Please check out the Join Us section of the website to find out more information about this opportunity.

Our undergraduate research assistant Melissa presented at the Honors Poster Session held in the lobby of Davie Hall. Melissa’s research included the brain as a predictor of risk taking and binge drinking behavior in late adolescence. Congrats, Melissa!

Kathy has been awarded the Carolina Consortium on Human Development (CCHD) Pre-doctoral Fellowship! She will be receiving funding for 2 years as she continues her line of research  on prosociality during adolescence. Congrats, Kathy!

A week from today, Paul will be leaving us and venturing on to London for his post-doctoral position. Before he left, we wanted to celebrate with him one good time at Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery (TOPO). Until next time, Dr. Sharp–congrats once again on the position!

It’s official–Dr. Telzer has officially achieved tenure status! We surprised her in her office with (a lot of) balloons and laughter. Congrats!! A true representation of hard work paying off.

Virnaliz and Amanda, our two project coordinators for Project NeuroTeen, are headed to grad school this fall. Virnaliz will be attending University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, while Amanda will be attending CUNY John Jay. Congrats, ladies!

Graduate student Paul Sharp has just defended, and can now be referred to as Paul Sharp, Ph.D., Dr. Paul Sharp, Dr. Paul, or Dr. Sharp–so congratulations, Dr. Sharp! May your career continue to flourish! Next step is his postdoctoral position at University College London.

Congratulations to Christy! Recently, she accepted a faculty position at Texas Tech University, beginning this upcoming fall. Before she continues her line of research there, studying sibling relationships, she is currently in the process of figuring out what to name her lab, which is exciting within itself. Kudos, again!

We are looking for two post-baccalaureates who are interested in cutting-edge psychological/neuroscience research involving a unique adolescent population. This is an excellent opportunity for those who have plans to attend grad school and are interested in gaining research experience. Please visit the “Join Us” section of the site for more information and links to the applications!

This past Friday, our lab hosted Brain Academy, an extension of UNC’s Tar Heel Preview Day–and it was a blast! Local teens had fun interacting with (actual) sheep brains, understanding the brain, and becoming familiar with EEG and fMRI. Check out the gallery for more pictures!