| Psychology Undergraduate Award Ceremony honors undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty |
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The award winners at the Undergraduate Award Ceremonty were: Jensen Award: Maggie Schauer (thesis supervisor: Sarah Gervais) Wolfe Award: Kara Brostrom Levine Diversity Award, Undergraduate Student Winners: Haley Mullin and Maggie Schauer Levine Diversity Award, Graduate Student winner: Libier Isas Graduate student TA award for research mentorship: Leah Georges (nominator: Rich Wiener), Mark Mills (nominator: Mike Dodd), Tiffany West (nominator: Dave Hansen) Graduate student TA award for classroom instruction: Michelle Petracca (nominator: Cal Garbin) Teacher of the year: Mike Dodd |
| Please join us for the 61th Annual Nebraska Symposium on Motivation |
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The 60th Annual Symposium on Motivation on Genes and the Motivation to Use Substances will be held at the Nebraska Union, UNL City Campus, 14th and R Streets on April 25-26, 2013. Speakers will include Arpana Agrawal (Washington University, St. Louis), John C. Crabbe (Oregon Health & Science University), David Goldman (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism), Matt McGue (University of Minnesota), Robert Philibert (University of Iowa), and Robert A. Zucker (University of Michigan). |
| UNL's Program of Excellence Conference - Security and Terrorism in the Modern World will be held 8-10 April at the Law College |
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Program of Excellence Conference - Security and Terrorism in the Modern World |
| Alan Kamil receives Comparative Cognition Society's Research Award |
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Alan Kamil, professor of biological sciences and psychology and director of the Center for Avian Cognition, has received the Research Award from the Comparative Cognition Society. This award honors scientists who have made major contributions to our understanding of animal cognition during their career. Recipients of the award give a Master Lecture at the Conference on Comparative Cognition and are honored at the conference banquet. In addition, the journal Behavioural Processes will publish a special issue in honor of Dr. Kamil. |
| Dennis Molfese named to national panel to study brain injuries |
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Dennis Molfese, professor of psychology and director of the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior, is serving on the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine Committee on Sports-Related Concussions in Youth. The committee is charged with producing a comprehensive report to Congress and President Barack Obama regarding brain injuries in children and young adults. Related Links: |
| Center for Brain, Biology, and Behavior approved by Board of Regents |
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The University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Jan. 25 approved the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior as an interdisciplinary research center at UNL. The center, which the board approved unanimously, is a key component of an emerging collaboration between athletics and research at UNL. Known as CB3, it will be located later this year in half of a 50,000-square-foot research area in the East Stadium addition to Memorial Stadium. Related Links: |
| Psychology undergraduate Kara Brostrom wins Outstanding Student Leadership Award |
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Kara Brostrom of Grand Island was honored by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Office of Student Affairs with UNL’s 2012 Outstanding Student Leadership Awards. The Outstanding Student Leadership Award recognizes outstanding leadership in academic, co-curricular, and/or extracurricular activities and involvement. Selection committees on behalf of the Office of Student Affairs annually select one male and one female student for recognition for their outstanding leadership contributions at UNL and their efforts to develop leadership qualities in their fellow students. |
| New Psychology Department Chair |
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Welcome Rick Bevins as the new Psychology Department Chair! Dr. Bevins received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience and Behavior from University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1993. He has been a faculty member in the Psychology Department since 1996, when he established the Behavioral Neuropharmacology Laboratory. He has acted as Vice Chair of Psychology starting in 2001. Dr. Bevins succeeds David Hansen, who has contributed 11 years of service as Chair. Thanks, Dave! Dr. Hansen will continue to direct the Child Maltreatment Lab and will act as Area Advisor for the Clinical Psychology Graduate Program. |
| Sarah Gervais' research on sexual objectification makes headlines |
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A new study from Sarah Gervais' Subtle Prejudice Lab suggests that two distinct cognitive processes are in play with our basic physical perceptions of men and women – and, importantly, provides clues as to why women are often the targets of sexual objectification.
