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>>Details 04.17.2010eventPsychology Multicultural Student Conference: Touching and Transforming Lives Conference Information || Psychology Multicultural Student Conference: Touching and Transforming Lives || Michigan State University || Union Building – 2nd Floor || Saturday, April 17, 2010 || WHY ATTEND: According to the 2000 Census, the data shows us that individuals of a different race constitute approximately 25% of the United States population. We can project that this trend of increased “minorities” will continue and the minority may soon become the majority. The implication of this shift in population is significant for those who teach, conduct research and who will work in the community. This projected change in demographics will require 1) an increased representation of diverse people of color in the field/profession and 2) more research on multicultural issues. With these changes, we hope to begin to impact the field and actively engage students in pursuing this unchartered area of Psychology. These changes will help achieve a minimum level of multicultural understanding that will help meet the mental health needs of this diverse, multicultural society. || WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Diversity is an integral part of getting a degree, especially for those desiring to work with people and in the community. This conference aims to introduce and highlight research, practices and issues in the area of multicultural psychology to undergraduates as well as graduate students in Psychology and Behavioral Sciences. Students will see the breadth and depth of multicultural issues in the areas they wish to pursue. The proposed presenters have demonstrated their knowledge and skills through their active engagement in multiculturalism in their research, publications, committee work and public service.
>>Details 11.18.2009newsDr. Abeles Award: Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest The Committee on Psychology in the Public Interest of the American Psychological Association has informed Dr. Norman Abeles that he will be awarded the 2010 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest. The award will be presented at this year’s annual convention in August, 2010 in San Diego, California.
>>Details 11.09.2009newsLevendosky, Bogat, Lonstein, & von Eye NICHID Award Alytia Levendosky, Anne Bogat, Joe Lonstein, and Alex von Eye received a $100,000 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant to study the effects of pre- and postnatal intimate partner violence on infant behavior and physiology.
>>Details 11.09.2009newsCecilia Martinez-Torteya Awards Cecilia Martinez-Torteya has won two awards: the "International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Student Research Award" and the "American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award"
>>Details 10.13.2009eventAnger-A Proven Health Hazard: Empirical Evidence and a Therapy ApproachDr. Richard Suinn || Professor Emeritus, Colorado State University || Title of Colloquium: Anger- A Proven Health Hazard: Empirical Evidence and a Therapy Approach || Tuesday, October 13, 2009 || 3:30-5:00 pm, Psychology Room 230
>>Details 09.24.2009newsFred Leong is the Founding and Incoming Editor of the Asian Journal of PsychologyFred Leong is the Founding and Incoming Editor of the Asian Journal of Psychology to be published by the American Psychological Association for the Asian American Psychological Association.
>>Details 09.23.2009eventPSYCHFEST 2009Information night for students interested in learning more about psychology careers, resources, and graduate programs || 4th floor of Spartan Stadium Tower || 3-6PM
>>Details 09.18.2009event2009 Lawrence A. Messé Memorial Lecture: What’s the Matter with Memory?Elizabeth F. Loftus, University of California, Irvine || Elizabeth Loftus is a leading figure in the study of memory, both in the lab and field settings. She is probably best known for her groundbreaking work on eyewitness testimony, the misinformation effect, and repressed memories. || (Friday, September 18, 2009 118 Psychology Building 3:30 p.m.)
>>Details 08.03.2009eventPromises can compensate for distance: Effects of explicit self-commitment in virtual teams 
>>Details 06.30.2009newsRich Lucas as EditorDr. Rich Lucas has been named as Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Research in Personality effective January 1, 2009.
>>Details 06.30.2009newsDistinguished Contributions to DiversityDr. Fred Leong has been notified that he will be presented with the Stanley Sue Distinguished Contributions to Diversity Award from Division 12 of the American Psychological Association. The award will be made at the annual conference in Toronto in August, 2009.
>>Details 05.07.2009eventDopamine Genes and Children's Disruptive Behavior Disorders  
>>Details 04.30.2009newsCampbell Teaching AwardDr. Rebecca Campbell will be the recipient of the 2009 College of Social Science Alumni Association Outstanding Teaching Award. She will be presented with the award at the 2009 CSS Commencement Ceremony.
>>Details 04.30.2009newsOutstanding Student Multicultural Research AwardKrystle Woods has won the 2009 Outstanding Student Multicultural Research Award from the Center for Multicultural Psychology Research
>>Details 04.27.2009eventNatural Selection Favoring the Evolution of Intelligence 
>>Details 04.20.2009eventImaging the Future 
>>Details 04.17.2009eventIdeas for the Human Development Initiative 
>>Details 04.17.2009eventSocial Comparison and Competition 
>>Details 04.06.2009eventWhat is the Use of Language? 
>>Details 03.23.2009eventThe Dynamic Parental Brain: Lessons from ancient brains, vice-presidential candidates, and rodent models 
>>Details 03.16.2009eventBottom Up: Investigating the Evolution of Intelligent Behavior Using Digital Organisms 
>>Details 02.28.2009newsBogat, Levendosky, von Eye, and Lonstein AwardProfessors Bogat, Levendosky, von Eye, and Lonstein were awarded a two year grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Michigan entitled “Effects of Intimate Partner Violence on the Mother-Child Dyad: Neurobiological, Health, and Mental Health Functioning.”
