Media, Awards, Announcements Archives

By Patti Verbanas

September 25, 2018

A new statewide center based at Rutgers University-New Brunswick has been established to improve research, treatment and services for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

The New Jersey Autism Center of Excellence, which is funded by the Governor’s Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism, the New Jersey Department of Health, will be led by Elizabeth Torres, an associate professor in psychology at Rutgers-New Brunswick; James Millonig,

Allison Matia - "Broad interests reap benefits for science." Read about how Allison's broad interests benefit her and other young scientists. Science Magazine, July 18, 2018

Allison Borges is the recipient of a National Research Service Award through the National Institute of Drug Abuse, Kathryn Coniglio received a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation, and Ji-Hye Ryu received the Rutgers Discovery Informatics Institute Fellowship for Excellence in Computational and Data Science.

Allison is in the Clinical Area, she's co-mentored by Psychology Professors Edward Selby, Teresa Leyro, and Dr. Marc Steinberg from the Division of Addiction

John McGann, Ph.D. - "Department of Psychology researches science of smell." Read about Dr. McGann's research which focuses on how the human sense of smell compares to that of other animals. The Daily Targum Feb. 1, 2018

Maurice Elias, Ph.D.  - Maurice Elias on "Is It Time for Elementary Schools to Stop Celebrating Valentine's Day?" Sheknows.com Feb. 8, 2018

Julien Musolino, Ph.D. - "Students in Rutgers Psychology Class Probe Religious Mind." Rutgers Professor Julien Musolino draws nearly 200 students for his course, "The Religious Mind." Read the story to find out why this psychology course draws hundreds of students, and discover the role of cognitive science in studying how religious beliefs develop. Rutgers, School of Arts and Sciences News Digest Feb. 2, 2018

John McGann, Ph.D. - "Department of Psychology researches science of smell." Read about Dr. McGann's research which focuses on how the human sense of smell compares to that of other animals. The Daily Targum Feb. 1, 2018

Ben Samuels, Ph.D. - "Rutgers Scientist Seeks Answers to Antidepressant Paradox." Read about the research of Dr.Samuels and how Graduate and Undergraduate Students are involved: Rutgers Today Oct. 12, 2017

Ben Samuels, Ph.D. - "Rutgers Scientist Seeks Answers to Antidepressant Paradox." Read about the research of Dr.Samuels and how Graduate and Undergraduate Students are involved: Rutgers Today Oct. 12, 2017

USA TODAY ranks Rutgers University-New Brunswick one of the 10 best U.S. colleges for a Major in Psychology