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Inflammation is related to a number of psychological and health-related factors. However, inflammatory activation is challenging to induce and measure in laboratory settings. Here, we introduce several new techniques and procedures for precisely inducing inflammation using ultraviolet (UV) light.  These methods are based on a technique known as minimal erythema dose (MED) testing, which is frequently used in clinical

The Virginia Tech Autism Clinic and Center for Autism Research and the Washington Group Special Care Planning Team recently hosted the 5th annual Autism Research Symposium in Falls Church, Virginia. This groundbreaking Symposium featured autism research from biomedical and imaging, technology, education and clinical translational fields. Participants had opportunities to network and were also able to tour the VT Mobile

Meet our new faculty. Andrea Pittarello is a new collegiate assistant professor with the Department of Psychology. He tells us, “I study why, when, and how people from all walks of life lie, steal, cheat, and what can be done about it. I chose Virginia Tech because I want to collaborate with economists, psychologists, and engineers to help people make better decisions.” For more information on Dr. Pittarello, check the

New faculty spotlight: meet Kasey Stanton, Assistant Professor in our Department of Psychology. Keep watching to get his take on personality research and why it matters. For more information about Dr. Stanton, look at the links down below:

VT: https://support.psyc.vt.edu/users/kjstanton

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Six faculty members in the Virginia Tech College of Science were honored with faculty fellowships by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, one of the six was our very own, Martha Ann Bell.

The awards were approved at the August meeting of the Board of Visitors. Each of the three-year fellowships is dedicated to recognizing faculty for extraordinary research and teaching, and for recruiting scholars with exceptional

Dr. Breaux was selected from a pool of well-qualified applicants by renowned experts in the field, for making contributions to understanding Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The award includes recognition in their Attention Magazine and at the 2019 Annual International Conference on ADHD in Philadelphia, PA where Dr. Breaux will  present her research during the award ceremony.

The College of Science established this fellowship to recognize faculty dedicated to extraordinary research and teaching.  Dr. Bell’s research is centered on developmental cognitive neuroscience where she studies frontal lobe functioning. She focuses on typically developing infants and children and examines individual differences in brain and behavior.  Her most recent contributions to developmental cognitive neuroscience

Dr. Angela Scarpa and the Mount Rogers Community Services Board partner to improve access to autism spectrum disorder services in rural Southwest Virginia. 
Parents and children affected by autism spectrum disorder in rural communities face unique barriers to accessing specialty services, such as diagnostic assessments and case management. The iTHRIV seed grant funding will help a team composed of K.J. Holbrook, a

Dr. Bell has been selected to receive the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology Senior Investigator Award for 2019. This award celebrates her significant and sustained contributions to the field of developmental psychobiology.

The award presentation will be at the 2019 annual meeting in October in Chicago.