Elizabeth Nutt Williams, professor of psychology, chaired a panel on “How to Engage Our Future” at the third annual Cultivating the Globally Sustainable Self Summit Series meeting held March 22-25, at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. The Cultivating the Globally Sustainable Self Summit Series is a multi-year, multi-institution initiative to promote transformative teaching and Find out more »
Glidden to participate in upcoming webinar from the American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Laraine Glidden, distinguished professor of psychology emerita at St. Mary’s College, will be one of three participants in a webinar from the American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities on the public health approach to the issue of maltreatment of children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the lifespan. In the one-hour webinar Find out more »
Glidden Publishes Chapter in “Maltreatment of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities”
Laraine Glidden, distinguished professor of psychology emerita has published a chapter entitled “Removing reproductive, sexual, and rearing rights of women with intellectual disabilities: Congratulated, condoned, and condemned,” in the publication “Maltreatment of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities” edited by J.R. Lutzker, K. Guastaferro, and M.L. Benka-Coker and published by the American Association on Intellectual Find out more »
Faculty Recognized for Outstanding Work at Awards Convocation
On April 22, 2016, five faculty were recognized for their outstanding work as part of the annual Awards Convocation. The awards and the recipients are as follows: The Homer L. Dodge Award for Outstanding Service was established in 1985 by the late Norton Dodge, who served on the board of trustees of St. Mary’s College Find out more »
St. Mary’s College, vCalc LLC Collaboration Wins MIPS Grant
St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been awarded a $97,361 grant, jointly funded by the Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) program and vCalc LLC. The grant will fund student research and development of high-value, college-level math formulas and data for vCalc.com, a Wiki-based crowd-sourced calculating encyclopedia with over 7,000 calculators and users in over 100 countries. Find out more »
St. Mary’s College Professor Assesses Parental Ignoring on Children’s Emotional Competence
Parents who intentionally ignore children’s negative emotions may actually increase their children’s expressions of anger, aggression, and disproportionate emotional behaviors Ignoring children’s emotional outbursts is a strategy commonly employed by parents with a wide range of psychological know-how, drawing on their intuition, family tradition, modeling, or simple desperation. Despite its widespread use, parental ignoring has Find out more »
Assistant Professor Scott Mirabile Explains the Psychology of Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse
“The Psychology of Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse” is the title of Assistant Professor Scott Mirabile’s chapter in the anthology “But If a Zombie Apocalypse Did Occur: Essays on Medical, Military, Governmental, Ethical, Economic and Other Implications (Contributions to Zombie Studies).” The anthology is a collection of new essays that consider the implications of this scientifically impossible (but perhaps imminent) event, examining real-world responses to pandemic contagion and civic chaos, as well as those from Hollywood and popular culture.
Professor Aileen Bailey Awarded NIH Grant to Research Novel Antidepressant
Aileen Bailey, professor of psychology, has been awarded a research grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The project, “Stress, depression, and effects of novel antidepressants on excitatory synapses,” is in collaboration with Scott Thompson, of the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Associate Professor Renée Peltz Dennison sheds light on public opinion of same-sex marriage in Psychology Today
In the wake of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage issued Friday, June 26, St. Mary’s College Associate Professor of Psychology Renée Peltz Dennison sheds light on the research supporting the growing majority of public opinion on same-sex marriage. “Contrary to what some conservative lobbying groups like the Family Research Council might Find out more »
Bailey, King Honored with Aldom-Plansoen Distinguished Professorships
Two St. Mary’s College of Maryland faculty members, Aileen Bailey, professor of psychology, and Julia King, professor of anthropology, have been honored with the college’s Aldom-Plansoen Distinguished Professorships. The Aldom-Plansoen Distinguished Professorship award recognizes the successful professional accomplishments of faculty.