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Dear Colleagues,
Please join us in congratulating Magdalena Wojtcazk and Christophe Micheyl. Magdalena and Christophe are Research Associates in the Department. Both were approved this week to use the working title of Research Assistant Professor. We are very proud of their records of accomplishment! Sincerely,
Monica Luciana and Gordon Legge
Chair's Office
May 8th, 2008
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It's a pleasure for me to tell you that John Campbell is a recipient of the 2008 University-wide award for Outstanding Directors of Graduate Studies. Most of us in Psychology already know of John's enormous contributions over the years to the quality and vitality of our graduate program. It's certainly fitting that the University has now recognized John for this crucial contribution. Please join me in congratulating John for this splendid recognition. --Gordon
May 5th, 2008
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Psychology department chair, Gordon Legge will receive an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the State University of New York (SUNY) on June 1, 2008. Conferral by the Board of Trustees will take place at the commencement ceremonies for the State College of Optometry. This is a high honor given to a select few. As the degree criteria states, “the eminence of the person must be widely recognized by the leaders of the field, which the person may represent.” Please join us in congratulating Gordon for this extraordinary honor.
March 19th, 2008
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I'm delighted to tell you that Holly Hatch-Surisook has won a 2007-08 John Tate Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising. This is a highly competitive, university-wide award. Please join me in congratulating Holly on this splendid recognition for "...sustained and substantial contributions to undergraduate education at the University of Minnesota ..."
As most of you know, Holly has played the key role in building our academic advising program. We have a program in which we can take great pride, thanks to Holly's creativity, hard work and commitment. Just think about how many Psychology students have benefited from Holly's advice, and from the input they have received from our excellent advising staff. We all take pride in this wonderful recognition of Holly's contributions to our department and university. --Gordon
March 13th, 2008
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Kristian Markon (MN PhD '07 in CSPR, now a tenure track asst prof at U Iowa in the psychology dept) won the 2008 Tanaka Award for best dissertation from the Association for Research in Personality. This is a highly competitive award, and it's also of note that last year's winner was our newest PIB faculty member, Colin DeYoung.
December 14th, 2007
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I/O doctoral student Richard Landers was awarded the Castellan Award for the best student paper at the conference of the Society for Computers in Psychology conference in Long Beach, CA, on November 15, for his paper "TREND: A Tool for Rapid Online Research Literature Analysis and Quantification".
December 14th, 2007
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Dear Psychology Friends, It's a pleasure for me to tell you that Christophe Micheyl has been elected a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America. Chris is a research associate working with Andrew Oxenham. This is a major mark of distinction for Chris, and recognizes his major contributions to psychoacoustics. We all congratulate Chris. --Gordon
December 13th, 2007
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Dear Psychology Friends, I'm delighted to report that Bill Iacono has been awarded the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the Society for Psychophysiological Research. He will receive the award at next year's annual meeting, which will be in Austin, TX next October. We all congratulate Bill for his stellar achievements in psychophysiological research! --Gordon
December 12th, 2007
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I'm delighted to tell you that Wilma Koutstaal has been awarded a McKnight Presidential Fellowship. This 3-year award from the University of Minnesota recognizes exceptional accomplishments by newly tenured faculty members. According to the award letter: "This program is targeted specifically to the most promising faculty granted tenure and promotion to associate professor. Funding was available to make five faculty selections based on this year's promotion and tenure dossiers. The McKnight Presidential Fellow Award recognizes your accomplishments and supports your ongoing research and scholarship. Selection criteria include an identification by internal and external reviewers as leaders in their field; potential to build programs that will be in the top tier internationally; ability to advance University priorities; and growing national or international reputation as evidenced by record of scholarship, publications, external funding, invited presentations and symposia addresses, significant awards, or other evidence of recognition for research and scholarship." This is terrific recognition of Wilma's many accomplishments. We all congratulate her on this splendid honor! --Gordon
October 23rd, 2007
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Rich Lee has been selected as an APA Fellow for Division 17. Please join the department in congratulating Rich on this well-deserved recognition of his accomplishments.
