News and Events

Research that matters article

2013-05-06T10:03:33Z

Find out how psychology and neuroscience was involved in the Research Symposium!

http://www.dickinson.edu/news-and-events/news/2012-13/Science-Research-Symposium/

Psychology Honors Presentations

2013-04-24T11:46:15Z

This year, 2 psychology students standing for honors in psychology. Presentations will happen in Kaufman 179 on Wednesday, May 8.

- May Rose @ 10:30 am

Title: The Effects of Early Diagnosis and Intervention on Success among Postsecondary Students with Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

- Loren Pease @ 1:30 pm

Title: Changing Women's Sexualities and Hookup Narratives

Celebration of Student Scholarship in Psychology(1)

2013-04-24T11:43:34Z

Celebration of Student Scholarship in Psychology. Thursday, May 2 @ noon (Student Lounge Area). Students will present posters from noon - 12:45 pm. The Psi Chi induction/Awards ceremony will immediately follow the poster session and be held in Kaufman 179.

Priestley Lecture: Lupus and Snurps: Bench to Bedside and Back Again

2013-04-16T16:16:39Z

Lupus and Snurps: Bench to Bedside and Back Again

Thursday, April 18, 2013
Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, 7:00 p.m.

This talk will trace the origins of our understanding of how small cellular particles contribute to the critical process of splicing and relate this knowledge to today’s quest for treatment of splicing diseases, such as Lupus.

The Joseph Priestley Award recipient is chosen by a different science department each year. This year the recipient was selected by the Department of Biology. The event is sponsored by The Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues and Student Senate and co-sponsored by and the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Psychology, Physics & Astronomy and Environmental Studies.

Biography (provided by the speaker)

Joan Steitz is a Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry; and Investigator at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University.

Steitz earned her B.S. in chemistry from Antioch College in 1963. Significant findings from her work emerged as early as 1967, when her Harvard PhD thesis with Jim Watson examined the test-tube assembly of a ribonucleic acid (RNA) bacteriophage (antibacterial virus) known as R17.

Steitz spent the next three years in postdoctoral studies at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England, where she used early methods for determining the biochemical sequence of RNA to study how ribosomes know where to initiate protein synthesis on bacterial mRNAs. In 1970, she was appointed assistant professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistry at Yale, becoming full professor in 1978. At Yale, she established a laboratory dedicated to the study of RNA structure and function. In 1979, Steitz and her colleagues described a group of cellular particles called small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs), a breakthrough in understanding how RNA is spliced. Subsequently, her laboratory has defined the structures and functions of other noncoding RNPs, such as those that guide the modification of ribosomal RNAs and several produced by transforming herpesviruses. Today, her studies of noncoding RNAs include microRNAs.

Steitz is an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Institute of Medicine. Her many honors include the U.S. Steel Foundation Award in Molecular Biology (1982), the National Medal of Science (1986), the Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award (2002), the FASEB Excellence in Science Award (2003), the RNA Society Lifetime Achievement Award (2004), E.B. Wilson Medal (2005), Gairdner Foundation International Award (2006), and Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research (2008), [shared with Elizabeth Blackburn], Harden Jubilee Medal, British Biochemical Society (2009), The Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation 23^rd Annual Medical Research Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Cancer Research (2011), The Pearl Meister Greengard Prize (2012). She is the recipient of 15 honorary degrees.

Joseph Priestley Lecture
The Priestley Award is presented by Dickinson College in memory of Joseph Priestley, discoverer of oxygen, to a distinguished scientist whose work has contributed to the welfare of humanity. The Priestley Award, first presented in 1952, recognizes outstanding achievement and contribution to our understanding of science and the world.

Love Your Body Week

2013-02-04T11:17:32Z

Sponsored by the Intramurals and Recreation, MANdatory, M.O.R.E., PALS, Psi Chi/Psychology Club, The Psychology Department, The Wellness Center, The Women's Center, The Women's and Gender Studies Department, and funded by Student Senate.

Love Your Body Week: February 11-15, 2013

Monday:

6pm, Stern Great Room: "Let's Eat!" Dinner with Jeanette DePatie a.k.a. "The Fat Chick"

Tuesday:

9am, Denny 212: Fat Studies class with Jeanette DePatie (RSVP to farrell@dickinson.edu to attend)
12pm, HUB Dance Studio: "Work Out with the Fat Chick" Aerobics Workshop (No registration required)
5pm, Dana 110: "Suffering in Silence: Males with Eating Disorders" with Brad Kennington

Thursday:

12pm, HUB Tables: Eating Behaviors and Body Relationship Screening and Give-Aways!
5pm, Kline Center: Eating Behaviors and Body Relationship Screening and Give-Aways!

Friday:

4:30pm, HUB Dance Studio: Zumba Class (No registration required)

Psych Club Movie

2012-11-16T09:57:19Z

Come join the Psychology Club for a viewing of THE BEAUTIFUL MIND

Tuesday, November 27th

6pm in Stafford Auditorium

Pizza will be served!

Brief discussion to follow

Also, find the Psychology club on Facebook- Dickinson College Psychology Club

Spring 2012 Psychology Honors Presentation

2012-04-30T14:17:17Z

Please join the Psychology department and see the following Psych majors present and discuss their honors research projects. The event will be from 8:30am-12:30pm (there will be short breaks in between each presentation) in Kaufman 179 on Wednesday, May 9.

The following will be the presentation schedule of honors projects:

8:30 am: Maia Nguyen- "Limited Environmental Enrichment Blunts Methamphetamine Sensitization in Young Mice."

9:45 am: Peter Bruland- "Crime and Punishment: Psychopathy and the Law."

11:00 am: Deana Vitrano- "Comparing Perception and Imagination at the Visual Cortex."

Congrats to Prof Yost and Lauren McCarthy's publication!

2012-04-05T13:18:07Z

Prof Megan Yost and Dickinson alum Lauren McCarthy for winning Best Paper for their publication of "Girls Gone Wild? Heterosexual Women's Same Sex Encounters at College Parties" in the Psychology of Women Quarterly To read the article, click here

Summer '12 Research Opportunity with Prof. Barber

2012-04-04T13:38:33Z

Professor Barber is offering a research position for Summer 2012.

