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Amanda Wylie Awarded UNC CPC Predoctoral Traineeship

March 25, 2021

Amanda Wylie, a graduate student in Developmental Psychology, is the recipient of a 2021-22 UNC Carolina Population Center (CPC) Predoctoral Traineeship. Trainees are supported by funds from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) … Read more

Margarett McBride Awarded Community Engagement Fellowship

March 25, 2021

Margarett McBride, a graduate student in Developmental Psychology, is the recipient of a 2021 Carolina Center for Public Service Community Engagement Fellowship. The Community Engagement Fellowship program awards a maximum of eight fellowships of up to $2,000 each year to … Read more

Adrienne Bonar Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

March 23, 2021

Adrienne Bonar, a graduate student in Social Psychology, recently received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Award. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship recognizes outstanding graduate students in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. NSF fellows receive three … Read more

Danica Wilbanks Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

March 23, 2021

Danica Wilbanks, an incoming graduate student in Social Psychology, recently received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Award. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship recognizes outstanding graduate students in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. NSF fellows receive … Read more

Marketa Burnett Awarded Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship

March 23, 2021

Marketa Burnett, a graduate student in Developmental Psychology, is the recipient of a 2021 Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship. Ford Foundation awards dissertation fellowships to individuals who have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research … Read more

Dr. Rachel Penton Named HITS Case Fellow

March 23, 2021

Dr. Rachel Penton, Teaching Assistant Professor, was named a High-throughput Discovery Science & Inquiry-based Case Studies for Today’s Students (HITS) Case Fellow. The HITS network has the goal of training researchers and educators in data analysis and current trends in … Read more

34 Undergraduates Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

March 8, 2021

34 of our Psychology and Neuroscience undergraduates are Spring 2021 initiates of the Alpha of North Carolina Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Beta Kappa is one of the oldest and most distinguished of all collegiate honorary societies. Membership is … Read more

Dr. Michael Hallquist Awarded National Institutes of Health Grant

March 4, 2021

Dr. Michael Hallquist, an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology and Quantitative Psychology, is the recipient of a 2020 National Institutes of Health R01 subcontract grant. The Research Project Grant (R01) is the original and historically oldest grant mechanism used by … Read more

Shveta Parekh Awarded NRSA Fellowship

March 4, 2021

Shveta Parekh, a graduate student in Behavioral and Integrative Neuroscience, received a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Pre-doctoral Fellowship from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The purpose of the Kirschstein NRSA Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award is … Read more