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DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
celebrating 45 years of history and excellence
At a Glimpse Over the years, the skyline in Birmingham has certainly changed from the heart of the steel industry in the late 1800’s to the hospitals and academic institutions that now line the streets of Southside.
Today, UAB is a comprehensive urban university with a nationally recognized academic health center. UAB is the only public, four-year degree granting university in the state's largest metropolitan area. UAB is the largest research institution in the state of Alabama and the university is the largest employer in Alabama. The Department of Psychology is proud to be a part of Birmingham ‘s history and of UAB.
The Department of Psychology is housed in 11 buildings across campus and continues to be one of the most popular majors on campus.
2014 marks the 45th birthday of the Department of Psychology at UAB. We are excited about what the future holds and remember those who set the initial standards, and created this history of excellence.
2013 was an exciting year for the department as enrollment increased, new faculty joined the team and our research continued to be showcased in news outlets and publications across the country.
This publication was written to showcase the growth and development of the Department of Psychology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and to communicate our achievements to faculty, students, alumni and friends of the department over the years.
T A B L E C E
O F O T N N T S
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Letter from the Chair
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Department History
Faculty and Staff
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Graduate Studies
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Undergraduate Studies
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Awards
44
Active Grants
24
Alumni
47
Social Media
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Statistics
from the letter Chair
I KARLENE BALL, Ph.D. UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
It is the year 2014 and the UAB Department of Psychology has reached a 45 year milestone. The Department of Psychology at UAB is among the youngest in the United States but with a solid history of accomplishment. The department is recognized for cutting edge research, teaching and training and has been consistently ranked within the top 100 departments nationally for federal research support.
We are a part of the University of Alabama System. We are a valuable contributor to the new UAB College of Arts and Sciences. We are about generating new knowledge to the surrounding local communities, state, nationally and internationally. Our past has served as the foundation for our future.
The Department of Psychology was formed in 1969 mainly as a teaching faculty for UAB’s undergraduate students. In 1972 the department instituted a Master’s Program in general experimental psychology. This program was highly successful in that a large percentage of the students graduating from this program went on to complete the Ph.D. at other more senior institutions.
The doctoral program was initiated in 1981 with two specialties: Medical Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience. The Medical Clinical Psychology Program received full accreditation from the American Psychological Association in 1985.
Such early accreditation was unprecedented in the entire history of the APA and the UAB program was ranked number one among the programs considered during the 1984-85 round of evaluations.
The department’s actual growth began in 1982. At this time, the department had a total of 14 primary appointment faculty and only two individuals had funded federal research grants. Today in 2014, we have a total of 28 primary appointment faculty and 15 individuals with funded research.
Today we are poised to ‘grow’ forward with new faculty coming on board and exciting ideas ahead! Our research and clinical collaborations with the School of Medicine continue to be far reaching. We invite you to follow our successes in the coming year. This report is a first documentation of the history and past achievements of this department and it is our pleasure to share this with you.
Sincerely,
We provide a
contemporary approach
to behavioral medicine
and behavior change for
better health and
healing.
We are about people.
“Architecturally, The building represents a 1960sish
‘brutal architectural’ style with angular walls and a
minimum number of windows. It is ‘green’ in that most
windows occur on the north and south facades, with little
to none on the west, most intense, sun gain side. The
building was built in two phases.”
Sheila Chaffin, BArch, MRP, AICP, Executive Director of UAB Campus Planning
Campbell Hall
D I S T I N G U I S H E D F A C U L T Y In the early 1980’s, Caroline and the late Charles Ireland made a commitment to excellence by establishing the most prestigious academic awards at UAB, most notably the Caroline P. and Charles W. Ireland Endowment for Scholarly Distinction. Our faculty has brought prestige and great honor to the department over the past years as recipients of this award. We are proud to recognize Drs. Karlene Ball (2008), Dr. Edward Taub (1997), Dr. Joan Lorden (1991), and Dr. Craig Ramey (2000), who are former recipients of The Ireland Award for Scholarly Distinction. More recently, Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean for Research in the Sciences, Dr. David Schwebel (April 2013) received this honor.
Department History
During this milestone year, we felt it necessary to recognize those who have brought leadership and life to the initial mission of this department – to those who have and are, providing guidance, their time, talent and their resources to the faculty, staff and students during the past 45 years. We thank their families for their support as their loved ones sought to bring change and growth to this department.
1997 May 23, 1997 – Dr. Edward Taub was named as a William James
Fellow in recognition of his distinguished achievements in psychological science by APA.
1997 June 27, 1997 – Dr. Craig C. Ramey was appointed
University Professor
2000
2004 The American Psychological Association presented
Dr. Edward Taub the APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications in 2004
2009
2012
February 6, 2009 – Dr. Karlene Ball was appointed UAB University Professor in Developmental Psychology
April 13, 2012 – Dr. Karlene Ball was appointed Endowed Chair in Developmental Psychology
2013 Alan Randich received the 2013 Graduate Dean’s
Excellence in Mentorship Award
September 14, 2000 – Dr. Edward Taub was appointed UAB University Professor of Psychology
May 19, 2000 - Dr. Carl McFarland was presented the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Timeline
Alan Randich received the 2013 Graduate Dean’s Excellence in Mentorship Award
Department Chairs David Sparks, Ph.D. 1969-1972
John W.P. Ost, Ph.D. 1972-1977*
Robert Levitt, Ph.D. 1977-1982
Carl E. McFarland, Jr. Ph.D. 1982-2008
Karlene K. Ball, Ph.D. 2008-Present
Vice Chairs Mike Sloane, Ph.D. 1995-1997
Edwin Cook III, Ph.D. 1997-2006
David Schwebel, Ph.D. 2006-2011
*Deceased
Doctoral Program Directorships Medical Clinical Thomas J. Boll, Ph.D. 1981 - 2000
Jesse B. Milby, Ph.D. 2000-2012
Edwin Cook III, Ph.D. 2012-Present
Behavioral Neuroscience
Joan Lorden, Ph.D. 1980 -1994
Diane Tucker, Ph.D. 1994-2003
Alan Randich, Ph.D. 2003-2013
Frank Amthor, Ph.D., Interim 2013-Present
Lifespan Developmental
Norman Bray, Ph.D. 1986-1995
Craig Ramey, Ph.D. and Sharon Ramey, Ph.D.
1995-2002
Karlene Ball, Ph.D. 2002-2009
Fred Biasini, Ph.D. 2009-Present
Cognitive Science Mike Sloane, Ph.D. 1999-2001
H O N O R I N G O U R L E A D E R S H I P
-Dr. Tennant McWilliams
Former Dean, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
December 19, 2002
“I think I can safely say that the Department of Psychology has advanced to another level — that we are anything but a ‘traditional’ department of psychology”
In Memorium
Dr. John Beaton passed away on April 21, 2011. Dr. Beaton taught in the UAB
Department of Psychology for many years and was beloved by all students who
took his PY 101 Introduction to Psychology and PY 109 Drugs and Human
Behavior classes. Dr. Beaton also taught in Fall 2006 an interdisciplinary course,
Minds and Realities, in the University Honors Program with Janice Kluge (Art
and Art History), Linda Frost (English), Michelle Forman (History and
Anthropology), Rusty Rushton (Literature), and Mike Sloane (Psychology).
In characteristic fashion, Dr. Beaton enjoyed keeping up with students long
after the course was over, and some of them even met him routinely for lunch
to mull over the major issues of our times, participate in great conversation, and
simply enjoy his company. The 2009 graduating class of the University Honors
Program selected Dr. Beaton as the recipient of the Outstanding Teacher
Award, the highest honor bestowed on a faculty member in the honors
program.
A John M. Beaton Psychology Scholarship Fund has been established to honor
his memory. The Department of Psychology hopes to raise sufficient funds to
endow the scholarship and have it awarded annually in perpetuity.
The scholarship in Dr. Beaton's name will be awarded to a psychology major on
the basis of merit and need. If you would like to contribute to the John M.
Beaton Psychology Scholarship Fund, please send a check to:
The John M. Beaton Psychology Scholarship Fund
HOH, Spencer Honors House
1530 3rd Ave South
Birmingham , AL 35294-4450
J O H N M . B E A T O N , P H . D .
Faculty primary secondary adjunct staff
ABOUT On May 3, 1984, the UAB Department of Psychology was asked to present to the University of
Alabama Board of Trustees, the progress being made in the department relevant to the initiation
of two doctoral programs. On May 10, John Hicks, then Secretary of the Board of Trustees and
Executive Assistant to the Chancellor, noted in a letter to then Chair, Dr. Carl E. McFarland,
“You and your colleagues in the Department of Psychology at UAB are to be
commended for your good work and congratulated on the national visibility
you have achieved.”
The success of our faculty continues today with new strategic efforts underway. The department
has been heavily involved for the past 3 years in new faculty recruitment. As a result, we have
been fortunate to thus far attract not just new faculty members, but exceptional individuals who
are already establishing themselves in their chosen fields of research and are achieving early
success with extramural and federal funding. Among these are Drs. Burel Goodin, Robert Sorge,
Bulent Turan, Christina Rodriguez, Despina Stavrinos, and Jarred Younger. These faculty were
recruited (in order) from the University of Florida, McGill University, University of California -
San Francisco, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, UAB, and Stanford University.
We invite you to meet our faculty on the following pages.
Karlene Ball , Ph.D. Fred Biasini, Ph.D. Mary Boggiano, Ph.D.
University Professor
* CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF
PSYCHOLOGY
B.A., 1974, Indiana University, Psychology
M.S., 1977, Northwestern
University, Psychology
Ph.D., 1979, Northwestern University, Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1984,
Northwestern University, Psychology
Research Focus
Cognitive aging and driving
Associate Professor
* DIRECTOR, LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL
DOCTORAL PROGRAM
B.A., 1973, St. Vincent College
M.A., 1976, St. Vincent
College
Ph.D., 1984, University of Alabama,
Applied Psychology
Education and Training
Professor
Frank Amthor, Ph.D.
* INTERIM DIRECTOR, BEHAVIORAL
NEUROSCIENCE DOCTORAL PROGRAM
Education and Training
B.S., 1971, Cornell University, Bioelectronic Engineering
Ph.D., 1979, Duke University,
Biomedical Engineering
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1979-1981,
UAB, School of Optometry
Research Focus
Neuronal computation and visual coding in retina and
retinal targets
Research Focus
Developmental disabilities, early childhood
development, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Associate Professor
Education and Training
Ph.D., 1998, University of Texas at El Paso, Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellow 2000,
University of Cincinnati Medical College, Psychiatry
Research Focus
Neurochemistry, endocrinology, and
phenotypic assessment of binge-eating and obesity
Education and Training
MISSION To discover knowledge about
behavior and its underlying
biology and teach and apply
behavioral science for the
benefit of all people.
VISION To be an internationally
recognized research
department and a first
choice for education.
The Psychology Department is a vibrant and well regarded department on campus.
The Department has a long history of obtaining extramural research funding and has
competitive research facilities. In addition, as part of the University’s emphasis on
multidisciplinary centers, the Psychology Department encourages/supports collaboration
with various departments and centers within the university including the Civitan
International Research Center, the Civitan/Sparks Clinics, The Children’s Health System,
The Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Center for Neuroscience, The McKnight Brain
Institute, The Center for Community Health, The Center for Translational Science, The
Center for Aging, and the School of Medicine. Our department is rich in campus
collaborations such as with Children’s Hospital where the Pediatric CI Therapy Research
and Clinic are located. Various large scale initiatives in existence include The Taub Therapy
Clinic in collaboration with the UAB Hospital and Spain Rehabilitation, and expanded
programs in autism with the well-established Civitan International Research Center. The
Roybal Center for Research on Applied Gerontology is providing direction in health and
behavioral psychology at UAB. It represents 1 of 11 in the nation and is considered one of
the inaugural centers established in 1993.
WHO WE ARE
Olivio Clay, Ph.D. Edwin Cook III, Ph.D. Michael Crowe, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Eric Gampher, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Education and Training
B.S., 1998, University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Psychology
M.S., 2003, University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Psychology
Ph.D., 2007, University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Lifespan Development
Research Focus
Racial/ethnic disparities, caregiving, social support,
cognition and mobility in older adults
Education and Training
Research Focus
Clinical geropsychology; cognitive decline and dementia risk factors
B.S., 1998, University of Illinois
Ph.D., 2004, University of
Southern California
Education and Training
B.S., 1991, Florida State University
Ph.D., 2008, University of
Alabama at Birmingham
Research Focus
The visual processing of motion (specifically the
interaction between types of motion: foreground,
background, 1st order, 2nd order), conscious vs.
unconscious processing, and philosophy of mind.
