Published: Feb. 14, 2014

CU Psychology and Neuroscience graduate student Sarah Grover (Social, co-mentors Tiffany Ito and Bernadette Park) was one of only 7 graduate students to win an award for best student poster at the recent Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) meeting in Austin, TX, for her poster entitled “Group Problem Solving in a Threatening Environment: Women’s Math Expertise is Discounted in Mixed Gender Groups.”

CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor Kent Hutchison (Clinical) was in the popular press commenting to Denver’s local ABC affiliate channel 7 on some research published by a different lab regarding the effects of THC on appetite. See the 7 News website article, which includes a link to the video interview.

CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor Soo Rhee (Behavior Genetics, Clinical, and Institute for Behavioral Genetics fellow) and CU Psychology and Neuroscience graduate student Ashley Smith Watts (Clinical) and several colleagues at the Institute for Behavioral Genetics (IBG) were in the popular press for their research showing that shy toddlers who have delayed speech are not delayed in understanding. Read the CU press release for more details.

CU Psychology and Neuroscience professor Yuko Munakata (Cognitive), was chosen to receive a Boulder Faculty Assembly (BFA) Faculty Recognition Award. She was recognized for being a “productive researcher, faculty member and graduate advisor who still finds time to devote to ongoing service activities.” See a list of this academic year’s honorees.

CU Psychology and Neuroscience College Professor of Distinction Alice Healy (Cognitive) received a three-year grant from NASA to study the long-term training and retention of knowledge and skills in astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Other researchers involved in this project are CU Psychology and Neuroscience PhDs James Kole, now at the University of Northern Colorado, Vicki SchneiderCarolyn Buck-Gengler, and Immanuel Barshi, a technical officer at NASA’s Ames Research Center.