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Nathan Kuncel Receives Division 5 Early Career Award
Dear Colleagues,
I'm delighted to announce that Nathan Kuncel has been selected to receive the 2010 Anne Anastasi Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions from APA Division 5 (Division of Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics). Please join me in congratulating Nathan on this well-deserved award.
January 21st, 2010
Alex RothmanJeff Simpson wins 2010 Diener Award for Mid-Career Achievement in Social Psychology
Dear Psychology Colleagues,
It's a pleasure for me to tell you that Jeff Simpson has won the 2010 Diener Award for Mid-Career Achievement in Social Psychology, which is presented annually by the Society of Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP). This award is given to 1 mid-career scholar each year. Jeff will receive the award at the 2010 SPSP conference in Las Vegas in January.
Please join me in congratulating Jeff on this splendid recognition of his scholarly achievements.
Best,
Gordon
December 17th, 2009Nathan Kuncel Wins Cattell Early Career Research Award
Dear Psychology Community,
More good news about Nathan Kuncel. He has been awarded the Cattell Early Career Research Award from the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology. He will give the Cattell Award address at the Society's 2010 meeting in Atlanta next September.
More information about the award can be found at:
http://www.smep.org/awards/cattell-award
Congratulations to Nathan on this recognition of his accomplishments!
-Gordon
October 26th, 2009Tom Brothen now full faculty member
Dear Faculty Colleagues,
Tom Brothen has been a faculty colleague on campus for many years, and has worked closely with us in Psychology for the past three years. It's my pleasure and privilege to tell you that Tom is now a full faculty member in Psychology.
Please join me in welcoming Tom to our faculty!
-Gordon
October 14th, 2009Counseling Student Awards
I am pleased to announced that several of our counseling psychology graduate students have been recipients of prestigious awards in the field of counseling psychology. They are:
Zoua Chang (Advisor Jo-Ida Hansen) who is the 2009 recipient of the American College Testing Program-Society for Vocational Psychology Graduate Student Research Award. Zoua received the award for her dissertation, "An investigation of contextual factors and dispositional characteristics in the career development of Hmong American and Caucasian American college students." The award will be presented to Zoua during the APA meeting in August.
Melanie Leuty (Advisor Jo-Ida Hansen) who received the National Career Development Association (NCDA) Graduate Student Research Award for her project, "Exploring the construct of work values." Melanie was presented her award at the NCDA Convention (July 2009) in St. Louis, MO and was invited to present on her research at the convention.
Alisia Tran (Advisor Richard Lee) who is a 2009-2010 Hmong Studies Fellow hosted by the program in Asian American Studies and the Institute for Advanced Study. Alisia's project is "Leaving out Hmong - What do we really leave out?" The fellowship is funded by a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation.
Congratulations to Zoua, Melanie, and Alisia.
-Gordon
August 14th, 2009Brian 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, 2009
Off Campus Psychology Related Employment
Postdoc - Dept. of Veterans Affairs NJ Healthcare System
Dear Colleagues,
I would like to draw your attention to an exciting post-doctoral fellowship opportunity at the War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) at the Department of Veterans Affairs in East Orange. We are looking for a dynamic, dedicated and hard-working clinical scientist with a strong desire to develop a research career in either clinical or basic science. This unique opportunity allows the fellow to devote 75% of their time to research and 25% of their time to clinical work. The fellowship will provide individual mentoring and training to foster the fellow's career development. Applicants should be able to work independently, and with support, to develop research ideas that can be translated into studies, publications and grant proposals. Fellows will join a large multidisciplinary group focusing on post-deployment health concerns of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as from prior conflicts. Current research includes ground-breaking work on physiological mechanisms of trauma related health concerns, neuropsychological assessment, PTSD, unexplained physical symptoms and chronic illness, including diabetes. Applicants with these and other veteran related research interests are encouraged to apply. I would appreciate your forwarding this to students or colleagues that you feel might be interested.
The two-year fellowship is sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Applicants must have a Ph.D. and be a U.S. citizen. Only in the absence of qualified U.S. citizens can we consider foreign citizens. Qualified candidates should fax or e-mail their resume to Catherine Jordan, Human Resources Specialist at: (973) 395-7148 or catherine.jordan1@va.gov
Thank you for your help.
Best regards, Karen
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Karen S. Quigley, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Research
War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, Stop 129
Dept of Veterans Affairs NJ Healthcare System
385 Tremont Ave.
East Orange, NJ 07018 and
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
New Jersey Medical School - UMDNJ
Newark, NJ
VA Phone: 973-676-1000 X 1-2719
Fax: 973-395-7114 or 7111
January 7th, 2010Clinical Psychologist - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Anesthesiology is recruiting a clinical psychologist with an active research interest to join the restructured and evolving Division of Pain Medicine. The position will be available as early as March 2010. The Division of Pain Medicine consists of four faculty who are fellowship trained pain specialists (a fifth to join us in August 2010), two pain fellows (with a third to be added by 2011), and one research fellow position to be filled for 2010, one pain psychologist, and an NIH funded Pain Medicine researcher who is also the Vice Chair for
January 6th, 2010
Research in the Department of Anesthesiology. Responsibilities will include 50 to 60% time dedicated to clinical practice in our University multidisciplinary pain clinic, with the balance of time devoted to grant-related research activities. Reduced clinical time is possible with additional research grant support. Areas of departmental research interest include, but are not limited to: genetic predictors of transition from acute to chronic pain after exposure to stress or trauma; gene by environmental interactions influencing the transition to chronic pain; and the co-morbidity between chronic pain and psychological conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. Individuals with current or previous NIH grant support, or with substantial promise to develop such funding, are preferred. To apply, please send a copy of your resume and a cover letter to Lauren Junco, Head of Human Resources, UNC Department of Anesthesiology, ljunco@aims.unc.edu. The University of North Carolina encourages applications from
women, minorities and persons with disabilities. UNC is an equal opportunity employer.Postdoc - Frankel Center for Judaic Studies
Mandell L. Berman Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Contemporary American Jewish Life. Two-year postdoctoral fellowship is an opportunity for a recent PhD (since June 2006) to pursue research on American Jews and the American Jewish community in conjunction with University of Michigan faculty. A strong commitment to multidisciplinary work in the social sciences is required. The fellow will be expected to be in residence during the academic years of the fellowship, to conduct research, to participate in the intellectual activities of the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, and to disseminate scholarship to diverse audiences. Please send application by January 4, 2010, to:
