Kestyn Harris Wins Psi Chi/SEPA Research Award

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Undergraduate research assistant, Kestyn Harris, won the Psi Chi/SEPA award for her research presentation at the Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) Conference in Jacksonville, FL. Her winning poster, titled “Gender Differences in Affiliation and Liking for Gender Ambiguous Individuals,” was co-authored with graduate student Andrea Yuly and Dr. Janet Boseovski. Kestyn received an award from UNCG’s Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Office to support her travel to this conference.

This work came from Andrea’s M.A. thesis, which examined the development of children’s perceptions of gender ambiguous individuals, an important line of research that can inform programs that promote acceptance and inclusiveness. Kestyn worked closely with Andrea to collect and exam the data she presented at SEPA. The DUCK Lab values the ability to provide a rich research experience to our undergraduate members to inspire and prepare them for future careers. Learn more about the opportunities that we provide undergraduate research assistants here.

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Janet Boseovski Elected to Jean Piaget Society Board

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DUCK Lab Co-Director Dr. Janet Boseovski has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Jean Piaget Society (JPS), an international society of scholars interested in understanding the developmental emergence of human knowledge. The society honors the Swiss developmentalist Jean Piaget, who made major theoretical and empirical contributions to our understanding of the origins and evolution of knowledge. The goal of the society is to provide an open forum for the presentation and discussion of scholarly work on issues related to human knowledge and its development. The society further encourages the application of scholarly work to education and other domains.

Dr. Boseovski will serve a 3-year term beginning in June 2019. She will begin her term at the 49th annual meeting of JPS in Portland, Oregon, where many lab members will also have an opportunity to present their research. Congratulations to Dr. Boseovski for this appointment!

DUCK Lab in National News!

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Check out this brand new article written by co-director of the DUCK Lab, Dr. Janet Boseovski for The Conversation and featured in the L.A. Times and The Washington Post. The article highlights research that has been conducted in our lab over the past decade to investigate the development of children's optimism. Many of our DUCK Lab families may have participated in this research over the years. You have helped us to gain insight about this important phenomenon in children's development- thank you!