NAS Honors FABBS Members
Annually, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) honors individuals with awards to recognize their breakthrough scientific achievements. This year, several FABBS members are among the recipients, acknowledging their incredible advancements in the behavioral and brain sciences. Drs. Deanna M. Barch, …
Q&A with Dr. Erica Kimmerling on the Public Perception of Science
Last year, the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) published a study and report by Erica Kimmerling, PhD, and Eve Klein, MEd, which sought to explore the ways U.S. adults perceive science and understand the federal government’s role in …
FABBS Award Winner Develops Computational Models of Human Interactions
Defining Disorder: Researcher Explores the Boundaries of Psychopathology
Awardee: Dr. Craig Rodriguez-Seijas
Key Findings:
Borderline personality disorder is more prevalent among LGBTQ+ populations. Stressors in the environment can elicit behaviors, thoughts, and emotions that lookdisordered, but may be short-term adaptive responses to the stress. There is growing evidence…Better Assessment, Better Interventions: Research at the Forefront of Adult Literacy
Key Findings:
Research suggests that adults in need of additional support learn and develop foundational literacy skills in different ways than children do. Although phonological skills are important, especially in early reading development, adults may benefit more from instruction that…The Things We’ll Never Know: Spotlighting Canceled Research
On July 8, Democrats on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hosted The Things We’ll Never Know: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants. The event featured more than twenty researchers – covering fields ranging from neuroscience and astrophysics to …
