The spring issue of the Redbird Scholar is now available online and in print.
5 things you will discover in latest Redbird Scholar
Unit: Psychology
Digital mapping unlocks students’ STEM knowledge
A team of Illinois State researchers is conducting an innovative project in elementary schools to determine whether digital mapping can help students improve their spatial thinking skills.
Utah State professor to speak on Sherlock Holmes, March 18
The Department of Psychology and the Institute for Prospective Cognition (IPC) will present a talk, titled “Sherlock Holmes: Virtual Reality Goes Viral,” with Brian McCuskey, Ph.D., on Friday, March 18, at 2 p.m. in 48 DeGarmo Hall.
Making art speak: Researchers help blind access Milner’s Child Art Collection
Illinois State staff and student researchers are making Milner Library’s vast collection of children’s art accessible to everyone.
Psychology doctoral candidate receives national dissertation award
Leah Cohen Marks, a fourth-year doctoral student in Illinois State’s school psychology program, was one of three recipients of a National Association of School Psychologists dissertation award.
Disability Concerns scholarship helps student ‘change the world’
Freshman Sarah Hogan, who suffers from fibromyalgia, was chosen as one of eight scholarship recipients by Disability Concerns, which provides accommodation services for students and guests with disabilities.
Alum selected COO of American Dental Hygienists’ Association
Robert Moore ’95 will put his degree in industrial/organizational psychology to good use as the first chief operating officer of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA).
Furlong to speak on comparative cognition, February 12
The Department of Psychology and the Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences (CBS) Colloquium Series will present a talk, titled “Comparative Cognition: What Animals Can Teach Us About our Minds,” with Ellen Furlong, Ph.D., Friday, February 5, at 2 p.m. in 48 DeGarmo Hall.
University service award recipients named
Laura Vogel, Lea Cline, and Eric Wesselmann will be honored at Founders Day for their service work.
Researcher to speak on use of intuition in nursing, February 5
The Department of Psychology and the Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences (CBS) Colloquium Series will present a talk, titled “Use of Intuition and Analysis in Clinical Decision Making in Nursing,” with Jean E. Pretz, Ph.D., Friday, February 5, at 2 p.m. in 48 DeGarmo Hall.