Education and Training
B.S., 1977, The Pennsylvania State University
M.S., 1981, University of
Wisconsin—Madison
Ph.D., 1983, University of Wisconsin—Madison
Research Focus
Biological factors related to emotion, personality, and
mental disorders
Associate Professor
* DIRECTOR, MEDICAL CLINICAL
DOCTORAL PROGRAM
Associate Professor
* DIRECTOR, PSYCHOLOGY HONORS
PROGRAM
* SENIOR UNDERGRADUATE
ADVISOR
Psychology is a highly interdisciplinary endeavor and this is reflected in the faculty's
individual laboratories. Research in the department utilizes this diversity of endeavors to
expand the growth of our research laboratories which are examples of a bold effort to
cultivate and maintain an exciting environment of change that is challenging to our
students and also to our faculty. Active research laboratories include the Youth
Development Lab (Mrug), UAB Youth Safety Lab (Schwebel), UAB Translational Research
for Injury Prevention (Stavrinos), Cognition, Brain, and Autism Lab (Kana), IMPACT Lab
(Integrative Models of Pain and Addiction for Comprehensive Therapeutics – Sorge),
Biobehavioral Pain Research Laboratory (Goodin), and Social Science Research Lab
(Turan), Eating Disordes Lab (Boggiano), Vision Research Lab (Amthor), Cognitive and
Affective Neuroscience Lab (Knight) and NIH Roybal Center (Ball).
We are positioned at the forefront of institutions that can advance discoveries along the
full continuum of translational science—from laboratories to clinics to public health and
policy arenas.
In 2013 faculty research
garnered tremendous media
attention with 51 stories
appearing in over 900 media
outlets reaching millions of
potential readers.
In addition, 14 faculty and 17
graduate students received
IRB and IACUC approval to
initiate new human and
animal research studies.
WHAT WE DO VISIBILITY
Burel Goodin, Ph.D. Kristi Guest, Ph.D. Rajesh Kana, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor
Maria Hopkins, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
B.S., 2002, Illinois College
M.A., 2004,Boston University
M.A., 2007,University of Maryland
Ph.D., 2010, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010,
University of Florida
Research Focus
Pain, behavioral medicine, neuroendocrine and
immune function, and sleep.
B.S., 1994, University of Alabama at Birmingham
M.A., 1998, University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Ph.D., 1999, University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Lifespan Development
Research Focus
Developmental Psychology,
Developmental Disabilities, Social Development
Education and Training
Education and Training
M.A., 2006, University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Developmental Psychology
Ph.D., 2007, University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Developmental Psychology
Research Focus
Developmental disabilities
* DIRECTOR UNDERGRADUATE
STUDIES
Education and Training
Ph.D., 2003, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi,
India Postdoctoral Training,
2003-2007, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Research Focus
Social & cognitive neuroscience;
neuroimaging; Autism Spectrum Disorders
Education and Training
Our faculty are all highly visible
in department and College of
Arts and Sciences committees
and centers including:
admissions committees,
editorial boards search
committees, and directors/
associate directors of centers
across campus. In addition,
psychology faculty members
are active in offsite activities
including: paper reviews, grant
reviews, scientific advisory
boards and community service.
VISIBILITY INVOLVEMENT
The Department's undergraduate program is one of the largest majors at UAB. We have
an excellent honors program for qualified students planning to further their education in
graduate school, medicine, nursing and health related professions.
There are three graduate programs within the department: Medical/Clinical Psychology,
Lifespan Developmental Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience. The range of faculty
expertise and their research interests enhance the scope of these programs. There are also
joint program opportunities. During their first year graduate students are supported by a
graduate school fellowship. After the first year, students have access to a variety of
funding opportunities to which they can apply, including teaching, research, and clinical
assistantships. Students also have numerous opportunities for training in a variety of
research and clinical clerkships which would provide exposure to different populations.
In 2013, 64 faculty members from outside departments served as mentors to psychology
graduate students.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
* DIRECTOR, MEDICAL CLINICAL
DOCTORAL PROGRAM
* SENIOR UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR
Sylvie Mrug, Ph.D. Sarah O’Kelley, Ph.D. Carl McFarland, Ph.D.
Professor Associate Professor
Education and Training
M.A., 1998, Charles University, Clinical
Psychology
M.S., 2001, Purdue University, Clinical Psychology
M.S., 2004, Purdue University,
Applied Statistics
Ph.D., 2005 Purdue University
Research Focus Developmental
psychopathology; childhood & adolescent
ADHD, conduct problems, & substance use; peer
relationships & violence exposure
Assistant Professor * CO-DIRECTOR,
UNDERGRADUATE NEUROSCIENCE
PROGRAM
B.A., 1971 University of Kansas, Psychology (Honors)
M.A., 1973, University of
Kansas, Experimental Psychology
Ph.D., 1975, University of
Kansas, Experimental Psychology
Education and Training
David Knight, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
B.S., 1994, Truman State University
M.S., 1999 University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Ph.D., 2002, University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2002-2007, National Institute
of Mental Health
Research Focus Neural substrates of human
learning, memory, and emotion
Education and Training
B.A., 2000, The University of Alabama, Psychology
M.A., 2003, The University of
Alabama, Clinical Psychology
Ph.D., 2006, The University of
Alabama
Research Focus Autism Spectrum
Disorders, including cognitive and behavioral
phenotypes
Education and Training
HOW TO GIVE TO PSYCHOLOGY
PLEDGES
CASH
APPRECIABLE MARKET SECURITIES
This is the most frequently used form of giving. Cash gifts have the advantage of providing immediate benefits to the institution. The actual cost to the donor may be reduced by tax savings achieved through a charitable contribution deduction.
UAB is pleased to receive pledges payable over a period of up to five years. Pledges may be paid in equal or varying amounts, according to the donor's wishes or convenience.
Giving appreciated securities may have special tax advantages. Within limitations, the donor may avoid the capital gains tax
and be eligible for a charitable deduction for the full market value of such securities at the time of the gift. Contributions in
excess of the limitations may be eligible for carryover to future tax years.
There are numerous ways to support the Department of Psychology. For more information,, please contact Randall Ledkins, Senior Director of Development, College of Arts and Sciences rledkins@uab.edu
Rob Sorge, Ph.D. Mike Sloane, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
David Schwebel, Ph.D. Christina Rodriguez Ph.D.
* D I R E C T O R , U N I V E R S I T Y H O N O R S
P R O G R A M
Associate Professor
Education and Training
Research Focus Visual psychophysics, aging (spatial vision, cognition, &
mobility), and cognitive science
B.A., 1977, University College Dublin, Ireland
K.D.S., 1977, Kleine Deutsche Sprachdiplom, Goethe Institut and
Ludwig- Maximillians
D. Stats., 1979, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
M.A. 1979, University College Dublin, Ireland
Ph.D., 1983, Northwestern University
Assistant Professor Professor
B.S., 1988 University of Miami
Ph.D., 1993, University of
Florida, Clinical Psychology
Pre-Doctoral Internship, University of Tennessee,
Memphis
Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1993-1994, University of
Tennessee, Memphis
Research Focus Parenting and child
abuse risk
Education and Training
* ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCN IN THE
SCIENCES
Research Focus Child injury
prevention, pediatric psychology, child
clinical psychology
Education and Training
B.A., 1994, Yale University
M.A., 1996, University of Iowa
Ph.D., 2000, University of Iowa
B. Sc. (Honours), 2000, McMaster University,
Hamilton, ON, Canada
M.A., 2001, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON,
Canada
Ph.D., 2006, Concordia University, Montreal, QC,
Canada
Research Focus The interplay between
addiction and pain and the role of the immune system in
pain sensitivity.
Education and Training
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LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INCOME GIFTS
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A donor may wish to consider making a deferred or planned gift to UAB through a number of plans, including the following:
By assigning ownership of an existing life insurance policy to UAB, a donor may qualify for an initial deduction approximately
equal to the current cash value of the policy and also may be able to deduct subsequent contributions to UAB that may be used
for premium payments.
Securities, money, or property may be irrevocably transferred to UAB with a provision that periodic income payments may be
made for life to the donor or to someone named by the donor. After payments to the beneficiary or beneficiaries have ended,
UAB uses the funds remaining in the trust for the purpose designated by the donor.
* DIRECTOR, MEDICAL CLINICAL
DOCTORAL PROGRAM
* SENIOR UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR
Laura Stoppelbein, Ph.D. Despina Stavrinos, Ph.D. Diane Tucker, Ph.D.
University Professor
*DIRECTOR, C.I. THERAPY
Assistant Professor Associate Professor
B.A., 1953, Brooklyn College
M.A., 1960, Columbia University
Ph.D., 1970, New York
Research Focus Rehabilitation;
Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy;
neuroimaging; stroke; cerebral palsy; multiple
sclerosis; translational research
Professor
Edward Taub, Ph.D.
Education and Training
Ph.D., 1981, University of Iowa, Clinical and
Developmental Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellow, 1982-1984, Washington
University, Developmental Neurobiology
Research Program Palliative care; End of life issues; Psycho-oncology;
Re-entry of returning veterans
*DIRECTOR, SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY HONORS PROGRAM
Education and Training
Research Focus Driving in at-risk
populations (teens, older adults, drivers with ADHD/
Autism and other developmental disabilities) and
human factors
Education and Training
Education and Training
B.S., 2003, University of Alabama
M.A., 2006, University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Developmental Psychology
Ph.D., 2009, University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Developmental Psychology
*DIVISION DIRECTOR OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES,
GLENWOOD AUTISM AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CENTER
B.A., 1997, University of Alabama, Psychology
M.A., 1999, University of
Alabama, Clinical Child Psychology
Ph.D., 2003, University of
Alabama, Clinical Child Psychology
Research Focus Developmental
psychopathology
LOOKING
AHEAD
We will continue our search for new faculty in identified priority areas. We will continue to increase our collaborations across and outside of campus. We will continue to encourage and reward research and scholarly activity.
BEQUESTS A benefactor may leave an outright testamentary bequest in cash to UAB or provide income for one or more individuals through a testamentary trust. The UAB College of Arts and Sciences also may be named as the beneficiary of a residuary or a conditional bequest. (Expert legal advice is recommended.) The UAB Department of Psychology will be happy to provide further information about these or other charitable arrangements to fit a donor's individual financial situation and charitable objectives. Because aspects of some giving methods are highly technical or subject to different tax consequences based upon the donor's individual circumstances, UAB encourages a potential donor to consult with an attorney, accountant, or other qualified advisor. UAB welcomes the opportunity to work with these professionals to accomplish a donor's objectives.
As both a benefactor and investor in the Campaign for UAB, a donor has a right to know how contributions are used by the university. We fully accept that principle and will continue to make periodic reports, at least annually, of the use of private funds.
Assistant Professor
Education and Training
B.S., 1984,Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey,
M.A., 1995, Loyola College
in Maryland
Ph.D., 2009, Stanford University, Social-Personality
Psychology
Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2011, University of
California, San Francisco, Health Psychology
Research Focus Social relationships, social
support and attachment, and hormonal reactivity
Professor
Bulent Turan Ph.D.
A.B., 1991, Princeton University, Economics
M.A., 1998, University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Ph.D., 2001, University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Medical Psychology
Education and Training
Research Focus Application of behavioral
principles to the rehabilitation of movement
after neurological injury; Study of human
psychological strengths such as hope, kindness, and
gratitude
Gitendra Uswatte, Ph.D.
N E U R O I N F L A M M A T I O N , P A I N
A N D F A T I G U E L A B
Pictured below are Dr. Younger and postdocs
Joanne Lin, Ph.D. (left) and Luke Parkitny, Ph.D. (right).
“We believe that low-level inflammation of the brain drives pain, fatigue, depression, and cognitive decline in millions of people.
Low-level inflammation may also drive memory problems and fatigability as people age. We also investigate the impact that addictive drugs (such as opioid pain medications) have on the human brain .
We use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), pharmacologic MRI (phMRI), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) neuroimaging techniques throughout our research.“
Introducing
Associate Professor
JARRED YOUNGER, Ph.D. Dr. Younger received his Ph.D. in Experimental Health Psychology in 2003 at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He then completed postdoctoral fellowships at Arizona State University and the Stanford University School of Medicine before taking an Assistant Professor position at Stanford. He is now joining the UAB faculty in Psychology, with secondary appointments in Anesthesiology and Rheumatology. He is currently funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense to study new techniques for diagnosing and treating neuroinflammation.
The Neuroinflammation, Pain and Fatigue Laboratory uses neuroimaging, pharmaceuti-cal, and immunological tech-niques to understand and treat chronic diseases.
LOOKING
AHEAD
Joseph D. Ackerson, Ph.D.
James H. Banos, Ph.D.
Leanna R. Cianfrini, Ph.D.
James E. Cox, Ph.D.
Jennifer Deberry, Ph.D.
Bridgett Hill Kennedy, Ph.D.
Walter L. Makous, Ph.D.
Brian R. McFarland, Ph.D.
Jesse B. Milby, Ph.D.
