Stacy Killebrew听receives the Chancellor鈥檚 Recognition Award at the CU-Boulder commencement. One of only 7 students receiving the award, it is given to those undergraduates who achieved all As in their careers.
Some recent research by CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Leaf Van Boven听(Social) and colleagues was featured in the popular press. A recent blog post by Dr. Gupta, CNN鈥檚 chief medical correspondent, discussed this research. The research examined materialism vs. experientialism, and found that people who pursued experiences rather than material goods were rated as more popular and better liked. Read Dr. Gupta鈥檚听. The studies were published recently in the听Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and also received some press in Boulder鈥檚 own听Daily Camera. Read the Camera鈥檚听听as well.
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April 2010
CU Psychology and Neuroscience staff member听Jon Roberts, CLIPR manager, won the Chancellor鈥檚 CU-Boulder Employee of the Year Award, one of only 5 people to be so honored.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience graduate student听Rosi Kaiser听(Clinical) received the Ted Volsky Memorial Award through the Beverly Sears Graduate Student Grant program. These competitive awards are sponsored by the Graduate School to support the research, scholarship and creative work of graduate students from all departments. Read more about the听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Tor Wager听(Cognitive) received the American Psychosomatic Society鈥檚 Paul D. MacLean Award for Outstanding Neuroscience Research in Psychosomatic Medicine.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience postdoc听Tal Yarkoni听(Cognitive) from the Wager Lab will be chairing and speaking at a symposium at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society meeting later this month in Montreal. The title of the symposium is 鈥淭owards a cumulative science of human brain function.鈥� CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor Tor Wager (Cognitive) will also be presenting as well. Read more about the听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience graduate student听Rachael Ramsey听(Behavioral Neuroscience) received a 2010 Summer Research Fellowship from the Endocrine Society. The fellowship consists of a stipend to support a research project with her mentor Professor Bob Spencer, as well as funds for her to travel to the Society鈥檚 92nd听annual meeting in San Diego in June.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience Professor听Bernadette Park听(Social), doctoral student听Allegra Smith(Social), and Professor Sona Dimidjian (Clinical) are featured in the popular press this month with articles about their research appearing in CU-Boulder鈥檚听Arts & Sciences Magazine. Park and Smith鈥檚 research concerns听. Dimidjian and colleagues鈥� research concerns how听听for treating milder forms of depression, as mentioned in a January 2010 entry below.
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March 2010
CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Jerry W. Rudy听(Behavioral Neuroscience) gave the plenary address at the听听(PTSP) conference. The daylong lineup of presentations and panel discussions took place on March 5, 2010, at the Anschutz Medical Campus and centered on the topic 鈥淗ow Our Students Learn: Implications for Faculty.鈥� For more information about the conference and his talk, see the听听in the CU Faculty and Staff Newsletter.
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The research of CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Leaf Van Boven听(Social) was featured in the latest issue of听The Coloradan, the University of Colorado alumni magazine. This research examined undergraduates鈥� perceived risk levels of traveling to foreign countries when given actual travel advisories from the Department of Homeland Security. Many perceived the biggest threat to be the country in the most recently read travel advisory, even when the threat level was equivalent to an earlier advisory about a different country. To learn more, read the听听in听The Coloradan.
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Recent CU Psychology and Neuroscience Cognitive Program PhD听Michael Frank, now an assistant professor at Brown University, was awarded one of the inaugural Janet Taylor Spence Awards for Transformative Early Career Contributions from the Association for Psychological Science (APS). He received his PhD under professor Randy O'Reilly in 2004. Read more about听.
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February 2010
CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor (Behavioral Genetics and Behavioral Neuroscience) and Institute for Behavioral Genetics fellow听Don Cooper听was chosen to speak at the President鈥檚 Teaching Scholars Conference to be held Friday, March 5, 2010, on the Anschutz Medical Campus. The broad topic of his talk will be learning and brain science, how brain development influences student behavior, the development of learning and problem solving, individual differences in learning, and what faculty should know about how the brain works. Read more听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience welcomes its newest faculty member, professor听Tor Wager听(Cognitive). He received his PhD from the University of Michigan in cognitive psychology, with a focus in cognitive neuroscience, in 2003. He joined the faculty of Columbia University as an Assistant Professor of Psychology in 2004, and was appointed Associate Professor in 2009. His research focuses on how expectations shape responses to pain and emotional cues in the brain and body, including work on brain mechanisms of placebo analgesia and the cognitive regulation of emotion and attention.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听David Miklowitz听(Clinical) was elected to receive the 2010 Gerald L Klerman Senior Investigator Award from the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (). This award is given to honor research contributions that support DBSA鈥檚 mission: to improve the lives of people living with mood disorders.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor emeritus听Michael Wertheimer听was elected to a three-year term on the APA鈥檚 Policy and Planning Board. This comes on the heels of a three-year stint on the APA鈥檚 Board of Directors.
