"Psychology is a huge, fascinating field of study,
and faculty here are interested in such wide-ranging topics as children's development of language and social awareness;
how genes interact with the environment to produce both adaptive and maladaptive behavior;
basic emotions, ranging from anger to compassion and awe; how culture shapes the ways in which people view the world;
causes and treatments for mental disorders like ADHD, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, as well as dementias; social groups, conformity, dissent, and prejudice;
and human memory and the ways in which we perceive and act in the world. These only scratch the surface of the interdisciplinary,
cutting-edge work that we do. I encourage you to view the many links here to learn about our research labs and faculty projects, undergraduate and graduate teaching programs, and our wonderful staff."
- Stephen Hinshaw, Psychology Department Chair
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Ann Kring
has received the Division of Social Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award. The Award is designed to encourage and reward faculty members who have been
exceptionally generous and effective in both undergraduate and graduate teaching and who have therefore made extraordinary service contributions
to department and to campus.
Christina Maslach received the
Outstanding Teaching Award by the Western Psychological Association,
"in recognition of exceptional achievements that have
contributed to the advancement of the science and profession of
psychology." |
Sara Gorchoff and
Karen Schloss have been awarded the
2007-2008 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award by
the Graduate Student Instructor Teaching and Resource Center.
This award recognizes students who have demonstrated a
commitment to excellence in teaching. |
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Department News
CONGRATULATIONS!
Bob Knight
has been announced as recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt
Award.
This award, from the Humboldt Foundation in Germany, recognizes
Senior U.S. Scientists. A large number of previous recipients have
gone on to such awards as the Nobel Prize. This award recognizes
accomplishments in research and teaching.
Irv Zucker is recipient of the Outstanding Scientific Research Award from the Sleep Research Society.
This award recognizes "...novel and seminal discoveries of a basic, theoretical, or clinical nature that have made a significant impact on the field." Irv is being recognized for his "...contribution to
the discovery of the SCN as circadian pacemaker."
Arthur P. Shimamura,
Professor of Psychology (a neurocognitive approach to the psychology
of art and aesthetics) received 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship
among eighteen University of California researchers - more than any
other university system.
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Mary Main was awarded a prestigious honorary doctorate at
Gothenberg University in Sweden
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