Dr. Sara Algoe, an Associate Professor of Social Psychology, is the recipient of a 2018 grant by the John Templeton Foundation. The Foundation offers grants in support of research and public engagement in major areas, including science and the big … Read more

We are excited to announce that Gabriella Alvarez, a dual social-clinical doctoral student, has been selected to participate in one of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s leadership development programs, designed to equip leaders across the country—in every sector and field—to … Read more

Dr. Keith Payne, Professor of Social Psychology, Dr. Kristjen Lundberg, Alumna of the Social Psychology Doctoral Program, and Heidi Vuletich, a graduate student in Developmental and Social Psychology, are the recipients of the International Social Cognition Network (ISCON) 2017 Best … Read more

Dr. Kurt Gray, an Associate Professor of Social Psychology, is the recipient of a 2018 National Science Foundation Grant. The National Science Foundation is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 “to promote the progress of science; to … Read more

Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, a Kenan Distinguished Professor of Social Psychology, is the recipient of a 2018 Templeton World Charity Foundation grant. Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc. was established to serve as a global philanthropic catalyst for discoveries relating to big … Read more

Yenping Chang, a graduate student in Social Psychology, is the recipient of a 2018 Baughman Dissertation Research Award. The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at UNC offers the Earl and Barbara Baughman Dissertation Research Award annually to two of the … Read more

Aya Avishai-Yitshak and Joseph Leshin, graduate students in Social Psychology, recently received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Award. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship recognizes outstanding graduate students in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. NSF fellows receive … Read more

Gabriella Alvarez, a graduate student in Clinical and Social Psychology, is the recipient of a 2018 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship. Through its fellowship programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and universities faculties by … Read more

Heidi Vuletich, graduate student in Developmental and Social Psychology, has been elected as Vice Chair of the 2018-19 Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Student Committee. The SPSP Student Committee is a group of ten graduate and undergraduate students … Read more

Chelsea Schein, a graduate student in Social Psychology, is the 2018 recipient of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s Heritage Dissertation Research Award. Each year, the Foundation for Personality and Social Psychology awards six grants of $1,000 each. At … Read more