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Dr. Lise Abrams was awarded Fellow status in the Gerontological Society of America. Dr. Iser Deleon was appointed as Consulting Editor of the new American Psychological Association journal Behavior Analysis:  Research and Practice. Dr. Nicole Dorey was invited to the Editorial board for Animal Behavior and Welfare. Dr. Natalie Ebner received the 2014 International Max Planck […]

Summer 2014 Sidebar

Dr. Lise Abrams became departmental chair July, 2014 Dr. Ryan Duffy won the Provost’s Excellence Award for Assistant Professors for 2014-2015 Dr. Jesse Dallery received the Teacher of the Year Award, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Wendy Yoder received: HHMI Science for Life Graduate Student Mentor Award (Mentor: Smith). Clarissa Richardson received the APAGS […]

Chair’s Report 2014

Doctoral Education and Philanthropy This is my last newsletter as Chair, and I want to take this opportunity to talk about the critical role of philanthropy in today’s academic climate, especially as it relates to doctoral education, and to thank some of our donors. First, some news. The UF graduate school collects annually from the […]

Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Mintz

Laurie Mintz arrived at the University of Florida in October 2011, after 21 years at the University of Missouri-Columbia. While Mintz reports that leaving such deep personal and professional roots was initially difficult, she is now “fully a Gator” and loves being part of the UF Department of Psychology. Her full immersion is evidenced by the fact that she already has six graduate students and that in August 2013, she assumed the role of Associate Department Chairperson. Read more

Faculty and Student Accomplishments

Behavioral Analysis
Awards, Grants, and Recognition

  • *Allison Kurti is the recipient of the Gerber Behavior Analysis Research Award for outstanding research in Behavior Analysis, March 2014 as well as the recipient of the Behavior Analysis Research Award, February 2014 and a nominee of the Pioneer Award for Departmental Excellence, February 2014 (Mentor: Dallery)
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