A youngster from Feltham needs your generosity to embark on a charitable journey to help trauma sufferers in Sri Lanka in the summer. Emma Worley of Elizabeth Way in Feltham, former student at Feltham Community College who achieved two A*s and an A at A-level, is now a first year student studying Psychology at University of York. The 18-year-old has secured a placement with SLV, a charitable scheme which offers students and graduates work experience in Sri Lanka but needs your help to raise £2,400 to fund the volunteering trip. During her five week trip she will be living with a local family, >>>

Alesia Nicole Allen has joined the faculty at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf as a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Liberal Studies. Allen teaches introductory courses in Psychology and Abnormal Psychology. A native of Ohio, Allen attended RIT/NTID and earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 2004. She earned a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Gallaudet University, and expects to defend her dissertation in 2016 and earn a Ph.D. from Gallaudet in >>>

The most effective crisis managers show strong preferences for variety at work and keep their cool when operating outside of their comfort zones says a study presented today at the BPS Division of Occupational Psychology in Nottingham. It also found those who demonstrate more self-discipline and stick to the rules are considered less effective at dealing with a crisis. Lead researcher from assessment consultancy Cubiks Christine D’Silva said: “In a crisis situation, things change at a rapid pace, with new information arriving at any time. Decisions that have far reaching consequences >>>

In our ever present quest for happiness, a new study sheds light on how we may want to allocate our life priorities.Researchers reviewed six studies with more than 4,600 participants, and found an almost even split between people valuing their time over making more money, or vice versa.They discovered a person’s perspective was a fairly consistent factor for both daily interactions and major life events.Study findings, as published online in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, suggest valuing your time more than the pursuit of money is linked to greater happiness.“It appears >>>

Modern features such as hot-desking and open-plan floors appeal mainly to extraverted workers with others finding them uncomfortable says a study presented today at the BPS Division of Occupational Psychology’s annual conference in Nottingham. Lead author John Hackston, Head of Research at business psychologists OPP, said: “Despite changes in technology many people still work in an office. Understanding how personality interacts with the office environment is key to improving job satisfaction and productivity.” Over 300 people (71 per cent female and average age 47 years) completed >>>

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Thursday night’s new episode of “The Big Bang Theory” was all about psychology … or at least the psychology that goes into Penny trying to pull something over on a therapist of all people. In what has to be one of the most ill-fated ideas ever, Penny decided that in order to get a therapist (Jane Kaczmarek, awesome as always) to convince her to potentially hear her out about a drug she is pushing for her job, she had Leonard go undercover as a patient. Here’s the problem: This brought up all sorts of tough stuff from Leonard’s past, the majority of it being >>>

This week’s British Psychological Society Occupational Psychology Division annual conference in Nottingham has proved to be a fruitful hunting ground for insights into the nature of modern work and workplaces. The week culminates today with the presentation of a new study from business psychologists OPP which claims that personality has a big impact on the type of office environment people prefer to work in. Modern features such as shared space and open-plan floors appeal mainly to extroverted workers and made introverts uncomfortable. Over 300 people (71 per cent female and average >>>

Southern Arkansas University at Magnolia recently announced the Dean’s List for the fall 2015 semester. Area students include:Tamara Crawley, a freshman from Gould, who is a pre-nursing (AAS) major; Megan Bodiford, a senior from Grapevine, who is a psychology major; Arnesha Edington, a senior from Hermitage, who is a criminal justice major; Thomas Richard, a junior from Hermitage, who is an engineering/physics: industrial technology major; Devonte’ Jackson, a senior from Lake Village, who is a social work major; Tiffany Marabanian, a freshman from Lake Village, who is an accounting major; Cassidy >>>