“KSU Grads Receive Schlastic Awards” plus 1 more |
| KSU Grads Receive Schlastic Awards Posted: 28 May 2010 06:20 AM PDT Message from Five Filters: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. MANHATTAN, Kansas - Three recent Kansas State University psychology graduates have received scholastic awards from the K-State department of psychology. The recipients were honored at the department's spring banquet for their outstanding contributions to the K-State psychology program and the overall field of psychology. The K-Staters and their awards include: * Maura Mills, May 2010 doctoral graduate in psychology, Manhattan, the Ronald G. and Dorothy J. Downey Award for Outstanding Dissertation Proposal in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Mills received a $750 monetary award for her dissertation on the relationship between psychological capital and the subjective well-being of employees. * Mason Burns, May 2010 bachelor's graduate in psychology, Overland Park, E.J. Phares Prize for Outstanding Undergraduate Research. The honor includes a $200 monetary award. In collaboration with Don Saucier, associate professor of psychology at K-State, Burns has conducted research that examines the factors that lead to a person's both increased and decreased expressions of prejudice. He is currently co-author of a research manuscript under review, three research manuscripts in preparation and four conference presentations. Burns also was a recipient of the 2009 Doreen Shanteau Undergraduate Research Fellowship. He will work in the fall on a graduate degree in psychology from K-State. * Danielle Zanotti, December 2009 bachelor's graduate in psychology, Mustang, Okla., Peterson Prize for the Outstanding Graduating Senior in Psychology. The $200 monetary award recognizes Zanotti's excellence in the classroom, her research and her service to K-State's psychology department. Zanotti worked in collaboration with K-State's Saucier to conduct research that sought to extend the justification-suppression model of the prejudice theory. She also is co-author on a research manuscript in press, two research manuscripts under review, one research manuscript in preparation and four conference presentations. She currently serves as the director of team operations for the K-State women's basketball team. Five Filters featured article: Into the Abyss. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| The Extra Gear - Sports Psychology Services Offered to Richmond Athletes Posted: 28 May 2010 08:03 AM PDT Message from Five Filters: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it.
RICHMOND, Va., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Dana Blackmer, Ph.D., a resident of Richmond, has become one of the region's only professionals to earn the distinction of Certified Consultant by the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), the leading organization of sport and exercise psychology. Blackmer, founder of The Extra Gear (www.theextragear.com), is among the first to offer sports psychology services to athletes of all ages and ability levels in Richmond. He specializes in youth sport; recreational and competitive athletes; parent education; injury and rehabilitation; team building; burn-out and overtraining; as well as balancing sport, school and life. "A growing number of applied sport and exercise psychology professionals are certified by the AASP, though there are few in Greater Richmond, or throughout the Commonwealth for that matter," stated Blackmer. Professionals who earn the designation Certified Consultant, AASP, have met a high standard of education and training in the sport sciences and in psychology. They also have undergone an extensive review process. "Athletes need more than physical toughness. To perform at their peak, they need mental toughness to stay positive, motivated, confident, energized and focused," said Blackmer. Blackmer is also a Certified Coach with USA Cycling and is listed on the U.S. Olympic Committee's Registry of Sport Psychologists. He is an adjunct faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University's Sport Leadership program and holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. For more information about The Extra Gear and Dana Blackmer, call 804-754-8439 or e-mail dana@theextragear.com. Blackmer offers additional sports psychology advice via a free online sports psychology video training library, downloadable articles and training plans, and an e-newsletter at www.theextragear.com. SOURCE The Extra Gear Five Filters featured article: Into the Abyss. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News Search Results for Psychology To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 | |
No comments:
Post a Comment