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Personality, Continuity, and Change By Brent Roberts

Have you ever wondered whether or not your efforts on understanding the development of synthesized 152 of these studies in order to coworker ever grow out of that habit of , especially in adulthood. In discern just how consistent personality traits showing up late to every meeting? Have you this essay, I hope to give you a brief overview are over the entire life course. Consistent ever been thankful that your spouse is able of what we have found and why it is with the definition of personality traits, we to organize your life proving to be more found that personality is, as defined, relatively despite your inability important than we enduring over time. In fact, the levels of to do so? Have you originally suspected. consistency in personality traits are almost had the experience of as high as those found with cognitive ability watching your children Endurance of measures and higher than phenomena such grow up to be distinctly Personality Traits as income, blood pressure, and cholesterol different from you? These Questions of consistency levels, and substantially higher than and similar questions go to the heart of the psychological ideas such as happiness and are the focus of definition of personality, self-esteem. (Thanks to Professor Frank Fujita personality , especially personality for putting this data together.) especially the subfield traits. Personality traits Although personality shows high levels of personality reflect the enduring of continuity over time, it is not perfectly development. Personality patterns of , consistent. In fact, personality traits grow psychology focuses , and increasingly on understanding that distinguish people consistent with age, the constructs, from one another. Given but never become Health consequences, and development of the fundamental importance of the idea of perfectly consistent differences exhibited by people “enduringness” to personality psychology, at any stage in the and every day. In our lab, we work on basic issues it is not too surprising that hundreds of life course. The underlying the field of personality studies have reported on the consistency of peak of consistency epidemiologists psychology, concentrating much of our personality over time and age. In 2000, we comes when people are in middle age— discovered that around 50—rather Measuring Consistency of Personality Traits than earlier in the personality traits Questions of development can be both methodologically and conceptually complicated. life course. Clearly, Therefore, we find it useful to break the question of development down into three more people continue not only predict specific questions: to change as they get older, despite health outcomes, How consistent are people over time? going through the How much do people change in general? major transitions but also longevity. of adulthood, such How and why do develop in their own particular ways? as establishing a These questions may seem redundant, but this turns out not to be the case. We like to career, marrying, invoke a harbor metaphor to capture the distinctions. Consistency is like how high or low and starting a different boats sit in the water in the harbor because of their shapes or cargo. General family, much earlier in their lives. This says change, or what we refer to as mean-level change, is like the tide—it goes in and out, something fundamentally interesting raising and lowering most, if not all, of the boats at the same time. Each boat can change in about nature—personality is an its own particular way because of the actions of the owner—the boat can be loaded down open system and can change and develop or lightened so that it rises or falls independently of the other boats around it. throughout life, not just in childhood. Of course, people may not change fast enough (continued on page 4) 2 university of illinois at urbana-champaign

In This Issue From the Department Head

Lanier Lecture page 8 I am pleased to announce the Department of Psychology has established an alumni advisory board. The inaugural meeting Faculty News page 12 took place on November 14, 2008. The advisory board members identified several goals they would like to work on Student Awards page 14 with the department: 1) enrich the educational experience of psychology undergraduates; 2) enhance the skills of Alumni News undergraduates for career success; and 3) develop programs and activities to expand page 18 the department’s communications and connections with our alumni. With these goals in , the board is working with psychology faculty and staff to develop a summer internship program where students earn credit for work-related experience. They are also interested in establishing a formal mentoring program to help students prepare for jobs prior to graduation. For example, a student could request assistance with writing a résumé, participate in a mock interview, and explore career opportunities. The board is also helping the department explore alternative forms of communication with our diverse alumni and opportunities for alumni to connect with current students.

Psychology Times The Department of Psychology is fortunate to have a talented group of faculty and Psychology Times is a publication of staff to help implement these goals: Associate Heads Susan Garnsey and Robert the University of Illinois Department of Wickesberg, Head Undergraduate Advisor Gary Wszalek, and Assistant Head for Psychology produced by the College of Liberal Alumni Affairs Cheryl Berger. I am confident that the alumni advisory board, with and Office of Communications the support of psychology staff, will strengthen the ties between the department, its and Marketing (10.032). Photos by Jamie Abaied, Michael Ambinder, Mary Kay Bonds, students and faculty, and alumni. John Boyd, Stephen Broomell, James Davis, The alumni advisory board will be comprised of 10 to 20 members who serve two- Carol Dweck, Susan Garnsey, Isabel Gutierrez, year terms, and they will meet twice a year on the Urbana-Champaign campus. Jing Jin, Jorge Marquez, Danielle Ranney, Alumni who are interested in being considered for the board should contact Andra L. Brian Stauffer at UI News Bureau, Naomi Sadeh, Jennifer Stewart, Michelle Voss, Serena Lee at (217) 333-7108 or [email protected]. If you would like to discuss summer Wee, Brion Woroch, Harry Zanotti, Creative internship opportunities at your place of employment or mentoring opportunities, Images Photography, and Thompson- please contact Gary Wszalek at (217) 333-6478 or [email protected]. McClellan Photography, Inc. Suggestions for This issue of the department newsletter highlights the achievements and activities future issues should be directed to: of several psychology alumni: Michael Ambinder, Christopher Peterson, William Cheryl Berger, Editor Schiemann, Jimmy de la Torre, and Fred Volkmar. I hope you will take the time to Department of Psychology complete the Alumni Notes section on page 18 and update us on your professional University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and personal achievements. 603 East Daniel Street Champaign, IL 61820 I hope you enjoy the newsletter. Drop by if your journey ever brings you near East (217) 333-3429 Central Illinois. You are always welcome. Fax: (217) 244-5876 For more information on the department, visit our website at: www.psych.illinois.edu David E. Irwin Professor and Head Psychology Times | Department of Psychology 3

Introducing the Psychology Alumni Advisory Board Presidential Early Career Award

Jimmy de la Torre (PhD ’03), a graduate from the Department of Psychology’s Quantitative Division, has been selected to receive a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. He was nominated by his funding agency, the National Foundation, in recognition of the research he has conducted in educational settings. An associate professor in the Department of at Rutgers University, de la Torre’s research interests are in the field of psychological and educational testing and measurement, with specific emphasis on item response theory (IRT) and cognitive diagnosis Back row: Lawrence Moller, Allen Shub, Celeste Hill, John Shustitzky, Jeffrey Ford modeling and how assessments can be used Front row: Samuel Krug, Stephan Wiet, Catherine Lemon Not pictured: Denise Dallmier Burger, Matthew Difanis, Dale Hoke, Loren Kuzuhara to inform classroom instruction and learning. On September 29-30, 2009, de la Torre was on campus for several presentations, President Dale W. Hoke (BS ’73) including a department colloquium, Lawrence B. Moller (BS ’74; MBA ’76) Adjunct Instructor “A General Framework for Diagnostic President Heartland Community College Modeling,” a Quantitative Division brown Anthem Capital Group, Inc. bag, and a graduate student workshop, Samuel E. Krug (AM ’68, PhD ’71) “Starting a Successful Career in Academia: Vice President President MetriTech, Inc. Top 10 Things to Remember.” The workshop Stephan G. Wiet (BS ’76) covered a wide variety of topics, including: Director of Consumer Services how to take advantage of the graduate McNeil Consumer/Specialty Pharmaceuticals Loren Kuzuhara (BS ’85) Teaching Professor school experience to prepare for a position Board Members Department of & Human in academia, preparing for a job interview, Denise Dallmier Burger (BS ’93; AM ’94) Resources, School of Business balancing career demands with a personal Director of Human Resources University of Wisconsin-Madison life, the tenure process, and the importance of Horizon Hobby, Inc. professional networking. Catherine L. Lemon (attended, 1962) Matthew Difanis (BS ’98; JD ’04) Slide Curator “My visit reminded me of how fortunate Phoenix Museum Sales Associate & Ownership Partner I was to have been part of a program and RE/MAX Realty Associates a department that nurtures graduate stu- Allen N. Shub (BS ’65) dents and equips them with the necessary The Honorable Jeffrey B. Ford (BS ’73) Associate Provost skills and experience to excel and achieve Circuit Judge Northeastern Illinois University great heights in their chosen field,” said de Champaign County Circuit Court John Shustitzky (BS ’73, MS ’75, PhD ’79) la Torre. Celeste A. Hill (AB ’82) President Attorney at Pillars Community Services Clausen Miller PC 4 university of illinois at urbana-champaign

