UNC Psychology and Neuroscience
2016 Baughman Dissertation Winners
Congratulations to our Baughman Dissertation Award Winners, Jennifer Belus and Eleanna Varangis!
Our Department offers the Earl and Barbara Baughman Dissertation Research Award annually to two of the top researchers within the department. The purpose of this award is to promote and support innovative dissertation research in our department and to support award recipients in their completion of their dissertation projects.
Jennifer won for her dissertation titled "Evaluating the Couples Health CoOp in South African Couples: Understanding Sexual Concurrency, Long-Term Skill Retention, and Relationship Dynamics." She focuses on improving couple-based HIV prevention interventions for South African couples by understanding predictors of overlapping sexual relationships, evaluating the long-term effects of these programs, and developing a culturally-sensitive theory of adaptive relationship functioning.
Eleanna won for her dissertation, "Persistent Neurocognitive Effects of Concussion in Middle-Adulthood." She examines general cognitive functioning and specific neural substrates of memory performance in a sample of former NCAA athletes with/without a history of concussion. The goal of her research is to advance our understanding of the long-term cognitive and neurological consequences of concussion.
2016 Baughman Dissertation Winners
Congratulations to our Baughman Dissertation Award Winners, Jennifer Belus and Eleanna Varangis!
Our Department offers the Earl and Barbara Baughman Dissertation Research Award annually to two of the top researchers within the department. The purpose of this award is to promote and support innovative dissertation research in our department and to support award recipients in their completion of their dissertation projects.
Jennifer won for her dissertation titled "Evaluating the Couples Health CoOp in South African Couples: Understanding Sexual Concurrency, Long-Term Skill Retention, and Relationship Dynamics." She focuses on improving couple-based HIV prevention interventions for South African couples by understanding predictors of overlapping sexual relationships, evaluating the long-term effects of these programs, and developing a culturally-sensitive theory of adaptive relationship functioning.
Eleanna won for her dissertation, "Persistent Neurocognitive Effects of Concussion in Middle-Adulthood." She examines general cognitive functioning and specific neural substrates of memory performance in a sample of former NCAA athletes with/without a history of concussion. The goal of her research is to advance our understanding of the long-term cognitive and neurological consequences of concussion.