FABBS reports on items of interest to many communities – scientists, policymakers, and the public. In our news, you will see updates on science funding and policy, articles that translate research for policy, and descriptions of the research contributions of scientists at all stages of their research careers.
House Science Committee Passes Scientific Integrity Act and Bipartisan Report on Politicization of Government Science
October 23, 2019
Last week, the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology passed the
Scientific Integrity Act (H.R. 1709). The legislation
would require some federal research agencies to develop and follow clear
principles designed to protect research data, scientists and the research they
carry out from political influence. Several federal agencies have already
adopted such policies following a 2010 executive order. If enacted, this
legislation would turn the
FABBS Honors Steven Hollon
October 23, 2019
Steven D. Hollon, Ph.D. is the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology at Vanderbilt University. His research focuses on the nature and treatment of depression, with a particular emphasis on the enduring effects of psychosocial treatments. He is a past president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies and the former editor of Cognitive Therapy and Research. He is the recipient of awards for Distinguished Scientific and Distinguished
read moreQ&A with Karen Murphy, AERA, PIBBS Co-Editor
October 23, 2019
P. Karen Murphy (Ph.D., University of Maryland) is Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology at The Pennsylvania State University. She was a co-editor for the latest issue of Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences (PIBBS), which has a focus on education research.
How did you decide which topics/articles to include in this issue?
This is our second issue highlighting education research. In the first education-focused issue, our goal
read moreHonors in Our Sciences
October 9, 2019
Roxane Cohen Silver, FABBS President-Elect, was awarded The Application
of Personality and Social Psychology Award by the Society for Personality
and Social Psychology. Silver studies the acute and long-term reactions of both
personal traumas and community-wide disasters such as the September 11
terrorist attacks, the 2010 Chilean earthquake, and Hurricanes
Harvey and Irma. This award is a senior career award that honors a social
or personality psychologist who has applied