uab psychology magazine - celebrating 45 years

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

celebrating 45 years of history and excellence

At a Glimpse Over the years, the skyline in Birmingham has certainly changed from the heart of the steel industry in the late 1800’s to the hospitals and academic institutions that now line the streets of Southside.

Today, UAB is a comprehensive urban university with a nationally recognized academic health center. UAB is the only public, four-year degree granting university in the state's largest metropolitan area. UAB is the largest research institution in the state of Alabama and the university is the largest employer in Alabama. The Department of Psychology is proud to be a part of Birmingham ‘s history and of UAB.

The Department of Psychology is housed in 11 buildings across campus and continues to be one of the most popular majors on campus.

2014 marks the 45th birthday of the Department of Psychology at UAB. We are excited about what the future holds and remember those who set the initial standards, and created this history of excellence.

2013 was an exciting year for the department as enrollment increased, new faculty joined the team and our research continued to be showcased in news outlets and publications across the country.

This publication was written to showcase the growth and development of the Department of Psychology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and to communicate our achievements to faculty, students, alumni and friends of the department over the years.

T A B L E C E

O F O T N N T S

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3

Letter from the Chair

4

Department History

Faculty and Staff

6

Graduate Studies

28

Undergraduate Studies

38

Awards

44

Active Grants

24

Alumni

47

Social Media

46

Statistics

from the letter Chair

I KARLENE BALL, Ph.D. UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR

It is the year 2014 and the UAB Department of Psychology has reached a 45 year milestone. The Department of Psychology at UAB is among the youngest in the United States but with a solid history of accomplishment. The department is recognized for cutting edge research, teaching and training and has been consistently ranked within the top 100 departments nationally for federal research support.

We are a part of the University of Alabama System. We are a valuable contributor to the new UAB College of Arts and Sciences. We are about generating new knowledge to the surrounding local communities, state, nationally and internationally. Our past has served as the foundation for our future.

The Department of Psychology was formed in 1969 mainly as a teaching faculty for UAB’s undergraduate students. In 1972 the department instituted a Master’s Program in general experimental psychology. This program was highly successful in that a large percentage of the students graduating from this program went on to complete the Ph.D. at other more senior institutions.

The doctoral program was initiated in 1981 with two specialties: Medical Clinical Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience. The Medical Clinical Psychology Program received full accreditation from the American Psychological Association in 1985.

Such early accreditation was unprecedented in the entire history of the APA and the UAB program was ranked number one among the programs considered during the 1984-85 round of evaluations.

The department’s actual growth began in 1982. At this time, the department had a total of 14 primary appointment faculty and only two individuals had funded federal research grants. Today in 2014, we have a total of 28 primary appointment faculty and 15 individuals with funded research.

Today we are poised to ‘grow’ forward with new faculty coming on board and exciting ideas ahead! Our research and clinical collaborations with the School of Medicine continue to be far reaching. We invite you to follow our successes in the coming year. This report is a first documentation of the history and past achievements of this department and it is our pleasure to share this with you.

Sincerely,

We provide a

contemporary approach

to behavioral medicine

and behavior change for

better health and

healing.

We are about people.

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“Architecturally, The building represents a 1960sish

‘brutal architectural’ style with angular walls and a

minimum number of windows. It is ‘green’ in that most

windows occur on the north and south facades, with little

to none on the west, most intense, sun gain side. The

building was built in two phases.”

Sheila Chaffin, BArch, MRP, AICP, Executive Director of UAB Campus Planning

Campbell Hall

D I S T I N G U I S H E D F A C U L T Y In the early 1980’s, Caroline and the late Charles Ireland made a commitment to excellence by establishing the most prestigious academic awards at UAB, most notably the Caroline P. and Charles W. Ireland Endowment for Scholarly Distinction. Our faculty has brought prestige and great honor to the department over the past years as recipients of this award. We are proud to recognize Drs. Karlene Ball (2008), Dr. Edward Taub (1997), Dr. Joan Lorden (1991), and Dr. Craig Ramey (2000), who are former recipients of The Ireland Award for Scholarly Distinction. More recently, Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean for Research in the Sciences, Dr. David Schwebel (April 2013) received this honor.

Department History

During this milestone year, we felt it necessary to recognize those who have brought leadership and life to the initial mission of this department – to those who have and are, providing guidance, their time, talent and their resources to the faculty, staff and students during the past 45 years. We thank their families for their support as their loved ones sought to bring change and growth to this department.

1997 May 23, 1997 – Dr. Edward Taub was named as a William James

Fellow in recognition of his distinguished achievements in psychological science by APA.

1997 June 27, 1997 – Dr. Craig C. Ramey was appointed

University Professor

2000

2004 The American Psychological Association presented

Dr. Edward Taub the APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications in 2004

2009

2012

February 6, 2009 – Dr. Karlene Ball was appointed UAB University Professor in Developmental Psychology

April 13, 2012 – Dr. Karlene Ball was appointed Endowed Chair in Developmental Psychology

2013 Alan Randich received the 2013 Graduate Dean’s

Excellence in Mentorship Award

September 14, 2000 – Dr. Edward Taub was appointed UAB University Professor of Psychology

May 19, 2000 - Dr. Carl McFarland was presented the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Timeline

Alan Randich received the 2013 Graduate Dean’s Excellence in Mentorship Award

Department Chairs David Sparks, Ph.D. 1969-1972

John W.P. Ost, Ph.D. 1972-1977*

Robert Levitt, Ph.D. 1977-1982

Carl E. McFarland, Jr. Ph.D. 1982-2008

Karlene K. Ball, Ph.D. 2008-Present

Vice Chairs Mike Sloane, Ph.D. 1995-1997

Edwin Cook III, Ph.D. 1997-2006

David Schwebel, Ph.D. 2006-2011

*Deceased

Doctoral Program Directorships Medical Clinical Thomas J. Boll, Ph.D. 1981 - 2000

Jesse B. Milby, Ph.D. 2000-2012

Edwin Cook III, Ph.D. 2012-Present

Behavioral Neuroscience

Joan Lorden, Ph.D. 1980 -1994

Diane Tucker, Ph.D. 1994-2003

Alan Randich, Ph.D. 2003-2013

Frank Amthor, Ph.D., Interim 2013-Present

Lifespan Developmental

Norman Bray, Ph.D. 1986-1995

Craig Ramey, Ph.D. and Sharon Ramey, Ph.D.

1995-2002

Karlene Ball, Ph.D. 2002-2009

Fred Biasini, Ph.D. 2009-Present

Cognitive Science Mike Sloane, Ph.D. 1999-2001

H O N O R I N G O U R L E A D E R S H I P

-Dr. Tennant McWilliams

Former Dean, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences

December 19, 2002

“I think I can safely say that the Department of Psychology has advanced to another level — that we are anything but a ‘traditional’ department of psychology”

In Memorium

Dr. John Beaton passed away on April 21, 2011. Dr. Beaton taught in the UAB

Department of Psychology for many years and was beloved by all students who

took his PY 101 Introduction to Psychology and PY 109 Drugs and Human

Behavior classes. Dr. Beaton also taught in Fall 2006 an interdisciplinary course,

Minds and Realities, in the University Honors Program with Janice Kluge (Art

and Art History), Linda Frost (English), Michelle Forman (History and

Anthropology), Rusty Rushton (Literature), and Mike Sloane (Psychology).

In characteristic fashion, Dr. Beaton enjoyed keeping up with students long

after the course was over, and some of them even met him routinely for lunch

to mull over the major issues of our times, participate in great conversation, and

simply enjoy his company. The 2009 graduating class of the University Honors

Program selected Dr. Beaton as the recipient of the Outstanding Teacher

Award, the highest honor bestowed on a faculty member in the honors

program.

A John M. Beaton Psychology Scholarship Fund has been established to honor

his memory. The Department of Psychology hopes to raise sufficient funds to

endow the scholarship and have it awarded annually in perpetuity.

The scholarship in Dr. Beaton's name will be awarded to a psychology major on

the basis of merit and need. If you would like to contribute to the John M.

Beaton Psychology Scholarship Fund, please send a check to:

The John M. Beaton Psychology Scholarship Fund

HOH, Spencer Honors House

1530 3rd Ave South

Birmingham , AL 35294-4450

J O H N M . B E A T O N , P H . D .

Faculty primary secondary adjunct staff

ABOUT On May 3, 1984, the UAB Department of Psychology was asked to present to the University of

Alabama Board of Trustees, the progress being made in the department relevant to the initiation

of two doctoral programs. On May 10, John Hicks, then Secretary of the Board of Trustees and

Executive Assistant to the Chancellor, noted in a letter to then Chair, Dr. Carl E. McFarland,

“You and your colleagues in the Department of Psychology at UAB are to be

commended for your good work and congratulated on the national visibility

you have achieved.”

The success of our faculty continues today with new strategic efforts underway. The department

has been heavily involved for the past 3 years in new faculty recruitment. As a result, we have

been fortunate to thus far attract not just new faculty members, but exceptional individuals who

are already establishing themselves in their chosen fields of research and are achieving early

success with extramural and federal funding. Among these are Drs. Burel Goodin, Robert Sorge,

Bulent Turan, Christina Rodriguez, Despina Stavrinos, and Jarred Younger. These faculty were

recruited (in order) from the University of Florida, McGill University, University of California -

San Francisco, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, UAB, and Stanford University.

We invite you to meet our faculty on the following pages.

Karlene Ball , Ph.D. Fred Biasini, Ph.D. Mary Boggiano, Ph.D.


* CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF

PSYCHOLOGY

B.A., 1974, Indiana University, Psychology

M.S., 1977, Northwestern

University, Psychology

Ph.D., 1979, Northwestern University, Psychology

Postdoctoral Fellow, 1984,

Northwestern University, Psychology

Research Focus

Cognitive aging and driving

Associate Professor

* DIRECTOR, LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL

DOCTORAL PROGRAM

B.A., 1973, St. Vincent College

M.A., 1976, St. Vincent

College

Ph.D., 1984, University of Alabama,

Applied Psychology

Education and Training

Professor

Frank Amthor, Ph.D.

* INTERIM DIRECTOR, BEHAVIORAL

NEUROSCIENCE DOCTORAL PROGRAM


B.S., 1971, Cornell University, Bioelectronic Engineering

Ph.D., 1979, Duke University,

Biomedical Engineering

Postdoctoral Fellow, 1979-1981,

UAB, School of Optometry

Research Focus

Neuronal computation and visual coding in retina and

retinal targets

Research Focus

Developmental disabilities, early childhood

development, Autism Spectrum Disorders

Associate Professor


Ph.D., 1998, University of Texas at El Paso, Psychology

Postdoctoral Fellow 2000,

University of Cincinnati Medical College, Psychiatry

Research Focus

Neurochemistry, endocrinology, and

phenotypic assessment of binge-eating and obesity


MISSION To discover knowledge about

behavior and its underlying

biology and teach and apply

behavioral science for the

benefit of all people.

VISION To be an internationally

recognized research

department and a first

choice for education.

The Psychology Department is a vibrant and well regarded department on campus.

The Department has a long history of obtaining extramural research funding and has

competitive research facilities. In addition, as part of the University’s emphasis on

multidisciplinary centers, the Psychology Department encourages/supports collaboration

with various departments and centers within the university including the Civitan

International Research Center, the Civitan/Sparks Clinics, The Children’s Health System,

The Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Center for Neuroscience, The McKnight Brain

Institute, The Center for Community Health, The Center for Translational Science, The

Center for Aging, and the School of Medicine. Our department is rich in campus

collaborations such as with Children’s Hospital where the Pediatric CI Therapy Research

and Clinic are located. Various large scale initiatives in existence include The Taub Therapy

Clinic in collaboration with the UAB Hospital and Spain Rehabilitation, and expanded

programs in autism with the well-established Civitan International Research Center. The

Roybal Center for Research on Applied Gerontology is providing direction in health and

behavioral psychology at UAB. It represents 1 of 11 in the nation and is considered one of

the inaugural centers established in 1993.

WHO WE ARE

https://www.childrensal.org/PediatricCITherapyResearch

https://www.childrensal.org/PediatricCITherapyOutpatientProgram

http://www.uabmedicine.org/Locations/taub-therapy-clinic-overview

http://www.uabmedicine.org/Locations/taub-therapy-clinic-overview

http://www.circ.uab.edu/

http://crag.uab.edu/crag/index.asp

Olivio Clay, Ph.D. Edwin Cook III, Ph.D. Michael Crowe, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Eric Gampher, Ph.D.

Associate Professor


B.S., 1998, University of Alabama at Birmingham,

Psychology

M.S., 2003, University of Alabama at Birmingham,

Psychology

Ph.D., 2007, University of Alabama at Birmingham,

Lifespan Development

Research Focus

Racial/ethnic disparities, caregiving, social support,

cognition and mobility in older adults


Research Focus

Clinical geropsychology; cognitive decline and dementia risk factors

B.S., 1998, University of Illinois

Ph.D., 2004, University of

Southern California


B.S., 1991, Florida State University


Alabama at Birmingham

Research Focus

The visual processing of motion (specifically the

interaction between types of motion: foreground,

background, 1st order, 2nd order), conscious vs.

unconscious processing, and philosophy of mind.


