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  • Postdoctoral Psychology Fellowship

    The Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (www.cidd.unc.edu) invites applications for postdoctoral leadership training in psychology. The CIDD is home to three core federal training initiatives which offer clinical and research opportunities: … Read more

  • T32 Post-Doctoral Research Training Program – 2019

    The University of North Carolina, Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (UNC-CIDD) is seeking fellows for a postdoctoral research training program in neurodevelopmental disorders. Funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), this program emphasizes research training … Read more

  • Jordan Feldman selected as Morehead-Cain Scholar

    Congratulations Jordan! More info on the Morehead-Cain Scholars Program can be found here: Morehead-Cain Scholars

  • CogNiT Research on Biological Stress Response Presented at CUR

    Adelaide Zhao presented a NIRL/CogNiT research poster titled “Changes in the Biological Stress Response Through Adolescence” at the 2018 UNC Celebration of Undergraduate Research. Abstract: A heightened physiological stress response can cause cell damage and an aberrant alteration of the … Read more

  • NIRL Research on Nutrition with EEG Presented at the CUR

    Rawan Ajeen presented a NIRL research poster titled “Electrophysiological and Behavioral Response of Restrained and Unrestrained Eating Behaviors in Response to Emotional Images” at the 2018 UNC Celebration of Undergraduate Research. Abstract: The boundary model (Herman & Polivy, 1984) characterize … Read more

  • NIRL Research on White Matter Connectivity in PTSD/TBI Presented at CUR

    Alex Sirois presented NIRL research titled “White Matter Connectivity in Veterans with Comorbid Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury” at the 2018 UNC Celebration of Undergraduate Research. Abstract: It has been estimated that up to 50% of combat veterans … Read more

  • CogNiT Imaging Research Poster Presented at CNS 2018 Annual Meeting

    Ashley Williams presented UNC NIRL’s CogNiT Project research titled “Imaging Stress Effects on Working Memory Capacity in Adolescents At-Risk” at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society’s 2018 Annual Meeting in Bostion, MA. PDF Link  

  • NIRL at UNC Psychiatry’s 2018 Research Day

  • Aysenil Belger Named the Next Director of Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute

    Terry Magnuson, UNC Vice Chancellor for Research, has appointed Aysenil (“Ayse”) Belger to serve as the next director of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG). For over 50 years, FPG has been a leader in generating knowledge, informing … Read more

  • CogNiT Research E-Poster Presented at SSWR 22nd Annual Conference in Washington DC

    Candace Killian-Farrell presented UNC NIRL’s CogNiT project research titled “Stress and Anxiety Impact Maturation of Adolescent Neural Circuitry Involved in Emotion and Reward Processing” at the Society of Social Work and Research’s 22nd Annual Conference in Washington DC. Click here … Read more