VOLUME 6, SPRING 2011

UNCW PSYCHOLOGY

DEPARTMENT NEWSLETTE R Faculty editor: Robert Hakan

Student editors: Alyssa Fritz & Amanda Rickard UNCW PSYCHOLOGY WELCOME FROM THE CHA IR at the site because this new at this link: http:// INSIDE THIS ISSUE: building will mean so much uncwtv.uncw.edu/video/ to us. psychweb.mov. N E W 2 Some of you alumni may The building is expected to FAC U L T Y SPOTLIGHT remember when the entire be completed in July 2012— department was housed in and if all goes according to G R A D U A T E 2 S T U D E N T one corner of the Social and plan, we’ll move in just in SPOT Behavior Sciences Building time to support the imple- (some of you will remember mentation of the proposed F A C U L T Y 3 P R O F I L E : even further back to King doctoral program in psy- OGLE Hall). Today, our 33 full- chological science. Dr. Mark Galizio time faculty members have Last spring, the UNC Board A L U M N I 4 P R O F I L E : I have never been so ex- laboratories and offices of Governor’s approved HART cited to see a pile of dirt! spread across eight different UNCW’s request to plan G R A D U A T E 4 As a construction crew be- academic buildings. The new the doctoral program, and S T U D E N T gan work near the Nursing building will permit us to get this year the department ACTIVITIES Building in March, this pile the entire program under completed the implementa- represented what will be a one roof! Even more impor- tion plan which is the final PLANNED 5 D O C T O R A L signal event for our pro- tantly, the new classrooms, piece in the UNC program PROGRAM gram: the construction of laboratories and clinical development process. The the $33 million Teaching training areas will enhance implementation plan has F A C U L T Y 7 Laboratory Building which all of our programs with been approved by the HIGLIGHTS will be the future home of state-of-the-art facilities. UNCW administration and the psychology department. You can see a short video now awaits final review by EVENT 10 PICTURES I have been watching the narrated by College of Arts the UNC Board of Gover- digging with anticipation as and Sciences Dean David nors. the crew continues working Cordle showing some of Continued on page 3

ANNUAL ALUMNI RECEPT ION By: Alyssa Fritz This year, UNCW’s annual alumni, current students bration all three chairs of “The new classrooms, homecoming took place and current and former the psychology department laboratories and clinical from Feb. 17-20, and activi- faculty members to reunite were in attendance; includ- ties consisted of award and to meet one another. It ing the founder of the de- training areas will en- presentations, reunions, a was an occasion to socialize, partment, John Williams, hance all of our pro- TEALgating to support the enjoy hors d’oeuvres and Andy Jackson and Mark Seahawks, a homecoming learn about current depart- Galizio. Melissa Deal, the grams with state-of-the- parade as well as individual mental accomplishments student recipient of the art facilities.” departmental alumni recep- and undertakings. Williams-Jackson merit tions. The psychology de- It was extremely successful scholarship, also spoke at - Mark Galizio partment’s alumni reception and received an impressive the reception. provided an opportunity for turnout. At this year’s cele- Continued on page 9 VOLUME 6, SPRING 2011 Page 2

NEW FACULTY SPOTLIGH T By: Amanda Rickard

obtain her master’s degree ment and psychological ad- perience her students of and Ph.D. in human devel- justment in diverse cultural psychology. She is teaching opment and family studies contexts. She evaluated courses in Lifespan and from Pennsylvania State factors of sexual develop- Adolescent Development, University. She completed ment such as condom use, as well as a specialized semi- her academic studies in risky sexual behavior, ro- nar in Latino Adolescent 2009 and then went on to mantic relationships and Sexuality. complete post-doctoral symptoms of depression. Graciela Espinosa-Hernandez work, also at Pennsylvania Having recently received The department is proud to State University. Her post- the Cahill Award, which welcome her as a fellow The UNCW psychology doctoral work assessed includes funding for her Seahawk, and students and department is pleased to sexual and romantic rela- research, she will soon have faculty alike will undoubt- welcome our newest faculty tionships among adolescents the opportunity to return edly benefit from her ex- member, Graciela Espinosa- of Mexican-origin living in to Puebla to conduct follow perience and expertise in Hernandez. She was born Arizona. -up assessments with the the field of psychology. and raised in Puebla, Mex- same population. ico. She started her career As part of this post- in psychology at the Univer- doctoral work, she was able Espinosa-Hernandez will be sidad de las Américas- to return to Puebla, Mexico, able to take undergraduates Puebla, where she received to continue her research with her, offering an excel- her Bachelor of Science with Latino adolescents, lent research opportunity degree. She went on to studying normative develop- and invaluable cultural ex-