Description of Project:

Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in this country. It is a progressive disorder, whose hallmark symptoms are impaired memory and cognition. The fear of acquiring Alzheimer’s has led to the use of herbal or dietary supplements purported to enhance memory. The effectiveness of supplements is often based on testimonial evidence. We research these supplements to determine if they are actually effective. We produce amnesia in day-old chicks by administering a drug called scopolamine. Previous studies show that ginkgo improves memory; current studies are looking at phosphatidylserine (a fat similar to that found in nerve cells). We now seek to understand the effects of a curcuminoid compound most commonly called turmeric. Turmeric is traditionally used as a healing medicine in South Asia, and studies suggest that it may be effective in treating Alzheimer’s disease. Experiments will assess the ability of turmeric to ameliorate scopolamine-induced amnesia in our paradigm.

Terms of Employment

The terms of employment are for 8 weeks during the summer (from June 4^th, 2012 to July 27^th, 2012). Students receive a stipend and living accommodations on campus.

Application Procedures

If you are interested in applying for this position, please make an appointment to talk with Professor Barber. When you come for the appointment, please bring a one page resumé that describes the courses you have taken that prepare you for this position, a description of other activities that may be relevant, and a paragraph describing why this research position would be valuable to your education. You may make an appointment through email (barber@dickinson.edu).

Love Your Body event

2012-03-26T10:46:41Z

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/03/dickinson_college_program_tack.html

Dickinson College program tackles fat stigma in a weeklong Love Your Body event

Saturday, March 24, 2012

By ELIZABETH GIBSON, The Patriot-News

They seemed to spill from the pages of summer fashion ads this week. Impossibly toned bodies. Women in denim, short-shorts and clingy blouses, men in cargo shorts and tight tees.

The week’s premature warmth didn’t send them scurrying to fitness centers and tanning salons. Their bodies already seem perfect.

Laeli Sharifi was among Dickinson College students taking part in a group discussion with professor Amy Farrell, author of "Fat Shame," on Saturday. Sharifi talked about battling an eating disorder.

However, for others, the switch from long pants to bare legs can feel like torture.

People start dropping the f-word. As in, “I’m so fat.”

Laeli Sharifi won’t be pulled in.

The Dickinson College senior said she knows it’s distorted thinking. We all aren’t meant to weigh 120 pounds and wear single-digit clothing sizes. But the pressure to be thin and toned is everywhere.

It was powerful enough to send Sharifi, who has an eating disorder, to a hospital psychiatric ward. She left school in the midst of her freshman year in a vocal performance program at a midwestern university.

After her recuperation, the Washington, D.C.-area resident transferred to Dickinson. A friend from high school, Ashley Williams, was there. So were some of the nation’s experts on body perception.

People such as Women’s Studies professor Amy Farrell, author of “Fat Shame: Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture” and a recent guest on CNN and the “The Colbert Report.” And psychology professor Suman Ambwani, an eating disorders and obesity researcher.

This week, the professors’ work prompted three college departments and two student organizations at Dickinson to tackle fat stigma in a weeklong Love Your Body event.

Ambwani organized a dinner and brought in Dickinson alumna Alyssa Compeau, who conducts outreach for Eating Disorder Network of Maryland.

There was a discussion on men, masculinity and body image as well as a mindful-eating workshop with a dietitian Dickinson added to its staff in January.

Students signed a pledge to end Fat Talk, or conversations in which they belittle themselves over their size or body shape.

On Friday, Sharifi and Williams joined other women for lunch. Women’s Center Director Susannah Bartlow talked on being healthy at every size.

And they actually ate. Sandwiches and potato chips and pickles.

Bartlow said ads bombard people, especially women, with conflicting messages about eating.

A popular ad for yogurt, for instance, touts its yummy flavors but low-calorie values. Realistically, key lime yogurt tastes nothing like key lime pie, Bartlow said.

The takeaway for many is that they need the yogurt company to help them control a sweet tooth.

“What possible catastrophe can occur if I have that piece of key lime pie,” Bartlow asked students.

“They’re intertwining it with sin. You’re doing something you’re normally not supposed to do. You’re giving yourself a treat,” Dickinson senior Jesse Battilana said.

Williams said she was lucky. Her family is comprised of big and tall people comfortable with their size. She was never pressured to diet or feel ashamed about her appearance.

Sharifi said three members of her family have undergone surgery to change the shape of their stomachs to lose weight.

It was hard for them to not applaud her weight loss, even when they knew it was unhealthy.

When she got to Dickinson, Sharifi compared herself unfavorably to slender women.

Her outlook improved through talking openly about her eating disorder. Other women have opened up to her about their own suffering.

Sharifi said it has helped her think more about talents she has that could help others in a career and less about how her legs will look in shorts this year.

“It’s taken three years, and finally, two months before I graduate, I’m like, I don’t care,” she said.

Talk- School-based interventions for anxious and depressed youth

2012-02-07T08:55:55Z

Please come and see Matthew Mychailyszyn, PhD from Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital give a talk entitled: School-based interventions for anxious and depressed youth: A Meta-Analysis of Outcomes.
This will take place at 4:30 pm in Kaufman 179 on Monday, Feb. 13.

27th Annual Science Research Symposium

2012-01-31T13:46:21Z

The 27th Annual Science Research Symposium will be held on Monday, April 23, 2012 in the Rector Science Complex Atrium from 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm. This event will feature student poster presentations. We strongly encourage all students who would like to present their research to put together a poster. Light refreshments will be served.

Special Note Regarding Poster Sizes:
If you are printing a new poster for this day, please keep the maximum poster width to 44” so it will fit on the large poster boards. We will provide large foam wall boards, t-stands, easels, and tables in order to accommodate a variety of posters. If your poster is extra wide and you need two foam boards or would prefer t-stands, you need access to an electrical outlet, or any other special requests, please include this information when you submit your abstract. If you do not include special requests with your abstract we cannot guarantee that your needs will be met.

Abstracts will be listed in the printed brochure in the order they are received. The location of your poster will also be based upon the order the abstract was received.