Richard V. Rector, Ph.D.
Lesley Ross, Ph.D,
Nicole J. Siegfried, Ph.D.
Rudolph E. Vuchinich, Ph.D.
Page B. Walley, Ph.D.
Martinique P. Waters
Rosalyn E. Weller, Ph.D.
Rex A. Wright, Ph.D.
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Alfred Bartolucci, Ph.D.—Biostatistics
Virginia Bradley, Ph.D.—Getiatrics/Palliative Care
Rita Cowell, Ph.D.—Psychiatry
Karen Cropsey, Ph.D.—Psychiatry
Laura Dreer, Ph.D.—Ophthalmology
Paul Gamlin, Ph.D.—Ophthalmology
John Hablitz, Ph.D.—Neurobiology
Eugenie Hartmann, Ph.D.—Vision Sciences
Adrienne Lahti, M.D.—Psychiatry
Michael Loop, Ph.D.—Vision Sciences
Avi Madan-Swain, Ph.D.—Pediatrics
Victor Mark, M.D.—Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Daniel Marson, J.D., Ph.D.—Neurology
Miguel Melendez-Ferro, Ph.D.—Psychiatry
Timothy Ness, M.D.—Anesthesiology
Wynne Norton, Ph.D.—Health Behavior
Thomas Novack, Ph.D.—Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Cynthia Owsley, Ph.D.—Ophthalmology
Alan Percy, Ph.D.—Pediatrics
Emma Perez-Costas, Ph.D.—Psychiatry
Lucas Pozzo-Miller, Ph.D.—Neurobiology
J. Scott Richards, Ph.D.—Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Meredith Robbins, Ph.D.—Anesthesiology
Joseph Schumacher, Ph.D.—School of Medicine
J. David Sweatt, Ph.D.—Neurobiology
David Vance, Ph.D.—Nursing
Kristina Visscher, Ph.D.—Neurobiology
James Weisberg, Ph.D.—Anesthesiology
Ursula Wesselmann, M.D.—Anesthesiology
J. Michael Wyss, Ph.D.—Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology
Adjunct Faculty
Secondary Faculty
HERITAGE HALL
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The Chair will work with the CAS Development office to pursue donors and to increase awareness of our department to key community members.
We will continue to involve our Alumni in departmental events.
Plans for the coming year as they relate to community outreach and service:
STAFF +
Department of Psychology
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David Ball , M.Div, M.A.
Information Systems Specialist II
David Benz, M.S.
Information Systems Specialist II
Tejas Thorat, M.S.E.E.
Research Assistant
Pam Gore Program Coordinator II
Exec. Assistant to Department Chair
Financial Associate
Darrick Pierce
Gloria Owens Office Services
Specialist III
Business Officer I
Anna Helova, M.A., M.B.A., M.P.H.
Lauren Vardaman,
B.A.
Program Coordinator II
Mary Frances Thetford,
M.Ed. Executive Program
Director
Program Manager I
Graduate Studies
Terri Roberson, M.A.
Published Books or Monographs (2013) David Schwebel , Ph.D. Bartolomeos, K., Croft, P., Job, S., Khayesi, M., Kobusingye, O., Peden, M., Schwebel, D., Sleet, D., Tiwari, G., Turner, B., &
van Waeg, G. (2013). Pedestrian safety: A road safety manual for decision-makers and practitioners. Geneva: World Health Organization.
Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals or Equivalent Electronic Sites (2013) Franklin Amthor, Ph.D. Burge WK, Ross LA, Amthor FR, Mitchell WG, Zotov A and Visscher, KM (2013) Processing speed training increases the
efficiency of attentional resource allocation in young adults. Front. Hum. Neurosci., 7:684. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00684. PMCID: PMC3799007
Karlene Ball , Ph..D. Jones, R., Marsiske, M., Ball, K., Rebok, G., & Willis, S. (2013) The ACTIVE Cognitive Training Interventions and Trajectories
of Performance among Older Adults. Journal of Aging and Health, 25(8 Suppl), 186S-208S. PMCID: PMC3866224
Fazeli, P. L., Ross, L. A., Vance, D. E., & Ball, K. (2013) The relationship between computer experience and computerized cognitive test performance among older adults. The Journal of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences & So-cial Sciences, 68(3), 337-346. PMCID: PMC3627654
Griffith, H. R., Okonkwo, O. C., Stewart, C. C., Stoeckel, L. E., Hollander, J. A., Elgin, J. M., Harrell, L. E., Brockington, J. C., Clark, D. G, Ball, K. K., Owsley, C., Marson, D. C., & Wadley, V. G. (2013) Lower hippocampal volume predicts decre-ments in land control among drivers with amnestic mild cognitive impairment. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Neu-rology, 26(4), 259-266. PMID:24212246 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
Ball, K. K., Ross, L. A., Roth, D. L., & Edwards, J. D. (2013) Speed of processing training in the ACTIVE study: how much is needed and who benefits? Journal of Aging Health, 25(8 Suppl), 65S-84S. PMCID: PMC3947605
Ball, K., Ross, L. A., Eby, D. W., Molnar, L. J., & Meuser, T. M. (2013) Emerging issues in safe and sustainable mobility for older persons. Accident and Analysis Prevention, 61, 138-140. PMIC:24161149 [PubMed – in process]
Ross, L. A., Schmidt, E. L., & Ball, K. (2013) Interventions to maintain mobility: What works? Accident and Analysis Preven-tion, 61, 167-169. PMCID: PMC3633644
Marsiske, M., Dzierzewski, J. M., Thomas, K. R., Kasten, L., Jones, R. N., Johnson, K. E., Willis, S. L., Whitfield, K. E., Ball, K. K., & Rebok, G. W. (2013) Race-related disparities in 5-year cognitive level and change in untrained ACTIVE partici-pants. Journal of Aging Health, 25 (S8), 103S-127S. PMCID: PMC3882334]
Stavrinos, D., Jones, J. L., Garner, A. A., Franklin, C. A., Ball, D., Welburn, S. C., Ball, K., Sisiopiku, V. P., & Fine, P. R. (2013) Impact of distracted driving on safety and traffic flow. Accident and Analysis Prevention, 61, 63-70. PMID:23465745 [PubMed – in process]
Friedman, C., McGwin, G., Jr., Ball, K. K., & Owsley, C. (2013) Association between higher order visual processing abilities and a history of motor vehicle collision involvement by drivers ages 70 and over. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 54(1), 778-782. PMCID: PMC3562119
Lin, F., Chen, D. G., Vance, D. E., Ball, K. K., & Mapstone, M. (2013) Longitudinal relationships between subjective fatigue, cognitive function, and everyday functioning in old age. International Psychogeratrics, 25(2), 275-285. PMCID: PMC3552486
Belchior, P., Marsiske, M., Sisco, S. M., Yam, A., Bavelier, D., Ball, K., & Mann, W. C. (2013) Video game training to improve selective visual attention in older adults.Computers in Human Behavior, 29(4), 1318-1324. PMCID: PMC3758751
Fred Biasini, Ph.D. Carlo, W.A., Goudar S.S., Pasha, O., Chomba, E., Wallander, J.L. Biasini, F.J., McClure, E.M., Thorsten, V.,Chakraborty, H.,
Wallace, D., Shearer, D., Wright, L.L., and the BRAIN-HIT Committee and the NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research Investigators. (2013). Randomized Trial of Early Developmental Intervention on Out-comes in Children after Birth Asphyxia in Developing Countries.The Journal of Pediatrics, 162 (4): 705-712. PMCID: PMC3582821
Mary Boggiano, Ph.D. Boggiano, M. M., Turan, B., Maldonado, C. R., Oswald, K. D., Shuman, E. J. (2013). Secretive food concocting in
binge-eating: Test of a famine hypothesis. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 46, 212–225. PMID: 23255044
Burgess, E.E.*, Bultent, T., Lokken, K.L., Morse, T., & Boggiano, M.M. (2013) Profiling motives behind hedonic eating: Preliminary validation of the Palatable Eating Motives Scale. Appetite, Epub ahead of print.
Olivio Clay, Ph.D. Crowe, M., Clay, O. J., Martin, R., Howard, V., Wadley, V., Sawyer, P., Allman, R. M. (2013). Indicators of
childhood quality of education in relation to cognitive function in older adulthood. Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 68, 198-204. PMCID: PMC3598357
Grant. J. S., Clay, O. J., Keltner, N. L., Haley, W. E., Wadley, V. G., Perkins, M. M., & Roth, D. L. (2013). Does caregiver well-being predict stroke survivor depressive symptoms? A mediation analysis. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 20, 44-51. PMCID: PMC3824614
Clay, O. J., Grant, J. S., Wadley, V. G., Perkins, M. M., Haley, W. E., & Roth, D. L. (2013). Correlates of health-related quality of life in African American and Caucasian stroke caregivers. Rehabilitation Psychology, 58, 28-35. PMCID: PMC3851300
Thorpe, Jr. R. J., Wilson-Frederick, S., Bowie, J. V., Coa, K., Clay O. J., LaVeist, T. A., & Whitfield, K. E. (2013). Health behaviors and all-cause mortality in African American men. American Journal of Men’s Health, 7(4Supp), 8S-18S. PMID: 23649171
Edwin Cook III, Ph.D. Stoeckel, L. E., Murdaugh, D. L., Cox, J. E., Cook, E. W., III, & Weller, R. E. (2013). Greater impulsivity is associated with
decreased brain activation in obese women during a delay discounting task. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 7(2):116-28. doi: 10.1007/s11682-012-9201-4. PMCID: PMC3561478
Michael Crowe, Ph.D. *Perkins, M., Howard, V.J., Wadley, V.G., Crowe, M., Safford, M.M., Haley, W.E., Howard, G., & Roth, D.L. (2013).
Caregiving strain and all-cause mortality: Evidence from the REGARDS study. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 68, 504-512. PMCID: PMC3674731
*Cook, S., Marsiske, M., Kelsey, T., Unverzagt, F., Wadley, V., Langbaum, J., & Crowe, M. (2013). Identification of Mild Cognitive Impairment in ACTIVE: Algorithmic classification and stability. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 19, 73-87. PMCID: PMC3573882
Crowe, M., Clay, O. J., Martin, R. C., Howard, V. J., Wadley, V. G., Sawyer, P., & Allman, R. M. (2013). Indicators of childhood quality of education in relation to cognitive function in older adulthood. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 68, 198-204. PMCID: PMC3598357
Howard, V. J., McClure, L. A., Glymour, M. M., Cunningham, S. A., Kleindorfer, D. O., Crowe, M., Wadley, V.G., Peace, F., Howard, G., & Lackland, D.T. (2013). The effect of duration and age at exposure to the stroke belt on incident stroke in adulthood. Neurology, 80, 1655-1661. PMCID: PMC3716470
Burel Goodin , Ph.D. *Herbert, M.S., Goodin, B.R., Pero, S.T., Schmidt, J., Sotolongo, A., Bulls, H.W., Glover, T.L., King, C.D., Sibille, K.T., Cruz-Almeida, Y.,
Staud, R., Fessler, B.J., Fillingim, R.B. & Bradley, L.A. (2013). Pain hypervigilance is associated with greater severity of clinical pain and enhanced pain sensitivity among older adults with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, (E-pub ahead of print). PMID: 24352850
Cruz-Almeida, Y., King, C.D., Goodin, B.R., Sibille, K., Glover, T.L., Bradley, L.A., & Fillingim, R.B. (2013). Psychological profiles and pain characteristics of older adults with knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care & Research, 65(11), 1786-1794. PMCID: PMC3922880
Goodin, B.R., *Pham, Q.T., Glover, T.L., Sotolongo, A., King, C.D., Sibille, K.T., Herbert, M.S., Cruz-Almeida, Y., Sanden, S.H., Staud, R., Redden, D.T., Bradley, L.A., & Fillingim, R.B. (2013). Perceived racial discrimination, but not mistrust of medical researchers, predicts the heat pain tolerance of African Americans with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. Health Psychology, 32(11), 1117-1126. PMCID: PMC3943939
*Herbert, M.S., Varley, A.L., Andreae S.J., Goodin, B.R., Bradley, L.A., & Safford, M.M. (2013). The association of pain and HbA1c in a predominantly black sample of community-dwelling adults with diabetes: A cross-sectional analysis. Diabetic Medicine, 30(12), 1466-1471. PMCID: PMC3935766
King, C.D., Sibille, K., Goodin, B.R., Cruz-Almeida, Y., Glover, T.L., Bradley, L.A., & Fillingim, R.B. (2013). Experimental pain sensitivity differs as a function of clinical pain severity in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage, 21(9), 1243-1252. PMCID: PMC3831366
King, C.D., Goodin, B.R., Glover, T., Riley III, J.L., Hou, W., Staud, R., & Fillingim, R.B. (2013). Is the pain reducing effects of opioid medication reliable? A psychophysical study of morphine and pentazocine analgesia. Pain, 154, 476-483.