B.S., 1977, The Pennsylvania State University

M.S., 1981, University of

Wisconsin—Madison

Ph.D., 1983, University of Wisconsin—Madison

Research Focus

Biological factors related to emotion, personality, and

mental disorders

Associate Professor

* DIRECTOR, MEDICAL CLINICAL

DOCTORAL PROGRAM

Associate Professor

* DIRECTOR, PSYCHOLOGY HONORS

PROGRAM

* SENIOR UNDERGRADUATE

ADVISOR

Psychology is a highly interdisciplinary endeavor and this is reflected in the faculty's

individual laboratories. Research in the department utilizes this diversity of endeavors to

expand the growth of our research laboratories which are examples of a bold effort to

cultivate and maintain an exciting environment of change that is challenging to our

students and also to our faculty. Active research laboratories include the Youth

Development Lab (Mrug), UAB Youth Safety Lab (Schwebel), UAB Translational Research

for Injury Prevention (Stavrinos), Cognition, Brain, and Autism Lab (Kana), IMPACT Lab

(Integrative Models of Pain and Addiction for Comprehensive Therapeutics – Sorge),

Biobehavioral Pain Research Laboratory (Goodin), and Social Science Research Lab

(Turan), Eating Disordes Lab (Boggiano), Vision Research Lab (Amthor), Cognitive and

Affective Neuroscience Lab (Knight) and NIH Roybal Center (Ball).

We are positioned at the forefront of institutions that can advance discoveries along the

full continuum of translational science—from laboratories to clinics to public health and

policy arenas.

In 2013 faculty research

garnered tremendous media

attention with 51 stories

appearing in over 900 media

outlets reaching millions of

potential readers.

In addition, 14 faculty and 17

graduate students received

IRB and IACUC approval to

initiate new human and

animal research studies.

WHAT WE DO VISIBILITY

Burel Goodin, Ph.D. Kristi Guest, Ph.D. Rajesh Kana, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor

Maria Hopkins, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

B.S., 2002, Illinois College

M.A., 2004,Boston University

M.A., 2007,University of Maryland

Ph.D., 2010, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010,

University of Florida

Research Focus

Pain, behavioral medicine, neuroendocrine and

immune function, and sleep.

B.S., 1994, University of Alabama at Birmingham

M.A., 1998, University of Alabama at Birmingham,


Lifespan Development

Research Focus

Developmental Psychology,

Developmental Disabilities, Social Development




Developmental Psychology



Research Focus

Developmental disabilities

* DIRECTOR UNDERGRADUATE

STUDIES


Ph.D., 2003, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi,

India Postdoctoral Training,

2003-2007, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Research Focus

Social & cognitive neuroscience;

neuroimaging; Autism Spectrum Disorders


Our faculty are all highly visible

in department and College of

Arts and Sciences committees

and centers including:

admissions committees,

editorial boards search

committees, and directors/

associate directors of centers

across campus. In addition,

psychology faculty members

are active in offsite activities

including: paper reviews, grant

reviews, scientific advisory

boards and community service.

VISIBILITY INVOLVEMENT

The Department's undergraduate program is one of the largest majors at UAB. We have

an excellent honors program for qualified students planning to further their education in

graduate school, medicine, nursing and health related professions.

There are three graduate programs within the department: Medical/Clinical Psychology,

Lifespan Developmental Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience. The range of faculty

expertise and their research interests enhance the scope of these programs. There are also

joint program opportunities. During their first year graduate students are supported by a

graduate school fellowship. After the first year, students have access to a variety of

funding opportunities to which they can apply, including teaching, research, and clinical

assistantships. Students also have numerous opportunities for training in a variety of

research and clinical clerkships which would provide exposure to different populations.

In 2013, 64 faculty members from outside departments served as mentors to psychology

graduate students.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

http://www.uab.edu/cas/psychology/undergraduate

http://www.uab.edu/cas/psychology/graduate

http://www.uab.edu/cas/psychology/graduate/medical-clinical-psychology

http://crag.uab.edu/developmental/index.asp

http://www.uab.edu/cas/psychology/graduate/behavioral-neuroscience


DOCTORAL PROGRAM

* SENIOR UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR

Sylvie Mrug, Ph.D. Sarah O’Kelley, Ph.D. Carl McFarland, Ph.D.

Professor Associate Professor


M.A., 1998, Charles University, Clinical

Psychology

M.S., 2001, Purdue University, Clinical Psychology

M.S., 2004, Purdue University,

Applied Statistics

Ph.D., 2005 Purdue University

Research Focus Developmental

psychopathology; childhood & adolescent

ADHD, conduct problems, & substance use; peer

relationships & violence exposure

Assistant Professor * CO-DIRECTOR,

UNDERGRADUATE NEUROSCIENCE

PROGRAM

B.A., 1971 University of Kansas, Psychology (Honors)

M.A., 1973, University of

Kansas, Experimental Psychology


Kansas, Experimental Psychology


David Knight, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

B.S., 1994, Truman State University

M.S., 1999 University of

Wisconsin-Milwaukee


Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2002-2007, National Institute

of Mental Health

Research Focus Neural substrates of human

learning, memory, and emotion


B.A., 2000, The University of Alabama, Psychology

M.A., 2003, The University of

Alabama, Clinical Psychology

Ph.D., 2006, The University of

Alabama

Research Focus Autism Spectrum

Disorders, including cognitive and behavioral

phenotypes


HOW TO GIVE TO PSYCHOLOGY

PLEDGES

CASH

APPRECIABLE MARKET SECURITIES

This is the most frequently used form of giving. Cash gifts have the advantage of providing immediate benefits to the institution. The actual cost to the donor may be reduced by tax savings achieved through a charitable contribution deduction.

UAB is pleased to receive pledges payable over a period of up to five years. Pledges may be paid in equal or varying amounts, according to the donor's wishes or convenience.

Giving appreciated securities may have special tax advantages. Within limitations, the donor may avoid the capital gains tax

and be eligible for a charitable deduction for the full market value of such securities at the time of the gift. Contributions in

excess of the limitations may be eligible for carryover to future tax years.

There are numerous ways to support the Department of Psychology. For more information,, please contact Randall Ledkins, Senior Director of Development, College of Arts and Sciences [email protected]

Rob Sorge, Ph.D. Mike Sloane, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

David Schwebel, Ph.D. Christina Rodriguez Ph.D.

* D I R E C T O R , U N I V E R S I T Y H O N O R S

P R O G R A M

Associate Professor


Research Focus Visual psychophysics, aging (spatial vision, cognition, &

mobility), and cognitive science

B.A., 1977, University College Dublin, Ireland

K.D.S., 1977, Kleine Deutsche Sprachdiplom, Goethe Institut and

Ludwig- Maximillians

D. Stats., 1979, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

M.A. 1979, University College Dublin, Ireland

Ph.D., 1983, Northwestern University

Assistant Professor Professor

B.S., 1988 University of Miami


Florida, Clinical Psychology

Pre-Doctoral Internship, University of Tennessee,

Memphis

Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1993-1994, University of

Tennessee, Memphis

Research Focus Parenting and child

abuse risk


* ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR RESEARCN IN THE

SCIENCES

Research Focus Child injury

prevention, pediatric psychology, child

clinical psychology


B.A., 1994, Yale University

M.A., 1996, University of Iowa

Ph.D., 2000, University of Iowa

B. Sc. (Honours), 2000, McMaster University,

Hamilton, ON, Canada

M.A., 2001, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON,

Canada

Ph.D., 2006, Concordia University, Montreal, QC,

Canada

Research Focus The interplay between

addiction and pain and the role of the immune system in

pain sensitivity.


REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

DEFERRED OR PLANNED GIFTS

LIFE INSURANCE

LIFE INCOME GIFTS

Gifts of real estate and other personal property generally have the advantages described for gifts or securities, provided the property is a long-term capital asset in the hands of the donor. The donor's qualified appraiser must determine fair market value for income tax purposes.

A donor may wish to consider making a deferred or planned gift to UAB through a number of plans, including the following:

By assigning ownership of an existing life insurance policy to UAB, a donor may qualify for an initial deduction approximately

equal to the current cash value of the policy and also may be able to deduct subsequent contributions to UAB that may be used

for premium payments.

Securities, money, or property may be irrevocably transferred to UAB with a provision that periodic income payments may be

made for life to the donor or to someone named by the donor. After payments to the beneficiary or beneficiaries have ended,

UAB uses the funds remaining in the trust for the purpose designated by the donor.


DOCTORAL PROGRAM

* SENIOR UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR

Laura Stoppelbein, Ph.D. Despina Stavrinos, Ph.D. Diane Tucker, Ph.D.


*DIRECTOR, C.I. THERAPY

Assistant Professor Associate Professor

B.A., 1953, Brooklyn College

M.A., 1960, Columbia University

Ph.D., 1970, New York

Research Focus Rehabilitation;

Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy;

neuroimaging; stroke; cerebral palsy; multiple

sclerosis; translational research

Professor

Edward Taub, Ph.D.


Ph.D., 1981, University of Iowa, Clinical and


Postdoctoral Fellow, 1982-1984, Washington

University, Developmental Neurobiology

Research Program Palliative care; End of life issues; Psycho-oncology;

Re-entry of returning veterans

*DIRECTOR, SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY HONORS PROGRAM


Research Focus Driving in at-risk

populations (teens, older adults, drivers with ADHD/

Autism and other developmental disabilities) and

human factors



B.S., 2003, University of Alabama





*DIVISION DIRECTOR OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES,

GLENWOOD AUTISM AND BEHAVIORAL

HEALTH CENTER

B.A., 1997, University of Alabama, Psychology

M.A., 1999, University of

Alabama, Clinical Child Psychology


Alabama, Clinical Child Psychology

Research Focus Developmental

psychopathology

LOOKING

AHEAD

We will continue our search for new faculty in identified priority areas. We will continue to increase our collaborations across and outside of campus. We will continue to encourage and reward research and scholarly activity.

BEQUESTS A benefactor may leave an outright testamentary bequest in cash to UAB or provide income for one or more individuals through a testamentary trust. The UAB College of Arts and Sciences also may be named as the beneficiary of a residuary or a conditional bequest. (Expert legal advice is recommended.) The UAB Department of Psychology will be happy to provide further information about these or other charitable arrangements to fit a donor's individual financial situation and charitable objectives. Because aspects of some giving methods are highly technical or subject to different tax consequences based upon the donor's individual circumstances, UAB encourages a potential donor to consult with an attorney, accountant, or other qualified advisor. UAB welcomes the opportunity to work with these professionals to accomplish a donor's objectives.

As both a benefactor and investor in the Campaign for UAB, a donor has a right to know how contributions are used by the university. We fully accept that principle and will continue to make periodic reports, at least annually, of the use of private funds.

Assistant Professor


B.S., 1984,Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey,

M.A., 1995, Loyola College

in Maryland

Ph.D., 2009, Stanford University, Social-Personality

Psychology

Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2011, University of

California, San Francisco, Health Psychology

Research Focus Social relationships, social

support and attachment, and hormonal reactivity

Professor

Bulent Turan Ph.D.

A.B., 1991, Princeton University, Economics



Medical Psychology


Research Focus Application of behavioral

principles to the rehabilitation of movement

after neurological injury; Study of human

psychological strengths such as hope, kindness, and

gratitude

Gitendra Uswatte, Ph.D.

N E U R O I N F L A M M A T I O N , P A I N

A N D F A T I G U E L A B

Pictured below are Dr. Younger and postdocs

Joanne Lin, Ph.D. (left) and Luke Parkitny, Ph.D. (right).

“We believe that low-level inflammation of the brain drives pain, fatigue, depression, and cognitive decline in millions of people.

Low-level inflammation may also drive memory problems and fatigability as people age. We also investigate the impact that addictive drugs (such as opioid pain medications) have on the human brain .

We use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), pharmacologic MRI (phMRI), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) neuroimaging techniques throughout our research.“

Introducing

Associate Professor

JARRED YOUNGER, Ph.D. Dr. Younger received his Ph.D. in Experimental Health Psychology in 2003 at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He then completed postdoctoral fellowships at Arizona State University and the Stanford University School of Medicine before taking an Assistant Professor position at Stanford. He is now joining the UAB faculty in Psychology, with secondary appointments in Anesthesiology and Rheumatology. He is currently funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense to study new techniques for diagnosing and treating neuroinflammation.

The Neuroinflammation, Pain and Fatigue Laboratory uses neuroimaging, pharmaceuti-cal, and immunological tech-niques to understand and treat chronic diseases.

