Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at UMass Amherst

How is COVID-19 affecting emergency room physicians?

A Qualitative Investigation of the Impact of COVID-19 on Emergency Medicine Physicians’ Emotional Experiences and Coping

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Oct

27

Cognitive Brown Bag | Eddy Davelaar

12:00pm

Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience
Nov

1

Behavioral Neuroscience Seminar | Dra. Mercè Correa Sanz (Universitat Jaume I, Spain)

1:00pm

Behavioral Neuroscience
Nov

3

Social Brown Bag | Nour Kteily PhD

12:00pm

Social Psychology
Nov

3

Cognitive Brown Bag | Maayan Keshev

12:00pm

Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience
Nov

5

Psychological and Brain Sciences Research Showcase

4:30pm

Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental Science, Social Psychology
Nov

9

Internships Workshop—Tuesday, November 9, 5pm (Tobin 304 or Zoom)

5:00pm

Student Spotlight

Natasha de la Rosa-Rivera, 2019 CRF Graduate Student Grant Writing Program Member Receives NIH Funding

Natasha M. de la Rosa-Rivera, a 4th year Ph.D. candidate in the Neuroscience and Behavior Program, and 2019 CRF Graduate Student Grant Writers Program member was recently named as a recipient of an NIH dissertation award (R36) to complete and further her research. Receiving this award will allow Natasha to test her overarching hypothesis that brain regions contribute to a cognitive task – be it perceptual or mnemonic – according to the representations they contain.

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Christina Rowley receives NRSA Fellowship for her proposal 'Understanding Stress and Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities in Multiethnoracial Families'

Rowley’s NIH award is classified as a Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research, which will enable her to receive mentored research training from outstanding faculty sponsors, enhance her understanding of health-related sciences, and develop into an independent research scientist.
Clark University and UMass Amherst “Teachers and Adopted Children” Survey: Key Findings, Topline Results, and Recommendations

Survey focuses on teachers’ experiences with and perspectives on adopted children and families, including COVID-19-related stressors and concerns.
Advisor-Student Pair Win Gilliam Fellowship

Neuroscience and behavior Ph.D. student Mélise Edwards and her advisor, Professor Agnès Lacreuse, are among the 50 winners of this year’s Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study for dissertation adviser–graduate student pairs. The award is part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s (HHMI) program to promote diversity and inclusion in science.

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