September 10th, 2007
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Dear Psychology Department, I am pleased to tell you that Jeff Simpson has accepted the editorship of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology - Interpersonal Relations and Group Processes. He will be the incoming editor on January 1, 2008, and will assume the role of editor from 2009-2014. This is a leading psychology journal. This appointment brings distinction to Jeff and also to the Psychology Department. Congratulations to Jeff for this important appointment! --Gordon
July 16th, 2007
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The Department of Psychology is very pleased to announce that Dr. Mark Snyder has won the 2008 Kurt Lewin Award for lifetime contributions to the study of important social issues. This award is being presented by Society for the Study of Psychological and Social Issues (SPSSI). Named for Kurt Lewin, who pioneered the tradition of research that simultaneously advances the state of scientific knowledge and also directly addresses current social issues and concerns of society, the Lewin Award is the highest award presented by SPSSI. As the award committee wrote, "Professor Mark Snyder represents the best of the Lewinian tradition in terms of both his theoretical and applied contributions to his discipline. A brilliant and prolific scholar, like Lewin, Professor Snyder recognizes that social behavior is the result of the complex interplay between the person and the environment. Specifically, his research brings together personality's concern with the psychology of the individual and social psychology's focus on the influence of the situation in coordinated programs of basic and applied research, conducted in laboratory and field settings, on the motivational foundations of individual and social behavior." This is one of several lifetime awards that Dr. Snyder has recently received. In addition to the Lewin Award, Dr. Snyder has also received the Campbell Award and the Allport Award, each of which recognizes his lifetime research accomplishments at the intersection of personality and social psychology. We congratulate Dr. Snyder for these major awards and achievements.
June 26th, 2007
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It's a great pleasure for me to tell you that Professor Matt McGue has been named a University of Minnesota Regents Professor. This is the highest honor the University bestows on its faculty. Only those faculty with the most major academic accomplishments are eligible. We all congratulate Matt for this splendid honor and recognition. Have a look at the University press release at
http://www1.umn.edu/umnnews/news_details.php?release=070612_3366&page=UMNN The press release says: "Matt McGue, a professor in the department of psychology, is internationally renowned in the fields of behavioral and epidemiological genetics and is considered to be the world leader in the application of sophisticated behavior genetic methods to address critical questions about why humans differ in significant psychological characteristics such as personality, intelligence and psychopathology. His earlier work demonstrated the link between schizophrenia and multiple genes and recently he has used innovative research designs and landmark longitudinal studies to understand human behavioral development. These studies were the basis for a very influential model that shows how individual risk and family rearing practices lead to addiction, how genetic and experiential factors contribute to longevity and mental health in old age and how inherited factors influence the development of differences in many adult behaviors. He has provided leadership at the departmental, university, national and international level and has served on many committees within the institution. He served as the director of the Behavior Genetics and Individual Differences Program for ten years, and as associate department chair and then department chair. McGue is the recipient of several awards, including the Research Scientist Development Award from the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Scholar of the College (CLA) and the James Shields Award (Behavior Genetics Association), to name a few." Matt becomes the third Regents Professor from Psychology, joining Regents Professor Ellen Berscheid and the late Paul Meehl. All of us in the Department take pride in Matt's appointment. Please join me in congratulating him! --Gordon
June 13th, 2007
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Joe Rausch (psychology) was awarded the 2007 Eli J. and Helen Shaheen Graduate School Award in Social Sciences from the University of Notre Dame. This award was given for his exemplary research and teaching activities as a graduate student.
May 23rd, 2007
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Mark Snyder (psychology) was awarded the 2007 International Society for the Study of Self and Identity Lifetime Career Award. This award is given to a researcher who has made a sustained contribution to our understanding of self and identity throughout his or her academic career.
May 23rd, 2007
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Gordon Legge (psychology) received funding from NIH, "Designing Visually Accessible Spaces."
May 23rd, 2007
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Irving Gottesman (psychiatry; psychology) was awarded the American Psychological Foundation's Gold Medal Award. This award was given for his extraordinary impact on the field both through conceptual innovations and empirical work.
May 23rd, 2007
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Christopher Federico received the 2007 Erik Erikson Early Career Award from the International Society of Political Psychology.
April 9th, 2007
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Chris Federico has been awarded the International Society of Political Psychology's 2007 Sigel Award, which is for the best conference paper by a young scholar at the previous year's ISPP meeting.
March 29th, 2007
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It's a pleasure to tell you that Paul Sackett has won The Herbert Heneman Jr. Award for Career Achievement from the Academy of Management. We all join in congratulating Paul for this splendid recognition. The Herbert Heneman Jr. Award for Career Achievement is given by the Human Resources Division of the Academy of Management to an individual who has distinguished himself/herself in the field of human resource management. The award winner will be announced at the 2007 Academy meeting during the HR Division Awards Ceremony. _The award is based on the following criteria: 1. A clear record of excellence in research. 2. The impact of the nominee's research upon the science, teaching, and practice of human resource management. 3. The stature of the nominee relative to other scholars in the field of human resources management.
February 27th, 2007
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The Department of Psychology was selected as one of the two recipients of the American Psychological Association (APA) Departmental Award for Culture of Service in the Psychological Sciences for 2006. According to the APA, "Your department was selected because the importance of faculty service is clearly a part of tenure and promotion policies; its requirements are stated in the departmental constitution; and the department has a long history of commitment to service within the profession and to the public. That history continues today with faculty going beyond what is expected and demonstrating their commitment to engagement in professional activities at the national, state, and local levels."