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January 2010
CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Sona Dimidjian听(Clinical) received some popular press this week because of a recent article that came out in the听Journal of the American Medical Association. The听New York Times, among others, ran a piece about the听JAMA听article which studied the efficacy of popular antidepressants in the treatment of depression. This research indicated that the effectiveness of the drugs varied with the severity of the depression, calling into question whether antidepressants should necessarily be prescribed for people with mild to moderate depression. Read the听New York Times听, or read the original听JAMA.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience College Professor of Distinction听Alice Healy听(Cognitive) was awarded a College Scholar Award from the College of Arts & Sciences to take a semester sabbatical to pursue a research project. In addition, she just received a grant from NASA Ames to study the training of pilots and astronauts. Professor Emeritus Lyle Bourne, Jr., will serve as a consultant on the project, and CU Psychology and Neuroscience PhD Vicki Schneider will be a Senior Research Associate on it was well. The NASA technical officer on the project is CU Psychology and Neuroscience PhD Immanuel Barshi.
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December 2009
CU Psychology and Neuroscience College Professor of Distinction听Alice Healy听(Cognitive) was in the popular press.听Boulder Magazine听has a brief profile of some of her research in its Winter/Spring 2009鈥�2010听.
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October 2009
CU Psychology and Neuroscience Clinical graduate student听Cinnamon Bidwell听has been awarded a 2009 Young Scientist Research Fund Award from Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (), a national non-profit organization providing education, advocacy and support for individuals with AD/HD. Cinnamon submitted a research paper entitled 鈥淎ssociation of DRD4, DAT1, and 5HTT with Putative Neuropsychological Endophenotypes in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.鈥� She is currently on her clinical research internship at the Duke University Medical Center. Read more about the听听and Cinnamon鈥檚 research.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professors emeriti听Ken Hammond听and听Walter Kintsch听were both honored recently with pages on the Foundation for the Advancement of the Behavioral and Brain Sciences () website. FABBS is an educational non-profit organization established to promote and enhance understanding of the behavioral, psychological, and brain sciences. Read about听鈥檚 and听鈥檚 career contributions to their respective fields.
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September 2009
CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Leaf Van Boven听(Social) and graduate student听Michaela Huber鈥檚 research was featured in a CU听. Their research, done in collaboration with a colleague at the University of Calgary, demonstrated that more immediate emotions, such as perceptions of threats or risks, are viewed as more intense than previous emotions. Some of their stimulus materials were adapted from the Department of Homeland Security. The research was published in the August issue of the听Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. Read the听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor emeritus听Michael Wertheimer听is giving the invited lecture at the University of W眉rzburg on the occasion of the opening and dedication of the new 鈥淎dolf-W眉rth-Zentrums f眉r Geschichte der Psychologie.鈥� This is a building that will house many archival documents from throughout the history of Psychology. Many dignitaries are attending the ceremony, both from within and outside the field.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience College Professor of Distinction听Alice Healy听(Cognitive) and Distinguished Professor听Linda Watkins听(Behavioral Neuroscience) were both in the popular press this month with separate articles about their research appearing in CU-Boulder鈥檚听Arts & Sciences Magazine. Professor Healy鈥檚 research concerns听. Professor Watkins鈥� research concerns听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience business office staff member听Stefanie Coltrain听received a 鈥淐atherine Core Minority Travel Award鈥� from the National Council of University Research Administrators to attend their annual meeting held in Washington, DC this October. Recipients of the award will be recognized during a ceremony at the conference.
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August 2009
The department welcomes听Don Cooper听as a new faculty member for the Fall 2009 semester. He was hired into the Behavioral Genetics area as an Associate Professor. He received his PhD from the Chicago Medical School in 2000. Most recently he was an assistant then associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. The long-term goals of Dr. Cooper鈥檚 laboratory are to understand information processing in the brain motivation/reward memory circuitry and characterize the adaptations and impaired neural memory mechanisms associated with depression, addiction and schizophrenia. Work from his lab on cellular memory formation was听听earlier this year.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professors听Tiffany Ito听(Social),听Akira Miyake听(Cognitive) and听Geoff Cohen(Social), and Physics professor Noel Finkelstein have been awarded a collaborative grant from NSF鈥檚 REESE program (Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering). This program funds research looking at gender disparities in STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Specifically, these researchers will be examining how identity threat impairs the performance and learning of female undergraduate students on math and science tests, and how self-affirmation alleviates the negative impact of threat on women鈥檚 math and science performance.
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July 2009
Recent CU Psychology and Neuroscience Cognitive Program PhD听Katherine Rawson, now an assistant professor at Kent State University, was awarded a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Her research focuses on improving the comprehension of text and on helping students self-regulate their learning. Only 100 awards are given, and Katherine鈥檚 is one of only two awards funded by the Department of Education. She received her PhD under professor (now emeritus) Walter Kintsch in 2004.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor and Director of the Institute of Cognitive Science听Marie Banich听(Cognitive) has been selected as a fellow for the Association for Psychological Science in recognition of her sustained outstanding contributions to the advancement of psychological science. Her selection was made by the Board outside the standard nomination process because of her significant accomplishments in the field.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience graduate student听Krista Rodgers听and professor听Daniel Barth听and colleagues at CU-Boulder including graduate student听Alexis Northcutt听and professors听Steven Maier听and听Linda Watkins听(all of the Behavioral Neuroscience Program) published an article in听Brain听that received some popular press. Along with recent postdoc Mark Hutchinson (now at the University of Adelaide). These researchers found that the brain's glial cells, which play an integral role in the body's immune system, contribute to a condition known as 鈥渁cquired epilepsy,鈥� commonly seen in patients who have suffered traumatic brain injury. Their results also suggest ways in which the contribution of the glial cells to this condition can be blocked. Press accounts of these findings appeared both in Boulder's daily newspaper the听Camera听and a CU press release. See either the听听or the听. Or read the听听(with link to full article).
