Erin Austen, PhD, a St. Francis Xavier University psychology professor and department chair, is the recipient of the 3M National Teaching Fellowship, Canada’s most prestigious recognition of excellence in educational leadership and teaching at the postsecondary level. Austen’s research interests include positive health behavior change, health promotion in campus life, and community support for breastfeeding.
Austin Peay State University assistant professor of counseling psychology Erynne Shatto, PhD, has been named a recipient of the 2024 Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award. The Tennessee Higher Education Commission annually acknowledges 10 students and faculty/staff who demonstrate exceptional community service commitment. Shatto’s work has contributed significantly to mental health initiatives and community resilience programs.
Rosario Ceballo, PhD, has been named dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan. She comes to her new position from Georgetown University, where she served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and a professor of psychology. Her research focuses on factors that promote resilience in adolescents who are living in poverty and exposed to community violence.
The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents has named Russell Hurlburt, PhD, as one of the seven recipients of the 2024 Distinguished Nevadan Award. Hurlburt, a psychology professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, won for his research on exploring people’s inner experience, including thoughts, feelings, and sensations.
Case Western Reserve University has presented its President’s Award for Visionary Achievement to alumna Sara Moll, PhD, for exceptional philanthropic service to the university and humanity. Moll, a clinical psychologist, and her husband, Curt, invested $60 million to establish the Sara and Curt Moll Institute for Mental Health and Well-Being. The institute focuses on research, education, clinical collaborations, and community outreach to enhance mental health care in greater Cleveland.
Jennifer Turner, PhD, assistant professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences at University of Hawaii at Hilo, has won a Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, which recognizes dedication and excellence in undergraduate teaching. Turner’s research focuses on social and emotional factors that influence life span health and well-being.
The National Academy of Sciences has elected five psychologists to its latest class, in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. They are: Kent C. Berridge, PhD, University of Michigan, Vonnie C. McLoyd, PhD, University of Michigan, Nora S. Newcombe, PhD, Temple University, Henry M. Wellman, PhD, University of Michigan, and Eveline Crone, PhD, Erasmus University, Rotterdam (Netherlands).
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, FBA, FMedSci, FRS, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences and the oldest science academy in continuous existence. Blakemore is a professor of psychology and cognitive neuroscience, Department of Psychology at Cambridge University, and leader of the Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Group. Her research focuses on the development of social cognition and decision-making in the human adolescent brain and adolescent mental health.