LOOKING

AHEAD

Joseph D. Ackerson, Ph.D.

James H. Banos, Ph.D.

Leanna R. Cianfrini, Ph.D.

James E. Cox, Ph.D.

Jennifer Deberry, Ph.D.

Bridgett Hill Kennedy, Ph.D.

Walter L. Makous, Ph.D.

Brian R. McFarland, Ph.D.

Jesse B. Milby, Ph.D.

Richard V. Rector, Ph.D.

Lesley Ross, Ph.D,

Nicole J. Siegfried, Ph.D.

Rudolph E. Vuchinich, Ph.D.

Page B. Walley, Ph.D.

Martinique P. Waters

Rosalyn E. Weller, Ph.D.

Rex A. Wright, Ph.D.

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Alfred Bartolucci, Ph.D.—Biostatistics

Virginia Bradley, Ph.D.—Getiatrics/Palliative Care

Rita Cowell, Ph.D.—Psychiatry

Karen Cropsey, Ph.D.—Psychiatry

Laura Dreer, Ph.D.—Ophthalmology

Paul Gamlin, Ph.D.—Ophthalmology

John Hablitz, Ph.D.—Neurobiology

Eugenie Hartmann, Ph.D.—Vision Sciences

Adrienne Lahti, M.D.—Psychiatry

Michael Loop, Ph.D.—Vision Sciences

Avi Madan-Swain, Ph.D.—Pediatrics

Victor Mark, M.D.—Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Daniel Marson, J.D., Ph.D.—Neurology

Miguel Melendez-Ferro, Ph.D.—Psychiatry

Timothy Ness, M.D.—Anesthesiology

Wynne Norton, Ph.D.—Health Behavior

Thomas Novack, Ph.D.—Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Cynthia Owsley, Ph.D.—Ophthalmology

Alan Percy, Ph.D.—Pediatrics

Emma Perez-Costas, Ph.D.—Psychiatry

Lucas Pozzo-Miller, Ph.D.—Neurobiology

J. Scott Richards, Ph.D.—Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Meredith Robbins, Ph.D.—Anesthesiology

Joseph Schumacher, Ph.D.—School of Medicine

J. David Sweatt, Ph.D.—Neurobiology

David Vance, Ph.D.—Nursing

Kristina Visscher, Ph.D.—Neurobiology

James Weisberg, Ph.D.—Anesthesiology

Ursula Wesselmann, M.D.—Anesthesiology

J. Michael Wyss, Ph.D.—Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology

Adjunct Faculty

Secondary Faculty

HERITAGE HALL

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The Chair will work with the CAS Development office to pursue donors and to increase awareness of our department to key community members.

We will continue to involve our Alumni in departmental events.

Plans for the coming year as they relate to community outreach and service:

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David Ball , M.Div, M.A.

Information Systems Specialist II

David Benz, M.S.

Information Systems Specialist II

Tejas Thorat, M.S.E.E.

Research Assistant

Pam Gore Program Coordinator II

Exec. Assistant to Department Chair

Financial Associate

Darrick Pierce

Gloria Owens Office Services

Specialist III

Business Officer I

Anna Helova, M.A., M.B.A., M.P.H.

Lauren Vardaman,

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Program Coordinator II

Mary Frances Thetford,

M.Ed. Executive Program

Director

Program Manager I

Graduate Studies

Terri Roberson, M.A.

Published Books or Monographs (2013) David Schwebel , Ph.D. Bartolomeos, K., Croft, P., Job, S., Khayesi, M., Kobusingye, O., Peden, M., Schwebel, D., Sleet, D., Tiwari, G., Turner, B., &

van Waeg, G. (2013). Pedestrian safety: A road safety manual for decision-makers and practitioners. Geneva: World Health Organization.

Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals or Equivalent Electronic Sites (2013) Franklin Amthor, Ph.D. Burge WK, Ross LA, Amthor FR, Mitchell WG, Zotov A and Visscher, KM (2013) Processing speed training increases the

efficiency of attentional resource allocation in young adults. Front. Hum. Neurosci., 7:684. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00684. PMCID: PMC3799007

Karlene Ball , Ph..D. Jones, R., Marsiske, M., Ball, K., Rebok, G., & Willis, S. (2013) The ACTIVE Cognitive Training Interventions and Trajectories

of Performance among Older Adults. Journal of Aging and Health, 25(8 Suppl), 186S-208S. PMCID: PMC3866224

Fazeli, P. L., Ross, L. A., Vance, D. E., & Ball, K. (2013) The relationship between computer experience and computerized cognitive test performance among older adults. The Journal of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences & So-cial Sciences, 68(3), 337-346. PMCID: PMC3627654

Griffith, H. R., Okonkwo, O. C., Stewart, C. C., Stoeckel, L. E., Hollander, J. A., Elgin, J. M., Harrell, L. E., Brockington, J. C., Clark, D. G, Ball, K. K., Owsley, C., Marson, D. C., & Wadley, V. G. (2013) Lower hippocampal volume predicts decre-ments in land control among drivers with amnestic mild cognitive impairment. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Neu-rology, 26(4), 259-266. PMID:24212246 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

Ball, K. K., Ross, L. A., Roth, D. L., & Edwards, J. D. (2013) Speed of processing training in the ACTIVE study: how much is needed and who benefits? Journal of Aging Health, 25(8 Suppl), 65S-84S. PMCID: PMC3947605

Ball, K., Ross, L. A., Eby, D. W., Molnar, L. J., & Meuser, T. M. (2013) Emerging issues in safe and sustainable mobility for older persons. Accident and Analysis Prevention, 61, 138-140. PMIC:24161149 [PubMed – in process]

Ross, L. A., Schmidt, E. L., & Ball, K. (2013) Interventions to maintain mobility: What works? Accident and Analysis Preven-tion, 61, 167-169. PMCID: PMC3633644

Marsiske, M., Dzierzewski, J. M., Thomas, K. R., Kasten, L., Jones, R. N., Johnson, K. E., Willis, S. L., Whitfield, K. E., Ball, K. K., & Rebok, G. W. (2013) Race-related disparities in 5-year cognitive level and change in untrained ACTIVE partici-pants. Journal of Aging Health, 25 (S8), 103S-127S. PMCID: PMC3882334]

Stavrinos, D., Jones, J. L., Garner, A. A., Franklin, C. A., Ball, D., Welburn, S. C., Ball, K., Sisiopiku, V. P., & Fine, P. R. (2013) Impact of distracted driving on safety and traffic flow. Accident and Analysis Prevention, 61, 63-70. PMID:23465745 [PubMed – in process]

Friedman, C., McGwin, G., Jr., Ball, K. K., & Owsley, C. (2013) Association between higher order visual processing abilities and a history of motor vehicle collision involvement by drivers ages 70 and over. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 54(1), 778-782. PMCID: PMC3562119

Lin, F., Chen, D. G., Vance, D. E., Ball, K. K., & Mapstone, M. (2013) Longitudinal relationships between subjective fatigue, cognitive function, and everyday functioning in old age. International Psychogeratrics, 25(2), 275-285. PMCID: PMC3552486

Belchior, P., Marsiske, M., Sisco, S. M., Yam, A., Bavelier, D., Ball, K., & Mann, W. C. (2013) Video game training to improve selective visual attention in older adults.Computers in Human Behavior, 29(4), 1318-1324. PMCID: PMC3758751

Fred Biasini, Ph.D. Carlo, W.A., Goudar S.S., Pasha, O., Chomba, E., Wallander, J.L. Biasini, F.J., McClure, E.M., Thorsten, V.,Chakraborty, H.,

Wallace, D., Shearer, D., Wright, L.L., and the BRAIN-HIT Committee and the NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research Investigators. (2013). Randomized Trial of Early Developmental Intervention on Out-comes in Children after Birth Asphyxia in Developing Countries.The Journal of Pediatrics, 162 (4): 705-712. PMCID: PMC3582821

Mary Boggiano, Ph.D. Boggiano, M. M., Turan, B., Maldonado, C. R., Oswald, K. D., Shuman, E. J. (2013). Secretive food concocting in

binge-eating: Test of a famine hypothesis. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 46, 212–225. PMID: 23255044

Burgess, E.E.*, Bultent, T., Lokken, K.L., Morse, T., & Boggiano, M.M. (2013) Profiling motives behind hedonic eating: Preliminary validation of the Palatable Eating Motives Scale. Appetite, Epub ahead of print.

Olivio Clay, Ph.D. Crowe, M., Clay, O. J., Martin, R., Howard, V., Wadley, V., Sawyer, P., Allman, R. M. (2013). Indicators of

childhood quality of education in relation to cognitive function in older adulthood. Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 68, 198-204. PMCID: PMC3598357

Grant. J. S., Clay, O. J., Keltner, N. L., Haley, W. E., Wadley, V. G., Perkins, M. M., & Roth, D. L. (2013). Does caregiver well-being predict stroke survivor depressive symptoms? A mediation analysis. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 20, 44-51. PMCID: PMC3824614

Clay, O. J., Grant, J. S., Wadley, V. G., Perkins, M. M., Haley, W. E., & Roth, D. L. (2013). Correlates of health-related quality of life in African American and Caucasian stroke caregivers. Rehabilitation Psychology, 58, 28-35. PMCID: PMC3851300

Thorpe, Jr. R. J., Wilson-Frederick, S., Bowie, J. V., Coa, K., Clay O. J., LaVeist, T. A., & Whitfield, K. E. (2013). Health behaviors and all-cause mortality in African American men. American Journal of Men’s Health, 7(4Supp), 8S-18S. PMID: 23649171

Edwin Cook III, Ph.D. Stoeckel, L. E., Murdaugh, D. L., Cox, J. E., Cook, E. W., III, & Weller, R. E. (2013). Greater impulsivity is associated with

decreased brain activation in obese women during a delay discounting task. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 7(2):116-28. doi: 10.1007/s11682-012-9201-4. PMCID: PMC3561478

Michael Crowe, Ph.D. *Perkins, M., Howard, V.J., Wadley, V.G., Crowe, M., Safford, M.M., Haley, W.E., Howard, G., & Roth, D.L. (2013).

Caregiving strain and all-cause mortality: Evidence from the REGARDS study. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 68, 504-512. PMCID: PMC3674731

*Cook, S., Marsiske, M., Kelsey, T., Unverzagt, F., Wadley, V., Langbaum, J., & Crowe, M. (2013). Identification of Mild Cognitive Impairment in ACTIVE: Algorithmic classification and stability. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 19, 73-87. PMCID: PMC3573882

Crowe, M., Clay, O. J., Martin, R. C., Howard, V. J., Wadley, V. G., Sawyer, P., & Allman, R. M. (2013). Indicators of childhood quality of education in relation to cognitive function in older adulthood. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 68, 198-204. PMCID: PMC3598357

Howard, V. J., McClure, L. A., Glymour, M. M., Cunningham, S. A., Kleindorfer, D. O., Crowe, M., Wadley, V.G., Peace, F., Howard, G., & Lackland, D.T. (2013). The effect of duration and age at exposure to the stroke belt on incident stroke in adulthood. Neurology, 80, 1655-1661. PMCID: PMC3716470

Burel Goodin , Ph.D. *Herbert, M.S., Goodin, B.R., Pero, S.T., Schmidt, J., Sotolongo, A., Bulls, H.W., Glover, T.L., King, C.D., Sibille, K.T., Cruz-Almeida, Y.,

Staud, R., Fessler, B.J., Fillingim, R.B. & Bradley, L.A. (2013). Pain hypervigilance is associated with greater severity of clinical pain and enhanced pain sensitivity among older adults with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, (E-pub ahead of print). PMID: 24352850

Cruz-Almeida, Y., King, C.D., Goodin, B.R., Sibille, K., Glover, T.L., Bradley, L.A., & Fillingim, R.B. (2013). Psychological profiles and pain characteristics of older adults with knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care & Research, 65(11), 1786-1794. PMCID: PMC3922880

Goodin, B.R., *Pham, Q.T., Glover, T.L., Sotolongo, A., King, C.D., Sibille, K.T., Herbert, M.S., Cruz-Almeida, Y., Sanden, S.H., Staud, R., Redden, D.T., Bradley, L.A., & Fillingim, R.B. (2013). Perceived racial discrimination, but not mistrust of medical researchers, predicts the heat pain tolerance of African Americans with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. Health Psychology, 32(11), 1117-1126. PMCID: PMC3943939

*Herbert, M.S., Varley, A.L., Andreae S.J., Goodin, B.R., Bradley, L.A., & Safford, M.M. (2013). The association of pain and HbA1c in a predominantly black sample of community-dwelling adults with diabetes: A cross-sectional analysis. Diabetic Medicine, 30(12), 1466-1471. PMCID: PMC3935766

King, C.D., Sibille, K., Goodin, B.R., Cruz-Almeida, Y., Glover, T.L., Bradley, L.A., & Fillingim, R.B. (2013). Experimental pain sensitivity differs as a function of clinical pain severity in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage, 21(9), 1243-1252. PMCID: PMC3831366

King, C.D., Goodin, B.R., Glover, T., Riley III, J.L., Hou, W., Staud, R., & Fillingim, R.B. (2013). Is the pain reducing effects of opioid medication reliable? A psychophysical study of morphine and pentazocine analgesia. Pain, 154, 476-483.

