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DAN WILLINGHAM WAS NAME-CHECKED IN A SPEECH DELIVERED BY THE US SECRETARY OF EDUCATIO ON THE IMPORTANCE OF A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION
Thursday, April 14, 2016

Dan Willingham was name-checked in a speech delivered by the US Secretary of Education on the importance of a well-rounded education. Check out the article... [...]

Andrea Negrete receives the Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship and Margot Bjoring receives an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship!
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Congratulations to Andrea Negrete for receiving the Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, and to Margot Bjoring for receiving an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship!

Laura Getz has accepted a Mendel Science Experience Post-Doctoral Fellow position in the Department of Psychology at Villanova University
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Laura Getz has accepted a Mendel Science Experience Post-Doctoral Fellow position in the Department of Psychology at Villanova University. Congrats, Laura!

Congrats to Becca Weast, Liz Gilbert, Saida Hussain, Bommae Kim, and Kelly Hoffman for successfully defending their dissertations!
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Congrats to Becca Weast, Liz Gilbert, Saida Hussain, Bommae Kim, and Kelly Hoffman for successfully defending their dissertations! If we missed you or if you successfully defend in the future, please let us know... [...]

Sarah Thomas won the Benjamin D. Wright Innovations in Measurement Award at the 2016 International Objective Measurement Workshop
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Sarah Thomas won the Benjamin D. Wright Innovations in Measurement Award at the 2016 International Objective Measurement Workshop. Congrats, Sarah!

Dan Willingham appointed by President Obama to the National Board for Education Sciences.
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Tim Salthouse's research featured in The Economist.

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

• Victoria Mauer and Sierra Eisen received Virginia Education Science Training (VEST) predoctoral fellowships. Congratulations, Victoria and Sierra!
Monday, March 13, 2017

The Department of Psychology at UVa has been ranked in the top 20 in the latest US News and World Report rankings.
Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Congratulations to Meghan Puglia on winning a 2017 Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Graduate Student Fellowship from the American Psychological Association!
Thursday, March 16, 2017

Congratulations to Meghan Puglia on winning a 2017 Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Graduate Student Fellowship from the American Psychological Association!

Cat Thrasher received an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship!
Monday, March 20, 2017

Meghan Puglia received one of the American Psychological Foundation's 2017 Elizabeth Munsterberg Koppitz Graduate Student Fellowships.
Monday, March 20, 2017

Sierra Eisen won the APS Albert Bandura Graduate Research Award for her predissertation.

Monday, March 27, 2017

Lucy Guarnera and Dick Reppucci were awarded a grant from the American Psychology-Law Society.

Monday, March 27, 2017

Psychology once again did very well at the Huskey Graduate Research Exhibition! Oral Presentations - Beltzer (1st), Taggart (2nd). Poster Presentations - Kansky and Werntz (1st), Rowell and Maresh (2nd).
Monday, March 27, 2017

Vikram Jaswal’s year long autism seminar releases a new video documenting the collaboration between the class and the Tribe, a group of non-speaking autistics in Northern Virginia
Thursday, March 30, 2017

Shaina Rowell won the All-University Graduate Teaching Award.

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Several pairs from the department were awarded the Double Hoo Research Grant. They are: N. Meltem Yucel & Maddi Mittchel, Cat Thrasher & Demitra Chavez, Caroline Kelsey & Kate Haynes, Diane-Jo Bart-Plange & Alexandra Levin.
Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Karl Fua won the American Psychological Foundation's 2017 Randy F. Gerson Memorial Grant.
Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Emily Loeb won the All-University Graduate Teaching Award
Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Meret Hofer and Lucy Guarnera each received a Doris Buffett Fellowship to support applied work related to the topic of children and families in need.
Monday, April 24, 2017

Jess Kansky received a Jefferson Fellowship.
Monday, April 24, 2017

Diversifying Psychology Visit Day at University of Virginia
Friday, April 28, 2017

Are you thinking about a doctoral degree in psychology? 

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Diversifying Psychology Visit Day

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Diana Dinescu received the International Studies Office Award for Academic Excellence by a Graduate Student as well as a Travel Award from the Behavior Genetics Association.
Tuesday, May 2, 2017