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April 16, 2013 – Flags were lowered to half-mast on campus on the day after the attacks at the 2013 Boston Marathon.
Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychology
Behavioral Neuroscience Graduate featured in “Outside the Classroom”
Li McCarthy, a recent graduate from the Behavioral Neuroscience program talks about Color Vision Research from Vision Science Society 2016 in this Northeastern University Honors Program “Outside the Classroom” article.
Associate Professor of Psychology Rebecca Shansky. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University
Psychology
Dr. Rebecca Shansky to work on new NIH-funded study on stress related behaviors
Associate Professor Rebecca Shansky will work with long time friend and colleague Assistant Professor Dr. Matthew Hill from the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute on a new NIH funded study.
Linguistics, Psychology
Co-op student works to support young girls coping with trauma
James Evans is a linguistics and psychology major who is spending his co-op helping young girls in Uganda who have survived abuse or neglect. Learn about his experience here.
David DeSteno, professor of psychology
College of Science, Psychology
What makes a good robot teacher?
Read psychology professor David DeSteno's op-ed from The New York Times.
Qwantify app dashboard, courtesy photo.
College of Science, Psychology
What do you want – right now? Northeastern research collaboration with the Mind and Life Institute studies desires
A Northeastern collaboration in the Interdisciplinary Affective Science Lab, with the Mind and Life Institute, have worked together on a study which developed the Qwantify app to help understand desires - everything from wanting a cup of coffee, wanting to feel accomplished, and anything in-between.
Dr. Jennifer Honeycutt, Postdoctoral Research Associate. Courtesy photo.
Psychology
Developmental Neuropsychobiology Lab Postdoctoral Research Fellow receives NARSAD award
Congratulations to postdoctoral researcher Jennifer Honeycutt in receiving the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) Grant, funded by the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF).
Assistant Professor Rebecca Shansky.
Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University
College of Science, Psychology
Northeastern neuroscientist joins Dalai Lama to explore spirituality and science
Stress and fear have far-reaching effects that start in the brain and permeate an individual’s life in lasting ways. Together with the Dalai Lama and other experts, Northeastern neuroscientist Rebecca Shansky is confronting trauma head-on in an effort to help communities in Africa heal from conflict.
Psychology
Professor Hall receives 2017 Career Contribution Award
Congratulations to University Distinguished Professor Judith Hall in receiving the 2017 Career Contribution Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Rebecca Shansky poses for a portrait on Jan. 7, 2015. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University
College of Science, Psychology
Northeastern Psychology Professor to meet with the Dalai Lama to share her research
Northeastern Psychology Professor Rebecca Shansky will head to Gaborone, Botswana this August to partake in the Dialogue with the Dalai Lama, hosted by the Mind and Life Institute. She will share her research on the brain's response to stress and trauma on stage with other neuroscientists, activists, and scholars.
Psychology
Undergraduates attend APS Convention
Several undergraduate student members of Prof. Coley’s CORE lab and graduate student Jessica Leffers recently attended the Association for Psychological Science’s 29th Annual Conference. Check out this article about their experience featured on the College of Science website here.