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Inaugural Class for Gainesville Public Defenders Office Internship Named

Last month, Dr. Brian Cahill established a year-long internship with the Gainesville Public Defenders Office, exclusively for Psychology undergraduate students. Students will be working directly with lawyers who represent low income clients facing criminal charges in Alachua County, both misdemeanors and felonies. After a competitive process, four Psychology undergraduates have been named as the newest members […]

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UF Psychology Behavior Analysis Program Ranked Top Program, Study Says

The UF Psychology Behavior Analysis program was involved in a study that reviewed a number of publications and citations from Behavior Analysis programs across the country. Our four Behavior Analysis faculty members were able to outperform departments with 15+ faculty members. Our program also ranked across the top in publication total, publication average per faculty, […]

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Dr. Natalie Ebner Receives Another 5-year R01 from NIA/NIH

Dr. Natalie Ebner also recently received another 5-year R01 from the National Institute of Aging/NIH: Uncovering and Surveilling Financial Deception Risk in Aging.  This is a collaborative project between Psychology and Dr. Ebner’s collaborator at McGill University. As the title suggests, the goal of this study is to uncover fraud susceptibility profiles and develop effective surveillance for […]

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Dr. Natalie Ebner Receives 5-year R01 from NIA/NIH

Dr. Natalie Ebner recently received a 5-year R01 from the National Institute of Aging/NIH: Mechanisms of Oxytocin’s Analgesia in Older Adults.  This is a collaborative project between Psychology and the Department of Aging & Geriatric Research at UF. The project investigates the pain-relieving effects of oxytocin in older adults with chronic knee osteoarthritis; findings will speak to better […]

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