Goodin, B.R., Glover, T.L., Sotolongo, A., King, C.D., Sibille, K.T., *Herbert, M.S., Cruz-Almeida, Y., Sanden, S.H., Staud, R., Redden, D.T., Bradley, L.A., & Fillingim, R.B. (2013). The relation of dispositional optimism with endogenous pain facilitation is indirectly transmitted through pain catastrophizing. Journal of Pain, 14(2), 126-135. PMCID: PMC3592576
Goodin, B.R., Kronfli, T., King, C.D., Glover, T.L., Sibille, K., & Fillingim, R.B. (2013). Testing the relation between dispositional optimism and conditioned pain modulation: Does ethnicity matter? Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 36(2), 165-174. PMCID: PMC3605222
King, C.D., Goodin, B.R., Kindler, L.L., Caudle, R.M., Gravenstein, N., Riley III, J.L., & Fillingim, R.B. (2013). Reduction of conditioned pain modulation in humans by naltrexone: An exploratory study of the effects of pain catastrophizing. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 36(3), 315-327.
Book Chapters
Goodin, B.R., Sibille, K., & Fillingim, R.B. (2013). Gender and ethnic differences in responses to pain and its treatment. In: Incayawar, M. & Todd, K. (Eds.). Culture, Brain, and Analgesia. Oxford University Press New York, pp. 305-327.
Rajesh Kana, Ph.D. Kana, R.K., Liu, Y., Williams, D.L., Keller, T.A., Schipul, S.E., Minshew, N.J., & Just, M.A. (2013). The Local, Global, and
Neural Aspects of Visuospatial Processing in Autism. Neuropsychologia, 51(14), 2995-3003. PMCID: PMC3900283
Deshpande, G., Libero, L.E., Sreenivasan, K.R., Deshpande H.D., and Kana R. K. (2013) Identification of neural connectivity signatures of autism using machine learning. Front. Hum. Neurosci. 7:670. doi:10.3389/fnhum.2013.00670. PMCID: PMC3798048
Libero, L.E., & Kana, R.K. (2013). Advancing Our Understanding of the Brain in Autism: contribution of functional MRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging. Imaging in Medicine, 5(5), 453-465.
Wolfe, K.R., Hunter, G.R., Madan-Swain, A., Reddy, A.T., Banos, J., & Kana, R.K. (2013). An fMRI Investigation of Working Memory and its Relationship with Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumor Survivors. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 60(4):669-75. doi: 10.1002/pbc.24331. PMCID: PMC3541446
Book Chapters
Kana, R.K. & Doss, C. (2013) Cortical Language Areas. In: Volkmar, F.E. (Ed.). The Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. NY: Springer, pp 811-817.
David Knight, Ph.D. Khazaie, H., Saidi, M. R., Sepehry, A. A., Knight, D. C., Tahmasian, M., Ahmadi, M., Najafi, F., Parvizi, A. A., & Samadzadeh,
S. (2013). Abnormal ECG patterns in chronic post-war PTSD patients: A pilot study. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 20, 1-6. PMID: 21960258 [Indexed for Medline]
Haritha, A. T., Wood, K. H., Ver Hoef, L. W. & Knight, D. C. (2013). Human Trace Fear Conditioning: Right Lateralized Cortical Activity Supports Trace Interval Processes. Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience, 13 (2), 225-237. PMID 23263840 [Indexed for Medline]
Reagh, Z. M. & Knight, D. C. (2013). Negative, but not positive emotional images modulate the startle response independent of conscious awareness. Emotion, 13(4), 782-791. PMID 23627723 [Indexed for Medline]
Tahmasian, M., Knight, D. C., Manoliu, A., Bäuml, J. Schwerthöffer, D., Meng, C., Shao, J., Khazaie, H., Drzezga, A., Wohlschläger, A. M., Riedl, V., Sorg, C. (2013). Decreased volume and aberrant intrinsic functional connectivity of the hippocampus and amygdala in recurrent major depressive disorder. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7, 639. PMCID: PMC3787329
Khazaie, H., Ghadami, M. R., Knight, D. C., Emamian, F., & Tahmasian, M. (2013). Insomnia treatment in the third trimester of pregnancy prevents postpartum depression: A randomized clinical trial. Psychiatry Research, 210 (3), 901-905. PMID 23993464 [PubMed in process]
Wood, K. H., Kuykendall, D., Ver Hoef, L. W., & Knight, D. C. (2013). Neural substrates underlying learning-related changes in the unconditioned fear response. The Open Neuroimaging Journal, 7, 41-52. PMCID: PMC3905352
Sylvie Mrug, Ph.D. Bolland, K.A., Bolland, J.M., Tomek, S., Deveraux, R., Mrug, S., & Wimberly, J. C. (2013) Trajectories of Adolescent Alcohol
Use by Gender and Early Initiation Status. & Wimberly, J. C. (2013) Trajectories of Adolescent Alcohol Use by Gender and Early Initiation Status. Youth & Society. DOI: 10.1177/0044118X13475639
*Garner, A.A., Mrug, S., Hodgens, J.B., & Patterson, C. (2013). Do symptoms of sluggish cognitive tempo in children with ADHD represent comorbid internalizing difficulties? Journal of Attention Disorders, 17, 510-518. PMID 22366238 [Indexed for Medline]
*Goncy, E., & Mrug, S. (2013). Where and when adolescents use tobacco, alcohol and marijuana: Comparisons by age, gender and race. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 74, 288-300. PMCID: PMC3568168.
Mrug, S., & *McCay, R. (2013). Parental and peer disapproval of alcohol use and its relationship to adolescent drinking: Age, gender, and racial differences. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 27, 604-614. PMCID: PMC4004115
*Reynolds, N., Mrug, S., & *Guion, K. (2013). Spiritual coping and psychosocial adjustment of adolescents with chronic illness: The role of cognitive attributions, age, and disease group. Journal of Adolescent Health, 52, 559-565. PMCID: PMC3622779
Christina Rodriguez, Ph.D. Rodriguez, C. M. (2013). Analog of parental empathy: Association with physical child abuse risk and punishment intentions.
Child Abuse & Neglect, 37, 493-499. PMID 23294605 [PubMed in process]
Lesley Ross, Ph.D. *Fazeli, P. L., Ross, L. A., Vance, D. E., & Ball, K. (2013). The Relationship Between Computer Experience and Computerized
Cognitive Test Performance Among Older Adults. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences,68(3), 337-346. PMCID: PMC3627654
Ross, L. A., Schmidt, E., & Ball, K. K. (2013). Interventions to Maintain Mobility: What Works. Accident Analysis and Prevention,61, 167-196. PMCID: PMC3633644
Ball, K. K., Ross, L. A., Roth, D. L., & Edwards, J. D. (2013) Speed of processing training in the ACTIVE study: how much is needed and who benefits? Journal of Aging Health, 25(8 Suppl), 65S-84S. PMCID: PMC3947605
David Schwebel , Ph.D. Byington, K. W., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). Effects of mobile internet use on college student pedestrian injury risk.
Accident Analysis and Prevention, 51, 78-83. doi: 10.1013/j.aap.2012.11.0 PMCID: PMC3556232
Davis, A. L., Avis, K. T., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). The effects of sleep restriction on adolescents’ pedestrian safety in a virtual environment. Journal of Adolescent Health, 53, 785-790. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.07.008 PMCID: PMC3838462
Gilliam, M. B., Madan-Swain, A., Whelan, K., Tucker, D. C., Demark-Wahnefried, W., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). Cognitive influences as mediators of family and peer support for pediatric cancer survivors’ physical activity. Psycho-Oncology, 22, 1361-1368. doi: 10.1002/pon.3140 PMCID: PMC3511656
Gilliam, M. B., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). Physical activity in child and adolescent cancer survivors: A review. Health Psychology Review, 7, 92-110. doi:10.1080/17437199.2011.603641
Li, S., Tang, Z., Zhang, X., Yan, L., Wang, S., Liu, G., Zhang, G., Zhu, M., Schwebel, D. C., & Sun, Y. (2013). Epidemiologic features of child unintentional injury in rural PuCheng China. Journal of Injury and Violence Research, 5, 89-94. doi: 10.5249/jivr.v5i2.303 PMCID: PMC3683419
Morrongiello, B. A., Sandomierski, M., Hagel, B., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). Are parents just treading water? The impact of participation in swim lessons on parents’ judgments of children’s drowning risk, swimming ability, and supervision needs. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 50, 1169-1175. PMID 23046692 [Indexed for Medline]
Morrongiello, B. A., Schwebel, D. C., Stewart, J., Bell, M., Davis, A. L., & Corbett, M. R. (2013). Examining parents’ behaviors and supervision of their children in the presence of an unfamiliar dog: Does The Blue Dog intervention improve parent practices? Accident Analysis and Prevention, 54, 108-113. PMID 23499982 [Indexed for Medline]
Murray, C. J. L., Abraham, J., Ali, M. K., Alvarado, M., Atkinson, C., Baddour, L. M., Schwebel, D. C., & Lopez, A. D. (2013). The state of US health: Burden of diseases, injuries and risk factors 1990 to 2010. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 310, 591-608. PMID 23842577
Shen, J., Li, S., Xiang, H., Pang, S., Xu, G., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). A multi-site study on the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practice of child-dog interactions in rural China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 10, 950-962. doi:10.3390/ijerph10030950 PMCID: PMC3709296
Shen, J., Li, S., Xiang, H., Pang, S., Xu, G., Yu, G., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). Dog safety in rural China: Children’s sources of safety information and effect on knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 59, 164-169. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.05.014 PMID 23792615 [Indexed for Medline]
Swartz, L., Glang, A., Schwebel, D. C., Geiger-Wolfe, E.G., Gau, J., & Schroeder, S. (2013). Keeping baby safe: A randomized trial of a parent training program for infant and toddler motor vehicle injury prevention. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 60, 35-41. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.07.026 PMID 24007755 [PubMed in process]
Gilliam, M. B., Madan-Swain, A., Whelan, K., Tucker, D. C., Demark-Wahnefried, W., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). Social, demographic, and medical influences on physical activity in child and adolescent cancer survivors. J Pediatr Psychol, 37(2), 198-208. PMCID: PMC3282282
Robert Sorge, Ph.D. Sorge, R. E., Melemedjian, O. K., Khoutorsky, A., Yan, J., Asiedu, M. N., Valdez, A., Ghosh, S., Dussor, G., Mogil, J. S.,
Sonenberg, N. & Price, T. J. (2013) mTORC1 inhibition induces sensory neuron hyperexcitability and allodynia via IRS1-dependent feedback activation of ERK. Pain, 154: 1080-91. PMID:23607966
Khoutorsky, A., Yanagiya, A., Gkogkas, C., Fabian, M. R., Prager-Khoutorsky, M., Gamache, K., Bouthiette, F., Parysan, A., Sorge, R. E., Mogil, J. S., Nader, K., Lacaille, J. C. & Sonenberg, N. (2013) Control of synaptic plasticity and memory via suppression of poly(A) binding protein. Neuron, 78: 298-311. PMID 23622065 [Indexed for Medline]
Despina Stavrinos, Ph.D. Stavrinos, D., *Jones, J.L., *Garner, A.A., Griffin, R., Franklin, C.A., Ball, D., *Welburn, S.C., Ball, K.K., Sisiopiku, V.P., & Fine,
P.R. (2013). Impact of distracted driving on safety and traffic flow. Accident Analysis and Prevention (Special Issue: Emerging Research Methods and Their Application to Road Safety), 61, 63-70. PMID 23465745 [ubMed in process]
Williamson, M. L., Elliott, T.R., Berry, J.W., Underhill, A.T., Stavrinos, D., Fine, P.R. (2013). Predictors of health-related quality of life following traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 27, 992-999. PMID 23781905 [Indexed for Medline].
Laura Stoppelbein, Ph.D. Stoppelbein, L., Greening, L., & Wells, H. (2013). Parental stress and posttraumatic stress symptoms among pediatric cancer
populations: A test of competing hypotheses. Psychooncology, 22, 2815-2822. PMID 23893502 [PubMed in process]
Becker, S. P., Fite, P. J., Luebbe, A. M., Stoppelbein, L., & Greening, L. (2013). Friendship intimacy exchange buffers the relation between ADHD symptoms and later social problems among children attending an after-school care program. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 35, 142-152.
Becker, S. P., Fite, P. J., Garner, A. A., Greening, L., Stoppelbein, L., & Luebbe, A. M. (2013). Reward and punishment sensitivity are differentially associated with ADHD and sluggish cognitive tempo symptoms in children. Journal of Research in Personality, 47, 719-727.
