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This page is designed to give easy access to media outlets featuring our lab's work, as well as a place current and former lab members can keep track of all the great things that are happening.
Dr. Shailee Woodard accepted a position at Keene State College.
Linus Chan was chosen to receive the International Council of Psychologists' Early Career Award. Way to go, Linus!
Dr. Shannon Houck accepted a position at the Naval Postgraduate School.
Linus Chan was awarded the Linus Chan was awarded the prestigious University of Montana Bertha Morton Research Fellowship for 2019-2020.
Alivia Zubrod was awarded the prestigious University of Montana Bertha Morton Research Fellowship for 2019-2020.
The lab is super-happy to welcome Alivia Zubrod as a graduate student starting August 2019.
Dr. Meredith Repke finished her Ph.D. and accepted a Visiting Assistant Professor position at Indiana University-Bloomington beginning August 2018.
Linus Chan was awarded the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Diversity Travel Award.
The lab is super-happy to welcome Linus Chan and James McFarland as graduate students starting August 2017.
Meredith Repke was awarded the prestigious University of Montana Bertha Morton Research Fellowship for 2017-2018.
Dr. Shannon Houck's research on torture attitudes was featured in a Psychology Today blog.
Meredith Repke was awarded the prestigious University of Montana Bertha Morton Research Fellowship for 2016-2017.
Dr. Shannon Houck (Ph.D., 2015) accepted a full-time faculty position at Syracuse University beginning September 2016.
Meredith Repke's work on the effect of nature scenes on impulsivity was featured in the Huffington Post.
Dr. Shannon Houck finished her Ph.D. and accepted a part-time Adjunct Position at the University of Montana beginning September 2015.
Dr. Janelle Gornick (Ph.D., 2013) accepted a Visiting Assistant Professor Position at Roanoke College beginning September 2015.
Shannon Houck's research on why people believe torture works was featured on the website of Psychology Today.
Shannon Houck's research on torture perceptions was featured on the front page of the Montana Kaimin. (You can even see a picture of her working "in her natural element".)
The lab is super-happy to welcome Meredith Repke as a graduate student starting August 2013.
Dr. Janelle Gornick finished her Ph.D. and accepted a Post-Doc position at the University of Texas-El Paso beginning September 2013.
Shannon Houck was awarded the prestigious University of Montana Bertha Morton Research Fellowship for 2013-2014.
Shannon Houck was awarded the Psychology Department's Top Psychology 100 Instructor Award for 2012-2013.
Janelle Gornick was awarded the prestigious University of Montana Bertha Morton Research Fellowswhip for 2011-2012.
Lab's work on left-wing authoritarianism featured on the most popular political podcast in the United States.
Lab's work on left-wing authoritarianism featured (a second time) on the most popular political podcast in the United States.
Lab's work on left-wing authoritarianism featured on Politically Speaking blog.
Lab's work on the decline in presidential complexity featured on NBC Chicago.
Lab's work on the political psychology of COVID featured in Psychology Today.
Luke's blog piece "Why Conservatives and Liberals Are Not Experiencing the Same Pandemic" for Heterodox Academy reaches over 100,000 reads and is Heterodox Academy's most-read blog post ever!
Luke interviewed about the political psychology of COVID-19 on The Takeaway's Politics with Amy Walter.
Luke interviewed about the political psychology of COVID-19 on Give and Take With Scott Jones.
Luke interviewed about the political psychology of COVID-19 on SiriusXM POTUS Trendline with Kristen Soltis Anderson.
Luke invited to give a talk on bridging political divides during the COVID-19 pandemic by America's Future Foundation.
Lab's work on left-wing authoritarianism called "clever" by the New York Intelligencer.
Lab's work on the election of Donald Trump and cultural division featured in the New York Times.
Lab's work on left-wing authoritarianism featured on PsyPost.
Lab's work on left-wing authoritarianism featured on Reason.com.
Lab's work on left-wing authoritarianism featured in the International Business Times.
Lab's work on left-wing authoritarianism featured on Minding Therapy blog.
Lab's work on left-wing authoritarianism featured on Reddit.
Luke invited to write a blog piece on how a cultural revolt against 'political correctness' helped launch Trump into the presidency for London School of Economics.
Luke invited to write a blog piece on conservative versus liberal simplicity for Heterodox Academy.
Luke invited to re-post his blog piece on conservative versus liberal simplicity for In-Mind.
Lab's work on complexity and ideology tweeted by Harvard professor Steven Pinker.
Lab's work on torture attitudes was featured in a Psychology Today blog.
Lab's work on the effect of nature scenes on impulsivity was featured in the Huffington Post.
Lab's work on why people believe torture works was featured on the website of Psychology Today.
Lab's work on complexity and Ideology discussed in British Psychological Society's Research Digest.
Luke interviewed about cognitive dissonance on NPR.
Luke interviewed about terrorism on BBC Radio. (To hear the interview, click on the link, then click "listen to this programme in full"; Luke appears about half-way through the show.)
Lab's work on the complexity of Terrorists featured in USA Today.
Lab's work on the complexity of U.S. Presidents featured in the Washington Post.
Lab's work on terrorism featured in the Montana Kaimin.
Lab's successful grant on complexity and smoking discussed in the Missoulian.
Luke interviewed about social media in the Montana Kaimin.
Luke discusses montana politics in the High Country News; reposted on Montana Cowgirl Blog
Lab's work on politics discussed in Search magazine
Lab's Work on politics Discussed in the Newfoundland News.
Lab's Work on politics Featured in The Bozeman Daily Chronicle.