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Jerry W. Rudy听(Behavioral Neuroscience) was named听听by the College of Arts and Sciences in recognition of his exceptional service, teaching and research or creative work.
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June 2009
CU Psychology and Neuroscience professors听Tiffany Ito听(Social) and听Akira Miyake听(Cognitive) have been awarded two collaborative grants. One grant is from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a 5-year award to study the genetic, neural, and social factors that explain marijuana use among adolescents. Co-PIs include members within and outside the department, both at CU-Boulder and beyond. The other grant, from the National Science Foundation, funds research examining the degree to which individual differences in executive functions (EFs) 鈥� higher-order control processes that regulate thought and action 鈥� explain variability in the expression of racial bias. This grant also has co-PIs both at CU-Boulder and from other universities.
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May 2009
The 106th听annual meeting of the Society of Experimental Psychologists () was hosted by the University of Colorado at Boulder from Thursday, April 30 to Saturday, May 2 at the Boulder Marriott Hotel. The meeting was sponsored by the Center for Research on Training, the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, the Institute of Cognitive Science, the Provost, the Graduate School, and the College of Arts and Sciences, all of the University of Colorado at Boulder. The Society of Experimental Psychologists is an extremely prestigious organization consisting of about 200 elected fellows. It was founded in 1904 by Edward Bradford Titchener. Alice Healy and Lyle Bourne organized the meeting and served as Chair of the Society this year.
April 2009
CU Psychology and Neuroscience Social Psychology professor听Geoff Cohen听and colleagues published a follow-up study to their earlier article in听Science. In this 2-year follow-up, the racial achievement gap in African-Americans' GPAs compared to nonminority students was significantly reduced when the African-American students had completed a series of brief but structured writing assignments focusing students on a self-affirming value. Read the听听or听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience Social Psychology professor听Bernadette Park听received the CU-Boulder Graduate School鈥檚 Faculty Advising Award for 2009.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience Social Psychology professor听Bernadette Park听gave the invited Donald W. Fiske Distinguished Lecture this month at the University of Chicago discussing her research on gender roles and work-family conflicts. Read more听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience Behavioral Genetics professor and Institute for Behavioral Genetics fellow听Al Collins听has been awarded the 2009 Boulder Faculty Assembly Faculty Excellence Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarly and Creative Work. Read more听.
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March 2009
CU Psychology and Neuroscience Cognitive Psychology professor听Yuko Munakata听and graduate student听Christopher Chatham听had their research on toddlers鈥� memories featured in an article in the Boulder newspaper the听Daily Camera. Read the听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience Behavioral Genetics professor and Institute for Behavioral Genetics fellow听Matt Keller听had his research on the genetics of mental disorders highlighted in the March 2009 issue of Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine. Read the听.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience Clinical graduate student听Debbie Boeldt听has been awarded a Beverly Sears Graduate Student Grant. These competitive awards are sponsored by the Graduate School to support the research, scholarship and creative work of graduate students from all departments.
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February 2009
CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor听Randy O鈥橰eilly听has been awarded the newly created CU-Boulder College Scholar Award. It is a prestigious honor, intended to provide sabbatical support for creative and accomplished scholars.
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CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor emeritus听Michael Wertheimer听has been awarded the听听Division 24 Award for Distinguished Theoretical and Philosophical Contributions to Psychology. The award was established in 1998 and is the Division鈥檚 highest honor, bestowed in recognition of life-time scholarly achievement. As part of the award, Dr. Wertheimer will be giving an invited address at the APA鈥檚 convention in Toronto in August.
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January 2009
The Department of Psychology has received formal approval from the Board of Regents (14 January 2009) to change its name. We are now the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. This change reflects the growth of faculty interest and involvement with neuroscience methods and the changing nature of the field of Psychology. More than 60 percent of our faculty are using neuroscience techniques in their research: techniques ranging from brain-slice assays in rats to whole-brain imaging in humans, to genetic analyses. The department is in the final stages of creating a second undergraduate major in Neuroscience. Our new name more accurately reflects the true nature of our research and educational goals and mission.
December 2008
CU Social Psychology professor听Irene Blair听was recently awarded a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study the degree to which healthcare providers' ethnic/racial attitudes relate to the treatment and control of hypertension among patients of different ethnic/racial groups. Along with a team of physician collaborators, Dr. Blair will be working on this research project in Denver area health systems over the next three years.
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November 2008
CU Social Psychology professor听Leaf Van Boven鈥檚 research on happiness was highlighted in the CU online publication "INSIDE CU." Read the听听online.
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October 2008
CU Psychology Behavioral Neuroscience Distinguished Professor听Steven Maier听has been awarded the听鈥檚 Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award for 2009. This is one of the highest honors bestowed by the APA. Here is a list of all the听听of the award, including the Department鈥檚 own Professor Emeritus Walter Kintsch.
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CU Clinical Psychology Professor听Mark Whisman听has obtained a NIMH Program of Excellence training grant in scientifically validated treatments of mood disorders for the clinical program. The focus of this 5-year research education training grant is to develop, evaluate, and disseminate curricula materials for training in measurement and assessment, intervention, and evaluation for cognitive therapy, behavioral activation, and family-focused therapy as treatments for mood disorders.
