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Congratulations to Melanie Stearns for Winning the 2019 ORED Award!
Congratulations to Melanie Stearns for winning the 2019 Graduate Award. She will be honored on Friday, March 29th in the Hunter Hnery Center on the Mississippi State Campus.
Psychology Club Interest Meeting
We hope the new year and new semester are treating you well so far. If you’d like a break from classes or want to try something different, MSU Psychology Club is holding its first meeting of the year tomorrow, Thursday 1/17, at 5:00 PM in McCool 130. Psych Club is open to anyone of any major who is interested in psychology, and there are no GPA or hour requirements.
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Dr. Allen Recognized For $2.8 Million in Recent Grant Funding
Dr. Laura Allen, Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department, was recently highlighted by Mississippi State University for her incredible success in procuring grant funding from the Institute of Education Sciences (https://www.msstate.edu/newsroom/article/2018/10/msu-cognitive-scientist-receives-28-million-grants/).
Congratulations to Carson Allen on Receiving Funding!
Congratulatulations to Carson Allen on receiving funding from the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal (NEMDJ) Undergraduate Research Award Program. He will receive $500 for funding his research project, entitled "Examining Social Media Use Among College Students". Carson is advised by Dr. E. Samuel Winer.
"Bringing Research on White Kids to the Public: Opportunities and Challenges" by Dr. Margaret A. Hagerman
Margaret A. Hagerman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology, Mississippi State University, and writer of the novel “WHITE KIDS: Growing up with privilege in a racially divided America,” will give a lecture titled “Bringing research on white kids to the public: Opportunities and challenges.” A coffee reception will follow the talk. All interested parties are invited to attend.
02/22/19 at 12:00-1:00PM
2220 Old Main
Presented by the Department of Psychology Diversity Committee