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Dr. Sohee Park wins the Alexander Gralnick Research Investigator Prize
Jul. 23, 2020—Congratulations to Sohee Park for winning the 2020 Alexander Gralnick Research Investigator Prize ! The Gralnick Prize supports exceptional research and mentoring accomplishments in the area of serious mental illness. The prize was established by the American Psychological Foundation (APF) to honor the late Alexander Gralnick, MD, and to reflect the breadth of his accomplishments...
Dr. Jennifer Trueblood selected 2020 Chancellor Faculty Fellow
Jul. 14, 2020—Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Trueblood for being selected as 2020 Chancellor Faculty Fellow at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Trueblood is Associate Professor in the Deparement of Pscyhology at Vanderbilt University investigating decision making, reasoning and memory. She is one of ten outstanding faculty members from across the university to be a 2020 Chancellor Faculty Fellows. Congratulations...
Congratulations Jennifer for Winning the 2020 Young Investigator Award from the Society of Experimental Psychologists
Dec. 16, 2019—Jennifer Trueblood has been selected to receive the 2020 Young Investigator Award from the Society of Experimental Psychologists, one of the oldest, most prestigious professional organizations in the field of scientific psychology. Besides a cash prize, the Award also entails membership in SEP. The group meets annually at institutions around North America, with this spring’s...
Gordon Logan and David Zald elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Dec. 16, 2019—Professors David Zald and Gordon Logan have been elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). This honor is in recognition of individuals whose “efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished.” Psychology now has six faculty members who hold this honor.
Congratulations Psychology Day Award Winners!
Apr. 24, 2019—The Jum C. Nunnally Honors Research Award – Leyao Yu (Undergraduate Honors student, Reyna Gordon lab) The Pat Burns Memorial Graduate Student Research Award – Rebecca Cox (PhD student, Bunmi Olatiunji lab) The Jum C. Nunnally Dissertation Award – Michelle Cox (ex-PhD student in Alex Maier lab, now a post-doc at Rochester University) The Vivien...
Former student continues to break new ground!
Apr. 15, 2019—Robert Reinhart Ph.D. earned his doctorate degree from Vanderbilt University in 2016. He worked under the mentorship of Geoff woodman in the Vanderbilt Visual Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory. Dr. Reinhart accepted a tenure-track faculty position at Boston University straight out of graduate school. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190412130954.htm
CONGRATULATIONS FRANK!
Feb. 28, 2019—The Department of Psychology would like to congratulate Frank Tong on being named to an endowed chair (Centennial Professor of Psychology). Vanderbilt University’s eight newest endowed chair holders were celebrated for their path-breaking scholarship and research by family members, donors, colleagues and friends during a Feb. 25 ceremony at the Student Life Center. https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2019/02/28/endowed-chair-holder-celebration-honors-eight-faculty-members/
Alex Maier’s Findings on eye-signal blending re-examines Nobel-winning research
Jan. 24, 2019—Look at an object, cover one eye at a time, and the object appears to jump back and forth. Stare at it with both eyes working, and we take for granted a complicated process of the brain combining the signals into one, giving us a clear view and proper depth perception. That happens the moment...
In Honor of the Late Robert Fox!
Dec. 17, 2018—Robert Fox, Professor of Psychology at Vanderbilt University for more than half a century, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018, after a short illness. He was 86. A Cincinnati native, Fox received his PhD from the University of Cincinnati in 1963; his dissertation advisor was William Dember. The summer of that year, Bob began his long...
Psychological Sciences Alumnae Named Finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship!
Dec. 17, 2018—Sarena Martinez, MS’16, Psychological Sciences alum and honors student, was named a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship, an international postgraduate award for study at the University of Oxford. Martinez, who studied psychology in the College of Arts and Science, was one of the 880 students endorsed by their institutions and invited to interview for one...