Becker, S. P., Luebbe, A. M., Fite, P. J., Greening, L., & Stoppelbein, L. (2013). Oppositional defiant disorder symptoms in relation to aggressive subtypes and psychopathic traits among psychiatrically hospitalized children: ADHD symptoms as a potential moderator. Aggressive Behavior, 39, 201-211. PMID 23436456 [Indexed for Medline]
. Becker, S., Luebbe, A. M., Fite, P. J., Stoppelbein, L., & Greening, L. (2013). Sluggish cognitive tempo in psychiatrically hospitalized children: Factor structure and relations to internalizing symptoms, social problems, and observed behavioral dysregulation. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 42, 49-62.
Edward Taub, Ph.D. Taub, E., Uswatte, G., Bowman, M., Mark, V.W., Delgado, A., Bryson, C., Morris, D., Bishop McKay, S. (2013). Constraint-
induced movement therapy combined with conventional neurorehabilitation techniques in chronic stroke patients with plegic hands: a case series. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 94(1), 86-94 PMCID: PMC3529797
Mark, V.W., Taub, E., Uswatte, G., Bashir, K., Cutter, G., Bryson, C., McKay, S., Bowman, H.(2013). Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy for the Lower Extremities in Multiple Sclerosis: Case Series with 4-Year Follow-up Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 94, 753-760 PMID 23111280 [Indexed for Medline]
Johnson, M.L., Taub, E., Harper, L.H., Wade, J.T., Bowman, M., Bishop-McKay, S., Haddad, M.M., Mark, V.W., Uswatte, G. 2013. An enhanced protocol for CI Aphasia therapy: CIAT II. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology; 1-13
Sterling, C., Taub, E., Davis, D., Rickards, T., Gauthier, L., Uswatte, G., Griffin, A., Chandler, A.,Barghi, A., Mark, V.W. (2013). Structural Neuroplastic Change Following ConstraintInduced Movement Therapy in a Pediatric Population with Cere-bral Palsy. Pediatrics 131, e1664-e1669. PMID 23610209 [Indexed for Medline]
Taub, E., and Uswatte, G. (2013). Constraint-Induced Movement therapy: a family of neurorehabilitation treatments that harnesses the plasticity of the central nervous system. Neurologie and Rehabilitation 19, 161-175.
Rickards, T., Sterling, C., Graham, M., Mark, V.W., Uswatte, G., Taub, E., Davis, D. (2013). A Diffusion Tensor Imaging study of response to CI therapy in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy and adults with chronic stroke. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 95(3), 506-514. PMID 24055785 [Indexed for Medline]
Taub, E., Uswatte, G., Mark, V., Morris, D., Barman, J., Bowman, M., Bryson, C., Delgado, A., and Bishop-McKay, S. (2013). Method for enhancing real-world use of a more-affected arm in chronic stroke: the transfer package of CI therapy. Stroke 44, 1383-1388 PMCID: PMC3703737
Iversen, I. (2013). Interview with Edward Taub: CI therapy as a behavioral analysis neurorehabilitation intervention. European Journal of Behavior Analysis 14, 361-384
Taub, E. (2013). Promoting acceptance of efficacious behavior analysis interventions by clinical communities: the example of CI therapy. European Journal of Behavior Analysis 14, 127-139.
Uswatte, G. and Taub, E. (2013) Constraint-induced movement therapy: a method for harnessing neuroplasticity to treat motor disorders. Prog Brain Res, 207: 379-401. PMID 24309263 [PubMed – in process]
Book Chapter
Uswatte, G., & Taub, E. (2013). Constraint-Induced Movement therapy: a method for harnessing neuroplasticity to treat motor disorders. In S. Waxman, D. G. Stein, D. Swaab, & H. Fields (Series Eds.) and M. Merzenich, M. Nahum, & T. Van Vleet (Vol. Eds.), Progress in brain research: Vol. 207. Changing brains – applying brain plasticity to advance and recover human ability (pp. 379-401). Amsterdam: Elsevier Publishing.
Diane Tucker, Ph.D. Gilliam, M. B., Madan-Swain, A., Whelan, K., Tucker, D. C., Demark-Wahnefried, W., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). Cognitive
influences as mediators of family and peer support for pediatric cancer survivors’ physical activity. Psycho-Oncology, 22, 1361-1368. doi: 10.1002/pon.3140 PMCID: PMC3511656
Gilliam, M. B., Madan-Swain, A., Whelan, K., Tucker, D. C., Demark-Wahnefried, W., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). Social, demographic, and medical influences on physical activity in child and adolescent cancer survivors. J Pediatr Psychol, 37(2), 198-208. PMCID: PMC3282282
Book Chapter
MM Mulla and DC Tucker. (2013) Global Health: Health Sciences and Team Based Care. In: Evert J, Drain P, Hall T (eds). Global Health Programming in Medical and Other Professional Schools: 2nd ed, pp 256-261.
Bulent Turan, Ph.D. Kiriscioglu, T.*, Hassenzahl, D. M., Turan, B. (2013). Urban and Rural Perceptions ofEcological Risks to Water Environments
in Southern and Eastern Nevada. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 33, 86-95.
Boggiano, M. M., Turan, B., Maldonado, C. R., Oswald, K. D., & Shuman, E. S. (2013). Secretive food concocting in binge eating: Test of a famine hypothesis. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 46, 212-225.
Gitendra Uswatte, Ph.D. Taub, E., Uswatte, G., Bowman, M., Mark, V.W., Delgado, A., Bryson, C., Morris, D., Bishop McKay, S. (2013). Constraint-
induced movement therapy combined with conventional neurorehabilitation techniques in chronic stroke patients with plegic hands: a case series. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 94(1), 86-94 PMCID: PMC3529797
Mark, V.W., Taub, E., Uswatte, G., Bashir, K., Cutter, G., Bryson, C., McKay, S., Bowman, H.(2013). Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy for the Lower Extremities in Multiple Sclerosis: Case Series with 4-Year Follow-up Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 94, 753-760 PMID 23111280 [Indexed for Medline]
Johnson, M.L., Taub, E., Harper, L.H., Wade, J.T., Bowman, M., Bishop-McKay, S., Haddad, M.M., Mark, V.W., Uswatte, G. 2013. An enhanced protocol for CI Aphasia therapy: CIAT II. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology; 1-13
Sterling, C., Taub, E., Davis, D., Rickards, T., Gauthier, L., Uswatte, G., Griffin, A., Chandler, A.,Barghi, A., Mark, V.W. (2013). Structural Neuroplastic Change Following ConstraintInduced Movement Therapy in a Pediatric Population with Cerebral Palsy. Pediatrics 131, e1664-e1669. PMID 23610209 [Indexed for Medline]
Taub, E., and Uswatte, G. (2013). Constraint-Induced Movement therapy: a family of neurorehabilitation treatments that harnesses the plasticity of the central nervous system. Neurologie and Rehabilitation 19, 161-175.
Rickards, T., Sterling, C., Graham, M., Mark, V.W., Uswatte, G., Taub, E., Davis, D. (2013). A Diffusion Tensor Imaging study of response to CI therapy in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy and adults with chronic stroke. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 95(3), 506-514. PMID 24055785 [Indexed for Medline]
Taub, E., Uswatte, G., Mark, V., Morris, D., Barman, J., Bowman, M., Bryson, C., Delgado, A., and Bishop-McKay, S. (2013). Method for enhancing real-world use of a more-affected arm in chronic stroke: the transfer package of CI therapy. Stroke 44, 1383-1388 PMCID: PMC3703737
Uswatte, G. and Taub, E. (2013) Constraint-induced movement therapy: a method for harnessing neuroplasticity to treat motor disorders. Prog Brain Res, 207: 379-401. PMID 24309263 [PubMed – in process]
Book Chapter
Uswatte, G., & Taub, E. (2013). Constraint-Induced Movement therapy: a method for harnessing neuroplasticity to treat motor disorders. In S. Waxman, D. G. Stein, D. Swaab, & H. Fields (Series Eds.) and M. Merzenich, M. Nahum, & T. Van Vleet (Vol. Eds.), Progress in brain research: Vol. 207. Changing brains – applying brain plasticity to advance and re-cover human ability (pp. 379-401). Amsterdam: Elsevier Publishing.
Other Non-Peer Reviewed Publications (2013) Karlene Ball , Ph.D. Ball, K., Ross, L. A., Eby, D. W. Molnar, L. J., & Meuser, T. M. (2013). Emerging issues in safe and sustainable mobility for
older persons. Accident Analysis and Prevention,61, 138-140.
Burel Goodin , Ph.D. Finan, P.H., Goodin, B.R., & Smith, M.T. (2013). The association of sleep and pain: an update and path forward. Journal of
Pain, 14(12), 1539-1552. PMID 24290442 [PubMed in process]
Goodin, B.R. & *Bulls, H.W. (2013). Optimism and the experience of pain: benefits of seeing the glass as half full. Current Pain and Headache Reports, 17(5), 329-339. PMCID: 3935764
Lesley Ross, Ph.D. Ball, K., Ross, L. A., Eby, D. W. Molnar, L. J., & Meuser, T. M. (2013). Emerging issues in safe and sustainable mobility for
older persons. Accident Analysis and Prevention,61, 138-140.
David Schwebel , Ph.D. Rezaie, L., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). Research priorities for suicide by self-immolation: Beyond quantitative approaches
[Letter to the editor]. Burns, 39, 536. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2012.07.002 PMID: 22841941
Schwebel, D. C. (2013). Do our ears help us cross streets safely? [Letter to the editor]. Injury Prevention, 19, 75-76. doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040682 PMID: 23171537
Gitendra Uswatte, Ph.D. Dunn, D. S., Uswatte, G., Elliott, T. R., Lastres, A., & Beard, B. (2013). A positive psychology of physical disability: principles
and progress. In M. L. Wehmeyer (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of positive psychology and disability (pp. 427-441). New York: Oxford University Press.
921,136
2 0 1 3 Active Grants
The Department of Psychology submitted 44 new grant applications last year totaling $18,669,304. The department had 30 grants funded with a department faculty as PI, receiving $5,785,302 total dollars. $1,328,167 of this was NIH, and $4,457,135 was other than NIH. Psychology received intramural funding of $298,790 which included: CCTS support ($90,000), a Health Disparities Research Award ($25,000), three faculty development grants ($26,790) and two Interdisciplinary Innovation Awards ($90,000). A total of 13 faculty submitted at least one grant as PI in 2013, which is 70% of our research active faculty. A total of 17 faculty received some salary support from a grant.
2011 2012 2013
Interdisciplinary Innovation Awardees 0 1 2
Number of Funded Investigators 10 14 13 Number of Grant and Contract
Applications 38 46 44
Dollars Applied for in Grant and Contract Applications/Submissions $58,685,117 $35,318,092 $18,669,334
Total Awards $4,677,770 $5,011,877 $5,785,302
NIH Award Dollars $1,843,060 $1,726,622 $1,328,167
Number of NIH Funded Investigators 5 6 6
Award Dollars Outside NIH $2,834,710 $3,285,255 $4,457,135
Psychology Metric
Fred Biasini, Ph.D. SPONSOR: Administration for Children and Families/DHHS
Title: UAB Early Head Start
Total Awarded: $1,176,105
SPONSOR: Administration for Children and Families/DHHS
Title: UCEED– Alabama Center for Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service
Total Awarded: $1,089,215
SPONSOR: Alabama Department of Human Resources
Title: UAB SEBD Pilot Project
Total Awarded: $103,500
SPONSOR: Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
Title: MCH Block Grant
Total Awarded: $5,000
SPONSOR: University of South Carolina
Title: Maternal Methylmercury Exposure through Rice Ingestion and Offspring Development
Total Awarded: $9,818
SPONSOR: Health Resources and Services Administration/DHHS
Title: Maternal and Child Health Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Total Awarded: $680,758
$3,064,396
$921,136
Karlene Ball , Ph.D. SPONSOR: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Title: Center for Translational Research on Aging and Mobility
Total Awarded: $596,909
SPONSOR: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Title: Predicting Long -Term Mobility Outcomes for Older Adults
Total Awarded: $304,227
SPONSOR: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Title: Emerging Issues in Safe and Sustainable Mobility for Older Persons
Total Awarded: $20,000
Mike Sloane, Ph.D. SPONSOR: Beckman (Arnold and Mable) Foundation
Title: 2012 Beckman Scholars Program
Total Awarded: $38,600
$38,600
SPARKS CLINICS
Sylvie Mrug, Ph.D. and David Knight, Ph.D. SPONSOR: National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS
Title: Neurobiological Mechanisms of Lower Internalizing Disorders in Black Americans
Total Awarded: $531,480
Christina Rodriguez, Ph.D. SPONSOR: National Institute of Health/University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Title: Predicting Later Parent Child Aggression in Expectant Parents the Triple F Study
Total Awarded: $118,915
Rajesh Kana, Ph.D. SPONSOR: Lindamood-Bell
Title: The Impact of Language Remediation on Brain Functioning Autism
Total Awarded: $25,000
$285,000
$531,480
$118,915
David Schwebel , Ph.D.
