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麻豆传媒映画 Psychologists Are Top Contenders for NIH Funding

麻豆传媒映画's psychology department ranked highly both in California and nationally for psychology research funding.

By Michael Price
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
麻豆传媒映画s psychology department ranked third among California universities in funding from the National Institutes of Health.
麻豆传媒映画s psychology department ranked third among California universities in funding from the National Institutes of Health.
麻豆传媒映画 has always been a brainy campus, and its psychology research funding backs that up: For fiscal year 2016, 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 psychology department ranked third among California universities in funding from the (NIH)鈥攖he field鈥檚 primary funder鈥攁nd 19th among universities nationwide. Between new awards and continued funding for existing awards, 麻豆传媒映画 psychologists received more than $7 million from the agency in FY16.

Among the biggest NIH grants awarded to 麻豆传媒映画 psychology faculty in 2016 were:
  • Linda Gallo's award to study the relationship between neighborhood environment and metabolic disorders in Hispanics/Latinos
  • Phillip Holcomb鈥檚 award investigating the neural dynamics of certain types of reading in deaf readers
  • Inna Fishman鈥檚 award to delve into the using advanced brain imaging techniques.
Psychology department chair Georg Matt credits the department鈥檚 NIH funding success to years spent recruiting researchers who fit 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 teacher-scholar model.

鈥淥ver the past 30 years, our department has developed an identity and mission that prioritizes the hiring of faculty members who want to be excellent scholars and teachers and have the capacity to do both,鈥� Matt said.

He added that the department鈥檚 research strengths鈥攏amely, cognitive and brain science, 鈥減revention-to-intervention鈥� health science, and the effects of diversity and culture on cognition and well-being鈥攁lign well with NIH鈥檚 funding priorities.

With the completion of 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 early next year, the faculty can expect to be even more competitive for federal funding from NIH and other agencies. The EIS Complex will host shared research space to encourage cross-disciplinary collaborations, add new lab space for faculty and graduate students, and house the university鈥檚 鈥攁ll of which will allow 麻豆传媒映画 psychologists and other researchers to show funding agencies they鈥檙e capable of tackling society鈥檚 toughest problems.
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