Past Faculty Spotlight
Pictured is Dr. Rogers receiving the 2011 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy at the annual American Psychological Association (APA) convention. Dr. Rogers research was specifically mentioned by Dr. Norm Anderson (CEO of APA) as among the half dozen most "fascinating presentations" of the convention, which was attended by more than 13,000 psychologists.
Dr. Wang is joining the Department faculty effective with the Fall 2011 semester. Dr. Wang's expertise encompasses the following areas: attachment theory, cultural variations of adult attachment, acculturation, adjustment & psychological wellbeing of immigrant individuals, and parent-child relationships in Asian immigrant families.Welcome, Dr. Wang!
Dr. Amy Murrell has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure effective with the fall 2011 semester. Dr. Murrell's primary area of expertise is functional contextual psychology. More specifically, her research examines Relational Frame Theory and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as related to development and maintanence of child and parent psychopathology and treatment.
Daniel Taylor, Ph.D. and Kimberly Kelly, Ph.D. of the Clinical Health Psychology program at the University of North Texas have been awarded $442,838 to study the effects of insomnia on response to the influenza vaccine by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health. The primary aim of the proposed study is to determine if insomnia is a risk factor for lower influenza vaccine antibody response.
Dr. Joseph Doster passed away December 12th, 2010. Joe began his three and a half decade career at the University of North Texas in 1976. He provided the leadership that resulted in the initial, national accreditations for the Clinical and Health psychology programs, and was Director of the Health Psychology program for 25 years. Joe was a dedicated mentor and professor, and over the years formed many friendships with his colleagues and students at UNT. He will be greatly missed. The obituary, a...
Dick Rogers has been selected as the recipient of the 2011 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy. Congratulations Dick!
This is the 3rd time in APA history for a recipient to be honored with Distinguished Awards in both Applied Research (2008) and Public Policy (2011).
This award honors a psychologist who has made a distinguished empirical and/or theoretical contribution to research in public policy, either through a single extraordinary achieveme...
Dr. Bert Hayslip and Dr. Greg Smith at Kent State Univ. received a $2.7M grant from NIH/National Institute of Nursing Research, which will run from 2010-2014. It is a multi-site (Ohio, Texas, California, Maryland) study focusing on the efficacy of distinct interventions on custodial grandparents; UNT's share of this 2.7M is approximately $560,000 over the 4 year time period.
Randall J. Cox, PhD is this year’s recipient of the American Psychological Association's (APA) Committee on Disability Issues in Psychology's Distinguished Contributions to the Advancement of Disability Issues in Psychology Award. Dr. Cox is a principal lecturer in the Psychology Department and serves as the Director of the Psychology Clinic. Dr. Cox played an instrumental role in recent social security administration requirements highlighting the scientific evidence regarding th...
Dr. Amy Murrell was presented during summer commencement ceremonies with the "Faculty Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring". Previous winners from the Department of Psychology include Drs. Trent Petrie and Bert Hayslip.