Media, Awards, Announcements

The Rutgers of Innovation Ventures celebrated the Research Inventors on May 22, 2023 and Prof. Torres received an award for her US patents. They will accelerate the translation of the Sensory Motor Integration Lab discoveries to real-world applications and will bring revenue to the SAS unit, the Psychology Dept. and the Torres SMIL.

Professor Tracey Shors provided the Richard D. Church Public Lecture in Neuroscience at St. Lawrence University this April.

Everyone experiences trauma. Whether it’s a specific harrowing event or a series of stressful moments that accumulate over time, trauma can echo and etch itself into our brains. In her lecture, neuroscientist Dr. Tracey Shors will discuss how our brains are inclined to ruminate on painful memories and how this process can interfere with our everyday lives, while making

Dear Honors Students, Graduate Students, Faculty, and Staff,

You undoubtedly know that we are part of a very large department with a huge undergraduate education and research component. This year, over 700 students will graduate as Psychology majors. Of those 700+ majors, only 22 will graduate with the designation “Honors Research Scholar in Psychology”. These 22 represent our most dedicated, intellectually engaged, and hard-working students.

Completing an Honors Thesis is a test of tenacity,

Allison Bond has been features in multiple publications at The Press of Atlantic City and the Rutgers SAS News Digest.

https://pressofatlanticcity.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/health-care-providers-rarely-screen-for-firearm-access/article_db88a408-4549-5bcf-8450-f5e9c79fccdd.html

Dr. Karin Stromswold is the recipient of the 2022- 2023 Chancellor -Provost Award for Faculty Excellence in Teaching

https://newbrunswick.rutgers.edu/chancellor-provost/faculty-excellence-awards

The Rutgers SMIL has teamed up with the ROXYE ballet to build a platform of data collection and analyses of complex dyadic and group motions that help advance autism research, education and practices. In a collaborative project between STEM and the Arts, a new body-language based code will be use to support communication in autism.

Congratulations to Zoey Eddy, a second year PhD student in Social Psychology and a 2020 alumna of the RiSE summer program who was recently awarded the fellowships from both the National Science Foundation and the Ford Foundation. These fellowships support the early careers of outstanding graduate students with potential to be high achieving scientists. Zoey’s research aims to 1) reduce racial prejudice by changing people’s conceptions of race, and 2) examine the experiences and perceptions of

Dr. Jessica Hamilton, RISE Team undergraduate leaders (Ritika Merai & Jas Sarna), doctoral student Maya Dalack, and The Hamilton Lab hosted ‘Empowering Teen Mental Health Advocates Day’ on April 1, 2023. Twenty high school students from across New Jersey attended the event to learn about psychology research, discuss teen mental health, and brainstorm ways to improve mental health and suicide prevention in their schools and communities. Students spent the day with The Hamilton Lab learning

Dr. Jessica L. Hamilton, an assistant professor in Clinical Psychology, was awarded the David Shakow Early Career Award for Contributions to Clinical Psychology from Division 12 of the Society of Clinical Psychology. This award recognizes someone in who has made noteworthy contributions to both science and practice in the fields of clinical psychology within the past seven years since receiving their doctorate. Dr. Hamilton’s research focuses on adolescent suicide, sleep, and social media. She is

Social psychology graduate student Grace Wetzel, with faculty members Dr. Shana Cole and Dr. Diana Sanchez, has published a new research article in The Journal of Sex Research investigating women’s motivation to pursue (or not pursue) orgasm in their sexual encounters with men. This article has been covered by Rutgers News, the New York Post, and more!

To read the research article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224499.2023.2168599?journalCode=hjsr20 To read the news article: ... Read More