SPONSOR: CARR
Title: Understanding Young Children Preferences for Bottles
Total Awarded: $95,896
SPONSOR: University of Florida
Title: Teaching Schoolchildren Pedestrian Safety a Pragmatic Trial Using
Virtual Reality
Total Awarded: $22,498
SPONSOR: Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
Title: Evaluation of Cognitive Readiness for Tractor Operation Using Advanced Simulation
Total Awarded: $17,674
$136,068
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
$20,000 Burel Goodin, Ph.D. SPONSOR: American Pain Society Title: The Effects of Intranasal Oxytocin on Pain Sensitivity Endogenous Pain Processing and Mood Randomized Placebo Controlled Crossover Study Total Awarded: $20,000
“The measure of greatness in a
scientific idea is the extent to
which it stimulates
thought and opens up new
lines of
research.”
-PAUL A.M. DIRAC
Graduate Studies lifespan
developmental behavioral
neuroscience medical clinical
ABOUT As a premier behavioral science, the Psychology graduate programs make a major contribution to the College of
Arts and Sciences mission of examining human behavior in context. Faculty and graduate students in
the graduate programs conduct research, teach, provide professional service, seek and receive extramural grant
funding, publish in highly respected journals, participate in national and international professional conferences,
and actively participate in the professional activities of national psychological organizations. The graduate
programs are integral to the Department's mission of furthering its status as a premier psychology department.
The Graduate Programs admitted 18 students in 2013.
Our graduate students completed over 100 clinical practica during 2013, providing clinical psychology services
to adults and children in a wide range of settings including the Civitan/Sparks clinics, the Birmingham VA
Medical Center, Spain Rehabilitation Center, the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology (inpatient and
outpatient services), Children’s of Alabama, several settings providing substance abuse and mental health
treatment for the homeless, Glenwood/Mitchell’s Place autism treatment facilities, and several community-
based independent practices.
We estimate that over the course of the year our students spent 7,000 hours providing direct services to clients
and patients while gaining clinical skills that translate and consolidate knowledge gained from their research
and classroom instruction. The Psychology Graduate Student Programs all have good track records of retention
and graduation. Psychology graduates approximately 40% of all CAS Ph.D.’s awarded.
Graduate Studies
Medical Clinical D O C T O R A L P R O G R A M
Research and Graduate Education : 49 students were enrolled in the Medical/Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program during all or part of 2013. By the end of the year, 9 students had graduated and accepted post-doctoral fellowships or academic clinical-research positions. 7 students had gone on internship and are on track to graduate in 2014. 31 students remained in residence.
Research productivity: 26 peer-reviewed journal articles: Involving 15 students; 1-6 publications per student. On 12 papers students were first authors. 74 total presentations at a scientific or professional conference: Involving 28 students; 1-7 presentations per student. On 50 of these presentations, student were first authors. Multi-year tracking indicates that the average student publishes about one peer-reviewed article and presents about two conference papers or posters per year.
Training Our students are trained to develop, implement, and evaluate empirically-validated procedures to assess, understand and promote mental and medical health and to prevent and ameliorate disease. The program is designed to be completed in 5-7 years of full-time study, including a one-year clinical internship. The Program offers a variety of areas of emphasis that reflect faculty interests and expertise including: neuropsychology/rehabilitation, health psychology/behavioral medicine, clinical child psychology, gerontology, pediatric psychology (including prevention of accidental injuries and abuse), eating disorders, and addiction.
Other Accomplishments Students in residence provided approximately 7,000 hours of services to the Birmingham community through UAB, affiliated, and community-based facilities as trainees in our hybrid clinical/research psychology doctoral program.
Edwin Cook III, Ph.D. Associate Professor
* DIRECTOR, MEDICAL CLINICAL
DOCTORAL PROGRAM
Program faculty members are distributed widely across
research and clinical settings within UAB, the UAB Health
System, and affiliated health care facilities such as the VA
Medical Center and Children’s Hospital. Faculty from all
major training facilities and academic departments that
contribute to the program work together to mentor and
advise students in both research and clinical domains.
Each student has a research mentor who directs the
student’s primary research activities, chairs his or her thesis
and dissertation committees, and commits to helping the
student advance toward
readiness for post-doctoral
training or entry-level
employment as a researcher
in the area of clinical /
medical psychology.
However, the highly-
collaborative clinical
research “culture” of UAB
offers unique advantages to
students that go beyond the
usual benefits of a
committed research mentor.
ABOUT Our program is jointly sponsored by UAB’s School of
Medicine and the College of Arts and Sciences, and is
accredited as a clinical psychology doctoral training
program by the American Psychological Association.
We have particular strengths in medically-relevant
areas like health psychology and behavioral medicine,
neuropsychology, gerontology, and pediatric
psychology. The scope of our program is enhanced by
the range of faculty expertise, multiple UAB Schools
and Centers, and affiliated and community-based
health care facilities that provide students access to a
variety of didactic learning, research, and clinical
training opportunities.
FACULTY MENTORING
Student Quality: The BN program continues to select from the applicant pool high quality students as indicated by high GRE scores, grades and motivation. We have had outstanding success in having virtually every admitted student finish with a Ph.D, virtually all of which were mentor or training grant supported throughout their UAB tenure.
Publications: Virtually all BN students publish an abstract every other year. Most, in addition to the 2-3 publications for their dissertation, are co-authors on several other publications during their tenure at UAB.
Graduate Careers The Behavioral Neuroscience Program started in 1981. The vast majority of BN graduate students advance to postdoctoral or research associate positions in high quality labs pursuant to careers as principle investigator scientists. Graduates have taken post-doctoral and faculty positions at universities, colleges, and public and private agencies, including the following: Arizona State University, American Chemical Society, Caterpillar Corporation, Harvard University, Merial Corporation, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Pittsburgh, University of Tennessee, and University of Virginia.
Student Advising: We maintain a strong program of advising for all students. By the end of the Spring term of the first year, each student has a faculty research mentor with whom he or she works closely on an ongoing basis. This individual’s expertise is supplemented by that of the thesis and/or dissertation committees, which are appointed by the program director at appropriate times as the student’s research training progresses.
Professor Frank Amthor, Ph.D.
* INTERIM DIRECTOR, BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE DOCTORAL PROGRAM
D O C T O R A L P R O G R A M
Behavioral Neuroscience
TRAINING
Students perform 2-3 research rotations in their first year
with potential Ph.D. mentors. These laboratory rotations
teach valuable research skills and allow students to make an
informed decision about their future research direction and
mentorship. We consistently receive feedback that one of
the primary reasons for selecting our psychology program
over others was the ability to perform first-year laboratory
rotations. A student chooses a research track and Ph.D.
mentor at the start of the second year of training and takes
a minimum of an additional four courses to complete their
didactic training. These courses are chosen by both the
student and mentor in order to achieve greater flexibility in
the student’s training. Most students also continue to take
additional courses and attend both seminars and journal
clubs within the department of their mentor. Each student
must fulfill a pre-dissertation research requirement and pass
a qualifying examination. On satisfying these requirements,
a student is advanced to candidacy for dissertation research.
The Ph.D. is awarded upon successful defense of the
dissertation. We also encourage our students to teach
undergraduate courses in the Department of Psychology.
The program is designed to be completed in 5 years of
full-time studies. We only admit students who can commit to
full-time studies through the duration of the program.
ABOUT The mission of the Behavioral Neuroscience Ph.D.
program is to produce outstanding young scientists
capable of pursuing successful teaching and research
careers. This goal is achieved by having each student
obtain firm academic and research training in both
psychology- and neuroscience-based domains. A major
strength of the program is that it is an interdisciplinary
program that includes programmatic research and
training under the supervision of any faculty member
within any department at UAB who has research interests
that lie in the area of behavioral neuroscience. Current
training and mentorship are provided by faculty in the
departments of Anesthesiology, Biostatistics,
Neurobiology, Physiology and Biophysics, Psychiatry and
Behavioral Biology, Psychology, and Vision Sciences.
Fred Biasini, Ph.D.
Associate Professor * DIRECTOR,
LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL DOCTORAL PROGRAM
Training Program The Lifespan Developmental Psychology Program is a
research-training program. All components of the program
are geared towards advancing the student's ability to
conduct research. Training in our program exposes students
to issues of development in its natural social contexts (e.g.,
in the school, home, workplace) as well as in laboratories.
Graduate students study developmental aspects of
behavioral systems, family systems, and individual
capabilities and competencies throughout development.
Faculty Mentor
A critical feature in our training program is that each
student has a faculty mentor, who is responsible for guiding
the student through the program and teaching the student
how to function as a developmental scientist.
Publications and Presentations:
Students in the Lifespan Developmental Program published 8 papers in peer reviewed journals in 2013. They were first
authors on 6 of these publications. In addition, they presented 43 posters or oral presentations at regional or
national conferences.
Grants submitted:
LDPP students submitted 8 grants to federal agencies or foundations for funding.
D O C T O R A L P R O G R A M
Lifespan Developmental
COURSE CURRICULUM
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Students enter the program with either a Bachelor's or
Master's degree. Under the direction of faculty mentors,
students not already holding a Master's degree complete a
Master's thesis research project (to be submitted for
publication) during the first one or two years of the program.
The student then completes the qualifying exam/admission
to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree. The final requirement is
of course the completion of a doctoral dissertation, which is
to be an independent, substantial scientific contribution to
knowledge in a specific area of inquiry. While there are (for
most students) two required research projects (Thesis and
Dissertation), students are expected to be continuously
involved in research in collaboration with the mentor and
complete projects that can be published.
In addition to these major requirements, students
complete a course curriculum. Through a core curriculum
of developmental psychology, statistics, research design,
and general psychology, students develop a solid
foundation in the history, methods, theory, and current
research in developmental psychology. Since the
advancement of developmental psychology as a science and
as a long-term solution of applied developmental problems
requires contributions from a variety of disciplines, training
occurs in an interdisciplinary context and students often
complete coursework in other departments (e.g., education,
public health).
PH.D.’S AWARDED IN 2013
Medical Clinical Shiquina LaFaye Andrews, Ph.D. (August)
“The Effects of Spiritually Integrated Therapy on Psychological Distress in Infertile Women.”
