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Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies to hold conference examining peace studies, psychology

Ciara Hopkinson | Thursday, March 8, 2018

In an effort to explore the relationship between psychology and conflict, the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, together with the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 48, will host the first Psychology and Peace Conference this weekend. The conference will include workshops, speeches and panels given by leading experts in the interdisciplinary field of peace

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Psychology professor wins William James Book Award

J.P. Gschwind | Thursday, September 3, 2015

The American Psychological Association has given Notre Dame professor of psychology Darcia Narvaez the 2015 William James Book Award for her book “Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture and Wisdom.” Named after the renowned philosopher and psychologist, the William James Book Award recognizes an outstanding work that incorporates “diverse subfields of psychology

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APA recognizes professor for contributions, research

Carolyn Hutyra | Monday, October 27, 2014

The American Psychological Association (APA) recently selected psychology professor Kristin Valentino to receive the 2014 early career award for outstanding contributions to research in child maltreatment. “When I was an undergraduate, I knew I wanted to pursue clinical psychology,” Valentino said. “But it wasn’t until I took a course in developmental psychopathology, where I had the