Emotions and Aging Lab members enjoyed a delicious ice cream cake today to celebrate everyone’s hard work this summer in the lab! Thanks to all our research assistants and best of luck to those of you who are moving on! It’s been a pleasure working with all of you.
We are currently accepting applications for undergraduate research assistants for Fall 2014. Apply by Aug. 15, 2014. Research assistants can gain research experience in the lab and earn Independent Reading and Research credits (or volunteer). Minimum weekly time requirement is 4 hours. To apply, send your resume to
ealabs.ua@gmail.com
Questions? Email Dr. Stanley at jstanley@uakron.edu
Katie Harrington was named as a recipient of the Harold E. and Ann T. Nixon Scholarship to support her pursuit of a career working with older adults. Congratulations, Katie!
Read Dr. Stanley’s article, Encouraging student behaviors that promote learning featured in the July 2014 issue of the APA Division 20 Adult Development & Aging Newsletter.
The Emotions and Aging Lab now has a MangoldVision eye tracker! This technology will allow us to better understand age-related differences in attention to emotional stimuli.
Halley Cooper-Shumway won the BCAS Beatriz and James Houmard Scholarship to support her thesis research! Congratulations, Halley!
Katie Harrington, Halley Cooper-Shumway, Britney Kurtz, and Christopher Petsko presented their research at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago. Great job! See their posters here
Halley Cooper-Shumway was awarded a Psi Chi Travel Award to present her research at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago, IL. Congratulations, Halley!
Britney Kurtz was awarded a Psi Chi Travel Award to present her research at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago, IL. Congratulations, Britney!
Second year graduate student, Katie Harrington, defended her master’s thesis entitled, Up-Regulation of Two Negative Emotions by Younger and Older Adults. Congratulations, Katie!