Awards & Accomplishments
Professor Mark Snyder, McKnight Presidential Chair in Psychology, and his research on the causes and consequences of volunteerism and other forms of prosocial action are featured in an article in the January 2018 issue of MplsStPaul magazine, entitled "The Life You Save May Be Your Own"
Associate Professor Shmuel Lissek is quoted at CNN International about how to cope with fears of a nuclear disaster.
Assistant Professor Nicola Grissom’s research on Autism was featured in the Office of the Vice President for Research’s Inquiry, which can be found here.
Assistant Professor Scott Vrieze has been selected as a Rising Star in the Association for Psychological Science. APS Rising Stars reflect the best and brightest of early stage investigators in psychological science. The complete list of 2017 Rising Stars will appear in the January issue of the APS Observer, and information on the award can be found here.
Before graduating, each of our undergraduate seniors must complete an individual major project that is the capstone of their undergraduate training in psychology. The Sharon Borine Award was established by one of our alumnae for the purpose of recognizing the best of these projects. Each semester, our lab section leaders nominate the top project from their class and then 3 Finalists are selected from this pool of nominees. A faculty panel reviews the Finalist projects for the awards. Third Place includes an award of $75, 2nd Place includes an award of $150, and 1st Place includes an award of $250.
1st place: Nova J. Bradford/Implications of Transnormativity in Transgender Identity Development: Social Support, Gender Determinism, and Intracommunity Border Wars
2nd place: Stacy A. Alme/Prevalence of Gendered Words in Tech Job Advertisements and Their Impact on Women Enrolled in STEM
3rd place: Catherine Richards/Grammatical Gender’s Effect on Inferences of Biological Sex in Spanish Speakers