February 12th, 2007
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Joyce Bono is the winner of the 2007 APA, Division 14 (I-O) Early Career Award. The award brings further distinction to Joyce, our I-O program, and the department as a whole.
February 12th, 2007
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The extended Web of Science citation index is now available for your use back to 1975 through the UM Libraries. - Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI) now goes back to 1975 http://www.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/w-isi.cgi
- Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) now goes back to 1975 Web of Science is the Web interface for the ISI Citation Index products which cover over 8,000 international journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Titles of the print equivalent are: Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index, and Social Sciences Citation Index. Coverage runs from 1975 to the present. Additionally more years of coverage of JCR have been purchased.
- Journal Citation Reports (JCR) now extends back to 1998 http://www.lib.umn.edu/cgi-bin/jcr.cgi Coverage: 1998-2005
Journal Citation Reports on the Web provides easy access to data that helps you evaluate and compare approx 8,400 scholarly and technical journals worldwide. Laurel Haycock, Ph.D., Librarian for Education, Psychology,
and Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
Social Sciences & Professional Programs Academic Program Group
University of Minnesota Libraries
180 Wilson Library
309 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis MN 55455
612-624-1865
August 8th, 2006
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July 26, 2006
FROM: Karen Triplett, Director, Purchasing Services
SUBJECT: Added to University Financial Policy. "Traveling on University
Business" Guideline for Lodging Rates for Domestic Travel Effective immediately, for non-conference travel, the University will now
employ a formula, using the US Government General Services Administration
(GSA) lodging per diem rates (www.gsa.gov), to determine reasonableness of
rates. The University has established a guideline of 150% of the GSA rate
(excluding applicable taxes) as reasonable. For example, the GSA rate for
Atlanta, Georgia is $115. 150% of the GSA rate is $173. This means that
rooms that are less than $173 (excluding applicable taxes) for Atlanta would
be within the guideline. (Note: The GSA site shows multiple rates for some
destinations, due to pricing fluctuations based on the time of the year.) For non-conference travel, if the lodging rate will exceed the guideline,
pre-approval from a supervisor/manager who is at least one level higher in
authority than the traveler or the appropriate designee must be obtained. If
a request for reimbursement is made for non-conference lodging which exceeds
the guideline, and the request was not pre-approved, the supervisor/manager
may deduct the overage from the reimbursement request. A new Request for Domestic Lodging Exception (UM 1636) form is available to
facilitate and document requests to exceed the Guideline, and to document
approval if the request is approved. The new form can be found in Financial
Policy 3.8.3, in the Forms/Instructions section. This guideline does not apply to conference travel where there is a
prenegotiated conference lodging rate.
July 28th, 2006
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Matlab help is now available for students and faculty in the psychology department. Help can be obtained by visiting Chris Kallie during office hours, by phone or email. Individual consulting is intended for those who wish to become self sufficient in Matlab programming. Also, if you are stuck on a Matlab programming problem, or if you don’t know where to begin, this service may be helpful. Christopher S. Kallie
kallie@umn.edu
Elliott Hall N106
(612)624-2955
Office hours: www.kallie.org/matlab
July 27th, 2006
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2006-08 McKnight Land-Grant Professorships were awarded to Professors Angus MacDonald III and Mark Thomas. The University awards a small number of these distinguished awards to outstanding junior faculty every year.
July 25th, 2006
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Professor John P. Campbell will receive the APA's Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology at the Annual Convention in New Orleans in August. Dr. Campbell is being honored for his research contributions to the areas of industrial and organizational psychology, military psychology and personnel and human resources management.
July 25th, 2006
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Dr. Yuhong Jiang, Assistant Professor at Harvard University will join the Cognitive and Biological Area in Fall 2007. Dr. Jiang presented her research, "Deciding where to look: Cognitive neurosciene of attention" in March 2006.
July 24th, 2006
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Professor Joseph Rausch will join the Quantitative Methods area Fall 2006. He successfully defended his thesis, " Multilevel Factor Structure Analysis: Investigating Change in Individual Factor Structure Over Time" in May from the University of Notre Dame. His office will be located on 6th floor.
July 23rd, 2006
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Professor and Psychology Chair Gordon Legge received an honorary doctorate from the University of Montreal--“doctorat honoris causea” for l’École d’optométrie at the Université de Montréal -- on June 2. An honorary degree is the highest distinction a university can bestow on any individual.