Personality, Continuity, and Change (continued from page 1) for our tastes, but this research shows adolescence as a time of intense change, Social Investment that change is possible nonetheless. More most normative change seems to occur in Most of our research addressing why surprising is the fact that children are young adulthood, well after adolescence. personality traits change focused on life moderately consistent, and there are no Also, unlike consistency in personality, which experiences particular to life stages of serious dips or valleys in the patterns of tends to increase across all traits over time, young adulthood and middle age. In these consistency over time. Therefore, it seems different traits show normative change at investigations, we found some sensible there are no periods of the life course that widely different times in the life course; correlations of personality trait change. impart dramatic change or reorganization emotional stability increases early in life, People who are more successful in their of personality. Contrast this with the increases later in life. work—either subjectively or objectively— development of squids. (I’m not kidding— tend to increase faster in traits such as see Sinn, Gosling, & Moltschaniwsky, 2008.) dominance, , and Squid personality (in the form of boldness emotional stability. Similarly, achieving a versus shyness) is consistent before and after This says something stable, continuous, and satisfying marriage or squid adolescence, but quite inconsistent marriage-like relationship is associated with when squids come of age. Apparently, the fundamentally interesting increases in conscientiousness and emotional storm and of squid adolescence has stability. The consistency of these findings more dramatic effects on their about — combined with the fact that it is normative than human adolescence does on human for people to embark on careers and establish personalities. personality is an open their own families in young adulthood led system and can change and us to characterize this process as “social Patterns of Personality Trait investment.” We believe that the process of Development develop throughout life, not investing in the conventional social roles of The second major question of personality adulthood is one of the driving forces behind trait development is whether most people just in childhood. normative increases in traits such as go up or down on traits as they age. This dominance, conscientiousness, and is akin to the tide coming in and raising all emotional stability. boats. This kind of change is often referred to as normative change, which is the idea Finally, nearly all of the normative changes in Non-Normative Development that it is “normal” for most people to change personality traits are in a direction consistent Of course, personality psychology is the study in a specific direction. Across numerous with positive functioning. Becoming more of the individual, and it would be remiss different types of studies—cross-sectional, socially dominant, conscientious, agreeable, of me not to note that there are some longitudinal, meta-analytic—we have found and emotionally stable over time are all individuals for whom these types of surprisingly similar patterns of personality inherently desirable outcomes. Of course, the normative changes do not occur. In several trait change across the life course. People changes that are found in personality traits studies, we studied experiences that might increase in social dominance (being assertive are modest over short periods of time—five be construed as non-normative, or even and self-confident), agreeableness (being years—but rather profound over the entire somewhat hostile, to the accepted rules of nice and nurturing), conscientiousness (being life course. This means that you might have society. In one study, we found that women organized, hardworking, and rule-oriented), to wait a bit longer than you want for your who continued to smoke marijuana into and emotional stability (being calm and office mate to get over his or her proclivity for midlife failed to increase like their peers on relaxed). Interestingly, people show increases showing up late to meetings. conscientiousness. Similarly, we found that in open-mindedness early in life and Our initial work on continuity and change men and women who did things in their work commensurate declines in old age. paints an intriguing picture of personality described by some as “counterproductive,” The biggest surprise is that the greatest development in adulthood. For most people, such as stealing, fighting, and coming to work normative increases in personality traits their personalities become better and more drunk, not only did not increase in traits of occur in young adulthood between the ages consistent with age. The interesting question conscientiousness, but actually decreased of 20 and 40, not earlier in adolescence. becomes why personality traits develop in on emotional stability in young adulthood. Furthermore, some traits, such as this particular manner—a question that we These studies show that people can buck the agreeableness and conscientiousness, show have attempted to address in collaboration general trends that most people follow, not increases even in old age. with other longitudinal researchers and in only in their actions and choices, but also in We were genuinely surprised by some our own longitudinal studies. In terms of the forms of their personality development in of our findings on personality trait our harbor metaphor, these questions focus adulthood. development. In contrast to theoretical on why particular boats rise or fall faster or models of development that view slower than the other boats around them. Psychology Times | Department of Psychology 5

Implications for Personality Traits traits predict outcomes such as income and These studies are intrinsically interesting longevity makes the question of personality (at least, we find them so), but at first development all the more important. If blush they do not seem important from a people can increase traits such as Brent Roberts is a conscientiousness and emotional stability, pragmatic standpoint. What does it matter professor in the then they might actually add years to their if your office mate never learns to show up Social-Personality on time? It might be irritating to you, but lives. Embarrassingly, we know very little Division in the will it be of any consequence to your office about how people arrive at adulthood armed Department of mate? Surprisingly, the answer is yes. There with different personality traits. Thus, we was a time when personality psychology was desperately need a new program of research Psychology. Roberts to be an interesting thing to study, dedicated to the understanding of the received his PhD developmental processes in childhood and but not very useful because of the from Berkeley in adolescence that serve as the foundation to that personality traits predicted 1994 in personality little of consequence. Recently, a number the development of personality. psychology and worked at the University of of scientists from outside of personality These are just a few of the ideas being Tulsa until 1999 when he joined the faculty at psychology demonstrated the unambiguous addressed in our lab. We are also examining the University of Illinois. He received the J.S. Tanaka Dissertation Award for methodological Over the last two decades, industrial psychologists have and substantive contributions to the field of personality psychology in 1995. He was found that, typically in addition to IQ, personality traits awarded the prize for the most important paper published in the Journal of Research in predict job performance and . Personality in 2000. Most recently, he received the Diener Mid-Career Award in Personality Psychology from the Foundation for importance of individual differences in Personality and , and he was personality. Over the last two decades, the genetic etiology of personality, the appointed as a Richard and Margaret Romano industrial psychologists have found that, emotional and behavioral mechanisms Professorial Scholar at the University of Illinois typically in addition to IQ, personality traits underlying personality, and the question of predict job performance and job satisfaction. how one can go about changing personality. and as a Fellow of the American Psychological Clinical psychologists found personality traits These are very exciting times for our lab, and Association and the Society for Personality we are grateful for the opportunities provided to be useful organizers of psychopathology, and Social Psychology. He has served as the to us by the Department of Psychology and and in some cases, important precursors to associate editor for the Journal of Research in many different forms of mental illness. the National Institute on Aging to conduct Personality and as a member-at-large for the Economists discovered that “non-cognitive” our research. Association for Research in Personality. He factors (i.e., personality traits) predict income Back to your office mate. What should you over and above IQ and social class. And finally, do the next time he or she shows up late to is currently the executive officer for the health psychologists and epidemiologists your meeting? On the one hand, you could Association for Research in Personality and tell them that they are not acting very discovered that personality traits not only serves on the editorial board of the Journal of conscientiously—and that they might want predict health outcomes, but also longevity. Personality and Social Psychology, International to work on improving their . Their Personality Research and the Future change in behavior might not only make Journal of Selection and Assessment, Personality These discoveries from outside our field have you a more satisfied colleague, but it might and Social Psychology Review, and Perspectives resulted in an increased interest in personality have the unintended consequence of helping on Psychological Science. psychology and a new sense of urgency to their occupational and health outlooks. On understand the development of personality. the other hand, if you don’t feel comfortable For example, in our lab, we have embarked on confronting them, just wait. In a few years a series of longitudinal studies examining they might change. the mechanisms that might explain how conscientiousness affects health and, ultimately, longevity. The fact that personality 6 university of illinois at urbana-champaign

