- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has named Karina W. Davidson, PhD, to its U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which guides the agency on evidence-based preventive care, such as screenings and preventive medicines. Davidson is a professor in the departments of medicine and psychiatry and director of the Center for Behavioral Cardiovascular Health at Columbia University Medical Center.
- APA and the United Nations' department of public information partnered to host a briefing on "Global Violence: Psychological Perspectives, Prevention, Intervention and Future Trends" at the United Nations in June. The briefing was moderated by Kean University's Juneau Gary, PsyD, and featured a panel of psychologists from three psychological associations including APA who discussed the psychological impact of violence, as well as psychologically informed prevention and intervention strategies to mitigate it.
- The Scientist Professional Advisory Committee of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) named CDR Jeffrey Goodie, PhD, the 2014 Derek Dunn Memorial Senior Scientist of the Year for his professional achievements, leadership and commitment to the PHS Commissioned Corps. Goodie is an associate professor in the department of family medicine at Uniformed Services University's F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine and interim director of clinical training in the university's medical and clinical psychology department.
- Kansas University has named psychology professor Andrea Follmer Greenhoot, PhD, as director of its Center for Teaching Excellence, a university-wide resource center that supports faculty. Greenhoot conducts research on autobiographical memory as well as ways instructors can use cognitive and developmental science to inform their teaching and improve and assess student learning.
- Georgia State University has named John Lutzker, PhD, a Distinguished University Professor, the university's highest award. Lutzker, who directs the Center for Healthy Development at the Georgia State University School of Public Health and is a leading expert in child neglect and maltreatment prevention, is honored for his sustained excellence in research, teaching and service.
- Social psychologist Deborah Prentice, PhD, is the new dean of faculty at Princeton University. She has chaired the university's psychology department since 2002. In her research, Prentice studies how social norms can affect behavior change.
- Northern Arizona University named Andrew S. Walters, PhD, MPH, its 2014 President's Distinguished Teaching Fellow, the institution's highest teaching award, for his impact on undergraduate learning. Walters is a professor in the department of psychological sciences who studies gender performance, sexuality and sexual health in under-represented and ethnic minority populations. The three-year appointment allows him to serve on the board of the Northern Arizona University Teaching Academy.
Psychologists elected to National Academy of Sciences
Three psychologists are among the 2014 class of new members of the National Academy of Sciences. They are:
- Marcia K. Johnson, PhDopens in new window, Yale University.
- Helen J. Neville, PhDopens in new window, University of Oregon (elected as foreign associate).
- David R. Williams, PhDopens in new window, University of Rochester.
Election to the National Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the United States for scientists who pursue original research. A total of 105 scientistsopens in new window were elected as new members (or foreign associates) this year.