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UWGB Psychology March Madness: Round 1, Day 1

March 24, 2016 / Ryan Martin / 0 Comments

Here are the first eight first round match-ups. Please vote in each of the polls below.

See here for more information about the studies.

You have until 8:00 pm tonight to vote. Results will be available soon after.

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Psychology and Stuff: The Stanford Prison Experiment

March 24, 2016 / Ryan Martin / 1 Comment

Three psychologists and a poet sit down to watch the 2015 movie, The Stanford Prison Experiment, in this special LIVE episode of Psychology and Stuff. Drs. Kate Burns, Regan A.R. Gurung, Chuck Rybak, and Ryan Martin chat about the film, the original study, and more.

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PSI Talks: Survivors of Suicide- The Forgotten Grievers (Sarah Busko)

March 23, 2016 / Ryan Martin / 0 Comments

In this touching and personal talk, Sarah Busko discusses her research on suicide survivors.

One of six engaging talks from University of Wisconsin-Green Bay psychology students and alumni on December 7th, 2015 at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts.

-Talk Sponsored by Dr. Georjeanna Wilson-Deonges

Featured Student: Will Vogt

March 21, 2016 / Ryan Martin / 0 Comments

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When will you graduate? I graduate this spring. So, like four months.
What are your career plans? My plans are to attend graduate school and earn a Phd in Neuropsychology.
Why did you major in psychology? Honestly, i wasn’t really sure what i wanted to do until I took Psych Research Methods. I just found it exciting and something i really enjoyed doing.
What do you do for fun? I like any type of sport, but after my knee surgery i have been settling for binge watching Fringe and Lost on Netflix.
What academic experience or accomplishment are you most proud of? My second semester at UWGB i got a 4.0. It was significant because before i transferred to UWGB I was academically suspended three times. It was a real confidence boost for me to realize that i was capable of succeeding if i put in the work. Also, winning the Psych Research Star Award. It was a good feeling to be recognized for the studies that i have conducted and to get selected out of a competitive pool of such bright, hardworking, and exceptional nominees.
What’s your favorite movie, book, and TV show related to psychology? Movie- Good Will Hunting ( Robin Williams was a psychologist so it totally counts) and TV show I’d have to pick Dexter even though the ending was terrible.
What single thing do you hope to accomplish at UWGB before graduating? I hope to be able to help others and give them advice so they can have as fulfilling experience in this program as i did.
What else do you want people to know about you? Ummm, i’m not sure. I started my college experience in 2009. I realized I wasn’t quite ready for school, so i spent six years in the marines. To this day, I believe it was the best decision i’ve made.

Psychology and Stuff: Death and Dying (with Dr. Illene Cupit)

March 10, 2016 / Ryan Martin / 0 Comments

In this episode we talk with UW-Green Bay Human Development and Psychology faculty member, Dr. Illene Cupit, about her research on death, dying, and loss. Her research assistants, Danielle DiCarlo, Lisa Barnaby, and Michelle McChesney, also share their insights into the topic.

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PSI Talks: #ThisPsychMajor Is Prepared for the Real World- Skills for a Career in Recruiting (Molly Swenty)

March 9, 2016 / Ryan Martin / 0 Comments

Molly Swenty (class of 2013) discusses life after UW-Green Bay and the skills she brings to the workplace as a psychology major.

One of six interesting talks from University of Wisconsin-Green Bay psychology students and alumni on December 7th, 2015 at the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts.

Featured Alumnus: Katie Von Holzen

March 7, 2016 / Ryan Martin / 0 Comments

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When did you graduate? December 2009
What do you do now? I’m a postdoctoral researcher at the Université Paris Descartes where I work in the Speech Team with Dr. Thierry Nazzi. In general, I am fascinated by the ability with which infants and young children are able to soak up language. Specifically, I’m looking at how infants use consonants and vowels to recognize and learn words. Actually, consonants are quite a bit more informative for this than vowels are. I’m especially interested in how these abilities at young ages relate to general language development later on. Of course, I can’t just ask the babies that visit the lab to answer my questions, so I use different kinds of behavioral methods as well as ERP (event-related potentials from continuous EEG) to ask these questions.
Why did you major in psychology? At one point, someone told me that I was a good listener and that talking to me was helpful for working through problems. My aunt and uncle both studied at UWGB, in Social Work and Human Development, respectively. Also, I thoroughly enjoyed my high school Psychology class. I always liked school, but my Psychology class was really interesting. After taking Introduction to Psychology with Dr. Lorenz, there was no turning back.
What do you do for fun? Since I moved to Paris I’ve taken up sewing and quilt making. There is nothing more relaxing than sitting in front of my sewing machine and working on a project while I listen to the latest podcast. I also have a road bike that I love to ride, but getting out in the city is often difficult. I also like to hike and there are really nice forests and trails around Paris. I’m in Germany about once a month to visit my boyfriend, and we always make an effort to get outside into the forest for a walk.
What academic experience or accomplishment are you most proud of? I used a novel statistical method in my first publication and as a result it has been decently cited. For me, though, the content of that paper is more meaningful. I found that when bilingual preschoolers hear a word in one language, they activate the translation for that word in their other language. About a year after I published that, I was listening to the keynote presentation from one of the most influential researchers in bilingual language development. In her talk, she cited this study of mine. That felt pretty awesome!
What’s your favorite movie, book, and TV show, related to psychology? I would say its a tie between the movie “Awakenings”, and the book “The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat”. Both are accounts of the experiences of Dr. Oliver Sacks, who was a fascinating man.
What an important goal or accomplishment you are currently working on? I’m currently trying to teach myself (with considerable guidance from others) how to use Fieldtrip, which is a toolbox for MATLAB. I’m interested in using this toolbox to analyze my ERP data. This kind of data can be very complex, and the toolbox Fieldtrip offers some very powerful statistical functions to handle the analysis I want to do.
What else do you want people to know about you? I speak fairly fluent German and I’m currently working on picking up Schwäbisch (Swabian), which is a dialect spoken in southwest Germany, where my boyfriend is from. My French is good enough for me to get by at the office and test children who visit the lab. My experience learning languages has been great inspiration for my research as well. It’s really hard! But, little babies learn language with incredible ease. I usually say that my motivation to do my research comes from jealousy!

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