Gary Nickell, Psychology Department, had two chapters published in a new book titled Food processing: Methods, Techniques and Trends. The chapters, “Eliciting food production workers’ beliefs about factors that contribute to potential contamination” and “Food processing workers can be the first line of defense against intentional contamination,” were both co-authored with Verlin Hinsz from the Psychology Department at NDSU.
At the 2010 Minnesota School Psychology Association’s Mid-Winter Conference held January 21-22, Dr. Margaret (Peggy) Potter, Psychology, received the Ysseldyke B. P. Award. This award recognizes professionals whose principles, standards, and dedication have enhanced the field of School Psychology.
MSUM’s School Psychology Program has been notified that its Specialist degree program has received Full Approval from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) after passing an extensive review process. NASP is an affiliate of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The MSUM School Psychology Program has been NASP Approved since the beginning of the program approval process in 1988. The current approval runs through 2014. NASP Approval is critical for our students since graduation from a NASP Approved program is required for licensure in Minnesota and many other states.
Please join the Honors Lecture Series in welcoming Dr. Christine Malone, MSUM. She will present a lecture entitled “How do Shared Sounds and Spellings Lead to False Memories” at 7 p.m. on January 26 in Science Lab 104.
Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) is hosting the Education in a Recession Conference on Friday and Saturday, February 5-6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at MSUM’s Center for Business. This is a conference on meeting the needs of diverse learners. All events are open to student educators and professional educators at the elementary, high school, and higher education levels. MSUM psychology Professor Lisa H. Stewart will present the keynote address discussing history, components and implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI). In addition to the keynote, she will also host an interactive question and answer session regarding RTI. Click headline for more information.