{"606610":{"#nid":"606610","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Leadership Transition in the School of Psychology","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMark Wheeler has been named interim chair of the School of Psychology, effective on July 1, 2018. Wheeler is currently the school\u0026rsquo;s associate chair with oversight of operations and graduate studies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWheeler joined Georgia Tech in 2014. His lab investigates how cognitive abilities are affected by lifestyle factors such as sleep quality and physical activity, as well as how these abilities may change in healthy aging.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWheeler specialized in functional brain imaging of human memory for his Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter a postdoctoral stint at Washington University School of Medicine, he joined the University of Pittsburgh. There, he developed functional imaging techniques to study \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/592945\u0022\u003Eneural dynamics of the accumulation and representation of evidence during decision-making\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWheeler takes over from \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/590593\u0022\u003EFrank Durso, who has served as interim chair since July 1, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It is a pleasure for me to thank Professor Frank Durso for his exemplary contributions during his service as interim chair of the school,\u0026rdquo; says College of Sciences Dean and Sutherland Chair Paul Goldbart. \u0026ldquo;Under Frank\u0026rsquo;s leadership, the school has developed relationships that will be of enduring value to the school, both across the campus and beyond.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Mark Wheeler takes over as interim chair "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUntil a permanent chair is appointed, Mark Wheeler will serve as interim chair of the School of Psychology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Mark Wheeler assumes leadership as Frank Durso steps down as interim chair."}],"uid":"30678","created_gmt":"2018-05-30 17:56:07","changed_gmt":"2018-05-30 18:01:25","author":"A. Maureen Rouhi","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-05-30T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-05-30T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"606608":{"id":"606608","type":"image","title":"Mark Wheeler","body":null,"created":"1527702618","gmt_created":"2018-05-30 17:50:18","changed":"1527702618","gmt_changed":"2018-05-30 17:50:18","alt":"","file":{"fid":"231357","name":"2017 mark.wheeler.sq250.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2017%20mark.wheeler.sq250.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2017%20mark.wheeler.sq250.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":51775,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2017%20mark.wheeler.sq250.jpg?itok=u3EfqDdV"}},"606609":{"id":"606609","type":"image","title":"Frank Durso","body":null,"created":"1527702672","gmt_created":"2018-05-30 17:51:12","changed":"1527702672","gmt_changed":"2018-05-30 17:51:12","alt":"","file":{"fid":"231358","name":"2018 Frank Durso.square250.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2018%20Frank%20Durso.square250.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2018%20Frank%20Durso.square250.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":90407,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2018%20Frank%20Durso.square250.jpg?itok=YeHRALI6"}}},"media_ids":["606608","606609"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/592945","title":"B.S. in Neuroscience Takes Off at Georgia Tech"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.cos.gatech.edu\/hg\/item\/590593","title":"Transition in the School of Psychology"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"443951","name":"School of Psychology"}],"categories":[{"id":"42911","name":"Education"}],"keywords":[{"id":"167710","name":"School of Psychology"},{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA. Maureen Rouhi, Ph.D.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maureen.rouhi@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}