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August 2008
CU Psychology Behavioral Genetics professor and Director of the Institute for Behavioral Genetics听John Hewitt听received the Dobzhansky Award for outstanding lifetime research accomplishment in the field of behavioral genetics. The award was conferred at the Annual Meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association in Louisville, Kentucky, June 2008.
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CU Psychology Behavioral Genetics Professor听Greg Carey听received the James Shields Award for outstanding contributions to twin research. This award is conferred by the Behavior Genetics Association and the International Society for Twin Studies in honor of James Shields, a pioneering researcher in human behavior genetics. The award recognizes both methodological and substantive contributions to the study of twins and is the premier scientific award for twin research.
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July 2008
CU Psychology Behavioral Neuroscience Professor听Linda Watkins听received a K05 Senior Scientist Award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The Senior Scientist Award (K05) provides stability of support to outstanding scientists who have demonstrated a sustained, high level of productivity and whose expertise, research accomplishments, and contributions to the field have been and will continue to be critical to the mission of the particular NIH center or institute. The award provides salary support for award periods of up to five years as a means of enhancing the individual recipient"s skill and dedication to his/her area of research. The Senior Scientist Award (K05) permits NIH institutes and centers to identify and support exceptionally talented investigators who are well established in their field of research.
CU Social Psychology professor听Leaf Van Boven听was in the popular press recently. He and his collaborator Peter McGraw from CU鈥檚 Leeds School of Busines were quoted in a public radio segment on KUNC (NPR station based in Greeley, CO) regarding the link between money and happiness. The听听can be heard on the KUNC website.
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June 2008
CU Psychology Behavioral Neuroscience professor听Jerry W. Rudy听has recently published a new textbook,听The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, which integrates findings and concepts from studies of synaptic plasticity, systems neuroscience and psychology to provide a modern understanding of how the brain learns and remembers. Visit the听听for more information.
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May 2008
CU Clinical Psychology professor听David Miklowitz听received two separate awards recently. One award was the Clinical Research Award given out annually by Emory University to a psychopathology researcher in the US. The other award was the听听of Sommerville College, Oxford University.
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April 2008
CU Psychology Behavioral Neuroscience professors听Susan Patterson听and听Bob Spencer,听and Behavioral Genetics professors听Mike Stallings听and听Matt McQueen听were awarded research grants from the CU-Boulder Vice Chancellor for Research鈥檚 Innovative Seed Grant Program. This competitive program was instituted 鈥渢o involve new initiatives and take investigators in creative, and sometimes high-risk/reward directions; and, have tangible payoffs in terms of future funding, scholarly or artistic impact, and development of new collaborations.鈥�
CU Psychology graduate students听Lee Altamirano听and听Holen Katz听(Cognitive and Social areas, respectively) were named two of the recipients of the 2008听. The monetary award is given on a competitive basis every spring to assist students with their research.
CU Cognitive Psychology Professor听Akira Miyake听and CU Psychology Senior Instructor听Brett King听were named two of the recipients of the 2008听鈥檚 Marinus G. Smith Recognition Award. The award recognizes faculty, instructors and staff who have made a significant impact on the lives of one or more undergraduates.
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March 2008
CU Clinical Psychology professor听David Miklowitz听and his former CU Psychology graduate student now Boulder psychologistElizabeth George听have co-authored a book on helping parents deal with bipolar disease in teens, whether diagnosed or not. Read the CU听听for more information.
January 2008
The Department welcomes a new faculty member this Spring.听Matt Jones听was hired into the Cognitive area. Read a little听about Matt.
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December 2007
CU Cognitive Psychology Professor听Yuko Munakata听was awarded a Faculty Fellowship by CU-Boulder鈥檚 Council on Research & Creative Work ().
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A research article by recent CU Psychology Behavior Genetics hire听Matt Keller听and collaborators was chosen by the听American Journal of Psychiatry鈥檚 editors as 鈥減articularly interesting and important鈥� in the journal鈥檚 end-of-year听听(look for 鈥淎dverse Life Events...鈥� on this page). You can also read the full research听.
November 2007
CU Psychology undergraduate advisor听Patty Berger听was honored by the CU听听as one of several 鈥淲omen Who Make a Difference鈥� at CU for 2007.
October 2007
The National Science Foundation has named CU (all three campuses) as the third-highest-ranked public institution in terms of federally financed research in psychology among 150 universities. Across all disciplines CU remained in the top 10 percent, a position it has held for the past six years. Read the听.
September 2007
CU Psychology Senior Instructor听Brett King听was named a Grand Marshal of this weekend鈥檚 Homecoming parade. This honor was bestowed on Brett because he recently received the 2007 Teacher Recognition Award, one of very few faculty awards given by students. Read the CU听.
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CU Clinical Psychology professor听David Miklowitz鈥檚 research received some popular press. An article in Boulder鈥檚听Daily Cameranewspaper describes how Miklowitz and a colleague at Stanford will examine the extent to which early identification and treatment of children and teens at high risk for developing bipolar disorder can minimize future impairment. The study is funded by a $600,000 grant from NIMH. Read the听.
