Department News Archive
News Items are listed with the most recent events at the top of the page.
In May, Allison Tetrault, a graduate student in the Behavior Analysis Program, received a research grant from the Association for Behavior Analysis’ special interest group on verbal behavior for her research on the use of lag schedules to increase vocal variability of children with autism.
Sam Insana, a graduate student in the Developmental Program, presented a paper at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies on the relation between night time tooth grinding, problems at home, and pre-school adjustment among 1,956 pre-schoolers.
Megan Clegg-Kraynok and Sam Insana, graduate students in the Developmental Program, were each awarded NIH travel stipends to present their work at the November 2008 meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology.
Merideth Smith, a student in the Clinical Psychology Program, was selected for support from the interdisciplinary NIMH-funded T32 Behavioral and Biomedical Sciences Training Grant.
Two individuals affilated with our Department played the lead roles in a production of Tennessee Williams play “Suddenly Last Summer” at the Monongalia Arts Center. Tammy Hoier, who received her Ph.D. from the department, played Mrs. Violet Venable, and Lauren Weigel, a senior Psychology major, played Catherine Holly. The show was produced by the M. T. Pockets Theater Company.
Steve Bransetter is co-investigator on a $100,000 one year grant from the CDC of Main to pilot test a web-bsed teen smoking cessation program, adapted from the N-O-T Program.
Steve Branstetter is co-investigator on a $143,000, 2-year grant from the National Cancer Institute.
Eric Goedereis (Developmental), Clare Mehta (Developmental), and Mirari Elcoro (Behavior Analysis) were awarded the Phillip E. Comer Graduate Student Teaching Awards. Eric was also recognized as the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant by the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. JoNell Strough discussed her latest research concerning the sunk-cost fallacy and older adults in Science Daily and USA Today.
Dr. Steven Branstetter discussed smoking problems among college students in an interview with the DA.
Outstanding psychology staff member honored by WVU's Eberly College.
Recent graduate student accomplishments
Graduate Student accomplishments, Spring, 2008