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Volume 3, Issue 38 May 19-25, 2017 Department of Psychology Advising Newsleer What’s inside? Department of Psychology Events And Announcements University Events And Announcements Advising Schedule Monday 5/22 Tuesday 5/23 Wednesday 5/24 Thursday 5/25 Friday 5/26 Appointments: 9am-12pm, 1-4pm Open advising: 1-4pm Appointments: 9am-12pm, 1-4pm Open advising: 1-4pm Appointments: 9am-12pm, 1-4pm Open advising: 1-4pm Appointments: 9:30am-12pm, 1-4pm Open advising: 1-4pm Office Closed: New Student Orientaon Spring 2017 Dean’s Medalist Meet New Faculty PSY 330 Flyer Take HCR 394 Master of Science and Technology Policy Program Doctoral Program at U of Pisburg Schedule an appointment or call 480-965-7258 Department of Psychology Events and Announcements University Events And Announcements Contact us: 480-965-7258 [email protected] Connect with us: Web Facebook Twier Master of Science and Technology Policy Program On April 21, tens of thousands of people across the country marched for science. They were making the case for evidence-based policies and decisions in a world that increasingly seems to sideline science. In this emerging world, there’s a growing need for a new kind of leader - one who can bridge the gap between science and technology and the policies that govern them and their use, and en- sure that science and technology policies lead to a better future for everyone, whether they im- pact economic growth, food and the environment, health, or equity and equality. The ASU Master of Science and Technology Policy uniquely prepares future leaders to ensure policies and decisions are informed by science, and responsive to society’s needs. If you have a science and engineering background, and are passionate about enabling science-informed and socially responsive policy, please check us out. You can learn more about the ASU Master of Science and Technology Policy program by click- ing here, or by emailing [email protected]. VIPitt at the University of Pittsburgh is a new program for underrepresented minority students who are interested in graduate study in any of their programs (Clinical, Developmental, Health, Biological, Cognitive, or Social Psychology Ph.D.). Travel, housing, and food costs will be covered. More information Welcome to the Department of Psychology’s Newest Faculty Members: Dr. Chrisna Pedram Dr. Pedram earned her Ph.D. in Social Psychology and Personality from the University of California, Irvine. Her interests include prejudice and stereo- typing, implicit bias, race and inequality, and intergroup processes. Dr. Pedram's program of research has examined interpersonal percepon as it relates to stereotyping and prejudice, specifically, how people spontaneously aribute cognive and emoonal capacies to other people, depending on their perceived group membership. She is very excited to be joining the teaching faculty at ASU and can't wait to meet her new students! Dr. Pedram will teach PSY 394: Inmate Relaonships in the fall Originally from Houston, TX, Dr. Benitez obtained her undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Houston, her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Indiana University, and she completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Benitez’s research interests are in the area of cognive development, with a focus on understanding how aenon and memory processes affect language acquision, and how language experience changes aenon and learning across development. Dr. Benitez will be direcng the new Learning and Development Laboratory at ASU and is excited to share her experse in developmental psychology in the lab and in the classroom. Dr. Viridiana Benitez Dr. Benitez will teach PSY 341: Developmental Psychology in the fall Give a proud round of applause for the Spring 2017 recipient of the Dean’s Medal Award, Mallori Poisson. Poisson graduated from Barre, the Honors College, with Bachelor of Science degrees in Psychology and in Biochemistry with a minor in Personal Health. Through her dedicaon to ex- cellence, Poisson exemplifies the academic achievement of a top graduang student that the Dean’s Medal seeks to honor. Aſter four years at ASU, Poisson graduated with a GPA of 4.17, and supplemented her academics with experienal educaon, such as a phlebotomy externship and an undergraduate research assistantship with Dr. Heather Bimonte-Nelson’s Memory and Aging Laboratory. Paired with her work with the Sonora Quest Laboratories, Poisson has become a cerfied phlebotomy techni- cian. Poisson volunteers at St. Joseph’s Hospital, and teaches children about the brain through ASU brain fair events put on by the Memory and Aging lab. Through her membership in Omega Phi Alpha, the naonal service sorority, she completed several other service projects at the local, na- onal, and internaonal levels each semester, as well. In pursuit of her goals, Poisson has also been published in Hormones and Behavior , has submied numerous conference abstracts, and is currently working on a manuscript. In addion to her academics, Poisson also found value in overcoming the obstacles of college life. “In the beginning, I definitely struggled with finding my niche. Throughout my me here, though, my mentor, Dr. Bimonte-Nelson, really helped me to narrow my focus, and offered guid- ance toward opportunies that would be meaningful for me.” In light of her success, Poisson encourages current and future students to be involved in re- search. “Being part of a lab was such a crical part of my me here at ASU. The experience taught me several invaluable lessons and skills, and helped cement and further develop my pas- sion for the brain.” In retrospect, Poisson also offers some advice that helped her in her accomplishments: “The difference between geng an A+ and an A or between geng an A and an A- in a class isn’t worth sacrificing other aspects of your undergraduate experience. Studying and performing well academically should be your main focus, but don’t forget about all of the clubs, research oppor- tunies, volunteer opportunies, social acvies, and more that ASU has to offer.” Poisson plans to take a gap year to connue her employment as a phlebotomist, and her next goal is to begin graduate school in the fall of 2018 to become a physician’s assistant. In everything she does, Poisson brings her movaon, commitment to excellence, and ASU pride. The Department of Psychology is pleased to recognize Poisson and her hard work, enthu- siasm, and winning spirit. She gives new meaning to the words, Get Psyched and Stay Psyched! Spring 2017 Dean’s Medalist Mallori Poisson Seventy to eighty percent of human trafficking vicms will see a health care professional while being trafficked. Health professionals, counselors, psychologists, and social workers can play a role in rescuing vicms by asking the right quesons, idenfying vicms, and reporng to the correct agencies. In this course, students will learn about the different types of trafficking that exist - both domescally and internaonally, gain hands-on experience in the field, and engage in discussions with professionals in law, medicine, social work, and more. Contact Samantha Calvin at [email protected] with quesons. Interested in Clinical Psychology? Take HCR 394: Fundamentals of Human Trafficking More informaon
