Jagannath Prasad Das, PhD, professor emeritus in the department of educational psychology at the University of Alberta, was named to the Order of Canada in honor of his outstanding contributions to Canada. He was recognized for his international contribution to educational psychology, specifically to the understanding of intelligence. With Jack Naglieri, PhD, of the University of Virginia, he developed an intelligence-assessment system that assesses intelligence while reducing cultural and educational biases.
The Mensa Foundation has given David Lubinski, PhD, professor of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt University, its biannual Lifetime Achievement Award. Lubinski is co-director of the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth, which has followed the accomplishments of 5,000 highly talented adolescents through midlife. The Mensa Foundation praised Lubinski's work for "focusing on the identification of different types of intellectually precocious youth and the conditions for enhancing their learning, work performance and creativity."
Stefan G. Hofmann, PhD, has won the Academy of Cognitive Therapy's 2015 Aaron T. Beck award, which honors significant and enduring contributions to the field of cognitive therapy. Hofmann is a professor of clinical psychology at Boston University, where he directs the Psychotherapy and Emotion Research Laboratory.
Ventura County Community College District has appointed Bernard Luskin, EdD, as interim chancellor of its three colleges. Luskin has served as president of Moorpark College in the district since 2013. He is the past president of Div. 46 (Society for Media Psychology and Technology) and the former executive vice president of the American Association of Community Colleges.
Maureen McCarthy, PhD, has been named an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for the 2015–16 academic year. McCarthy is a professor of psychology at Kennesaw State University and is faculty executive assistant to university President Daniel S. Papp. The ACE Fellows program offers mentorship, seminars and work experience to prepare emerging leaders for positions in college and university administration. McCarthy is also a distinguished professor in Kennesaw State's College of Humanities and Social Sciences, where she studies pedagogy, assessment of student learning and program evaluation.
Psychologist is named Ms. Wheelchair America
Psychologist Alette Coble-Temple, PhD, a professor of psychology at John F. Kennedy University, won the Ms. Wheelchair America leadership and social justice competition in August. Coble-Temple, whose work as Ms. Wheelchair California was covered in the July/August Monitor, has cerebral palsy and is the first Ms. Wheelchair America with a severe speech impediment. She plans to visit all 50 states to promote parental rights, marriage equality, affordable housing and access to education for people with disabilities.