The Psychology Department is proud to present:  Thursday, March 6, 2008, 6 – 9 PM

Developing a Thriving Private Practice, More Than a Hobby:
Ethical & Practical Considerations

Tonya Ladipo, LCSW

Landman Library, University Gallery
Arcadia University
Glenside, PA

For more information on this lecture, please click here. If you wish to download the registration form please click here.

The Psychology department is pleased to announce the addition of photo albums that visually portray students and faculty across a wide range of contexts. We hope that you will enjoy these images as they represent an amazing and informative collage of students in our department over the years.

The photos reside on Shutterfly where you can view each album as a slide show or purchase the photos if you desire.

Here are the links:

Arcadia University Psychology Department Undergraduate Photo Album

Arcadia University Psychology Department Graduate Photo Album.

The Sport Psychology major incorporates a year of study abroad after students have studied psychology basics at Arcadia's campus in Glenside, Pa. Students interested in this Majors Abroad Program will spend their junior year abroad, either at the University of Stirling (Scotland) or the University of Ulster (Northern Ireland), where they will complete a minimum of three courses in sports science or Sport Psychology. Upon their return, they will conduct their senior course doing an internship in the field of sport psychology and write a thesis on sport psychology.

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Dr. Barbara Nodine, Professor and Chair of Psychology, received a Presidential Citation from President Mary Kite, Bowling Green University, President of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. The citation, a surprise to Nodine, was presented at the American Psychological Association Convention in New Orleans, on Aug. 13 in recognition of her significant career contributions.

Cameron Named Red Cross Volunteer of Year

Dr. Samuel Cameron, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, was named “Outstanding Volunteer of the Year in Mental Health Services” by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Red Cross at its annual Volunteer Recognition Night on Sept. 27. He received the honor for “high performance and commitment in support of the American Red Cross disaster relief efforts.” Read more about his work in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina.

The link to the Katrina page is: http://www.arcadia.edu/academic/default.aspx?id=3889

Dr. Marianne Miserandino, Associate Professor of Psychology recently received an award of $5000 from the American Psychological Society Fund for Teaching and Public Understanding of Psychological Science for her project Personality Pedagogy: A wiki for the Teaching of Personality Psychology. The grant covers a period of 1 year and includes funds to publicize the site at national and regional teaching conferences.

Dr. Marianne Miserandino recently published the article, I scream, you scream: Teaching validity and reliability via the Ice Cream Personality Test, Teaching of Psychology (2006). 33 (4): 265-268.

Dr. Steven J. Robbins recently published two articles. Both of the articles include student authors who conducted the research as part of their requirements for the senior capstone course. The student authors are identifyed in bold.

Benjamin, A. M, & Robbins, S. J. (2007). The Role of Framing Effects in Performance on the Balloon Analogue Risk Task (BART). Personality and Individual Differences, 43(2), 221-230.

Bell, C. E., & Robbins, S. J. (2007). Effect of Art Production on Negative Mood: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Art Therapy, 24(2), 71-75.

Dr. Joshua E. Blustein recently published the article, Exercise effects stress-induced analgesia and spatial learning in rats (2006).Physiology and Behavior, 89 (4): 582-586, along with Dr. John R. Hoffman, chair of the Biology Department at Arcadia University, and former student Michael McLaughlin, who is currently attending Temple University Law School.

Check out an exciting new web site developed by Dr. Marianne Miserandino of the Arcadia University Psychology Department.

The site, called Personality Pedagogy, draws visitors from over 57 countries and 47 U.S. states and has been translated into18 languages.

Personality Pedagogy is linked to numerous professional sites and is indexed on Google.

Dr. Miserandino established the web site in July of 2006, with the support of a Faculty Development Grant.

Teachers of personality psychology at all levels – high school, AP, undergraduate, graduate – find the site a valuable resource.

Visitors are enthusiastic about the new teaching resource. Some user comments include “Very impressive,” “You've really started something great,” “The site is marvelous,” “Your site has some wonderful material on it,” “Great web site,” “Wow!!!” “Clear and helpful,” “By adding a wiki you are doing a great service to the field,” and “Exciting stuff!,”

For a look at this very informative site click here.

This year six Arcadia University Psychology majors (listed in bold) presented their reserach at the 78th annual Eastern Psychological Association Conference in Philadelphia. The presentations are listed below.

Holt, S.E,. Morgan, S., Pandiscio, R., Miserandino, M., & Sdorow, L. (2007). The Double Standard of Sexual Promiscuity in Male and Female College Students. [Abstract]. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, 78, 48.

Fox, M., Mccormick A., Benedetti, N., Sdorow, L., & Miserandino, M. (2007). The Effect of the Ddoor-In-The-Face Compliance Technique on Donations to Charities. [Abstract]. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, 78, 65.