The second round of Collaborative Grants have been awarded to three teams from William & Mary and Eastern Virginia Medical School.
2012-13 Stories
Kristopher J. Preacher, a W&M Psychology Graduate (MA '98)Received Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contribution to Psychology
Congratulations to Professor Pamela Hunt who has has been named the 2013-2014 President, International Society for Developmental Psychobiology (ISDP).
Nalini Ambady graduated from William & Mary in 1985 with her master's degree and wnt on to become a well-known and successful social psychologist.
The Psychology Department celebrated Homecoming 2013 with a talk given by alumnus Martie G. Haselton, and a wine & cheese reception.
William and Mary Alumnus Martie G. Haselton, Ph.D., professor in the departments of Psychology, Communication Studies, and Institute for Society and Genetics at UCLA, will give a talk at 3:00 PM on Friday, October 25 in Andrews Hall, Room 101.
The William and Mary Psychology Department would like to welcome back Professor Peter Vishton after 3 years working as program director at the National Science Federation in Washington, DC.
Approximately 70 women have received help from the William & Mary Healthy Beginnings Project over the last year. The project aims to provide nutritional support and counseling to incarcerated, pregnant women, and its founders are already seeing positive results.
Ten research projects involving faculty at William & Mary and Eastern Virginia Medical School will each receive $10,000 in funding as part of a program to foster collaboration between researchers at the two institutions.
A team of William & Mary researchers have recently published a study exploring the relationship between situational factors and how people perceive homosexual couples.
Hundreds of W&M employees made their way under raincoats and umbrellas to the Commons Dining Hall on Friday for the annual Employee Appreciation Day luncheon.
Despite the foreboding weather forecast for the weekend, the sun shone for over 150 graduates of the Psychology Department who received degrees in Psychology and Interdisciplinary Neuroscience on May 12, 2013.
This year many Psychology faculty and students have been recognized by our department, the College, and the broader academic community by receiving several awards and fellowships. We congratulate them for their dedication and accomplishments!
We would like to congratulate the students graduating from the Psychology Department.
Since 2012, the Neurodiversity Working Group has been working to explore and celebrate the neurological differences in the College's population. Last year, a University Teaching Project grew out of the group, with the aim to focus on the classroom experience for students.
Psychology students, under the direction of Dr. Joe Galano, planted blue pinwheels for child abuse prevention in the garden of the ISC 2.
This spring, the Schroeder Center awarded its first set of Small Grants Program awards to four faculty members for research in health policy. The new program will increase support for faculty-led health policy research projects at William & Mary, an important objective of the Schroeder Center for Health Policy.
Psi Chi inducted 13 people on April 4, 2012 and elected new officers for next year.
On Monday, March 25, a group of students in Professor Michael Tierney’s GOV 325 International Relations course met at the United Nations headquarters in New York for a day of tours and briefings.
While most of us like to think we have a good sense of humor and enjoy the occasional joke, few of us have thought about the functional significance of humor, and its role in our society; that is until they enroll in Professor Larry Ventis's Psychology of Humor class at William & Mary.
The interest in cross cultural research and service aligns with the College’s strategic goal of increasing emphasis on globalization and internationalization.
Psychology students presented their research at the College of William and Mary's Undergraduate Research Science Symposium and Graduate Research Symposium.
Dr. Paul Kieffaber discusses his research interests and current research with his students at the College of William and Mary.
Four of the Psychology Graduate students will present their research March 22-23 at the Sadler Center.
The Reves Center for International Studies has announced its 2013 faculty fellows.
A recent study by William & Mary psychologists tests how people are strongly, unconsciously influenced by someone's appearance.
On February 26 at 2PM in Blow Hall, Room 201, Psychology honors student, Aylin Kaya will present her honors research titled, Perceptions of Criminals as a Function of Race, Stereotypicality, and Media.
Dr. Joanna Schug discusses how she became interested in Psychology and her research interests.
President Barack Obama nominated Mary Jo White ’70 to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, an agency that has an instrumental role in implementing Wall Street reform.
John Nezlek describes his Research Interests in Cross Cultural Psychology
The Psychology Department held a talk and a reception for homecoming on October 26.
Psi Chi inducted 18 people on November 13, 2012.
Dr. Cheryl Dickter discusses her research interests and research with students in the Psychology Department.
Jennifer Poon won the "Outstanding Research Presentation" award the 120th Annual American Psychological Association Convention.
See which members of the Psychology Department ran the Color Me Rad 5K in Richmond this past weekend.
On May 13, 2012 over 150 graduates received degrees in Psychology and Interdisciplinary Neuroscience.
We would like to congratulate the students graduating from the Psychology Department.
Members of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds of William & Mary's Board of Visitors were treated to an advance look at the Machine for Science and other features of Phase 3 of the College's Integrated Science Center.
A group of William & Mary professors have received a grant that will provide testing and support for pregnant women who are in jail.
Psi Chi inducted 15 people on April 12, 2012 and elected new officers for next year.
First awarded in 2009, Plumeri Awards for Faculty Excellence have touched faculty and students in almost every corner of the campus, and now the College is announcing the 2012 honorees.
A new guidebook released today recognizes the College of William & Mary for having 10 of the country's best undergraduate teachers.
A William & Mary professor known for his work on peacekeeping recently brought his expertise to Nigeria.
One of the main objectives of the Psychology major is to expose students to research experiences. We are pleased to highlight here our 2011-12 Honors thesis students.
When I went to visit over Spring Break, I caught up with Professor Nichols to ask him about his success as an author.
Dozens of William and Mary psychology students have interned at Wediko Summer over the years. The opportunity has proven to be a turning point for many.
Some of our psychology students presented their research on February 24 at the 18th Annual Undergraduate Science Research Symposium.
The College of William & Mary made a strong showing at the Seventh Annual Graduate Student Research Forum on Feb. 16 in Charlottesville.
Meghan explains her research into the relationship between common colloquialisms and health-harmful behaviors.
A group of five William & Mary Psychology and Neuroscience professors recently received a $580,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to benefit women faculty in science, technology, mathematics and engineering (STEM) disciplines.
William & Mary Psychology Professor Harvey Langholtz will participate in a United Nations panel discussion Monday about the role of women in war and peace building.
Prof. Zeman describes her background, her sense of the department's goals and strengths, and some of the departmental highlights planned for this year.
How a lump of meat got him started!
During the past year, faculty experts throughout the academic disciplines were called upon by the national media for their expertise on political and economic issues, cutting-edge research and news making national and international headlines.
Many of the students who have had the chance to participate in research at William & Mary describe it as an important or even life-changing part of their college careers. Now, a new program at William & Mary is seeking to make sure that everyone in the College's diverse population has the opportunity to have that experience.
