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February 24, 2021
Chair and Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry Kelly Neiles, along with colleagues at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, have accepted an invitation from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to participate in an Inclusive Excellence Learning Community. The award includes $30,000… Find Out More
February 3, 2021
Assistant Professor of Psychology Kristina Howansky and collaborators recently published "Identity safety cues predict instructor impressions, belonging, and absences in the psychology classroom" in the journal Teaching of Psychology. This work aimed to explore some of the possible benefits of… Find Out More
February 3, 2021
Professor of Psychology Libby Nutt Williams has recently been recognized for her contributions by being named a Fellow of American Psychological Association's Division 2 (Society for the Teaching of Psychology). Williams is also a Fellow of several other APA Divisions (17: Counseling Psychology, 29… Find Out More
January 28, 2021
Distinguished Professor Emerita Laraine Masters Glidden served as editor-in-chief of the new APA Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Washington, D.C.: American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities).

Consisting of two volumes, the 2021 APA Handbook… Find Out More
January 28, 2021
Assistant Professor of Psychology Kristina Howansky was interviewed on the AskPsychSessions podcast about being an early career academic during the pandemic. Posing the question, “How can I employ radical empathy to teach during a pandemic,” they discussed using safety cues to increase… Find Out More
November 21, 2020
Student Rachel Steelman '21 and Associate Professor of Psychology James Mantell presented their virtual poster at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society on November 21, 2020. Their presentation, titled "Vocal Production as a Measure of Linguistic Associations Between Space and Pitch,"… Find Out More
November 18, 2020
Visiting Associate Professor of Psychology Brian Sharpless recently published an article in the Journal of Sleep Research with two colleagues from Charles University and the National Institute of Mental Health (NUDZ) in the Czech Republic. The article, "Could Sleep Paralysis be Pleasant?” was a… Find Out More
October 13, 2020
Professor of Psychology Libby Williams was recently interviewed by Zippia for an article regarding the job market in 2020 for recent graduates. She was prominently featured on their panels of experts page: https://www.zippia.com/psychologist-jobs/trends/
 
"Zippia is a site for companies who want… Find Out More
July 24, 2020
Assistant Professor of Psychology at St. Mary's College of Maryland Gili Freedman and colleague Jennifer Beer (University of Texas at Austin) recently received a collaborative, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation for a total of $465,222 ($75,102 of which will go to SMCM).
In the… Find Out More
July 8, 2020
Brian A. Sharpless, visiting associate professor of psychology, recently published an article in the journal Sleep Medicine with several colleagues from the U.S. and the U.K. The article, “Exploding Head Syndrome: Clinical Features, Theories about Etiology, and Prevention Strategies in a Large… Find Out More