Dr. Michelle Y. Martin, Chair (Department: Preventive Medicine)
Patricia Baretto, Ph.D. (May)
“The Interactional Effects of Incentive Value and Task Difficulty: A Partial Explanation for Gender Differ-ences in Cardiovascular Response to a Performance Challenge”
Dr. Virginia Wadley Bradley, Co-chair (Department: Gerontology/Geriatrics/Palliative Care)
Dr. Rex A. Wright, Co-chair (Department: Psychology)
Jacquelynn Nicosia Copeland, Ph.D. (August)
“Cortical Thickness in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and Its Relationships with Neuropsychological Functioning and Financial Capacity”
Dr. Kristen Triebel, Chair (Department: Neurology Chair Office)
Aaron Leah Davis, Ph.D. (August)
‘The Effects of Sleep Restriction on Adolescents’’ Pedestrian Safety”
Dr. David C. Schwebel, Chair (Department: Psychology)
Natalie Goodwin, Ph.D. (August)
“Suicide and Eating Disorders: The Role of Religiosity, Spirituality and Religious Coping Style”
Dr. A. Hal Thurstin, Co-Chair (Department: Psychiatry - Geriatrics)
Dr. Nicole Siegfried, Co-Chair (Department: Psychology)
Elizabeth Sheridan Mitchell, Ph.D. (August)
“The Effectiveness of a Behavioral Summer Treatment Program for Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder”
Dr. Sylvie Mrug, Chair (Department: Psychology)
Adam Clay Perkins, Ph.D. (August)
“Impulsivity as a Predictor of Smoking Cessation Outcomes in Bupropion Treatment of Community Correc-tions Smokers”
Dr. Karen Cropsey, Chair (Psychiatry - Behavioral Neurobiology)
Andrea C. Sartori, Ph.D.. (August)
“The Relationship Between Inflammatory Biomarkers and Cognitive Function in Older Adults”
Dr. Michael Crowe, Chair (Department: Psychology)
Kelly Ross Wolfe, Ph.D. (August)
“Executive Functions and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Survivors of Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumor”
Dr. Rajesh Kana, Chair (Department: Psychology)
Lifespan Developmental Michael Gower, Ph.D. (August)
“Eye Gaze Patterns During Live Social Interactions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders”
Dr. Fred J. Biasini, Chair (Department: Psychology)
Anjana Madan, Ph.D. (August)
“From Family Violence to Dating Violence: Testing the Dual Pathway Model”
Dr. Sylvie Mrug, Chair (Department: Psychology)
Lindsey Sutton, Ph.D. (August)
“The Effect of Incentive Strategy on Health Behaviors and Outcomes in the Workplace”
Dr. Michael Crowe, Chair (Department: Psychology)
Behavioral Neuroscience Laura Quadri, Ph.D. (August)
“Epigenetic Regulation of Hippocampus-Dependent Learning”
Dr. David Sweatt, Chair (Department: Neurobiology)
Kimberly Wood, Ph.D. (July)
“Neural mechanisms supporting the learning-related emotional response to a threat”
Dr. David C. Knight, Chair (Department: Psychology)
BARTOW ARENA
Medical Clinical Andrews, Shiquina L. Funding Source: Teva Pharmaceuticals: Mental Health Dissertation Research Grant to Increase Diversity (R36), National Institute of Mental Health Title: Psychological Effects of Spiritually Integrated Therapy for Infertile Women Budget Period: March 2012- October 2013 Total Funding: $19,820.00 Barnes, Margaux Funding Source: Walmart State Giving Program: Alabama Title: Grow it! Eat it! Live it! Gardening for a Healthy Future Budget Period: November 2013 Total Funding: $25,000 Block, Cady Funding Source: Teva Pharmaceuticals Title: Examining neuropsychological sequelae of chronic pain and the modulatory effect of immediate-release opioid analgesics Budget Period: 01/2012-06/2013 Total Funding: $6,150 Davis, Aaron L. Funding Source: National Science Foundation (NSF), Decision, Risk, and Management Sciences Program Title: The Effects of Sleep Restriction on Adolescents’ Pedestrian Safety Budget Period: March 2011 - February 2013 Total Funding: $12,000.00 Haddad, Michelle Funding Source: American Heart Association Title: Neuroplasticity Induced by Constraint-Induced Aphasia Therapy II in Adults with Chronic Post-Stroke Aphasia Budget Period: July 2012- June 2014 Total Funding: $50,360.00 Hensler, Molly Funding Source: NCI Training Grant (R25) Title: Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program Budget Period: 2011- present Total Funding: N/A Rickards, Tyler Funding Source: American Heart Association Title: Neuroplasticity Induced by Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy in Children with Cerebral Palsy of a Vascular Origin Budget Period: July 2011- June 2013 Total Funding: $44,360.00 Sokal, Brad Funding Source: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/ NIH/DHHS Title: Home-Based Automated Therapy of Arm Function After Stroke Via Tele-Rehabilitation – Diversity Research Supplement: Training in Rehabilitation Research Budget Period: June 2011- March 2013 Total Funding: $70,787 Schmidt, Erica (Co-Investigator with Burge, Wesley) Funding Source: National Institute on Aging / NIH / DHHS Title: Cognitive and Physical Exercise Study (CAPES , Roybal Pilot grant) Budget Period: September 2011 - August 2013 Total Funding: $52,740.00
$52,740
$70,787
$44,360
N/A
$50,360
$12,000
$6,150
$25,000
$19,820
GRADUATE STUDENT FUNDED GRANTS
Behavioral Neuroscience Burge, Wesley (Co-Investigator with Schmidt, Erica) Funding Source: National Institute on Aging / NIH / DHHS Title: Cognitive and Physical Exercise Study (CAPES , Roybal Pilot grant) Budget Period: September 2011 - August 2013 Total Funding: $52,740.00
$52,740
STUDENT PLACEMENT OUTCOMES
Graduate Student Pending/Submitted Grants
Lifespan Developmental Shen, Jiabin Funding Source: American Psychological Foundation Title: Understanding Pediatric Dog-Bite Injuries in Rural China Budget Period: May 2012 - April 2013 Total Funding: $5,000.00
$5,000
Madan, Anjana Funding Source: National Institute on Justice Title: Family and Peer Predictors of Adolescent Dating Violence Budget Period: September 2012 – August 2013 Total Requested $22,000.00 Funding Source: National Institute on Justice Title: Risk Factors for Dating Violence: Multilevel Developmental Model Budget Period: January 2013 – December 2014 Total Requested $210,566.00 Shen, Jiabin Funding Source: Center for Child Injury and Prevention Studies Title: Understanding Pediatric Dog-Bite Injuries in Rural China Budget Period: March 2012 – February 2013 Total Funds: $2,000.00 Funding Source: Society of Pediatric Psychology Title: Understanding Pediatric Dog Bite Injury in Rural China Budget Period: May 2012 – April 2014 Total Funds: $1,000.00 Funding Source: American Psychological Foundation Title: Understanding Pediatric Dog Bite Injury in Rural China Budget Period: May 2012 – April 2014 Total Funds: $5,000.00
$232,566
$5,000
Mark Pennick Denver Mental Health Center
Kelly Wolfe Neuropsychology Fellow, Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Laura Quadri Postdoctoral Fellow, Durham VA Medical Center
Marci Smith Postdoctoral Fellow, Vision Sciences-UAB
Kimberly Wood Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychology-UAB
Michael Gower Medical School at Mercer University
Anjana Madan Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Miami
Lindsay Sutton Assistant Strategic Planner, Intermark Group
Shiquina Andrews Postdoctoral Fellow, HIV/HCV Primary Care Mental Health,
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Patricia Baretto Medical/Palliative Care Psychologist, Orlando VAMC
Jacquelynn Copeland Neuropsychology Fellow, Barrow Neurological Institute
Aaron Davis Intern, Baylor College of Medicine
Natalie Goodwin Postdoctoral Fellow, The Menninger Clinic
Elizabeth Mitchell Child Psychology Fellow, Emory University School of Medicine
Adam Perkins Psychologist, U.S. Army
Andrea Sartori Neuropsychology Fellow, Brown Alpert School of Medicine
GRADUATE CURRICULUM
Update BN core courses: Neuroscience research technologies have changed vastly in the last decade to include modern molecular, optogenetic and brain imaging technologies. All core courses are being updated to reflect modern technology in neuroscience, and integrate this technology with traditional areas of behavioral neuroscience such as learning and animal behavior.
Add new courses: Because the number of BN faculty decreased significantly in the last decade, the program was unable to offer courses in many essential areas of behavioral neuroscience. Students had to take courses in other departments or the medical school for these content areas. However, many of these courses were not oriented toward the needs or backgrounds of BN students. As the department is recruiting new faculty to replace those lost by attrition, we are developing new courses in modern areas on BN. These benefit not only the graduate students and their mentors research programs, but also impact undergraduate instruction as well.
STUDENT RECRUITMENT
We will continue to develop and update our website to communicate with and attract interested and highly-qualified students to our program. At national meetings we will contin-ue to engage in outreach efforts to regional and national uni-versities.
We will strengthen the quality of research mentors in our program, and maintain contact with students throughout their tenure at UAB through annual meetings with the director and required weekly seminars for all students.
We admit highly-qualified students who do not at the time of application have to commit to a single faculty mentor. This has been an extraordinarily attractive aspect of our program in recruiting. We will continue our successful efforts to recruit students from diverse backgrounds by advertising, through links on our website, available funding through the Office of the Vice President for Equity and Diversity, and by recruitment of students through our relationships with Historically Black Colleges and University in Alabama and neighboring states.
Behavioral Neuroscience What are your plans for the coming year as
they relate to: 2013 AT A GLANCE
The graduate programs enrollment has
remained steady with just over 70 students
from 2011 to 2013. While the number of
students hasn’t experienced a large amount of
change, credit hour production has increased
10% to 2,088 hours from 1,871 in 2012 and
2011.
The graduate programs have experienced the
largest amount of growth in course sections
taught by adjunct faculty. In 2013 80 course
sections were taught by adjunct faculty, a 35%
increase from 2012 and a 55% increase from
2011.
Full time faculty affiliated with the graduate
programs has grown from 25 full time faculty
members in 2011 to 30 full time faculty
members in 2013.
The degrees awarded have increased at both
the masters and doctoral levels. In 2013, 7
masters degrees were awarded, a 30% increase
since 2011. 16 doctoral degrees were awarded
in 2013, a 38% increase since 2011.
LOOKING AHEAD
STUDENT RECRUITMENT
We will continue to develop and update our website
to communicate with and attract interested and
highly-qualified students to our program. In doing
so we will emphasize major program strengths and
available research mentors in the substantive areas
of: Neuropsychology, Aging, Pediatrics, Child
Behavioral & Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Pain,
and Injury Prevention.
We will Clarify the important role of research
mentors in our program. At the same time we will
retain the flexibility to admit highly-qualified
students with compatible substantive interests who
are not ready at the time of application to commit to
a single faculty mentor, which has been an attractive
aspect of our program (per applicant feedback) in
the past.
Medical Clinical
GRADUATE CURRICULUM
We will work toward addition of more 1-credit seminars and
modules. In particular: We will work closely with the Behavioral
Neuroscience Doctoral Program to develop a more modular
approach to what has been a 4-credit Foundations of Behavioral
Neuroscience course. Ideally, students will be required to take a
basic neural signaling module and then be able to select among
additional modules that are most relevant to their research
interests and developing clinical specializations
(e.g., psychopharmacology).
We will identify needs for didactic 1-credit courses in clinical
interventions along with appropriate faculty to teach them.
We expect this to result in 1-2 courses per year on a 2-3 year
rotation that will be developed and modified over time.
Compared to conventional 3-semester-hour courses, we anticipate
this plan to result in courses that more students are able to take,
and more faculty are able to teach, in parallel with other training
activities and professional responsibilities, respectively. Two-hour
intervention courses will also be considered, with the general goal
of developing a more flexible approach to curriculum that meets
pedagogical needs, is compatible with other training activities, and
is consistent with financial realities. We will closely review our
current curriculum and any proposed changes for compliance with
national accreditation and licensing standards.
We will provide at least one didactic overview of
NRSA and individual grant funding mechanisms
for all students, advertise existing Graduate
School incentives for pursuing such funding, and
seek additional ways to encourage more students
to seek this funding.
We will continue to encourage and support student travel to scientific and professional conferences to present posters and podium talks that make them eligible for student-level awards.
GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS
What are your plans for the coming year as
they relate to:
study away
neuroscience program
service learning
Undergraduate Studies
Psychology has one of the highest graduation numbers of all departments in CAS (190 graduates in 2013 and 191 in 2012).
Approximately two-thirds of our graduates apply to graduate programs either in Psychology or other fields. We continue to
have a record number of student presenters at the John W.P. Ost Research Competition. In 2013, 21 students presented
their independent research projects.
Many of our students are demonstrating outstanding performance in the classroom. We inducted 73 new members into Psi
Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, in 2013. Students must hold a 3.0 GPA to be eligible to join Psi Chi.
Forty-two percent of our 2013 graduating seniors reported that they planned to apply for entry to a psychology graduate
program. In addition, 25% reported that they planned to enter a graduate program outside the area of psychology such as
Nurse Practitioner, Master of Business Administration and Education. Our enrollment continues to grow. In 2013, we had
842 majors, which is a 14% increase since the previous year.
A minor in Psychology is becoming increasingly popular. In 2013, 207 students were completing a minor in Psychology,
which is a 43% increase since 2012. Our graduates, both from honors programs and the “regular” major, continue to gain
admission to prestigious graduate (M.A. and Ph.D.) programs, medical school, law school, and to begin jobs in a range of
careers and industries.
We organized “Explore Psychology Day,” a departmental student recruitment event on March 29, 2013 for high school
students and their parents. We had over 50 in attendance. Students and their parents were able to tour psychology
research laboratories, classrooms and campus buildings. They also enjoyed lunch at the Commons on the Green with faculty
and current students. We organized information sessions throughout the day to inform them about the psychology major.
ABOUT
Research
Online Instruction
Our online courses are increasingly popular. In 2013, 3,742 students were enrolled in psychology courses online. The department has expanded its online course offerings this past year, which has provided more flexibility to our undergraduate students and alleviated classroom scheduling issues for our students and instructors. We have included additional upper-level courses such as Social Development and Psychology of Marriage to our online course offerings. We are currently offering all of the required psychology courses online.
The Department continues to support instructors teaching online through IT support and the Online Learning Advisory Committee. All course shells are reviewed by the Director of Undergraduate Studies, and feedback is provided, prior to the beginning of each term. The Instructional Technology Center (4th floor of Campbell Hall) allows instructors to teach courses using virtual classroom features, and the space is scheduled to capacity each semester.
Curriculum The Undergraduate Studies Committee of
Psychology reviewed the curriculum and made a few changes to better prepare students for our advanced course-work. The statistics course and laboratory (PY 214 and PY 217) were combined into one course (PY 216) to allow for greater uniformity between lecture and laboratory activities and to require students to take these simultaneously. It was also decided to add one more course to the curriculum, Research Literacy in Psychology (PY 215) to better prepare students to read and write scientifically prior to their 300 and 400 level courses.
