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
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
NIRL Enjoys UNC Employee Appreciation Day
UNC Employee Appreciation Day 2017
Dr. Belger Discusses the Summer for Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Aysenil Belger, the director of psychiatry neuroimaging research at UNC Hospitals, is advising a SURF project for psychology major Adelaide Zhao, whose project centers around using EEG recordings to understand the effects of stress on brain functions in adolescents…. Read … Read more
Congrats Elizabeth!
Congratulations to Elizabeth Andersen, who has been awarded a dissertation completion fellowship grant, allowing her to focus on her thesis completion in the fall and spring semester! Great job Elizabeth!!
Congrats Kelly-Anne!
Kelly Anne Duffy has been awarded the Dunlevie Honors Undergraduate Research Award. Congratulations Kelly Anne!
