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Fausey Presents Quack Chat, Jan 25
Come hear Assistant Professor Caitlin Fausey present a Quack Chat talk next week! She’ll describe what her research capturing day-to-day scenes that babies encounter is unveiling about the incremental steps that build the human visual system.
“One major way that we learn about the world is through our eyes,” Fausey said. “They capture our visual universe. Over the first few years of life, our bodies and activities change and so does our view of the world, literally — with taller bodies, longer arms, greater mobility and emerging social skills, the world that meets our eyes changes dramatically.”
Her talk will unveil three new discoveries about how the visual universe of babies comes together.
Her talk will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Erb Memorial Union’s Falling Sky Pizzeria.
Berkman Wins Early Career Award in Health Psychology
We have some great news!
Professor Elliot Berkman received the 2017 Early Career Award from the Social Personality & Health Network for his work integrating social and personality psychology and health behavior research. Congrats, Dr. Berkman!
The award was announced at the annual Social Personality Health preconference to the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Meeting in San Antonio, TX.
Annual Newsletter Released
Psych By The Numbers
We’re excited to share the Department of Psychology’s Annual Newsletter for 2016! This was a great year for the department. Highlights this year include our innovative Faculty GO! Research Proposals, celebrations of the careers of Helen Neville and Marjorie Taylor, awards and honors for our fantastic graduate students and faculty, and the inaugural edition of the new alumni news and updates section.
Read the whole thing below. We look forward to hearing from you again next year!
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ADAPT Lab Research Featured at the White House
The ADAPT lab presents their E.A.R.S. tool at the White House. Credit: @ADAPT_UO
Research from the University of Oregon was presented at the White House as part of The Opportunity Project, an initiative focused on using open data to improve the lives of American citizens. Members of the ADAPT lab, including lab director Dr. Nick Allen, postdoctoral researcher Michelle Byrne, and graduate student Monika Lind, presented their “Effortless Assessment of Risk States” (E.A.R.S.) tool. This tool uses smartphone data to provide life-saving information to people in the midst of mental health crises. Click here to read more about the Opportunity Project.
We’re Hiring Two Assistant Professors
Straub Hall Foyer
The Department of Psychology is pleased to announce two open positions at the Assistant Professor rank, one in cognitive-neuroscience and the other in social-personality.
Come join our team of outstanding researchers and teachers who love to collaborate on innovative projects!
Neville’s Research Featured on PBS
Research from Helen Neville’s Brain Development Lab is featured on a new PBS NOVA film, School of the Future. The film highlights the Health & Human Services project, the two-generation approach of the work, and the way it uses selective attention as a neurobiological target for intervention.
Fall Departmental Events
We’re pleased to announce the Fall lineup of events!
We’ll be meeting Friday afternoons from 2:30 pm to 4 pm, followed by happy hours at Falling Sky Pizzeria in the EMU on the first event each month.
The location of the talks will be announced shortly. Stay tuned for updates!
October 14 – Leona Tyler Lecture: Hiro Yoshikawa
October 21 – Psych FYP Presentations (*please note: departmental members only)
October 28 – Psych Colloquium: Morten Christiansen
November 4 – Psych FYP Presentations (*please note: departmental members only)
November 11 – Psych Faculty Research Blitz & Department Celebration
November 18 – Psych/CTN/ION Colloquium: Sarah Jayne Blakemore (*please note: time is TBA; likely late morning)
December 2 – Special Event TBA Soon!
ALUMNI: Submit your updates!
Psychology alumni: We want to hear what you’ve been up to! Send us updates about new projects, positions, awards, developments, etc., using THIS FORM, and we’ll include them in the annual departmental newsletter. Please submit by the end of August to be included in that year’s newsletter. We’re looking forward to reading about what you’re up to!
College of Arts and Sciences Award Winners
Recipients of 2016-17 CAS Scholarships are:
Carolyn M. Stokes Memorial Scholarship: Colton Christian
Clarence and Lucille Dunbar Scholarships: Danielle Cosme, Erik Knight, Marcus Mayorga, Matthew Robison
Marthe E. Smith Memorial Science Scholarship: Kathryn Iurino
Congrats to our award-winning graduate students!