Brenda Phillips Featured in The Brink
Brenda Phillips was recently featured in The Brink, where she talks about her experiences and research on mindfulness meditation and its applications for people living with cancer.
Khodadad Distinguished Lecture: The Possibility of Violence
The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences is pleased to announce the 2022 Khodadad Lecture on Greed and Human Suffering: Speaker: Dr. Fiery Cushman, Harvard University Title: “The Possibility of Violence” Date: April 29, 2022 10:00-11:45AM Location: Metcalf Trustees Center, 9th Floor; 1 Silber Way
PBS Alum Dr. Amy Janes (GRS, 2007) to Lead Cognitive & Pharmacological Neuroimaging Unit at NIH.
Dr. Amy Janes, PhD (BBC program graduate, 2007) has joined the National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, where she will lead the Cognitive and Pharmacological Neuroimaging Unit. The PBS Department also would like to congratulate Dr. Janes on her appointment as the President Elect of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD). […]
Helen Tager-Flusberg Named to HHS Autism Committee
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences Professor Helen Tager-Flusberg was named to the Inter-Agency Autism Coordinating Committee, of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Michael Hasselmo named Editor-in-Chief for Hippocampus
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences Professor Michael Hasselmo has been named the Editor-in-Chief of the Hippocampus research journal.
PBS Welcomes New Faculty Member Usha Tummala-Narra
The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences is pleased to welcome new faculty member Usha Tummala-Narra.
PBS Welcomes New Faculty Member Heidi Meyer
The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences is pleased to welcome new faculty member Heidi Meyer.
Stephen Grossberg Wins 2022 PROSE Book Award in Neuroscience
PBS Emeritus Professor Stephen Grossberg’s book, Conscious Mind, Resonant Brain: How Each Brain Makes a Mind, has won the 2022 PROSE book award in Neuroscience from the Association of American Publishers.
Donna Pincus Named the Feld Family Professor of Teaching Excellence
Congratulations to PBS Professor Donna Pincus on being named the Feld Family Professor of Teaching Excellence! The Feld Family Professorship recognizes a CAS faculty member of international renown in any field, who has demonstrated a sustained record of excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentoring as well as in their scholarship.
Tim Brown Honored by the Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies
Congratulations to Prof. Tim Brown who was honored by the Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies with its 2021 Outstanding Research Activities Award