Psychology Alumnus Receives Top Award from College 2009 LAS Alumni Achievement Award Gaming & Psychology: Dr. Fred R. Volkmar was honored by the autism and related College of LAS during Homecoming disorders. He also weekend, October 9-10, 2009. Dr. Volkmar serves on numerous How Video Game Companies Get Inside the Heads of Players is one of four alumni selected to receive the advisory boards By Michael Ambinder 2009 LAS Alumni Achievement Award. for both national If you’re curious about the real-world and international Dr. Volkmar has distinguished himself of a psychology degree, I would as one of the leading experts in the world organizations working to advance the like to share how my psychology degree on the diagnosis and treatment of autism diagnosis and treatment of autism and landed me the coolest job in the world as and related disorders. He is the principal related disorders. investigator of a major research project Dr. Volkmar received his BS from the an experimental for a well- involving 10 different research sites around University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign known video game company. the country. The research involved in this in 1972, graduating with High Honors and Towards the end of my PhD, I was still project uses to gain insights Highest Distinction in psychology. While at trying to figure out what I wanted to do into the neural substrates of autism and Illinois, Dr. Volkmar was a James Scholar and after I graduated. I did not think I wanted also investigates the genetic basis of autism was nominated to Phi Beta Kappa. He was to stay in academia, but I did want to and related conditions. A major focus of also awarded the Psi Chi National Prize for make use of the skills and knowledge I this work is to develop new and better tools Undergraduate Research in Psychology. had acquired while in school. That desire for detecting autism early in life so that Dr. Volkmar’s first publication, based on led to thoughts about opportunities in research he conducted in Professor William interventions can be implemented as soon and how I could as possible. Dr. Volkmar’s research is of great Greenough’s laboratory at Illinois, was in market myself as a consultant. To do so, importance given the rising prevalence of Science, one of the very top scientific journals. I had to figure out if there was anything this pervasive developmental disorder and After leaving Illinois, he was awarded a the lifelong consequences this disorder has master’s degree in psychology at Stanford I had learned over the last six years that on both individuals and families. University in 1976 while simultaneously would be an asset to companies that Dr. Volkmar’s research has been funded completing an MD at the Stanford University do not normally consider hiring by the National Institute of Health, National School of Medicine. He also completed experimental psychologists. Science Foundation, John D. & Catherine T. his residency in psychiatry at the Stanford MacArthur Foundation, and the William T. University School of Medicine. Marketing “Problem-Solving Skills” Grant Foundation, as well as by numerous Since 1982, he has had several academic I had spent my time in graduate school organizations focusing specifically on appointments at , beginning researching visual (how people as an assistant professor of psychiatry, process visual information), designing pediatrics, and psychology. He is currently experiments, testing hypotheses, and the Irving B. Harris Professor of Psychiatry, interpreting results. These all seemed like SURVEY ON INTERNSHIP Psychology, and Pediatrics, department chair useful skills that I could broadly group OPPORTUNITIES of the Child Study Center at Yale University, chief of child psychiatry at Yale-New Haven under the category of “problem-solving The Department of Psychology seeks to expand Hospital, a fellow of the American Academy skills.” Another option was to break them internship opportunities—especially summer of Child and Adolescent Psychology, and the down so potential employers could internships—for its undergraduates. Internships, recipient of the Blanche F. Ittleson Award from understand that I knew how to analyze a whether paid or unpaid, allow students to explore the American Psychiatric Association. The problem, examine the relevant research, and clarify career plans. The department is also Department of Psychology at the University interested in identifying alumni who can serve as propose a solution and a mechanism of Illinois honored Dr. Volkmar in May 2006 by mentors to undergraduates. Mentors can provide to test for a solution, and interpret the awarding him the first Distinguished Alumnus real-world guidance on career planning and collected data to validate a hypothesis. Award in psychology. skills development. Our graduates’ employment While exploring my options, I realized Given all of his many accomplishments, Dr. experiences can significantly benefit our students. there was also a whole cluster of Volkmar is highly deserving of the LAS Alumni Please help us identify potential internship and knowledge in psychology, mostly Achievement Award. The Department of mentoring opportunities by completing a survey Psychology is extremely gratified that the LAS unknown to the general public, that at www.surveymonkey.com/s/NDQFLSR. Your Alumni Association awards committee was might be useful to companies as well. answers will be of great help to us in better equally impressed with his stellar record. serving our students. Psychology Times | Department of Psychology 7

Gaming & Psychology: How Video Game Companies Get Inside the Heads of Players

For example, how to: additional opportunities: bringing more user preferences, and acting as a kind of empiricism into the play-testing process in-house consultant when people have • foster cooperation or competition (where games are tuned and bugs a question about . It is a among people detected before release), developing pretty cool when you can apply a • design more intuitive interfaces appropriate schedules of in-game principle from introductory • market effectively reward/reinforcement, working on psychology to a game that hopefully • capture attention controller design, aiding in the social millions of people will play. • teach difficult concepts to children aspects of multiplayer games, assisting A degree in research psychology brings • avoid biases in reasoning, etc. in the early design process by designing with it a whole host of useful skills that experiments, and running analyses on can make you a very attractive candidate I had a strong the collected data. in almost any field you might want to belief that explicit Armed with these pursue. If you get lucky, you might even knowledge of human notions, I went end up making a living from your behavior would to a video game childhood hobby. be an invaluable conference and resource to a company spoke with company in any industry. representatives about Mike Ambinder has The abundance what I wanted to do of psychological and to determine an AB in computer research provides whether they saw any science and psychology a ready supply of utility in my ideas. I from Yale University relevant anecdotes found a company that and received his PhD and examples to make was willing to bring in psychology from the University of Illinois in this point, and the me out for a day to May 2008. At Illinois, he studied visual cognition skills described above talk about my ideas. demonstrate critical thinking ability. At the end of the day, they found those in the Visual Cognition and Human Performance ideas interesting as well, and they offered Division under the supervision of Professor Daniel Real-World Applications of Cognitive me a job. Simons. Ambinder is currently an experimental and Perceptual Principles psychologist for Valve, an entertainment software I had played video games my entire Alternative Hardware Research and technology company, based in Bellevue, Wash. life, so my initial industry of choice At work, I conduct psychological Valve is best known for the highly popular video was video game development. Video research, but instead of asking questions games they create, including Half-Life®, Counter- about basic human behavior, I ask how game play is dominated by the visual Strike®, Team Fortress®, Portal®, and Left 4 Dead®. experience, and there seemed to be an we can apply it to video games. More opportunity for me to be a resource in specifically, I am integrating objective this area—designing efficient interfaces, data collection into the play-testing guiding players to notice crucial events process, performing what we are calling during game play, creating a more “alternative hardware research,” which immersive experience, etc. Beyond looks into next-generation controller/ that, there seemed to be a number of display technology, data collection, and statistical analysis on game play and 8 university of illinois at urbana-champaign

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naturally?” She said one thing that separates people who make contributions from those MINDSETS: UNDERSTANDING who do not is the amount of time and effort they devote to their work over a long period & ACHIEVEMENT of time. They are also not afraid of addressing their weaknesses. Dweck’s research on the seventh-graders Carol Dweck’s research focuses on under- affect their performance in school. Dweck identified why some bright students stopped standing why some people are helpless in and her colleagues measured the mindsets working in school. For many years, these the face of challenges whereas others are of the students at the beginning of seventh students were able to coast along until they resilient, creatively thriving. A key behind her grade and monitored their grades, especially encountered schoolwork that was more of a research is that people’s mindsets influence in math, for the next two years. The students challenge. Rather than work hard and be how they navigate their worlds. People who entered seventh grade with identical math considered “dumb,” since it should come natu- believe they were born with all the smarts scores. Dweck noted by the end of the first rally, they were satisfied to rest on their laurels and gifts they are ever going to have semester of seventh grade, students with and “retire” versus revealing their deficiencies. approach life with what growth mindsets showed The fixed mindset student prefers “looking Dweck calls a “fixed mind- significant growth in their smart versus learning” because a setback is ” (or an entity theory); math achievement scores. seen as a personal failure. They do not view other people who believe These are a sample of some failure as an opportunity to problem solve that their abilities can of the collected comments, and figure out different scenarios to address expand over time, however, regarding looking smart a challenge (i.e., this approach is not working, live with a “growth mindset” versus learning: now I’ll try this out). (or an incremental theory). According to Dweck, there Fixed mindset: Mindset Rule #3 are no unmotivated babies. “The main thing I want when Fixed mindset: Yet many of the things we I do my school work is to HIDE MISTAKES, CONCEAL DEFICIENCIES do to help motivate our show how good I am at it.” children make them into Growth mindset: non-learners. She raised the Carol Dweck, a former U of I psychology Growth mindset: CAPITALIZE ON MISTAKES, CONFRONT question, “How do we make professor, says mindsets matter. A fixed “It’s much more important DEFICIENCIES mindset believes is a fixed trait. sure our children remain A growth mindset believes intelligence is a for me to learn things in my learners?” Her extensive malleable quality or a potential that can class than it is to get the best Dweck said a deficiency takes on the be developed. research to answer this grades.” of being a permanent failure, and question lead to the development of “Mindset (Blackwell, Trzesniewski, & Dweck, 2007) students identify themselves as losers. Rules.” These rules identify the differences she noted between individuals who exhibit a Mindset Rule #2 After a setback, students with a fixed fixed versus a growth mindset. Fixed mindset: mindset commented: IT SHOULD COME NATURALLY “I’d spend less time on this subject from now on.” Mindset Rule #1 “To tell you the truth, when I work hard at my “I would try not to take this subject ever again.” “I would try to cheat on the next test.” Fixed mindset: schoolwork, it makes me feel like I’m not very LOOK SMART AT ALL COSTS smart.” After a setback, students with a growth mindset commented: Growth mindset: Growth mindset: “I would work harder in this class from now on.” LEARN, LEARN, LEARN WORK HARD, EFFORT IS KEY “The harder you work at something, the better “I would spend more time studying for the tests.” you’l l be at it.” Dweck discussed a study she conducted A fixed mindset provides no recipe to with several hundred students who were Dweck posed the question: “Do recover from failure, and typical responses in- transitioning into seventh grade. This is often work (i.e., Einstein), or does it just come clude giving up, retreating to a comfort zone, a difficult transition for children and it can blaming others, and trying to feel superior. Psychology Times | Department of Psychology 9

