THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Fellowships and Grants
Ruth M. Sosis (PhD '72) established a fellowship fund through her bequest to support outstanding doctoral students in the Department of Psychology. Nominated by members of the Department of Psychology, four students were awarded a Ruth M. Sosis Memorial Fellowship in recognition of their accomplishments in research, teaching, mentorship, and service to the department.
Ruth M. Sosis Memorial Fellowship Awardees 2023-24:
Anna Corriveau
Anna Corriveau, a fourth-year student in Cognition working with Monica Rosenberg, uses neural and behavioral measures to study how individuals pay attention to information over time.
Ben Morris
Ben Morris is a sixth-year student in Developmental Psychology working with Alex Shaw. In his dissertation, he explored how children make social meaning out of delays and disfluencies (e.g. "um") in conversation.
Anita Restrepo
Anita Restrepo, a third-year student in Integrative Neuroscience, works with Greg Norman. Anita is broadly interested in taking a multidisciplinary approach to understanding social processes.
Chong Zhao
Chong Zhao, a fourth-year student in Computational Cognitive Science, is working with Edward Vogel in the Awh/Vogel Lab. His research focuses on the interactions between visual memory and learning, using behavioral, eye tracking, EEG, fMRI and computational modeling methods.
Norman H. Anderson, PhD, established a fund to support graduate students in Psychology. Dr. Anderson (1925-2022) was a social psychologist and founding member of the Department of Psychology at the University of California, San Diego. He received a B.S. in 1946 and M.S. in 1949 from the University of Chicago.
Current graduate students in the Department of Psychology may apply to the Norman H. Anderson Fund for travel and research grants. There will be three award cycles, with applications due the beginning of Autumn, Winter, and Spring quarters. Awardees will be notified within approximately six weeks from the time of application. The Department anticipates making multiple awards.
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