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Welcome to UIC Psychology News! Here you’ll find news on faculty and students, information on upcoming department colloquia "Current Topics", The Black Scholar Series, and conferences, as well as notifications of important dates and deadlines. You’ll also find an archive of our month department newsletters.

Stay updated by checking this page often! If you're interested in having something added to the website or events, email Tikia Travis (ttravi3@uic.edu).

 

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Congratulations to Mitch Roitman on grant renewal!

Posted on September 10, 2020

Mitch Roitman has renewed his NIH R01 grant for a second time (years 11-15) entitled, “Modulation of Nac-DA Signaling by Learning, Motivational State and Peptides”.   In this round of funding, Mitch will further…

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Welcome New Faculty!

Posted on September 10, 2020

Rebecca Littman and Tomas Stahl join us as assistant professors as part of the Social & Personality program.  Kim Schonert-Reichl will join us in January as the new NoVo Endowed Chair in Social…

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Bottoms and Burke Edit New Book!

Posted on June 03, 2020

Bette L. Bottoms and Kelly C. Burke, along with Margaret C. Stevenson of the University of Evansville, are the co-editors of a new collection of essays about pyschology, law, and public policy entitled…

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Congratulations to Mitch Roitman on his NIH Grant!

Posted on April 09, 2020

Congratulations to Mitch Roitman who was just awarded a NIH R21 grant entitled “Phasic dopamine in negative reinforcement driven by internal state”.   The project will investigate if the satisfaction of physiological need drives…

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Congratulations to Amanda Roy for Spencer Foundation Grant!

Posted on April 06, 2020

A big congratulations to Amanda Roy who just awarded a three-year Spencer Foundation grant entitled, “Persistence and resistance: The role of social-emotional competencies in the education and career paths of under-resourced, racial/ethnic minority…