Origin of Mindsets year. What these students had in common confronting and more hope for future According to Dweck, our language tells was a steep decline in their math grades. interaction. children what we believe and value. She Dweck concluded that a growth mindset used the example of the oft-quoted phrase, Growth mindset group: allows people to embrace learning and “praise your children and they will bloom.” Eight sessions of study skills plus the growth growth, understand the role of effort in Dweck designed a study that involved the mindset. creating ability, maintain confidence and administration of a non-verbal IQ test (set of effectiveness in the face of challenges and 10 problems) to10- and 11-year-old children. Control group: setbacks, and that it can be taught. The results were so striking she conducted Eight sessions of great study skills. the test five times. Subjects were divided up The students were read an article, “You Can so a third of the children fell into the follow- Grow Your Intelligence,” that stated the brain ing categories: is like a muscle and it grows as you learn Intelligence praise: more. The students were excited to learn that Carol Dweck, a recognized leader in the “Wow, that’s a really good score. You must be the growth of their brains was in their hands. fields of developmental, personality, and social psychology, is the Lewis and Virginia smart at this.” As a consequence, the growth mindset and daily skills took off. There was a 27 percent Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. Dweck’s research examines the Effort (process) praise: change in their motivation to learn. self-conceptions people use to structure the “Wow, that’s a really good score. You must have Dweck also talked about a program, self and guide their behaviors. Her research Brainology: Transforming Students’ tried really hard.” looks at the origins of these self-conceptions, Motivation to Learn, which children were their roles in motivation and self-regulation, exposed to in the classroom. The program Control group: and their impacts on achievement and “Wow, that’s a really good score.” was very effective in showing the children interpersonal processes. In her 2006 book (Mueller & Dweck, 1998) they could grow their intelligence. Dweck Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, highlighted a few of the responses from Dweck applies her findings on mindsets to Dweck said that students who received children to the question, “Have you changed achievement, sports, business, relationships, intelligence praise were turned into non- your mind about anything?” and personal change. learners (fixed mindset). When given tasks “My favorite thing from Brainology is the to work on after the IQ test, the majority of neurons part where when u learn something these children took a task where they could there are connections and they keep growing. look good. When given a difficult task, they I always picture them when I’m in school.” concluded they were not smart and did “Yes…I imagine neurons making not enjoy the task. In addition, when these connections in my brain and I feel like I am The Lanier Lecture is supported by a students were asked to self-report test scores, learning something.” fund established they misrepresented their scores at a much by L. Gene and higher percentage versus those who received New Directions Catherine Lemon effort praise or those in the control group. Dweck also discussed how her research on and Dr. Lyle H. They could not anonymously admit they mindsets has direct applications to a variety Lanier, Jr., in of their father, had a deficiency. Students who were praised of other issues, including: confronting Lyle Lanier, former head of the for their effort continued to enjoy the task, prejudice (Israeli/Palestinian conflict, civil Department of Psychology (1951- showed a steep increase in their performance, rights movement); 1959), dean of the College of Liberal remained engaged and confident, and (Enron debacle); and growth organizations Arts and Sciences, and provost of the Urbana campus. The Lanier Lecture learned strategies. (sports and health industry). According to brings a distinguished psychologist to Rattan & Dweck (2009 in press), growth mind- campus whose work is of interest to A Mindset Workshop set predicts directly confronting in order to the general campus community. Dweck, Blackwell, and Trzesniewski (2007) educate and also predicts willingness to created two workshops for seventh-graders continue a work and social relationship. entering the second semester of the school Teaching a growth mindset leads to more 10 university of illinois at urbana-champaign

Alumni Share Career Paths Department of Psychology Career Information Night

The Department of Psychology’s Career Information Night has grown from its inception in 2007 due to the interest generated by both our alumni and under- graduate students. There were close to 100 students at the 2009 event, from freshmen to seniors, eager to explore their options. The department is gratified that so many psychology alumni want to offer students insight on how a degree in psychology can prepare them for a future career. Contact Cheryl Berger, assistant head for alumni affairs at (217) 333-3429 or alumni@cyrus. psych.illinois.edu if you are interested in participating in the department’s 2010 information night. Back row: Celeste Hill, Steven Epstein, Matthew Difanis, Ronald Rothschild, John Shustitzky, Mark Ansel Middle row: Allen Shub, Samuel Krug, Lawrence Moller, Dale Hoke, Denise Dallmier Burger, Deneen 2008 Participants Demarie (undergraduate advisor) Front row: Jeffrey Ford, Bree McClusky Ocasio, Katherine Whelchel, Angela Vogt, Karen McLaughlin, Marc Ansel (BS ’71, psychology; JD ’74), Cheryl Berger (assistant head for alumni affairs), Keri Carter Pipkins, Julie Hays Bartimus, David Irwin attorney, Ansel & Small, Ltd. (head, Department of Psychology) Steven Epstein (BS ’68, psychology; DDS ’72), Samuel Krug (AM ’68, PhD ’71, psychology), dentist (retired). his behalf: Stephanie LaFarge, Pamela Reid, and Jennifer Sobie. chairman and CEO of MetriTech, Inc. Kara Federmeier (BS ’94, psychology), Bree McClusky Ocasio (BS ’03, psychology), assistant professor, Department of 2009 Participants outpatient physical therapist, Carle Therapy Psychology, University of Illinois at Services. Urbana-Champaign. Marc J. Ansel (BS ’71, psychology; JD ’74), attorney, Ansel & Small, Ltd. Karen McLaughlin (BS ’94, psychology; The Honorable Jeffrey B. Ford (BS ’73, MS ’97, Institute of Labor and Industrial psychology; JD ’76), circuit judge, Sixth Julie Hays Bartimus (BS ’90, psychology), Relations), associate director for college Judicial Circuit, Champaign County. vice president of the Alumni Association Career Center, University of Illinois Alumni human resources, College of Agricultural, Dale Hoke (BS ’73, psychology), adjunct Center. Consumer, and Environmental Sciences. instructor of psychology, Heartland Lawrence Moller (BS ’74, psychology and Community College. Denise Dallmier Burger (BS ’93, psychology; AM ’94), director of human resources, Horizon ; MBA ’76), president of Anthem Ronald Rothschild (BS ’80, psychology; MSW Hobby, Inc. Capital Group, Inc., and managing partner of ’84), social worker, private practice. Anthem Development Group, LLC. Keri Carter Pipkins (BS ’96, psychology), Peggy Ruff (BS ’75, math and assistant director, Career Center, University of Ronald Rothschild (BS ’80, psychology; MSW psychology), vice president of logistics, Illinois. ’84), psychotherapist, private practice. Tate & Lyle Ingredients-America. Matthew Difanis (BS ’98, psychology; JD ’04), Allen Shub (BS ’65, psychology), associate Howard Schutz (BS ’50, psychology), sales associate and ownership partner, provost, Northeastern Illinois University. professor emeritus of consumer sciences, RE/MAX Realty Associates. John Shustitzky (BS ’73, psychology; MS ’75, Department of Food Science and Technology, PhD ’79, ), president University of California, Davis. Steven Epstein (BS ’68, psychology; DDS ’72), dentist (retired). and CEO of Pillars. Allen Shub (BS ’65, psychology), professor of Angela Vogt (BS ’05, psychology), police management, Northeastern Illinois University. The Honorable Jeffrey B. Ford (BS ’73, psy- chology; JD ’76), circuit judge, Sixth Judicial officer, Urbana Police Department. Stephan Zawistowski (PhD ’83, Circuit, Champaign County. Katherine Whelchel (BS ’06 psychology and psychology), senior vice president/science Spanish), police officer, Champaign Police advisor at ASPCA. Dr. Zawistowski had a prior Celeste A. Hill (AB ’82, psychology), attorney Department. commitment and could not attend Career at law, Clausen Miller PC Information Night. He felt it was important Dale W. Hoke (BS ’73, psychology), to be represented at the event and he asked adjunct instructor of psychology, Heartland three staff members from ASPCA to attend on Community College. Psychology Times | Department of Psychology 11

