Adjunct Professor Scott Sponheim (Minneapolis VA Medical Center) was awarded a 4-year grant

Adjunct Professor Scott Sponheim (Minneapolis VA Medical Center) was awarded a 4-year grant entitled "Quantitative Modeling of Visual Perception Endophenotypes in Schizophrenia". Associate Professor Cheryl Olman is a primary co-investigator, and the research will involve using paradigms she has developed in her laboratory in order to better understand the basis of visual perceptual abnormalities in psychosis. Emeritus Professor Irv Gottesman and Professor Dan Kersten are consultants on the project.

Kudos to Adjunct Faculty, Don Brunquell!

Congratulations to Don Brunquell!

Dear Colleagues,
It is our great pleasure to inform you that Don Brunquell, adjunct faculty member at the Institute of Child Development and in the CSPR program in the Department of Psychology, has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the the fourth annual APA Ethics Committee Award for Outstanding Contributions to Ethics Education. Don was presented with a plaque during the Ethics Committee's invitational breakfast on Friday August 3rd at the annual APA Convention.
We congratulate Don on this outstanding honor. We are fortunate to include him as a member of our instructional team!
Best regards,
Monica Luciana
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology
and
Megan Gunnar
Director, Institute of Child Development
Regents Professor, Distinguished McKnight University Professor

Kudos to Adjunct Faculty, Bill Robiner!

Congratulations to Bill Robiner.

Dear Colleagues,
It is my pleasure to call your attention a several recent accomplishments by adjunct faculty member Bill Robiner. On July 23, 2012, Bill received the 2012 Alfred M. Wellner, PhD, Distinguished Career Award from the National Register of Health Service Providers.
For more information on this honor, please see:
Congratulations to Bill on this achievement!
Best,
Monica
Professor and Chair