NDSU Department of Psychology

Happy Holidays from the NDSU Psychology Department! ❄️

May your holidays be joyful, and your family photos only slightly less awkward than ours. 😉 We look forward to seeing you in the new year!

🌟 Celebrating a Difference Maker! 🌟

We’re thrilled to share that the NDSU Dean of Students Office has selected Dr. Anna Finley, Assistant Professor of Psychology, as one of this semester’s Dean of Students Difference Maker recipients!

This new recognition honors individuals who go above and beyond to support students—embodying gratitude, partnership, and compassion. Dr. Finley does all of that and more.

Here’s what the Dean of Students Office had to say about her:

"Professor Finley is a consistent referral partner who extends great care to her students. Over the course of the semester, Professor Finley has gone above and beyond to provide various pathways for success while students were experiencing really significant life events. Her ability to weave compassion into her work with students, truly makes her a difference maker!"

Please join us in celebrating Dr. Finley for her incredible dedication to our students and campus community! 💛💚

Shoutout to the man holding our entire department together with 0 bugs and 100% reliability! Congrats to Dan, our department's Senior Software Developer, on winning the NDSU Campus Kudos Award! The backbone of our team and our sanity.

🌟 Happy Administrative Professionals Day to Sydney – the key to our department’s success! 🌟

Sydney, your precision, professionalism, and positivity keep us all in line and on time. Whether it's untangling calendars, wrangling paperwork, or navigating the daily whirlwind with a calm smile—you staple us together in more ways than one. 📎🗂️
We are beyond grateful for your dedication and the countless ways you support our team. Thank you for being the glue (and the glitter!) that holds us together.

Friday, April 25th, we will be hosting the 39th Annual Red River Psychology Conference, and are excited to welcome Dr. Michael K. Scullin, Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Baylor University, as the keynote speaker!

More information about Red River Psychology Conference here: https://www.ndsu.edu/psychology/news_events/red_river_psychology_conference/

Congratulations to Dr. Leah Irish for receiving NIH Award to study relationships between sleep disorders and binge eating!

She received an award from the National Institute of Health for her research entitled “Investigating 24-Hour Patterns of Sleep and Negative Affect Among Individuals with Recurrent Eating Behavior,” which will further study the relationship between the two. Kristine Steffen, NDSU professor of pharmaceutical sciences, is the co-principal investigator on the study. The award is part of a $3.2 million partnership with Sanford Health.

Read more here: https://www.ndsu.edu/research/research_news/features/leah_irish/

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