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Brian Connelly Wins Dissertation Award
It's my pleasure to let you know that Brian Connelly (Psychology PhD '08 in I/O Psychology, Advisor: Deniz S. Ones) is the winner of the 2009 Tanaka Award for best dissertation from the Association for Research in Personality. This is a highly competitive award, previously won in 2008 by Kristian Markon (MN Psychology PhD '07 in Clinical, Advisor: Robert Krueger) and in 2007 by PIB faculty member Colin DeYoung.
Congratulations to Brian, and his advisor Deniz! We can certainly be proud of the continuing accomplishments of our Ph.D.'s.
-Gordon
June 23rd, 2009John Campbell to serve as Director of Graduate Studies for 2009-2010 academic year
Dear Faculty, Graduate Students and Staff,
We are happy to announce, John Campbell was elected by the faculty and has agreed to serve as Director of Graduate Studies for the 2009-2010 academic year. We are grateful John is willing to serve the Department again in this position.
-Gordon
May 22nd, 2009Clelia Anna Mannino Receives Fulbright Grant
Dear Psychology Colleagues,
Clelia Anna Mannino, a graduate student in our social psychology program, is one of 20 students nationally to receive a Fulbright Full Grant to Italy. Her dissertation will investigate how Italy’s changing cultural climate is shaping and redefining conceptions of community, and how this complex process links to identity and nationalism. Mannino received a bachelor's in psychology and Italian from Mount Holyoke College in 2004. We all congratulate Ms. Mannino for winning this prestigious fellowship.
-Gordon
May 18th, 2009Stephan Dilchert Awarded Grad School's Best Dissertation Award
Dear Psychology colleagues,
It's a pleasure for me to tell you that Stephan Dilchert, one of our recent Ph.D's, has been awarded the Graduate School's Best Dissertation Award 2009 in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Here are a few details:
Advisor: Deniz Ones
Thesis title: Measurement and Prediction of Creativity at Work
Date of defense: July 31, 2008Stephan is now an Assistant Professor of Management, Baruch College
(City University of New York)Stephan recently received another award; a paper that he wrote in 2007 while a student at the Department of Psychology has just won
the "James C. Johnson Student Paper Award" of the International Personnel Assessment Council. The paper is titled “Assessment Center Dimensions:
Individual Differences Correlates and Meta-Analytic Incremental Validity.” This is a very competitive award in I/O Psychology.We all take pride in Stephan's accomplishments, as we do with all our Ph.D.'s.
-Gordon
May 11th, 2009Kyle Menary receives CLA Selmer Birkelo Scholarship
The Department is pleased to announce the recognition of an outstanding undergraduate psychology major. Kyle Menary, sophomore University Honors Program student, has been named one of twenty 2009-10 CLA Selmer Birkelo Scholarship recipients. To be considered for a Birkelo Scholarship, students must be majoring in fields relating to history, modern languages, classics, or the social and behavioral sciences and must be nominated by their major department. From the slate of nominees, a college-wide selection committee determines Birkelo Scholars, who will receive up to $4,000 to support their studies next year.
Kyle has distinguished himself early on in his academic career. Following participation in Monica Luciana's lab throughout his freshman year, Kyle secured a Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) grant last summer for his project, "Correlational Study of IQ and Cortical Thickness". He has continued data collection for this project since last spring and recently presented a poster at CSPR Research Day. Kyle is now working on a manuscript for a scholarly article as he completes his sophomore year. In Monica's letter of support for Kyle she states, "[Kyle] is superstar material, and we will be proud to claim him as one of our own!"
Holly M. Hatch-Surisook
May 7th, 2009
Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies
Coordinator of Advising
Department of PsychologyDaniel Goldman & Justin Jobelius - CSPR Research Day Poster Fair Winners
Dear Colleagues,
Please join me in congratulating the winners of the CSPR area's Research Day Poster Fair. Posters were judged in two categories: Graduate and Undergraduate/Post-Baccalaureate.
The Best Undergraduate Student Poster Award winner is Justin Jobelius, who is mentored by Chris Patrick. The title of his poster was Reduced P300 amplitude in criminal psychopathy is related to factor 2 of the PCL-R: Evidence from a simulated gambling task.