Distinguished Alumni Honored Javdani Honored for The Department of Psychology honored two distinguished alumni, Christopher Teaching Excellence Peterson and William Schiemann, at our graduation ceremony on May 10, 2008. Congratulations to Christopher William Schiemann Shabnam Javdani, who was Peterson is one of the received a PhD one of the recipients of the founders and principal in organizational 2008 Campus and College contributors to the field psychology from the of LAS Awards for Excellence of . University of Illinois. in Undergraduate Teaching A native of Des Moines, In 1977, Division 14 of by a graduate instructor. Iowa, Peterson initially the American Javdani was also selected as the 2008 recipi- studied aeronautical Psychological ent of the departmental teaching award. It is engineering at U of I, but an introductory Association recognized his thesis work in quite an achievement to be recognized at the psychology class, taken during his organizational and departmental, college, and campus levels. sophomore year because it was reported to communications with the S. Rains Wallace Javdani was an instructor for Psychology be an “easy” class, proved to be fascinating. National Dissertation Award. He received a 340/341: “Child Assault Prevention Program,” Peterson switched his major to psychology BS in psychology from the Illinois Institute a service-learning course, from fall 2005 to and graduated with a BS degree in 1972. of Technology and an MBA from the Stuart summer 2007. Javdani created a new section Peterson went to graduate school at the School at IIE. of Psychology 340/341, “Girl’s Advocacy University of Colorado at Boulder, where he Schiemann is chairman and chief executive Project,” to advance undergraduate earned his PhD in 1976 with emphases in officer of the Metrus Group, an organizational educational opportunities and to help close social psychology, personality psychology, research and advisory firm specializing in a gap in the community services available for and animal learning. His dissertation research strategic performance measurement and girls either entering or exiting the local entailed learned helplessness in people, at employee alignment. Schiemann and his juvenile detention center. Javdani was that time a brand-new topic. firm are known for their pioneering work responsible for the course from fall 2007 to Peterson’s academic journey has taken him in the creation of performance gauges spring 2008, and she served as a resource from a teaching position at Kirkland College and scorecards to measure strategy for the graduate student who was assigned in New York, to the University of Pennsylvania implementation, and for establishing to the course for the 2008-2009 academic in a postdoctoral re-specialization in clinical linkages between employees, customers, year. Javdani was also a course instructor in psychology, to Virginia Tech, where he ex- and financial outcomes. Psychology 239: “” tended his research on learned helplessness Schiemann is coauthor of Bullseye! Hitting in summer 2008. Javdani received high ICES in people to address physical health. He was Your Strategic Targets Through High-Impact ratings for all the courses she taught for the the first to show that optimism longitudinally Measurement, published by The Free Press department. Javdani will be entering her fifth predicted good health and long life (Peterson in 1999. He has written extensively for many year in the Clinical/Community Division in fall & Bossie, 1991). publications and has provided chapters for 2009 and, once again, she will be the Peterson went to the a number of books, including: Achieving instructor for Psychology 340. in Ann Arbor in 1986, and he is currently a Internal Service Breakthrough: Winning From professor of psychology and the Arthur F. the Inside Out and Getting Action From “Across these contexts, my general approach Thurnau Professor. Peterson is the Organizational Surveys. to instruction is expressed in three primary former director of the Prior to the founding of Metrus Group, Inc. goals: 1) emphasize development of program and an award-winning teacher. He is in 1988, Schiemann was vice president of critical analysis skills; 2) help bridge the among the world’s 100 most frequently cited Opinion Research Corporation, an Arthur link between knowledge and community psychologists. D. Little company, and served as both an action; and 3) foster sustained participation internal organizational consultant and a and engagement of students… manager of selection with AT&T. Prior to I have been motivated to put forth my his business and consulting life, Schiemann best efforts because of the important served on the business school faculties at opportunity it accords to play a part in the the Georgia Institute of Technology and the scholarly lives of some of the most creative University of Iowa, teaching and conducting and intelligent students and to encourage research in leadership, communications, their continued development as scholars, , and human leaders, and social contributors.” resources. 12 university of illinois at urbana-champaign

Faculty Recognized for Professional Excellence FRAXA 2008 Dedication Award Testing, a set of testing standards developed New Faculty Join Bill Greenough was the recipient of this jointly by the American Educational Research award for his “longstanding, unwavering Association, the American Psychological Psychology Department commitment to Fragile X translational re- Association, and the National Council on The department welcomed two new faculty search and to growing the Fragile X research Measurement in . members for the 2008 fall semester and one community.” faculty member for the 2009 fall semester. Messick Award 2009 Jacob Cohen Award for Roderick McDonald (emeritus) received Andrei Cimpian joined the Distinguished Contributions to the Messick Distinguished Scientific Developmental Division. Teaching and Mentoring Contributions Award at the 2008 APA His research focuses on Lawrence Hubert was selected as a recipient meeting in Boston. cognitive development, by the awards committee of Division 5 of generic language, the the American Psychological Association Richard and Margaret Romano influence of language on children’s thinking (Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics). The Professorial Scholar and motivation, naïve essentialism, and word award is presented each year to an individual Brent Roberts was selected for the award by learning. who has demonstrated excellence in teaching the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for and mentoring in the Division-5-related areas. outstanding achievements in research. Roberto Galvez joined the Biological Division. His Association of American Society for Psychophysiological research focuses on the Publishers 2008 Prose Award Research (SPR) neurobiology of learning Edward Diener and his son, Robert Gabriele Gratton is the new president-elect and memory. Biswas-Diener, were awarded the 2008 Prose of the society, and Kara Federmeier has been book of the year in psychology for elected to the board of directors. Daniel Newman joined the Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Social-Personality Division. Psychological Wealth. The Prose Awards an- Fellowship His research includes race nually recognize the very best in professional disparity in personnel and scholarly publishing by bringing atten- Honors selection (adverse impact); tion to distinguished books, journals, and time, job attitudes, personality, and work electronic content in over 35 disciplines. James H. performance (dynamic models, role Davis engagement); social networks and levels of analysis (group agreement, climate Eminent Scholar Award in The Department of Psychology launched the International Management emergence); and research methods (missing initiative in honor of James H. Davis with an data in longitudinal/multilevel models, survey Harry Triandis (emeritus) was presented with anonymous gift of $45,000 in 2002. Davis non-response, and Bayesian meta-analysis). the award at the Academy of Management was a faculty member in the department for Conference in August 2009 in Chicago. 30 years until his retirement in 1997. He is an Faculty Retirements expert in the field of social psychology who Edward Diener retired in Helen Corley Petit Scholar made significant contributions in the areas of August 2008 after 34 years Award group decision-making and problem solving. in the Social-Personality Nicole Allen was selected as the 2009-2010 The gift and initiative to raise fellowship Division. Diener received recipient on the basis of her extraordinary funds remain as critical today as they were six a BA in psychology from record as an assistant professor. Helen Corley years ago. Our goal is to raise $150,000, and at California State University, Petit, an alumna of the College of LAS who this point in time, we are halfway to our goal. Fresno (1968) and a PhD passed away six years ago, provided an The James H. Davis Fellowship Fund will assist from the University of endowment for the development of the the department in the recruitment and Washington (1974). Diener’s research focused scholarship and teaching of young faculty retention of the most promising graduate on several areas: measurement of subjective members in the college. Allen was promoted students in social psychology. These students well-being (SWB); and to associate professor in fall 2008. will have the honor of holding a fellowship personality influences on SWB; demographics named for one of social psychology’s most and well-being (e.g., income, sex, and age); Standards for Educational and distinguished individuals. For further and, most recently, cultural influences on information, or to make a contribution, subjective well-being. Fritz Drasgow was appointed to the joint contact Andra Lee at the Office of Advance- Diener received many awards during his committee for the revision of the ment, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at academic career, including: Highly Cited Standards for Educational and Psychological (217) 333-7108 or [email protected]. 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Scientist List from the Institute for Scientific research focuses on sexual violence and and structural and bioengineering. Information (12,000 total citations—cited victimization, particularly the antecedents He was codirector of the biological in approximately 5,500 publications), and consequences of sexual harassment in intelligence program located at the Beckman Distinguished Scientist Award from the higher education and the workplace. She was Institute, former chair of the Neuroscience International Quality of Life Studies, Jack among the first to study sexual harassment in Program, and director of the Center for Block Award for Career Contributions to a scientific manner and developed the Sexual Advanced Study for nine years. Personality Research from the Society of Experiences Questionnaire (SEQ). Fitzgerald Greenough’s research ranged from Personality and Social Psychology, and utilized the SEQ to determine the level of behavioral to cell-biological studies of Distinguished Alumni Award from California sexual harassment in studies of American learning and memory. He was a major State University, Fresno. He was the companies as well as the armed services. figure in the research that concluded that recipient of the following awards from the Fitzgerald’s groundbreaking research the formation of new synaptic connections University of Illinois: Alumni Distinguished brought her to the attention of the legal between nerve cells is a fundamental aspect Professor of Psychology, Oakley-Kunde community, where she was called upon to of memory storage in the brain. He also Award for Teaching Excellence, Psi Chi provide expert testimony on the impact of researched lifespan brain development and Undergraduate Teaching Award, Graduate sexual harassment on victims. One of the the effects of mental experience and physical Student Organization Teaching Award, Mabel most prominent cases she worked on in- exercise on the brain. Kirkpatrick Hohenboken Teaching Award, and volved the confirmation hearing for Supreme Greenough was the recipient of many Joseph R. Smiley Professor. Court Justice Clarence Thomas in 1991. awards in recognition of his research and Diener is the founding and current editor Fitzgerald was asked to work as a consultant commitment to the education and mentoring of Perspectives on Psychological Science for Anita Hill’s legal team. The demand for of students: University of Illinois Swanlund (2005–), Social Indicators Research (2008-), Fitzgerald’s services continued to rise and Endowed Chair, James McKeen Cattell and former editor of the Journal of Happiness she was asked to consult with a wide variety Fellow, Fellow for the Center for Advanced Studies: An Interdisciplinary Periodical on of agencies to determine how to improve Study, University Scholar, U of I Center for Subjective-Well-Being (1999-2006). He served the treatment of plaintiffs in harassment and Advanced Study Professor, Outstanding as president of the International Positive other victimization cases, including the U.S. Instructional Award from the Department of Psychology Association (2007-2009), Society Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Psychology’s Graduate Student Organization, of Personality and Social Psychology (APA U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department and U of I Oakley-Kunde Award for Excellence Division 8-2001), and International Society of Justice, U.S. Eighth Circuit Taskforce on in Undergraduate Instruction. Dr. Fred R. for Quality of Life Studies (1997-1998), and Gender Fairness in the Courts, U.S. Internal Volkmar is one of many students Greenough chair of the Subjective Well-Being Center- Revenue Service, State of Illinois Taskforce on mentored who have been recognized for Positive Psychology Network (2000-2004) Sexual Harassment, and State of Illinois Legal achievements in their fields of research. and National Accounts of Well-Being Project, Assistance Foundation. She also served on He is a fellow in the American Academy Medici II (2004-2006). the APA Taskforce on Male Violence Against of Arts & Sciences, American Association He is currently heading up a program Women and APA (Division 35) chair, Taskforce for the Advancement of Science, American designed to advance national indicators on Victim Privacy Concerns. Psychological Society ( of well-being to complement economic Fitzgerald was honored for her Fellow), American Psychological Association indicators or quality of life. He is also writing research by the American Psychological (Distinguished Scientific Contribution a popular book on well-being, Beneficial Foundation and the American Psychological Award), and the National Academy of Happiness, with his son, Robert Biswas-Diener, Association in 2003 when she received an Sciences. Greenough received the FRAXA and Richard Lucas, a former graduate student. Award for Distinguished Contributions to 2008 Dedication Award for his “longstanding, Research in . unwavering commitment to Fragile X Louise Fitzgerald retired in translational research and to growing the spring 2008 after 21 years Fragile X research community.” William Greenough, in the Clinical/Community Greenough served on numerous national Swanlund Professor and Division. She received a panels and committees in addition to his one of the nation’s premier BA from the University of campus service commitments. He served biological psychologists, Maryland (1974), and a MA as a consulting editor on 15 journals and retired in August 2009 (1975) and PhD (1979) from had a prolific publication record in the most after 41 years on campus. Ohio State University. prestigious journals in his field of research. Greenough had diverse Prior to her appointment to U of I in 1987, research, teaching, and (continued on page 19) Fitzgerald was an assistant professor at administrative interests that led to affiliations Kent State University and the University with many units on campus, including cell of California, Santa Barbara. Fitzgerald’s 14 university of illinois at urbana-champaign

Faculty, Student, and Staff Awards The following faculty, students, and staff were recognized for excellence during the past year. All of the recipients receive certificates and have their names inscribed on award plaques that are kept on permanent display in the Psychology Building.

Mabel Kirkpatrick Hohenboken Award and Technology. Sadeh’s research was fMRI technologies. Stewart graduated in May Chryle Elieff was selected as the 2008 entitled “Attention- Interactions 2008 and accepted a postdoctoral research recipient of the Hohenboken Award. This in Psychopathy: Modulation of the Startle position at the University of Arizona, Tucson, award recognizes departmental faculty who Reflex.” APF published notification of their working with Dr. John Allen on EEG/fMRI consistently contribute to instruction, focus awards in the APA Monitor on Psychology and studies of depression. on students and the quality of instructional in its newsletter Psychology Giving. outcomes, develop innovative approaches to Graduate College Dissertation Completion teaching, and influence the curriculum. Barbara Bremer Achievement Award for Fellowship Clinical Service from the Champaign Area Jamie Abaied was awarded a one- GSO Instructional Award Psychological Society (CAPS) year Graduate College Dissertation This award is presented to faculty for Jorge Marquez received the award Completion Fellowship for her research excellence in teaching and advising at the in recognition of providing therapy to entitled “Socialization of Coping with Peer graduate level. The 2008 recipient is Daniel underserved Latino individuals being treated Victimization and Negative Emotionality: Simons from the Visual Cognition and Human at the Frances Nelson Health Center. He also Interactive Contributions to Children’s Performance Division. developed and facilitated workshops on Depressive Symptoms.” The proposed parenting and relationship skills to Latino research will examine how parents encourage Psi Chi Teacher of the Year Award families both at Frances Nelson and the their children to cope with peer victimization Chryle Elieff received the award for demon- Migrant Head Start Program. (i.e., socialization of coping) and how parent strated excellence in undergraduate teaching. coping suggestions contribute to children’s Fifth International Workshop on Language depressive symptoms. Sandra Goss Lucas Award for Excellence in Production Teaching “Introductory Psychology” Jill Warker won the award for best graduate National Institute of The award was established in 2008 in honor student poster at the fifth International Predoctoral Fellowship of Sandra Goss Lucas, who served as the Workshop on Language Production (2008, Naomi Sadeh was awarded a two-year director of the “Introductory Psychology” Annapolis, Md.). Warker has a postdoctoral pre-doctoral fellowship for her research, course for 11 years. Steven Luke received appointment in the Department of “Attention-Emotion Interactions in the inaugural award in recognition of his Psychology at the University of California, Psychopathy.” outstanding contributions as an instructor of San Diego. Psych 100. Paul D. Doolen Graduate Scholarship for Herman Eisen Award the Study of Aging APF/COGDOP 2008 Graduate Research Shabnam Javdani received the 2008 award Michelle Voss was a recipient of the award Scholarship for her leadership and vision in implementing for research in the field of aging, “Exercise Melody Chao and Naomi Sadeh each a community-based intensive intervention Effects on Functional Brain Connectivity and received a $1,000 scholarship in support of project, Girl’s Advocacy Project, for girls in the Cognition in Elderly .” Voss’ research their innovative research. Chao’s research juvenile justice system. uses functional magnetic resonance imaging was entitled “Lay Essentialist Theory of Race: (fMRI) to measure default mode network Its Implication to Social Categorization Ed Scheiderer Award (DMN) function in elderly adults. and Racial Perception.” Chao graduated in Jennifer Stewart received the 2007 award for May 2009 and accepted a faculty position her dissertation research on anger expression at The Hong Kong University of Science and cognitive control, combining EEG and

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Due and Ferber International Research Undergraduate Awards Award and Barbara A. Yates International Community Action Award Joshua Richman Research Award Amber DiMascio was selected as the 2008 Alexandra Marie Kale Eva Chen was the recipient of both awards recipient for her work in the community in that are given to female students whose work the area of children and women’s rights and promises to make significant contributions with the Rape Crisis Service. Paige Deckert to the improvement of women’s lives and Jason Kahn gender equity in the developing world. Distinction in Psychology Graduating with Distinction requires Social Psychology Robert P. Larsen Grant for Research in significant research and academic effort by Edward Diener Award—Jenna Meints Career Development students. For Distinction, a student must Harry Triandis Award—John Oliver Siy Jing Jin and Serena Wee each received a work for two semesters on a research project grant for their research that addresses the with a faculty member and then prepare an Visual Cognition and Human Performance field of career development and that will undergraduate bachelor’s thesis. Psychology increase knowledge related to career and Charles Eriksen Award—Stephanie Becker vocational interests. Jin’s research is titled Daniel Bedford, Michael DeMeyer, Jeremy Christopher Wickens Award—Matthew “Stability and Change in Values: A Meta- Kovacik, Suzanne Lino, Callie Michaels, Windsor Analysis of Longitudinal Studies.” Wee’s Laura Nobilette, William Roth, Rachel research is titled “Compromises in Career- Specht, and Stephanie Veazie. Related Decisions: Hypothetical Choices, Staff Awards Individual Differences, and Actual Outcomes.” Department of Psychology Division Awards for Academic Professional Society of Multivariate Experimental Outstanding Award Psychology Dissertation Research Award Undergraduate Students Gary Wszalek was the Stephen Broomell received the award in 2008 recipient of the support of his dissertation proposal that Biological Psychology department’s Academic seeks to extend the research in the field of Karl S. Lashley Award—Michael DeMeyer Professional Award. experience-based decision-making. Donald O. Hebb Award—Azim Khan Wszalek is the head academic advisor in the department’s undergraduate advising office, Society for Research in Psychopathology Brain and Cognition Psychology which is responsible for working with 1,350 Smadar Levin Award Michael Coles Award—Caterina Gratton undergraduate psychology majors. Naomi Sadeh received this award for her Honorable Mention—William Roth outstanding poster presentation at the Emanuel Donchin Award—Daniel Bedford Department of Psychology annual meeting. Sadeh’s poster title was Honorable Mention—Rachel Specht Staff Award “Serotonin Transporter Polymorphisms Tom Hendricks received the Predict Psychopathic Tendencies in Youth as a Clinical/Community Psychology Department of Psychology’s Function of Socioeconomic Status.” Community Action Award—Amber DiMascio 2008 Staff Award. Hendricks Frederick & Ruby Kanfer Award—Matthew is a clerk/distributor in the Society for Psychophysiological Research Pfaff department’s shop. Edward Wlotko received a $5,000 research award to fund a magnetoencephalography (MEG) project with Professors Ksenija Charles Osgood Award for Undergraduate Marinkovic and Eric Halgren at the University Research in Human Cognition—Ji Hae Lee of California, San Diego.

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2008-2009 Fellowship and Evelyn Hobson Fellowship in Psychology accepted a postdoctoral appointment with Evelyn Hobson was a Professor Fei Xu at the University of California, Award Recipients graduate of Harvard, Berkeley beginning fall 2009. Wellesley, and Columbia. Graduate Awards She was a noted child Nancy Hirschberg Memorial Award psychologist in the Los Nancy Hirschberg was a member of the Department Charles L. Hulin Fellowship Angeles area, taught at of Psychology here in The Hulin Fellowship was UCLA, and started the Champaign from 1964 until established in 2000 by Department of Psychology at Pomona 1976, when she joined the students, colleagues, and College. Evelyn and her husband, Bill Hobson, psychology faculty at the U of friends of Professor Charles had a keen interest in higher I at Chicago campus. Shortly L. Hulin, who is credited with education, and through the after her in February 1979, her friends developing the Industrial/ years provided generous and colleagues at both campuses met to Organizational Division (I/O) support to many of the finest establish the Nancy Hirschberg Memorial at U of I. The Department of Psychology institutions in the country. Fund to create a living remembrance is proud to announce that the Charles L. Among them are Stanford, with the hope that her memory will serve Hulin Fellowship is now a fully-endowed CalTech, Harvey Mudd, to encourage others to attain their full fund. We would like to express our deepest Pomona, Brigham Young, and Occidental. potentials. appreciation to all of the individuals who The generous gift from the Hobsons The result is the Nancy Hirschberg Memorial joined us in our quest to achieve a fully- allowed the department to offer fellowships Award that is presented each year to a endowed fellowship named for one of I/O to three students for the 2008-2009 academic psychology graduate student who, during psychology’s most distinguished individuals. year: Isabel Gutierrez, Danielle Ranney, and that year, has performed outstanding original The I/O Division awarded Serena Wee, a Brion Woroch. Gutierrez (Developmental research or scholarship in areas related to fifth-year student, a Hulin Division) graduated May 2009 Professor Hirschberg’s interests. These areas Fellowship for the 2008-09 and accepted a postdoctoral include individual differences, personality, academic year. appointment beginning human judgment, and multivariate analysis. Wee said she is grateful to fall 2009 with Professor The award consists of a cash prize and have been selected for the Karl Rosengren in the inscription of the recipient’s name on a Hulin Fellowship “because it Department of Psychology plaque that is kept on permanent display on has allowed me to devote my at Northwestern University. the third floor. full-time efforts to research under the guid- Ranney is currently a third-year student in the The 2008 award was presented to ance of a great mentor, Charles L. Hulin. My Biological Division and Woroch is a fourth- Christopher Nye (Social-Personality) for his dissertation research addresses an important, year student in the Brain and Cognition paper, “Testing the Measurement Equivalence but frequently neglected issue in the area Division. of Personality Adjective Items Across of career choice and development—the Cultures.” process by which individuals often compro- J. McVicker Hunt Award for Excellence in Graduate Research mise their aspirations and expectations in The J. McVicker Hunt Award Fellowship order to achieve alignment with an external was established in 2005 to The Herbert Woodrow reality where desirable career choices are honor the contributions of J. Fellowship is awarded to not equally accessible or achievable. Based McVicker Hunt to the field of one or more of the ablest on a theoretical background that integrates developmental psychology. and most promising sociological and psychological perspectives Hunt was a faculty member graduate students in the in explaining career development and choice, in the Department of Department of Psychology it examines the decision-making processes of Psychology from 1951 to 1974. Hunt’s book doing basic scientific research individuals as they consider various occupa- Intelligence and Experience, published in 1961, in the field of psychology. tional choices and tests the hypothesis that has been credited for laying the groundwork Andrej Dietrich and Florian individuals’ occupational choices are primarily for Project Head Start and the importance of Lorenz, graduate students motivated by the maintenance of an accept- early childhood education. in the Quantitative Division, able social identity, and only secondarily by Sylvia Yuan was selected by the Develop- each received a one-semester psychological factors such as vocational inter- mental Division to receive the award based fellowship for the 2008-2009 ests.” Wee anticipates receiving her PhD May on the significance and quality of her research academic year. 2010 and intends to seek a faculty position in as well as her research productivity. Yuan academia. Psychology Times | Department of Psychology 17 Honors Fair

The Honors Program, coordinated in 2007-2008 by Professor Cindy Fisher, requires that students write a research-based thesis at a level comparable to a master’s thesis and make several oral presentations on both assigned material and their own research. Students who complete the honors program graduate with a “Distinction in Psychology.” Twelve students presented their research at the Honors Program Fair on April 23, 2008. Back row: Stephanie Cramer, Steffen E. Olsen, Sarah Laszlo (B&C Graduate Student), Dr. Cindy Fisher, Matthew Pfaff Middle row: Sarah E. Dalton, Azim R. Kahn, Catterina Gratton, Joshua C. Richman, Jessica Chen, Jenna Meints, John Oliver Siy Front row: Ji Hae Lee, Ryan Lucas

