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Kelly Brownell is the 2012 recipient of the Distinguished Scientific Award for the Application of Psychology from the American Psychological Association. 

This award honors psychologists who have made distinguished theoretical or empirical advances in psychology leading to the understanding or amelioration of important practical problems.

Kelly received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Rutgers University in 1977 (a student of Terry Wilson’s).  He is currently Professor of Psychology, Epidemiology, and Public Health at Yale University, where he also is founding Director of the Rudd Institute for Food Policy and Obesity.  The numerous honors he has received include the Graduate School Award for a lifetime of Distinguished Accomplishments and Service from Rutgers University (2008), and election to membership in the Institute of Medicine in 2005.  The most public recognition of his eminence has been his selection in 2006 by Time Magazine as one of the “world’s 100 most influential people.

Professor Charles R. Gallistel received the American Psychological Association

D.O. Hebb Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award.

"Comfort Food and Stress"

See the Rutgers Today, Hot Topics article on Professor Janet Tomiyama's research.

"Rutgers Psychologys Aims to Curb Self Destructive Behavior with Computer-Aided Therapy"

See the Rutgers Today, Research article on Professor Edward Selby's research.

See Professor Mark West talk about his research on Parkinson’s disease and dopamine in "Mixed Signals"

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SFN "Nature and Nurture work together to Shape the Brain"

See the Society for Neuroscience Press Release - Neuroscience 2011 Conference -with Professor Tracey Shors.

"Blanks for the Memories"

See The Wall Street Journal article with Professor Judith Hudson.

"Babies as young as six months remember more than we thought"

See the Star Ledger article on Professor Alan Leslie's lab.