Please provide Jann Ernst (ernstj@dickinson.edu) with the following information no later than Monday, April 16th, if you would like to present a poster:

    1. name of student presenting
    2. full title of presentation
    3. name of faculty mentor (if any)
    4. short abstract of the research (250 words or less)

5. special requests accommodations (if any)

Call for Abstracts: 23rd Annual Student Research Symposium

2012-01-30T10:35:12Z

Call for Abstracts: 23rd Annual Student Research Symposium

Friday, April 13, 2012

Hosted by the Saint Joseph's University Chapter of Sigma Xi

"A Celebration of Student Research"

The 23rd Annual Sigma Xi Student Research Symposium will be held on Friday, April 13, 2012, at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. Undergraduate and graduate students working in the areas of Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, the Natural, and the Social Sciences are invited and encouraged to present the results of their work in the poster sessions. We expect, as in previous years, over 100 students from the region’s colleges and universities to attend.

The Symposium will commence at 5:00 PM on the Saint Joseph's University Campus in Philadelphia, PA. It will open with the keynote address in the Wolfington Teletorium in Mandeville Hall. The poster sessions will start at 6:45 in the Campion Student Center.

This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Gordon Burghardt from the Departments of Psychology and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Tennessee. His talk is entitled "The Origins and Biology of Play." This talk is free and open to the public. Dr. Burghardt will also be this year’s recipient of the Christopher Clavius, S.J. award. This award recognizes the work of inspirational scientists, researchers and policy makers. Clavius, a Jesuit mathematician and astronomer is best known as an architect of the modern Gregorian calendar and as an inspiration to such thinkers as Kepler, Descartes and Leibniz. Dr. Burghardt is particularly deserving of this award. He has authored over 160 journal articles, and has edited or authored 6 books on various aspects of animal behavior and cognition. He has received awards and grants from numerous organizations and agencies, including the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Science Foundation, and has served as President of the American Psychological Association’s Division 6 (Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology), as well as the Animal Behavior Society.

The registration fee for the symposium is $25 for students and $40 for faculty members. The optional dinner at Saint Joseph's is an additional $15 for both students and faculty. Registration and abstracts are due by Sunday March 25^th, 2012. For more information including online registration for the symposium, please visit http://www.sju.edu/srs. We look forward to seeing you and your students this April.

Research Showcase in Psychology

2011-12-13T10:49:56Z

Photo ofAngela Guy (’11) and Nina Ligato (’11) presenting their research (conducted with Dave Breen ’11) at the annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies in Toronto, Canada.

Psychology Department Information Session

2011-10-21T11:24:11Z

Are you considering Psychology as your major?

- Do you have questions about the requirements?

- Do you know how to declare?

- Do you want to learn more?

Come to the Psychology Department information session!

Thursday, October 27

12:00pm

Kaufman Hall- K179

Showcase: Psych student publication

2011-10-05T15:16:38Z

Katherine Leibel (Psyc '12), is first author on a study published in the July 2011 issue of Nicotine and Tobacco Research. In their article, "Barring interventions? Lesbian and gay bars as underutilized venues for tobacco interventions," Leibel and co-authors in the Department of Family Medicine of the UNC School of Medicine argue that the success of including gay and lesbian bars in HIV prevention campaigns suggests that anti-smoking interventions might benefit from using similar strategies to identify and contact tobacco users.

The article was published online in April 2011, while Leibel was studying abroad. In summer 2010 she worked at UNC's School of Medicine.

Congratulations to Katherine!

Mental Health Awareness Week(2)

2011-09-30T14:21:54Z

Mental Health Awareness Week

Mon Oct 3 – Fri Oct 7, 2011

Please support the Wellness Center and participate in the following events!

•Mon 10/3 @ 11 AM (Britton Plaza) – Stomp Out Stigma

•Tues 10/4 @ 12 PM (Althouse 106) – Suicide Prevention Talk (if you are concerned about a friend – by the Wellness Center)

•Wed 10/5 @ 7 PM (ATS) – Life on the Streets (panel discussion on homelessness)

•Thurs 10/6 @ 11AM – 1PM (Downstairs HUB), 4-6 PM (Kline Center) - Screening for Depression by the Wellness Center

•Fri 10/7 @ 7 PM (Women’s Center) – Screening of Girl, Interrupted (and discussion)

Please attend The Lifetime Adult Day Care Program Open House!

2011-09-28T13:52:33Z

Please come and support one of our service learning partners, The Lifetime Adult Day Care Program, as they host an Open House in Carlisle!

October 3 & 4 @ Carlisle Life Time

October 6 & 7 @ Camp Hill Life Time

9:00 AM till 4:00 PM

Craft Sale ~ Bake Sale ~ Art Show ~ Raffles ~ Program Tours

Musical Entertainment by The Piano Man, Nate Carabello

10 am October 7th at Camp Hill location

For a brochure of the event, please click here

To view their October newsletter, please click here

Watch Project Nim at Carlisle Theater!

2011-09-20T09:28:22Z

Event Details

Film: Project Nim

Documentary (NR - 93 Minutes)

Event type: Film
Location: Carlisle Theatre
Fee: $5 in Devil's Den; $7 adults; Sundays $6

Dates:

Fri, Sep 23, 2011, 7:30 pm [Add to Outlook]
Sun, Sep 25, 2011, 2:00 pm [Add to Outlook]
Wed, Sep 28, 2011, 7:30 pm [Add to Outlook]
Thu, Sep 29, 2011, 7:30 pm [Add to Outlook]

From the Academy Award winning team behind Man on Wire comes the story of Nim, a chimpanzee who in the 1970s became the focus of a landmark experiment which aimed to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. What was learned about his true nature--and indeed our own--is comic, revealing and profoundly unsettling.

Wednesday night's showing of Project Nim will be followed by a discussion led by Prof. Teresa Barber of the department of psychology at Dickinson College.

Sponsored by the Departments of Anthropology and Psychology at Dickinson College.

For more information: 717-258-0666
For more information: http://www.carlisletheatre.org

Fat Talk Free Week at Dickinson

2011-09-19T09:13:26Z

Alyssa Compeau (’11), who was a co-organizer for Fat Talk Free Week at Dickinson, published the following article this summer as part of her internship at “A Chance to Heal” (an organization that focuses on eating disorder prevention). You can view the article here

Congrats to Prof. Yost!

2011-07-18T18:38:05Z

Congratulations to Professor Yost and alum Genea Thomas, who co-authored a journal article on binegativity. The online-first version of their article can be viewed by clicking here.