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| Former psychology undergraduate Cara Morgenson has received a Fulbright award to teach in Poland |
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Cara Morgenson, of Omaha, graduated in August 2011 with degrees in English and psychology and a minor in women’s and gender studies. She will be leaving in the fall to teach English in Poland for a year, thanks to her new Fulbright scholarship. Related Links: |
| Manda Williamson wins ASUN Outstanding Educator Award |
| Psychology lecturer Manda Williamson has received the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska (ASUN) Student Government's Outstanding Educator Award for 2011-12. Manda received the award for large classes. She regularly teaches large sections of Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 181). |
| Psychology undergraduate Mindy Schreiber wins BTN LiveBIG Scholarship with essay |
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| Psychology undergraduate Donovan Allen is featured on Collegebound Nebraska |
 Growing up in Omaha, Donovan Allen's mother always talked about the importance of college. So it's no wonder education became a priority. Now Donovan is a freshman at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and loving the experience. And Collegebound Nebraska is making it a little easier to pay the bills. Check out the YouTube video. |
| Rosemary Esseks, Celeste Spier, and Scott Stoltenberg received the Certificate of Recognition for Contribution to Students |
| Rosemary Esseks, Celeste Spier, and Scott Stoltenberg received the "Certificate of Recognition for Contribution to Students" from the UNL Parents Association and the UNL Teaching Council. Parents of UNL students nominate faculty and staff who have "made a signifcant difference" in their son's or daughter's life. |
| Please join us for the 60th Annual Nebraska Symposium on Motivation |
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The 60th Annual Symposium on Motivation on Motivational Perspectives on Objectification and (De)Humanization will be held at the Nebraska Union, UNL City Campus, 14th and R Streets on April 16 — 17, 2012. Speakers will include Rachel Calogero (Virginia Wesleyan College), Nicholas Epley (University of Chicago), Susan Fiske (Princeton University), Barbara Fredrickson (University of North Carolina), Jamie Goldenberg (University of South Florida), and Nicholas Haslam (University of Melbourne). |
| Cal Garbin named Academic All Star by the College of Arts and Sciences |
 Cal Garbin was named Academic All-Star: "In his 26 years as a faculty member in the Department of Psychology, Garbin has left fear by the wayside and blazed new trails as an educator. He has made an impact on generations of students, whether through his talents teaching statistics and breaking through common student fears about the subject, supervising hundreds of undergraduate research presentations at local or regional conferences, scrutinizing dozens of honors and seniors theses, and chairing or co-chairing four dissertation committees. His efforts have attracted attention at the national level, and certainly locally. He is the recipient of several teaching awards, including a University of Nebraska Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award (OTICA). The award, which recognizes just two individuals each year across the University of Nebraska’s four campuses, is among the system’s highest achievements in teaching." Read more here. |
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Lesa Hoffman received the Cattell Early Career Research Award from the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology. This award is an early-career award given annually by the Society to a young researcher who has made outstanding contributions to multivariate experimental psychology and who shows promise of continued work of a very high quality. Related Links: |
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Brian Bornstein received the Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Award from the American Psychology-Law Society |
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Brian Bornstein has been selected as the 2011 recipient of the Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Award from the American Psychology-Law Society. His selection was based on Bornstein's service as an educator, mentor, and his exceptional overall contributions to the psychology and law profession. The award will be presented at the 4th International Congress on Psychology and Law held in Miami this March. |
| Rick Bevins received the UNL Chapter of Sigma Xi's 2009 Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Rick Bevins, professor, Department of Psychology, received the Outstanding Scientist Award from Sigma Xi for international recognition as a leader in research excellence bridging the areas of psychology, psychopharmacology, behavioral neuroscience and immunology. Related Links: UNL News Release |
| Deb Hope elected ABCT President for 2010-2011 |
| Deb Hope for has been elected President of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) for the 2010-2011 term. ABCT is the leading professional association for empirically-based mental health researchers and providers, primarily psychologists. This is a tremendous honor for Deb, and we are very pleased that she's a member of our department. Related Links: ABCT UNL College of Arts & Sciences Deb Hope article |
| UNL Alumnus serving as Associate Director for the White House Office of Public Engagement |
| David Washington, a clinical-law/psychology graduate of the UNL psychology department is currently the Associate Director for the White House Office of Public Engagement. He will lead the Office of Public Engagement's "public-private partnerships" efforts. Related Links: David Washington, Ph.D White House Staff Bio White House 'Change Sorting' article |
| Cal Garbin received the University's Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award (OTICA) |
| Cal Garbin, professor, Department of Psychology, received the 2009 University's Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award (OTICA). This university-wide award recognizes recognize faculty whose research and teaching have made an impact on students, the university and the state. Related Links: Scarlet News: Psychology prof earns award Scarlet News: Garbin, James, Lee, Weeks win NU honors OTICA Faculty Awards and Honors |
| Nebraska Symposium on Motivation |
| Reconnect with friends, colleagues, and mentors in the Department of Psychology and celebrate 57 years of the NE Symposium on Motivation! An open invitation to faculty (former and current), students, alumni, and friends of the department
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UNL junior psychology major Mindy Schreiber has been awarded a