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Conference History
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| 2012 October |
October 26, 2012 Dr. Laura Kohn-Wood gave a talk entitled “Knowledge is Power: Why it is Important to be Involved in Undergraduate Research.” Dr. Kohn-Wood is an Associate Professor at the University of Miami. There were 31 student posters. The top overall prize was awarded to Omid Midanaky (faculty sponsor Gwen Frishkoff). Luke Shin won second place and Makeda Moore (faculty sponsor Diana Robins) won third place. The CBN Neuroscience top award went to G. Taylor Brooks (faculty sponsor Gwen Frishkoff) and the Diversity award was given to Damla Corekli (faculty sponsor Seyda Ozcaliskan). The conference was sponsored by Psi Chi, Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, and the Community Psychology Program. |
| 2011 October |
October 28th, 2011. Dr. Robert Hampton gave a talk titled “Learning Who Is Boss: Social Skills for Monkeys”. He is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Emory and Associate Research Professor of Psychobiology at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center. He is an affiliate of Emory’s Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology undergraduate program. PURC was sponsored by the Psychology department, Psi Chi, and the GSU Second Century Initiative in Primate Social Cognition, Evolution, and Behavior. |
| 2010 October |
October 22nd, 2010. Dr. Deborah South Richardson gave a talk titled “Research on Everyday Aggression: Personal Experience Leads to Research Questions.” Dr. Richardson is a professor in the Department of Psychology at Augusta State University, where she also serves as Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning. She has recently been appointed to an adjunct professorship in the School of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia, where she serves as Director of the Educational Research Fellowship through the Education Discovery Institute. PURC was sponsored by the Psychology department, Psi Chi, and the Emory Center for Injury Control. |
| 2009 October |
October 30th, 2009. Dr. Laura Namy (Emory University) gave a talk titled "How Undergraduates Make Research Better: Tales from the Language and Learning Lab." She received her undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Psychology from Indiana University. She completed her doctorate in Cognitive Psychology at Northwestern University in 1998 and has been at Emory ever since. Her research focuses on word learning, symbolic development and conceptual development. PURC was sponsored by the Psychology department, Psi Chi, the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, and the Language and Learning Initiative. |
| 2008 November |
November 5, 2008. Dr. Roger K. R. Thompson (Franklin and Marshall College) is the Dr. E. Paul & Frances H. Reiff Professor of Psychology and Biological Foundations of Behavior at F&M, and is one of the world's leading authorities on animal minds. Overall first place was awarded to Cedric Dortch (Rihana Williams, faculty sponsors), Melissa Nikolic (Diana Robins, sponsor) won second place, and third place went to Michael Williams. The CBN poster award went to Bethany Bagley, and Leon Silvers (Julia Perilla, sponsor) received the Best Diversity Poster award. |
| 2007 November |
November 2, 2007, Understanding Psychopathology, Dr. Terry D. Blumenthal, Wake Forest University |
| 2007 April |
March 30, 2007, Exploring the Developing Mind, Dr. Ralph Radach, Florida Center for Reading Research, Florida State University |
| 2006 |
Friday, April 7, 2006, The Social Mind and Social Brain, Dr. Sam Gaertner, Professor of Social Psychology, The University of Delaware. "Corporate mergers and acquisitions, organizational consolidation, desegregation, and second marriages are but a few examples of a frequently occurring social phenomenon: The merger of two or more groups into one organizational structure. Professor Gaertner's work in both field and laboratory settings examines how intergroup relations across diverse settings such as these can be conducted more smoothly and effectively. Professor Gaertner's research, at a theoretical level, concerns the development of intergroup unity, which involves connectedness and cohesiveness between the memberships within a merged group structure. It is hypothesized that inducing the memberships of these groups to conceive of the aggregate as a single entity enables their relationship to benefit from their common ingroup identity. " |
| 2005 | Dr. Michael J. Kuhar of Emory University, is a world-reknown scholar whose research focuses on drug receptors, neurotransmitters, and their involvement in therapeutics and disease. In addition to his role as the Chief of the Division of Neuroscience at the the Yerkes Regional Primate Center here in Atlanta, Dr. Kuhar has been recognized for his outstanding contributions to science by being named Charles Howard Candler Professor at the Emory School of Medicine and a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar. |
| 2004 | Third Annual PURC at GSU – “Diversity in Psychology”; student poster presentations and juried paper presentations; practicum and graduate students panels; alumni panel; professional roundtable; keynote speaker; workshops on preparing for graduate school, resume writing, interviewing, networking Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Woolard, Psychology Professor, Georgetown University |
| 2003 | PURC
2003 Photo Album Second Annual PURC at GSU; 69 student poster presentations, including 12 by students from other schools (Morehouse, Clark Atlanta, Emory, UGA); practicum and graduate students panels; alumni panel; professional roundtable; over 120 students registered to participate Keynote speaker: Dr. Scott Lilienfeld of Emory University |
| 2002 | First Annual PURC at GSU; 29 student poster presentations,
including 6 by students from other schools (Morehouse and Spelman);
practicum and graduate students panels; professional roundtable |
