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Spring 2006Volume 2, Issue 1Department of Psychology, UCSBInside PsychologyCenter for the Study of the Mind Established by SAGE PublicationsUCSB has received a 3.5million contribution fromSAGE Publications to launcha dynamic new interdisciplinary research effort focusedon understanding the humanmind. Housed in the Department of Psychology, theSAGE Center for the Study ofthe Mind has a unique missionand approach. The center willbe one of the first facilities at amajor university where scholars from the arts and humanities, social sciences, sciences,and engineering can studyhow the mind works usingboth traditional methodologies and recently developedtools that allow for functionalneuro-imaging, genetic analyses,computational modeling, andimmersive virtual environmenttechnology.Hailing SAGE Publications forits vision and generosity, UCSBChancellor Henry T. Yang notedthat the center “will serve as acatalyst to bring together faculty,researchers, and students from awide spectrum of related areas,resulting in exciting and innovative research alliances that willhelp revolutionize our understanding of the brain and mind,and ultimately of ourselves ashumans."SAGE made the gift to com-Dr. Marcus Raichle, Professor of Radiology, Neurology, Neurobiology, and Psychology at the Washington UniversitySchool of Medicine, speaks at the celebration of the launching of the SAGE Center for the Study of the Mind.memorate its 40th anniversaryas a leading international publisher for scholarly, educational, and professional markets. Over the years, SAGEPsychology Professor Leda Cosmides Receives 2005 NIH Pioneer AwardCosmides photoDr. Leda CosmidesWebster’s dictionary defines apioneer as someone who originates or opens up a new lineof thought, activity, method,or development. Thus it isparticularly fitting that UCSBPsychology Professor Leda Cosmides, a co-founder of the fieldof evolutionary psychology, wasone of only 13 scientists honoredwith the 2005 National Institutesof Health (NIH) Pioneer Award.The Pioneer Award supportsexceptionally creative scientistswho take innovative approachesto major challenges in biomedical research. Cosmides was singled out for her “far-rangingideas that hold the potential tomake truly extraordinary contributions to many fields of medicalresearch," according to NIHDirector, Dr. Elias Zerhouni.With husband, colleague, andco-director of the UCSB Centerfor Evolutionary PsychologyJohn Tooby, Cosmides appliesprinciples of evolutionary psychology to uncover the designof the human mind and brain.Over two decades ago, the twolaunched the new approach byweaving together evolutionarybiology, cognitive science,human evolution, neuroscience, and psychology, amongothers, to discover psychological mechanisms designed bynatural selection to solve adaptive problems faced by ourhunter-gatherer ancestors.This approach was introducedin their landmark 1992 publication, "The Adapted Mind:Evolutionary Psychology and theGeneration of Culture," and isfurther developed in a forthcoming book, "Universal Minds:has fostered innovation byproviding early publicationoutlets for academic researchwhen disciplines are still being(story continues, p. 12)Inside This Issue:Gazzaniga to Head CenterAlumni SpotlightLove at First SightFocus on GivingResearch Making a DifferenceWhere Are They Now?Undergraduate ResearchNew Faculty MemberGet Ready to Pay AttentionPsychology Donor ListBugental to Head DepartmentHow You Can Help2344568910101011Explaining the New Science ofEvolutionary Psychology."Cosmides and Tooby willuse the award — 2.5 millionover the next five years —- todevelop evolutionary andcomputational approaches to(story continues, p. 2 )

Inside PsychologyPage 2Volume 2, Issue 1Psychology Professor Leda Cosmides Receives 2005 NIH Pioneer Award, continuedhuman motivation, socialbehavior, and neuraldevelopment. "We are sograteful that the NIHrecognized the need to fundresearch like ours that crossesmultiple disciplinaryboundaries and created thisamazing award. It is going tounleash so much creativetalent in our lab—we arethrilled at the possibilities thisPioneer Award will open," saidCosmides.Cosmides’ selection for theNIH award was greeted withgreat enthusiasm by hercolleagues at UC SantaBarbara. "This is wonderful,exciting news," said ChancellorHenry Yang. "This prestigiousaward brings well-deservedrecognition to an outstandingscholar and tremendous honorto both her and our campus."And Jim Blascovich, professorand chair of the Departmentof Psychology, said Cosmides"epitomizes this award. She(and her colleague, JohnCep photoFunds from the Pioneer Award will support studies carried out by members of the UCSB Center for Evolutionary Psychology’s research team, pictured above.Tooby) changed the role ofevolutionary theory inpsychology from anassumption to a major focusof empirical research.”Long before the work of theCenter for EvolutionaryPsychology (CEP) wasrecognized in such a publicway, it received support andfunding from one of Cosmidesand Tooby’s greatest admirers.Longtime UCSB supporterand a generous donor to theCEP, Howard Waldow, wasthrilled to hear the news. "It isso wonderful for Leda andJohn to get this recognition,”Waldow said.