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 Michael Telch, professor of clinical psychology, working with Fort Hood soldiers in study of posttraumatic stress disorder
"During the past few years, soldiers have been bused from Fort Hood to Dr. Michael Telch's anxiety disorders research lab to help determine the factors that may predispose service members to PTSD. More than 160 Iraq soldiers have completed the three phases of the study, which assesses service members prior to deployment, during deployment and after returning home from combat". Read more...
"One of the strengths of the study is that unlike just giving a questionnaire when soldiers get back from deployment, we have the opportunity to assess them before they leave".
...Michael Telch, professor of clinical psychology and principal investigator of the study
Telch Web Page | Laboratory for the Study of Anxiety Disorders
Psychology undergraduate students to attend the National Conference on Undergraduate Research in April 2010
Psychology undergraduate students James Hammond (English and Psychology) and Martinque Jones
(Psychology) will be presenting their research findings at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research at the University of Montana, Missoula, on April 15-17, 2010. They will have the opportunity to present their research findings to a group of peers and faculty across the country also doing research. Additionally, student have the opportunity to publish their work in the Conference Proceedings.
James Hammond "The Memory of Darkness-Race and Fantasy in Medieval Romance"
Martinque Jones: "The African American Dream: A Progressive Discussion of Academic Achievement in African American Students"
  Rebecca Bigler and Erin Pahlke discuss racial attitudes in children on KEYE TV
Pictured from left: Rebecca Bigler, Erin Pahlke
Dr. Becky Bigler and graduate student Erin Pahlke (Educational Psychology) were featured on Judy Maggio's "In Depth" story on CBS KEYE TV on Tuesday night, November 10th, at 10:00pm. Their studies on racial attitudes in children were discussed, with some of the children who participated in Erin Pahlke's study at the Children's Research Lab (including the son of Dr. Rebecca Neal-Beevers and Dr. Chris Beevers).
See video feature UT research shows racial profiling at young age | Read transcript
Bigler Web Page | The Gender and Racial Attitudes Lab | See also recent cover story in Newsweek, "Is Your Baby Racist", which features research by Dr. Bigler and the Gender and Racial Attitudes Lab.
(posted 11/12/09)
"While it’s difficult to influence the way strangers judge you from a photograph, it’s even harder to control your overall online persona when other features like friend lists and Facebook message walls come into play. 'If I want to appear extroverted, I can’t just suddenly create 450 friends and have them post on my wall and have photos of me yelling drunkenly at the camera at yet another party,' says Samuel Gosling, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Texas and an author of both personality studies. 'You can’t just fabricate those.' "
Read "Making a Digital First Impression: Why You Can't Fake Your Facebook Profile"
(posted 11/12/09)
THE SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (SURE)
We believe that our department should reflect the society that it serves, and thus we are committed to increasing racial and ethnic diversity among its students and faculty. The Department is also committed to enhancing research on multi-cultural issues, and to training students to work with, teach, and serve individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. We endeavor to create a climate of tolerance and understanding for students, staff, and faculty that respects differences in background and life experiences, including differences in ethnic and racial heritage, gender, sexual orientation, age, social-economic standing, and physical abilities.
INFORMATION AND APPLICATION TO THE SURE PROGRAM...
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Center for Perceptual Systems Seminar Series
"Homeostatic Control of Temporal Coding by Coordinated LTP and LTD in an Auditory Circuit"
Thanos Tzounopoulos, Ph.D.
Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy
University of Pittsburgh
Monday, November 23
12:00 PM
SEA 4.244
Read more about this talk...
Psychology students receive Fall 2009 Undergraduate Research Fellowships
The Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, which is funded by The University Co-operative Society, has announced the Fall 2009 award winners, which include several Psychology students. Fellowships in amounts up to $1,000 are awarded through two competitions in the fall and spring semesters. The deadline for Spring 2009 will be February 1, 2009.
More information and PDF application
Boldt, Desirae: "Eye-Tracking and Pupillometric Response to Emotional Facial Expressions in Depressed, Depression Vulnerable, and Non-depressed Adults", Supervisor: C. Beevers
Dayton, Rachael: "Age Differences in Reversal Learning with Emotional and Logical Feedback", Supervisor: T. Maddox
Lawson, Sarah Elizabeth: "Stereotyping and Physical Distance", Supervisor: M. Henderson
Lujan, Maren: "Consequences of Perceptions of Ethnic Fairness Among Young Hispanic Children", Supervisor: R. Bigler
McGarrity, Larissa: "Explicit and Implicit Heterosexism Using a Schematic Memory Technique", Supervisor: R. Bigler
Vivlamore, Ashley Marie: ""Personality Correlates of Different Romantic Intentions in Speed Daters", Supervisor: S. Gosling
Nipp, Alyssa: "A Study of the Critical Period in Language Learning Using American Sign Language", Supervisor: C. Echols
McInnis, Melissa: "Young Children’s Understanding of Real and Pretend Invisible Phenomena and Its Relationship to the Development of the Appearance-reality Distinction", Supervisor: J. Woolley
Psychology graduate student receives grant from IGERT (Indoor Environmental Science & Engineering)
Lindsay Graham (Area: Social) has been offered an NSF IGERT traineeship for 2010. IGERT trainees are "required to engage in research that has a strong component related to indoor environmental quality".
IGERT Web Site
Psychology graduate students receive research grants from the College of Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts Grants for Research (LAGR):
Tracy Kwang (Area: Social)
Sarah McKenney (Area: Developmental)
Liberal Arts Graduate Fellowships (LAGF):
Jamil Bhanji (Area: Cognitive Systems)
Christopher Harte (Area: Clinical)
For more information on COLA research grants, see:
Liberal Arts Graduate Research Fellowship | Research and Grants | Research Opportunities
 Sleep Deprivation Negatively Affects Split-Second Decision Making, Study Shows
Psychology professors Todd Maddox and David Schnyer found moderate sleep deprivation causes some people to shift from a faster and more accurate process of information categorization (information-integration) to a more controlled, explicit process (rule-based), resulting in negative effects on performance. Read more...
Maddox Web Page | Schnyer Web Page
 First Impressions Count When Making Personality Judgments, New Research Shows
Research by UT social psychologist Sam Gosling and Sonoma State University psychologist Laura Naumann is available in the December 2009 issue of "Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin". Read more...
Available online as Downloadable PDF | Gosling Web Page | Naumann Web Page
 Taking Aim at Addiction
UT researchers, including psychology professor Kim Fromme, "attack complex disorder from many angles, from basic biology to impact on society." Read more...
Fromme Web Page
 New Book by Cindy Meston and David Buss Investigates Women's Sexual Motivations
Psychology professors Cindy Meston and David Buss are the authors of a new book, Why Women Have Sex, published on September 29, 2009. The book investigates the motivations that guide women’s sexual decisions. Read more... | See video interviews on the Rachael Ray Show (Oct.14) and the Dr. Phil Show (Oct. 22).
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