The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education has presented Matthew Winslow, PhD, with the Acorn Award, its highest honor for teaching excellence. Winslow is a psychology professor at Eastern Kentucky University who, rather than lecture, teaches his students how to instruct each other in small groups with his guidance. Winslow has taught at the university since 1998 and is a two-time winner of the university's Critical Thinking Teacher of the Year award.
The Society for Menstrual Cycle Research has elected Tomi-Ann Roberts, PhD, as its new president. She will serve a two-year term as president of the multidisciplinary group, which is composed of researchers, health-care providers and policymakers committed to promoting menstrual and ovulatory health. Roberts is a professor of psychology at Colorado College in Colorado Springs who conducts research on gender and women's reproductive health.
The Jacobs Foundation in Zurich has presented its $1 million Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize to Yale University psychologist Paul Bloom, PhD, for his work on how children develop a sense of morality. The annual prize honors socially relevant research that promotes the development of youth and children. Bloom is the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale and director of the university's Mind and Development Lab.
Pittsburgh Magazine has named Temple Lovelace, PhD, to its list of "40 Under 40" residents whose "creativity, vision and passion enrich the Pittsburgh area." Lovelace is an associate professor in the School of Education at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. Her research and service work focus on promoting equity in education for students of color with disabilities.
The Chamber of Commerce of Barrington, Illinois, has presented its ATHENA Award for outstanding leadership in business and service to the community to Denise Casey, PsyD, founder and director of the group practice Barrington Behavioral Health and Wellness. In addition to running her practice, Casey volunteers to address the opioid problem in her community and brings her two therapy dogs to visit residents at local memory care facilities.
The University of Texas System has presented its Regents Outstanding Teaching Award to Jamie Hughes, PhD, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Hughes teaches her students how to apply the class lessons to real-world problems and to analyze material in teams.
Stanford University psychology professor Carol Dweck, PhD, has won the first $4 million Yidan Prize for her innovative contributions to education research. Dweck is known worldwide for her research on the growth mindset—the belief that intelligence and talent can grow and develop in a nurturing educational environment. The Yidan Prize was established last year by Charles Chen Yidan, a Chinese technology entrepreneur and philanthropist who aims to create a better world through education.
The Institute of Coaching of McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, has presented its Vision of Scientific Excellence Award to James O. Prochaska, PhD, director of the Cancer Prevention Research Center at the University of Rhode Island. Prochaska won the award along with his wife and research partner, social worker Janice Prochaska, PhD, for their Stages of Change model of behavior change, which has been the basis of many interventions designed to change such behaviors as smoking and substance abuse.