“As anentrepreneur always strugglingwith improving theperformance of myorganization, I stumbled upontheir work over 10 years ago.Something resonated withinme. I sensed they had a way ofanswering the "why" questionsof human behavior moremeaningfully than any I hadheard before. I look forwardeagerly to the understandingwe all will gain from Leda andJohn as a result of this PioneerAward!"A member of the UC SantaBarbara faculty since 1990,Cosmides earned her PhD inpsychology at HarvardUniversity in 1985 andimmediately began to attractrecognition for her work. Shewas the recipient of both the1988 American Associationfor the Advancement ofScience Prize for BehavioralScience Research, and the1993 American PsychologicalAssociation Early CareerAward. She has also been aGuggenheim Fellow.To learn more aboutresearch conducted by theCEP, please visit www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/cepLeading Cognitive Neuroscientist Gazzaniga to head new Mind CenterDr. Michael GazzanigaUCSB has attracted topcognitive neuroscientistMichael Gazzaniga to spearhead development of the newSAGE Center for the Study ofthe Mind. Widely regarded asthe founder of the cognitiveneuroscience field, Gazzanigarejoins UCSB's PsychologyDepartment, where he began hisacademic career as an assistantprofessor in 1967."This is a fantastic opportunityto return to the place where Istarted my career and to buildthe mind sciences into a wideranging program that is inclusiveof the social sciences and the artsand humanities," said Gazzaniga."It is an opportunity to pull together those people on campuswho are interested in interdisciplinary work, which is rareat universities. My hope is tobuild a powerful new centerfocused on the unique nature ofthe human mind and how itworks."Gazzaniga is the perfectperson to do the job,according to Jim Blascovich,chair of UCSB's PsychologyDepartment: "Gazzaniga hasplayed a seminal role in thedevelopment of humanneuroscience, particularly theemergence of cognitive neuroscience. This important andgenerous gift from SAGEPublications will enable UCSBto implement ProfessorGazzaniga's vision of multidisciplinary study of the mindthat will integrate scholarlypursuits across the academicspectrum."Gazzaniga’s long anddistinguished career started atthe California Institute ofTechnology, where he receiveda PhD in psycho-biologyunder Nobel Prize winnerRoger Sperry. Pioneering splitbrain research, Gazzanigasubsequently made remarkableadvances in our understandingof functional lateralization inthe brain and how the cerebralhemispheres communicatewith one another. He went onto found centers for cognitiveneuroscience at UC Davis andat Dartmouth, and started theJournal of Cognitive Neuroscience,of which he is editor-in-chief.Gazzaniga is a fellow of theAmerican Association for theAdvancement of S c i e n c e ,(story continues, p.9)

Inside PsychologyVolume 2, Issue 1Page 3Alumni Spotlight: William Collins ’1959It is hard to forget WilliamCollins, who graduated with aBA in Psychology in 1959.Some may remember him asthe Resident Hall Assistantwho spoofed the fraternitysystem with his dry humor asperiodic dinner entertainment.Or as the fleet-footed middledistance runner who placedfifth in the 1956 Olympictrials. Or as the “king” of the1959 campus Spring Formalafter he announced hisengagement to “queen” RitaMattern.Bill has a hard timeforgetting too. For him, thesethree events—and hismajoring in psychology—stand out as undergraduateexperiences that still have aprofound effect on his life.Being a student leader, he says,showed him the importance oflistening before acting and thevalue of shared governance.And his ability to deliver aneffective professionalpresentation “owes itsbeginnings to those dinners.”As a runner, Bill learned plentyabout setting goals, pursuingthem relentlessly, and livingwith both success or failure(although since Bill is amember of UCSB’s AthleticHall of Fame, it’s clear he hadmore of the former than thelatter). And his collegesweetheart is now his wife of46 years.William “Bill” Collins as a UCSB undergraduateThe psychology major alsoplayed a crucial role in Bill’scareer. He credits thedepartment with giving him“analytical skills anddiscipline to dig in and sizeup the situation” and theability to manage change andmotivate employees by“structur[ing] things so thatthe individual would seedirectly the results of theirown work and beresponsible for it.” A testingcourse with Bill Altusprovided an eye-openingassignment: Using the WAISand MMPI to test inmates ofthe County Jail. It was anexperience that furthered hisperspective about the natureof intelligence andpersonality assessment “wellbeyond that of practicingwith student friends.” Billalso fondly recalls “verystimulating” class discussionsthat “frequently lasted to alate hour,” especially the onethat met weekly at AlmaBeaver’s home.These life lessons learnedhave certainly been key toBill’s professional