The Department of Psychology Brown Bag Series will present a Diversity and Inclusion Brown Bag session with Beth Hatt, Ph.D., and Pamela Hoff, Ph.D., Wednesday, March 1, from noon-1 p.m. in 551 DeGarmo Hall.
Unit: Psychology
Psychology graduate receives Sorensen Outstanding Dissertation Award
Lynda Kasky-Hernández, Ph.D. ’16, is a 2017 recipient of the Sorensen Outstanding Dissertation Award for her dissertation titled “Attachment and Self-Disclosure to Mothers: Predictors of Adjustment During the College Transition.”
The morality behind Marvel superheroes
In a new book chapter, Eric Wesselmann and J. Scott Jordan explore the psychology of morality that rests at the heart of Marvel Comic’s Civil War graphic novel series.
ISU psychology students present research at poster session
Several psychology students enrolled in PSY 390: Advanced Research Apprenticeship presented their research.
New Psychology faculty: Dan Lannin, Ph.D.
The Department of Psychology welcomes Dan Lannin, Ph.D., who joined the clinical-counseling psychology program in August 2016.
New Psychology faculty: Julie Campbell, Ph.D.
Julie Campbell, Ph.D. recently joined the Department of Psychology as an assistant professor with a joint appointment in developmental and quantitative psychology.
Campus and donor support keeps student’s dream alive
After years of unexplained aches and pains, Sarah Hogan was diagnosed with fibromyalgia—a common and complex chronic pain disorder that makes even mundane tasks excruciating.
Torry to speak as part of CBS Colloquium Series, November 11
The Department of Psychology and the Cognitive Behavioral Sciences (CBS) Colloquium Series will present a talk titled “Biomechanics: Relating Human Function to Physiological Structure” with Michael Torry, Ph.D., Friday, November 11, at 2 p.m. in 48 DeGarmo Hall.
The Autism Place experience preps psychology alum for private practice
Joseph Gentry ’01, Ph.D. ’06, met his future wife at Illinois State when they were both undergraduate students. Their shared passion for helping children with autism would eventually evolve into a lifelong calling for both of them.
Whalen named School Psychology Supervisor of the Year
Illinois State alumna Mary Ann Whalen, M.S. ’83, was named the 2016 Illinois State University School Psychology Supervisor of the Year at the Department of Psychology’s annual Alumni Day dinner, which took place October 7 at Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano.