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Scrapbook & Recent Events - Number 7 |
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NOTICE: CLASS SCHEDULE CHANGES!!! Area IV class added / Area V class cancelled As a result of a scheduling conflict, we have cancelled P336: Psychological Tests & Individual Differences (F342; 5:30-8:00 pm T). This course was in direct conflict with the only advanced lab in the Fall (i.e., P421: Social Psychology Lab; F347; 5:30-6:45 pm TR). Several students with plans to graduate at the end of the Fall semester noted this conflict; they required both the advanced lab and a course in either Area IV or V (P336 is an Area V course). No Area IV course was scheduled for Fall. Thus, it was decided to cancel P336 but to schedule another class in its place that would not conflict with other courses (and would be in Area IV). Therefore, we have added P220: Drugs and Behavior to the Fall schedule. This course will be taught by Dr. Richard Hubbard at 8:30 am - 9:45 am Mondays and Wednesdays. This time does not conflict with any psychology offering. Dr. Hubbard is certified in the state of Indiana in the area of substance abuse and his clinical experience and expertise will greatly enhance this course. The addition of P220 will allowstudents to enroll in classes in Areas I-IV in the Fall. P336 will be back on the schedule in Fall 2004 semester. This should allow all majors and minors to advance their degree plans. |
COURSE ADDED to FALL Schedule P220 Drugs and Behavior Fall 2003 | Area IV course Prerequisites: P103 or P106 Taught by: Dr. Richard Hubbard Class days/time: MW 8:30-9:45 am |
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IMPORTANT NOTICE!!! Fall 2003 Advanced Lab and Future Labs P421: Social Psychology Lab is being offered in Fall 2003 and P435: Lab in Human Learning and Cognition will be offered in Spring 2004. Authorization to register for P421 (and all advanced labs) is required. Those who plan to enroll in Social Psychology Lab in the Fall 2003 semester MUST complete P320 prior to Fall 2003 as well as the other prerequisites (P211, P354; P403 recommended) to be permitted to enroll. Sections of P320 are offered in Spring 2003 and Summer 2003 and sections of P354 and P211 are planned for offering during Summer 2003. You must also contact and meet with Dr. Borshuk to receive permission (i.e., authorization) to register for the class. You should contact her before the preregistration period for Fall 2003 classes (preregistration will take place during April 2003). Advanced Labs in the coming semesters:
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P421 Social Psychology Laboratory Advanced Lab for Fall 2003 Prerequisites: P320, P211, P354, [P403 recommended] completed prior to Fall 2003 and permission of the instructor/authorization to register Taught by: Dr. Catherine Borshuk & Dr. Frank Fujita Class days/time: TR 5:30-6:45 pm Section number: F347 & F348 Lab Sections already full! See Drs. Borshuk & Fujita (1 May 2003) |
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Undergraduate Research Journal Volume V (2002) of the IUSB Undergraduate Research Journal is now available in hardcopy at locations across the campus (the on-line volume version is not scheduled to be available on the journal website until May). The Psychology Department's students were well represented in the volume. The students, their papers, and faculty mentors are:
Congratulations to these students on the recognition of their projects and the dissemination of the outcomes of their research efforts. Congratulations also to the faculty members for their direction, encouragement, and mentoring. We also extend our congratulations to the students (and their faculty mentors) from the other departments whose work appeared in the journal (i.e., English, History, Chemistry, Biology). These students are examples of the quality undergraduate psychological and other research being conducted and fostered here at IUSB.
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Department Awards for 2003 Recognition of Student Excellence |
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The Department of Psychology at Indiana University South Bend annually makes awards to recognize excellence among our students. Each year we present an award for Excellence in Psychology to an undergraduate psychology student and hold a competition for the James R. Haines Award for Research in Psychology. The Excellence Award recognizes outstanding effort and academic records in psychology at the undergraduate level, while the Haines Award, named for a long-time faculty member in Psychology, is selected from among student papers submitted for the competition to recognize outstanding student research in psychology among IUSB majors (the paper selected may be viewed here). The recipients of the awards this year are: Nancy L.
Miller Debra S.
Shively 2002-03 Psychology award recipients, Deb Shively
(left), Nancy Miller (right) Other pictures of the awardees are posted
here. A cash prize of $75 was awarded to the recipient of the Excellence and the Haines Awards. The awardees were recognized at the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Awards Ceremony on May 9.
Past recipients of all of our awards as well as more details of the Haines Research award and Dr. Haines may be found at the awards information of our department pages.
A special event of the 2003 awards ceremony was the attendance of Betty Haines, widow of Dr. James R. Haines, for whom the Haines Research Award was named and initiated. In addition to meeting and talking with Deb Shively, the 2003 recipient, Betty was also able to meet the 2002 Haines Award recipient, Chris Coryn, who was in attendance receiving the 2002-03 SMART Merit Award (see below). Other pictures of the awardees are posted here. |
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The Haines Award paper for 2003 was based on a project conducted in P429 Developmental Psychology Laboratory in Fall 2002 under the direction of Dr. Carolyn Schult. |
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Although not a psychology department award, Chris Coryn's project "Program Evaluation/Impact Assessment: Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc. - WorkOne Program" was selected to receive this year's SMART Merit Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research. The research project was conducted under the mentorship of Dr. John McIntosh (with significant input from Dr. Catherine Borshuk) and was selected for this distinction from among all undergraduate SMART grant research projects completed in the last academic year. Chris received the grant and completed the project last summer just prior to enrolling in the M.A. in Applied Psychology program in the Fall. Chris received a $100 cash prize and was recognized for this honor at the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Honors Ceremony on Friday, May 9, 2003 (pictures here). Recognition of Chris' research represents the second consecutive year that a psychology student was selected to receive the SMART Merit Award. Last year, Katherine Coulston ("Gender Role Differences in College Students from Single Parent Households vs. Two Parent Households"), under the mentorship of Dr. Carolyn Schult, was similarly honored and recognized.
Congratulations, Chris! |
Chris Coryn |
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Who's Who Recipients Psychology majors Sarah Barth and Rebecca Shaffer, along with SOCACT team member Sara Curtis (a communications arts major) were nominated and selected (among a total of 27 IUSB students) for inclusion in the 2003 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. These students were recognized at the 2003 Student Government Association Awards Gala held on the IUSB campus April 17th. Congratulations to these worthy students! Psi Chi Inductees Psi Chi is the national honor society of psychology. The induction of new members was held this year on Wednesday, May 16. This year's inductees to the IUSB chapter of Psi Chi are:
Congratulations to these outstanding students of psychology!
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FACULTY Dr. De' Bryant, Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Social Action Project, is one of seven recipients of the Campus Compact Faculty Fellowship for 2003-04. The Indiana Campus Compact is a consortium of 31 colleges and universities promoting community service and service learning. It supports the pursuit of academic goals through community service, developing socially conscious and involved citizens, and sustaining partnerships between the university and community stakeholders. The Fellowship is awarded to those who are exemplary models of integrating community engagement into all three aspects of their professional development (teaching, research, and professional service). Faculty Fellows are expected to collaborate with a community organization in a way that addresses a significant social, economic, or environmental issue. In an effort to build a strong and productive social and intellectual community of scholars, Faculty Fellows are also linked to one another through collaborative projects around the state. During the Fellowship year, the Social Action Project will implement three joint initiatives: Art Explore, an arts education project involving people with disabilities; Poetry Jams, an open-mike forum for spoken word artists from dealing with racism and sexism; and Homosexuality & Alienation, a survey research project in collaboration with the lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgendered (LGBT) community. Components in South Bend, IN and Benton Harbor, MI are linked internally via Internet with a partner sites in Durban, South Africa. Congratulations, De'! |
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Dr. Frank Fujita continues his sabbatical in the Spring 2003 semester. We all wish him well in this time devoted to his scholarship and look forward to his revitalized return in Fall 2003. |
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Dr. John McIntosh received an award as "Faculty of the Year" (along with 2 other IUSB colleagues, Drs. Neovi Karakatsanis of Political Science and Betsy Lucal of Sociology) similarly recognized) at the 2003 Student Government Association Awards Gala held on the IUSB campus April 17th. |
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Dr. Carolyn Schult's outstanding teaching has been recognized by the awarding of a Trustees Teaching Award! Congratulations to Dr. Schult!
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WANTED: Students Interested in Research Experience |
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Students seeking research experience are encouraged to contact Dr. McIntosh (or Drs. Mawhinney or Bryant). A regional coalition for non-violent behavior is developing an applied research paradigm to teach children to think and act in non-violent ways. This organization may have need of assistance with research design issues, data collection and analysis, or literature reviews and manuscript writing. Interested students could get P495 Readings and Research variable credit (1-3 credit hours) for such work. Research experience is a great way to prepare for graduate school! |
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P537 Class members Standing (left to right): Dr. Catherine Borshuk, Diane Reece, Chris Coryn, Paul Paseli; Seated (left to right): Cristina Crespo, Apryl Davis, Holly Renner, Karen Stevens |
Dr. Catherine Borshuk's P537 Program Evaluation class members conducted a class project for the Spring 2003 semester that involved designing an evaluation program for the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program that is held annually in some local high schools. The class took on this project and spent the entire semester gathering information about Yellow Ribbon and youth suicide as they designed their recommended evaluation. The class made its final presentation and its recommendations on April 16 to Dr. John McIntosh who is on the International Advisory Board of Yellow Ribbon (based in Westminster, CO) and has been involved with the local Yellow Ribbon programs and with national evaluation being planned for Yellow Ribbon chapters across the country (and in 47 other nations around the world). The outstanding information and recommendations made by the class will have a potential impact not only on the local evaluation of the program, but also evaluation efforts in many other sites. Congratulations to Dr. Borshuk and all class members on their fine work and the service it provides to our community and beyond. |
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The Psychology Department at IUSB sponsored an information night to provide details about our Master of Arts in Applied Psychology Program on Wednesday evening, March 26 in the Alumni Room in the Administration Building. Faculty and past students answered questions and provided information about the program and the MA in Applied Psychology to the attendees. Refreshments were served. The next deadline for application to the program is April 15, 2003 for classes beginning in Fall 2003. Please contact Dr. Kathy Ritchie, the Graduate Director, to find out more about our program. |
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PUBLICATIONS, PAPERS, PRESENTATIONS |
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Dr. Carolyn Schult is the author of a recently published journal article in the journal Child Development, one of the leading journals in the field of developmental psychology. Details of the article: Schult, C. A. (2002). Children's understanding of the distinction between intentions and desires. Child Development, volume 73, issue number 6 (November/December), pp. 1727-1747. This article represents the dissemination of Dr. Schult's work with children and their cognitive functioning and development. Congratulations, Carolyn! |
Dr. Carolyn Schult |
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Other Recent Faculty Publications
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Upcoming & Recent Presentations: |
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Dr. James Beale (Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology at IUSB) has had a paper proposal accepted to present the results of his research. The paper, entitled: "Response to September 11th: Anxiety, Patriotism, and Prejudice in the Aftermath of Terror" will be given at the Hawaii International Conference on Social Science in Honolulu in June, 2003. His co-authors on this project are Chris Coryn, who is presently a student in our masters program, and two undergraduates: Krista Myers (Psychology major) and Ellen Jones (Psychology minor). Krista has already received a SMART grant to support her attendance of the meeting. It is hoped that some or all the other students will be able to attend the conference and presentation as well. Congratulations, James, Chris, Krista, and Ellen! |
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Rebecca Shaffer, a Psychology and Women's Studies major, presented a paper titled "Awareness of Domestic Violence: An Action Research Project" at the 15th Anniversary Undergraduate Intercampus Women's Studies/Gender Studies Conference held on the IU Bloomington campus on April 11. Congratulations, Rebecca! |
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Dr. James Beale (Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology at IUSB) made a presentation titled "Prospects for Emotions in Synthetic Minds" at a Cognitive Science Brown Bag Series session on April 25th on the IUSB campus. This series is sponsored by the IUSB Cognitive Science Committee. |
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Dr. John McIntosh attended the 36th annual conference of the American Association of Suicidology from April 23-26 in Santa Fe, NM. Dr. McIntosh presented or was a contributor to 4 papers or sessions at the conference.
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Dr. De' Bryant was one of the keynote speakers at the IUSB "What's Happening Sister? Part II Women of Color Conference" held on campus on March 29 and sponsored by the Office of Campus Diversity. |
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Dr. Tom Mawhinney presented 2 papers at the 29th annual conference of the international organization the Association for Behavior Analysis held in San Francisco in May. On May 26th he delivered a paper titled "The Two-Tiered Four-Term Contingency for Applied Cultural Analysis," and on May 25th his paper was "A Two-Tier, Four-Term Contingency Analysis of Gambling." This is the premier conference of the field of behavior analysis. |
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Dr. Carolyn Schult presented a paper at the biennial conference of the Society for Research in Child Development held in Tampa, Florida on April 27th. The title of her paper was "Planning Versus Wanting: Children's Understanding of the Differences in Commitment to Action for Intention and Desires." This conference is the most prestigious in the area research on child development. |
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Dr. De' Bryant presented a paper at the 9th Biennial Conference of the Society for Community Research and Action held at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas from June 4-7. The title of her paper was "Community Psychology in Africa: The Social Action Project." This conference is the flagship professional gathering in the field of community psychology. Dr. Byant's paper reported some research findings about empowerment from her SOCACT group efforts on empowerment, including information on the Youth Community Theater, Generation X - Healing Racism and Sexism, as well as Addictions and Homosexuality. |
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Dr. Catherine Borshuk delivered a presentation at The Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) annual conference on May 9th in Chicago. The presentation took place at a Creative Classroom joint session of MPA and the Council of Teachers of Undergraduate Psychology called Expanding our Discussion of Ethics: Building Diversity into Methods Classes. |
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Dr. John McIntosh attended an invitation-only workshop sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the National Institute of Mental Health in Washington, DC on May 13 and 14. The conference brought together a small number of individuals to discuss research on survivors of suicide and to build a plan for directions and needs for future research on this important group. Dr. McIntosh addressed "Methodological Issues and Needs in Survivors of Suicide Research." |
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Dr. John McIntosh presented the main keynote address of a 3-day conference on suicide in Casper, Wyoming, May 19-21. The keynote address on May 19 discussed the extent to which suicide is an important public and mental health issue. Dr. McIntosh also presented a workshop session on the same day regarding sucide among older adults. |
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Each year, faculty from across the campus submit proposals for the prestigious Dean's Seminar series of presentations that are made on the IUSB campus. From among these proposals, six are chosen to be delivered during the academic year. Two psychology faculty were chosen to present their research and scholarly work to the campus this year. On February 21, Dr. Tom Mawhinney, presented a seminar titled "Behavioral Contagion: How Our Collective Bad Behavior Gets Worse," and on March 21, Dr. Carolyn Schult, presented the results of her research in a seminar titled "Wanting This But Planning That: Children's Understanding of Conflicting Intentions and Desires." Congratulations to our department members for this recognition of their work and the outstanding job each did in their presentations. |
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Catching up |
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Dr. Tim Franz, former IUSB Psychology faculty member, and his wife Liz: Birth of their second child, Madeline Isabel Franz on February 1st, 2003. As Tim relayed, "Maddie and Liz are doing great, and so is big brother Noah." Congratulations, Tim and Liz! [Dr. Franz is now on the faculty of St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY] |
 
Madeline Isabel Franz (parents Tim and Liz) |
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We welcome an addition to our department family as well. On June 5th, Michael James Fair was born. He weighed 9 lbs 1 oz, was 21 inches long, and had a 5 minute APGAR of 9 (for all those P216/P316 students!). Mother, Dr. Kathy Ritchie, and baby are both fine, and father Richard is quite proud and pleased as we are sure big brother Andrew is also. Congratulations to the entire family! Welcome, Michael! |
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ADVISING All majors, minors, and associate degree students should be aware that the IUSB Psychology Department requires that all students be advised at least once each year by a faculty advisor. This advising session serves several important functions. Of course, it allows you to get advice about courses for the next and upcoming semesters. It also ensures that your advisor can attempt to monitor your movement toward your degree, both in psychology and with respect to other degree requirements. This will help to identify problem areas or omissions early so that you can address them and graduate without delay. Finally, advising can also provide you with imporant information and input regarding your career planning, résumé writing, and other developmental issues crucial to your life success. As you can see, advising is much more than just course selection. Please be advised regularly. |
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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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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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