Hellmann awarded Grupe Fellowship in School Psychology

Emily Hellmann headshot

Emily Hellmann, a first-year graduate student in the specialist in school psychology program, has been awarded the Audrey J. Grupe Fellowship in School Psychology. Originally from Bartelso, IL, Hellmann graduated from DePauw University in May 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology.  At Illinois State University, she is working on a research team evaluating the

Psychology Alumnus of the Year—Early Career to speak October 7

Derek Reed headshot

The Department of Psychology will present a talk titled, “Big Problems and Basic Solutions via Behavioral Science,” with Derek Reed, B.S. ’04, at 2 p.m. Friday, October 7, in 551 DeGarmo Hall. Reed is the recipient of the Department of Psychology’s 2016 Alumnus of the Year—Early Career Award. Reed is an associate professor in the Department of

Psychology Alumna of the Year—Lifetime Career to speak October 7

Cory Tello Headshot

The Department of Psychology will present a talk titled, “Calling All System Thinkers:  Maintaining Equilibrium while Embracing Systems Change,” with Corliss (Cory) Tello, ’73, M.S. ’74, Friday, October 7, at 2:45 p.m. in 551 DeGarmo Hall. Tello is the recipient of the Department of Psychology’s 2016 Alumnus of the Year—Lifetime Career Award. Tello received an

CAS boasts eight Bone Scholars

CAS 2016-2017 Bone Scholars with President Dietz (l) and Dean Simpson (r)

Eight students with majors in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) have been named 2016-2017 Robert G. Bone Scholars at Illinois State University. They are William Darrow, chemistry and mathematics; Jackie Durnil, communication sciences and disorders; Alexis Econie, sociology and communication; Nora Fredstrom, health sciences and chemistry; Adrianne Howe, psychology; Lauren Koszyk, music and

Six win 2015-2016 CAS Excellence Awards

2015-2016 Excellence Award Winners

Six members of the College of Arts and Sciences were presented with 2015-2016 Excellence Awards at the Dean’s Fall Address and Awards Ceremony on September 13. Professor Maria Schmeeckle, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, won the John A. Dossey Award for Outstanding Teaching by a tenured faculty member. Professor Allison Harris, Department of Physics, won

Psychology student earns Fulbright Program grant

Layaly Hamayel, a first-year graduate student in the Masters in Developmental Psychology Program, has received a grant from the Fulbright Scholar Program. Hamayel worked as a research assistant at the Institute of Community and Public Health in Palestine for three years prior to coming to Illinois State University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology, graduating with

CAS dean to speak on visual word recognition, September 23

College of Arts and Sciences Dean Gregory Simpson

The Department of Psychology and the Institute for Prospective Cognition (IPC) will present a talk, titled “The Persistence of Processing: Prospective Context Effects in Visual Word Recognition,” with Gregory B. Simpson Friday, September 23, at 2 p.m. in the Prairie Center Room at the Bone Student Center. Simpson is the dean of the College of