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 Graduate student blogs for Psychology Today
In her Psychology Today blog, "Embracing the Dark Side", Jenna Baddeley writes about the positive aspects of sadness, bereavement, and other negative feelings.
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(01/25/12)
Social and Personality faculty & students attend JPSP conference
Faculty and students from the Social and Personality area will be presenting posters and giving talks at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) from January 26-28. SPSP promotes scientific research that explores how people think, behave, and interact. With more than 7,000 members, the Society is the largest organization of social and personality psychologists in the world. Conference Web site
Talks:
- Gili Freedman and Jennifer Beer
- Brent Hughes and Jennifer Beer
Posters:
- Scott Liening and Robert Josephs
- Yi-Tai Seih and James Pennebaker
- Carson Sandy, Sam Gosling, John Durant, and Ryan Browne
- Molly Ireland and James Pennebaker
- Lindsay Graham, Sam Gosling, Christopher Travis, Erin Darling, Meng Ke, and Richard Corsi
- Erin Burgoon, Marlone Henderson, Cheryl Wakslak
- Jenna Baddeley, Lindsay Graham, Robert Wilson, Samuel Gosling, James Pennebaker
(01/25/12)
Autofocus and the importance of 'defocusing'
Postdoctoral researcher Johannes Burge and his advisor, Dr. Wilson Geisler, director of the Center for Perceptual Systems, recently published research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences which describes how they were able to extract and use information in an individual image to determine how far objects are from the focus distance. The Guardian notes that the algorithm they have developed "looks set to revolutionise the way autofocus works, allowing for greater speed and accuracy in digital photography." more >
(01/23/12)
 Psychology staff member receives 2012 James Vick Award
Undergraduate advisor Jay Brown is the recipient of the 2012 James Vick Award.This award is presented each spring to academic advisors who have had an effective, positive influence on the educational experience of university students. Students nominate academic advisors from across campus and a student selection committee determines the recipients. New honorees join former recipients at a luncheon to celebrate academic advising and to receive a certificate and a monetary award. Congratulations, Jay!
(01/23/12)
 Dr. Judith Langlois to serve as Graduate School interim dean
Judith Langlois, Charles and Sarah Seay Regents' Professor of Psychology and director of the Langlois Social Development Lab, will be taking over as interim dean of the Graduate School, effective January 31. Dr. Langlois has served twice as interim dean for the College of Liberal Arts and is currently Vice Provost.
(01/17/12)
Facebook behavior study published in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
A new study by psychology professor Sam Gosling shows that how you act on the social network is an accurate reflection of your offline behavior. The study, titled “Manifestations of personality in Online Social Networks: self-reported Facebook-related behaviors and observable profile information,” has been published in the academic journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. ZDNet | The Atlantic >
(01/17/12)
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Events & Lectures
 The Psychology Department will host an alumni reunion on February 24-25, 2012. Click on the Reunion 2012 banner for more information. Be sure to visit us on Facebook, too!
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New Book by Art Markman
Smart Thinking: Three Essential Keys to Solve Problems, Innovate and Get Things Done, the latest of several books by Art Markman, is now available for pre-order. The official publication date is January 3, 2012, but word is out and it has already been reviewed by The Daily Texan.
"Drawing on diverse studies of the mind, from psychology to linguistics, philosophy, and learning science, Art Markman, Ph.D., demonstrates the difference between "smart thinking" and raw intelligence, showing readers how memory works, how to learn effectively, and how to use knowledge to get things done. He then introduces his own three-part formula for readers to employ "smart thinking" in their daily lives."...Book description
Dr. Markman is the Annabel Irion Worsham Centennial Professor of Psychology and Marketing, and is the editor of the journal Cognitive Science.
Visit the "Smart Thinking" web site
Related links:
KUT radio interview | KXAN video interview | Dr. Phil show interview | USA Today text interview
(12/15/11, updated 01/05/12)
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