success, ashe spent decades handlingcorporate personnel andlabor relations activities.Following a “one in amillion” assignment to carryout personnel research forthe military in 1961, Bill wasa Principal Analyst forVentura County’s compensation program andresponsible for reorganization of County Departments.This experience, along with aMA in Psychology earnedfrom California StateUniversity, Los Angeles,propelled him in record timeto the position of VicePresident of Operations withthe NYSE-traded CraigCorporation. He oversawdomestic and internationaltransportation, distributionWilliam “Bill”Collins took a1959 degree inpsychology andan ability toimplementorganizationalchange andmotivateemployees fromthe UCSBresidential dininghall system to theboardrooms ofnationalcorporations.and warehousing operations,and was responsible forimplementing organizationalchange at every level. Billregards “taking on andmastering multiple new areasof responsibility and in earningthe respect of all levels in theorganization” as his greatestcareer satisfaction. He laterheld similar positions withSharp Electronics and CarterHawley Hale-BroadwayDepartment Stores.On a more personal level,the Spring Formal king andqueen went on to raise threesons, parenting, coaching, andumpiring through years ofsoccer, baseball, water polo,and Father-Son Indian Guidesat the local “Y.” Active waterskiers and lifelong bridgeplayers, the Collins also foundtime for philanthropic activity,being active with the OrangeCounty’s YMCA Board ofDirectors and PhilharmonicSociety, as well as the NationalAlliance for Mental Illness.Always avid travelers, Billand Rita have pooled theirpost-retirement riskmanagement, organization,and operations skills intoseeing more of the rest of theworld. They visited China witha UCSB group that includedformer Chancellor Cheadleand his wife Mary and theUCSB Alumni Association’sthen Vice Chancellor, PeterSteiner. More recently theyhave been working their wayfrom Asia west, visitingRussia, Croatia, Italy, Finland,France, and England.Bill is happy to know thatsome of the qualities aboutUCSB that made a differenceto him are still available:opportunities for studentleadership, an active intramuraland intercollegiate sportsprogram, and some smallupper division or graduateclasses that allow undergraduates close communication with the professor.And since you can’t alwaysknow the value of suchactivities at the time, Bill’sadvice to undergraduates is“Whatever it is that becomesyour interest, follow it. Absorbyourself in it. As time goesalong, those efforts will paydividends.” As they certainlydid in the case of William“Bill” Collins ’1959.

Inside PsychologyVolume 2, Issue 1Page 4Love at First Sight: Women can use facial cues to single out a family manHe loves children? Or he loveschildren not? The answer maysimply be a glance away. Justby looking at a man’sphotograph, women can gaugehow much he likes childrenbased on facial cues, accordingto research led by psychologyprofessor James Roney.Past research has focused onmasculinity in men’s faces asan indicator of genetic quality.The rationale is thattestosterone—which someevidence suggests is sustainedat higher levels in healthiermen—masculinizes facialphysiognomy, producing awider jaw and heavier beard,for example. Since healthymen are more likely to fatherhealthy offspring, such signsof masculinity may enhancesexual attractiveness. But inmate selection, there’s anotherimportant factor: the male’swillingness to provide parentalinvestment.To see if women are alsoable to quickly detect paternalquality in potential partners,the researchers askedundergraduate females to ratethe masculinity and interest inchildren of 39 male studentsbased on photographedheadshots. The men’s actualtestosterone level wasmeasured by saliva test, andthe men’s actual affinity forchildren was indexed by theirpreference for photos ofadults or babies.The first part of the studyappeared to back up previousfindings: The women judgedmen with higher testosteronelevel to be more masculine.But the women were alsosurprisingly good at tellingwhich men liked children justfrom looking at their photos.And just as the researcherspredicted, perceptions ofmasculinity and perceptions ofinterest in children affectedhow much the women wereinterested in the men aspotential mates.Whenseeking a short-term partner,women found the masculinemen particularly attractive.But when it came to selectingRoneyphotoDr. James Roneya potential long-term partner,the family men won out.Roney and his team arefocusing future researchendeavors on just which facialcues might make particularmen appear fatherly.Focus on Giving: The Harry J. Carlisle Memorial FundCarlisle Award recipient Vanessa WoodsWhen Harry J. Carlisle wasappointed to the faculty of theUCSBPsychologyDepartment in 1965, it was anacademic homecoming: Harryreceived both his B.A. andM.A. in Psychology fromUCSB. As researcher, teacher,and mentor, Harry went on tomake major contributions tothe department for the nextfour decades. An expert in thebiological mechanismsunderlying regulatorybehavior, he helped found anddevelop what was then theBio-Psychology graduateprogram and undergraduatemajor at UCSB. Generationsof graduate and undergraduates students wereintroduced to the rigorousrewards of experimentation inHarry’s teaching labs andclassrooms.Thus it was fitting that onhis death in 2003, Harry’sfamily and colleaguesestablished The Harry J.Carlisle Memorial Award in hishonor.