PSI CHI Honor Society Chapter inducts 18 new members

UNE’s PSI CHI Chapter, representing outstanding achievement in psychology, animal behavior or neuroscience, today announced the induction of 18 new undergraduate members. The induction ceremony was held on April 10, 2014, under the supervision of PSI CHI faculty advisor Jennifer Stiegler-Balfour, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Psychology.

Inductees for the 2013-2014 academic year are: Erin Bibber, Brennah Campbell, Jessica Chance, Nickalaus Collins, Katherine Cone, Kristin Dechene, Kristine Franklin, Lauren Hayden, Katherine Grondin, Kelsey Kansanniva, Nicole Keaney, Rebecca Krivitsky, Cassidy Lund, Alyssa Mazzariello, Raelyn Murphy, Janelle Sherman, Kerribeth Szolusha, and Emily Warner.

Founded in 1929 during the International Congress of Psychology, PSI CHI is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is an affiliate of both the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Psychological Society (APS). With the stated mission of encouraging, stimulating and maintaining excellence in scholarship in the science of psychology, PSI CHI has grown to become one of the largest and most successful honor societies in the world with more than 1,100 chapters and over 537,000 members. The University of New England's chapter was formed in 2010 under the direction of Linda Morrison, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Psychology.

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The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.