Category: Psychology and Neuroscience News
Job Ad- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Job Ad- Assistant Professor Department of Psychology and Neuroscience The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks to recruit a new tenure track faculty at … Read more
UNC Chapel Hill Diversifying Psychology Weekend: October 27-28, 2023
The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hosting a Diversifying Psychology Weekend event on October 27-28th. This online event offers students interested in graduate training in Psychology the opportunity to learn … Read more
Dr. Barbara Fredrickson awarded funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to improve young adults’ social connectedness
Together with health communication scientist Dr. Allison Lazard of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media, Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, a faculty member in the Social Psychology Doctoral Program and Director of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Laboratory (PEP Lab), was … Read more
Ph.D. candidate, Taylor West, awarded summer research fellowship
Positive Emotion Psychophysiology Laboratory (PEP Lab) Ph.D. candidate, Taylor West, was awarded the Laura Mayer Summer Research Fellowship as she works to complete her dissertation on positive emotions stemming from interactions between strangers, including in the areas of political debate … Read more
Dr. Jon Abramowitz discusses intrusive thoughts in a recent Time magazine article
What It Really Means to Have Intrusive Thoughts On average, people have about 6,200 thoughts each day. Some will be unwanted, alarming, or just plain strange. To learn more about intrusive thoughts and what you can do about … Read more
DC Lab led by Dr. Dan Christoffel welcomes new graduate students Kayla Richardson and Gaby Soden
Dr. Dan Christoffel is excited to announce the arrival of the lab’s first graduate students! Kayla Richardson is co-mentored by Dr. Scherrer within the Neuroscience BBSP program. She’s currently working on investigating the role of the endogenous opioid system in … Read more
Dr. Jon Abramowitz is the recipient of the Martin S. Wallach Distinguished Term Professorship
An appointment to a distinguished professorship is one of the highest faculty honors the University can bestow. Recognized faculty have shown distinction and leadership in their field of study or across disciplines. Distinguished awards provide recipients with research funds along … Read more
Lydia Adams and Su-Ji Cho Awarded the 2023 Dashiell-Thurstone Prize
Lydia Adams and Su-Ji Cho, graduating seniors in Psychology and Neuroscience, are the recipients of the 2023 Dashiell-Thurstone Prize. The Dashiell-Thurstone Prize is awarded each year for the best senior honors thesis, as judged by a faculty committee. This award … Read more
Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Social Psychology, is the recipient of a 2023 National Institutes of Health R01 grant
The Research Project Grant (R01) is the original and historically oldest grant mechanism used by NIH. The R01 provides support for health-related research and development based on the mission of the NIH. Dr. Fredrickson received over $3 million (over five … Read more