The purpose of the FABBS Doctoral Dissertation Research Excellence Awards is to acknowledge and honor graduate student scientists who have conducted doctoral dissertation research of superior scientific quality and broader societal impact. The opportunity to nominate students for these awards is offered to our Departmental and Division Affiliates.
Doctoral Dissertation Research Excellence Awards
2018-2019 Awardees
- Charles Lynch, Georgetown University, Department of Psychology
“Precision Mapping and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Cortical Hubs in Individuals” - William E. Pelham, III, Arizona State University, Department of Psychology
“Depression in Mothers and Behavior Problems in Children: From Association to Causation” - Sophia Vinci-Booher, Indiana University, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
“Brain Development from Sensorimotor Experiences: Handwriting and Letter Perception” - Michelle Zaso, Syracuse University, Department of Psychology
“Interplay of perceived friend environments with genetics on trajectories of alcohol use across adolescence”
2017-2018 Awardees
- Nick Jacobson, The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Psychology and Psychiatry
“Differences in Neural Activation in Anxiety and Depressive Disorders: An fMRI Meta-Analysis“ - Alaina Pearce, PhD, Georgetown University, Department of Psychology
“Neurocognitive Deficits in Pediatric Obesity“ - Joseph Vitriol, PhD, University of Minnesota, Department of Psychology
“The (In)Egalitarian Self: On the Motivated Rejection of Alleged Implicit Racial Bias“