Professor Vaish received the Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions from the Association for Psychological Science. July 10, 2019 Janet Tayor Spence Award
Professor Vaish is announced as the inaugural SRCD Scholar-in-Residence for Sept.-Dec. 2018! July 10, 2019 Website link
Graduate student Caroline Kelsey’s study on the “watching eyes” effect was featured in UVA Today, the Daily Mail, Science Daily, and the New York Post! July 10, 2019 UVA Today linkDaily Mail linkScience Daily linkNew York Post link Read More Graduate student Caroline Kelsey’s study on the “watching eyes” effect was featured in UVA Today, the Daily Mail, Science Daily, and the New York Post!
Professor Vaish and Dr. Janine Oostenbroek’s study on forgiveness was featured in the Greater Good Magazine! June 05, 2019 Greater Good Magazine article
Graduate student Caroline Kelsey received the Dannon Gut Microbiome, Yogurt and Probiotics Fellowship Grant! July 17, 2018
Graduate student Meltem Yucel’s study on the functions of children’s tattling was featured in both the Charlotte Observer and in Fatherly! July 12, 2018 Charlotte Observer link Fatherly link Read More Graduate student Meltem Yucel’s study on the functions of children’s tattling was featured in both the Charlotte Observer and in Fatherly!
Graduate student Meltem Yucel was chosen as one of the three Student Choice Colloquium Speakers for the prospective student visit week in 2019. July 11, 2018
Graduate student Meltem Yucel received a Graduate Travel Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP). September 26, 2017
Graduate student Caroline Kelsey received the Presidential Fellowship in Data Science for her project: Mothers, Infants, Microbiome and Mental Health (MIMMs): A social neuroscience perspective of maternal-child health to unlock the potential of biobanked September 20, 2017