Lab News
- Tonne McCoy passed the comprehensive exam and has advanced to doctoral candidacy. Congratulations Tonne!
- Kenzie Peterson passed the comprehensive exam and has advanced to doctoral candidacy. Congratulations Kenzie!
- Kenzie Peterson and Dr. Xu have completed the first set of episodes (12 in all) for the Mentoring Series that is part of the PsychSessions podcast. These interviews are also part of a qualitative project on mentoring.
- Kenzie Peterson and Dr. Xu presented during several sessions at the in person portion of the 2023 Society for the Teaching of Psychology's Annual Conference on Teaching in Portland, OR.
- Dr. Xu has published a paper in International Journal of Applied Psychology "The relationship between self-expansion and physical activity in rural adults in Bern, Switzerland and Idaho, USA." Co-authors include lab alumnus Joseph Do (some of this work was part of his McNair Scholar Summer Scholar project), as well as collaborators Dr. Claudio R. Nigg, Benjamin Dütschler, and Sandra Schnegg from the University of Bern.
- Dr. Xu has been promoted to Professor!
- Tonne McCoy and Dr. Xu presented during several sessions at the 2023 Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Conference in Albuquerque, NM.
- Dr. Xu was named one of the five Outstanding Teachers at ISU for 2023.
- Dr. Xu was the keynote speaker for the Women in STEM event held by ISU SACNAS (Society for the Advanced of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science)
- Dr. Xu was the faculty speaker for ISU's inaugural Teaching and Learning Symposium
- Tonne McCoy passed the comprehensive exam and has advanced to doctoral candidacy. Congratulations Tonne!
- Kenzie Peterson passed the comprehensive exam and has advanced to doctoral candidacy. Congratulations Kenzie!
- Kenzie Peterson and Dr. Xu have completed the first set of episodes (12 in all) for the Mentoring Series that is part of the PsychSessions podcast. These interviews are also part of a qualitative project on mentoring.
- Kenzie Peterson and Dr. Xu presented during several sessions at the in person portion of the 2023 Society for the Teaching of Psychology's Annual Conference on Teaching in Portland, OR.
- Dr. Xu has published a paper in International Journal of Applied Psychology "The relationship between self-expansion and physical activity in rural adults in Bern, Switzerland and Idaho, USA." Co-authors include lab alumnus Joseph Do (some of this work was part of his McNair Scholar Summer Scholar project), as well as collaborators Dr. Claudio R. Nigg, Benjamin Dütschler, and Sandra Schnegg from the University of Bern.
- Dr. Xu has been promoted to Professor!
- Tonne McCoy and Dr. Xu presented during several sessions at the 2023 Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Conference in Albuquerque, NM.
- Dr. Xu was named one of the five Outstanding Teachers at ISU for 2023.
- Dr. Xu was the keynote speaker for the Women in STEM event held by ISU SACNAS (Society for the Advanced of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science)
- Dr. Xu was the faculty speaker for ISU's inaugural Teaching and Learning Symposium
Lab news 2022:
- Dr. Xu has published a paper in Scientific Reports "Self-expansion is positively associated with Fitbit-measured daily steps across 4-weeks." Co-authors on this paper include lab alumni Dr. Samantha Tupy, Dr. Ashley Miller, and Danielle Correll, as well as Dr. Julia Sharp and Dr. Claudio Nigg. This research was supported in part by a pilot grant from the Mountain West Clinical Translational - Research Infrastructure Network, which is supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH grant #1U54GM104944-01A.
- Tonne McCoy presented a 75-minute session on Behavioral Health Integration into the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) at the National Association of Rural Health Clinics’ (NARHC’s) 2022 Fall Institute in Scottsdale, AZ.
- Dr. Xu presented a poster, co-authored with Kenzie Peterson, "A qualitative analysis of mentoring themes and insights from the PsychSessions podcast" at the Society for the Teaching of Psychology's Annual Conference on Teaching on October 21st, 2022. Dr. Xu also accepted her Jane S. Halonen Teaching Excellence Award at this conference.
- Kenzie Peterson defended her thesis "Online Relationship Social Comparisons, Singlehood, and Well-being" on August 29, 2022. Congratulations Kenzie!
- Dr. Xu has published a paper in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships with Dr. Kevin McIntyre, Dr. Brent Mattingly, Dr. Sarah Stanton, Dr. Timothy Loving, and Dr. Gary Lewandowski Jr. titled "Romantic Relationships and Mental Health: Investigating the Role of Self-Expansion on Depression Symptoms." This project consisted of four studies using cross-sectional, dyadic, daily diary, and longitudinal methodologies with results showing that self-expansion was negatively associated with depression symptoms. The preprint is available at https://psyarxiv.com/3jc4y
- Dr. Xu received the Jane S. Halonen Teaching Excellence Award from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division 2 of the American Psychological Association). The award recognizes excellence for Early Career Psychologists based on the following five criteria: (1) effective teaching; (2) mentoring student professional development; (3) advancing teaching and learning through scholarship; (4) advancing teaching and learning through service; and (5) training high school, community college, or college/university teachers.
- Dr. Xu received the Spirit of TRIO Award from ISU's TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program: "In recognition of ongoing contributions and continued work as an advocate of the TRIO programs and students, as a campus leader who embodies the ideals of TRIO by creating vibrant environments that welcome, engage, and compassionately challenge each student to reach their fullest ability."
