Congratulations

Brock Carlson successfully defends dissertation

Under the direction of Professors Alexander Maier, PhD and Geoffrey Woodman, PhD, Brock successfully defended his dissertation. Congratulations Dr. Carlson!

"BINOCULAR POPULATION RESPONSES IN THE EARLY VISUAL SYSTEM"

https://as.vanderbilt.edu/psychology/2025/03/06/brock-carlson-successfully-defends-dissertation/

Camille Archer wins ADAA 2025 BIPOC Membership Scholarship Award

Camille is a third year graduate student in the clinical program. The ADAA offers annual membership scholarships to students and early career professionals who identify as members of the BIPOC community.

https://adaa.org/conference/conference-education/diversity-scholarship

News

Dr. Maxcey's Students on Political Psychology

After learning about political psychology via the Oxford Handbook on Political Psychology, Dr. Maxcey’s undergraduates are enjoying the challenge of writing an essay about political psychology themes in children’s literature. Pictured here: Georgia Davis, Mary Meacham, and Sam Barlet reading The King Penguin by Vanessa Roeder.

Pictured above:

On the left: Chisom Nnadozie and Shannon Kim reading Spider in the Well by Jess Hannigan.

On the right: Jacqueline Rose and Grace Asness reading Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins

Alumni Visit

Chloe Hord, B.A., Vanderbilt alumna and 2024 Psychology Department Outstanding Senior, returned to campus to guest facilitate Dr. Maxcey’s weekend-long commons seminar on eyewitness testimony. After graduating from Vanderbilt magna cum laude with her B.A. in Psychology and French, with Highest Honors in French, Chloe moved to the East Coast where she continues studying anxiety disorders in a research lab before applying to PhD programs in clinical psychology. One of Chloe’s supervisors

Research Highlights

Wallace Lab

The Multisensory Lab at Vanderbilt University needs participants!

Vanderbilt University is seeking children and young adults to participate in a study assessing sensory function across development. The work in the Multisensory Lab focuses on how individuals combine sights, sounds and touch into a single view of the world. To do this, children will engage with various stimuli in an immersive 3-D environment. Children will take part in behavioral tasks and games, and in some we will do non-invasive (EEG) brain recordings in which they wear a comfortable net on their heads.