Former graduate student, Ellen O'Donoghue, PhD, was recently awarded the APA Division 25 SEAB Dissertation Award in Basic Research for her dissertation "A Comparative Investigation into the Mechanisms that Support Multidimensional Categorization.”

The award includes a $1,000 prize as well as an invitation to present a brief summary of Dr. O'Donoghue's work at the 2024 convention of the American Psychological Association which will be held in Seattle, WA, August 8-10.

Dr. O'Donoghue earned her degree from the department in December 2022 and was a student of Professor Ed Wasserman.