- Dr. Xu has joined the Editorial Board at Translational Behavioral Medicine, one of the two official journals of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
- Tonne McCoy, Kenzie Peterson, and Dr. Xu presented at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Convention in Salt Lake City, UT, April 2022.
- Ahva Mozafari has accepted a position as Psychology Clinic Director at Idaho State University starting in August, 2022. Congratulations Ahva!
- Kenzie Peterson led an entry with Dr. Xu on Relationship Social Comparison which is forthcoming in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Psychology in the Real World, edited by Regan Gurung.
- Ahva Mozafari led an entry with Dr. Xu on Conflict in Romantic Relationships which is forthcoming in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Psychology in the Real World, edited by Regan Gurung.
- Dr. Xu has published a paper in Scientific Reports "Self-expansion is positively associated with Fitbit-measured daily steps across 4-weeks." Co-authors on this paper include lab alumni Dr. Samantha Tupy, Dr. Ashley Miller, and Danielle Correll, as well as Dr. Julia Sharp and Dr. Claudio Nigg. This research was supported in part by a pilot grant from the Mountain West Clinical Translational - Research Infrastructure Network, which is supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH grant #1U54GM104944-01A.
- Tonne McCoy presented a 75-minute session on Behavioral Health Integration into the Rural Health Clinic (RHC) at the National Association of Rural Health Clinics’ (NARHC’s) 2022 Fall Institute in Scottsdale, AZ.
- Dr. Xu presented a poster, co-authored with Kenzie Peterson, "A qualitative analysis of mentoring themes and insights from the PsychSessions podcast" at the Society for the Teaching of Psychology's Annual Conference on Teaching on October 21st, 2022. Dr. Xu also accepted her Jane S. Halonen Teaching Excellence Award at this conference.
- Kenzie Peterson defended her thesis "Online Relationship Social Comparisons, Singlehood, and Well-being" on August 29, 2022. Congratulations Kenzie!
- Dr. Xu has published a paper in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships with Dr. Kevin McIntyre, Dr. Brent Mattingly, Dr. Sarah Stanton, Dr. Timothy Loving, and Dr. Gary Lewandowski Jr. titled "Romantic Relationships and Mental Health: Investigating the Role of Self-Expansion on Depression Symptoms." This project consisted of four studies using cross-sectional, dyadic, daily diary, and longitudinal methodologies with results showing that self-expansion was negatively associated with depression symptoms. The preprint is available at https://psyarxiv.com/3jc4y
- Dr. Xu received the Jane S. Halonen Teaching Excellence Award from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division 2 of the American Psychological Association). The award recognizes excellence for Early Career Psychologists based on the following five criteria: (1) effective teaching; (2) mentoring student professional development; (3) advancing teaching and learning through scholarship; (4) advancing teaching and learning through service; and (5) training high school, community college, or college/university teachers.
- Dr. Xu received the Spirit of TRIO Award from ISU's TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program: "In recognition of ongoing contributions and continued work as an advocate of the TRIO programs and students, as a campus leader who embodies the ideals of TRIO by creating vibrant environments that welcome, engage, and compassionately challenge each student to reach their fullest ability."
- Dr. Xu has joined the Editorial Board at Translational Behavioral Medicine, one of the two official journals of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
- Tonne McCoy, Kenzie Peterson, and Dr. Xu presented at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Convention in Salt Lake City, UT, April 2022.
- Ahva Mozafari has accepted a position as Psychology Clinic Director at Idaho State University starting in August, 2022. Congratulations Ahva!
- Kenzie Peterson led an entry with Dr. Xu on Relationship Social Comparison which is forthcoming in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Psychology in the Real World, edited by Regan Gurung.
- Ahva Mozafari led an entry with Dr. Xu on Conflict in Romantic Relationships which is forthcoming in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Psychology in the Real World, edited by Regan Gurung.
Lab news 2021:
- Kenzie Peterson and Dr. Xu presented a talk "Choose Your Own Adventure for the Social Good: Giving Students More Autonomy, Enhancing Engagement, and Fostering Motivation in Online Courses" at the Society for the Teaching of Psychology's Annual Conference on Teaching. The talk and teaching resources are available here. A write-up of this talk will be published in a forthcoming edition of Teaching Tips, a Society for the Teaching of Psychology eBook (edited by Heather Scherscheland and Darrell S. Rudmann.
- Dr. Xu has had two of her syllabi peer-reviewed and published as part of The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2)'s Project Syllabus. These are for a course on Human Sexuality and an honors seminar on The Good Place, co-taught with Dr. Ching-E (Nobel) Ang.
- Ahva Mozafari defended her dissertation "Examining the Associations among Lifetime Interpersonal Trauma, Attachment, and Romantic Relationship Conflict" on August 11, 2021. Congratulations Ahva!
- Tonne McCoy has joined ISU's Experimental Psychology PhD Program and the THOR lab, welcome Tonne!
- Dr. Xu was a guest on KISU's The Science Line. Listen here.
- Dr. Xu received a 2021 Outstanding Teacher Award from Idaho State University.
- Ahva Mozafari matched to the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston for internship! Congratulations Ahva!
- Bindal Makwana accepted a postdoctoral position at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, in their Concussion Program. Congratulations Dr. Makwana!
