Congratulations to 3 of our Psychology and Neuroscience faculty members who are our 2017 recipients of the Stephenson and Lindquist Awards. The Stephenson and Lindquist Award is a departmental award and its purpose is to support the research activities of … Read more

Zachary Fisher, a graduate student in Quantitative Psychology, is the recipient of the 2017 Lyle V. Jones Award. The Lyle V. Jones Award is presented annually to a graduate student of the L.L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory who epitomizes both academic … Read more

Dr. Mitch Prinstein, Seters Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology, has been elected to the American Psychological Association’s Board of Directors. The American Psychological Association (APA) is the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and its … Read more

Shannon Blakey, a graduate student in Clinical Psychology, is the 2017 recipient of the Society for the Science of Clinical Psychology’s Outstanding Student Researcher Award. This award is intended to recognize outstanding graduate students who are providing exceptional contributions to … Read more

Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, a Kenan Distinguished Professor of Social Psychology, will be awarded the 2017 TANG Prize to honor her exceptional contributions to the well-being of humanity on November 12, 2017. The TANG Foundation is a private institution established by … Read more

19 of our Psychology and Neuroscience undergraduates are Fall 2017 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

8 of our Psychology and Neuroscience Honor undergraduates, Emmie Banks, Adrienne Bonar, Yumei Chen, Cassidy Fry, Heather Ortega, Sarah Palasick, Logan Smith,and Lynde Wangler are the recipients of the 2017 David Bray Peele Award. The Peele Award honors David Bray … Read more

Jennifer MacCormack, a graduate student in Social Psychology, received a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institute on Aging. The purpose of the Kirschstein NRSA Pre-Doctoral Fellowship Award is to enable promising … Read more

Dr. Steve Buzinski, a Teaching Assistant Professor in Psychology and Neuroscience, has been named the first UNC Center for Faculty Excellence Faculty-in-Residence. The CFE has launched a new initiative, a faculty-in-residence program designed to support select faculty interests related to … Read more

5 Psychology and Neuroscience graduate students, Yen-Ping Chang (Social Psychology), Maleeha Haroon (Clinical Psychology), Ethan McCormick (Developmental Psychology), Kimberly Pentel (Clinical Psychology), and Lillian Reuman (Clinical Psychology), are the recipients of the 2017-18 Dashiell Dissertation Startup Awards. The Dashiell Dissertation … Read more