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2006 - 2007 Academic Year Achievements
Dr. Joann Grayson has been named the 2006 Virginia Professor of the Year! This award is given by two national organizations, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education to a faculty member who demonstrates "extraordinary dedication to undergraduate teaching.”. It is hard to imagine how any faculty member could have a greater impact on her students, while simultaneously improving the lives of children who have suffered from abuse or neglect, than Dr. Joann Grayson. Dr. Grayson has taught thousands of students who then go on to perform work that improves the lives of many others. From her classes students know how to identify maltreated children, and they know how to help these children overcome the effects of their injuries. Dr. Grayson's work has been extremely important, and well deserves this recognition. This is an incredible honor for Dr. Grayson. For more information see http://www.jmu.edu/jmuweb/general/news/general7805.shtml .
The Department of Psychology will receive one of four 2007 Diversity Enhancement Award this year! This award recognizes our unit’s demonstrated commitment to enhance diversity at JMU. Our department has a long history and substantial recent work in the areas of curriculum development (both for the Psychology Major and in General Education), scholarly work, and substantial university service commitments in this domain. Many of our faculty contributed to one or several of these efforts. We are honored to accept this award.
Dr. Steven W. Evans, professor of psychology and director of the Alvin V. Baird Attention and Learning Disabilities Center, has been appointed to the Alvin V. Baird Jr. Centennial Chair in Psychology at JMU. Dr. Zewelanji Serpell has been appointed to fill the Alvin V. and Nancy C. Baird Professorship for Attention and Learning Disabilities, which Dr. Evans had held since its creation in 2002. These Psychology faculty members provide vital clinical services and conduct a nationally recognized research program that is primarily staffed by JMU students engaged in such programs as “Challenging Horizons” For more information see ttp://www.jmu.edu/jmuweb/general/news/general7438.shtml .
Dr. Jeff Andre received the 2007-2008 General Education Distinguished Teaching Award through James Madison University’s General Education Program.
Dr. Tracy Zinn was the 2007 recipient of the CISAT Outstanding Junior Faculty Award. Tracy Zinn was also selected to receive the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2) Early Career Award for Teaching Excellence!
Sherry Serdikoff and Bryan Saville (with student co-presenters Elizabeth Dalianis and Nikki Capik) received the Best Poster Award from the Eastern Psychological Association for “Measuring the social validity of interteaching.”
Dr. Kenn Barron has accepted an offer to represent the General Education Program as an assessment fellow for the Center for Assessment and Research Studies (CARS).Kenn Barron also has been recognized with a Provost Award for Excellence in Freshmen Advising. He was also one of six faculty selected by the AERA to serve as a role model for graduate students in the field of motivation as a "Senior Scholar" during their 2007 annual conference.
Dr. Suzanne Baker was appointed a Madison Teaching Fellow for the 2006-07 Academic Year.
The following faculty members have been nominated for College of Integrated Science and Technology (CISAT) awards:
- Kenn Barron, CISAT Madison Scholar
- William Evans, Distinguished Teacher
- Sherry Serdikoff, CISAT Distinguished Service Award
- Tracy Zinn, CISAT Outstanding Junior Faculty
Our newest faculty member, Jessica Irons, has been selected by the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division Two of APA) to receive the McKeachie Early Career Award (Graduate Student Teaching Award).
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