- Kenzie Peterson and Dr. Xu presented a talk "Choose Your Own Adventure for the Social Good: Giving Students More Autonomy, Enhancing Engagement, and Fostering Motivation in Online Courses" at the Society for the Teaching of Psychology's Annual Conference on Teaching. The talk and teaching resources are available here. A write-up of this talk will be published in a forthcoming edition of Teaching Tips, a Society for the Teaching of Psychology eBook (edited by Heather Scherscheland and Darrell S. Rudmann.
- Dr. Xu has had two of her syllabi peer-reviewed and published as part of The Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2)'s Project Syllabus. These are for a course on Human Sexuality and an honors seminar on The Good Place, co-taught with Dr. Ching-E (Nobel) Ang.
- Ahva Mozafari defended her dissertation "Examining the Associations among Lifetime Interpersonal Trauma, Attachment, and Romantic Relationship Conflict" on August 11, 2021. Congratulations Ahva!
- Tonne McCoy has joined ISU's Experimental Psychology PhD Program and the THOR lab, welcome Tonne!
- Dr. Xu was a guest on KISU's The Science Line. Listen here.
- Dr. Xu received a 2021 Outstanding Teacher Award from Idaho State University.
- Ahva Mozafari matched to the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston for internship! Congratulations Ahva!
- Bindal Makwana accepted a postdoctoral position at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, in their Concussion Program. Congratulations Dr. Makwana!
Lab news 2020:
· Bindal Makwana defended her dissertation "Sideline High-School Athlete Study: An Examination of the Predictability of Concussion from a Computerized Neuropsychological Battery" on December 7, 2020. Congratulations Bindal!
· Dr. Xu published an editorial with Dr. Bianca Acevedo in Frontiers in Psychology: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02178/full. This editorial is for the Research Topic they co-edited on The Science of Pair-Bonding. The 10 open-access RT articles can be found here: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/8915/the-science-of-pair-bonding-and-future-directions#articles
· Kenzie Peterson proposed her thesis on July 16, 2020. Congratulations Kenzie!
· Lisa Hansen defended her thesis on July 14, 2020. Congratulations Lisa!
· Bindal Makwana, Ariana Tart-Zelvin, and Dr. Xu have published an article "Cerebrovascular perfusion among older adults with and without cardiovascular disease" in Journal of Neuroimaging with Dr. John Gunstad, Denise Cote, Dr. Athena Poppas, Dr. Ronald Cohen, and Dr. Lawrence Sweet. It can be accessed here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jon.12757
· Dr. Xu is a co-author on an article led by Dr. Elaine Nguyen, with Dr. Renee Robinson entitled "Lessons learned from an academic, interdisciplinary, multi-campus, research collaboration." It is published in Innovations in Pharmacy and can be accessed here: https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/innovations/article/view/3202
· Ahva Mozafari proposed her dissertation on June 15, 2020. Congratulations Ahva!
· Ahva Mozafari won the 2020 Teaching Award from the Psychology Department. Congratulations Ahva!
· Bindal Makwana won the 2020 Outstanding Clinical Graduate Student Award from the Psychology Department. Congratulations Bindal!
· Bindal Makwana matched to the Neuropsychology track at Bay Pines VA Healthcare Systems for her internship! Congratulations Bindal!
· Dr. Xu and Ahva Mozafari wrote a piece with Dr. Jennifer Grewe titled "Self-Care Tips for Stress Management" for Eye on Psi Chi. It can be accessed here: https://www.psichi.org/page/243EyeSpring20Grewe#.XkWqrSN7lSg
· Bindal Makwana defended her dissertation "Sideline High-School Athlete Study: An Examination of the Predictability of Concussion from a Computerized Neuropsychological Battery" on December 7, 2020. Congratulations Bindal!
· Dr. Xu published an editorial with Dr. Bianca Acevedo in Frontiers in Psychology: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02178/full. This editorial is for the Research Topic they co-edited on The Science of Pair-Bonding. The 10 open-access RT articles can be found here: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/8915/the-science-of-pair-bonding-and-future-directions#articles
· Kenzie Peterson proposed her thesis on July 16, 2020. Congratulations Kenzie!
· Lisa Hansen defended her thesis on July 14, 2020. Congratulations Lisa!
· Bindal Makwana, Ariana Tart-Zelvin, and Dr. Xu have published an article "Cerebrovascular perfusion among older adults with and without cardiovascular disease" in Journal of Neuroimaging with Dr. John Gunstad, Denise Cote, Dr. Athena Poppas, Dr. Ronald Cohen, and Dr. Lawrence Sweet. It can be accessed here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jon.12757
· Dr. Xu is a co-author on an article led by Dr. Elaine Nguyen, with Dr. Renee Robinson entitled "Lessons learned from an academic, interdisciplinary, multi-campus, research collaboration." It is published in Innovations in Pharmacy and can be accessed here: https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/innovations/article/view/3202
· Ahva Mozafari proposed her dissertation on June 15, 2020. Congratulations Ahva!
· Ahva Mozafari won the 2020 Teaching Award from the Psychology Department. Congratulations Ahva!
· Bindal Makwana won the 2020 Outstanding Clinical Graduate Student Award from the Psychology Department. Congratulations Bindal!
· Bindal Makwana matched to the Neuropsychology track at Bay Pines VA Healthcare Systems for her internship! Congratulations Bindal!
