Scrapbook & Recent Events - Number 5
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Scrapbook & Recent Events - Number 5 |
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IMPORTANT NOTICE!!! Fall 2002 Advanced Lab and Future Labs As announced in November of 2000, faculty availability necessitated a change in order for the advanced labs to be offered in the semesters beginning with Fall 2001. P429: Lab in Developmental Psychology is being offered in Fall 2002 and P420: Lab in Community Psychology will be delayed until Spring 2003. Authorization to register for P429 (and all advanced labs) is required. Those who plan to enroll in Developmental Lab in the Fall 2002 semester MUST complete either P216 or P316 or P331 prior to Spring 2002 as well as the other prerequisites (P211, P354) to be permitted to enroll. Sections of P216, P316, P354, and P211 are offered in Spring 2002 and sections of P216, P354, and P211 are offered during Summer 2002. Advanced Labs in the coming semesters:
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P429 Laboratory in Developmental Psychology Advanced Lab for Fall 2002 Prerequisites: P216 or P316 or P331; P354, P211 and permission of the instructor/authorization to register [prior completion of P403 not required, but recommended] taught by: Dr. Carolyn Schult |
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Undergraduate Research Excellence/Recognition Two IUSB Psychology majors had papers accepted for the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. They presented posters at the end of April at the Whitewater, WI conference based on their P429 Advanced Lab projects in Spring 2001 directed by Dr. Carolyn Schult. The students and their presentations:
A third IUSB Psychology major had a paper accepted for presentation at the 21st Annual Mid-America Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference. He presented a paper at the April 6th conference in Charleston, IL and Eastern Illinois University based on his P421 Advanced Lab project in Fall 2001 directed by Dr. Catherine Borshuk. The student and his presentation:
In addition to presenting their papers at conferences, all three of the students above have had their papers also accepted for publication in the Undergraduate Research Journal. We look forward to the publication's appearance and wider dissemination of their excellent work. In addition to these three students, others listed below have also had their papers accepted for publication in the Undergraduate Research Journal. Congratulations to these students and their faculty mentors. The full list of students and the class in which they conducted the research that led to their manuscripts:
Katherine Coulston's project "Gender Role Differences in College Students from Single Parent Households vs. Two Parent Households" was selected to receive a SMART Merit Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research. The research project was conducted under the mentorship of Dr. Carolyn Schult and was selected for this distinction from among all SMART grant research projects completed in the last academic year. Katherine received a cash prize and was recognized for this honor at the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Honors Ceremony on Friday, May 3, 2002. (see picture below) Congratulations to these students on the acceptance of their papers (and the awards that were received) and to Dr. Schult and Dr. Borshuk for their direction, encouragement, and mentoring. These students are evidence of the quality undergraduate psychological research being conducted and fostered here at IUSB.
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Departmental Awards 2002 |
Each year, the Department of Psychology presents awards recognizing the work of outstanding undergraduate and graduate students at IUSB. The annual awards are the Award for Excellence in Psychology at the undergraduate level and the Master of Applied Psychology Excellence Award for graduate students in our program. The third award recognizes excellence in research, with papers submitted for the competition. The James R. Haines Award for Research in Psychology is presented to the paper deemed most outstanding by a committee of department faculty members. We are pleased to announce the following recipients of the 2002 awards. The awards, and the cash prizes associated with each, were received and announced formally at the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Honors Ceremony on Friday, May 3, 2002. The students recognized for their outstanding performance this year are: Award for Excellence in Psychology: Wendy L. Gunggoll James R. Haines Award for Research in Psychology: Chris L. Coryn Master of Applied Psychology Excellence Award: Merinell E. Heines Congratulations to these deserving and outstanding students. They are prime examples of the many excellent students who receive their education in psychology here at IUSB. We are proud of their accomplishments and those of the other exceptional students in our department. Past recipients of these award as well as a more complete description of the Haines Award may be found at the following link: www.iusb.edu/~psy/psyawards.htm. |
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2002 Psychology Department Award Recipients (left to right): Wendy Gunggoll, Merinell Heines, Chris Coryn; Picture taken at the LAS Honors Night ceremony May 3, 2002
Katherine Coulston, recipient of the SMART Merit Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research; picture taken at the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Honors Ceremony on Friday, May 3, 2002. |
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PSI CHI - the national honor society of psychology
At left, Dr. Kathy Ritchie (faculty advisor) and inductees present on April 23. From left, next to Dr. Ritchie are Jamie Geer, Rebecca Shaffer, Chris Coryn, Karen Holderman, Stephanie Reynolds. |
The following students were inducted into the IUSB Chapter of Psi Chi on April 23:
Congratulations to these outstanding students!
