The Psychology Department acknowledges the increasing concern, both in our own campus community and nationwide, regarding deep-seated racial bias and threats against the ideal of an inclusive culture. For example, there have been recently articulated concerns regarding the photographs of current members of the administration posing in front of a…
Professor Furr was on research leave this spring, but he has been VERY busy, indeed! The semester began with the release of the 3rd edition of his book: PSYCHOMETRICS. In this text, he takes a “meaning approach” to concepts, rather than a “how to” handbook. He describes…
We are saddened to announce that James A. Schirillo, former professor of psychology, died March 31. The memorial will be at St.Annes Episcopal Church on Friday April 20 @1:00pm. Donations can be made to St Anne’s Episcopal Church or K B Reynolds Hospice Home.” Professor Schirillo joined Wake Forest’s psychology…
Professor Cynthia Edwards, a former Honor student in psychology, presented the Faculty Distinguished Lecture at Meredith College earlier this year. Her presentation was titled: “Mix Your Own Palette: The Power of Friendships to Color Your Future” in which she will present results from her longitudinal research program on the role…
Two of the WFU Department of Psychology founding professors passed away in the past several months. Professor Emeritus David W. Catron came to Wake Forest University in 1963 in the Center for Psychological Services. He was a founding member of the department of psychology where he taught for 33 years….
We are excited to announce that Michelle Francis, a second year graduate student in the WFU Psychology Department, is the recipient of the 2017 Melson Outstanding Masters Student Award for 2017. CONGRATULATIONS to Michelle and to her thesis advisor, Dr. Lara Kammrath. Michelle will receive this award during the May…
WFU Psychology Colloquium series announces a presentation by David Funder, Ph.D., to be held in Greene 162 on Wednesday, April 12th. Professor Funder, a Distinguished Professor at University of California at Riverside, will discuss his influential research on the accuracy of personality judgments. He is well known for this research and for…
The Pathways to Character Project anticipates funding $2 million in research during 2017. Their website is now active…check it out! The full text of the Funding announcement can be found on their website and on the Psychology News posting ( Jan 24th). http://www.pathwaystocharacter.org/initiatives-events Project Leaders: Frank J. Infurna (Arizona State…
The Graduate School’s 17th Annual Graduate Student and Postdoc Research Day will be held on Friday, March 17, 2017 at The Wake Forest Biotech Place Conference Center, 575 N. Patterson Avenue. Form of the Submission Students and postdocs must be the primary producer of the work being presented. Posters that have already been presented at conferences…
January, 2017 Dear Psychology Students, The Department of Psychology sends you warm wishes for a Happy New Year and looks forward to sharing a productive and creative new semester. At this time of beginnings, we are writing to reaffirm to you our collective commitment to the University’s mission…