Honors Theses Presentations

2011-05-04T09:27:15Z

This year, four students in the psychology department will defend honors theses. Presentations are open to anyone who is interested in attending a thesis defense. Please come by for one or more presentations on Wednesday, May 11. Hear about this year's research projects, and support the students! Thesis presentations will be from 1-5 pm in Kaufman 179.
Alyssa Compeau will present "An Experimental Investigation of Fat Talk among College Women" at 1 pm, followed by Diliana Funtarova's presentation of "Phantom Effects, or What Happens When I Cannot Get What I Want" at 2 pm.

At 3 o'clock, John Monopoli will address "Language Ability as a Mediator Between Emotion Regulation and Social Competence in Second Grade Students". Taylor Putnam is scheduled to present "Decision-Making between Different Sized Choice Sets: How the Number of Available Options Affects Peak Satisfaction" at 4 pm.

Celebrating Student Scholarship in Psychology

2011-04-29T09:05:05Z

On Thursday, May 5, students will present the results of their research at the annual Celebrating Student Scholarship in Psychology event. Stop by the Kaufman lounge at noon to view posters and ask questions about students' studies. Then, at 12:30, Psi Chi inductions will take place in 179. Enjoy some lunch and cake, and support your peers!

Health Studies symposium - psychology's representation

2011-04-25T11:02:30Z

Psychology majors presented research results at the first annual Health Studies research symposium on Friday. Professors and students enjoyed seeing and hearing about the latest work in health-related research at Dickinson.

Psychology majors make good employees!

2011-04-25T10:49:59Z

During National Student Employment Week, the Career Center sponsored events highlighting the exemplary work that student employees do on campus. One such event included the awards ceremony for Student Employee of the Year. Of the 11 students nominated for the award, four were psychology majors! Congratulations to Esmeralda Alvarez ’13, Florencia Cabral ’13, Alyssa Compeau ’11, and Caroline Fortin ’11, all of whom were recognized for their work ethic and skills. Read the complete story here.

How to get into grad school presentation

2011-04-18T09:15:23Z

Next Thursday (4/28) at 5 pm in Kaufman 159, a presentation on graduate school admissions in psychology will take place. Come and see an explanation of the ins and outs of the admissions process, and bring any questions you may have about decision-making or the process itself!

Senior Research Symposium

2011-04-13T16:10:00Z

Alyssa Compeau, a senior psychology major, will present "The Secret Life of Fat Talk: Consequences of Normalized Conversations of the Body" at the Senior Research Symposium. Come to the Stern Great Room on Thursday, April 28th at noon to hear Alyssa and three other distinguished seniors present their research results!

Want to submit your manuscript to a journal?

2011-04-08T09:08:06Z

The Yale Review of Undergraduate Research in Psychology, a student publication of Yale College, is now accepting submissions from undergraduates for the 2011 edition of our journal.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: APRIL 21st 2011.

The Yale Review of Undergraduate Research in Psychology is an annual journal that showcases the best and most original research in psychology conducted by undergraduates from around the world. Our goal is to contribute to the scientific advance by encouraging serious, quality research early on. We provide a platform for undergraduate scientists to share their findings, and aim to bring together a community of young psychologists from both the United States and abroad.

Our website can be viewed at http://www.yale.edu/yrurp/.

Psych students to present research at ROWGS symposium

2011-04-06T09:52:27Z

Two senior psychology majors will be presenting the results of their respective independent research projects at this year's annual Research on Women or Gender by Students (ROWGS) symposium. Kelsey Power will present her research on rape myth acceptance and sexual compliance, and Alyssa Compeau will present results of an experiment on women's normative behavior.

If you are interested in attending this event, please see the ROWGS information page for details.

Dickinson Alum offering research project experience!

2011-03-25T10:07:31Z

Laura Smith ('09) of Penn State Milton S. Hershey's Department of Psychiatry is requesting volunteers for a research project dealing with rating adolescent social interactions. The research team will be at Dickinson on April 28th, with sessions at 2 and 7 pm in Kaufman 179. Students are asked to attend one session only, with each session lasting approximately 45 minutes.

For more information, contact Laura Smith at LSmith6@hmc.psu.edu.

Science Symposium announced

2011-03-23T09:57:03Z

Students who wish to present their research for this event should keep their posters to 44" or less. Foam wall boards, t-stands, easels, and tables will be available to display posters. If you wish to present at this event, please send the following information to Jann Ernst(ernstj@dickinson.edu) by Monday, April 18th:

1. name of student(s) presenting

2. full title of presentation

3. name of faculty mentor (if any)

4. short abstract of the research (250 words or less)

PSYCH NEWS, JOBS, AND RESEARCH STUDIES IN FACEBOOK

2011-03-15T09:30:45Z

The Social Psychology Network now has a Facebook page with Psychology Jobs, Psychology News, and Research Studies. This means that job ads and research study links posted in SPN will reach more people, and Facebook users who "Like" SPN will have a new way to stay on top of developments in the field:

http://www.facebook.com/socialpsychology

Sports Psychology: A Discussion

2011-03-08T09:23:12Z

Psi Chi and the Athletic Department are co sponsoring a presentation by sports psychologist Dr. Molly Cowan, which will take place on Thursday, March 10, at 5 pm in Dana 110.

Congratulations to Professor Kingston!

2011-02-23T09:57:40Z

Professor Kingston's research on methods for improving parenting practices for children in urban settings has been published in Child Development. Congratulations, Professor Kingston! Read a copy of her article here.

Dickinson hosting Gay-Straight Alliance!

2011-02-16T09:01:55Z

This year, Dickinson will be hosting the Gay-Straight Alliance Summit for Central PA. On Friday, February 24th, from 8:30-4 pm, the Summit conference will be taking place on campus. Consider signing up, whether you are a member of Dickinson's Spectrum group or not: you can learn how to handle protesters of social justice action programs, promote sexual health, conduct a successful lobbying effort for legislative changes, and much, much more. See the attached flyer for information about how to register, as well as a complete list of sessions for the day. Peterson Toscano, a theater-performance activist, will be delivering the keynote address to kick off the day's events. Don't miss it!

Congrats to Dickinson psych students!