· Dr. Xu and Ahva Mozafari wrote a piece with Dr. Jennifer Grewe titled "Self-Care Tips for Stress Management" for Eye on Psi Chi. It can be accessed here: https://www.psichi.org/page/243EyeSpring20Grewe#.XkWqrSN7lSg
Lab News 2019:
· Dr. Jabeene Bhimji is now a Registered Psychologist at Changeways Clinic in Vancouver, British Columbia. Congratulations Dr. Bhimji!
· Dr. Xu gave a keynote with Dr. Jennifer McDonald at the ISU TRIO McNair Scholars Symposium titled "You're Good Enough, Smart Enough, and Doggone it, People like You! Dealing with Impostor Phenomenon in Academia." Slides are available: https://osf.io/mt2ea/
· Laura Morgan defended her dissertation on November 8th, 2019. Congratulations Laura!
· Bindal Makwana proposed her dissertation on September 27th, 2019. Congratulations Bindal!
· Dr. Xu will be on sabbatical Fall 2019.
· Laura Morgan proposed her dissertation on March 13th, 2019. Congratulation Laura!
· Dr. Xu has had a manuscript "When variety is not the spice of life: The influence of perceived relationship self-threat on variety seeking in snack choices" accepted for publication. The authors are (in order) Stacey Finkelstein (Stony Brook University), Dr. Xu, and Paul Connell (Stony Brook University); Dr. Xu and Dr. Connell contributed equally. The manuscript is available online at Appetite with the print version forthcoming in volume 136.
· Bindal Makwana and Dr. Xu have had their manuscript (based on Bindal's Master's Thesis) "C3Logix assessment of neuropsychological performance in athletes and non-athletes" accepted for publication. It is forthcoming in Applied Neuropsychology: Adult.
· Lisa Hansen (nee Baeten) proposed her thesis on June 13th, 2019. Congratulations Lisa!
· Ahva Mozafari and Dr. Xu have had their chapter "Intimate Relationships" accepted for publication. It is forthcoming in the Cambridge International Handbook on the Psychology of Women edited by F. Cheung and D. Halpern, Cambridge University Press.
· Bindal Makwana received a travel grant from the ISU Graduate School to travel to the National Academy of Neuropsychology Conference.
· Ahva Mozafari successfully passed the Traditional Comprehensive Qualifying Exam and advanced to candidacy for the Doctoral degree!
Lab News 2018:
· Dr. Xu is lead author on an accepted manuscript titled "Going where patients are, predicting prediabetes through Facebook postings: A pilot study protocol". The authors are (in order) Xiaomeng Xu, Michelle Litchman, Perry Gee, Webb Whatcott, Loni Chacon, John Holmes, and Sankara Subramanian Srinivasan. This article will appear in JMIR Research Protocols.
· Bindal Makwana successfully passed the Traditional Comprehensive Qualifying Exam and advanced to candidacy for the Doctoral degree!
· Samantha Tupy has successfully defended her dissertation "Understanding Veteran Reintegration Difficulties: The Predictive Value of Self-Concept Clarity, Self-Expansion, and Identity Fusion" (August 8, 2018), congratulations Sam!
· Dr. Xu is lead author on an accepted manuscript titled "Successful adherence and retention to daily monitoring of physical activity: Lessons learned". The authors are (in order) Xiaomeng Xu, Samantha Tupy, Stephen Robertson, Ashley Miller, Danielle Correll, Rick Tivis, and Claudio Nigg. This article will appear in PLOS ONE.
· Dr. Barbara Wood Roberts received ISU's Psychology Department Teaching Award for 2018!
· Dr. Xu received the Outstanding Experimental Faculty of the Year Award for 2018 from ISU's Psychology Graduate Student Association
· Dr. Xu received tenure and promotion to Associate Professor
· Jabeene Bhimji successfully defended her dissertation "Self-discrepancy as a transdiagnostic factor related to fear- and distress- based disorders" (May 1, 2018), congratulations Jabeene!
· Bindal Makwana gave a talk at the Idaho Psychological Association Convention 2018 and was awarded First Place for Graduate Presentation!
· Dr. Barbara Wood Roberts and Bindal Makwana were recognized with Academic Excellence Awards as Idaho State University's Cultural Celebration.
· Dr. Xu was one of five faculty to receive the 2017-2018 Outstanding Teacher Award from Idaho State University.
·Barbara Wood Roberts successfully defended her dissertation "Modeling and Assessing Intercultural Competence in Introduction to General Psychology Courses" (April 9, 2018), congratulations Barbara!
· Bindal Makwana was awarded a travel scholarship from the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology.
· Bindal Makwana successfully defended her Master's Thesis "C3Logix Assessment of Neuropsychological Performance in Athletes and Non-Athletes" (March 30, 2018)!
· Laura Morgan successfully passed the Integrated Paper Comprehensive Qualifying Exam and advanced to candidacy for the Doctoral degree (March, 2018)!
· Jabeene Bhimji has accepted a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology at Stanford University.
· Barbara Wood Roberts has accepted a Program Coordinator position for ISU's TRIO McNair Scholars Program.
· Samantha Tupy has accepted a Psychology Resident position at the Fargo VA.
· Ariana Tart-Zelvin has accepted a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Michigan.
· Bindal Makwana is a co-author on an accepted manuscript entitled "Selfie-Esteem: The Relationship Between Body Dissatisfaction and Social Media in Adolescent and Young Women." The authors are (in order) Bindal Makwana, Yaeeun Lee, Susannah Parkin and Leland Farmer. This article will appear in The Inquisitive Mind.