>>Details 02.28.2009newsBurt AwardDr. S. Alexandra Burt was presented with the Fuller and Scott Early Career Award from the Behavior Genetics Association at their annual meeting in Minneapolis in June.
>>Details 02.25.2009eventHow to simultaneously model choice, response time, and confidence (I think).  
>>Details 02.23.2009eventNatural Selection Favoring the Evolution of Intelligence 
>>Details 02.10.2009eventClosing the Loop on Developmental Dynamics 
>>Details 01.29.2009eventMemory, Representational Models, and Psychopathology in Maltreated Children 
>>Details 01.26.2009eventEmotional Intelligence Technology and Autism 
>>Details 01.01.2009newsNavarette NSF AwardDr. Carlos D. Navarrete was awarded a 5-year grant from the National Science Foundation, Faculty Early Career Development Program. The award is effective 1-May, 2009 and is entitled "CAREER: Intergroup Bias as a Gendered Phenomenon."
>>Details 12.31.2008newsDavidson,Onifade, adn Campbell AwardBill Davidson, Eyitayo Onifade and Christina Campbell received $29,000 from Ingham County for the project “Risk Assessment in a Juvenile Court.”
>>Details 12.31.2008newsHambrick AwardZach Hambrick, Julie Libarkin (MSU) and Heather Petcovic (Western Michigan Univ.) received a 3-year NSF grant to study the basis of learning and expertise in the geological sciences.
>>Details 12.31.2008newsKlump-Burt AwardKelly Klump and Alex Burt received $2,795,000 from the National Institute of Mental Health for their R01 study: “A Twin Study of Ovarian Hormones and Disordered Eating.”
>>Details 12.31.2008newsRyan AwardAnn Marie Ryan, Jessica Fandre, Elizabeth Poposki, Ruchi Sinha, and Alyssa Friede were awarded a grant of $62,686 from the Society for Human Resource Management Foundation for a study on work-life interference.
>>Details 12.31.2008newsSettles AwardIsis Settles received a $14,000 grant from the Creating Inclusive Excellence program through the Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives titled “Risk and Protective Factors for Psychological and Academic Outcomes of African American Undergraduates in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.”
>>Details 12.31.2008newsCampbell AwardRebecca Campbell received a $227,000 contract from the Michigan Department of Community Health to conduct a state-wide evaluation of the implementation of the new federal Violence Against Women Act legislative mandate that all sexual assault survivors are entitled to receive a medical forensic exam at no cost.
>>Details 12.31.2008newsDavidson and Hankins AwardBill Davidson and Sean Hankins received $168,000 from Ingham County to fund the Adolescent Diversion Project.
>>Details 12.31.2008newsMiller AwardRobin Miller was awarded a $162,000 contract from the Michigan Department of Community Health's HIV/AIDS Prevention and Intervention Section to conduct a statewide study of the HIV prevention needs of adolescent and young adult African American men who have sex with men.
>>Details 12.31.2008newsSullivan-Rosen AwardHolly Rosen and Cris Sullivan received a $224,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice entitled “Grant to Combat Violent Crimes Against Women on Campuses.”
>>Details 12.31.2008newsLeong Award and ConferenceFrederick Leong received a $16,000 grant from the Creating Inclusive Excellence program through the Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives to fund a conference to be sponsored by the Center for Multicultural Psychology Research entitled “Even the Rat was White: Towards an Inclusive Psychology via the MSU Symposium on Multicultural Psychology."
>>Details 12.31.2008newsDistinguished Contributions for Theory and Research in Community PsychologyWe have received news that Dr. William Davidson has received APA Division 27's 2007 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Theory and Research in Commuity Psychology
>>Details 12.31.2008newsBurt-Klump NIH AwardAlex Burt and Kelly Klump were awarded $1,573,000 from the National Institute for Mental Health for their R01 study: “Gene-environment Interactions in Childhood Conduct Problems.”
>>Details 12.31.2008newsLucas AwardRich Lucas was awarded $118,000 from the National Institute on Aging (NIA): "Reaction and Adaptation to Major Life Events."
>>Details 12.30.2008newsLeong AwardFred Leong will receive the Distinguished Career Contributions Award from Division 45 (Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues) of the American Psychological Association. The award will be presented at the APA Annual Convention in 2009 in Toronto.
>>Details 12.01.2008eventQuantum Information Processing Theory Applied to Cognitive Science 
>>Details 12.01.2008newsSisk is Chair of NIH Study SectionCheryl Sisk has been appointed Chair of the Neurobiology of Motivated Behavior Study Section at NIH. She will serve in this role from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2011.
>>Details 11.19.2008eventPositive emotion and bipolar disorder: A puzzle in clinical science 
>>Details 11.18.2008newsPleskac Young Investigator AwardTim Pleskac recieved the Hillel Einhorn Young Investigator Award from the Society of Judgment and Decision Making for his paper titled "Decision Making and Learning While Taking Sequential Risks." The paper was publihsed in Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition.
>>Details 11.07.2008eventIn Search of the 'Elusive' Minimal Group Favoritism Effect 
>>Details 10.29.2008eventHighlights of a non-traditional career in psychology 
>>Details 10.29.2008eventUnraveling the Mystery of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: A Multidimensional Approach