News

3rd Annual Psychology Research Day - April 25, 2008
GASP and the Department of Psychology invite you to an afternoon of research appreciation. Dr. Kent Kiehl is this year's keynote speaker and will be speaking at 12 noon in the Trail/Spirit Room in the SUB. Dr. Kiehl recently joined the UNM faculty as Associate Professor with a joint appointment at the MIND Institute. At the MIND, Dr. Kiehl is Director of the Mobile MRI Core, as well as Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience. His work bridges clinical psychology and neuroscience, and his primary research interests are psychopathy in juveniles and adults, as well as schizophrenia and substance abuse. Dr. Kiehl received his undergraduate degree in psychology from UC Davis; MA, PhD from University of British Columbia, and taught as well as performed research for seven years at Yale University before joining UNM.

Two hour-long poster sessions highlighting graduate and undergraduate Research in Psychology and Reception run from 1 to 3pm in Acoma A & B. Refreshments will be served. Come explore your fellow students' research interests!

The program for this years Research Day is available now for download.

Graduate Student Felicha Candelara Receives National Science Foundation Grant
Felicha Candelaria, a second year graduate student, has received a three-year fellowship from the National Science Foundation to continue her research on memory and the effects of drugs on the brain. Congratulations Felicha! You can read the whole story here.

Welcome to Our New Faculty Member: Angela Bryan, Ph.D.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Angela Bryan, Ph.D. as Associate Professor in the Psychology Department. Dr. Bryan was with the Department of Psychology at the University of Colorado from 1999 to 2007 in the Social Psychology area. Dr. Bryan is a 2006 recipient of the American Psychological Association’s Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology in the area of Health Psychology. Dr. Bryan's programmatic research is focused on health psychology that synthesizes psychological, physiological, and genetic determinants of behavior with the goal of developing theoretically and empirically based interventions to increase healthy behavior. The two behaviors she is currently focusing on in this work are HIV/STD prevention and exercise promotion. Related to her interests in health psychology, Dr. Bryan also studies the statistical and methodological issues encountered in prevention and field research, and has specific interests in structural equation modeling and mediational analysis of intervention effects. Finally, Dr. Bryan has secondary interests in the study of attraction, mating, and romantic relationships from an evolutionary perspective. Dr. Bryan has mentored a number of undergraduate honors students and graduate students in health, social, and evolutionary psychology, and looks forward to working with students at the University of New Mexico.

Welcome to Our New Faculty Member: Kent Hutchison, Ph.D.
We are also pleased to announce the appointment of Kent Hutchison, Ph.D., as a Professor in the Department of Psychology. Dr. Hutchison was formerly with the Department of Psychology at the University of Colorado from 1998 until 2007. Dr. Hutchison’s program of research is focused on translating basic science to improvements in our approach to the treatment of addiction. More specifically, he has been testing basic mechanisms that underlie the motivation to use alcohol and drugs, testing genetic factors that may influence these mechanisms, and testing new treatment approaches that may diminish the motivation to use alcohol and drugs. While at Colorado, Dr. Hutchison had a very active laboratory with numerous undergraduates (who moved on to graduate school or medical school) as well as a number of graduate students who are now in academic positions across the country. Dr. Hutchison looks forward to bringing new graduate and undergraduate students into the lab at the University of New Mexico.

Inaugural Newsletter Ready for Download
The inaugural psychology newsletter, Psynopsis, is ready for your perusal! The newsletter will be distributed twice yearly. The goal is to enhance communication between the current faculty, students, and staff of the Psychology Department and the many people who have graduated from the department or worked with the department closely over the years. This issue of the newsletter contains a farewell to Dr. William Miller, who recently retired, information regarding Dr. McCrady, the new Director of CASAA, recent graduates, current research and so much more! So download Psynopsis and catch up on all the department news.

Events

3rd Annual Psychology Research Day - April 25, 2008
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kent Kiehl, 12 noon, Trail/Spirit Room, SUB
Two hour-long poster sessions start at 1pm in Acoma A & B.

Psychology Convocation

Psychology Colloquia

Weekly Psychology Department (PAL) Talks

Neuroscience Seminars

New Mexico Psychological Association Friday Forums

Mind Institute Seminars

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy Talks

Anthropology Department Talks

Other Non-Weekly Events