Graduate Student Sam Pegg Receives the Outstanding Student Researcher Award – Congratulations!
Nov. 12, 2021—Samantha Pegg, a doctoral student in the lab of Autumn Kujawa, receives the Outstanding Student Researcher Award from the Society of the Science of Clinical Psychology (SSCP). Her research examines how emotional and social processing contributes to the development of mood disorders, specifically looking at the relationships between reward processing and depression. She recently received...
Building Diversity in Psychology and Neuroscience Fellowship
Nov. 10, 2021—In the summer of 2022, the Department of Psychology will be offering two 10-week summer research fellowships in psychological science or neuroscience. These research fellows will work in the laboratory of a faculty member in the Department of Psychology. The aim of these fellowships is to provide a full-time research experience to students who are...
Grad. Student Ashli-Ann Douglas receives the Patrice L. Engle Dissertation Grant – Congratulations !
Oct. 28, 2021—Ashli-Ann Douglas, a doctoral candidate in the lab of Bethany Rittle-Johnson, receives Patrice L. Engle Dissertation Grant. The Patrice L. Engle Dissertation Grant provides support for junior students interested in a career in global early child development who are from or doing research in low- or middle-income countries. The Grant includes $5,000 USD to support dissertation research and a...
Grad. Student Sarah Jessup wins APF/COGDOP Scholarship – Congratulations !
Sep. 9, 2021—Sarah Jessup, Ph.D. student in the laboratory of Bunmi Olatunji, has won a 2021 APF/COGDOP Graduate Student Scholarship for her work on ‘Benefits of the “Worst-Case Scenario”: A Multi-Level, Clinical Examination of Confronting the Feared Outcome During Exposure Therapy.’ The American Psychological Foundation (APF) provides financial support for innovative research and programs for graduate...
Dr. Gordon Logan receives Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research
Aug. 27, 2021—Dr. Gordon Logan received the 2021 Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research. This prestigious recognition is awarded annually at Vanderbilt to a researcher with exceptional achievements in research, scholarship, or creative expression that have garnered significant national and international recognition. The award recognizes particularly research contributions over the past decade. We wholeheartedly congratulate Gordon...
Congratulations Bernstein & Lubinski: Two Awards for Excellence in Research!
Aug. 6, 2021—Brian Bernstein, a Quantitative Methods Ph.D. student working with David Lubinski, earned the junior-division 2020-2021 Award for Excellence in Research from the MENSA Foundation for his Psychological Science article entitled “Psychological Constellations Assessed at Age 13 Predict Distinct Forms of Eminence 35 Years Later,” co-authored by David Lubinski and Dean Camilla Benbow. David Lubinski, a Quantitative Methods...
Kathryn Humphreys was selected for the 2021 ZERO TO THREE ‘s Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Emerging Leadership Award!
Aug. 6, 2021—Kathryn Humphreys, an assistant professor of psychology and human development, was selected for the 2021 ZERO TO THREE ‘s Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Emerging Leadership Award in the category of Research. This competitive award is acknowledgment of professionals who demonstrate significant visionary and cutting-edge work with potential to transform practices, policies, and...
Congratulations to Toni and Meredyth!
Jun. 30, 2021—Toni Kaczkurkin and Meredyth Wegener have both been selected as junior faculty teaching fellows. Fellows are selected based on identification of clear and achievable goals for program participation and for use of research funds; potential impact at Vanderbilt; support from their chair; and readiness to learn in the program. Click on the link for further details...
Dr. Leigh Scheer won the David Schleyer Faculty Award!
May. 12, 2021—Congratulations to Leigh Scheer for winning the David Schleyer Faculty Award! The David Schleyer Faculty Award is established by the generous gift of Mary Zygala Schleyer and William T. Schleyer of Rye Beach, New Hampshire, in honor of their son, David Franklin Schleyer, in appreciation of the support he received by faculty at Peabody during his...
Dr. Megan Saylor received the Ellen Gregg Ingalls Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching!
Apr. 17, 2021—Megan Saylor, professor of psychology and human development, received the Ellen Gregg Ingalls Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching at Vanderbilt’s Spring Faculty Assembly. Congratulations, Meg! Find the details here.