Psychological Science

2012 Graduation Photos!  Includes many shots of Psych Majors shaking hands with the governor. These are in alphabetical order, and some are tagged (others are identified in the comments). If you are on Facebook please feel free to tag yourself or anyone else you recognize!

MUPRC 2012       Photos here.

Congratulations to Jacque Carlson for being awarded the Students' Choice Professor fo the Year Award at the Spring Honors Convocation!

Psychology named the winners of several departmental awards at the Honors Convocation, held on April 19, 2012:

- Cari Drolet was this year's winners of the Heston Award, given to the outstanding psychology senior.

- Ryan Walker and Cari Drolet were named as co-winners of the David K. and Patricia B. Hogberg Award for Excellence in Research in Psychology.

- Katlyn Foster won the Kirsten Metalonis Memorial Scholarship (given in memory of Kirsten, who died shortly before she was to graduate in 1999).

- Zach Kribs was awarded the Kirsten Metalonis Summer Research Fellowship.

In addition, the Neuroscience program awarded Emily Stephens the Ned Garvin Prize for Neuroscience, and the Human Services program awarded Lauren Berardo the Excellence in Human Services Award.

Photos of the 2012 Elkin Isaac Student Research Symposium can be seen here.

Psychological Science congratulates three of its alums on their being named 2012 Albion College Young Alumni Award Recipients:

                                    
      Sarah DiPonio Padilla (2003)          Mark Ostach (2004)              Jordan Troisi (2006)

Dr. Mareike Wieth interviewed by the BBC about her research on problem solving at optimum and non-optimum times of day - hear it here!

Psychological Science Professor Wilson's use of earthworms highlighed in recent Dana Foundation article.  

Psychology scientifically studies the behavior and mental processes of humans and other animals. As a discipline, psychology spans the natural and social sciences and is based on rigorous scientific analysis and methodologies. Specialty areas represented in the department include clinical, cognitive, developmental, industrial/organizational, physiological, health, and social psychology.

Students who major in psychology become involved in research through laboratory courses, directed study projects or honors theses. These undergraduate research opportunities teach students to develop testable questions and hypotheses, operationally define variables, gather and analyze data, interpret results, and write research reports using APA format, all of which are skills that are valued in many work settings and necessary for graduate study. Finally, in both lecture and laboratory courses as well as in our research with students, the Psychology Department emphasizes the importance of critical thinking, communication, and computer skills.

Psychology majors are encouraged to speak with faculty about research opportunities, graduate study, or career options that can be pursued after graduation.