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
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Dr. Steven Barger Presents at American Heart Association Conference in Phoenix
Steven Barger, Professor of Psychological Sciences, presented at the American Heart Association Sessions on Epidemiology and Prevention in Phoenix. He compared the cardiovascular risk across persons with high and low social relationship resources as a function of 10-year, 30-year and lifetime cardiovascular disease risk estimates.
Scholarship Application Deadline for Psychological Sciences Extended to March 6
The deadline for the following scholarships related to the Department of Psychological Sciences have been extended until March 6, 2020:
- Virginia Blankenship Undergraduate Research Award
- Vicki Green Psychological Sciences Thesis Award
- Vicki Green Graduate School Travel Award
- Edward C. and Mary E. Mills Scholarship
For more information about the application processes, please visit the Psychological Sciences section on the the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences’ scholarship page.
Dr. Michelle Miller Presents Keynote Address at Conference on Teaching and Learning
Michelle Miller, Ph.D., Professor of Psychological Sciences and a President’s Distinguished Teaching Fellow at NAU, was the keynote speaker at Columbia University’s recent Celebration of Teaching and Learning. The event, hosted by the university’s Center for Teaching and Learning, brought together faculty, staff, students, and other members of the Columbia University community, to celebrate the ways that faculty and graduate students are transforming their courses and pedagogies. 
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Dr. Emily Patch Presents at Sedona International Film Festival
The Sedona Film Festival, now in its 26th year, draws cinephiles from throughout the globe. In additional to shorts, documentaries, animations, and foreign films, the festival includes workshops, seminars, and panel discussions on an eclectic mix of topics. The festival’s 2020 “Conversations” series will feature distinguished faculty from NAU addressing topics in a conversational format. Dr. Emily Patch, of the Department of Psychological Sciences, will be presenting a session titled, “Sex, Intimacy and the Senior Citizen” on Wednesday, February… Read more
Dr. Patch’s Research on Maternal Recall Published in Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
Emily Patch, Ph.D., and coauthor Eileen McGrath, Ph.D., of the University of Arizona College of Medicine, had their original research exploring mothers’ recall of infant data and maternal health published in The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. The authors found that, while mothers were accurate in their recollection of gestational age and infant birth weights, they were much less so in reporting their own medical diagnoses. The findings of this research can help medical professionals communicate key information… Read more