Psychology

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New Social Sciences research award honors Martin Chemers

November 1, 2007

The new Martin M. Chemers Award for Outstanding Research in the Division of Social Sciences recognizes senior faculty members who have made major impacts through their research.
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Four social scientists honored for teaching and research at UC Santa Cruz

October 11, 2007

Four social scientists at UC Santa Cruz were honored for teaching and research today (Thursday, October 11) during the annual fall convocation hosted by the dean of the Division of Social Sciences.
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New book Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me) explains how self-deception dooms marriages, starts wars, and promotes a culture of unaccountability

May 29, 2007

In the new book Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me), Elliot Aronson spells out how the psychological mechanism of self-justification puts us on a slippery slope of self-deception that frequently gets us into enormous trouble when we are unable to ac
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Heather Bullock named director of CJTC

May 16, 2007

Heather Bullock, an associate professor of psychology, will assume leadership of the Center for Justice, Tolerance, and Community on July 1. Bullock will succeed founding director Manuel Pastor, a professor of Latin American and Latino studies. “I’m eager to honor and continue the great traditions Manuel started and to deepen and expand the center’s relationships…
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Psychology professor Aida Hurtado receives gender equity award

May 3, 2007

Aida Hurtado, professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has received the 2007 Distinguished Contributions to Gender Equity in Education Research Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
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G. William Domhoff, expert on dreams and power relations, receives UC-wide faculty emeriti award

April 26, 2007

G. William Domhoff says the best thing that ever happened to him professionally was being hired as a founding faculty member at UC Santa Cruz in 1965. The second-best thing was retiring early, which gave him the freedom to focus on his research.
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Sexualization of girls is linked to common mental health problems in girls and women, says APA task force chaired by UC Santa Cruz professor

February 19, 2007

A report of the American Psychological Association (APA) released today (Monday, February 19) found evidence that the proliferation of sexualized images of girls and young women in advertising, merchandising, and media is harmful to girls’ self-image and
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UCSC Professor Emeritus Elliot Aronson receives lifetime achievement award from the Association for Psychological Science

November 13, 2006

Called a man who has “fundamentally changed the way we look at everyday life,” preeminent social psychologist Elliot Aronson has received a lifetime achievement award from the Association for Psychological Science. Elliot Aronson (Photo: UCSC Photo Services) The William James Fellow Award is the latest honor bestowed upon Aronson, a professor emeritus of psychology at…
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Sign language study reveals key finding about short-term memory

August 1, 2006

For decades, researchers have misunderstood a key aspect of short-term memory because of shortcomings in the way they compare the memory capacity of deaf people who use American Sign Language (ASL) and hearing people, according to a new study by a psychology professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Previous studies suggested that ASL…
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UC Santa Cruz brings Chicana author Sandra Cisneros to Mello Center on April 30

April 10, 2006

Acclaimed Chicana author Sandra Cisneros, whose book The House on Mango Street is required reading in classrooms across the country, will give a public reading at 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, at the Mello Center for the Performing Arts in Watsonville. Cisneros will be accepting the first annual Gloria E. Anzaldúa Distinguished Lecture Award,…
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California prison shakeup reveals urgent need for reform, expert says

March 20, 2006

The recent shakeup in the troubled California Department of Corrections reveals the resistance to a badly needed overhaul of the nation’s largest prison system, says a leading expert on prisons and the psychology of incarceration. The resignation of Corrections chief Roderick Hickman, hired two years ago by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to overhaul the dysfunctional system,…
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UC Santa Cruz psychology prof develops language aids for hearing-impaired and autistic children

February 22, 2006

Twenty years ago, psychology professor Dominic Massaro never dreamed his investigation of how humans comprehend language and speech would benefit hearing-impaired and autistic children. But his research into how auditory and visual cues work together to aid our comprehension of the spoken word attracted the attention of parents of children with language challenges. Eager for…