· Dr. Xu is lead author on an accepted manuscript titled "Going where patients are, predicting prediabetes through Facebook postings: A pilot study protocol". The authors are (in order) Xiaomeng Xu, Michelle Litchman, Perry Gee, Webb Whatcott, Loni Chacon, John Holmes, and Sankara Subramanian Srinivasan. This article will appear in JMIR Research Protocols.
· Bindal Makwana successfully passed the Traditional Comprehensive Qualifying Exam and advanced to candidacy for the Doctoral degree!
· Samantha Tupy has successfully defended her dissertation "Understanding Veteran Reintegration Difficulties: The Predictive Value of Self-Concept Clarity, Self-Expansion, and Identity Fusion" (August 8, 2018), congratulations Sam!
· Dr. Xu is lead author on an accepted manuscript titled "Successful adherence and retention to daily monitoring of physical activity: Lessons learned". The authors are (in order) Xiaomeng Xu, Samantha Tupy, Stephen Robertson, Ashley Miller, Danielle Correll, Rick Tivis, and Claudio Nigg. This article will appear in PLOS ONE.
· Dr. Barbara Wood Roberts received ISU's Psychology Department Teaching Award for 2018!
· Dr. Xu received the Outstanding Experimental Faculty of the Year Award for 2018 from ISU's Psychology Graduate Student Association
· Dr. Xu received tenure and promotion to Associate Professor
· Jabeene Bhimji successfully defended her dissertation "Self-discrepancy as a transdiagnostic factor related to fear- and distress- based disorders" (May 1, 2018), congratulations Jabeene!
· Bindal Makwana gave a talk at the Idaho Psychological Association Convention 2018 and was awarded First Place for Graduate Presentation!
· Dr. Barbara Wood Roberts and Bindal Makwana were recognized with Academic Excellence Awards as Idaho State University's Cultural Celebration.
· Dr. Xu was one of five faculty to receive the 2017-2018 Outstanding Teacher Award from Idaho State University.
·Barbara Wood Roberts successfully defended her dissertation "Modeling and Assessing Intercultural Competence in Introduction to General Psychology Courses" (April 9, 2018), congratulations Barbara!
· Bindal Makwana was awarded a travel scholarship from the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology.
· Bindal Makwana successfully defended her Master's Thesis "C3Logix Assessment of Neuropsychological Performance in Athletes and Non-Athletes" (March 30, 2018)!
· Laura Morgan successfully passed the Integrated Paper Comprehensive Qualifying Exam and advanced to candidacy for the Doctoral degree (March, 2018)!
· Jabeene Bhimji has accepted a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology at Stanford University.
· Barbara Wood Roberts has accepted a Program Coordinator position for ISU's TRIO McNair Scholars Program.
· Samantha Tupy has accepted a Psychology Resident position at the Fargo VA.
· Ariana Tart-Zelvin has accepted a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Michigan.
· Bindal Makwana is a co-author on an accepted manuscript entitled "Selfie-Esteem: The Relationship Between Body Dissatisfaction and Social Media in Adolescent and Young Women." The authors are (in order) Bindal Makwana, Yaeeun Lee, Susannah Parkin and Leland Farmer. This article will appear in The Inquisitive Mind.
Lab News 2017:
· Dr. Xu is a co-author on an accepted manuscript entitled "Falling in love and passionate love in an Iranian sample." The authors are (in order) Suzanne Riela, Hafez Bajoghli, Xiaomeng Xu, Vahed Farnia, Senobar Golshani, and Jalal Shakeri. This article will appear in Interpersona.
· Bindal Makwana received a travel grant from the ISU Graduate School to travel to the National Academy of Neuropsychology Conference.
· Dr. Xu has had an article "Successful distance mentoring of health researchers: Three case studies from across the career-development trajectory" published in Health Psychology Open. The authors are (in order) Xiaomeng Xu, Margaret Schneider, Alexandra DeSorbo-Quinn, Abby King, John Allegrante, and Claudio Nigg.
· Dr. Xu was interviewed on the East Idaho Newsmakers show about her research and what goes on in the brain during love. https://www.eastidahonews.com/2017/10/east-idaho-newsmakers-goes-brains-love/
· Dr. Xu was interviewed (8.11.2017) on the Boise State Public Radio Station to discuss the effects of love on the brain! Click link to listen: http://boisestatepublicradio.org/post/one-idaho-scientist-asks-what-does-love-do-your-brain
· Dr. Xu and Ariana Tart-Zelvin published a piece in Scientific American.
· Barbara Wood Robert's dissertation proposal was accepted on June 29th, 2017.
· Dr. Xu was elected to membership at the Society of Experimental Social Psychology
· Dr. Xu received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Mountain West Clinical Translations Research - Infrastructure Network.
· Ariana Tart-Zelvin received an Excellence in Research Award, Clinical from Idaho State University's Psychology Department.
· Matt Schumann successfully defended his dissertation "The Impact of Attributing Pain to Aging on Chronic Pain-Related Outcomes, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Time" (May 3rd, 2017)!
· Matt Schumann has accepted a post-doc Clinical Health Psych position with The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN!
· Samantha Tupy was accepted to her first choice APA pre-doctoral internship site at the Fargo VA in North Dakota!