“Harry cherished his workwith students, both in theclassroom and in his lab, andhe valued those meaningfulmoments that happen betweenmentor and student” says Dr.Jane Carlisle, Harry’s widow.“Harry held high standards forhis scientific work and that ofhis students, and though hewould probably be a bitembarrassed to know thatthere was an award in hisname, he would also bepleased and very proud ofthose students who workedhard to earn this award.”The award provides researchsupport for selected graduatestudents in the Neuroscienceand Behavior program. Thecriteria for receiving the awardinclude the qualitiesexemplified by HarryCarlisle: sound scholarship, astrong research record, and anabiding concern for the facultyand students in the Neuroscience & Behavior area.One lucky recipient of theCarlisle Memorial fund iscurrent sixth year graduatestudent Vanessa Woods, whoused the funds to develop herthesis research on thefunctional role of amygdalainteractions within the nucleusaccumbens. "Dr. Carlisle wassuch a dedicated neuroscientistand teacher, it is very flatteringfor me to be associated withsomeone of his caliber," saidWoods. To contribute to theHarry J. Carlisle MemorialFund please see p.11 for moreinformation or contactincoming Psychology ChairDaphne Bugental atbugental @psych.ucsb.eduDid You Know?In June 2006, the Departmentof Psychology had: 667 students majoring inPsychology, and 161 students majoring inBiopsychology,making Psychology the secondlargest major on campus.We will be graduating 225Psychology majors and 39Biopsychology majors thisspring, but waiting in thewings to attain full majorstatus are another 825 premajors. Our popularitycontinues to grow!

Inside PsychologyPage 5Volume 2, Issue 1Making a Difference: Playing it by ear may be the key to blind navigationThe use of Global PositioningSystem (GPS) tracking isspreading like wildfire—accomplishing feats fromplotting the quickest route tothe Arlington Theatre tolocating missing children. Butwell before its surge inpopularity, Jack Loomis, apsychology professor in theCognitive and PerceptualSciences program, hadambitious plans for the as-yetundeveloped technology. In a1985 memo to his colleagues,Loomis shared his goal of“develop[ing] a digital mapsystem for the visuallyimpaired that would displayinformation throughearphones.” What he described is surprisingly close tothe now commerciallyavailable GPS navigationsystems for the blind.The prototype that Loomisand his colleagues designedand tested in the early 1990shas since been developed byothers into commerciallyavailable systems, revolutionizing navigation for thetraveling blind. “Turn left 21degrees, right 19 degrees, left88 degrees ” the computerized voice may say, swiftlydirecting its user from onebuilding on a college campusto another. The GPSnavigation system is an“extremely important”invention for the blind, saysLoomis, who ranks it high on“Virtual sound for the blind islike a visual map for drivers. Inaddition to guiding blind users,virtual sound also gives them abetter idea of the layout of theenvironment so that they cancreate better mental maps.”his list, along with the longcane, Braille, and the speechsynthesizer. Loomisestimates that well over athousand blind people useGPS navigation systems—and with many youngpeople adopting this newtechnology, he predicts thatmost of the visuallyimpaired population will usesuch systems thirty yearsfrom now. Despite theinvention’s popularity andimpact, however, Loomisand his colleagues (notably,Jack Loomis andhis colleagueshave designedGPS navigationsystems withspatial audiointerfaces thatallow blind usersto navigate byfollowing soundsthat lead them totheir intendeddestination.Reg Golledge, UCSB professorof Geography) are not ones torest on their laurels.Guided by their research onvirtual sound, Loomis and histeam set out to improve GPSdevices by integrating a spatialaudio interface. Rather thantelling the user to turn left 21degrees, for example, thenewer device now emits a beepwith an apparent location of 21degrees to the left that the usercan walk towards. This methodof “seeing” capitalizes onhumans’ natural ability to usetheir auditory system forperception. Imagine that youhear a ferocious dog bark on adark night, and you startsprinting left. How did youknow the dog was to yourright? In a split second, yourbrain compared how long i

psychology from an assumption to a major focus of empirical research.” Long before the work of the Center for Evolutionary Psychology (CEP) was recognized in such a public way, it received support and funding from one of Cosmides and Tooby’s greatest admirers. Longtime UCSB supp

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