Goodin, B.R., Glover, T.L., Sotolongo, A., King, C.D., Sibille, K.T., *Herbert, M.S., Cruz-Almeida, Y., Sanden, S.H., Staud, R., Redden, D.T., Bradley, L.A., & Fillingim, R.B. (2013). The relation of dispositional optimism with endogenous pain facilitation is indirectly transmitted through pain catastrophizing. Journal of Pain, 14(2), 126-135. PMCID: PMC3592576

Goodin, B.R., Kronfli, T., King, C.D., Glover, T.L., Sibille, K., & Fillingim, R.B. (2013). Testing the relation between dispositional optimism and conditioned pain modulation: Does ethnicity matter? Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 36(2), 165-174. PMCID: PMC3605222

King, C.D., Goodin, B.R., Kindler, L.L., Caudle, R.M., Gravenstein, N., Riley III, J.L., & Fillingim, R.B. (2013). Reduction of conditioned pain modulation in humans by naltrexone: An exploratory study of the effects of pain catastrophizing. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 36(3), 315-327.

Book Chapters

Goodin, B.R., Sibille, K., & Fillingim, R.B. (2013). Gender and ethnic differences in responses to pain and its treatment. In: Incayawar, M. & Todd, K. (Eds.). Culture, Brain, and Analgesia. Oxford University Press New York, pp. 305-327.

Rajesh Kana, Ph.D. Kana, R.K., Liu, Y., Williams, D.L., Keller, T.A., Schipul, S.E., Minshew, N.J., & Just, M.A. (2013). The Local, Global, and

Neural Aspects of Visuospatial Processing in Autism. Neuropsychologia, 51(14), 2995-3003. PMCID: PMC3900283

Deshpande, G., Libero, L.E., Sreenivasan, K.R., Deshpande H.D., and Kana R. K. (2013) Identification of neural connectivity signatures of autism using machine learning. Front. Hum. Neurosci. 7:670. doi:10.3389/fnhum.2013.00670. PMCID: PMC3798048

Libero, L.E., & Kana, R.K. (2013). Advancing Our Understanding of the Brain in Autism: contribution of functional MRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging. Imaging in Medicine, 5(5), 453-465.

Wolfe, K.R., Hunter, G.R., Madan-Swain, A., Reddy, A.T., Banos, J., & Kana, R.K. (2013). An fMRI Investigation of Working Memory and its Relationship with Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumor Survivors. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 60(4):669-75. doi: 10.1002/pbc.24331. PMCID: PMC3541446

Book Chapters

Kana, R.K. & Doss, C. (2013) Cortical Language Areas. In: Volkmar, F.E. (Ed.). The Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. NY: Springer, pp 811-817.

David Knight, Ph.D. Khazaie, H., Saidi, M. R., Sepehry, A. A., Knight, D. C., Tahmasian, M., Ahmadi, M., Najafi, F., Parvizi, A. A., & Samadzadeh,

S. (2013). Abnormal ECG patterns in chronic post-war PTSD patients: A pilot study. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 20, 1-6. PMID: 21960258 [Indexed for Medline]

Haritha, A. T., Wood, K. H., Ver Hoef, L. W. & Knight, D. C. (2013). Human Trace Fear Conditioning: Right Lateralized Cortical Activity Supports Trace Interval Processes. Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience, 13 (2), 225-237. PMID 23263840 [Indexed for Medline]

Reagh, Z. M. & Knight, D. C. (2013). Negative, but not positive emotional images modulate the startle response independent of conscious awareness. Emotion, 13(4), 782-791. PMID 23627723 [Indexed for Medline]

Tahmasian, M., Knight, D. C., Manoliu, A., Bäuml, J. Schwerthöffer, D., Meng, C., Shao, J., Khazaie, H., Drzezga, A., Wohlschläger, A. M., Riedl, V., Sorg, C. (2013). Decreased volume and aberrant intrinsic functional connectivity of the hippocampus and amygdala in recurrent major depressive disorder. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7, 639. PMCID: PMC3787329

Khazaie, H., Ghadami, M. R., Knight, D. C., Emamian, F., & Tahmasian, M. (2013). Insomnia treatment in the third trimester of pregnancy prevents postpartum depression: A randomized clinical trial. Psychiatry Research, 210 (3), 901-905. PMID 23993464 [PubMed in process]

Wood, K. H., Kuykendall, D., Ver Hoef, L. W., & Knight, D. C. (2013). Neural substrates underlying learning-related changes in the unconditioned fear response. The Open Neuroimaging Journal, 7, 41-52. PMCID: PMC3905352

Sylvie Mrug, Ph.D. Bolland, K.A., Bolland, J.M., Tomek, S., Deveraux, R., Mrug, S., & Wimberly, J. C. (2013) Trajectories of Adolescent Alcohol

Use by Gender and Early Initiation Status. & Wimberly, J. C. (2013) Trajectories of Adolescent Alcohol Use by Gender and Early Initiation Status. Youth & Society. DOI: 10.1177/0044118X13475639

*Garner, A.A., Mrug, S., Hodgens, J.B., & Patterson, C. (2013). Do symptoms of sluggish cognitive tempo in children with ADHD represent comorbid internalizing difficulties? Journal of Attention Disorders, 17, 510-518. PMID 22366238 [Indexed for Medline]

*Goncy, E., & Mrug, S. (2013). Where and when adolescents use tobacco, alcohol and marijuana: Comparisons by age, gender and race. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 74, 288-300. PMCID: PMC3568168.

Mrug, S., & *McCay, R. (2013). Parental and peer disapproval of alcohol use and its relationship to adolescent drinking: Age, gender, and racial differences. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 27, 604-614. PMCID: PMC4004115

*Reynolds, N., Mrug, S., & *Guion, K. (2013). Spiritual coping and psychosocial adjustment of adolescents with chronic illness: The role of cognitive attributions, age, and disease group. Journal of Adolescent Health, 52, 559-565. PMCID: PMC3622779

Christina Rodriguez, Ph.D. Rodriguez, C. M. (2013). Analog of parental empathy: Association with physical child abuse risk and punishment intentions.

Child Abuse & Neglect, 37, 493-499. PMID 23294605 [PubMed in process]

Lesley Ross, Ph.D. *Fazeli, P. L., Ross, L. A., Vance, D. E., & Ball, K. (2013). The Relationship Between Computer Experience and Computerized

Cognitive Test Performance Among Older Adults. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences,68(3), 337-346. PMCID: PMC3627654

Ross, L. A., Schmidt, E., & Ball, K. K. (2013). Interventions to Maintain Mobility: What Works. Accident Analysis and Prevention,61, 167-196. PMCID: PMC3633644

Ball, K. K., Ross, L. A., Roth, D. L., & Edwards, J. D. (2013) Speed of processing training in the ACTIVE study: how much is needed and who benefits? Journal of Aging Health, 25(8 Suppl), 65S-84S. PMCID: PMC3947605

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David Schwebel , Ph.D. Byington, K. W., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). Effects of mobile internet use on college student pedestrian injury risk.

Accident Analysis and Prevention, 51, 78-83. doi: 10.1013/j.aap.2012.11.0 PMCID: PMC3556232

Davis, A. L., Avis, K. T., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). The effects of sleep restriction on adolescents’ pedestrian safety in a virtual environment. Journal of Adolescent Health, 53, 785-790. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.07.008 PMCID: PMC3838462

Gilliam, M. B., Madan-Swain, A., Whelan, K., Tucker, D. C., Demark-Wahnefried, W., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). Cognitive influences as mediators of family and peer support for pediatric cancer survivors’ physical activity. Psycho-Oncology, 22, 1361-1368. doi: 10.1002/pon.3140 PMCID: PMC3511656

Gilliam, M. B., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). Physical activity in child and adolescent cancer survivors: A review. Health Psychology Review, 7, 92-110. doi:10.1080/17437199.2011.603641

Li, S., Tang, Z., Zhang, X., Yan, L., Wang, S., Liu, G., Zhang, G., Zhu, M., Schwebel, D. C., & Sun, Y. (2013). Epidemiologic features of child unintentional injury in rural PuCheng China. Journal of Injury and Violence Research, 5, 89-94. doi: 10.5249/jivr.v5i2.303 PMCID: PMC3683419

Morrongiello, B. A., Sandomierski, M., Hagel, B., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). Are parents just treading water? The impact of participation in swim lessons on parents’ judgments of children’s drowning risk, swimming ability, and supervision needs. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 50, 1169-1175. PMID 23046692 [Indexed for Medline]

Morrongiello, B. A., Schwebel, D. C., Stewart, J., Bell, M., Davis, A. L., & Corbett, M. R. (2013). Examining parents’ behaviors and supervision of their children in the presence of an unfamiliar dog: Does The Blue Dog intervention improve parent practices? Accident Analysis and Prevention, 54, 108-113. PMID 23499982 [Indexed for Medline]

Murray, C. J. L., Abraham, J., Ali, M. K., Alvarado, M., Atkinson, C., Baddour, L. M., Schwebel, D. C., & Lopez, A. D. (2013). The state of US health: Burden of diseases, injuries and risk factors 1990 to 2010. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 310, 591-608. PMID 23842577

Shen, J., Li, S., Xiang, H., Pang, S., Xu, G., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). A multi-site study on the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practice of child-dog interactions in rural China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 10, 950-962. doi:10.3390/ijerph10030950 PMCID: PMC3709296

Shen, J., Li, S., Xiang, H., Pang, S., Xu, G., Yu, G., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). Dog safety in rural China: Children’s sources of safety information and effect on knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 59, 164-169. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.05.014 PMID 23792615 [Indexed for Medline]

Swartz, L., Glang, A., Schwebel, D. C., Geiger-Wolfe, E.G., Gau, J., & Schroeder, S. (2013). Keeping baby safe: A randomized trial of a parent training program for infant and toddler motor vehicle injury prevention. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 60, 35-41. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2013.07.026 PMID 24007755 [PubMed in process]

Gilliam, M. B., Madan-Swain, A., Whelan, K., Tucker, D. C., Demark-Wahnefried, W., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). Social, demographic, and medical influences on physical activity in child and adolescent cancer survivors. J Pediatr Psychol, 37(2), 198-208. PMCID: PMC3282282

Robert Sorge, Ph.D. Sorge, R. E., Melemedjian, O. K., Khoutorsky, A., Yan, J., Asiedu, M. N., Valdez, A., Ghosh, S., Dussor, G., Mogil, J. S.,

Sonenberg, N. & Price, T. J. (2013) mTORC1 inhibition induces sensory neuron hyperexcitability and allodynia via IRS1-dependent feedback activation of ERK. Pain, 154: 1080-91. PMID:23607966

Khoutorsky, A., Yanagiya, A., Gkogkas, C., Fabian, M. R., Prager-Khoutorsky, M., Gamache, K., Bouthiette, F., Parysan, A., Sorge, R. E., Mogil, J. S., Nader, K., Lacaille, J. C. & Sonenberg, N. (2013) Control of synaptic plasticity and memory via suppression of poly(A) binding protein. Neuron, 78: 298-311. PMID 23622065 [Indexed for Medline]

Despina Stavrinos, Ph.D. Stavrinos, D., *Jones, J.L., *Garner, A.A., Griffin, R., Franklin, C.A., Ball, D., *Welburn, S.C., Ball, K.K., Sisiopiku, V.P., & Fine,

P.R. (2013). Impact of distracted driving on safety and traffic flow. Accident Analysis and Prevention (Special Issue: Emerging Research Methods and Their Application to Road Safety), 61, 63-70. PMID 23465745 [ubMed in process]

Williamson, M. L., Elliott, T.R., Berry, J.W., Underhill, A.T., Stavrinos, D., Fine, P.R. (2013). Predictors of health-related quality of life following traumatic brain injury. Brain Injury, 27, 992-999. PMID 23781905 [Indexed for Medline].

Laura Stoppelbein, Ph.D. Stoppelbein, L., Greening, L., & Wells, H. (2013). Parental stress and posttraumatic stress symptoms among pediatric cancer

populations: A test of competing hypotheses. Psychooncology, 22, 2815-2822. PMID 23893502 [PubMed in process]

Becker, S. P., Fite, P. J., Luebbe, A. M., Stoppelbein, L., & Greening, L. (2013). Friendship intimacy exchange buffers the relation between ADHD symptoms and later social problems among children attending an after-school care program. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 35, 142-152.

