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2018 Summer Vertical Integration Program Poster Session
Friday, July 20, 2018Congratulations to all who participated in this year's Vertical Integration Program (VIP), the annual summer research program for Psychology majors. Beginning in May, VIP students conducted research with P&N graduate students and faculty mentors, and attended weekly seminars and statistical... Read More »
P&N Hosts Psychology One Conference
Friday, June 29, 2018Duke’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience hosted the Psychology One Conference this week in partnership with Stanford University. The Psychology One Conference is an intimate event dedicated to the teaching of introductory psychology. The conference was directed by P&N faculty member,... Read More »
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Adolescent Depression
Monday, June 25, 2018Professor John Curry has recorded a DVD, Cognitive Behavior Therapy For Adolescent Depression, as part of the American Psychological Association's video series. The cognitive-behavioral approach demonstrated in this program by Dr. Curry is based in developmental... Read More »
Karen Young receives 2018 Zener Award
Friday, May 18, 2018Congratulations to Karen (KC) Young, winner of the 2018 Karl E. Zener Award. This award is given annually to an undergraduate psychology major at Duke University who has shown outstanding performance and scholarship, as determined on the basis of both the honors thesis (evaluated by a committee of... Read More »
2018 Summer Vertical Integration Program, May 15-July 12
Wednesday, May 16, 2018This week P&N kicked off their summer Vertical Integration program (VIP). VIP is the annual summer research program for Psychology majors, the intent of which is to give participants a head start on work that may culminate in a senior thesis. VIP students conduct research with both a... Read More »
Why Meghan Markle is a Big Deal
Monday, May 14, 2018With less than a week to go until the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, P&N Assistant Professor Sarah Gaither has written an op-ed in vox.com and is also featured in a BBC documentary called "My Mixed Up World." In the op-ed, "I study biracial identity in America. Here's why... Read More »
Joshua Lovett named Fulbright Scholar
Thursday, April 26, 2018Congratulations to senior psychology major Joshua Lovett, who has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to South Korea from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program... Read More »
P&N and CNAP First Year Festival 2018
Thursday, April 19, 2018Congratulations to our students for a successful P&N/CNAP first year festival, which was held Friday, April 13 in soc-psych 130 (Zener) The following students presented a diverse array of research topics: Ryan Hughes (SINS) Dynamics of Ventral TegmentalArea (VTA) neuronalsubpopulations in... Read More »
P&N Person of the Week: Sara Maurer, 2018 Bass Connections Outstanding Mentor Award Winner
Tuesday, April 17, 2018Sara Maurer, P&N graduate student, recently won a 2018 Bass Connections Award for Outstanding Mentorship. This award recognizes the vital role that graduate students and postdocs play in mentoring undergraduate students on Bass Connections teams. Read more about her award and the Bass... Read More »
Postdoctoral Associate Position with Resilience Project
Friday, April 6, 2018The Resilience Project research team in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University seeks highly qualified candidates for a Postdoctoral Associate position beginning July 1, 2018. The Resilience Project, funded by a grant from The Duke Endowment, is a four-institution... Read More »