Kristian Markon won 2008 Tanaka Award for Best Dissertation
Kristian Markon (MN PhD '07 in CSPR, now a tenure track asst prof at U Iowa in the psychology dept) won the 2008 Tanaka Award for best dissertation from the Association for Research in Personality. This is a highly competitive award, and it's also of note that last year's winner was our newest PIB faculty member, Colin DeYoung.