INCREASE IN
PY 398 ENROLLMENT
STUDENT PARTICIPATION
INCREASE IN INDEPENDENT
MENTORED RESEARCH
More than 25 percent of our undergraduate students
participated in independent mentored research in 2013
(211 students). We are placing undergraduate students
across campus to gain these valuable research
experiences. Our research practicum course, PY398, is
increasingly popular. 85 students enrolled in 2013 which is
an increase of 5 percent since last year. In addition, all
psychology majors gain research experience in teams
through course activities in PY 315 Research Methods and
PY 490 Psychology Capstone. Mentored research also
offers a valuable level of skills training as students work on
multidisclipinary research teams with funded scientists.
Service Learning All psychology students participate in at least one service learning experience. Our community practicum course, PY
397, continues to add new sites and have substantial student interest. PY 490, our Capstone course, ensures all psychology majors complete some service learning during their time as a UAB psychology major. Students typically are required to complete at least 15 hours of service learning during the semester in which they are enrolled in PY 490. We have successfully placed students at sites such as the Amelia Center, Glenwood, the Crisis Center, and Youth Villages. We have also incorporated service learning in the online version of PY 490 and have been able to place all our online students at service learning sites in their communities.
Honors Programs We continue to have psychology students active in most honors programs across campus as well as in our in-house
Psychology Honors Program. 76 psychology majors were members of at least one university honors program in 2013, and 18 students were enrolled in the Psychology Honors Program, led by Dr. Michael Crowe.
Study Away We have continued our success with Study Away programming. Eleven students participated in our trip to Stockholm,
Sweden to explore cross-cultural perspectives of child development. Dr. Maria Hopkins led the trip. We awarded 11 scholarships of $1,000 each for this trip. We are currently planning our next trip to Deli, India with Dr. Rajesh Kana in 2015.
11 76 18 STUDENTS TRAVELED TO
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN WITH OUR STUDY AWAY PROGRAM
PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS ARE MEMBERS OF AT LEAST ONE
HONORS PRGPRAM
STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN THE PSYCHOLOGY HONORS
PROGRAM
SWEDEN
Undergraduate Neuroscience Program The successful Neuroscience Program is continuing to grow. In 2013 we had 115 majors, whose average GPA is 3.82, and
their incoming ACT scores average 32. The Program is a joint effort of School of Medicine (Neurobiology) and CAS (Psychology) and it requires 3 years of mentored research. The average High School GPA is 4.20 of incoming students. Minimum admission requirements: ACT 30, GPA 3.75
Genesis of the UNP
“If I were a college student today, I don’t think I could resist going into neuroscience.” So says novelist Tom Wolfe.
Based on the assumption that some college students might have similar thoughts, the Department of Psychology has partnered with the Department of Neurobiology of the UAB School of Medicine to establish an undergraduate Neuroscience major. According to Dr. Carl McFarland, Professor of Psychology and current Co-Director of the Neuroscience major, “What is especially unique about our program is that it is the first undergraduate program in Alabama jointly sponsored by a school of medicine and academic affairs. This groundbreaking program provides students with an opportunity to benefit from one-on-one research training with some of the nation’s premier neuroscientists from the Psychology Department and various departments in the School of Medicine including Neurobiology, Psychiatry, Neurology, Physiology and Biophysics, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Cell Biology, Pathology, Biochemistry, Vision Sciences, and Anesthesiology.”
The genesis of the program was formed in 2006 when UAB hired Dr. J. David Sweatt, one of the nation’s top neuroscientists to chair the Department of Neurobiology and direct the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Research Institute. In an early conversation, Dr. McFarland talked with Dr. Sweatt about his long journey from high school in Montgomery, Alabama, to a bachelor’s degree at the University of South Alabama, a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University, and post-doctoral work with Nobel Laureate, Eric Kandel, to his current stature in the field conducting seminal research on the biochemical mechanisms underlying human learning and memory. After listening to a great story, Dr. McFarland asked Dr. Sweatt if he had any interest in making this process a bit more accessible for talented Alabama high school students. Fortunately, this is an endeavor about which Dr. Sweatt is passionate.
“I know from personal experience that there are many smart young people in Alabama who may need to stay instate because of circumstances or economic reasons. We wanted to put together a first-rate educational opportunity for undergraduates that is available only at the nation’s best universities, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Duke, Stanford and a few others.”
At present, 58 UAB scientists and physicians have agreed to serve as research mentors for neuroscience majors. These students are fully engaged in original research activity in various laboratories working closely with faculty, graduate students, and post doctoral researchers. One of these mentors, David Standaert, M.D., Ph.D., has described the program as
“Greater than any one department., this is reaching out and changing the university by opening the door to an undergraduate major that we hope will produce students who will enter our graduate programs or medical school. We hope it will become a magnet to draw the best and brightest to UAB.”
“What is especially unique about our program is that it is the first undergraduate program in Alabama jointly sponsored by a school of medicine and academic affairs.
This groundbreaking program provides students with an opportunity to benefit from one on-one research training with some of the nation’s premier neuroscientists from the Psychology Department and various departments in the School of Medicine including Neurobiology, Psychiatry, Neurology, Physiology and Biophysics, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Cell Biology, Pathology, Biochemistry, Vision Sciences, and Anesthesiology.”
-Dr. Carl McFarland, Co-Director
Undergraduate Neuroscience Program
LOOKING AHEAD
Undergraduate Studies
HONORS/RESEARCH PROGRAMS We hope to increase the number of students in the Psychology Honors
Program and UAB Psi Chi. We are reviewing the Honors curriculum and admission process to attract more high quality students earlier in their college career. We are also working to increase undergraduate research opportunities through placements throughout campus and potential team research activities.
We are also enthusiastic about teaching several honors courses on a regular basis. We are considering additional honors courses such as an Honors statistics course for these students.
What are your plans for the coming year as they
relate to:
CURRICULUM: We have combined PY214 (statistics lecture) and PY217 (statistics
laboratory) into PY216. This combined course will be taught for all students beginning in fall 2014. We will also teach Research Literacy in Psychology (PY215) for the first time this coming fall. We believe that these changes will better prepare students for our upper-level courses. We are continuing discussions of development of new joint majors/minors, especially for pre-med students given the recent changes to the MCAT. We plan to participate in the new QEP “Learning in a team environment” in Year 1 by modifying our existing Research Methods course. We also plan to train all instructors how to effectively incorporate the QEP in their existing and new courses.
STUDENT HONORS We will continue to help fund undergraduate students for travel to
present research at national/international conferences. We are currently supporting 8 students each year with a $200 travel award.
ENGAGEMENT
We plan to enhance students’ global perspective through continuation of our successful study away program. We will continue our successful recruitment events to increase the number and quality of psychology majors and minors. We will consider expanding the “Explore Psychology Event” and will work with student admissions to expand outreach, bringing more students to campus through invitations to OST and other student oriented events.
We hope to be able to identify a dedicated space to conduct undergraduate research. This is especially needed for our research courses and our honors students. We will continue to develop mutually beneficial relationships with our community through partnerships and practicum placements.
We plan to increase the number of members in our Psychology Club, a student-run organization open for all psychology majors. The Club allows students to network, gain valuable leadership experience, and community-service experience. We are considering developing a tutoring program using our senior Psychology Club students.
2013 AT A GLANCE
In 2013, 1,027 students designated Psychology
as their major a 26% increase from
2012 (814 majors) and a 33% increase from
2011 (689 majors).
Another astounding area of undergraduate
growth can be found in students participating
in mentored research. In 2013, 211 students
participated in mentored research, a 16%
increase from 2012 (173 students ) and a 60%
increase from 2011 (84 students).
The department has also seen growth in the
number of service learning courses and study
away courses offered to students. Since 2012,
the department has offered 3 study away
courses and has doubled its service learning
courses to 12 in 2013 from 6 in 2011.
Since 2012, the department has maintained a
21% increase in degrees awarded from 150 in
2011 to 190 degrees awarded in 2012 and
2013.
2013 SCORECARD
COMMUNITY
RESEARCH
In 2013, faculty and students
from the department of
psychology spent countless
hours fostering partnerships
within the community to apply
their research to improve the
lives of the members of our
community. The UAB
Department of Psychology is
invested in the community of
Birmingham. We will
continue to strive for
excellence in our research to
improve the quality of life for
children, adults, veterans, and
seniors across the state and
across the country.
Below are the year-end statistics
from the 2013 Annual Report
submitted to the UAB College
of Arts and Sciences.
P U B L I C A T I O N S
81%
In 2013, faculty from the department
of psychology published 1 book, had
82 publications in peer reviewed
journals or equivalient electronic sites
and 6 other non-peer reviewed
publications, Faculty members had a
combined 131 conference
presentations or published abstracts
record while 10 faculty members
served on editorial boards or grant
review panels.
of faculty members
published in 2013.
44
17
G R A N T
S U B M I S S I O N S
44 total grant applications
were submitted in 2013
with department faculty as
the primary investigator.
17 faculty members
submitted grants as
a primary investigator.
13 13 faculty
members served
as a primary
investigator on
their grant.
G R A N T
F U N D I N G
$5,785,302
$18,669,304
$
$18,669,304 totaled the
amount of funds requested
by faculty members in 2013
for grant funding.
$5,785,302 totaled the
amount of funds received by
faculty members in 2013 for
grant funding.
Distinguished Alumni Awards
Ost Research Competition
History of Awards
Awards
The purpose of the UAB Department of Psychology Distinguished Scholar Alumni Award is to recognize
alumni of the department for groundbreaking scientific research and scholarly accomplishments. These exceptional
individuals bring pride and distinction to UAB and to the Department of Psychology and in doing so serve as outstanding
role models for current and future students.
The purpose of the UAB Department of Psychology Distinguished Service Alumni Award is to recognize an
alumnus of the department for exemplary leadership, outstanding human qualities, and contributions to the university and
society. These exceptional individuals bring pride and distinction to UAB and to the Department of Psychology and in
doing so serve as outstanding role models for current and future students.
The Ost Undergraduate Research Competition honors John W.P. Ost, Ph.D., former faculty member and valued
friend of the UAB Department of Psychology. Since 1989, the generosity of Dr. Ost’s family has allowed students to
demonstrate their advanced learning and research skills in a competitive format. Increasingly, the Ost competition
reflects the terrific breadth of our discipline. Selecting the winners for this competition is always difficult, and the
increasing diversity of posters makes this task even more challenging.
“While some universities view the support of undergraduate research as ‘visionary,’ this event has been
recognizing its value for almost a quarter of a century.”
—Robert E. Palazzo, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Keynote Speaker, 2012.
ABOUT
Awards
Past Award Recipients Distinguished Alumni Scholar Award
2004 Kristofer J. Hagglund, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
2005 Dwayne W. Godwin, Ph.D.
2006 Roger B. Fillingim, Ph.D.
2007 Deborah J. Wiebe, Ph.D.
2008 Clancy B. Blair, Ph.D.
2009 Eddie Harmon-Jones, Ph.D.
2010 Robert R. Edwards, Ph.D.
2011 Mallory O. Johnson, Ph.D.
2012 Katherine E. Stewart, Ph.D., M.P.H.
2013 William J. Tyler, Ph.D.
Distinguished Alumni Service Award
2010 Robin Gurwitch, Ph.D.
2011 Sherri Van Pelt, MPA, OTR/L
2012 Lisa F. Huffman, Ph.D.
2013 Scott Moran
D R . J A M I E T Y L E R , 2013 Dis t inguished Scholar Alumni Award w i n n e r d e l i v e r s t a l k e n t i t l e d : “ M e c h a n i c a l l y I n t e r f a c i n g w i t h B r a i n F u n c t i o n . ”
Dr. Tyler earned his Bachelor’s degree from UAB in 1998 and continued on at UAB to complete his doctoral degree in 2003 in Psychology/Behavioral Neuroscience. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship in 2006 from Harvard University and is now an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences at Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine. He is also Co-founder, Chief Science Officer, and Board Member of Neurotek, Inc., headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA.
S C O T T M O R A N r e c e i v e d t h e 2013 Dis t inguished Ser vice Alumni Award f r o m 2 0 1 1 a w a r d w i n n e r M r s . S h e r r i V a n P e l t .
Scott Moran received his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from UAB in 1995 with minors in Chemistry and Biology. Scott has served as a Program Director in the Facilities Department at UAB since 2007 where he started and leads programs including the UAB Recycling Center and the UAB Building Administrator’s Training Program. In 2010 Scott worked to help create the Psychology Chapter within the UAB National Alumni Society.
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D R . M A R I A H O P K I N S , D R . K A R L E N E
B A L L , S C O T T M O R A N , C H R I S T Y
M O R A N , D R . J A M I E T Y L E R , & D E A N ,
R O B E R T P A L A Z Z O .
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P s y c h o l o g y D i s t i n g u i s h e d A l u m n i
A w a r d s w e r e h e l d a t t h e
Spencer Honors House.
Moran served on the UAB National Alumni Society Board of Directors as a school appointed Director from the College of Arts and Sciences from 2009 – 2012. He is currently serving another three year term on the Board of Directors.
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