Drs. Beth Kurtz-Costes and Danny Rahal have received the 2022 Outstanding Paper Award from AMENA-Psy (American Arab, Middle Eastern, and North African Psychological Association) for their paper “Religiosity and Mistreatment Among Christian and Muslim Arab Americans,” which was published in … Read more
Are teens really “hardwired” to take risks and cave to peer pressure? On today’s pod, Dr. Eva Telzer shares research that challenges these stereotypes and explains why parents have more influence than they think. Check out the episode here!
The designation as an Engineering Unleashed Fellow recognizes Dr. Penton’s leadership in engineering education, distinguished both through her Fellows project and through her interactions with the greater Engineering Unleashed community. The Fellowship will enable advancing entrepreneurially minded learning at our … Read more
Our very own Jessica Goldblum, PhD Candidate in Developmental Psychology, has been awarded a dissertation award! Title: TODDLER REMOTE ASSESSMENT OF VIRTUAL EYE TRACKING AND LANGUAGE (TRAVEL) STUDY Abstract: Many children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)– particularly in rural towns … Read more
The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience’s inaugural Junior BIPOC Scholar Speaker Series launched on Monday, May 2, 2022. The department hosted Jasmin Brooks, UNC-Chapel Hill alumna and PhD candidate in Clinical Psychology from University of Houston, and Jazlyn Nketia, PhD … Read more
Pulvinar Neuro’s novel treatment for mental illness offers hope to a rising tide of patients and recently led to the company’s acquisition by medical device leader Electromedical Products International. Founded by our own @FlavioFrohlich! A new wave of psychiatric care
A new research center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will examine the long-term effects of technology and social media use on teen social and emotional development, thanks to a $10 million gift from the Winston Family … Read more
One of just a few scholars studying how psychological stress impacts the brain & the body, Keely Muscatell is working closely with two PhD students to uncover the short- & long-term effects of one particularly ugly social experience: racial discrimination. … Read more
Leslie Berntsen, chair of the award committee, is thrilled to announce Dr. Viji Sathy as the recipient of the 2022 STP Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award. Dr. Sathy is an Associate Dean for Evaluation and Assessment and Professor of … Read more
For over half a century, the James McKeen Cattell Fund has provided support for the science and the application of psychology. The Fund offers a program of supplementary sabbatical awards (“James McKeen Cattell Fund Fellowships”). These awards supplement the regular … Read more