· Jabeene Bhimji was accepted to her first choice APA pre-doctoral internship site Emory in Georgia!
· Ariana Tart-Zelvin was accepted to the APA pre-doctoral internship site at the University of Washington!
· Dr. Xu is a co-author on an accepted manuscript entitled "Falling in love and passionate love in an Iranian sample." The authors are (in order) Suzanne Riela, Hafez Bajoghli, Xiaomeng Xu, Vahed Farnia, Senobar Golshani, and Jalal Shakeri. This article will appear in Interpersona.
· Bindal Makwana received a travel grant from the ISU Graduate School to travel to the National Academy of Neuropsychology Conference.
· Dr. Xu has had an article "Successful distance mentoring of health researchers: Three case studies from across the career-development trajectory" published in Health Psychology Open. The authors are (in order) Xiaomeng Xu, Margaret Schneider, Alexandra DeSorbo-Quinn, Abby King, John Allegrante, and Claudio Nigg.
· Dr. Xu was interviewed on the East Idaho Newsmakers show about her research and what goes on in the brain during love. https://www.eastidahonews.com/2017/10/east-idaho-newsmakers-goes-brains-love/
· Dr. Xu was interviewed (8.11.2017) on the Boise State Public Radio Station to discuss the effects of love on the brain! Click link to listen: http://boisestatepublicradio.org/post/one-idaho-scientist-asks-what-does-love-do-your-brain
· Dr. Xu and Ariana Tart-Zelvin published a piece in Scientific American.
· Barbara Wood Robert's dissertation proposal was accepted on June 29th, 2017.
· Dr. Xu was elected to membership at the Society of Experimental Social Psychology
· Dr. Xu received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Mountain West Clinical Translations Research - Infrastructure Network.
· Ariana Tart-Zelvin received an Excellence in Research Award, Clinical from Idaho State University's Psychology Department.
· Matt Schumann successfully defended his dissertation "The Impact of Attributing Pain to Aging on Chronic Pain-Related Outcomes, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Time" (May 3rd, 2017)!
· Matt Schumann has accepted a post-doc Clinical Health Psych position with The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN!
· Samantha Tupy was accepted to her first choice APA pre-doctoral internship site at the Fargo VA in North Dakota!
· Jabeene Bhimji was accepted to her first choice APA pre-doctoral internship site Emory in Georgia!
· Ariana Tart-Zelvin was accepted to the APA pre-doctoral internship site at the University of Washington!
Lab News 2016:
· Ariana Tart-Zelvin successfully defended her dissertation "Cognitive strategy use reveals neural efficiency on a working memory task" (December 21, 2016)!
· Dr. Xu is a co-author on an accepted manuscript entitled "Internet-delivered obesity treatment improves symptoms of and risk for depression." The authors are (in order) Jacob Naparstek, Rena Wing, Xiaomeng Xu, and Tricia Leahey. This article will appear in Obesity.
· Barbara Wood Roberts successfully passed the Integrated Paper Comprehensive Qualifying Exam and advanced to candidacy for the Doctoral degree (December, 2016)!
· Ariana Tart-Zelvin won the 2016 Ted Blau Student Poster Award from the National Academy of Neuropsychology for her poster "Neural activity associated with rehearsal strategy use on a working memory task." This awards comes with a $500 prize.
· Jabeene Bhimji's dissertation proposal was accepted on October 14th, 2016.
· Samantha Tupy's dissertation proposal was accepted on October 12th, 2016.
· Laura Morgan successfully defended her thesis titled "Physical attractiveness and resource acquisition: Attentional cues for long-term mate selection" on May 26th, 2016 at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
· Dr. Xu has published an article entitled "Self-expansion is associated with better adherence and behavioral weight loss in adults" with Tricia Leahey, Katherine Boguszewski, Katie Krupel, Kimberly Mailloux, and Rena Wing. This article appears in Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
· Dr. Xu has published an article entitled "Intense, passionate romantic love: A natural addiction? How the fields that investigate romance and substance abuse can inform each other" with Helen Fisher, Arthur Aron, and Lucy Brown. This article appears in Frontiers in Psychology.
· Ariana Tart-Zelvin and Dr. Xu have published in Journal of Positive Sexuality. The article is entitled "Sexuality Research within Neuroimaging: A Review of Progress toward Greater Gender Equality and Sex Positivity". Tart-Zelvin and Xu will also have a piece appear in a forthcoming issue of Scientific American Mind. This will be their response to a reader's query "What neural processes lead to romantic love?" as part of the Ask the Brains segment.
· Dr. Xu, Sierra Kauer, and Samantha Tupy published their article "Multiple-choice questions: Tips for optimizing assessment in-seat and online" in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology (2016).
· Samantha Tupy was awarded the Dean's Excellence Scholarship by the College of Arts and Letters (April 2016).
· Dr. Xu and Samantha Tupy were inducted into Phi Kappa Phi (the nation's oldest multidisciplinary honors society) in April 2016.
· Matthew Schumann was accepted to his first choice APA approved internship site at the Minneapolis VA in Minnesota.
· Samantha Tupy successfully passed the Traditional Comprehensive Qualifying Exam and advanced to candidacy for the Doctoral degree (February, 2016).
