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"Leadership is the byproduct of our interaction during operations," is what Lawrence Minnis boldly declares at the top of his LinkedIn profile. For Minnis, a second year PhD student in cognitive and behavioral neuroscience at George Mason University, leadership is primal, a fundamental part of human social interaction.

Melissa Smith received the Evelyn Kamen Rising Star Award for her dedication to continuing to live the FIRST ethos in a way that is inspiring the next generation of FIRST participants. Smith is a senior user experience researcher at Google, working on improving the YouTube video-watching experience

In the new paper, Dr. Rottenberg and his co-authors, Todd Kashdan and David Disabato of George Mason University, and Andrew Devendorf of the University of South Florida, argue that the effort to understand how people recover from depression is stunted by the kind of evidence available.

A look at 'shame' from a clinical psychologists' perspective on the Kavanaugh case. June takes a look at and explains that "shame is a central feeling, sexuality is a central piece of identity, which may be why sexual assault survivors feel shame so profoundly."

Dr. John Riskind has co-authored a book on anxiety with Dr. Neil Rector, the first published volume dedicated to the model of looming vulnerability.

Dr. Robyn Mehlenbeck, director of Mason’s Center for Psychological Services received funding for two projects that will support the needs of veterans, as well as Mason athletics, over the next year.

Todd Kashdan, Pat McKnight, and Melissa Stiksma come together and are featured on TIME Health regarding the benefits of having a healthy and sexually active lifestyle.

June Tangney says that producing art gives inmates an emotional outlet and a better sense that people in the community care about them.

Lauren Cattaneo has done it again! Her project helps represent an impressive array of collaborations across colleges and schools aiming to create high-impact learning experiences for students.

Dr. Lauren Cattaneo has been awarded the 2018 Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring award by the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues