In an article entitled Boredom Begins at School, the Montreal Gazette includes comments from Mason professor Todd Kashdan's online response to a study on boredom in Psychology Today.

Dr. Todd Kashdan was featured in Mind Magazine in the April 2010 issue for his work on curiosity.

Dr. Raja Parasuraman received the Inaugural Raymond S. Nickerson Award for Best Paper in the 2009 issue of the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied with coauthors James Thompson and Tyler Shaw, as well as graduate students Ewart de Visser, Ellen Clarke, Ryan McGarry, and Liz Hussey.

Oxford University Press publishes Todd Kashdan's second book, Designing the Future of Positive Psychology: Taking Stock and Moving Forward. The first, from William Morrow, was Curious? Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life.

Two faculty members received more than $1-million for research.

The department winds up academic year 2008-2009 with an impressive list of awards, publications, and editorships.

Recently honored with the “Outstanding Faculty Award” by the State Council for Higher Education (SCHEV), Dr. Raja Parasuraman is a nationally recognized leader in psychology and neuroscience, but he says his most gratifying work is in opening the door for other scholars.

By looking at an inmate’s experience while in jail, professor June Tangney hopes experts can develop ways to give this population a better chance at a new life once they leave prison.

Christy Esposito-Smythers, Jerome Short, and Patrick McKnight have received funding from NIAAA in the amount of $344,613 for the first year of the project titled: Alcohol, Suicide & HIV Prevention of Teens in Mental Health Treatment. The period of performance is 09/30/2008 through 08/31/2012.

Seven Mason faculty members have been nominated for the 2009 State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) Outstanding Faculty Awards. Four of these are from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.