The Department welcomes one new faculty member this Fall.听Matthew Keller听was hired into the Behavioral Genetics area. Read a little听about Matt.
August 2007
CU Cognitive Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience Professor听Randy O鈥橰eilly听and Clinical Psychology and Behavior Genetics Professor听Soo Rhee听were selected to receive one of the new Provost Faculty Achievement Awards. The awards will be presented at CU鈥檚 Fall Convocation in October.
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July 2007
CU Clinical Psychology and Behavior Genetics Professor听Erik Willcutt听received the APA鈥檚 Division 53 (Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology) Early Career Research Award, to be presented at the听听in August.
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CU Cognitive Psychology graduate student听Brendan Depue听and Cognitive Psychology Faculty members听Tim Curran听and听Marie Banich听published an article in听Science. The research concerns the suppression of emotional memories. They found support for the hypothesis that not only can this type of suppression occur, but also that it appears to be under the control of two different prefrontal cortical regions. Read the Science听online. The article has also gotten a large amount of popular press, including听CBS News听online and the听Denver Post.
June 2007
CU Psychology Professor Emeritus听Ken Hammond听was featured in an article in the听Rocky Mountain News听(and syndicated in the BoulderCamera). The article describes how Ken published his 12th听book a few months ago, and recently turned听90. Read the听听online.
CU Social Psychology Professors听Bernadette Park听and听Chick Judd听and Psychology Instructor听Melody Sadler鈥檚 research was featured in an article in the听New York Times, as well as in an interview with Bernadette which was broadcast on Colorado Public Radio. Lead author of the research study mentioned in these news stories was Josh Correll, who got his PhD recently at CU. Ex-CU postdoc Bernd Wittenbrink was also an author. (Both Josh and Bernd are now at the University of Chicago.) Read a PDF of the听. You can listen to the听听as well. (Look for the 鈥淭esting for Racial Bias鈥� link.)
CU Social Psychology Professor听Leaf Van Boven鈥檚 research received some popular press, with articles appearing in both the Boulder听Camera听and the听Denver Post. His research indicates that people are happier when they spend money on experiential purchases such as going on a vacation versus material goods. Read the听Camera鈥檚听听online.
April 2007
CU Psychology Professors听Alice Healy听(Cognitive) and听Charles 鈥淐hick鈥� Judd听(Social) were named College Professors of Distinction by the College of Arts and Sciences in recognition of their exceptional service, teaching and research or creative work.
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CU Clinical Psychology professor听David Miklowitz听recently published a couple of important studies of his work regarding bipolar depression. The first study, published in the听Archives of General Psychiatry听(and also the subject of a听), demonstrated that people with bipolar depression are more likely to get and stay well if they receive intensive psychotherapy in conjunction with medication (read the听). The second study, published in the听New England Journal of Medicine, showed that antidepressants do not add to the efficacy of mood stabilizing medications in hastening recovery from an episode of bipolar depression (read the听). This study, involving a large number of researchers across the U.S., was the largest federally funded research program ever conducted for bipolar disorder.
March 2007
CU Social Psychology professor听Angel Bryan听had some of her exercise and mental health research mentioned in the current issue of听Newsweek. Though Angela is never mentioned by name (nor is any other researcher whose work is referred to in the article), the University of Colorado is, and trust us, it鈥檚 her research. Read the听听of the article.
CU Clinical Psychology professor听Sona Dimidjian听was awarded a Junior Faculty Development Award by CU-Boulder鈥檚听听(CRCW). More info upcoming.
December 2006
Graduating Senior听Megan Lipsett听was named the Outstanding Graduate from the College of Arts and Sciences for the Fall 2006 graduation. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in psychology. Her honors thesis was completed under the direction of听Tim Curran. There is more information on the CU-Boulder听.
CU Psychology Behavioral Neuroscience Professor听Linda Watkins听has been named a CU system Distinguished Professor, one of the rarest University of Colorado honors. Check out the CU听.
November 2006
CU Social Psychology Professor听Charles 鈥淐hick鈥� Judd听received an honorary degree, Docteur honoris causa, from the Universit茅 catholique de Louvain in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Check out the听听and a听.
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CU Cognitive Psychology Professor听Tim Curran听was awarded a Faculty Fellowship for the 2007鈥�08 academic year. The fellowships were created to acknowledge research excellence and allow faculty to devote a year to research projects as an alternative to sabbatical semesters. These fellowships are given to a select number of faculty members annually by the Graduate School鈥檚 Council on Research and Creative Work (CRCW).
October 2006
CU Cognitive Psychology Professor听Randy O鈥橰eilly听is the sole author of an article published in听Science. The article discusses how biologically based computational models can inform our understanding of high-level cognitive processes, in part by integrating the information resulting from analog vs. digital forms of computation. Read the听.
September 2006
CU Cognitive Psychology Professor and Director of听,听Marie Banich, has been awarded a Fulbright Senior Research Award to collaborate with researchers in Italy examining the neural architecture and time course of how people focus their attention. Read more about the research and the award in the CU听.
Newly hired CU Social Psychology Professor听Geoffrey Cohen听was the lead author on an article published in听Science. The research addressed how reducing the stress resulting from negative stereotypes narrowed significantly the racial achievement gap between African-Americans and nonminority students. Read the听.
