Shannon Blakey, a graduate student in Clinical Psychology, received the 2019 American Psychological Association Division 18’s Outstanding Veteran Affairs (VA) Trainee Award. APA Division 18 Psychologists in Public Service responds to the needs of the public in areas such as … Read more

Heidi Vuletich, a graduate student in Developmental Psychology and Social Psychology, is the recipient of the 2019 Christopher R. Agnew Research Innovation Award. The Agnew Research Innovation Award is awarded annually to a graduate student enrolled in the Social Psychology … Read more

Aya Avishai-Yitshak, a graduate student in Social Psychology, is the recipient of the 2019 Chester A. Insko Best Publication Award. The Insko Best Publication Award is awarded annually to a graduate student enrolled in the Social Psychology Doctoral Program with … Read more

Dr. Eva Telzer, an Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychology, is the recipient of a 2020 American Psychological Association (APA) Division 7 Boyd McCandless Award. APA’s Division 7: Developmental Psychology is organized to promote research in the field of developmental psychology, … Read more

Dr. Eva Telzer, an Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychology, is the recipient of a 2019 Flux Young Investigator Award. Flux: The Society for Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience’s purpose is to advance the understanding of human brain development by serving as a … Read more

Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, a Kenan Distinguished Professor of Social Psychology, has been elected to the post of the Society for Affective Science (SAS) President-Elect. The Society for Affective Science is dedicated to fostering basic and applied research in the variety … Read more

Dr. Eric Youngstrom, Professor of Clinical Psychology, has been elected to the post of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Division 5 President-Elect. APA Division 5: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods is concerned with promoting high standards in both research and practical … Read more

Dr. Shauna Cooper, an Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology, has been named an Associate Editor for Child Development. As the flagship journal of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Child Development has published articles, essays, reviews, and tutorials … Read more

Dr. Jennifer Arnold, Professor of Cognitive Psychology, has been selected as a Working on Women in Science (WOWS) Scholar in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences for a two-year term, effective July 2019. The WOWS initiative was established in … Read more

Leigh Spivey, a graduate student in Clinical Psychology is a recipient of the 2018-2019 Graduate/Professional LGBTIQA+ Advocacy Award by the UNC LGBTQ Center. The LGBTIQA+ Advocacy AWard recognizes contributions to or advocacy on behalf of LGBTIQA+ communities at the University … Read more