Frankel Center for Judaic Studies
Attn: Deborah Dash Moore
202 South Thayer St.
2111 Thayer Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48104Evaluation of applications will be based on quality of proposed research, samples of work, and letters of recommendation. PhD must be received by August 2010.
Appointment will be announced by March 1, 2010.
Stipend and Prerequisites:
The annual stipend will be $60,000 for 2010-11. The annual appointment period is an academic calendar year, September 1 - April 30. The fellow will be eligible for participation in the University health and life insurance options. The program for dental insurance will begin after the first year is completed. A flat allowance of $2,500 will be reimbursable for moving expenses in addition to $2,000 per year for conference travel.The Fellow will have a two-year appointment as a Research Fellow or Assistant Professor in the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies and an appropriate affiliated department of the University. The fellowship may be extended for a third year pending approval by the Dean of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. This appointment is not tenure-track. Any subsequent appointment of a Fellow to a position at the University of Michigan would be subject to the rules governing new appointments.
The Fellow is encouraged to consider opportunities for the dissemination of research, such as conferences, workshops, and colloquia, in coordination with the Frankel Center.
Non-US citizens may apply. If one is awarded the fellowship and is not a United States citizen, the University of Michigan International Office will work with the fellow to obtain a visa to permit employment at the University of Michigan for the two-year fellowship. Owing to the uncertainties of international mail, overseas applicants should try to postmark their applications by January 4, 2010.
Miscellaneous conditions:
Residence: The Fellow is expected to be in residence in Ann Arbor for the University academic years of appointment (September - April) and to participate in the activities of the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies. Off-campus research leave during academic terms will be permitted only in rare cases, only for brief periods of time, and only upon written application to the Director of the Center well in advance of the proposed leave. Any leave granted will count as part of the fellowship tenure.
Publications: Fellow is requested to cite his/her identification as the Mandell L. Berman Fellow at the University of Michigan in any publications that result from work done during his/her tenure and to provide the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies with copies of such published work.
Report on scholarship: At the end of each fellowship year, the Fellow is asked to submit a written report on activities and accomplishments during the year.
Activities: The Frankel Center for Judaic Studies is an interdisciplinary intellectual community. The Fellow will be expected to participate in monthly colloquia, to share his/her work in progress, and to engage in conversation with other members about intellectual concerns. The fellow will also be expected to disseminate results of his/her scholarship to the broader academic and Jewish communities.
Research assistance: The fellow will receive an office and computer as well as access to other research equipment as appropriate. The fellow may draw on additional funds for research up to $2,000 per year on approval from the Chair and with proper receipts. The fellow may seek support from external agencies if such support will enhance his/her scholarship.
Application procedure:
November 19th, 2009
1. A current curriculum vitae. As an addendum, include a list of courses taken as a graduate student. No transcript is required.
2. A short (no more than one page, single spaced) description of your background, teaching interests, and a brief summary of your proposed research. If you are currently a doctoral candidate, please indicate the anticipated schedule of completion of your thesis.
3. A research proposal for the fellowship tenure of 1-5 pages. This proposal should outline the methods and aims of research beyond your thesis or other work on the subject. Please keep in mind that your project proposal will be read by non-specialists, as well as specialists in your field. Proposals that involve more than one discipline are especially welcome.
4. Two selected work samples. Because reviewers have limited time for reading each application, candidates must limit the number of work samples and length of papers. Do not send a copy of your dissertation, but you may send the introduction or short chapter.
5. Three letters of recommendation. Please have each recommender send the letter directly to:
Frankel Center for Judaic Studies
Attn: Deborah Dash Moore
202 South Thayer St.
2111 Thayer Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Please submit three copies of each item listed in 1-4.Associate Director - Minneapolis VA Medical Center
Research and Leadership Position Availability
Associate Director of Health Services Research
Minneapolis VA Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research
and the University of MinnesotaThe nationally and internationally recognized Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center seeks a mid-career scientist to serve as Associate Director. The successful candidate for this exciting opportunity will have an independent research program at our Center, collaborate with other Center and University investigators, manage scientific staff, and implement our Center's strategic plan. We welcome applicants in the areas of clinical, public health, outcomes and/or implementation research. Requirements include a MD; PhD or DrPH in nursing, public health, management, social or behavioral science; effective leadership skills, and a record of high-quality research evidenced by peer-reviewed publications and independent funding. Additionally, we value strong communication skills, a commitment to collaboration, and an ability to work effectively across disciplines. The Associate Director will also hold a faculty position in the Department of Medicine at the University of Minnesota. Salary is dependent upon qualifications. Please mail, email or fax cover letter, curriculum vitae, publications list, and names of three references to Jill Mahal-Lichty, VA Medical Center (152), One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417. Email: jill.mahal-lichty@va.gov. Phone: (612)-467-1979 Fax: (612) 727-5699. The Department of Veterans Affairs is an Equal Opportunity employer. For more information about our Center, see: http://www.hsrd.minneapolis.med.va.gov/.
November 3rd, 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.