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News
Annie Steele wins finalist award for Facebook Fellowship
Clinical graduate student Annie Steele has won a $500 Finalist award for a Facebook Fellowship. The Facebook Fellowship supports 12 Ph.D. students doing groundbreaking research. The finalist award was granted to Annie based on her current research on social functioning and emotional responses to social media. Annie works with Dr. Michael Telch on The Facebook Project, a study looking at social anxiety and response to negative feedback in online social networking contexts and in face-to-face contexts.
Facebook Fellowship Program
(02/11/12)
Psychology researchers participate in new research offering hope of paralysis cure
Two Psychology Department graduate students (Josh Britt and Jackie Kane) and two Psychology professors (Drs. Francisco Gonzalez-Lima and Tim Schallert) are key collaborators and co-authors of a study that offers hope for a cure for paralysis. This exciting new research, led by Dr. George Bittner, a professor of Neurobiology, has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Neuroscience Research. An early view of the paper, titled "Rapid, Effective, and Long-Lasting Behavioral Recovery Produced by Microsutures, Methylene Blue, and Polyethylene Glycol After Completely Cutting Rat Sciatic Nerves" is now available. Read full study | "New surgery heals nerve damage in weeks" | Watch Video feature on KVUE.com
(02/09/12)
What can you do with a bachelor's degree in psychology? Ask Jeffrey Wittig, Oak Hill Fire Chief
Jeffrey J. Wittig, (class of '95), has been appointed Fire Chief of the Oak Hill Fire Department by the Travis County Emergency Services District #3 board of commissioners. After obtaining his B.A. in Psychology Jeffrey began working toward an MBA while serving as a volunteer fireman. He quickly rose through the ranks. more >
(02/08/12)
James Pennebaker decodes Mark Zuckerberg
In the online edition of Forbes magazine professor James Pennebaker scrutinized letters from America's best-known Internet companies at the time of their initial public offerings and came up with some interesting revelations about their personalities. more >
(02/02/12)
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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!
Behavioral Neuroscience Area Seminar:
"Rapid, effective and permanent repair of severed PNS nerves: It's not just for Mr. Crabs and Luke Skywalker anymore"
George D. Bittner, Ph.D.
Professor, Neurobiology, UT Austin
Wednesday, Feb. 15
Seay Bldg 4.244 (4th floor)
3:00 PM | more about this event >
EVENTS & LECTURES >
Books by Faculty
Handbook of Functional MRI Data Analysis
by Russell A. Poldrack, Jeanette A. Mumford, and Thomas E. Nichols
Published by Cambridge University Press
Publication date: August 2011
Visit the "Handbook of Functional MRI Data Analysis" Web Site
"Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has become the most popular method for imaging brain function. Handbook for Functional MRI Data Analysis provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to the methods used for fMRI data analysis. Using minimal jargon, this book explains the concepts behind processing fMRI data, focusing on the techniques that are most commonly used in the field." Read more >
Dr. Russell A. Poldrack is the Director of the Imaging Research Center and Professor of Psychology and Neurobiology at the University of Texas at Austin. He has published more than 100 articles in the field of cognitive neuroscience. He is well known for his research using fMRI and other imaging techniques to understand the brain systems that support learning and memory, decision making, and executive function. More info about his lab can be found at http://www.poldracklab.org
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