· Dr. Xu is a Co-PI on two Developing Collaborative Partnerships grants that were funded by ISU's Office of Research (2015-2016). These projects involve collaboration with faculty in other programs (e.g. Biological Sciences, Informatics, College of Pharmacy) and industry. The first is entitled "Graduate Preparation for the Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences at Idaho State University" ($49,999; PI: Xu, D.) . The second is entitled "Utilizing Information Technology in the Prevention and Management of Diabetes" ($38,681; PI: Srinivasan, S.).
· Ariana Tart-Zelvin successfully defended her dissertation "Cognitive strategy use reveals neural efficiency on a working memory task" (December 21, 2016)!
· Dr. Xu is a co-author on an accepted manuscript entitled "Internet-delivered obesity treatment improves symptoms of and risk for depression." The authors are (in order) Jacob Naparstek, Rena Wing, Xiaomeng Xu, and Tricia Leahey. This article will appear in Obesity.
· Barbara Wood Roberts successfully passed the Integrated Paper Comprehensive Qualifying Exam and advanced to candidacy for the Doctoral degree (December, 2016)!
· Ariana Tart-Zelvin won the 2016 Ted Blau Student Poster Award from the National Academy of Neuropsychology for her poster "Neural activity associated with rehearsal strategy use on a working memory task." This awards comes with a $500 prize.
· Jabeene Bhimji's dissertation proposal was accepted on October 14th, 2016.
· Samantha Tupy's dissertation proposal was accepted on October 12th, 2016.
· Laura Morgan successfully defended her thesis titled "Physical attractiveness and resource acquisition: Attentional cues for long-term mate selection" on May 26th, 2016 at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
· Dr. Xu has published an article entitled "Self-expansion is associated with better adherence and behavioral weight loss in adults" with Tricia Leahey, Katherine Boguszewski, Katie Krupel, Kimberly Mailloux, and Rena Wing. This article appears in Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
· Dr. Xu has published an article entitled "Intense, passionate romantic love: A natural addiction? How the fields that investigate romance and substance abuse can inform each other" with Helen Fisher, Arthur Aron, and Lucy Brown. This article appears in Frontiers in Psychology.
· Ariana Tart-Zelvin and Dr. Xu have published in Journal of Positive Sexuality. The article is entitled "Sexuality Research within Neuroimaging: A Review of Progress toward Greater Gender Equality and Sex Positivity". Tart-Zelvin and Xu will also have a piece appear in a forthcoming issue of Scientific American Mind. This will be their response to a reader's query "What neural processes lead to romantic love?" as part of the Ask the Brains segment.
· Dr. Xu, Sierra Kauer, and Samantha Tupy published their article "Multiple-choice questions: Tips for optimizing assessment in-seat and online" in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology (2016).
· Samantha Tupy was awarded the Dean's Excellence Scholarship by the College of Arts and Letters (April 2016).
· Dr. Xu and Samantha Tupy were inducted into Phi Kappa Phi (the nation's oldest multidisciplinary honors society) in April 2016.
· Matthew Schumann was accepted to his first choice APA approved internship site at the Minneapolis VA in Minnesota.
· Samantha Tupy successfully passed the Traditional Comprehensive Qualifying Exam and advanced to candidacy for the Doctoral degree (February, 2016).
· Dr. Xu is a Co-PI on two Developing Collaborative Partnerships grants that were funded by ISU's Office of Research (2015-2016). These projects involve collaboration with faculty in other programs (e.g. Biological Sciences, Informatics, College of Pharmacy) and industry. The first is entitled "Graduate Preparation for the Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences at Idaho State University" ($49,999; PI: Xu, D.) . The second is entitled "Utilizing Information Technology in the Prevention and Management of Diabetes" ($38,681; PI: Srinivasan, S.).
Lab News 2015:
· Samantha Tupy and Elizabeth Sandell published their article "Where cultural competency begins: changes in undergraduate students’ intercultural competency" in the International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (2015).
· Dr. Xu was named a Rising Star for 2015 by the Association for Psychological Science. "The Rising Star designation recognizes outstanding psychological scientists in the earliest stages of their research career post-PhD whose innovative work has already advanced the field and signals great potential for their continued contributions." ISU press release.
· Dr. Xu is a Co-PI on two Developing Collaborative Partnerships grants that were funded by ISU's Office of Research (2015-2016). These projects involve collaboration with faculty in other programs (e.g. Biological Sciences, Informatics, College of Pharmacy) and industry. The first is entitled "Graduate Preparation for the Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences at Idaho State University" ($49,999; PI: Xu, D.) . The second is entitled "Utilizing Information Technology in the Prevention and Management of Diabetes" ($38,681; PI: Srinivasan, S.).
· Samantha Tupy, Matthew Schumann, and Dr. Xu published their article "Sexual activity and older adults: Stigma,
overall health, and research" in the Journal of Positive Sexuality (November, 2015).
· Jabeene Bhijmi successfully passed the Traditional Comprehensive Qualifying Exam and advanced to candidacy for the Doctoral degree (September, 2015).
· Jabeene Bhijmi successfully defended her Masters Thesis (summer, 2015).
· Dr. Xu received the ISU Psychology Graduate Students’ Association Outstanding Faculty Award (Experimental Program) for 2015.
· Ashley L. Miller received the Outstanding Student Achievement Award for the College of Arts and Letters--Social and Behavioral Sciences (2015) at Idaho State University.