Becker, S. P., Fite, P. J., Garner, A. A., Greening, L., Stoppelbein, L., & Luebbe, A. M. (2013). Reward and punishment sensitivity are differentially associated with ADHD and sluggish cognitive tempo symptoms in children. Journal of Research in Personality, 47, 719-727.

Becker, S. P., Luebbe, A. M., Fite, P. J., Greening, L., & Stoppelbein, L. (2013). Oppositional defiant disorder symptoms in relation to aggressive subtypes and psychopathic traits among psychiatrically hospitalized children: ADHD symptoms as a potential moderator. Aggressive Behavior, 39, 201-211. PMID 23436456 [Indexed for Medline]

. Becker, S., Luebbe, A. M., Fite, P. J., Stoppelbein, L., & Greening, L. (2013). Sluggish cognitive tempo in psychiatrically hospitalized children: Factor structure and relations to internalizing symptoms, social problems, and observed behavioral dysregulation. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 42, 49-62.

Edward Taub, Ph.D. Taub, E., Uswatte, G., Bowman, M., Mark, V.W., Delgado, A., Bryson, C., Morris, D., Bishop McKay, S. (2013). Constraint-

induced movement therapy combined with conventional neurorehabilitation techniques in chronic stroke patients with plegic hands: a case series. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 94(1), 86-94 PMCID: PMC3529797

Mark, V.W., Taub, E., Uswatte, G., Bashir, K., Cutter, G., Bryson, C., McKay, S., Bowman, H.(2013). Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy for the Lower Extremities in Multiple Sclerosis: Case Series with 4-Year Follow-up Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 94, 753-760 PMID 23111280 [Indexed for Medline]

Johnson, M.L., Taub, E., Harper, L.H., Wade, J.T., Bowman, M., Bishop-McKay, S., Haddad, M.M., Mark, V.W., Uswatte, G. 2013. An enhanced protocol for CI Aphasia therapy: CIAT II. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology; 1-13

Sterling, C., Taub, E., Davis, D., Rickards, T., Gauthier, L., Uswatte, G., Griffin, A., Chandler, A.,Barghi, A., Mark, V.W. (2013). Structural Neuroplastic Change Following ConstraintInduced Movement Therapy in a Pediatric Population with Cere-bral Palsy. Pediatrics 131, e1664-e1669. PMID 23610209 [Indexed for Medline]

Taub, E., and Uswatte, G. (2013). Constraint-Induced Movement therapy: a family of neurorehabilitation treatments that harnesses the plasticity of the central nervous system. Neurologie and Rehabilitation 19, 161-175.

Rickards, T., Sterling, C., Graham, M., Mark, V.W., Uswatte, G., Taub, E., Davis, D. (2013). A Diffusion Tensor Imaging study of response to CI therapy in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy and adults with chronic stroke. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 95(3), 506-514. PMID 24055785 [Indexed for Medline]

Taub, E., Uswatte, G., Mark, V., Morris, D., Barman, J., Bowman, M., Bryson, C., Delgado, A., and Bishop-McKay, S. (2013). Method for enhancing real-world use of a more-affected arm in chronic stroke: the transfer package of CI therapy. Stroke 44, 1383-1388 PMCID: PMC3703737

Iversen, I. (2013). Interview with Edward Taub: CI therapy as a behavioral analysis neurorehabilitation intervention. European Journal of Behavior Analysis 14, 361-384

Taub, E. (2013). Promoting acceptance of efficacious behavior analysis interventions by clinical communities: the example of CI therapy. European Journal of Behavior Analysis 14, 127-139.

Uswatte, G. and Taub, E. (2013) Constraint-induced movement therapy: a method for harnessing neuroplasticity to treat motor disorders. Prog Brain Res, 207: 379-401. PMID 24309263 [PubMed – in process]

Book Chapter

Uswatte, G., & Taub, E. (2013). Constraint-Induced Movement therapy: a method for harnessing neuroplasticity to treat motor disorders. In S. Waxman, D. G. Stein, D. Swaab, & H. Fields (Series Eds.) and M. Merzenich, M. Nahum, & T. Van Vleet (Vol. Eds.), Progress in brain research: Vol. 207. Changing brains – applying brain plasticity to advance and recover human ability (pp. 379-401). Amsterdam: Elsevier Publishing.

Diane Tucker, Ph.D. Gilliam, M. B., Madan-Swain, A., Whelan, K., Tucker, D. C., Demark-Wahnefried, W., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). Cognitive

influences as mediators of family and peer support for pediatric cancer survivors’ physical activity. Psycho-Oncology, 22, 1361-1368. doi: 10.1002/pon.3140 PMCID: PMC3511656

Gilliam, M. B., Madan-Swain, A., Whelan, K., Tucker, D. C., Demark-Wahnefried, W., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). Social, demographic, and medical influences on physical activity in child and adolescent cancer survivors. J Pediatr Psychol, 37(2), 198-208. PMCID: PMC3282282

Book Chapter

MM Mulla and DC Tucker. (2013) Global Health: Health Sciences and Team Based Care. In: Evert J, Drain P, Hall T (eds). Global Health Programming in Medical and Other Professional Schools: 2nd ed, pp 256-261.

Bulent Turan, Ph.D. Kiriscioglu, T.*, Hassenzahl, D. M., Turan, B. (2013). Urban and Rural Perceptions ofEcological Risks to Water Environments

in Southern and Eastern Nevada. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 33, 86-95.

Boggiano, M. M., Turan, B., Maldonado, C. R., Oswald, K. D., & Shuman, E. S. (2013). Secretive food concocting in binge eating: Test of a famine hypothesis. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 46, 212-225.

Gitendra Uswatte, Ph.D. Taub, E., Uswatte, G., Bowman, M., Mark, V.W., Delgado, A., Bryson, C., Morris, D., Bishop McKay, S. (2013). Constraint-

induced movement therapy combined with conventional neurorehabilitation techniques in chronic stroke patients with plegic hands: a case series. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 94(1), 86-94 PMCID: PMC3529797

Mark, V.W., Taub, E., Uswatte, G., Bashir, K., Cutter, G., Bryson, C., McKay, S., Bowman, H.(2013). Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy for the Lower Extremities in Multiple Sclerosis: Case Series with 4-Year Follow-up Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 94, 753-760 PMID 23111280 [Indexed for Medline]

Johnson, M.L., Taub, E., Harper, L.H., Wade, J.T., Bowman, M., Bishop-McKay, S., Haddad, M.M., Mark, V.W., Uswatte, G. 2013. An enhanced protocol for CI Aphasia therapy: CIAT II. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology; 1-13

Sterling, C., Taub, E., Davis, D., Rickards, T., Gauthier, L., Uswatte, G., Griffin, A., Chandler, A.,Barghi, A., Mark, V.W. (2013). Structural Neuroplastic Change Following ConstraintInduced Movement Therapy in a Pediatric Population with Cerebral Palsy. Pediatrics 131, e1664-e1669. PMID 23610209 [Indexed for Medline]

Taub, E., and Uswatte, G. (2013). Constraint-Induced Movement therapy: a family of neurorehabilitation treatments that harnesses the plasticity of the central nervous system. Neurologie and Rehabilitation 19, 161-175.

Rickards, T., Sterling, C., Graham, M., Mark, V.W., Uswatte, G., Taub, E., Davis, D. (2013). A Diffusion Tensor Imaging study of response to CI therapy in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy and adults with chronic stroke. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 95(3), 506-514. PMID 24055785 [Indexed for Medline]

Taub, E., Uswatte, G., Mark, V., Morris, D., Barman, J., Bowman, M., Bryson, C., Delgado, A., and Bishop-McKay, S. (2013). Method for enhancing real-world use of a more-affected arm in chronic stroke: the transfer package of CI therapy. Stroke 44, 1383-1388 PMCID: PMC3703737

Uswatte, G. and Taub, E. (2013) Constraint-induced movement therapy: a method for harnessing neuroplasticity to treat motor disorders. Prog Brain Res, 207: 379-401. PMID 24309263 [PubMed – in process]

Book Chapter

Uswatte, G., & Taub, E. (2013). Constraint-Induced Movement therapy: a method for harnessing neuroplasticity to treat motor disorders. In S. Waxman, D. G. Stein, D. Swaab, & H. Fields (Series Eds.) and M. Merzenich, M. Nahum, & T. Van Vleet (Vol. Eds.), Progress in brain research: Vol. 207. Changing brains – applying brain plasticity to advance and re-cover human ability (pp. 379-401). Amsterdam: Elsevier Publishing.

Other Non-Peer Reviewed Publications (2013) Karlene Ball , Ph.D. Ball, K., Ross, L. A., Eby, D. W. Molnar, L. J., & Meuser, T. M. (2013). Emerging issues in safe and sustainable mobility for

older persons. Accident Analysis and Prevention,61, 138-140.

Burel Goodin , Ph.D. Finan, P.H., Goodin, B.R., & Smith, M.T. (2013). The association of sleep and pain: an update and path forward. Journal of

Pain, 14(12), 1539-1552. PMID 24290442 [PubMed in process]

Goodin, B.R. & *Bulls, H.W. (2013). Optimism and the experience of pain: benefits of seeing the glass as half full. Current Pain and Headache Reports, 17(5), 329-339. PMCID: 3935764

Lesley Ross, Ph.D. Ball, K., Ross, L. A., Eby, D. W. Molnar, L. J., & Meuser, T. M. (2013). Emerging issues in safe and sustainable mobility for

older persons. Accident Analysis and Prevention,61, 138-140.

David Schwebel , Ph.D. Rezaie, L., & Schwebel, D. C. (2013). Research priorities for suicide by self-immolation: Beyond quantitative approaches

[Letter to the editor]. Burns, 39, 536. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2012.07.002 PMID: 22841941

Schwebel, D. C. (2013). Do our ears help us cross streets safely? [Letter to the editor]. Injury Prevention, 19, 75-76. doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2012-040682 PMID: 23171537

Gitendra Uswatte, Ph.D. Dunn, D. S., Uswatte, G., Elliott, T. R., Lastres, A., & Beard, B. (2013). A positive psychology of physical disability: principles

and progress. In M. L. Wehmeyer (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of positive psychology and disability (pp. 427-441). New York: Oxford University Press.

921,136

2 0 1 3 Active Grants

The Department of Psychology submitted 44 new grant applications last year totaling $18,669,304. The department had 30 grants funded with a department faculty as PI, receiving $5,785,302 total dollars. $1,328,167 of this was NIH, and $4,457,135 was other than NIH. Psychology received intramural funding of $298,790 which included: CCTS support ($90,000), a Health Disparities Research Award ($25,000), three faculty development grants ($26,790) and two Interdisciplinary Innovation Awards ($90,000). A total of 13 faculty submitted at least one grant as PI in 2013, which is 70% of our research active faculty. A total of 17 faculty received some salary support from a grant.

2011 2012 2013

Interdisciplinary Innovation Awardees 0 1 2

Number of Funded Investigators 10 14 13 Number of Grant and Contract

Applications 38 46 44

Dollars Applied for in Grant and Contract Applications/Submissions $58,685,117 $35,318,092 $18,669,334

Total Awards $4,677,770 $5,011,877 $5,785,302

NIH Award Dollars $1,843,060 $1,726,622 $1,328,167

Number of NIH Funded Investigators 5 6 6

Award Dollars Outside NIH $2,834,710 $3,285,255 $4,457,135

Psychology Metric

Fred Biasini, Ph.D. SPONSOR: Administration for Children and Families/DHHS

Title: UAB Early Head Start

Total Awarded: $1,176,105

SPONSOR: Administration for Children and Families/DHHS

Title: UCEED– Alabama Center for Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service

Total Awarded: $1,089,215

SPONSOR: Alabama Department of Human Resources

Title: UAB SEBD Pilot Project

Total Awarded: $103,500

SPONSOR: Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services

Title: MCH Block Grant


SPONSOR: University of South Carolina

Title: Maternal Methylmercury Exposure through Rice Ingestion and Offspring Development


SPONSOR: Health Resources and Services Administration/DHHS

Title: Maternal and Child Health Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disorders


$3,064,396

$921,136

Karlene Ball , Ph.D. SPONSOR: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS

Title: Center for Translational Research on Aging and Mobility


SPONSOR: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS

Title: Predicting Long -Term Mobility Outcomes for Older Adults


SPONSOR: National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS

Title: Emerging Issues in Safe and Sustainable Mobility for Older Persons


Mike Sloane, Ph.D. SPONSOR: Beckman (Arnold and Mable) Foundation

Title: 2012 Beckman Scholars Program


$38,600

SPARKS CLINICS

Sylvie Mrug, Ph.D. and David Knight, Ph.D. SPONSOR: National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS

Title: Neurobiological Mechanisms of Lower Internalizing Disorders in Black Americans


Christina Rodriguez, Ph.D. SPONSOR: National Institute of Health/University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Title: Predicting Later Parent Child Aggression in Expectant Parents the Triple F Study


Rajesh Kana, Ph.D. SPONSOR: Lindamood-Bell

Title: The Impact of Language Remediation on Brain Functioning Autism


$285,000

$531,480

$118,915

David Schwebel , Ph.D.

