Psychology Department inducted 14 students as members of the Psi Chi National Honor Society

The Psychology Department proudly inducted 14 students as members of the Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology. The following students were recognized for their achievements: Matthew Ashburn, Julie Piche, Merianne Bott, Erik Gatzke, Rebecca Larson, Meri-Elena Salonek, Sean Hushagen, Aubrey Borgen, Sara Rundlett, Rachel Tengwall, Shawn Carlson, Caleb Schmidt, Christopher McDonald, and Beth Anderson. Congratulations to you all!

Students present research at Red River Psychology Conference

Psychology students presented research at the 28th Annual Red River Psychology Conference, hosted by Concordia College. The following presentations were made: Madhuri Tiwari and Katie Johnson (with Dr. C. Malone) “Competing Sound and Spelling Information Produce Memory Blocks in Word Fragment Completion” Samantha Kallberg (with Dr. R. Bergstrom)”Appearance-related Social Norms: How the Thin-Ideal Impacts Opposite Sex Perceptions of Attractiveness”

Gerontology Student Awarded Scholarship from the MN Gerontological Society

Katherine Johanson, a junior majoring in Gerontology and Psychology, has been awarded the Gerald Bloedow Scholarship from the Minnesota Gerontological Society. In 1994, MGS established the Bloedow Scholarship fund to honor the lifelong contributions of Gerald Bloedow to the field of aging and to provide financial assistance to undergraduate and graduate students to further their education in gerontology. Johanson will […]