2011-02-16T08:50:56Z

Two alumni of Dickinson's psychology program, Meredith Moersch ('10) and Christina Recchiute ('10), along with senior John Monopoli, will be presenting a poster at the Association for Psychological Science's annual convention in Washington, DC this spring. Congratulations on the acceptance of your work at this event! The students will be presenting the results of research conducted with Professor Skelton, examining retrospective memory and illness reporting.

Science Symposium date announced

2011-02-08T15:07:04Z

The 26th Annual Science Research Symposium will be held on Monday, April 25, 2011 in the Rector Science Complex Atrium from 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm. This event will feature student poster presentations. We strongly encourage all students who would like to present their research to put together a poster. Light refreshments will be served.

Special Note Regarding Poster Sizes:

If you are printing a new poster for this day, please keep the maximum poster width to 44” so it will fit on the large poster boards. We will provide large foam wall boards, t-stands, easels, and tables in order to accommodate a variety of posters.

Please provide Jann Ernst (ernstj@dickinson.edu) with the following information no later than Monday, April 18th if you would like to present a poster:

1. name of student presenting

2. full title of presentation

3. name of faculty mentor (if any)

4. short abstract of the research (250 words or less)

Prof. Rauhut's work described in article

2011-01-31T14:33:59Z

Professor Rauhut's research with neuroscience major Andre White ('11) was highlighted in Dickinson Magazine's Extra Features.

Networking Day

2011-01-25T09:15:11Z

Networking Day is hosted on February 4th and 5th. A Dickinson psych major will be on the panel (Saturday at 1pm), addressing how to get into graduate school. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in graduate school in the future. To register for any of the events on Networking Day, visit http://www.dickinson.edu/alumni/networking-day/.

Fall '10 Alumni Newsletter Available

2011-01-21T11:57:38Z

The fall 2010 edition of the Psychology Newsletter is now available. Click here to read a copy online, or send a request for a printed copy (along with your mailing address) to hoon@dickinson.edu.

Call for Abstracts: 22nd Annual Student Research Symposium

2011-01-12T14:18:00Z

The 22nd Annual Sigma Xi Student Research Symposium will be held on Friday, April 8, 2011, at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. Undergraduate and Graduate students in the areas of math, computer science, engineering, natural and the social sciences are invited to present their research in poster form during one of two sessions that evening. Previous symposia have featured students from colleges and universities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and New York, with some coming from as far away as Minnesota, Texas, and Oklahoma.

This year’s keynote speaker will be Dr. Robert Devaney from the Department of Mathematics at Boston University. His talk is entitled "Chaos Games and Fractal Images" and will be given at 5:00 pm in the Wolfington Teletorium of Mandeville Hall on the Saint Joseph's University campus. This talk is free and open to the public.

The registration fee for the symposium is $30 for students and $45 for faculty members. The optional dinner at Saint Joseph's is an additional $15 for both students and faculty. Registration and abstracts are due by Friday March 18^th, 2011. For more information including online registration for the symposium, please visit http://www.sju.edu/srs.

New dataset available

2011-01-10T14:13:46Z

Are you interested in a project measuring mood, relationships, behaviors, etc? Check out a new datase made available for general usage. Go to our Useful Links page and choose "The Berlin Data Study" under "Downloadable Data."

Undergraduate research conference - call for submissions

2011-01-10T14:11:39Z

The application deadline for the 2011 UCLA Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference. PURC will be on Friday, May 6th, 2011 at UCLA and will showcase approximately 100 undergraduate psychology research projects in poster and paper talk sessions. Students must submit the application and fees online by Friday, February 25th, 2011. The application and details are available at http://purc.psych.ucla.edu/.

If you have questions, please contact:

Sarah Bejarano
PURC Coordinator,
UCLA Department of Psychology
bejarano@psych.ucla.edu

Fun webpage to check out!

2010-12-15T13:30:22Z

Psychology as a discipline is full of landmark moments, both in clinical practice and research findings. If you're interested in the history of psychology or viewing what happened on a particular day in the history of psychology, check out: www.cwu.edu/~warren/today.html.

Genes & Environment videos now online

2010-12-03T14:51:56Z

"Genes & Environment 2010" at Stanford University addressed the interesting issue of how genes and the environment interact to influence complex traits and susceptibility to disease. Nine preeminent scientists in the fields of psychology, biology, neuroscience, and genetics attended the event to discuss their research on this important topic. The talks were moderated by Dr. Gregory Gibson, Professor and Director of the Center for Integrative Genomics at Georgia Tech. Videos of these talks and of the moderated discussions are now posted on the GxE 2010 website at: http://www.gxe2010.org/.

Conference in California

2010-11-23T13:53:16Z

Senior Alyssa Compeau presented research on disordered eating at the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies conference in San Francisco with Professor Ambwani.

FUN with Prof. Rauhut in San Diego!

2010-11-18T12:43:58Z

Professor Rauhut presented his research at the Society for Neuroscience conference in San Diego earlier this week. Neuroscience major Andre White ('11) presented a poster of his research on conditioned hyperactivity related to methamphetamine at the Faculty interested in Undergraduate Neuroscience Research session, where he received an award for his work. Congratulations, Andre!

Evidence for parapsychology from a psychologist?

2010-11-16T10:34:15Z

Respected psychologist Daryl Bem of Cornell has found evidence for precognition, or predicting future events. His research will be published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. His work has already caused a stir, as other psychologists have already begun to look for flaws in Bem's report. Read the news report here, or check out a preprint of the article here!

Advertise your research experience to grad schools!

2010-11-05T09:36:32Z

The Council on Undergraduate Research hosts a Registry of Undergraduate Researchers. The purpose of this registry is to facilitate matchmaking between undergraduates who have research experience and a desire to pursue an advanced degree, with graduate schools seeking high quality students who are well prepared for research. The Registry is open to students and graduate schools in the fields of Anthropology/Archaeology, Arts/Humanities, Biology/Biochemistry, Business, Chemistry/Biochemistry, Economics, Education, Engineering, English and Linguistics, Environmental Studies, Geosciences, Health Professions, History, Journalism and Communications, Mathematics/Computer Science, Physics/ Astronomy, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work and Sociology.

Any undergraduate may go to www.cur.org/ugreg/ to fill out a simple curriculum vitae form. There is no charge to the student and records will be made available to bona fide Graduate Schools that contract with CUR for this service. Organizations or companies seeking the students’ information for other marketing purposes will not be granted access. Graduate School representatives may contact students to invite applications or visits to the campus and laboratory, or to share information about their research programs and financial support opportunities.

