Ann Huffman, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences and serves as the Associate Chair for Research and Scholarship. In addition, she is a Professor of Management within the WA Franke College of Business. To those honorifics is added “Fellow of the 
American Psychological Association.” This prestigious honor is bestowed “upon APA members who have shown evidence of unusual and outstanding… Read more
Awards
Department Names Outstanding Seniors and Outstanding Juniors for the Fall 2021 Semester
The Department of Psychological Sciences celebrates students’ successes throughout the year and is particularly pleased to acknowledge its Outstanding Seniors and Juniors for the fall 2021 semester. These individuals were chosen for their stellar academic records and activities related to psychological sciences.
Deja Kennedy
Deja, a first-generation student, was selected for this honor based on her activities as a research assistant. She demonstrated high levels of responsibility within the lab,… Read more
Graduate Student Award Recipients Announced
The Department of Psychological Sciences is pleased to announce the recipients of two of its awards available to students in the Master of Arts in Psychological Sciences degree program.
Vicki Green Psychological Sciences Thesis Award
This scholarship is endowed by Vicki Green, Ph.D., a department faculty member from 1995 to 2005, and now a faculty emeritus. There are two recipients of this scholarship.
Morgan Jernigan, a second-year student in the program, is conducting research designed to increase the field’s understanding… Read more
Graduate Student Chelsea Taylor Places 3rd in 3MRP Competition
The 3 Minute Research Presentation (3MRP) Competition, hosted by the NAU Office of Graduate and Professional Studies, provides an opportunity for NAU graduate students to present their scholarly and/or creative work to an audience in three minutes or less. Graduate student Chelsea Taylor earned third place in the competition with her presentation “In Search of a Relationship Between Dance and Spatial Reasoning.” 
Her presentation was based on her master’s thesis,… Read more
Michele Lee Earns Prestigious CSW Award
Michele Lee, a second-year student in the Master of Arts in Psychology Sciences degree program was selected for the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Outstanding Achievement and Contribution Award in the Student category. This award honors a Northern Arizona University student who has made outstanding contributions to women’s leadership development and towards advancing the status of women at Northern Arizona University.
Michele has worked with… Read more
Mallory Kroeck Receives the Vicki Green Psychological Sciences Thesis Award
The Vicki Green Psychological Sciences Thesis award provides funding for graduate students in the Department of Psychological Science to assist with expenses to conduct their research. To be eligible for the award the student must have successfully completed their thesis proposal and obtained IRB approval.
This year, the department selected a candidate with a remarkable list of accomplishments and a thesis project of particularly high integrity: Mallory Kroeck. Mallory has a uniquely rich background. Before coming to NAU she led… Read more