Dr. Debra Zellner has been named Co-Executive Editor of Appetite for the year.

Dr. Paul J. Locher, a highly-respected and esteemed faculty member of the department for over 30 years, has retired as of May 2006.  He has earned himself the Professor Emertius status and will continue his research in aesthetics.

Dr. Irwin Badin will be presenting at a workshop sponsored by the Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy of New Jersey on November 12, 2005 at the Somerset Hills Hotel, Warren, NJ.  The title is "The Therapist Who Mistook His Patient For Himself & Other Tales From Inside The Analytic Space: Understanding The Nature Of Therapeutic Action."

Dr. Irwin Badin will be presenting at a workshop sponsored by the Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy of New Jersey on October 12, 2005 at MSU.  The title is "The Therapist’s Inner Self: A Lesson From Buddhism."

Dr. Julian Keenan is the Deputy Editor of the brand new academic journal, Social Neuroscience.

Dr. Paul Locher is the Keynote Speaker at the International Congress on the Psychology of Art & Creativity to be held in Taipei, Taiwan from September 28-30, 2005. His address is titled  "Subjecting an Aesthetic Episode with Visual Art to Empirical Scrutiny."

Dr. Milton Fuentes was invited to speak at a workshop conducted at the annual GSAPP's culture conference at Rutgers University.  His talk was about "Will the real me please stand up:
managing our multiple 
identities and their relationship to cultural competency.  An invited
workshop conducted at the annual GSAPP's culture conference, Rutgers
University, New Jersey.  

Dr. Julian Keenan appeared on a segment of Fox News 
          Channel regarding his work in the field of deception.

Dr. Julian Paul Keenan's The Face in the Mirror: The Search for the Origins of Consciousness released July 1st, 2003. Published by HarperCollins/Ecco, the book is available in most bookstores, on online at amazon. Press and reviews include local and national newspapers, radio, magazines and journals. Interested readers can contact Dr. Keenan at keenanj@mail.montclair.edu or visit his website. Keenan, J. P., Gallup, G., & Falk, D. (2003). The Face in the Mirror: The Search for the Origins of Consciousness. New York, NY: HarperCollins/Ecco.

Dr. Paul Locher was elected the 2004 President of  American Psychological Association Division 10 - Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. This honor recognizes Dr. Locher's outstanding work in visual perception and aesthetics. For more information, contact Dr. Locher at locherp@mail.montclair.edu

Dr. Paul Locher was also elected the 2004-2006 President of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA).