Professor Emerita Jean Berko Gleason Delivers Commencement Address at the University of Maryland
Professor Emerita Jean Berko Gleason delivered the commencement address at the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park on May 23.
Peter Blake and Amanda Tarullo Receive Tenure
Congratulations to PBS Professors Peter Blake and Amanda Tarullo, who both received tenure and earned promotion to Associate Professor.
CARD Researchers Featured in Chronicle Segments
WCVB Boston’s Chronicle (May 2, 2019) highlights anxiety treatments performed at the Department’s Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders. PBS Professors Todd Farchione and Yupei Pearl Hu and PBS PhD student Joseph Carpenter work to help patients to overcome their claustrophobia and fear of flying.
Robert Reinhart’s Research Featured in The Scientist
Recent research led by Robert Reinhart and and John Nguyen has been featured in The Scientist. From the article: Noninvasive stimulation of key brain regions could help people reverse the common age-related decline in working memory—our ability to remember names, numbers, and other tidbits of information—according to a study published in Nature Neuroscience today (April 8). The […]
Neuroscience Student Michael Melhem Awarded the Prestigious Buck Scholarship
We would like to congratulate Michael Melhem, an outstanding junior majoring in Neuroscience, for being awarded the prestigious Augustus Howe Buck Scholarship. The Buck Scholarship fund has been in existence since 1917 and the scholarship is one of the highest honors bestowed on undergraduates at BU. Michael has been an enthusiastic and valued contributor in […]
Khodadad Distinguished Lecture: RNA, the Moral Philosopher?
Prof. Michael Otto Wins APA Award
Congratulations to PBS Professor Michael Otto, the 2019 winner of the APA Division 12 Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Clinical Psychology. The award ceremony will be held at the annual APA meeting in August.
Nick Wagner Selected as APS Rising Star
Dr. Nick Wagner was selected as a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science. The APS Rising Star designation is presented to outstanding early career psychological scientists whose research has advanced the field. More information can be found here.
Mihaela Barokova Receives Fellowship Award
Mihaela Barokova, a doctoral student of Dr. Helen Tager-Flusberg’s in the Developmental Science program, has been selected to receive a Short Term Summer Graduate Research Abroad Fellowship to support her travel and research in Bulgaria. This award is in additional to her regular graduate funding. We congratulate Mia on receiving this competitive GRAF award.
Joseph Carpenter Receives APF/COGDOP Scholarship
Joseph Carpenter, a doctoral student in the Psychotherapy and Emotion Research Laboratory, has been awarded the 2018 APF/COGDOP William and Dorothy Bevan Scholarship. This award speaks to the high quality of Joseph’s current research, and we congratulate him on the honor!