Undergraduate Awards and Externalizing Behaviors,” and applied she completed a paramedic course and accomplishments exemplified the principles worked for Superior Ambulance Company Frederick and Ruby Kanfer Award of the Frederick and Ruby Kanfer Award. and became their EMS coordinator through Frederick H. Kanfer, a Christ Hospital and Hope Children’s Hospital. member of the Department Janet Tritsch Award A few years later, she attended physician of Psychology from 1973 The Janet Tritsch Award, assistant school while working full-time. until 1995, was a pioneer established in memory of The Julie Sutton Osgood Psychology Award in the behavioral therapy this enthusiastic participant is intended to help students realize their movement and a founding in undergraduate research, dreams of becoming either physicians or father of self-management therapy. To honor was presented to Joshua other medical practitioners. his legacy, his family established the Frederick Richman in 2008 for his The first Julie Sutton Osgood Psychology and Ruby Kanfer Award, to be presented to a honors thesis, “Lock Up Your Toys Before You Award was presented to Natalie Pawlowicz psychology student whose scholarship and/ Leave: Understanding of Deception and False at the department’s award or service in the field of clinical/community Belief in 17-Month-Old Infants.” Richman program on May 10, 2008. psychology is aimed at improving the conducted his research in one of the nation’s There is a great deal of psychological lives of all individuals. The premier developmental psychologists’ similarity between Pawlowicz Department of Psychology would like to laboratory, Professor Renee Baillargeon. and Osgood’s paths in life. thank the Kanfer family, his colleagues, and Pawlowicz worked as an EMT friends whose generous contributions helped Julie Sutton Osgood Psychology Award for an ambulance company, to endow the fund. The Julie Sutton Osgood and after graduating from U of I, planned on Matthew Pfaff was Psychology Award was entering a physician assistant program at named the 2008 recipient established in 2008 by family Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Ill. for his commitment to and friends in memory of The Julie Sutton Osgood Psychology research and his interest in Osgood, whose career goal Award is a wonderful way to continue changing policies and was to become a practicing Osgood’s legacy and to help students who related to at-risk youth. The physician. want to pursue careers in the medical field. committee agreed that his Osgood trained as an emergency medical The Department of Psychology is grateful research, which included an honors thesis technician (EMT) and worked summers for to Osgood’s family and friends for their “Investigating the Relationship Between an ambulance company while she was a generosity and support of psychology ADHD Symptoms, Academic Achievement, psychology student at U of I. After graduation, students. 18 university of illinois at urbana-champaign

Christy K. Scott Funds Enhance Alumni News Undergraduate Education 1980s Lauren M. Papp (BS ’98) is an assistant professor The undergraduate students enrolled in Cynthia Wagner Carroll (BS ’85) has been in the Human Development and Family Studies Psych 311: “Techniques of Biological Psychol- married for 23 years to Professor Matthew Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. ogy” are introduced to research techniques Carroll, who earned a PhD in engineering at the Papp received an MA and PhD in developmental used in the physiological study of mental University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. They and counseling psychology from the University processes. They learn about recording “brain are the proud parents of five children. Carroll has of Notre Dame. waves,” behavioral analysis of drug effects, been involved in Christian work and also served anatomy of the brain, and related topics. as a counselor at the Care Net Pregnancy Center. Callie T. Pittman (BS ’99) received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology with a They also have direct experience working concentration in child and adolescent psychology with human and laboratory animal subjects 1990s from Argosy University in October 2008. to qualify for more advanced course and Nicole Di Paolo Foster (BS ’99) completed a research opportunities. PhD in industrial/organizational psychology Lizette Smith-Banner (PhD ’90) Thanks to a generous private gift that from DePaul University in Chicago. Foster is the has been promoted to director of clinical established the Christy K. Scott Endow- associate director of Consultant Education and programs at Our Little Haven in St. Louis, Mo. ment Fund, the department upgraded the Development at Joint Commission Resources in Smith-Banner is responsible for overseeing classroom with four new microscopes. This Oak Brook, Ill. programs including outpatient mental health, technology upgrade will provide a wide therapeutic preschool, a residential program, range of options for displaying information Catherine (Jose) Madison (BS ’94) is a and foster care management. Banner-Smith is counseling services director at a psychiatric care married and has two children. to students during classroom instruction. On facility. She is married and has one child. behalf of our students and faculty, thank you for your investment in psychology at Illinois.

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(Faculty Retirements, continued from page 13) Faculty Obituary Joe Malpeli retired Sandra Goss Lucas retired after 30 years with the in May 2009 after 25 years Jerry Hirsch, professor Department of Psychology. in the Department of emeritus of psychology, Malpeli received a BS Psychology. Goss Lucas passed away May 3, 2008. from MIT (1967), PhD from received a BS from the Hirsch earned a BA, with John Hopkins School of University of Illinois (1971), highest honors, in 1952 Medicine (1974), and he MAT from the University and a PhD in psychology was a postdoctoral fellow of Illinois (1972), and PhD in 1955 from the in MIT’s Department of Psychology (1974- from Indiana University (1984). She was University of California, Photo courtesy of 1977). Malpeli joined the Biological Division in hired as a visiting assistant professor in 1984 Berkeley. Hirsch the University of the Department of Psychology in 1978. and served as coordinator of Psychology completed a two-year Illinois Archives Malpeli’s research focuses on the ways brain 100/105 until 1986, associate course director NSF postdoctoral appointment at the structures processing visual information of “Introductory Psychology” (1986-1998), University of California, Berkeley, and a interact with each other. He was also engaged and director of “Introductory Psychology” one-year NIH fellow appointment at the in a collaborative project to develop novel, (1998-2009). Center for Advanced Study at Stanford noninvasive methods of assessing brain Over the last 25 years, Goss Lucas trained University before joining the University hemodynamics and neural activity. He approximately 500 graduate students, many of Illinois psychology faculty in 1960 published in the most prestigious journals, of whom decided to work on graduate with a joint appointment in zoology. including: Brain Research, Experimental Brain teaching certificates and advanced graduate Hirsch’s research interests focused on a Research, Journal of Neurophysiology, Journal teaching certificates. In addition, she has fly population, Drosophila melanogaster, of Neuroscience Methods, Neuroscience been responsible for the education of 86,400 which he used to study the relations Abstracts, Journal of Vision, and Science. undergraduate students enrolled in Psych between heredity and behavior, since Malpeli was the principal investigator 100. She also served as the coordinator of this species was the most amenable to on two grants supported by the National the department’s New Teaching Assistant’s genetic study. Institute of Health (National Eye Institute) Orientation Program to prepare first-time Hirsch is also known for creating from 1978 to 2008, and he received funding teaching assistants for their fall appointments. and codirecting with James Anderson from the University of Illinois’ Critical Research Goss Lucas received numerous awards in (educational psychology, U of I) the Initiative Program (2003-2005). Malpeli has recognition of her contributions to teaching, Institutional Racism Program at the U a of service at the departmental, including: Alpha Lambda Delta Award for of I from 1977 to 1986. Its purpose was campus, and national levels. He served as Outstanding Teacher of Freshmen (2002); to develop minority researchers and to coordinator of the Biological Psychology Department of Psychology, College of train social, behavioral, and biological Division several times over the course of 30 LAS, and Campus Awards for Excellence in scientists, as well as educators, to years in the department, and served on the Undergraduate Teaching (2005); Department understand and conduct research on Campus Institutional Animal Care and Use of Psychology’s Graduate Student both institutional and scientific racism Committee, LAS Faculty Appeals Committee, Organization Instructional Award (2005); and in their relations to mental health Neuroscience Program Executive Committee, Department of Psychology’s Mabel Kirkpatrick while working through the disciplines/ Campus Committee to Select University Hohenboken Teaching Enhancement subdisciplines of behavioral sciences/ Scholars, Individual Programs of Study Award (2007). To honor Goss’ legacy, the social behavioral sciences, / Committee, and on the Carnegie Initiative on Department of Psychology established the behavior genetics, and psychology. Graduate Education (2003-2004). Sandra Goss Lucas Award for Excellence in Hirsch received many awards, Malpeli relocated to South Korea to join Teaching “Introductory Psychology” (2008) in including: Doctorate Honoris Causa, his wife, Eunjoo Kang, psychology alumna recognition of outstanding Psychology 100 U Rene Descartes (Paris V), France (PhD ’95). Kang is a faculty member in graduate student instructors. (1987), Officier dans Ol’ rdre des Palmes the Department of Psychology, Kangwon Goss Lucas’ future plans include developing Académiques, Embassy of France to National University, located in Chuncheon, a Psych 199 course on critical thinking about USA (1994), and the Behavior Genetics South Korea. and a course for Association 2006 Dobzhansky Award General Curriculum. 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