SPONSOR: CARR

Title: Understanding Young Children Preferences for Bottles


SPONSOR: University of Florida

Title: Teaching Schoolchildren Pedestrian Safety a Pragmatic Trial Using

Virtual Reality


SPONSOR: Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation

Title: Evaluation of Cognitive Readiness for Tractor Operation Using Advanced Simulation


$136,068

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

$20,000 Burel Goodin, Ph.D. SPONSOR: American Pain Society Title: The Effects of Intranasal Oxytocin on Pain Sensitivity Endogenous Pain Processing and Mood Randomized Placebo Controlled Crossover Study Total Awarded: $20,000

“The measure of greatness in a

scientific idea is the extent to

which it stimulates

thought and opens up new

lines of

research.”

-PAUL A.M. DIRAC

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/271154.Paul_A_M_Dirac

Graduate Studies lifespan

developmental behavioral

neuroscience medical clinical

ABOUT As a premier behavioral science, the Psychology graduate programs make a major contribution to the College of

Arts and Sciences mission of examining human behavior in context. Faculty and graduate students in

the graduate programs conduct research, teach, provide professional service, seek and receive extramural grant

funding, publish in highly respected journals, participate in national and international professional conferences,

and actively participate in the professional activities of national psychological organizations. The graduate

programs are integral to the Department's mission of furthering its status as a premier psychology department.

The Graduate Programs admitted 18 students in 2013.

Our graduate students completed over 100 clinical practica during 2013, providing clinical psychology services

to adults and children in a wide range of settings including the Civitan/Sparks clinics, the Birmingham VA

Medical Center, Spain Rehabilitation Center, the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology (inpatient and

outpatient services), Children’s of Alabama, several settings providing substance abuse and mental health

treatment for the homeless, Glenwood/Mitchell’s Place autism treatment facilities, and several community-

based independent practices.

We estimate that over the course of the year our students spent 7,000 hours providing direct services to clients

and patients while gaining clinical skills that translate and consolidate knowledge gained from their research

and classroom instruction. The Psychology Graduate Student Programs all have good track records of retention

and graduation. Psychology graduates approximately 40% of all CAS Ph.D.’s awarded.

Graduate Studies

Medical Clinical D O C T O R A L P R O G R A M

Research and Graduate Education : 49 students were enrolled in the Medical/Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program during all or part of 2013. By the end of the year, 9 students had graduated and accepted post-doctoral fellowships or academic clinical-research positions. 7 students had gone on internship and are on track to graduate in 2014. 31 students remained in residence.

Research productivity: 26 peer-reviewed journal articles: Involving 15 students; 1-6 publications per student. On 12 papers students were first authors. 74 total presentations at a scientific or professional conference: Involving 28 students; 1-7 presentations per student. On 50 of these presentations, student were first authors. Multi-year tracking indicates that the average student publishes about one peer-reviewed article and presents about two conference papers or posters per year.

Training Our students are trained to develop, implement, and evaluate empirically-validated procedures to assess, understand and promote mental and medical health and to prevent and ameliorate disease. The program is designed to be completed in 5-7 years of full-time study, including a one-year clinical internship. The Program offers a variety of areas of emphasis that reflect faculty interests and expertise including: neuropsychology/rehabilitation, health psychology/behavioral medicine, clinical child psychology, gerontology, pediatric psychology (including prevention of accidental injuries and abuse), eating disorders, and addiction.

Other Accomplishments Students in residence provided approximately 7,000 hours of services to the Birmingham community through UAB, affiliated, and community-based facilities as trainees in our hybrid clinical/research psychology doctoral program.

Edwin Cook III, Ph.D. Associate Professor


DOCTORAL PROGRAM

Program faculty members are distributed widely across

research and clinical settings within UAB, the UAB Health

System, and affiliated health care facilities such as the VA

Medical Center and Children’s Hospital. Faculty from all

major training facilities and academic departments that

contribute to the program work together to mentor and

advise students in both research and clinical domains.

Each student has a research mentor who directs the

student’s primary research activities, chairs his or her thesis

and dissertation committees, and commits to helping the

student advance toward

readiness for post-doctoral

training or entry-level

employment as a researcher

in the area of clinical /

medical psychology.

However, the highly-

collaborative clinical

research “culture” of UAB

offers unique advantages to

students that go beyond the

usual benefits of a

committed research mentor.

ABOUT Our program is jointly sponsored by UAB’s School of

Medicine and the College of Arts and Sciences, and is

accredited as a clinical psychology doctoral training

program by the American Psychological Association.

We have particular strengths in medically-relevant

areas like health psychology and behavioral medicine,

neuropsychology, gerontology, and pediatric

psychology. The scope of our program is enhanced by

the range of faculty expertise, multiple UAB Schools

and Centers, and affiliated and community-based

health care facilities that provide students access to a

variety of didactic learning, research, and clinical

training opportunities.

FACULTY MENTORING

Student Quality: The BN program continues to select from the applicant pool high quality students as indicated by high GRE scores, grades and motivation. We have had outstanding success in having virtually every admitted student finish with a Ph.D, virtually all of which were mentor or training grant supported throughout their UAB tenure.

Publications: Virtually all BN students publish an abstract every other year. Most, in addition to the 2-3 publications for their dissertation, are co-authors on several other publications during their tenure at UAB.

Graduate Careers The Behavioral Neuroscience Program started in 1981. The vast majority of BN graduate students advance to postdoctoral or research associate positions in high quality labs pursuant to careers as principle investigator scientists. Graduates have taken post-doctoral and faculty positions at universities, colleges, and public and private agencies, including the following: Arizona State University, American Chemical Society, Caterpillar Corporation, Harvard University, Merial Corporation, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Pittsburgh, University of Tennessee, and University of Virginia.

Student Advising: We maintain a strong program of advising for all students. By the end of the Spring term of the first year, each student has a faculty research mentor with whom he or she works closely on an ongoing basis. This individual’s expertise is supplemented by that of the thesis and/or dissertation committees, which are appointed by the program director at appropriate times as the student’s research training progresses.

Professor Frank Amthor, Ph.D.

* INTERIM DIRECTOR, BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE DOCTORAL PROGRAM

D O C T O R A L P R O G R A M

Behavioral Neuroscience

TRAINING

Students perform 2-3 research rotations in their first year

with potential Ph.D. mentors. These laboratory rotations

teach valuable research skills and allow students to make an

informed decision about their future research direction and

mentorship. We consistently receive feedback that one of

the primary reasons for selecting our psychology program

over others was the ability to perform first-year laboratory

rotations. A student chooses a research track and Ph.D.

mentor at the start of the second year of training and takes

a minimum of an additional four courses to complete their

didactic training. These courses are chosen by both the

student and mentor in order to achieve greater flexibility in

the student’s training. Most students also continue to take

additional courses and attend both seminars and journal

clubs within the department of their mentor. Each student

must fulfill a pre-dissertation research requirement and pass

a qualifying examination. On satisfying these requirements,

a student is advanced to candidacy for dissertation research.

The Ph.D. is awarded upon successful defense of the

dissertation. We also encourage our students to teach

undergraduate courses in the Department of Psychology.

The program is designed to be completed in 5 years of

full-time studies. We only admit students who can commit to

full-time studies through the duration of the program.

ABOUT The mission of the Behavioral Neuroscience Ph.D.

program is to produce outstanding young scientists

capable of pursuing successful teaching and research

careers. This goal is achieved by having each student

obtain firm academic and research training in both

psychology- and neuroscience-based domains. A major

strength of the program is that it is an interdisciplinary

program that includes programmatic research and

training under the supervision of any faculty member

within any department at UAB who has research interests

that lie in the area of behavioral neuroscience. Current

training and mentorship are provided by faculty in the

departments of Anesthesiology, Biostatistics,

Neurobiology, Physiology and Biophysics, Psychiatry and

Behavioral Biology, Psychology, and Vision Sciences.

Fred Biasini, Ph.D.

Associate Professor * DIRECTOR,

LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL DOCTORAL PROGRAM

Training Program The Lifespan Developmental Psychology Program is a

research-training program. All components of the program

are geared towards advancing the student's ability to

conduct research. Training in our program exposes students

to issues of development in its natural social contexts (e.g.,

in the school, home, workplace) as well as in laboratories.

Graduate students study developmental aspects of

behavioral systems, family systems, and individual

capabilities and competencies throughout development.

Faculty Mentor

A critical feature in our training program is that each

student has a faculty mentor, who is responsible for guiding

the student through the program and teaching the student

how to function as a developmental scientist.

Publications and Presentations:

Students in the Lifespan Developmental Program published 8 papers in peer reviewed journals in 2013. They were first

authors on 6 of these publications. In addition, they presented 43 posters or oral presentations at regional or

national conferences.

Grants submitted:

LDPP students submitted 8 grants to federal agencies or foundations for funding.

D O C T O R A L P R O G R A M

Lifespan Developmental

COURSE CURRICULUM

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Students enter the program with either a Bachelor's or

Master's degree. Under the direction of faculty mentors,

students not already holding a Master's degree complete a

Master's thesis research project (to be submitted for

publication) during the first one or two years of the program.

The student then completes the qualifying exam/admission

to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree. The final requirement is

of course the completion of a doctoral dissertation, which is

to be an independent, substantial scientific contribution to

knowledge in a specific area of inquiry. While there are (for

most students) two required research projects (Thesis and

Dissertation), students are expected to be continuously

involved in research in collaboration with the mentor and

complete projects that can be published.

In addition to these major requirements, students

complete a course curriculum. Through a core curriculum

of developmental psychology, statistics, research design,

and general psychology, students develop a solid

foundation in the history, methods, theory, and current

research in developmental psychology. Since the

advancement of developmental psychology as a science and

as a long-term solution of applied developmental problems

requires contributions from a variety of disciplines, training

occurs in an interdisciplinary context and students often

complete coursework in other departments (e.g., education,

public health).

https://www.uab.edu/cas/psychology/graduate/lifespan-developmental/lifespan-training/lifespan-courserequirements

PH.D.’S AWARDED IN 2013

Medical Clinical Shiquina LaFaye Andrews, Ph.D. (August)

“The Effects of Spiritually Integrated Therapy on Psychological Distress in Infertile Women.”

Dr. Michelle Y. Martin, Chair (Department: Preventive Medicine)

Patricia Baretto, Ph.D. (May)

“The Interactional Effects of Incentive Value and Task Difficulty: A Partial Explanation for Gender Differ-ences in Cardiovascular Response to a Performance Challenge”

Dr. Virginia Wadley Bradley, Co-chair (Department: Gerontology/Geriatrics/Palliative Care)

Dr. Rex A. Wright, Co-chair (Department: Psychology)

Jacquelynn Nicosia Copeland, Ph.D. (August)

“Cortical Thickness in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment and Its Relationships with Neuropsychological Functioning and Financial Capacity”

Dr. Kristen Triebel, Chair (Department: Neurology Chair Office)

Aaron Leah Davis, Ph.D. (August)

‘The Effects of Sleep Restriction on Adolescents’’ Pedestrian Safety”

Dr. David C. Schwebel, Chair (Department: Psychology)

Natalie Goodwin, Ph.D. (August)

“Suicide and Eating Disorders: The Role of Religiosity, Spirituality and Religious Coping Style”

Dr. A. Hal Thurstin, Co-Chair (Department: Psychiatry - Geriatrics)

Dr. Nicole Siegfried, Co-Chair (Department: Psychology)

Elizabeth Sheridan Mitchell, Ph.D. (August)

“The Effectiveness of a Behavioral Summer Treatment Program for Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder”

Dr. Sylvie Mrug, Chair (Department: Psychology)

Adam Clay Perkins, Ph.D. (August)

“Impulsivity as a Predictor of Smoking Cessation Outcomes in Bupropion Treatment of Community Correc-tions Smokers”

Dr. Karen Cropsey, Chair (Psychiatry - Behavioral Neurobiology)

Andrea C. Sartori, Ph.D.. (August)

“The Relationship Between Inflammatory Biomarkers and Cognitive Function in Older Adults”

Dr. Michael Crowe, Chair (Department: Psychology)

Kelly Ross Wolfe, Ph.D. (August)

“Executive Functions and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Survivors of Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumor”

Dr. Rajesh Kana, Chair (Department: Psychology)

Lifespan Developmental Michael Gower, Ph.D. (August)

“Eye Gaze Patterns During Live Social Interactions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders”

Dr. Fred J. Biasini, Chair (Department: Psychology)

Anjana Madan, Ph.D. (August)

“From Family Violence to Dating Violence: Testing the Dual Pathway Model”

Dr. Sylvie Mrug, Chair (Department: Psychology)

Lindsey Sutton, Ph.D. (August)

“The Effect of Incentive Strategy on Health Behaviors and Outcomes in the Workplace”

