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We are pleased to announce our effort to fund The Clarke A. Burnham Memorial Excellence Endowment. This endowment fund, will serve both to honor Clarke and to provide support for graduate students into the future. more >

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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)

Jacqueline Woolley explains the tradition of the tooth fairy as a rite of passage
Dr. Jacqueline Woolley studies children's understanding of reality. In "Losing baby teeth is a rite of passage" she talks about the importance of the tooth fairy. more >
(02/01/12)

New study by Samuel Gosling published in Psychological Science
In a study that examined how bad people are at forecasting emotions, psychology professor Samuel Gosling and student Michael Tyler Mathieu reanalyzed the raw data from 11 studies of “affective forecasting” and concluded that “We’re not as hopeless as an initial reading of the literature might lead you to think...” The study has been published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. APS Press Release
(01/30/12)

Jenna BaddeleyGraduate 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)

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)

Events & Lectures

Psychology Department Reunion 2012
Find the Reunion on FacebookThe 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 >

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Psychology undergraduate researcher Sarah Kettles showcased on KNOW
Psychology junior Sarah Kettles is featured in a Q and A series appearing on UT's KNOW web site. The series is sponsored by the Senate of College Councils and showcases the work of an undergraduate researcher every month. Sarah is head research assistant (RA) in the Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders, working with Dr. Mike Telch and graduate student mentor, Annie Steele. more >
(02/02/12)


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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