News Archives - Page 19 of 28 - Department of Psychological Sciences

Isabella Beninate selected as a SOURCE 2020 Summer Research Fellow

May 26, 2020

Congratulations to undergraduate Isabella Beninate for being selected as a SOURCE 2020 Summer Research Fellow. Isabella's project will be supervised by Dr. Calandrucio and will focus on the acoustic analyses of speech produced by multiple talkers. Thank you to the SOURCE office and to the Bruce Rakay Summer Research...

Congratulations Juliana Yoon, 1st place SOURCE Virtual Intersections Award Winner!

May 26, 2020

Undergraduate Juliana Yoon received 1st place honors in the Social Sciences category for her presentation titled: Workplace Bullying in the Nursing Profession: Dangers and Potential Solutions. Faculty Mentor: Anastasia Dimitropoulos, Department of Psychological Sciences.

Speakeasy moves to online format during pandemic

May 22, 2020

Every Monday during the academic semesters graduate students from the Communication Sciences Program participate in a large group (25-33 members) with adults with acquired communication disorders (under faculty supervision). Group members have described this group as "their family", making comments like "I look forward to Mondays every week",...

Maria Viscomi, Psychology undergraduate presented her capstone project at the 39th Annual Mid-America Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference

May 22, 2020

Rita Obeid co-writes paper on racial bias and autism identification

May 22, 2020

Rita Obeid, full-time lecturer in the Department of Psychological Sciences, recently co-wrote a paper exploring the relationship between racial bias and autism identification. The paper, published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, builds on research showing minority populations are frequently misdiagnosed or diagnosed later in life for autism...

Elizabeth Short is lead author on study about role of language in children’s play

May 22, 2020

Elizabeth Short, professor of psychological sciences, was lead author of a study about the role of language in children’s play. The study explored how children who have various developmental disabilities (ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and language delay) played compared to their peers of typical development. Results suggested language delays highlighted...

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