Psychology

The two Civic Engagement Scholars worked together to build a mentor program for children at a Burlington, N.C., elementary school.

Elon College Fellow Lindsay Swenson ’13 and Alan Scott, assistant professor of psychology, presented a paper at the 92^nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, one of the major divisions of the National Research Council, in Washington D.C., Jan. 13-17, 2013. 

Alan Scott, assistant professor of psychology, and Elon College Fellow Lindsay Swenson (’13) presented their paper “Effect of Countdown-Only Pedestrian Change Interval Displays on Signal Recognition by Pedestrians with Reduced Visual Acuity” at the 92^nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), one of the major divisions of the National Research Council, in Washington D.C., Jan. 13-17, 2013. 

The buildings in The Oaks neighborhood were named in honor of four emeriti faculty in recognition for their service to the university.

Amy A. Overman, an associate professor in the psychology department and neuroscience program, has published a peer-reviewed study in the journal Psychology and Aging.

Associate Professor of Psychology Amy Overman’s peer-reviewed research article, "Age differences and schema effects in memory for crime information" has been published by the journal Experimental Aging Research.

Mat Goldberg is competing for a national fellowship awarded each year to those with goals of working in public service or government.

India Johnson, assistant professor of psychology, presented her research “Race and the Self-Validation Hypothesis: The Ironic Effects of Race in Information Processing” at the 14th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.