Gary Nickell, Psychology, and three undergraduate psychology students,Tiffany Bouwman, Allison Becker and Kassondra Henschel, attended the 2010 Northern Lights Psychology Conference in Grand Forks Oct. 23. They presented a research poster titled “The Influence of Highs and Lows on the Optimistic Bias.” Two additional psychology students, Trisha Page and Himani Khatri, worked on this project.
A. Derick Dalhouse, Psychology and Doris Walker-Dalhouse, Professor Emerita, STL, attended the 23 IRA World Congress in Reading, in Auckland, New Zealand. They presented a paper on Adult Sudanese Refugees Literacy Practises & the Literacy Identity & Development of their children.
Minnesota State University Moorhead President Edna Szymanski literally jumped for joy Tuesday. Szymanski was ecstatic to deliver news to faculty and staff during an all-university meeting that enrollment projections are up and fundraising last year was at a record high. Click headline to read more.
MSUM’s chapter of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology, inducted 14 new members on April 30. The following students have met criteria for general academic excellence, in addition to specific academic requirements in psychology: Breanne Anderson, Tiffany Bouwman, Kassondra Henschel, Ashley Hoeck, Megan Hoyer, Jamie Johnson, Kelsey Johnson, Tyler Loos, Natasha Maw, Arkady Millard, Abby Nelson, Kelly Opp, Tiffany Richards, and Jennifer Wenner.
Lisa H. Stewart, Psychology/School Psychology, planned and presented a Tier 1 Strand at an RTI conference in Bloomington April 7 & 8. She coordinated a two-day strand focusing on Tier 1 (Core) implementation and evaluation of the Response to Intervention (RTI) model in schools. She presented key sessions on the importance of high quality Tier 1, evaluation of Tier 1 programs, and problem solving at the Tier 1 level as part of the strand. Click headline to read more.