Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Mark S. Seidenberg, professor of psychology and an investigator in the Communication & Cognitive Processes Unit of the Waisman Center, is one of twenty-nine UW-Madison faculty members identified as the most cited researchers in their fields over two decades.
Gary D. Sandefur and Mark S. Seidenberg, investigators at the Waisman Center, were recently named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The American Association for the Advancement of Science is the world’s largest general scientific society, publisher of Science. AAAS seeks to advance science and innovation throughout the world for the …
The Waisman Center’s Paul White received the 2003 Joyce Erdman Award which is sponsored by the Capital Times Kids Fund. The annual award recognizes a person who excels in working with youth. White heads the Community Ties Program, which provides case management and community training related to individuals with challenging behavior. Paul works directly with …
During the past three decades, our understanding of human development - from the womb to old age - has grown in astounding ways. We know more about the causes and consequences of developmental disability and mental retardation than we might have imagined 40 years ago when President John F. Kennedy, two days before his assassination, wired his congratulations to Professor Harry Waisman at the UW Medical School.
This annual event was attended by faculty, staff, students, and Friends of the Waisman Center. President of the Friends Dave Sugar welcomed everyone and highlighted the Friends’ activities during the past, followed by an update about the Waisman Center by Director Marsha M. Seltzer. The following student awards and fellowships were then presented:
Morton Ann Gernsbacher, PhD, Waisman investigator and Sir Frederic C. Bartlett Professor of Psychology, has been awarded one of the University of Wisconsin’s most prestigious honors, a Vilas Professorship. Created and funded from a generous bequest from William Vilas, former University Regent and U.S. Senator, Vilas Professorships are awarded to faculty members whose research is …
Paul Shattuck, Waisman graduate research assistant and doctoral student in social welfare, received the national award in the Influencing State Policy 2003 contest for doctoral students. Influencing State Policy (ISP) assists social work faculty and students in learning to effectively influence the formation, implementation, and evaluation of state-level policy and legislation. Shattuck won the award …
Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D., Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, was elected as a Fellow to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in the area of Social Sciences. The 2003 class of 187 Fellows and 29 Foreign Honorary Members includes four college presidents, three Nobel Prize winners, and four Pulitzer Prize winners. “It gives …
Seth Pollak, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology and a Waisman investigator in the Child Emotion Research Laboratory, received the 2003 Boyd McCandless Award from the American Psychological Association. The award acknowledges distinguished and significant contributions made to developmental psychology at an early career stage. Seth Pollak Pollak’s current research interests include: the effects of child …
Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D., William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, and director of the W.M. Keck Laboratory for Functional Brain Imaging and Behavior at the Waisman Center, received the 2003 Distinguished Investigator Award from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression. The award acknowledges Davidson’s innovative research at the …
