UNC Asheville Professor Receives Japan Studies Association's Freeman Fellowship

Gary B. Nallan, UNC Asheville associate professor of psychology, was recently selected as one of just 20 professors nationwide to attend the Japan Studies Association’s Freeman 2006 Summer Institute on Japan. The three-week intensive will be held at Tokai University in Honolulu this summer.

Nallan, who joined UNC Asheville’s faculty in 1988, holds a doctorate in learning-physiological psychology from the University of Kentucky. His research interests include human and animal learning, memory and cognition, and the history of psychology. Nallan teaches a number of courses that will be greatly impacted by the fellowship, including a humanities course, “The Modern World,” and a psychology course, “History and Systems of Psychology.”

The summer institute is designed for faculty who wish to incorporate information about Japan into the courses they teach. The workshop will cover a wide variety of topics relating to Japan, including history, politics, literature, business and the arts.

The Japan Studies Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development of better understanding of Japan and Japanese Culture.

Media Contacts:

• Merianne Epstein, UNC Asheville Public Information Director, 828/251-6676
• Jill Yarnall, UNC Asheville Public Information Assistant Director, 828/251-6526