GRADUATE STUDENT SPO TLIGHT By: Amanda Rickard

graduate students. This pharmacology lab under the year, our own Tracy Taylor, direction of Ray Pitts. She student of Ray Pitts, earned will begin a Ph.D. program this honor and was recog- in biological and health psy- nized as one of the six chology at the University of Graduate Teaching Award Pittsburgh in the fall. recipients! Broadly, her research inter- For all who know Taylor, est is the experimental this award is no surprise analysis of behavior. While Tracy Taylor whatsoever. She is ex- here at UNCW, her thesis tremely motivated and dedi- project involved studying Each year, UNCW honors cated as a student, a re- microanalysis of choice be- six graduate level teaching searcher, a teaching assis- havior in animals. In May, assistants with a Graduate tant and in everything else Tracy will give an invited success at UNCW, Teaching Award. In order she does. She has been a address presenting data as well as on her recent to be considered, a teaching teaching assistant to Ray from her master’s thesis, as engagement! We are assistant must demonstrate Pitts, Chris Hughes, Wendy part of a symposium at the proud to call her a Sea- exceptional competence in Donlin and Graciela Association for Behavior hawk as she is a true ex- teaching and mentoring, Espinosa-Hernandez. Tay- Analysis International’s an- emplar of the highest cali- show a clear mastery of lor earned her bachelor’s nual conference. ber of students. We wish their subject material and degree in psychology from her all the best as she con- communicate it with enthu- the College of Charleston. We would like to sincerely tinues her education and siasm and clarity to under- She works in a behavioral congratulate Taylor on her her career! DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY NEWSLETTER Page 3 FACULTY PROFILE: RIC H O G L E By: Alyssa Fritz concentration and is serving individual vulnerability differ- for the program. as graduate coordinator for ences for developing post- the psychology department. traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to combat-related His publications cover areas stress. Their program then of substance abuse, interper- provides them with PTSD sonal violence, deliberate self inoculation training. Current “Dr. Ogle and Dr. harm, alcohol use, perceived rates of PTSD estimate that Clements...are in the control, intoxication and between 6-20 percent of mili- aggression, as well as clinical tary combatants will develop final stages of develop- assessment and clinical meth- symptoms that will put these ing a major project for odology. As the new chair men and women at an in- the US Marine Corps. he plans to seamlessly transi- creased risk for mental and/or tion from where Galizio has physical health problems, They are seeking fund- left off shepherding in a new marital problems as well as a ing to allow them to curriculum, moving into the significantly higher risk of prospectively as- Rich Ogle new building and, upon ap- suicide. proval, implement the Ph.D. sess...for PTSD...” In July 2011, UNCW’s psy- program. Additionally, Ogle They have developed an chology department will wel- hopes to support UNCW’s online program to evaluate come a new chair, Richard historically strong culture of individual resiliency prior to Ogle. He is a clinical psycholo- promoting faculty-based deployment. Then, they are gist who graduated from the grant-funded research while able to create individualized University of New Mexico, continuing the departmental risk profiles and will be able to Albuquerque in 2001 and spe- tradition of teaching excel- provide 24/7 individualized cializes in addictions and post- lence and clinical training. training and access to a coun- traumatic stress disorder. He selor. The grant proposal is has been working at UNCW Ogle and Carrie Clements, for $1.5 million. Clements and since August 2002 and is an another psychology faculty Ogle have met with the associate professor. member at UNCW, are in UNCW Military Advisory the final stages of developing Board, Camp Lejuene com- Ogle has also held the posi- a major project for the U.S. mand staff and the assistant tion of clinical training coordi- Marine Corps. They are commandant of the Marine nator for the Substance Abuse seeking funding to allow Corps, who has committed Treatment (SATP) graduate them to prospectively assess assistance to secure funding

WELCOME FROM THE CHA IR Carrie Clements Continued from pg. 1 UNCW administrators, stu- A fall 2012 semester start reflect these changes and en- Maybe it’s time for you to sure that UNCW students come back to UNCW and dents and alumni who have date is projected for the new contributed so much to the Ph.D. program. continue to have the opportu- catch up with what’s happen- nity to study in a cutting-edge ing in psychology? success of our program. The department is very fortunate Psychology department plan- undergraduate program. New courses offered will include One additional note: this is my in that Rich Ogle has agreed ning efforts have not been to become our next chair. limited to graduate training. Brain and Behavior, Forensic seventh year serving as de- Psychology, Evolutionary Psy- partment chair and will mark You can learn more about We completed the design of a Ogle in this issue’s Faculty new undergraduate curricu- chology, and Psychometrics, the completion of my final just to name a few. You can term as chair. It has truly been Profile. I hope you enjoy this lum this year that will roll out newsletter. Check out the in fall 2011. The field of psy- take a look at the new cur- an honor to serve in this posi- riculum at: www.uncw.edu/ tion, and I am grateful for the department’s website, chology is constantly changing, www.uncw.edu/psy for regular and the new curriculum will psy/undergrad-new- hard work and support of the curriculum.html. many faculty members, updates on our activities. VOLUME 6, SPRING 2011 Page 4

By: Amanda Rickard ALUMNI PROFILE: CAR L H A RT research best: “Hart pays ally conducted in animals, Hart was once one of us! volunteers to take ecstasy, but Hart believes that the Hart attended UNCW and methamphetamine or mari- best way to understand the worked as a research assis- juana. He then monitors effect of a drug, such as tant in Robert Hakan’s elec- everything they do, eat, meth, on humans, is to sim- trophysiology lab, studying drink and say. He draws ply study it in humans. the effects of drugs such as blood on the hour, some- morphine and nicotine in times more frequently. He When asked about what rats. Hakan went on to in- searches their kitchen waste drives him to continue this troduce Hart to Charles to see if they didn't finish research amid controversy Ksir, who would then be- any of their food. And to he may face, Hart explains come Hart’s advisor as he Dr. Carl Hart top it off, Hart's recruits— that because there is so completed his doctoral who live in a windowless, much misinformation about work at the University of This year, the Department fully surveilled apartment drugs, it’s very important to Wyoming. of Psychology held its first for up to three weeks— determine what these drugs colloquium series. The se- spend hours taking com- actually do by direct obser- Hart’s research has pro- ries started out with an puter-based cognitive tests, vation in order to separate vided the field with very absolute bang, with the dis- clicking away in a drug- myth from reality. Hart is real and beneficial informa- tinguished Carl Hart, associ- induced euphoria or a drug- truly dedicated to the scien- tion about drug abuse and ate professor of psychology withdrawal dysphoria.” tific truths that drug re- will assuredly continue to at Columbia University. search can provide. open the eyes and minds of In addition to this, Hart has those who come across his Hart was featured in Wired what he calls the MethLab, Wired UK magazine explains work. When asked if he has UK magazine for his well- where his most controver- that “…Hart is rewriting any information for those of known and sometimes con- sial studies are conducted. the theory of addiction and us who strive to be re- troversial drug abuse re- His subjects receive high pointing the way to better searchers, Hart said, that search at the New York doses of methamphetamine treatments,” which we rec- “Researchers must find the State Psychiatric Institute. and are monitored through- ognize as a very exciting reason within themselves for The article in the February out the day. This type of research endeavor. What’s pursuing their avenue of issue, written by Russ research has been tradition- even more exciting is that Juskalian, may explain Hart’s Continued on page 6 GRADUATE STUDENT ACTIVITIES By: Alyssa Fritz

Every year, UNCW offers its students a wide array of intra- mural sports. This past fall, a group of graduate students played intramural indoor soc- cer. Participation allows stu- dents to stay active as well as socialize outside of academic settings. Under the leadership of second-year graduate stu- dent Christopher Beck and first-year graduate student, Matt Alcala, the “Action Po- tentials” completed the sea- Top: Adam Sukonick, Alyssa Fritz, Bryan Messina, Tiffany Shader, Carrie Branch, Jim Rossi, son with an impressive re- Andrew Hawkey, Matthew Barker and Daryn Goldhammer. Bottom: Davor Zink, cord of 6-1 and the placed second out of 16 teams. Lucia Lazarowski, Christopher Beck, Rachel Eure and Matt Alcala DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY NEWSLETTER Page 5 PLANNED DOCTORAL PRO GRAM By: Amanda Rickard The Department of Psychol- or concentrations, leading nation. In an effort to pre- mental health clients have ogy at UNCW has not gone to a Master of Arts degree pare our students to serve substance abuse issues. Fur- without its share of excite- in psychology. Tracks are: diverse populations, all stu- thermore, studies suggest ment and growth over the general psychology, sub- dents will receive extensive that there is more than a past few years. Psychology stance abuse treatment and training in cultural diversity sevenfold return for every is one of the largest majors prevention, and applied be- and must meet a Spanish dollar invested in treatment, at UNCW, with more than havior analysis. Each con- language proficiency re- but there is a shortage of 600 majors and 300 minors. centration emphasizes the quirement. This will prepare substance abuse treatment Our program is recognized scientific methods and prin- graduates to meet the specialists in North Carolina for teaching excellence, for ciples common to all fields needs of an important and the nation. student research and stu- of psychology. All master's growing demographic group dent practicum involvement. students participate in su- in our region. The second concentration, Our faculty members have pervised research and are dementias/cognition and been recognized interna- required to complete an The doctoral program will aging, will build off of the tionally for teaching, re- individual thesis. There emphasize our strength in current success of one of search and scholarship. To- are more than 70 active clinical psychology and will our already established spe- gether 12 different investi- graduate students, and offer four clinical concentra- cialties. It will be an excel- gators in our faculty have there have been 110 gradu- tions. Addictions/ lent addition to our clinical received $4 million over the ates from the program since psychopharmacology con- program because of the past 10 years to assist with 1994. centration would build on drastic need for relevant their research endeavors. the success of the already research. It is estimated that The major goal of the doc- established substance abuse by 2030, the U.S. population Furthermore, in May 2010, toral program is to generate treatment and prevention age 65 and older will more the psychology department professionals who will de- program. It is believed that than double, and the pro- received approval for its velop and deliver empirically this program will be of great jected growth for our re- request to plan a doctoral supported treatments for benefit because alcoholism gion is even higher. Current program. It will be an excel- severe and persistent cogni- and addiction are among statistics also indicate a lent addition to our already tive and behavioral disor- our nation’s most significant strong need for more re- strong graduate program. ders in underserved and mental health problems; in search; Alzheimer’s Disease Currently, our graduate diverse populations in fact, it has been reported affects nearly five million program has three tracks, North Carolina and the that about 50 percent of all Americans and approxi- Continued on page 6

“The major goal of the doctoral program is to generate profession- als who will develop and deliver empirically supported treatments for severe and persistent cognitive and behavioral disorders in under- served and diverse populations in North Carolina and nationally.”

Artist Rendering of New Psychological Science Building VOLUME 6, SPRING 2011 Page 6 PLANNED DOCTORAL PRO GRAM Continued from pg. 5 disabilities and other behav- The fourth concentration designed to respond proac- mately 25 percent of all ioral disorders. will be mental illness in cor- tively to the shortfall of persons age 85 and older rections/forensic psychol- psychologists and the grow- suffer from some form of Today, autism spectrum ogy. Students in this con- ing need in these areas. Our dementia. This concentra- disorders and mental retar- centration will develop skills program will be one of a tion will allow for doctoral dation are among the most in forensic assessment and kind in North Carolina, as students to assist our fac- persistent and severe be- research and will be no universities in the state ulty members in their re- havioral disorders, affecting uniquely trained to develop offer training with a focus in search pursuits and con- 3-4 percent of American and provide empirically sup- the psychology of persistent tinue the development of children. There is a strong ported treatments that pro- cognitive and behavioral knowledgeable researchers demand for research and mote illness management disorders. The program will and educators in the field of graduates in the field of and successful community benefit future students, the cognition and aging. behavior analysis in our re-entry for this population. research and educational immediate area and on a This will be a highly valued infrastructure at our univer- The third concentration, broader, national level. emphasis as individuals with sity, as well as the city and developmental disabilities Members of our behavior persistent cognitive behav- our surrounding areas. The and behavior analysis, will analytic faculty are national ioral disorders represent an true potential for such a develop our current applied leaders in this field and will ever-increasing proportion program has yet to be real- behavior analysis clinical provide today’s master’s of the population residing in ized. It is clear, however, concentration. Applied be- students and future doc- prisons and other correc- that the future of our havior analysis is an empiri- toral students incomparable tional facilities. UNCW Psychology De- cally supported treatment training in the field. partment will be one of for autism, developmental All concentrations were growth and opportunity. ALUMNI PROFILE: CAR L H A RT Continued from pg. 4 study. It’s a 24/7 type of career, and there has to be a reason that you know you do it.”

This, Hart says is passion, and it’s something that psychology F A L L 2 0 1 0 students at UNCW have a good deal of. We are thrilled COMMENCEMENT Hart was able to bring it full circle, to come back and share with us his research and his passion for it. DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY NEWSLETTER Page 7 FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS Kate Bruce continues to serve as director of the Honors Scholars program and CSURF. She published two articles and was editor-in-chief of Explorations, the North Carolina undergraduate research journal.

Carrie Clements continues to serve as director of the Center for Teaching Excellence. She is co-investigator with Rich Ogle on a major grant proposal on PTSD submitted to the U.S. Marine Corps.

