By Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Every year at Commencement, Dr. Diane Wille, dean of research and professor of psychology, counts the number of psychology students walking across the stage to receive their diplomas. Lately the numbers have been ticking upwards, and by significant increments. The B.S. in psychology program has gone from zero to 54 …
FULL STORYWhat’s New at IU Southeast? Our new graduate certificate in program leadership and evaluation gives interested students the opportunity to continue their education and expand their skills in preparation for successful careers in psychology-related fields. When is it offered? Beginning fall 2016 What does it look like? The certificate requires that students take five graduate-level …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Are black dogs unadoptable? That’s the question addressed by Lucinda Woodward, professor of psychology and co-director of the international studies program at IU Southeast in an essay published on Zocalo Public Square, a web forum based at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz. Woodward was invited to contribute the essay …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Dr. Deborah Finkel, professor of psychology and director of the graduate Master of Interdisciplinary Studies program at IU Southeast, has been elected president of the Behavior Genetics Association (BGA). Founded in 1970, the BGA is an international organization of leading scholars that promotes the scientific study of the interrelationship of …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)–IU Southeast, the Harrison County Economic Development Corporation (HCEDC) and the Harrison County Community Foundation (HCCF) have finalized an agreement to provide IU Southeast credited courses at the Harrison County Lifelong Learning Center in Corydon, Ind. The courses will allow many students of Harrison County—including nearly 700 Harrison County residents currently enrolled …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak (NEW ALBANY, Ind.)—Kirsten Black and Christian French, graduating Honors seniors at IU Southeast, were four years old when they first met, in a preschool in Sellerburg, Ind. At that age, some of the people they study have already become victims of human trafficking. Black and French, under the supervision of Dr. Sara …
FULL STORYBy Steven Krolak Motivated. That’s the first impression one has upon meeting Paula Eddleman, a junior from Elizabeth, Ind. majoring in psychology and recipient of a 2015 IU Southeast student research fellowship. Motivated to learn, discover, succeed. And, fundamentally, motivated to care. Eddleman is currently assisting Dr. Rodney Roosevelt, professor of psychology, in the Integrated …
FULL STORYBy Kristin Kennedy A former Liberian child soldier found he could no longer eat red meat or red sauce in public because it reminded him of when he was forced to eat other human beings’ arms and legs. Another Liberian was affected by seeing 400 children being buried alive by a bulldozer. These are just …
FULL STORYMeghan Kahn Assistant Professor of Psychology School of Social Sciences Biography Dr. Meghan Kahn is assistant professor of psychology in the School of Social Sciences at IU Southeast. She joined the faculty in 2009 from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, where she had already distinguished herself through research and teaching …
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