News

CU Psychology and Neuroscience Distinguished Professor Linda Watkins (Behavioral Neuroscience) was in the news, with an article in Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine about her continuing research into treating osteoarthritic pain in dogs.

CU Psychology and Neuroscience Teaching Associate Professor Ryan Curtis was selected as the recipient of the annual CU OER (Open Educational Resources) Champion Award.

CU Psychology and Neuroscience Associate Professor June Gruber (Clinical) received the 2022 Boulder Faculty Excellence Award for Excellence in Teaching and Pedagogy.

CU Psychology and Neuroscience Professor and Director of the Crown Institute Sona Dimidjian (Clinical) and graduate student Joey Levy (Clinical) were in the news, being interviewed for an article in Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine about an online therapy tool (Mindful Mood Balance, MMB) she and several colleagues created to help people get treatment for depression using Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MCBT), a therapy that has been shown to help alleviate symptoms of depression significantly when used in conjunction with typical depression care.

CU Psychology and Neuroscience graduate student Laurel Gibson (Social, mentored by Angela Bryan) appeared on the NPR show Science Friday speaking about the impact of cannabis use on exercise.

CU Psychology and Neuroscience graduate student Anne Pierce (Behavioral Neuroscience, mentored by Zoe Donaldson) received a travel award from the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society (IBNS) to travel to the society's annual meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, in June, 2022

CU Psychology and Neuroscience Professor Leaf Van Boven (Social) and graduate student Alex Flores (Social) were in the news, being interviewed for an article in CU Boulder Today about some research of theirs published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

CU Psychology and Neuroscience graduate students Lauren Finkelstein (Clinical, mentored by Joanna Arch), Laurel Gibson (Social, mentored by Angela Bryan), Charleen Gust (Social, mentored by Angela Bryan), Liz Slivjak (Cliincal, mentored by Joanna Arch), and Brittany Tokasey (Social, mentored by Tiffany Ito) received grants through the Beverly Sears Graduate Student Research Grants Program

CU Psychology and Neuroscience Associate Professor June Gruber (Clinical) was in the news, appearing in a webinar produced by the Association for Psychological Science (APS) about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health across the age and mental-health spectrum.

CU Psychology and Neuroscience Senior Instructor Brett King has been named a Teaching Professor of Distinction.