· Dr. Xu received a 2015 pilot grant ($84,427, with $15,531 provided as matching funds by ISU) from the Mountain West Clinical Translational Research – Infrastructure Network (#1U54GM104944-01A1, NIGMS, NIH) for her project "Understanding the Role of Self-expansion in Physical Activity"
· Ashley L. Miller received $800 for "Student Presentation Travel Funds" in order to attend the 95th Annual Western Psychological Association Convention (2015) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ashley will be presenting a poster titled "Working Memory and Reading Strategies".
· Samantha Tupy received $871 for Student Travel Funds from the ISU Graduate School, $250 from the ISU Psychology Department, and $100 from the ISU Psychology Graduate Student Association (PGSA) in order to attend the 95th Annual Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada from April 29th through May 3rd, 2015. Samantha will be presenting “The relationship between left ventricular ejection fraction and quality of life.
· Samantha Tupy and Elizabeth Sandell published their article "Where cultural competency begins: changes in undergraduate students’ intercultural competency" in the International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (2015).
· Dr. Xu was named a Rising Star for 2015 by the Association for Psychological Science. "The Rising Star designation recognizes outstanding psychological scientists in the earliest stages of their research career post-PhD whose innovative work has already advanced the field and signals great potential for their continued contributions." ISU press release.
· Dr. Xu is a Co-PI on two Developing Collaborative Partnerships grants that were funded by ISU's Office of Research (2015-2016). These projects involve collaboration with faculty in other programs (e.g. Biological Sciences, Informatics, College of Pharmacy) and industry. The first is entitled "Graduate Preparation for the Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences at Idaho State University" ($49,999; PI: Xu, D.) . The second is entitled "Utilizing Information Technology in the Prevention and Management of Diabetes" ($38,681; PI: Srinivasan, S.).
· Samantha Tupy, Matthew Schumann, and Dr. Xu published their article "Sexual activity and older adults: Stigma,
overall health, and research" in the Journal of Positive Sexuality (November, 2015).
· Jabeene Bhijmi successfully passed the Traditional Comprehensive Qualifying Exam and advanced to candidacy for the Doctoral degree (September, 2015).
· Jabeene Bhijmi successfully defended her Masters Thesis (summer, 2015).
· Dr. Xu received the ISU Psychology Graduate Students’ Association Outstanding Faculty Award (Experimental Program) for 2015.
· Ashley L. Miller received the Outstanding Student Achievement Award for the College of Arts and Letters--Social and Behavioral Sciences (2015) at Idaho State University.
· Dr. Xu received a 2015 pilot grant ($84,427, with $15,531 provided as matching funds by ISU) from the Mountain West Clinical Translational Research – Infrastructure Network (#1U54GM104944-01A1, NIGMS, NIH) for her project "Understanding the Role of Self-expansion in Physical Activity"
· Ashley L. Miller received $800 for "Student Presentation Travel Funds" in order to attend the 95th Annual Western Psychological Association Convention (2015) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ashley will be presenting a poster titled "Working Memory and Reading Strategies".
· Samantha Tupy received $871 for Student Travel Funds from the ISU Graduate School, $250 from the ISU Psychology Department, and $100 from the ISU Psychology Graduate Student Association (PGSA) in order to attend the 95th Annual Western Psychological Association (WPA) Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada from April 29th through May 3rd, 2015. Samantha will be presenting “The relationship between left ventricular ejection fraction and quality of life.
Lab News 2014:
· Dr. Xu received a 2014 Faculty Seed Grant ($24,944) from ISU's Office of Research and Economic Development and the College of Arts and Letters for a project entitled "fMRI Study of Strategy on Working Memory".
· Ariana Tart-Zelvin received $1000 as a Graduate Student Research Grant from the College of Arts and Letters at Idaho State University for her dissertation titled, "An fMRI study of working memory: Neural mechanisms of strategy use on working memory".
· Ariana Tart-Zelvin received $800 for "Student Presentation Travel Funds" in order to attend the 43rd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society and to present a symposium poster titled, "Results of fMRI Studies of the Hippocampus and Emotion" - the conference is in Denver, CO from Feb. 4th through Feb. 7th, 2015. This travel is sponsored by the College of Arts and Letters at Idaho State University.
· October 9th, 2014: Dr. Xu received a Suffrage Science Heirloom (Women in Life Sciences Award) from the Medical Research Council (United Kingdom). ISU press release. Medical Research Council booklet including profiles of the 2014 recipients.
· Dr. Xu received a 2014 Faculty Seed Grant ($24,944) from ISU's Office of Research and Economic Development and the College of Arts and Letters for a project entitled "fMRI Study of Strategy on Working Memory".
· Ariana Tart-Zelvin received $1000 as a Graduate Student Research Grant from the College of Arts and Letters at Idaho State University for her dissertation titled, "An fMRI study of working memory: Neural mechanisms of strategy use on working memory".
· Ariana Tart-Zelvin received $800 for "Student Presentation Travel Funds" in order to attend the 43rd Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society and to present a symposium poster titled, "Results of fMRI Studies of the Hippocampus and Emotion" - the conference is in Denver, CO from Feb. 4th through Feb. 7th, 2015. This travel is sponsored by the College of Arts and Letters at Idaho State University.
· October 9th, 2014: Dr. Xu received a Suffrage Science Heirloom (Women in Life Sciences Award) from the Medical Research Council (United Kingdom). ISU press release. Medical Research Council booklet including profiles of the 2014 recipients.