Dr. Michael Crowe, Chair (Department: Psychology)

Behavioral Neuroscience Laura Quadri, Ph.D. (August)

“Epigenetic Regulation of Hippocampus-Dependent Learning”

Dr. David Sweatt, Chair (Department: Neurobiology)

Kimberly Wood, Ph.D. (July)

“Neural mechanisms supporting the learning-related emotional response to a threat”

Dr. David C. Knight, Chair (Department: Psychology)

BARTOW ARENA

Medical Clinical Andrews, Shiquina L. Funding Source: Teva Pharmaceuticals: Mental Health Dissertation Research Grant to Increase Diversity (R36), National Institute of Mental Health Title: Psychological Effects of Spiritually Integrated Therapy for Infertile Women Budget Period: March 2012- October 2013 Total Funding: $19,820.00 Barnes, Margaux Funding Source: Walmart State Giving Program: Alabama Title: Grow it! Eat it! Live it! Gardening for a Healthy Future Budget Period: November 2013 Total Funding: $25,000 Block, Cady Funding Source: Teva Pharmaceuticals Title: Examining neuropsychological sequelae of chronic pain and the modulatory effect of immediate-release opioid analgesics Budget Period: 01/2012-06/2013 Total Funding: $6,150 Davis, Aaron L. Funding Source: National Science Foundation (NSF), Decision, Risk, and Management Sciences Program Title: The Effects of Sleep Restriction on Adolescents’ Pedestrian Safety Budget Period: March 2011 - February 2013 Total Funding: $12,000.00 Haddad, Michelle Funding Source: American Heart Association Title: Neuroplasticity Induced by Constraint-Induced Aphasia Therapy II in Adults with Chronic Post-Stroke Aphasia Budget Period: July 2012- June 2014 Total Funding: $50,360.00 Hensler, Molly Funding Source: NCI Training Grant (R25) Title: Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program Budget Period: 2011- present Total Funding: N/A Rickards, Tyler Funding Source: American Heart Association Title: Neuroplasticity Induced by Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy in Children with Cerebral Palsy of a Vascular Origin Budget Period: July 2011- June 2013 Total Funding: $44,360.00 Sokal, Brad Funding Source: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/ NIH/DHHS Title: Home-Based Automated Therapy of Arm Function After Stroke Via Tele-Rehabilitation – Diversity Research Supplement: Training in Rehabilitation Research Budget Period: June 2011- March 2013 Total Funding: $70,787 Schmidt, Erica (Co-Investigator with Burge, Wesley) Funding Source: National Institute on Aging / NIH / DHHS Title: Cognitive and Physical Exercise Study (CAPES , Roybal Pilot grant) Budget Period: September 2011 - August 2013 Total Funding: $52,740.00

$52,740

$70,787

$44,360

N/A

$50,360

$12,000

$6,150

$25,000

$19,820

GRADUATE STUDENT FUNDED GRANTS

Behavioral Neuroscience Burge, Wesley (Co-Investigator with Schmidt, Erica) Funding Source: National Institute on Aging / NIH / DHHS Title: Cognitive and Physical Exercise Study (CAPES , Roybal Pilot grant) Budget Period: September 2011 - August 2013 Total Funding: $52,740.00

$52,740

STUDENT PLACEMENT OUTCOMES

Graduate Student Pending/Submitted Grants

Lifespan Developmental Shen, Jiabin Funding Source: American Psychological Foundation Title: Understanding Pediatric Dog-Bite Injuries in Rural China Budget Period: May 2012 - April 2013 Total Funding: $5,000.00

$5,000

Madan, Anjana Funding Source: National Institute on Justice Title: Family and Peer Predictors of Adolescent Dating Violence Budget Period: September 2012 – August 2013 Total Requested $22,000.00 Funding Source: National Institute on Justice Title: Risk Factors for Dating Violence: Multilevel Developmental Model Budget Period: January 2013 – December 2014 Total Requested $210,566.00 Shen, Jiabin Funding Source: Center for Child Injury and Prevention Studies Title: Understanding Pediatric Dog-Bite Injuries in Rural China Budget Period: March 2012 – February 2013 Total Funds: $2,000.00 Funding Source: Society of Pediatric Psychology Title: Understanding Pediatric Dog Bite Injury in Rural China Budget Period: May 2012 – April 2014 Total Funds: $1,000.00 Funding Source: American Psychological Foundation Title: Understanding Pediatric Dog Bite Injury in Rural China Budget Period: May 2012 – April 2014 Total Funds: $5,000.00

$232,566

$5,000

Mark Pennick Denver Mental Health Center

Kelly Wolfe Neuropsychology Fellow, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Laura Quadri Postdoctoral Fellow, Durham VA Medical Center

Marci Smith Postdoctoral Fellow, Vision Sciences-UAB

Kimberly Wood Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychology-UAB

Michael Gower Medical School at Mercer University

Anjana Madan Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Miami

Lindsay Sutton Assistant Strategic Planner, Intermark Group

Shiquina Andrews Postdoctoral Fellow, HIV/HCV Primary Care Mental Health,

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Patricia Baretto Medical/Palliative Care Psychologist, Orlando VAMC

Jacquelynn Copeland Neuropsychology Fellow, Barrow Neurological Institute

Aaron Davis Intern, Baylor College of Medicine

Natalie Goodwin Postdoctoral Fellow, The Menninger Clinic

Elizabeth Mitchell Child Psychology Fellow, Emory University School of Medicine

Adam Perkins Psychologist, U.S. Army

Andrea Sartori Neuropsychology Fellow, Brown Alpert School of Medicine

GRADUATE CURRICULUM

Update BN core courses: Neuroscience research technologies have changed vastly in the last decade to include modern molecular, optogenetic and brain imaging technologies. All core courses are being updated to reflect modern technology in neuroscience, and integrate this technology with traditional areas of behavioral neuroscience such as learning and animal behavior.

Add new courses: Because the number of BN faculty decreased significantly in the last decade, the program was unable to offer courses in many essential areas of behavioral neuroscience. Students had to take courses in other departments or the medical school for these content areas. However, many of these courses were not oriented toward the needs or backgrounds of BN students. As the department is recruiting new faculty to replace those lost by attrition, we are developing new courses in modern areas on BN. These benefit not only the graduate students and their mentors research programs, but also impact undergraduate instruction as well.

STUDENT RECRUITMENT

We will continue to develop and update our website to communicate with and attract interested and highly-qualified students to our program. At national meetings we will contin-ue to engage in outreach efforts to regional and national uni-versities.

We will strengthen the quality of research mentors in our program, and maintain contact with students throughout their tenure at UAB through annual meetings with the director and required weekly seminars for all students.

We admit highly-qualified students who do not at the time of application have to commit to a single faculty mentor. This has been an extraordinarily attractive aspect of our program in recruiting. We will continue our successful efforts to recruit students from diverse backgrounds by advertising, through links on our website, available funding through the Office of the Vice President for Equity and Diversity, and by recruitment of students through our relationships with Historically Black Colleges and University in Alabama and neighboring states.

Behavioral Neuroscience What are your plans for the coming year as

they relate to: 2013 AT A GLANCE

The graduate programs enrollment has

remained steady with just over 70 students

from 2011 to 2013. While the number of

students hasn’t experienced a large amount of

change, credit hour production has increased

10% to 2,088 hours from 1,871 in 2012 and

2011.

The graduate programs have experienced the

largest amount of growth in course sections

taught by adjunct faculty. In 2013 80 course

sections were taught by adjunct faculty, a 35%

increase from 2012 and a 55% increase from

2011.

Full time faculty affiliated with the graduate

programs has grown from 25 full time faculty

members in 2011 to 30 full time faculty

members in 2013.

The degrees awarded have increased at both

the masters and doctoral levels. In 2013, 7

masters degrees were awarded, a 30% increase

since 2011. 16 doctoral degrees were awarded

in 2013, a 38% increase since 2011.

LOOKING AHEAD

STUDENT RECRUITMENT

We will continue to develop and update our website

to communicate with and attract interested and

highly-qualified students to our program. In doing

so we will emphasize major program strengths and

available research mentors in the substantive areas

of: Neuropsychology, Aging, Pediatrics, Child

Behavioral & Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Pain,

and Injury Prevention.

We will Clarify the important role of research

mentors in our program. At the same time we will

retain the flexibility to admit highly-qualified

students with compatible substantive interests who

are not ready at the time of application to commit to

a single faculty mentor, which has been an attractive

aspect of our program (per applicant feedback) in

the past.

Medical Clinical

GRADUATE CURRICULUM

We will work toward addition of more 1-credit seminars and

modules. In particular: We will work closely with the Behavioral

Neuroscience Doctoral Program to develop a more modular

approach to what has been a 4-credit Foundations of Behavioral

Neuroscience course. Ideally, students will be required to take a

basic neural signaling module and then be able to select among

additional modules that are most relevant to their research

interests and developing clinical specializations

(e.g., psychopharmacology).

We will identify needs for didactic 1-credit courses in clinical

interventions along with appropriate faculty to teach them.

We expect this to result in 1-2 courses per year on a 2-3 year

rotation that will be developed and modified over time.

Compared to conventional 3-semester-hour courses, we anticipate

this plan to result in courses that more students are able to take,

and more faculty are able to teach, in parallel with other training

activities and professional responsibilities, respectively. Two-hour

intervention courses will also be considered, with the general goal

of developing a more flexible approach to curriculum that meets

pedagogical needs, is compatible with other training activities, and

is consistent with financial realities. We will closely review our

current curriculum and any proposed changes for compliance with

national accreditation and licensing standards.

We will provide at least one didactic overview of

NRSA and individual grant funding mechanisms

for all students, advertise existing Graduate

School incentives for pursuing such funding, and

seek additional ways to encourage more students

to seek this funding.

We will continue to encourage and support student travel to scientific and professional conferences to present posters and podium talks that make them eligible for student-level awards.

GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDS

What are your plans for the coming year as

they relate to:

study away

neuroscience program

service learning


Psychology has one of the highest graduation numbers of all departments in CAS (190 graduates in 2013 and 191 in 2012).

Approximately two-thirds of our graduates apply to graduate programs either in Psychology or other fields. We continue to

have a record number of student presenters at the John W.P. Ost Research Competition. In 2013, 21 students presented

their independent research projects.

Many of our students are demonstrating outstanding performance in the classroom. We inducted 73 new members into Psi

Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, in 2013. Students must hold a 3.0 GPA to be eligible to join Psi Chi.

Forty-two percent of our 2013 graduating seniors reported that they planned to apply for entry to a psychology graduate

program. In addition, 25% reported that they planned to enter a graduate program outside the area of psychology such as

Nurse Practitioner, Master of Business Administration and Education. Our enrollment continues to grow. In 2013, we had

842 majors, which is a 14% increase since the previous year.

A minor in Psychology is becoming increasingly popular. In 2013, 207 students were completing a minor in Psychology,

which is a 43% increase since 2012. Our graduates, both from honors programs and the “regular” major, continue to gain

admission to prestigious graduate (M.A. and Ph.D.) programs, medical school, law school, and to begin jobs in a range of

careers and industries.

We organized “Explore Psychology Day,” a departmental student recruitment event on March 29, 2013 for high school

students and their parents. We had over 50 in attendance. Students and their parents were able to tour psychology

research laboratories, classrooms and campus buildings. They also enjoyed lunch at the Commons on the Green with faculty

and current students. We organized information sessions throughout the day to inform them about the psychology major.

ABOUT

Research

Online Instruction

Our online courses are increasingly popular. In 2013, 3,742 students were enrolled in psychology courses online. The department has expanded its online course offerings this past year, which has provided more flexibility to our undergraduate students and alleviated classroom scheduling issues for our students and instructors. We have included additional upper-level courses such as Social Development and Psychology of Marriage to our online course offerings. We are currently offering all of the required psychology courses online.

The Department continues to support instructors teaching online through IT support and the Online Learning Advisory Committee. All course shells are reviewed by the Director of Undergraduate Studies, and feedback is provided, prior to the beginning of each term. The Instructional Technology Center (4th floor of Campbell Hall) allows instructors to teach courses using virtual classroom features, and the space is scheduled to capacity each semester.

Curriculum The Undergraduate Studies Committee of

Psychology reviewed the curriculum and made a few changes to better prepare students for our advanced course-work. The statistics course and laboratory (PY 214 and PY 217) were combined into one course (PY 216) to allow for greater uniformity between lecture and laboratory activities and to require students to take these simultaneously. It was also decided to add one more course to the curriculum, Research Literacy in Psychology (PY 215) to better prepare students to read and write scientifically prior to their 300 and 400 level courses.

