Dear Alumni, Students, Colleagues, and Friends,
It is with great enthusiasm that I am pleased to present the Spring 2019 edition of the Department of Psychology Newsletter! The Department continues to grow at a solid pace.
The psychology department faculty, students, staff, and alumni have some impressive accomplishments over the last year. Below is a brief snapshot of some recent happenings.
The Department of Psychology at the University of Nebraska is still going strong for 130 years since psychology was first taught in 1889 by Harry K. Wolfe.
More details at: https://psychology.unl.edu/130-years-teaching-psychology-unl-consider-donating-psychology-fund
Professor of Psychology and Courtesy Professor of Law Brian Bornstein is retiring at the end of June 2019.
Faculty member Jenna Finch, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Developmental Program, recently joined the psychology department. We got in touch with Jenna to learn more about her.
More details at: https://psychology.unl.edu/2019-department-psychology-awards-celebration-honors-undergraduate-accomplishments
A University of Nebraska research team led by Sociology professor Kirk Dombrowski, Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience professor Shilpa Buch, and myself has recently been awarded a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health - National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
One’s years in college provide challenges to students who are required to learn and retain a great deal of information to perform well in courses. Fundamentally, success in college depends on how well one remembers, which can be optimized with study techniques.
The Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior (CB3) is a multidisciplinary research center, built into the southeast corner of Memorial Stadium, just across the sidewalk from Burnett Hall.
We caught up with former student athlete Freedom Akinmoladun and asked him to share some thoughts about his experience at Nebraska.
Faculty member Tierney Lorenz, assistant professor of psychology, Clinical, and Neuroscience and Behavior Programs, recently joined the psychology department. We got in touch with Tierney to learn more about her.
Greetings from Joanne Murray, Jessica Calvi, Doug Schultz, Karl Kuntzelman, Noah Clayton, Jessica Cronin, and Lynda Lynch! We interact with many of the Department of Psychology faculty and students as researchers and in our administrative roles. We would like to introduce ourselves.
More details at: https://psychology.unl.edu/professional-and-administrative-staff-center-brain-biology-and-behavior-contribute-advancement
The 67th Nebraska Symposium on Motivation once again brought together faculty from different departments to organize the symposium.
Faculty member Maital Neta in the Department of Psychology is conducting research examining individual differences in response to emotional uncertainty. We got in touch with Maital to learn more.
The landscape of the world of work is changing quickly due to computerization, robotics, artificial intelligence, and the automation of tasks formerly assigned to human workers.