Media
Dr. Greg Webster’s research received media coverage in The Wall Street Journal:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/for-better-relationships-know-your-deal-breakers-1446489865
Dr. Lisa Scott was interviewed regarding her research on perceptual expertise.
http://scienceline.org/2016/01/seeing-through-the-eyes-of-an-expert/
Dr. Laurie Mintz has been interviewed and featured in multiple outlets for her research on sexuality, including: http://www.thedebrief.co.uk/sex/sex-tips/are-we-the-most-misinformed-generation-about-sex-ever-20150747794
She also has a book under contract with Harper Collins that is a described as: A combination of cultural analysis and highly prescriptive self-help that teaches the attitudes and practical skills needed to shift our collective perspective on sex and make pleasure an equal opportunity.
Invited Talks
Dr. Natalie Ebner was invited to participate as speaker and co-chair in a session for the National Academy of Sciences’ 27th annual Kavli Frontiers of Science symposium. This symposium series is the Academy’s premiere activity for distinguished young scientists, designed to provide an overview of advances and opportunities in a wide-ranging set of disciplines and to provide an opportunity for the future leaders of science to build a network with their colleagues. Attendees are selected by a committee of Academy members from among young researchers who have already made recognized contributions to science, including recipients of major fellowships and awards.
Dr. Bonnie Moradi was an invited speaker for the National Science Foundation (NSF) ADVANCE/GSE Program Workshop: Broadening participation through innovations for institutional and educational transformation Intersectionality: From theory to translation to broaden participation in STEM, Baltimore, MD.
Dr. Timothy Vollmer gave a Keynote Address at the Michigan Autism Conference titled: Problem behavior is predictable and preventable.
Many UF psychology faculty members and graduate students participated in the 2015 Social Justice Summit: For the Gator Good. This Summit was an interdisciplinary effort to give a voice to common issues faced by people with minority identities and to stimulate discussion and endorse greater scholarly attention related to social justice. Dr. Joe White was the keynote speaker. The Summit was made possible through the support of several campus departments and offices , including the our own Psychology Department CWC/ASPIRE, the Black Student Leadership Conference, the Division of Student Affairs, the College of Medicine, the Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research, , and LGBT Affairs. Dr. Brandi Pritchett-Johnson and Alex Lenzen led the planning committee which consisted of the following members from the Psychology Department: Dr. Carolyn Tucker, Dr. Martin Heesacker, Sarah Conlin, Meenakshi Palaniappan, and Hannah Warshowsky. In addition, many others from the Psychology Department contributed to the Summit through panel discussions, seminars, and poster presentations, including: Dr. Bonnie Moradi, Dr. Colin Smith, Richard Douglass, Sarah Conlin, Jaime Williams, Ada Ukonu, and Kelsey Autin.
https://www.counseling.ufl.edu/cwc/aspiresocialjusticesummit
Grants
Consultant: J. Dallery. National Institutes of Health Common Fund, National Institute on Drug Abuse. Applying Novel Technologies and Methods to Inform the Ontology of Self-Regulation. Phase 1: 09/15/2015 – 08/31/2018; Phase 2: 09/01/2018 – 08/31/2020. PIs: L. Marsch & R. Poldrack.
Dr. Ryan Duffy received a research award from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Collaborative: Empowering the Next Generation of Conservation Leaders. Role: Co-PI. Funding: $1,755,000
Dr. Natalie Ebner PI (co-PIs: Brun, Cappos, Oliveira, Zhuang) received a research grant from the National Science Foundation on Developer Crowdsourcing: Capturing, Understanding, and Addressing Security-related Blind Spots in APIs, $1,185,930
Dr. Julie Graber was awarded a grant from the Heartland Rural Health Network’s “iMad Program, funded by the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, through the Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Competitive Grants under the Affordable Care Act. This 3-year project has the goal to decrease the teen birth rate by 5% and decrease the STI rate by 5% for 10 – 19 year olds, create positive changes in participant’s attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, awareness and behavioral intentions in regards to adolescent pregnancy by providing evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention education through a combination of in school and afterschool educational programs that result in improvements in the health and well-being of adolescents in a rural county in Florida. Dr. Graber and the team at UF will provide process and outcome evaluation of the initiative.
Publications
Duffy, R.D., Bott, E.M., Allan, B.A., & Autin, K.L*. (2015). Calling among the unemployed: Examining prevalence and links to coping with job loss. Journal of Positive Psychology, 10, 332-345.
Duffy, R.D., Jadidian, A., Douglass, R.P*., Allan, B.A.* (2015). Work volition among United States Veterans: Locus of control as a mediator. The Counseling Psychologist, 43, 853-878.
Dwyer, L. A., Shepperd, J. A., & Stock, M. L. (2015). Predicting avoidance of skin damage feedback among college students. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 49, 685-695. doi: 10.1007/s12160-015-9703-6
Ebner, N. C., Horta, M*., Lin, T*., Feifel, D., Fischer, H., & Cohen, R. A. (2015). Oxytocin modulates meta-mood as a function of age and sex. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 7, 175. DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2015.00175
Jonason, P. K., Garcia, J. R., Webster, G. D., Li, N. P., & Fisher, H. E. (2015). Relationship dealbreakers: Traits people avoid in potential mates. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 41, 1697–1711. doi:10.1177/0146167215609064
Shepperd, J. A., Emanuel, A. S., Howell, J. L., & Logan, H. L. (2015). Predicting scheduling and showing for an oral cancer examination, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 49, 828-838. doi: 10.1007/s12160-015-9717-0
Shepperd, J. A., Waters, E. A., Weinstein, N. D., & Klein, W. M. P. (2015). A primer on unrealistic optimism. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 24, 232-237. doi: 10.1177/0963721414568341
Velez, B. L.*, Campos, I.*, & Moradi, B. (2015). Relations of sexual objectification and racist discrimination with Latina women’s body image and mental health. The Counseling Psychologist, 43, 906-935.
Webster, G. D., DeWall, C. N., Pond, R. S., Jr., Deckman, T., Jonason, P. K., *Le, B. M., *Nichols, A. L., *Schember, T. O., *Crysel, L. C., *Crosier, B. S., Smith, C. V., Paddock, E. L., Nezlek, J. B., Kirkpatrick, L. A., Bryan, A. D., & Bator, R. J. (2015). The Brief Aggression Questionnaire: Structure, validity, reliability, and generalizability. Journal of Personality Assessment, 97, 638–649. doi:10.1080/00223891.2015.1044093
Wimberley*, T. E., Mintz, L. B., & Suh, H*. (2015). Perfectionism and Mindfulness: Effectiveness of a Bibliotherapy Intervention. Mindfulness. doi:10.1007/s12671-015-0460-1
*student