Dr. Margaret Sheridan, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology and Developmental Psychology, has been named a 2021 Association for Psychological Science (APS) Fellow. Fellow status is awarded to APS members who have made sustained outstanding contributions to the science of psychology … Continued

Dr. Shauna Cooper, Associate Professor of Developmental Psychology, is the 2021 recipient of the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 35’s Foremothers Career Excellence in Mentoring Award. Division 35 members of the APA are actively involved in many, diverse areas of … Continued

Jose Nicolas Murgueitio, graduate student in Developmental Psychology, has been elected as Student Representative to the American Society for Nutrition (ASN)’s Global Nutrition Council. The Global Nutrition Council serves ASN members with basic and applied research interests in all aspects … Continued

Dr. Peter Ornstein, Professor Emeritus of Developmental Psychology, was recently honored with a presentation ceremony of a Festschrift volume, written in his honor, published in June 2021 by Cambridge University Press. “The Development of Children’s Memory: The Scientific Contributions of … Continued

Jose Nicolas Murgueito Meneses, an incoming graduate student in Developmental Psychology, is the recipient of an American Society for Nutrition (ASN) 2021 Nutrition Scholarship for Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups. ASN builds upon strengths in the areas of nutrition science-based … Continued

Seh-Joo Kwon, a graduate student in Developmental Psychology, is the recipient of the 2020-21 Ernest C. Davenport Award for Outstanding Psychological Research by a Student Who Enhances Diversity. The purpose of the Ernest C. Davenport Award for Outstanding Psychological Research … Continued

Janae Shaheed, a graduate student in Development Psychology, has received the 2020-21 Bernadette Gray-Little Award for Diversity Enhancement in Psychological Research. The purpose of the Bernadette Gray-Little Awards for Diversity Enhancement in Psychological Research is to encourage and honor students … Continued

Marketa Burnett, graduate student in Developmental Psychology, is the recipient of a 2021 American Educational Research Association Minority Dissertation Fellowship. The American Educational Research Association (AERA) Council in 1991 established the AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship in Education Research to enhance … Continued

Tiffany Foster, a graduate student in Developmental Psychology, is the recipient of a 2021 Baughman Dissertation Research Award. The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at UNC offers the Earl and Barbara Baughman Dissertation Research Award annually to 2-3 top researchers … Continued

Amanda Wylie, a graduate student in Developmental Psychology, is the recipient of a 2021-22 UNC Carolina Population Center (CPC) Predoctoral Traineeship. Trainees are supported by funds from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) … Continued