The Best Graduate Student Poster Award winner is Daniel Goldman, who is mentored by Bruce Cuthbert. Daniel presented two posters: RSVP, Please: Randomized Valence in Rapid Serial Visual Presentation of Emotional Pictures and
Quick Pics: Blocked vs. Randomized Valence in Sustained Emotional Picture Presentation.We wish Justin and Daniel the best of luck with their future endeavors. Thanks to those of you who participated in this and other aspects of Research Day. We hope to see you again next year!
Regards,
May 5th, 2009
Monica Luciana
Director, T32 Training Program on
Neurobehavioral Aspects of Personality and Psychopathology
Off Campus Psychology Related Employment
Clinical Psychologist
Crown Medical Center (www.crownmedicalcenter.org) a cultural specific clinic located in Minneapolis and Brooklyn Park is looking for licensed clinical psychologists. Individuals should offer the following services:
June 12th, 2009
Family / individual services; diagnostic assessment; career and professional development supports; anxiety and stress reduction treatment; clinical maintenance and crisis management.
Please if you are interested, please call (612 978 3783) or fax your resume to Crown Medical Center @ 612 872 4343, or email crownmed@msn.com.
Joyce Onyekaba, M D.One-Year Visiting Psych Professor - SDSU
One-Year Visiting Psychology Professor at South Dakota State University
The Department of Psychology at South Dakota State University invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor position beginning Fall 2009. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or ABD in psychology and experience teaching undergraduate students. We seek applicants with the ability to teach personality psychology, health psychology, social psychology and research methods. After the 2009-2010 academic year, this Visiting Professor position will be replaced by a tenure-track Assistant Professor position for which the Visiting Assistant Professor is welcome to apply. To apply, send cover letter explaining teaching history and interests, vita, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to Brad Woldt, Department Head, Psychology Department, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007. E-mail applications are welcome at bradley.woldt@sdstate.edu. Review of completed applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. SDSU is an AA/EEO employer.
May 28th, 2009Post-doc Fellowship - Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN BIOBEHAVIORAL INFANT STUDIES
The Child Development Unit of the Division of Developmental Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School is seeking qualified applicants for a post-doctoral fellowship focused on infant response to stress. We are seeking highly motivated individuals who are able to work independently and are deeply interested in biobehavioral infant research. Candidates may hold a Ph.D. in psychology, neurosciences, animal behavior, biopsychology or a related field. The primary responsibility will be to assist with an NIH funded study examining the effects of a social stressor on the behavior and psychophysiology of infants. Candidates are expected to have experience with recording and analysis of cardiac measures and EEG/ERP data with preference given to those who have worked with infant or child populations.
There is opportunity for additional research of specific interest to the candidate under the supervision of researchers expert in the fields of developmental psychology, psychophysiology and psychopathology.
This is a 2-year position though grant writing for an additional year(s) will be encouraged. This post-doctoral position is available immediately. Applicants should send a copy of their CV, a letter of research accomplishments and interests and 3 letters of reference to:
Nancy Snidman, Ph.D.
May 6th, 2009
Director of Research
Child Development Unit, Children's Hospital
1295 Boylston Street, Suite 320
Boston, MA 02115
Ph: 857-218-4370
ncs@wjh.harvard.eduInstructor - St. Cloud State University
The Psychology Department at St. Cloud State University is looking for an instructor to teach our junior level sensation and perception course in the fall. It will be on Tuesday night 6 to 7:45. The semester starts August 24 and ends December 18. A masters degree in psychology is required. A completed doctorate in psychology or A.B.D. is preferred. Any interest candidates should send a letter of interest, transcripts (or copies for initial review), vita, letters or contact information for a reference, and evidence of teaching effectiveness to
Via postal mail:
Leslie Valdes, Ph.D.
WH 102, Psy. Dept.
720 4th Ave. S.
St. Cloud, MN 56301Via email
lavaldes@stcloudstate.eduor via fax
320-308-3098.For best consideration, applications should be sent by May 1.
April 9th, 2009
The Department of Psychology's Mission Statement
The mission of the Department of Psychology, in accordance with its long and distinguished history, comprises three objectives: significant contributions to the basic science of psychology and the applications of that science through creative scholarship, the thorough training of future generations in psychological science and its methods, and service and leadership to the discipline and profession.