The induction ceremony took place in the Alumni Room in the IUSB Administration Building. Faculty members, family and friends of the inductees were present. Additional photos may be found by clicking here. |
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Dr. Kevin Ladd was invited to participate in an exciting workshop on March 18th. The workshop, sponsored by the Princeton Theological Seminary and the John Templeton Foundation, focused on "Exploring Prayer and Spiritual Formation During Adolescence." Dr. Ladd was one of several workshop participants. This workshop topic complements well Dr. Ladd's research and scholarly endeavors and his invitation recognizes his contributions to this area. All expenses were paid by the John Templeton Foundation. Congratulations to Dr. Ladd on this recognition! |
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Grants Received |
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In addition to grants from IUSB to support their research endeavors during the summer received by Drs. Catherine Borshuk and Carolyn Schult, the following grants have also recently been received:
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Lab Assistants |
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We now have pictures of our lab assistants for the Spring 2002 semester posted on our department home pages. You may find them through links there or go directly to http://www.iusb.edu/~psy/psylab02.html.
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Graduate School Admissions
CONGRATULATIONS! |
Our congratulations to the following students who have been accepted into graduate programs: Sesi Ayadurai, IUSB Psychology graduate and 2000 Award for Excellence in Psychology recipient, has been accepted into an MBA program at the University of Queensland in Australia and will start next term working toward her degree. Beth Cloud, IUSB psychology major and May graduate, has been accepted to the Indiana University South Bend M.S.W. Program to begin this Fall. Amanda Hahn, IUSB psychology major and May graduate, has been accepted to the Valparaiso University Masters in the MA Program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling to begin this Fall. Dawn Krider, an IUSB psychology major and May graduate, has been accepted to the Western Michigan University Ph.D. program in Clinical Child Psychology. Deborah (Lichtenbarger) Pawell, an IUSB Psychology graduate, was accepted to the Masters Program in Counseling Psychology at Western Michigan University. Tiffany Pipher, IUSB psychology major and August graduate, has been accepted to the Indiana University South Bend M.S.W. Program to begin this Fall. Jenna Rager, IUSB psychology major and May graduate, has been accepted to the Valparaiso University School of Law to begin her gradauate study this Fall. In addition to the students listed above, the IUSB Psychology students below were recently accepted into the IUSB Master of Arts in Applied Psychology Program for Fall 2002:
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Presentations |
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Dr. John McIntosh presented an address to the Indiana Suicide Prevention Coalition in Indianapolis on January 18. The Coalition is a state-wide effort to develop a suicide prevention plan for the state. The address presented levels and trends in suicide for the nation and Indiana and addressed Dr. McIntosh's research efforts and some suciide prevention efforts being done nationally. The meeting and Dr. McIntosh's address were covered by Indianapolis radio and newspaper. A brief story appeared at the Indianapolis Star's website (Indystar.com) on January 19th. |
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Dr. John McIntosh attended the annual conference of the American Association of Sucidology in April in Washington, DC (Bethesda, MD). He presented a paper (coauthored by 2001 IUSB psychology graduate, Suzanne Albright), participated on a panel, and chaired/led a "think tank" session at the conference. |
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Dr. Catherine Borshuk made an excellent presentation on April 26th as the last of the year's Women's Studies Public Forum Series. Her presentation, focusing on her research, was titled "The Social Psychology of Political Advocacy for Social Outgroups" and was held in DW2170. Dr. John McIntosh was invited to and attended a conference in Washington, DC on June 12 and 13. The conference was Year 2 of "Preventing Suicide: A Scientific Consensus Process" sponsored by the U of Rochester Center for the Study & Prevention of Suicide (a federally funded conference). Nearly 100 Individuals from across the USA and some from other nations were assembled to discuss, prioritize, and modify the goals and objectives of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's national strategy for suicide prevention with respect to elders in the USA. Presentations and discussions took place over the two days. |
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Spring 2002 Newsletter available
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Grad Information Night: The M.A. in Applied Psychology Program |
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The M.A. in Applied Psychology program will admit students in Fall 2002. The Department of Psychology held a Graduate Information Night specifically to provide information about our MA in Applied Psych program. This well-attended session was held on Thursday evening, March 14th, from 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm in the Alumni Room in the Administration Building on IUSB's campus. If you are thinking about applying to our program in Fall or if you are uncertain but may wish to apply either this Fall or at some future time, and did not attend this session, please contact one of our faculty. Find out about a graduate opportunity in psychology right here at IUSB! The deadline for full consideration of applications was April 15 and the final deadline for applications to be considered is fast approaching - June 15, 2002. |
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ALUMNI, ATTENTION! We would love to include information about our alumni as part of this scrapbook. If you are an IUSB Psychology Alumnus and would forward information about yourself, education, career, accomplishments, etc., we would be happy to post it here. Include a photograph and we will try to include it also. Please indicate your year of IUSB graduation. |
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Attention: The area code for the South Bend area of Indiana has changed from 219 to 574 effective January 15, 2002. The 219 area code will still work until July 1, 2002, after which only the new area code will sucessfully reach phones in our region. |
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If you have accomplishments or other events you would like to see included here, please forward them to the department or to Dr. McIntosh. |
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Send comments to: psy@www.iusb.edu
Mail may be addressed to: Department of Psychology Indiana University South Bend P.O. Box 7111 South Bend, IN 46634-7111 Fax: (574) 237-4538 Department Phone: (574) 237-4393
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