Dr. Warren Tryon sets department record for successful dissertations

From left: Dr. Kathleen Schiaffino

Dr. Warren Tryon

Dr. David Glenwick

Dr. Isabel Rodriguez

Dr. David Chabot

On April 30th, 2013, Isabel Rodriguez successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, “ Ethnicity And Age Of Initial Symptom Onset As Predictors Of Neurocognitive Performance And Adaptive Functioning Among Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders”.

 

Dr. Rodriquez was mentored by Dr. Warren Tryon, a (43 years) veteran of the psychology department. She is the 85th successful dissertation student to be mentored by Dr. Tryon, setting a new departmental record.

 

Congratulations to Drs. Tryon and Rodriguez!

The Research Colloquium Series presents: Elke Weber, Ph.D.

Elke Weber, Ph.D.

On Wednesday, April 10th, Elke Weber, Ph.D. (Jerome A Chazen Professor of International Business Director, Center for Research on Environmental Decisions Director, Center for the Decision Sciences Columbia Business School), will be presenting for the Psychology Department's Research Colloquium Series.

Her presentation is titled "Query Theory - Knowing what we want by arguing with ourselves".

Psychologists and behavioral economists agree that many of our preferences are constructed, rather than innate or pre-computed and stored. Little research, however, has explored the implications that established facts about human attention and memory have when people marshal evidence for their decisions. This talk provides an introduction to Query Theory, a psychological process model of preference construction that explains a broad range of phenomena in individual choice with important personal and social consequences, including our reluctance to change and excessive impatience when asked to delay consumption.

This presentation will take place on the Rose Hill Campus in Walsh Library's Freeman Hall. All university students are welcome.

Dr. Jay Wade receives Fulbright Senior Research Scholar Award

Dr. Jay Wade of the Fordham University Psychology department has been awarded a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar Award in support of his research project titled “Masculinity, Changing Gender Roles, and Marital and Life Satisfaction Among Indonesian Men.”

Starting this September, Dr. Wade will spend a total of 10 months in Indonesia working on this project.

For more information on Dr. Wade’s Fulbright research project, visit the project’s information page on the psychology department’s Web site.

For information on the Fulbright Scholar Program, see:

http://www.cies.org/about_fulb.htm

The application fee $35 for the MS in Applied Psychological Methods program

The Fordham University GSAS (Graduate School of Arts and Science) is offering a 50% discount for applications submitted now through November 15, 2012 for the MS in Applied Psychological Methods program.  

The current application fee is $35.00; prospective students may apply online.  Interested students should review the programs application requirements (.pdf).


Program summary: Applied Psychological Methods focuses on the application of psychological theory and research methods to generate effective solutions to real world problems faced by individuals, families, institutions and policy makers.

Fordham University’s master’s of science in Applied Psychological Methods provides:

1. A competitive career advantage to students by developing their critical thinking skills and preparing them to contribute to society through advanced training in research methodology in the social/behavioral sciences.  

2. A competitive opportunity for advanced methodological training for individuals currently employed or interested in a quantitatively-related research area in the social sciences or individuals who are completing a bachelor’s degree and not yet prepared to commit to completion of a doctoral program.