Graduate schools may provide a link to their websites, and may provide a short description of opportunities, such as research fields and fellowships. It will also be possible for institutions to place an ad on the database website if the content is related to the mission of CUR and the Undergraduate Registry.

For graduate schools that wish to review the student information, there is an access fee of $1,500 for the entire database, or $300 for one specific discipline. Again, there is no cost to you as a student to create a profile.

We hope that students who are currently in their junior year will register now, but anyone with undergraduate research experience may register at any time. You will be able to update your listing as appropriate, to include any summer research experience or information about Senior Theses and test scores. We also welcome submissions by students who are engaged in Masters' Degree programs now but who plan on going on to a PhD program. Just fill out the information on the form including the date you intend to enter a PhD program and your date of completion of your undergraduate degree. Upload a link to your CV that contains complete information about your MS/MA degree activity (school, subject, thesis topic (if applicable), and advisor).

CUR believes that this service will be a great benefit for both students and graduate schools by narrowing the search for the right match. So if you are interested in graduate school, please take a moment to register now. Be sure to include a statement of your research interests, as this will be important for making the match.

Censoring Infectious Ideas: Queer Sexuality and the AIDS Crisis

2010-11-03T16:09:52Z

Jennifer Brier - Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies/History, University of Illinois-Chicago

Censoring Infectious Ideas: Queer Sexuality and the AIDS Crisis

Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Stern Center, Great Room – 7:00 p.m.

Beginning with her own experiences as an author whose work has been censored, Brier will discuss how the response to AIDS has been affected by attempts to remove discussions of sex and sexuality from its center and question the extent to which we have become a more sexually liberated culture since the 1980s.

This event is co-sponsored by the Departments of Sociology, American Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies.

Background Information (provided by speaker)
In the last stages of preparing her book for publication, including securing the permissions to publish several reproductions of early AIDS prevention posters from San Francisco, Brier’s press informed her that she would not be able to include any images that displayed full-frontal male nudity. Told that the images were not central to her argument and that they would be distracting, Brier had no choice but to exchange the images for less-explicit ones, a decision that uncannily mirrored what happened when the San Francisco AIDS Foundation first created and tried to distribute the posters using federal funds in the late 1980s. In “Censoring Infectious Ideas” Brier will discuss how the response to AIDS has been affected by attempts to remove discussions of sex and sexuality from its center and question the extent to which we have become a more sexually liberated culture since the 1980s.

Biography (provided by the speaker)
Jennifer Brier holds a joint appointment in the Program in Gender and Women’s Studies and the History Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is the author of Infectious Ideas: U.S. Political Response to the AIDS Crisis, which was published by the University of North Carolina Press in 2009. In it she argues that AIDS provides the perfect lens through which to see the complex social and political history of the 1980s and 1990s. She details how activists, service providers, philanthropists and the federal government responded to AIDS in the first two decades of the AIDS epidemic and places the history of a successful yet complex and contentious social movement organized to deal with the AIDS epidemic in conversation with a more traditional political history of how the state dealt with this public health crisis. Brier is currently the co-curator of an exhibition on Chicago’s LGBT history set to open at the Chicago History Museum in May 2011. The exhibition, tentatively titled Out Chicago, will be one of the largest shows exclusively dedicated to LGB

Psi Chi event

2010-11-02T15:23:18Z

Senior psych majors (and Psi Chi leaders!) John Monopoli, Taylor Putnam, and Alyssa Compeau met with Dr. Hantula from Temple U after he addressed the campus in a presentation co-sponsored by the Economics and InBM departments.

Call for submissions: Feminism & Psychology

2010-11-01T16:04:56Z

An issue of Feminism & Psychology will be generated with a focus on transgender research and theory. Article submissions are due by July 1, 2011. Click here for complete details regarding article submission.

Professor Barber leads FaculTea

2010-10-26T14:01:11Z

Refreshments will be served as Prof. Barber discusses Alzheimer's Disease at the FaculTea presentation in the Biblio Cafe on November 3rd. Click here for details.

Open House - Bring your visitors!

2010-10-20T11:20:06Z

On Homecoming/Family Weekend, bring your visitors to the open house for the sciences. Psychology, chemistry, and biology professors will be welcoming folks in the Rector Science Complex with displays and demonstrations from 10-11:30 am on Saturday. The program will take place in the upstairs Atrium. Enjoy some light refreshments, chat with your professors, and show off your major to visiting family and friends!

Speaker coming to campus!

2010-10-20T10:04:42Z

On Wednesday, October 27, a research assistant professor from the University of Texas (Austin) will be presenting "Altered regulation of serotonin neurotransmission in mouse behavioral models of social interaction impairment" at 4 30 in Dana 110.

first speaker in Psi Chi series scheduled: Dr. Hantula

2010-10-20T09:42:40Z

On Monday, November 1st at 5 pm, Dr. Hantula will be speaking in Dana 110, addressing economic decision making. The event is sponsored by Psi Chi and the Economics and INBM departments.

Professor Helweg-Larsen featured in Dickinson magazine

2010-10-08T09:37:11Z

The research Professor Helweg-Larsen has done with the driving simulation program Simuride was featured in an article in Dickinson magazine. Read the article here.

Professor Truong presents lecture

2010-09-29T09:00:46Z

Professor Truong will present Masculinity and Conformity on Thursday, October 7, from noon until 1 pm in Kaufman 179. The lecture will highlight his research and discuss social psychology more generally.

Mental Health Awareness Week

2010-09-29T08:59:34Z

The Counseling Center will be hosting a series of events next week, October 3-9, to highlight National Mental Health Awareness week. Check out their events by clicking here.

Congratulations to Professor Yost!

2010-09-17T09:55:06Z

An article by Professor Yost and recent graduate Jennifer Chmielewski ('10) was accepted for publication. "Narrating rural lesbian lives: Body image and lesbian community in central Pennsylvania" will be published in a volume of the Journal of Lesbian Studies next year.

Laura Smith, of the class of '09, was the second author with Professor Yost on "When does it cross the line? The threshold between “normal” dieting and eating disorders." Their article will be published in the Journal of College Student Development in 2012.

