Chernobyl, the Deepwater Horizon, the Titanic... each name is associated with disaster - and human error - and UK psychologist Melody Carswell wants to examine each accident from a unique investigative perspective. In her class, A&S 300-003, "Disaster: The Human Factor," students will learn how principles of cognitive psychology can be used to identify and reduce both extraordinary and everyday errors.
Alumbaugh, a fifth-year predoctoral intern in the UK school psychology program and longtime research assistant at the UK Human Development Institute, recently received the prestigious 2013 Anne Rudigier Award.
Farah Sheikh, a first-year UK psychology major, won the senior ladies title at the annual U.S. Figure Skating Collegiate Championships earlier this fall in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Along with 44 others, the College of Arts & Sciences' own Cheyenne Hohman and Jenny Casey received Outstanding Staff Awards for their exceptional contributions to the university.
The Department of Psychology will join others as part of the UK Clinical Research Education Day on Friday, October 25th.
The Chellgren Fellows Program is for students with exceptional academic potential and aspirations, who are eager to participate in a special learning community designed to cultivate extraordinary achievement.
Many of us have felt it, though we don't admit it: spiteful joy in response to the pain or misfortune of others. It may stem from envy, self-esteem concerns or even a passion for justice, but whether or not we confess to it, the feeling exists universally. The good news is that psychologists believe these are natural human emotions; there are psychological and adaptive foundations to back them up.
The conference aimed to promote an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural dialogue about Asia’s past and present. The UK graduate students presented papers that explored specific interrelationships between Asia and the United States.
A passion for science, led University of Kentucky senior Devin Henry to her current path of a major in agricultural biotechnology and a minor in psychology, and a summer research opportunity at Cornell University.
