Sharon Thompson-Schill Lab

Thompson-Schill Lab :: News

Your Kids Can't Say No to Candy? Blame It on Their Brains. Sharon Thompson-Schill explains why in US News & World Report's On Parenting blog.

A Case for the Distractable Toddler: Sharon Thompson-Schill featured in Wray Herbert's We're Only Human.

A recent study by Dave Kraemer, Lauren Rosenberg and Sharon Thompson-Schill is featured on Penn's SAS Frontiers website. Read the write-up, which discusses the neural correlates of visual and verbal cognitive styles, here.

David Nguyen, an undergraduate in the Thompson-Schill lab, has been selected as a recipient of the John P. Sabini award. The Psychology Department gives this award to graduating seniors with an impressive undergraduate record and an interest in social psychology (specifically emotion, social motives, moral action and/or character). Student winners are selected on the basis of their written thesis, poster presentation, and oral presentation to the department.

Broca's area: It's a dessert topping! No it's a floor wax! No it's a cognitive control mechanism! Sharon Thompson-Schill featured in Broca's area discussion on Talking Brains.

A study by Rob Goldberg and Sharon Thompson-Schill is discussed in a recent post on Wray Herbert's We're Only Human. Read the post here.
Ranjani Prabhakaran was awarded an NRSA Graduate Fellowship from NIMH.
Dr. Sharon Thompson-Schill wins James McKeen Cattell Fund Fellowship award.
Nick Hindy is awarded an NSF graduate fellowship.
Dr. Sharon Thompson-Schill is named Biological Basis of Behavior Society Professor of the Year.

Dr. Sharon Thompson-Schill is promoted to Professor.
Dr. Sharon Thompson-Schill joins the Association for Psychological Science Board of Directors (2007-2010)
Dr. Sharon Thompson-Schill is a winner of the 2006 Lindback Award for Teaching: The University's highest teaching award.
Dr. Sharon Thompson-Schill is a winner of the 2004 WiSC mentorship award: The WICS Mentorship Awards are designed to encourage established scientists, both male and female, to develop the research and publication skills of female graduate and undergraduate students in cognitive science. Up to three awards will be made each year to scientists who have demonstrated sustained, effective mentorship of female students and who have also served as a research advisor or supervisor to one or more female students during the academic year immediately preceding the nomination.