Dale Cohen continues research on his five-year, $700,000 National Institute on Child Health and Human Development grant studying numerical reasoning and biases. He published two articles and gave a talk at a major national conference this year. Karen Daniels published an article and completed a web module on successful aging for the N.C. Gerontology Consortium. Alissa Dark-Freudeman was the sole author of a chapter in the book Aging in America. Mark Galizio received a $220,000 three-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study the acute and chronic effects of drugs of abuse on memory processes. Cameron Gordon published a book review and was elected president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Ther- apy’s Special Interest Group on Couples Research and Therapy. Rob Hakan served as editor of the Departmental Newsletter. Christine Hughes was appointed associate editor of the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, the leading journal in her field, and published a research article. Anne Hungerford published an article in the journal Violence and Victims. Andy Jackson received the McFarland Edgerton Award from the North Carolina Mental Health Association at its annual meeting. This award is given for long-term contributions to the cause of mental health and is stated to be the association’s highest recognition for a professional or volunteer who works in this area. James Johnson published three articles and completed his term as associate editor for the Journal of Personality and Social Psy- chology. Julian Keith served as an expert witness in three legal cases involving cognitive impairment related to brain injury. Hayden Kepley published two articles and was selected for a Discere Aude award for his effectiveness in mentoring student research. Joe Kishton’s documentary film on Salvador Dali and Henry Miller premiered at UNCW and was shown at several national venues. Len Lecci published two articles and two book chapters. He gave the keynote address at two regional meetings of the East- ern N.C. Alzheimer’s Association. Shanhong Luo published five articles and a monograph including a report of her research on the accuracy and biases in new- lywed’s perceptions of each other which came out in Psychological Science. Sally MacKain published two articles and developed a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grant in collaboration with the Coastal Horizons Center. Bryan Myers continued research funded by his nearly $400,000 National Science Foundation grant on forensic psychology. He also published two articles and three book chapters and chaired the departmental doctoral planning committee. Jennifer Myers continues to coordinate the department’s counseling practicum program and leads group advising for under- graduate majors. Simone Nguyen completed work on her project on children’s concepts of food and healthy eating which was funded for $144,000 by the National Institute of Child Health and Development. She also published an article reporting the results of some of her funded research. VOLUME 6, SPRING 2011 Page 8 FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS Nora Noel published two articles and continues to serve as a member of the state licensing board. Rich Ogle is a co-investigator with Carrie Clements on a major grant proposal on PTSD submitted to the U.S. Marine Corps and also published an article this year. He continues to serve as the departmental graduate coordinator and is chair of the board of trustee for Coastal Horizons, a regional treatment center. Bill Overman completed work on his $79,000 National Institute on Drug Abuse grant to study decision making in adoles- cents. Carol Pilgrim continued to serve as associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Ray Pitts published two articles and served as program co-chair of the Association for Behavior Analysis International annual meeting. Tony Puente published a book, six book chapters and a research article. He served as a member of the Joint Committee for Standards for Educational and Psychological Tests and the American Medical Association’s Current Procedural Panel. Puente is the only non-physician and first-ever psychologist to serve on this panel which regulates many facets of how health care is done in the U.S. Kim Sawrey continues to serve as chair of the University Studies committee. Jeff Toth published an article and continues to serve as the departmental webmaster. Carole Van Camp was appointed to the board of editors for the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, the key journal in her field. Wendy Donlin Washington published an article and a book chapter. She served as a member of the board of directors and program chair for the Southeastern Association for Behavior Analysis.

Back row, left to right: Anne Hungerford, Jeff Toth, Hayden Kepley, Cameron Gordon, Len Lecci, Julian Keith, Joe Kishton, and Rob Hakan.

Middle row: Shanhong Luo, Tony Puente, Simone Nguyen, Rich Ogle, Sally MacKain, Karen Daniels, Christine Hughes, Carole Van Camp, Graciela Espinosa-Hernandez, and Kim Sawrey.

Front row: Mark Galizio, Wendy Washington, Nora Noel, Andy Jackson and Ray Pitts. DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY NEWSLETTER Page 9 ANNUAL ALUMNI RECEPT ION

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This year’s event highlighted the architectural plans for the new psychology building through a virtual tour. Mark Galizio also had the honor to inform guests that UNCW is approved for a request to plan a Ph.D. pro- gram and is currently wait- ing to receive word on the final submission decision. The event was a great suc- cess, and we look forward to seeing you at the 2012 alumni reception at next UNCW psychology department chairs, past and present year’s homecoming! Pictured from left to right: Andy Jackson, John Williams and Mark Galizio

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