INCREASE IN

PY 398 ENROLLMENT

STUDENT PARTICIPATION

INCREASE IN INDEPENDENT

MENTORED RESEARCH

More than 25 percent of our undergraduate students

participated in independent mentored research in 2013

(211 students). We are placing undergraduate students

across campus to gain these valuable research

experiences. Our research practicum course, PY398, is

increasingly popular. 85 students enrolled in 2013 which is

an increase of 5 percent since last year. In addition, all

psychology majors gain research experience in teams

through course activities in PY 315 Research Methods and

PY 490 Psychology Capstone. Mentored research also

offers a valuable level of skills training as students work on

multidisclipinary research teams with funded scientists.

Service Learning All psychology students participate in at least one service learning experience. Our community practicum course, PY

397, continues to add new sites and have substantial student interest. PY 490, our Capstone course, ensures all psychology majors complete some service learning during their time as a UAB psychology major. Students typically are required to complete at least 15 hours of service learning during the semester in which they are enrolled in PY 490. We have successfully placed students at sites such as the Amelia Center, Glenwood, the Crisis Center, and Youth Villages. We have also incorporated service learning in the online version of PY 490 and have been able to place all our online students at service learning sites in their communities.

Honors Programs We continue to have psychology students active in most honors programs across campus as well as in our in-house

Psychology Honors Program. 76 psychology majors were members of at least one university honors program in 2013, and 18 students were enrolled in the Psychology Honors Program, led by Dr. Michael Crowe.

Study Away We have continued our success with Study Away programming. Eleven students participated in our trip to Stockholm,

Sweden to explore cross-cultural perspectives of child development. Dr. Maria Hopkins led the trip. We awarded 11 scholarships of $1,000 each for this trip. We are currently planning our next trip to Deli, India with Dr. Rajesh Kana in 2015.

11 76 18 STUDENTS TRAVELED TO

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN WITH OUR STUDY AWAY PROGRAM

PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS ARE MEMBERS OF AT LEAST ONE

HONORS PRGPRAM

STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN THE PSYCHOLOGY HONORS

PROGRAM

SWEDEN

Undergraduate Neuroscience Program The successful Neuroscience Program is continuing to grow. In 2013 we had 115 majors, whose average GPA is 3.82, and

their incoming ACT scores average 32. The Program is a joint effort of School of Medicine (Neurobiology) and CAS (Psychology) and it requires 3 years of mentored research. The average High School GPA is 4.20 of incoming students. Minimum admission requirements: ACT 30, GPA 3.75

Genesis of the UNP

“If I were a college student today, I don’t think I could resist going into neuroscience.” So says novelist Tom Wolfe.

Based on the assumption that some college students might have similar thoughts, the Department of Psychology has partnered with the Department of Neurobiology of the UAB School of Medicine to establish an undergraduate Neuroscience major. According to Dr. Carl McFarland, Professor of Psychology and current Co-Director of the Neuroscience major, “What is especially unique about our program is that it is the first undergraduate program in Alabama jointly sponsored by a school of medicine and academic affairs. This groundbreaking program provides students with an opportunity to benefit from one-on-one research training with some of the nation’s premier neuroscientists from the Psychology Department and various departments in the School of Medicine including Neurobiology, Psychiatry, Neurology, Physiology and Biophysics, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Cell Biology, Pathology, Biochemistry, Vision Sciences, and Anesthesiology.”

The genesis of the program was formed in 2006 when UAB hired Dr. J. David Sweatt, one of the nation’s top neuroscientists to chair the Department of Neurobiology and direct the Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Research Institute. In an early conversation, Dr. McFarland talked with Dr. Sweatt about his long journey from high school in Montgomery, Alabama, to a bachelor’s degree at the University of South Alabama, a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University, and post-doctoral work with Nobel Laureate, Eric Kandel, to his current stature in the field conducting seminal research on the biochemical mechanisms underlying human learning and memory. After listening to a great story, Dr. McFarland asked Dr. Sweatt if he had any interest in making this process a bit more accessible for talented Alabama high school students. Fortunately, this is an endeavor about which Dr. Sweatt is passionate.

“I know from personal experience that there are many smart young people in Alabama who may need to stay instate because of circumstances or economic reasons. We wanted to put together a first-rate educational opportunity for undergraduates that is available only at the nation’s best universities, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Duke, Stanford and a few others.”

At present, 58 UAB scientists and physicians have agreed to serve as research mentors for neuroscience majors. These students are fully engaged in original research activity in various laboratories working closely with faculty, graduate students, and post doctoral researchers. One of these mentors, David Standaert, M.D., Ph.D., has described the program as

“Greater than any one department., this is reaching out and changing the university by opening the door to an undergraduate major that we hope will produce students who will enter our graduate programs or medical school. We hope it will become a magnet to draw the best and brightest to UAB.”

“What is especially unique about our program is that it is the first undergraduate program in Alabama jointly sponsored by a school of medicine and academic affairs.

This groundbreaking program provides students with an opportunity to benefit from one on-one research training with some of the nation’s premier neuroscientists from the Psychology Department and various departments in the School of Medicine including Neurobiology, Psychiatry, Neurology, Physiology and Biophysics, Neurosurgery, Pediatrics, Cell Biology, Pathology, Biochemistry, Vision Sciences, and Anesthesiology.”

-Dr. Carl McFarland, Co-Director

Undergraduate Neuroscience Program

LOOKING AHEAD


HONORS/RESEARCH PROGRAMS We hope to increase the number of students in the Psychology Honors

Program and UAB Psi Chi. We are reviewing the Honors curriculum and admission process to attract more high quality students earlier in their college career. We are also working to increase undergraduate research opportunities through placements throughout campus and potential team research activities.

We are also enthusiastic about teaching several honors courses on a regular basis. We are considering additional honors courses such as an Honors statistics course for these students.

What are your plans for the coming year as they

relate to:

CURRICULUM: We have combined PY214 (statistics lecture) and PY217 (statistics

laboratory) into PY216. This combined course will be taught for all students beginning in fall 2014. We will also teach Research Literacy in Psychology (PY215) for the first time this coming fall. We believe that these changes will better prepare students for our upper-level courses. We are continuing discussions of development of new joint majors/minors, especially for pre-med students given the recent changes to the MCAT. We plan to participate in the new QEP “Learning in a team environment” in Year 1 by modifying our existing Research Methods course. We also plan to train all instructors how to effectively incorporate the QEP in their existing and new courses.

STUDENT HONORS We will continue to help fund undergraduate students for travel to

present research at national/international conferences. We are currently supporting 8 students each year with a $200 travel award.

ENGAGEMENT

We plan to enhance students’ global perspective through continuation of our successful study away program. We will continue our successful recruitment events to increase the number and quality of psychology majors and minors. We will consider expanding the “Explore Psychology Event” and will work with student admissions to expand outreach, bringing more students to campus through invitations to OST and other student oriented events.

We hope to be able to identify a dedicated space to conduct undergraduate research. This is especially needed for our research courses and our honors students. We will continue to develop mutually beneficial relationships with our community through partnerships and practicum placements.

We plan to increase the number of members in our Psychology Club, a student-run organization open for all psychology majors. The Club allows students to network, gain valuable leadership experience, and community-service experience. We are considering developing a tutoring program using our senior Psychology Club students.

2013 AT A GLANCE

In 2013, 1,027 students designated Psychology

as their major a 26% increase from

2012 (814 majors) and a 33% increase from

2011 (689 majors).

Another astounding area of undergraduate

growth can be found in students participating

in mentored research. In 2013, 211 students

participated in mentored research, a 16%

increase from 2012 (173 students ) and a 60%

increase from 2011 (84 students).

The department has also seen growth in the

number of service learning courses and study

away courses offered to students. Since 2012,

the department has offered 3 study away

courses and has doubled its service learning

courses to 12 in 2013 from 6 in 2011.

Since 2012, the department has maintained a

21% increase in degrees awarded from 150 in

2011 to 190 degrees awarded in 2012 and

2013.

2013 SCORECARD

COMMUNITY

RESEARCH

In 2013, faculty and students

from the department of

psychology spent countless

hours fostering partnerships

within the community to apply

their research to improve the

lives of the members of our

community. The UAB

Department of Psychology is

invested in the community of

Birmingham. We will

continue to strive for

excellence in our research to

improve the quality of life for

children, adults, veterans, and

seniors across the state and

across the country.

Below are the year-end statistics

from the 2013 Annual Report

submitted to the UAB College

of Arts and Sciences.

P U B L I C A T I O N S

81%

In 2013, faculty from the department

of psychology published 1 book, had

82 publications in peer reviewed

journals or equivalient electronic sites

and 6 other non-peer reviewed

publications, Faculty members had a

combined 131 conference

presentations or published abstracts

record while 10 faculty members

served on editorial boards or grant

review panels.

of faculty members

published in 2013.

44

17

G R A N T

S U B M I S S I O N S

44 total grant applications

were submitted in 2013

with department faculty as

the primary investigator.

17 faculty members

submitted grants as

a primary investigator.

13 13 faculty

members served

as a primary

investigator on

their grant.

G R A N T

F U N D I N G

$5,785,302

$18,669,304

$

$18,669,304 totaled the

amount of funds requested

by faculty members in 2013

for grant funding.

$5,785,302 totaled the

amount of funds received by

faculty members in 2013 for

grant funding.

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Distinguished Alumni Awards

Ost Research Competition

History of Awards

Awards

The purpose of the UAB Department of Psychology Distinguished Scholar Alumni Award is to recognize

alumni of the department for groundbreaking scientific research and scholarly accomplishments. These exceptional

individuals bring pride and distinction to UAB and to the Department of Psychology and in doing so serve as outstanding

role models for current and future students.

The purpose of the UAB Department of Psychology Distinguished Service Alumni Award is to recognize an

alumnus of the department for exemplary leadership, outstanding human qualities, and contributions to the university and

society. These exceptional individuals bring pride and distinction to UAB and to the Department of Psychology and in

doing so serve as outstanding role models for current and future students.

The Ost Undergraduate Research Competition honors John W.P. Ost, Ph.D., former faculty member and valued

friend of the UAB Department of Psychology. Since 1989, the generosity of Dr. Ost’s family has allowed students to

demonstrate their advanced learning and research skills in a competitive format. Increasingly, the Ost competition

reflects the terrific breadth of our discipline. Selecting the winners for this competition is always difficult, and the

increasing diversity of posters makes this task even more challenging.

“While some universities view the support of undergraduate research as ‘visionary,’ this event has been

recognizing its value for almost a quarter of a century.”

—Robert E. Palazzo, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Keynote Speaker, 2012.

ABOUT

Awards

Past Award Recipients Distinguished Alumni Scholar Award

2004 Kristofer J. Hagglund, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.

2005 Dwayne W. Godwin, Ph.D.

2006 Roger B. Fillingim, Ph.D.

2007 Deborah J. Wiebe, Ph.D.

2008 Clancy B. Blair, Ph.D.

2009 Eddie Harmon-Jones, Ph.D.

2010 Robert R. Edwards, Ph.D.

2011 Mallory O. Johnson, Ph.D.

2012 Katherine E. Stewart, Ph.D., M.P.H.

2013 William J. Tyler, Ph.D.

Distinguished Alumni Service Award

2010 Robin Gurwitch, Ph.D.

2011 Sherri Van Pelt, MPA, OTR/L

2012 Lisa F. Huffman, Ph.D.

2013 Scott Moran

D R . J A M I E T Y L E R , 2013 Dis t inguished Scholar Alumni Award w i n n e r d e l i v e r s t a l k e n t i t l e d : “ M e c h a n i c a l l y I n t e r f a c i n g w i t h B r a i n F u n c t i o n . ”

Dr. Tyler earned his Bachelor’s degree from UAB in 1998 and continued on at UAB to complete his doctoral degree in 2003 in Psychology/Behavioral Neuroscience. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship in 2006 from Harvard University and is now an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences at Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine. He is also Co-founder, Chief Science Officer, and Board Member of Neurotek, Inc., headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA.

S C O T T M O R A N r e c e i v e d t h e 2013 Dis t inguished Ser vice Alumni Award f r o m 2 0 1 1 a w a r d w i n n e r M r s . S h e r r i V a n P e l t .

Scott Moran received his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from UAB in 1995 with minors in Chemistry and Biology. Scott has served as a Program Director in the Facilities Department at UAB since 2007 where he started and leads programs including the UAB Recycling Center and the UAB Building Administrator’s Training Program. In 2010 Scott worked to help create the Psychology Chapter within the UAB National Alumni Society.

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D R . M A R I A H O P K I N S , D R . K A R L E N E

B A L L , S C O T T M O R A N , C H R I S T Y

M O R A N , D R . J A M I E T Y L E R , & D E A N ,

R O B E R T P A L A Z Z O .

T h e 2 0 1 3 D e p a r t m e n t o f

P s y c h o l o g y D i s t i n g u i s h e d A l u m n i

A w a r d s w e r e h e l d a t t h e

Spencer Honors House.

Moran served on the UAB National Alumni Society Board of Directors as a school appointed Director from the College of Arts and Sciences from 2009 – 2012. He is currently serving another three year term on the Board of Directors.

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