August 2006
The Department welcomes four new faculty this semester.听Geoffrey Cohen听was hired into the Social area, and听Sona Dimidjian听was hired into the Clinical area.听Matthew McQueen听was hired into the Behavior Genetics area and will have a home at听.听Albert Kim听was hired into the Cognitive area and will have a home in听. Read more about our听.
CU Cognitive Psychology Professor Emeritus听Michael Werheimer听was elected to serve a three-year term as one of the two member-at-large seats on the听听Board of Directors. Dr. Wertheimer will formally begin serving on the board in January of 2007.
May 2006
Recent CU Psychology graduates听Elizabeth 鈥淟ibby鈥� Pelican听and听Tatsuko Go Hollo听received the prestigious Jacob Van Ek award. The recipients were honored this month for outstanding academic achievement and contributions to the university and Boulder communities. The faculty members the students named as mentors also were recognized. Libby and Tatsuko were mentored by CU Psychology ProfessorsMark Whisman听and听Tim Curran, respectively. Read the CU听.
Several CU Psychology undergraduate majors were honored at CU鈥檚 Spring commencement.听Jeffrey Plumer听and听Alyssa Schlenz听received the Chancellor鈥檚 Recognition Award for having earned all As in their undergraduate careers, and听Elizabeth 鈥淟ibby鈥� Pelican听was named the outstanding graduate in the College of Arts and Sciences. Read the CU听.
April 2006
CU Cognitive Psychology Professor听Alice Healy听received the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association鈥檚 Distinguished Service Award for 2006 at the recent听听convention in Park City, UT. This is the second year in a row someone from CU Psychology has won this award, since Senior Instructor听Diane Martichuski听won this honor last year. Diane was also the program chair for this year鈥檚 convention.
March 2006
CU Psychology staff member听Laurel Amsel听was one of 10 people to receive the CU-Boulder Parents Association Marinus G. Smith Recognition Award for 2006. The award recognizes CU-Boulder faculty, staff, and instructors who have made a significant impact on the lives of one or more CU-Boulder undergraduates, based on nominations from students and parents.
CU Cognitive Psychology Professor Emeritus听Michael Werheimer听was voted to receive Distinguished Member status by the Psi Chi National Council. Distinguished members must have national or international reputations because of contributions made to psychology and Psi Chi in the areas of research, service, and/or teaching. Only 25 people have been named distinguished members of Psi Chi since the award鈥檚 inception in 1970, a list that includes some of the most eminent members of the field. Dr. Wertheimer will receive the award at the APA convention in New Orleans in August.
The CU Psychology chapter of Psi Chi was one of three recipients of the 2005鈥�2006 Psi Chi website award. Check out the听and read more about the听听on the national Psi Chi site.
February 2006
CU Social Psychology Professor听Angela Bryan听received the听鈥檚 鈥淒istinguished Scientific Awards for Early Career Contributions to Psychology鈥� for 2006 in the Health Psychology category. The award will be presented at the annual meeting of the APA in New Orleans, August 13鈥�16. Read the CU听.
January 2006
CU Cognitive Psychology Professor听Alice Healy听and recently retired long-time staff member听Mary Ann Tucker, along with several other women in the CU community, were recognized by the CU听听as 鈥淲omen Who Make a Difference鈥� for 2006. Check out the听.
November 2005
CU Psychology Behavioral Neuroscience Professor听Linda Watkins听received some popular press in the听Denver Post. The Denver newspaper has an article describing her research on chronic pain and its management. Check out the听online article听(the article has since been removed).
October 2005
CU Social Psychology Professor听Richard Jessor, received some popular press in the听Rocky Mountain News. An article describing the long-time CU professor鈥檚 illustrious career was the lead article in the newspaper鈥檚 Spotlight section. Check out the听online article听(the article has since been removed).
CU Social Psychology Professor听Richard Jessor听was named a CU Distinguished Professor, the highest honor CU bestows on its teaching faculty. Read the CU听.
September 2005
CU Psychology Behavioral Neuroscience Professor听Steve Maier, received some popular press on听ABC News. He was interviewed for his views on why some people cope with the stress of natural disasters better than others. (Maier studies the neurochemistry of stress.) Read the听of the interview.
CU Cognitive Psychology Professor听Alice F. Healy, was awarded the听2005 Women in Cognitive Science Mentorship Award. One of only four researchers to receive the award, it will be presented to Alice at the anuual听听meeting in Toronto in November, immediately preceding the Psychonomic Society meeting. The WiCS Mentorship Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated sustained, effective mentorship of female students and who have also served as a research advisor or supervisor to one or more female students during the academic year immediately preceding the nomination.
August 2005
CU Cognitive Psychology postdoctoral student听Michael Frank, Cognitive Psychology Professor听Tim Curran, and Psychology research assistantBrion Woroch听authored a paper in the current (August 18, 2005) issue of the journal听Neuron听examining the brain signals that predict learning biases. The signals predict whether people are biased to learn more from positive than negative outcomes of their decisions. For more information, see the听.
July 2005
CU Psychology Behavioral Neuroscience Professor听Linda Watkins听was chosen to receive the Norman Cousins Memorial Research Award from the PsychoNeuroImmunology Research Society. The award recognizes outstanding contributions in basic or clinical research in psychoneuroimmunology, which is the study of how the brain and the immune system interact. The award will be presented in June 2006 at the society鈥檚 next national meeing in Florida. For more information, read the听.