July 21st, 2006
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Job Code and Title: (9747) Assistant Education Specialist
Full time, annually renewable, Professional Academic position Introductory Psychology (PSY 1001) has long been the largest class on campus, attracting both potential Psych majors as well as many students from other programs. The class features faculty lectures, weekly discussion sections led by graduate assistants, and technology enhancements. The Coordinator of Introductory Psychology will work with the faculty team and supervisor to develop and implement a model for teaching Introductory Psychology (approximately 800 students enrolled each fall and spring semester). The Coordinator is responsible for the administrative and instructional coordination of all course components (i.e., lectures, discussion sections, exams/grading, on-line resources, Research Experience Program). Please see the UMN Employment web site for more information regarding the qualifications and duties for this position: employment.umn.edu/ (Requisition #155172). Interested and qualified applicants may apply through the on-line Employment system noted above. Applicants will have the opportunity to attach an electronic cover letter and resume or CV with the application form. Review of applications will begin 5/14/08 and the position is open until filled. Search Committee Contact:
Judy Peterson, M.A.
Coordinator of Instructional Services
Department of Psychology
erick005@umn.edu
612-626-1732
May 1st, 2008
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CLINICAL SCIENCE AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAM
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA The University of Minnesota is pleased to announce the availability of up to two NIMH-funded postdoctoral research fellow positions in the Department of Psychology. These positions offer the opportunity for training in psychopathology research, behavioral genetics, and developmental methods and to be involved with an active group of researchers taking biological approaches to the study of psychopathology. Postdoctoral associates will work closely with one or more of the program’s faculty to develop a research and training program that takes advantage of the existence of numerous ongoing funded projects. Both a wide range of methodologies (e.g., psychophysiology, brain imaging, quantitative genetics, molecular genetics, longitudinal methods) and mental health problems (e.g., Schizophrenia, ADHD, externalizing psychopathology, substance use disorders, depression, anxiety disorders) are represented. These positions come with a solid benefit package and the standard NIH training stipend. Applicants should have or soon expect to complete their Ph.D. degree in psychology or a related discipline, but are not expected to necessarily have specific expertise in genetics, psychopathology, or developmental methods. Since these are NIH training positions, applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. Applications are being accepted now and will continue to be reviewed until the positions are filled. These positions are contingent upon NIH funding To apply, please send a copy of your CV, a brief statement of research interests and goals, selected reprints and preprints, and 3 letters of reference to: NIMH Postdoc Search Committee
Clinical Science & Psychopathology Research
Department of Psychology
N218 Elliott Hall
University of Minnesota
75 East River Road
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Questions about these positions can be directed to Robert Krueger at 612.624-8204 or krueg038@umn.edu . The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, or sexual orientation.
http://www.psych.umn.edu/
October 26th, 2007
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Temporary Teaching Positions in the Department of Psychology (9903) Instructional (Non-Faculty) Teaching Series The Department of Psychology in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota occasionally needs Teaching Specialists or Lecturers to teach courses that cannot be staffed by regular faculty or graduate students. Openings of this kind sometime occur for teaching evening and summer session, as well as day courses and courses offered through Independent and Distance Learning. The courses are primarily introductory or survey courses, but may include graduate courses. Clinical or professional experience may, in some cases, be substituted for teaching experience. These positions are temporary and can either be full-time or part-time. This search will establish a "pool" of instructors. Applicants will be selected from this pool on an as-needed basis through the academic year. Appointments may be renewable based on need, funding, and performance. Teaching specialists and lecturers will be expected to teach undergraduate or graduate students in assigned course(s), hold office hours to assist and advise students, and participate in relevant departmental meetings. Minimum qualifications: M.A. degree in Psychology or closely related field, with at least two years of teaching experience. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. M.A. applicants will be appointed at the Teaching Specialist level.
Preferred qualifications: Ph.D. in Psychology or related field and five years of college-level teaching experience. Preference will be given to applicants with knowledge and/or training in the University of Minnesota teaching methodology. Must be capable of delivering high-quality instruction to a diverse student body. Applicants selected to teach graduate level courses must also have instructional or clinical experience relevant to those specialty areas. Ph.D. applicants will be appointed at the Lecturer level. (9902) Term Faculty Series The Department of Psychology in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota occasionally needs term (non-tenure track) faculty to fill in for regular faculty who may be on leave. Term faculty appointments include visiting, contract, adjunct or temporary appointments.
Term faculty will be expected to teach introductory and/or upper division undergraduate courses and/or graduate level courses, hold office hours and advise students, engage in an active program of scholarly research, and perform service and outreach appropriate for the rank of appointment. Required qualifications: Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in Psychology or a closely related field and three years of teaching experience in a college or university.
Preferred qualifications: Demonstrated excellence in teaching; distinguished program of research. Application Instructions (for 9903 or 9902 Series positions) To be considered for one of these positions, please submit an application through the University of Minnesota’s Employment website: www.umn.edu/ohr/employment . You may search for the postings by entering the position title. You will be given the opportunity to attach a cover letter and curriculum vitae with your application. Additional application materials may be requested at a later date. Applications will not be acknowledged but will be reviewed when such openings occur throughout the year. Applications must be updated or resubmitted for each academic year. Positions are open until filled.
July 16th, 2007
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