Roanoke College Psychology Department

Month: February 2018

  • Manuscript Published!

    Congratulations to Dr. Powell (Roanoke College), Dr. Freedman (Dartmouth University), Dr. Le (Haverford College), and Dr. Williams (Purdue University) for their recent publishing in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, titled “Ghosting and Destiny: Implicit theories of relationships predict beliefs about ghosting”!

    The research article focuses on two studies conducted by the authors to determine how implicit theories such as destiny and growth influence relationship terminations and how participants view “ghosting.”

    For more information, follow this link to see the original study.

    Again, congratulations to Dr. Powell and her fellow researchers for their manuscript publishing!

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  • Summer Research Opportunity: Yale University Program in Organizational Behavior

    Looking for a summer research opportunity?

    Then please consider applying to the Yale University program in Organizational Behavior.

    The Yale University program in Organizational Behavior is seeking several summer research assistants (20 hours/week; ~$350-400/week) to work on research projects at the Yale School of Management in New Haven, CT. This internship would start in the summer of 2018 and last from around June 15th to August 15th (exact dates are flexible). This internship is designed to support individuals looking to strengthen their research skills before applying to a graduate school PhD program in organizational behavior, or a related behavioral science field. Therefore, a critical component of this summer research experience will be ongoing mentoring and guidance from faculty and graduate students, and we highly encourage those from underrepresented and/or non-traditional educational backgrounds to apply.

    Research assistants will collaborate with faculty (Professors Amy Wrzesniewski, Cydney Dupree, and Michael Kraus) and graduate students on day-to-day research being conducted, which includes: programming surveys on Qualtrics, data collection in the lab, field, and online environments, analyzing and summarizing data, revising/editing manuscripts, assisting with literature reviews, IRB proposals, and presentations, and attending research meetings and workshops. At the end of the 8-week internship, all interns will present their research progress at a mini-conference hosted by the School of Management.

    To apply, complete the survey here: https://yale.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5sYn4GGmqDcjmap

    We will begin reviewing applications on March 1st, 2018 and will continue until the position has been filled.

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  • Amanda Knox: Documentary and Conversation

    Amanda Knox documentary, 23 January 2018

    On Tuesday, January 23, 2018 Amanda Knox’s documentary was shown at Roanoke College in preparation for her visit the next evening.

    While the room quickly filled up to watch the documentary, this would be nothing in comparison to the following night, when hundreds of people arrived at Olin Theater in order to see Amanda Knox in person.

    Cards were handed out to audience members in preparation for the Q&A session following Knox’s presentation.

    In her presentation, Knox described the events of the past, emphasizing why truth matters and how her experience could have easily happened to anyone.

    The events were hosted by the Turk Pre-Law Program’s Gentry Locke Speaker Series, the Public Affairs Society, and Community Programs.

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