May 2005
CU Psychology Senior Lecturer听Brett King听was named a recipient of the Teacher Recognition Award for 2005 from The Herd (the student arm of the Alumni Association) and the Director鈥檚 Club of the Alumni Association.
April 2005
CU Cognitive Psychology Professor and Director of听听Marie Banich听received the听Justine and Yves Sergent Award听for 2005. The award is given annually to a female researcher who has made significant contributions to the field of cognitive neuroscience with particular emphasis on cognitive neuropsychology and functional brain imaging. To read more about the award, see the University of Montreal鈥檚听, from which the award originates. (Brush up on your Fran莽ais first.)
CU Social Psychology Professor听Gary McClelland听received the Boulder Faculty Assembly鈥檚听Excellence in Teaching听award for 2004鈥�2005. To read more about the award and view past recipients (including several other CU Psychology Professors), check out the BFA鈥檚听.
Retired CU Cognitive Psychology Professor Emeritus听Michael Werheimer听gave an invited address at this year鈥檚 Rocky Mountain Psychological Association (RMPA) convention in Phoenix, AZ, entitled 鈥淐hallenges, pleasures, and pangs: Reflections on a half century of teaching.鈥� This was also the first year for the Annual Portenier-Wertheimer Pre-Convention Conference on Teaching, in honor of the late Lillian Portenier of the University of Wyoming, and the not-yet-late Dr. Wertheimer. For more information, see the听.
The Department of Psychology was one of only 5 units on campus to be honored with a 2004 Buff Energy Star Award, given by CU-Boulder鈥檚 Office of Energy Conservation and the Environmental Center. Accepting the award on behalf of all occupants of Muenzinger Psychology was Psychology staff member and building proctor听Beth Smith. For more information about the award and to see the other recipients, visit the.
March 2005
CU Cognitive Psychology Professor听Yuko Munakata听received some popular press for her research. She was interviewed for a segment onColorado Matters听on Colorado Public Radio regarding her research on infant intelligence. Check out the听听(use the calendar to go to the Friday, March 4 entry).
February 2005
CU Cognitive Psychology Research Professor听Tom Landauer听received the 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Computing Machinery鈥檚 Computer Human Interaction Division (CHI). The award will be presented at the 2005 CHI annual meeting in Portland, Oregon, in April.听.
CU Clinical Psychology Professor and Chair听Ed Craighead听received the APA鈥檚 Division 12听Florence Halpern Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Clinical Psychology. The award will be presented at the APA鈥檚 annual meeting in Washington D.C. in August.
CU Psychology Behavioral Neuroscience Professors听Steve Maier听and听Linda Watkins, Research Associates听Jos茅 Amat听and听Sondra Bland, and graduate student听Michael Baratta听had some of their research published as the lead article in the journal听Nature Neuroscience. The research examined how a stressor鈥檚 controllability influences various brain regions. Of particular note is how the medial prefrontal cortex is implicated in this research. See the advance听.
December 2004
CU Cognitive Psychology Professor听Yuko Munakata听received some popular press. An article about her research and lab was published in theDenver Post. See the听.
November 2004
CU Psychology Behavior Genetics Professor听Al Collins听co-authored a paper in听Science听regarding the discovery of specific nicotinic receptor subtypes sufficient for explaining nicotine-induced reward, tolerance, and sensitization. For more information, see the听.
CU Cognitive Psychology graduate student听Michael Franks听and Cognitive Psychology and Behavior Neuroscience Professor听Randy O'Reillyand a colleague authored a paper in the online version of听Science听regarding differential effects on learning from positive and negative reinforcement situations in patients with Parkinson's disease. This outcome was predicted by the authors' biologically-based computational model. For more information, see the听.
October 2004
CU Clinical Psychology Professor听Mark Whisman听received some popular press for his recent publication in the October issue of听Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology听regarding the toll depression takes on marriages. Read some of the popular press reports of the research on听听or the听.
CU Social Psychology Professor听Charles 鈥淐hick鈥� Judd听was selected to be the next editor of the听Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, to begin his 6-year term in 2006. Read more about the announcement on the听.
September 2004
CU Social Psychology Professor听Angela Bryan听received two separate grants, one for $1.5 million from NIH/NCI to study 鈥淢ediators and moderators of exercise behavior change,鈥� and one for $1 million from NIH/NIDA to study 鈥淢arijuana use, gender, and adolescent HIV sexual risk.鈥�
CU Clinical Psychology Professor听Don Weatherley听was one of a select few CU-Boulder Professors to receive the 鈥淏est Should Teach Gold Award鈥� in recognition of his teaching and academic leadership. Read about the award and see the full recipient list in the听听(a local newspaper).
CU Cognitive Psychology Professor听Tim Curran听was selected to be an associate editor of the journal听Memory & Cognition, to begin his 4-year term in 2005.
August 2004
CU Psychology Behavioral Neuroscience Professor听Linda Watkins听received the 2005 Frederick W. L. Kerr Basic Science Research Award from the American Pain Society. This is the most prestigious award in the pain field. To quote from the award letter, 鈥淭he award recognizes individual excellence and achievements in pain scholarship and is presented to a pain professional whose total career achivevements have made outstanding contributions to the field of pain research.鈥� The award will be presented at the April 2, 2005, meeting of the APS.