Rush Hour Sept 14

2010-09-08T11:11:42Z

Prof. Barber will be presenting "Stress What is it good for?" at Rush Hour on Tuesday, September 14th, at noon.

Alumni newsletter available

2010-05-24T10:38:16Z

The current issue of the alumni newsletter is now available. Read about the latest news in the psych department, hear what alumni have been doing, and check out the latest photos! To read a copy online, click here.

Saying goodbye

2010-05-20T09:25:00Z

Graduating seniors enjoyed a picnic with faculty, celebrating the culmination of their time at Dickinson.

Students competed with - and beat! - the faculty in a volleyball game.

Undergraduate research registry announced

2010-05-12T14:56:15Z

Dear Students:

Any undergraduate may go to www.cur.org/ugreg/ to fill out a simple curriculum vitae form. There is no charge to the student and records will be made available to bona fide Graduate Schools that contract with CUR for this service. Organizations or companies seeking the students’ information for other marketing purposes will not be granted access. Graduate School representatives may contact students to invite applications or visits to the campus and laboratory, or to share information about their research programs and financial support opportunities.

An institution-wide annual subscription fee for access to the entire database is $1,500 and departments can subscribe for $300 on their own for their discipline, if they choose. Again, there is no cost to you as a student to create a profile.

Please feel free to contact me, should you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Robin Howard
Senior Director, Membership Services
Council on Undergraduate Research
734 15th St NW
Suite 550
(202) 783-4810x203
(202) 783-4811 fax
robin@cur.org

Budding psychologists apply their classroom knowledge

2010-05-10T14:26:54Z

Students in Professor Kingston's 400-level Substance Abuse Prevention course took what they learned in the classroom and applied it in the community. One group worked with adolescents at an alternative school to create a photography exhibit, asking the teens to focus on aspects of their environment that were either supportive or challenging. The exhibit was displayed at Dickinson, with students, community members, faculty, and local politicians invited.

Another student group took research on smokeless tobacco products and lobbied at the Capitol for changes in legislation regarding smokeless tobacco.

Yet another team of students worked with a various community groups: a student coalition, the National Guard, the sheriff's office, and local schools to create an effective public service announcement discouraging underage drinking.

End-of-the-Year celebration!

2010-05-06T14:46:49Z

Students, faculty, and administrators came to psychology's year-end celebration. Students presented their lab's research projects, answering questions from colleagues and mentors at the college. Everyone enjoyed refreshments, then went to honor the graduating seniors and newly inducted members of Psi Chi.

Celebration of Student Scholarship in Psychology

2010-05-04T14:41:53Z

Come celebrate the research work students have done this year! Psychology students will present results in the Kaufman lounge on Thursday, May 6th, beginning at noon. At 12:45, Psi Chi will hold its annual induction ceremony in the K179.

25th Annual Science Symposium

2010-04-27T15:12:38Z

Psychology students presented their research at Dickinson's 25th annual symposium for science research.

Student presentation at the state Capitol

2010-04-23T15:02:02Z

Junior Umaima Khatun and senior Elyse Faccenda presented work on youth mentoring, fielding questions about college-aged mentorship, at the Capitol on Friday, April 23.

Senior Jenn Chmielewski presents at ROWS Symposium

2010-04-21T11:06:51Z

Jenn Chmielewski ('10) presented the results of her study "Lesbian Women's Experiences of Body Image" at the annual Research on Women by Students (ROWS) symposium. Jenn completed her work as an honors research project under the direction of Professor Megan Yost.
Each year, the President's Commission for Women and the Women's and Gender Studies department sponsor the event, which highlights student research on topics related to gender. The disciplines from which students presented vary; this year's presentations ranged from eco-feminism to analyses of social justice issues.

Grad School: Questions and Answers!

2010-04-09T11:13:07Z

For students considering graduate school, please attend the Graduate School Panel Presentation on Tuesday, April 13th from 5-6 pm in Kaufman 179. Panelists will discuss the application process, suggestions for how to make the decision about which programs to apply to and ultimately attend, and answer your questions about pursuing a doctorate or master's degree in psychology.

Undergraduate and Graduate Programs at UEA

2010-04-02T09:25:53Z

On Friday, April 23, Mr. Simon Hampton, a psych professor at the University of East Anglia (England) will speak about the undergraduate psychology program (for those considering studying abroad) and the graduate psych program at UEA. The gradaute linkage agreement between Dickinson and UEA will be discussed. The talk will be from 3-4 pm in Kaufman 178.

Congrats to Jenn Chmielewski ('10)!

2010-04-01T10:33:59Z

Congratulations to senior Jenn Chmielewski, whose research during an internship last summer at UConn was recently published in an article she co-authored. The article, "Post-traumatic growth: Finding positive meaning in cancer survivorship moderates the impact of intrusive thoughts on adjustment in younger adults," was published in the journal Psycho-Oncology.

Students

2010-03-30T09:05:39Z

Students in Professor Ambwani's lab research mood, personality, and eating behaviors. Last week, two students accompanied Professor Ambwani to the annual meeting of the Society for Personality Assessment in San Jose, California. Below, Alyssa Compeau ('11) explains the results of a recent research project to a conference attendee.

Sandy Buck ('12) answers questions about a study.

Students present at the Capitol

2010-03-24T14:49:04Z

Pennsylvania's private colleges presented an opportunity for lawmakers to take a look at undergraduate research that's occurring in the state. Seniors Meg Tobias and Bettina Cerban presented their research on Tuesday, March 23 in Harrisburg with their mentor, Professor Helweg-Larsen. Meg and Bettina have conducted research on risk perception and moralization in both the United States and Denmark, and have worked collaboratively with other students in Professor Helweg-Larsen's lab collecting data for comparisons across several countries.

Upcoming Psi Chi speaker

2010-03-24T09:31:04Z

Dr. Chitra Raghavan will present "Gender and Power Examining Violence and Coercion in Male Same Sex Relationships" on April 1, at 5 pm in the Stern Great Room.

Congrats to Professor Yost!

2010-03-23T13:20:02Z

Congratulations to Professor Yost on her latest publication, which appeared in the current issue of the Journal of Sex Research. View a copy of her article here.

Congrats to Prof. Barber!

