Graduate Student News
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Jose Martinez, Yesenia Ortiz, Bedford Palmer, Susan Ramirez, and Vivian Tamkin were awarded the James Walker Presidential Fellowships for 2007-08.
Sarah Asmussen, Taisha Caldwell, and Joel Nadler received $300 APA travel awards to present their research at the 2008 APA convention in Boston.
Undergraduate Student News
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Congratulations to 2008 Honors Day Award Recipients!
Gordon F. Pitz Research Award: Nicholas Kuypers
Psychology Honor Student Award: Matt Picchietti
Robert C. Radtke Leadership Award: Nora Bunford, Ryan Perrin, & Charles Webley
James McHose Seniors Award: Katie Butera, Stacy Jackson, Kevin Loyd, Carrie Palmer, & Katie Wessels
Congratulations to Psychology students who received the following awards at the 2008 Undergraduate Research Conference!
REACH Awards: Sarah Heck (Dr. Hoane), Kevin Loyd (Dr. Jacobs), and Stacie Wallace (Dr. Weston)
First Place (tied): Bryan McConomy (Dr. Smith) and Nicholas Kuypers (Dr. Hoane)
Honorable Mention: Nicholas Birky (Dr. Hoane)
People's Choice Award: Katie Butera (Dr. L. DiLalla)
Independent Researcher: Matthew Picchietti (Dr. D. Gilbert)
And 16 of the 46 participants at the Undergraduate Research Conference were Psychology students!
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Faculty News
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In 2007, Psychology faculty published 41 articles, 1 book and 8 book chapters, and presented 115 papers at conferences. Click on the links for more information!
Dr. Meera Komarraju has been chosen to participate in a week-long working conference on the future of undergraduate psychology, sponsored by the American Psychological Association.
Dr. Lisabeth DiLalla has been named a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science.
Dr. Peggy Stockdale has been named a Fellow of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (Division 9) of the American Psychological Association.
Dr. Kathie Chwalisz has been named a Fellow of the Society of Counseling Psychology (Division 17) of the American Psychological Association.
Dr. Rheeda Walker has been selected for the 2007-2008 African American Mental Health Research Scientist (AAMHRS) Grant-Mentoring Program, funded by NIMH.
Dr. Meera Komarraju is the 2007 recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Member Teaching in the Core Curriculum.
Dr. Michael Young was awarded an Excellence Through Commitment Teaching Enhancement award for summer 2007.
Dr. Meera Komarraju, Dr. Rheeda Walker, and Dr. Yu-Wei Wang all received 2007-08 Seed Grants from SIU's Office of Research Development and Administration (ORDA).
Dr. Rebecca Weston's article (with Paul Gore) entitled "A Brief Guide to Structural Equation Modeling," has been selected as the recipient of The Counseling Psychologist's 2006 Outstanding Contribution Award.
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