July 2004
CU Psychology Behavioral Neuroscience Professor听Steve Maier听received the prestigious D.O. Hebb Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award at this year's APA conference. This award recognizes a psychologist who has made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in behavioral neuroscience or comparative psychology.
April 2004
CU Clinical Psychology Professor听Erik Willcutt听announced the opening of a new specialty assessment clinic for the assessment and treatment of learning disabilities, ADHD, and related emotional and behavioral difficulties.
CU Psychology Instructor听Joe Berta听was one of three Boulder campus faculty to receive the 2004 Teaching Recognition Award from the Directors Club of the Alumni Association.听.
March 2004
CU Behavioral Neuroscience Professor听Theresa Hern谩ndez听received a K01 Research Development Award for 5 years from NIH to assess the neurobehavioral and physiological consequences of a novel treatment strategy in chronic stroke patients. This research will be done in collaboration with researchers in the departments of Integrative Physiology and Speech Language and Hearing Sciences, as well as Psychology.
CU Social Psychology Professor听Chick Judd听was named a recipient of the Boulder Faculty Assembly's Excellence in Research, Scholarly, and Creative Work Award for 2003鈥�2004.听.
February 2004
CU Behavioral Neuroscience Professor听Daniel Barth听was acknowledged as a (CU) 鈥淧resident's Teaching Scholar.鈥� This is a rare university honor, bestowed on only a few professors system鈥搘ide each year. Dan joins听Linda Watkins听as the other teaching scholar from the department. Read more about the听.
January 2004
CU Psychology undergraduate advisor听Laurel Amsel听received CU's 鈥淐ommunity Brick Builder鈥� Award. The Community Builder Brick Award is given to students, faculty, staff, or campus groups that have made a positive contribution to the campus. Recipients receive an engraved sandstone award (like the bricks used to build our buildings on campus) to symbolize the contribution that they have made to building community on campus.听.
CU Cognitive Psychology Professor听Alice Healy听has been elected president-elect of the APA's Division 3 (Experimental Psychology) for 2004鈥�2005.听听(including two other CU Cognitive Psychology Professors, Lyle E. Bourne and Walter Kintsch).
December 2003
CU Behavioral Neuroscience Professor听Linda Watkins听is overseeing a technology transfer partnership between the Department of Psychogy, CU's Center for Neuroscience, and national biotech company Avigen. This technology transfer involves Avigen's licensing the rights to the treatment of chronic pain using anti-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin 10 (IL-10), from CU.听.
October 2003
CU Social Psychology Graduate Student听Courtney Rocheleau听received the 鈥淏est Should Teach鈥� silver 鈥渇lame of enlightenment鈥� award. This award was bestowed by the听.
June 2003
CU Clinical Psychology Professor听Mark Whisman听has co-edited a book for professionals entitled 鈥淭reating Difficult Couples.鈥澨�.
March 2003
CU Social Psychology Professor听Bernadette Park听received CU's Dorothy Martin Faculty Award. This award was bestowed on Bernadette for her 鈥渁cademic excellence; awareness and activism concerning women's issues; and openness to life and true diversity of interests.鈥�
February 2003
CU Cognitive Psychology Professor听Peter Polson听was elected to the CHI Academy, an honorary group of individuals who have made substantial contributions to the field of human-computer interaction.听.
August 2002
CU Cognitive Psychology Professor听Yuko Munakata听received the Boyd McCandless Award from Division 7 of the APA. This award goes to young investigators who have made a distinguisted contribution to developmental psychology.听.
July 2002
New CU Social Psychology Professor听Leaf Van Boven听has received the Fourth Martin E.P. Seligman Award for outstanding dissertation research in positive psychology. Now in its fourth year, the Seligman award seeks to recognize talent and promise among young researchers exploring topics in the emerging field of positive psychology.听.
April 2002
CU Psychology Professor and Department Chair听Jerry Rudy听received the 2002 BFA (Boulder Faculty Assembly) award for excellence in service. Here are听.
February 2002
CU Psychology professor听Al Collins听received the 2003 Langley Award from the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. The award honors scientists who have made ground-breaking advances in basic nicotine research in pharmacology, neuroscience, or genetics.听.
A CU interdisciplinary research team, including CU Psychology Professors听Walter Kintsch听and听Dick Olson, has received an $8.4 million grant to put reading software into Colorado schools. The Colorado Literacy Tutor project includes two parts: interactive books with a set of cartoon-like tutors that build the literacy skills of K-6 readers and a software program called Summary Street that emphasizes comprehension and learning from text for older students.听.
January 2002
Psychology staff assistant听Mary Ann Tucker听was presented with the 鈥淐ommunity Builder Brick Award.鈥� The Community Builder Brick Award is given to students, faculty, staff, or campus groups that have made a positive contribution to the campus. Recipients receive an engraved sandstone award (like the bricks used to build our buildings on campus) to symbolize the contribution that they have made to building community on campus. Check out the听.
December 2001
CU Psychology and Theater graduate听Siobhan Barros听was named the 鈥渙utstanding graduate for the College of Arts and Sciences鈥� at CU's fall 2001 commencement.听.
October 2001
CU Psychology Professor听Steven F. Maier听awarded title of Distinguished Professor, a very rare University honor.听.