Dr. Kenneth Bollen, a Henry Rudolph Immerwahr Distinguished Professor of Quantitative Psychology, is the recipient of a 2016 United States Geological Survey grant. The U.S. Geological Survey’s mission is to provide biological, geologic, topographic, and hydrologic information that contributes to … Read more

Dr. Katie Gates, an Assistant Professor of Quantitative Psychology, is the recipient of a 2016 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 … Read more

5 of our Psychology and Neuroscience Honor undergraduates, Phylicia Currence, Isai Garcia-Baza, Jihane Jadi, Elizabeth Reeder, and Elena Scialabba, are the recipients of the 2016 David Bray Peele Award. The Peele Award honors David Bray Peele, who received his Bachelor’s … Read more

8 Psychology and Neuroscience graduate students, Shannon Blakey (Clinical Psychology), Benjamin Buck (Clinical Psychology), Jenna Clark (Social Psychology), Matthew Cohen (Clinical Psychology), Adam Hoffman (Developmental Psychology), Suzannah Isgett (Social Psychology), Stacy Lin (Clinical Psychology), and Deirdre Sackett (Behavioral and Integrative … Read more

The Behavioral Neuroscience Program in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina has changed its name to “The Behavioral and Integrative Neuroscience Program”. This change was made to more accurately reflect the research that is … Read more

Imagine the last time you interviewed for a job you really wanted. You may recall some serious bodily changes happening during the interview; sweaty palms, racing heart, pounding pulse. What were you thinking about during the interview? Were you especially … Read more

On April 13, 2016, Dr. Lyle V. Jones passed away peacefully in his sleep at age 92. He was a long-standing member of the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience and the Thurstone Lab at UNC Chapel Hill and was a … Read more

Adolescence is a developmental period characterized by an orientation towards excitement and arousal, emotionally driven behaviors, and heightened sensitivity to rewards. Recent evidence from developmental neuroscience studies has shown significant changes in dopaminergic reward processing during adolescence. The prevailing view … Read more

Dr. Dave Thissen and more than ten graduate students involved with his research group over the past decade have collaborated with colleagues in the UNC Schools of Medicine and Public Health, and at other institutions, on the interdisciplinary NIH-initiated Patient-Reported … Read more

Dr. Sylvia Fitting, an Assistant Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, is the recipient of a 2016 National Institutes of Health R21 grant. The Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21) is intended to to encourage exploratory/developmental research by providing support for the early … Read more