News 2012 - 2013
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Spring 2013
Accolades May 2013
Congratulations to
* Dr. Lisa Molix, who is promoted to Associate Professor with tenure.
* Dr. Beth Wee, named as both the Student Organization Advisor of the Year as well as the Undergraduate Student Government Faculty Member of the Year.
*Graduating psychology honors student Chloe Renshaw, who is honored as a member of Tulane 34
*Winners of our Department of Psychology awards Erin Albert,Rebekah Cianci, Elin Grissom, Nicolette Guillou, Elizabeth Hargroder, Wayne Hawley, Carolyn Kaufman and Sofia Jeanne Roggeveen.
* Daniel Bayless, recipient of first prize for a graduate student poster at SSE Research Day.
End of Year Celebration April 23, 2013
The 2013 Psychology Honor's Thesis Students presented their findings in a poster format "data blitz," and received recognition certificates from Dr. Cunningham. The Psi Chi Senior Officers Chris Anderson, April Hartman, and Aimee Karstens inducted 21 new members, then Dr. Cunningham presented the 2013 undergraduate awards of Senior Scholar, the Rosa Cahn Hartman Prize, the Aaron Hartman Medal, the Anne M. McPherson Memorial Student Award, the Barbara E. Moely Award for Psychology in the Public Interest, and the C. Chrisman Wilson Memorial Award for Graduate Student Teaching in Psychology. More pictures
New 1000-level Psychology Lab March 2013
In the Fall 2013, the Department launches a laboratory component to PSYC1000. Open to 12 students, this section examines and applies the methods and techniques of scientific inquiry as they are used by Psychologists. It also provides hands-on experiences that reinforce psychological theories. The lab will include activities in neuroanatomy, sensory processes, learning and memory, hypothesis development and testing, and scientific writing. Students will conduct an experiment, analyze the data and write a research styled manuscript. The objective is to gain a deeper understanding of major psychological theories and the empirical nature of psychological science.
Cunningham to be Honored February 2013
The award for Distinguished Contributions to the Society for Research in Child Development will be presented to Michael Cunningham at the Society's biennial meeting in April
Alumna Representative to APA February 2013
School Psychology alumna Lucinda (Lang) DeGrange was selected as a diversity delegate to the American Psychological Association's Leadership Conference. Dr. DeGrange will take a leadership role with the Louisiana Psychological Association's mission to recruit and retain psychologists from diverse backgrounds.
Tulane Psychologists Train School Officials to Address Crises January 29 2013
Aided by doctoral trainees specializing in trauma, Professors Stacy Overstreet and Bonnie Nastasi led a day-long workshop on "Crisis Prevention and Preparedness: Comprehensive School Safety Planning." For more on the story see articles in the Advocate and NewWave articles
Fall 2012
Psychology Senior Speaks about Scholarships November 2012
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Speaking to the Science and Engineering Distinguished Leadership Circle, senior April Hartman shares how endowed scholarships have facilitated her training at Tulane.
Lifetime Achievement Award; November 2012
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At the 32nd annual convention of the Louisiana School Psychology Association, Dr. Bonnie Nastasi received the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her distinguished service and dedication to the school psychologists of Louisiana.
NRSA predoctoral award September 2012
Laura Niditch, in the Department of Psychology, was awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Service Research Award (NRSA) Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institute of Mental Health to examine culture-specific mechanisms of child anxiety development in Latino families. She is working with Dr. R. Enrique Varela.
NIH awards $10.4 million grant to Tulane Center for Aging September 2012
Dr. Ed Golob is a participant in an NIH Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant from the National Institutes of Health to study aging and regenerative medicine.
Daniel Lab Studies Aging Female Brain August 2012
Dr. Jill Daniel has received a 5-year, 1.39 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the long-term implications for the aging female brain of short-term estrogen use in midlife.
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