2010-03-01T13:52:36Z

Congratulations to Professor Barber on her latest publication, which appeared in the current issue of Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior. View a pdf of her article here.

Student paper wins conference award

2010-03-01T10:28:11Z

John Monopoli ('11) presented the culmination of his independent study (Psych 500) on the development of conduct and antisocial personality disorders at the Lebanon Valley College conference. Monopoli's paper, "The development of antisocial behavior: Risk factors, trajectory, and the nature/nurture paradigm" won the award for Best Paper. His independent study was done under the supervision of Professor Ambwani in Fall 2009.

Students co-author research paper

2010-02-25T14:23:33Z

Congratulations to seniors Meg Tobias and Bettina Cerban, who were co-authors with Professor Helweg-Larsen for an article that was just accepted for publication. Tobias and Cerban worked with Professor Helweg-Larsen to collect data for the research by travelling to Denmark themselves. See some of their work by visiting the photos on Professor Helweg-Larsen's lab page, or read the pre-publication proof of the article by clicking here.

Rescheduled: School psychology presentation

2010-02-17T14:15:48Z

Rescheduled Erin Perry will be discussing the field of school psychology with interested students in Kaufman 179 on Wednesday, Feb. 24th at 5 pm

Interested in school psychology?

2010-02-05T09:34:44Z

Thursday, Feb. 11: School Psychology

Psi Chi presents Erin Perry from Alfred Univ. talking about the field of school psych.

5:00 p.m. in Kaufman 179

Interested in studying in Australia?

2010-02-05T09:34:15Z

Friday, Feb. 12: University of Queensland

Presentation on Dickinson’s study abroad program in Brisbane, Australia.

12:00 p.m. in Dana 101

Conference attendance

2010-02-01T10:48:50Z

Professor Helweg-Larsen presented a poster at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology conference in Las Vegas. The research, which examined gender differences in optimistic biases, was conducted and presented with Hilary Harding ('06).

Alumni Newsletter Available!

2010-01-25T13:38:57Z

The latest alumni newsletter for psychology majors is now available! Read it here.

Upcoming Neuroscience Seminar

2010-01-19T14:19:47Z

Dr. Ira Glick ('57) a professor at Stanford Medical School, will be visiting Dickinson on Friday, January 29th for a talk entitled, "The New Neuroscience, Psychology, and Psychiatry: History and Challenges for the Future." The talk will be held at 4:30 pm in the Stafford Auditorium. Dr. Glick was the recipient of Dickinson's Distinguished Alumnus award a few years ago, and is a long-time friend of the college. Read his CV here.

It's electric! Professor Helweg-Larsen weighs in on consumer behavior

2010-01-19T11:34:53Z

Professor Helweg-Larsen explained consumer behavior in light of Pennsylvania Power and Light (PPL) Electric Utilities Corp's recent 30% rate hike.Read the article here.

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Convention

2009-12-01T16:35:11Z

Researchers in Professor Ambwani's lab presented the results of an ongoing study on mood and eating at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies' annual convention. Angela Guy, Alyssa Compeau, and Jenn Chmielewski are each in their second (school) year of working with Professor Ambwani.

Professor Ambwani and Jenn Chmielewski presented "Thin-Ideal Internalization, Fear of Fatness, and Disordered Eating: A Cross-Cultural Study."

Talking Turkey with Professor Ambwani

2009-11-30T15:31:11Z

For some people, holidays can mean a time of awkward family get-togethers. Professor Ambwani provided suggestions for handling difficult interactions in an interview with the local newspaper.

Psi Chi speaker

2009-11-17T15:16:56Z

Psi Chi continued its Speaker Series with Dr. Carolyn Black Becker, an associate professor at Trinity University in San Diego. She spoke to Dickinson students about eating disorder prevention; specifically addressing the use of cognitive dissonance in effective prevention programs. The Reflections program, developed by Dr. Becker and one of her students, has been used by sororities to decrease dissatisfaction with one's body.

Psi Chi members Meg Tobias, Olivia Lewis, and Jenn Chmielewski with Dr. Becker.

Upcoming Conference

2009-11-17T10:10:40Z

Lebanon Valley College is hosting a conference for undergraduate research in the humanities and social sciences.

The conference will take place on Saturday, Februrary 20, at Lebanon Valley College. Faculty and students are invited to submit paper and poster proposals before Thursday, December 31. For more information (including submission and registration forms), go to http://sites.google.com/site/lvcconference.

Professor Yost presents Dickinson's climate in Mexico

2009-11-11T13:52:53Z

After working with the Office of Diversity Initiatives (ODI) and Professor Stephanie Gilmore (Women's Studies), Professor Megan Yost analyzed both quantitative and qualitative data from Dickinson's campus climate survey. The survey assessed the perceptions that students, faculty, and staff have of the adequacy and appropriateness of Dickinson's policies and people with respect to sexual orientation and gender identity. Professor Yost travelled to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for the annual conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, where she and Professor Gilmore presented the results of the survey at a panel entitled, "Youth Negotiating Sexuality." In the upcoming semester, they hope to conduct focus groups and interviews to further explore the campus climate for LGBT students, faculty, and staff. On campus, some recommendations that were made based on the results (such as a sexuality studies program, a safe-space program, and LGBT library collections) are already being planned across the campus with help from ODI, the Women's Center, and the Assault and Sexuality Coalition.

Psych study abroad options featured

2009-11-11T13:49:06Z

Read comments from our majors who have studied abroad, as well as Professor Smith, the academic advisor for psych majors studying abroad

Chicago presentation

2009-11-11T13:45:41Z

Neuroscience majors Margaret Della Vecchia and Andre White presented a poster (The effects of noradrenergic antagonists on the unconditioned and conditioned hyperactive responses to methamphetamine in mice) at the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience poster session held during the Society for Neuroscience meeting in Chicago.

Fat Talk Free Week

2009-11-11T13:43:50Z

Dickinson's first Fat Talk Free Week, co-sponsored by the psychology department, featured speakers promoting a healthy body ideal as well as student activities which included trashing self-shaming body thoughts and pledging not to "Fat Talk" for a week. The program was modelled after the successful Reflections: Body Image program, a peer-led eating disorder prevention program developed in part by Delta Delta Delta. Dr. Carolyn Black Becker came to campus to present information about successful intervention measures for disordered eating behaviors.