Department News Archive
News Items are listed with the most recent events at the top of the page.
Three alumni have been recently featured in the news: Darrah Westrup, Ph.D., 1999, Adam Spira, Ph.D., 2004, and Laura Carstensen, Ph.D., 1983.
Psychology minor available starting Fall 2007
Two new faculty members join the department. See discussion in WVU Today.
A discussion of Hawley Montgomery-Downs's new research grant in WVU Today.
Andy Lattal has been named a Fellow of the Association for Behavior Analysis.
Hawley Montgomery-Downs discussed her latest sleep research in an interview with WVU Today.
Katherine Karraker discussed cuteness in an interview with the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Dr. Murray Sidman received an honorary degree from WVU at the Honors Convocation on May 11.
Libby Tyner received The Don Hake Award for an Outstanding Graduate Student Career.
Emily Keener was selected to receive the Velma Miller/WV Alliance for Women's Studies award.
Julie Patrick, Director of Undergraduate Studies, is pleased to announce the following honors accorded to our undergraduate majors:
Paul Shawler is the CLG Scholar for 2007-08
Amy Blackshire is the 2006-2007 Outstanding Senior in Psychology and
Claire Carpenter received the 2006-2007 Quin Curtis Award
Kathryn Boyle, Erin Groves, and Cory-Ann Smarr received Certificates of Merit
Salvatore Insana was awarded the 2007 Pediatric Sleep Meeting trainee award.
James Diller and Brandon Kyle are the new student representatives to the Faculty Evaluation Committee
Megan Meginley and Libby Tyner received the William E. Vehse Endowment for Graduate Student Travel.
Amy Odum, a Behavior Analysis Ph.D. alum, was featured in a recent article in the Baltimore Sun
Our Ph.D. programs in clinical psychology have received high national rankings based on the scholarly productivity of faculty and students
Our chapter of Psi Chi received the 2006-2007 Psi Chi Regional Chapter Award in the Southeastern Region
Dan McNeil was awarded the Psi Chi Regional Faculty Advisor Award for the South East Region by Psi Chi National
Jessica Long received the Philip E. Comer Graduate Student Teaching Award for 2007
Faculty member becomes Assistant Dean
Faculty member investigates the correlation between impulsive behavior and drug abuse
Faculty member develops new outreach program
Former faculty member (1968-1972), Paul B. Baltes, passed away November 7, 2006
Department receives American Psychological Association Innovative Practices in Graduate Education in Psychology Award
Academic Leader publishes article on Department's Junior Colleague Model
James N. Shafer, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, passed away August 31, 2006
Recent graduate student accomplishments
Graduate Student accomplishments, Spring, 2007