BVU Psychology Student Kyle Wiebers Wins Prestigious Award

2018 Jan 4

Buena Vista University (BVU) student Kyle Wiebers , a senior psychology major from Holstein, has been awarded a Regional Research Award from Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology.

This year, the organization received over 800 research abstracts for the 2018 Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) convention, but only awarded 28 students from the society's Midwestern Region. This is the first time a BVU student has ever received the award.

Wiebers' project, entitled, "Effect of Voluntary Alcohol Consumption on Behavioral Flexibility," is being conducted in BVU's new psychology rat research lab under the mentorship of Dr. Wes Beckwith, assistant professor of psychology at BVU.

"The psychology program is very proud of Kyle and Dr. Beckwith for this prestigious achievement," said Dr. Wind Goodfriend, professor of experimental psychology at BVU.

The award includes $300 and a certificate of recognition from Psi Chi. Recipients of the award will present their research at the annual 2018 MPA convention in Chicago on April 12-14.