Gina Mireault, professor of psychology and chair of the Johnson Psychology and Human Services department.at Northern Vermont University, was recently awarded a research grant from the National Institutes of Health and named a Vermont State Colleges Systems Faculty Fellow for the 2022-23 academic year.
Mireault, whose research currently focuses on the perception and creation of humor in infants from 3 months to 12 months old, received a four-year, $547,156 grant from NIH's Support for Research Excellence program to fund two future studies — one on surprise in infants and the other on humor in infants.
Mireault was also named a VSCS Faculty Fellow for the 2022-23 academic year, making her one of two VSCS tenured faculty recognized for outstanding accomplishments in teaching and learning through this fellowship for next year. The fellowship includes a reduction in teaching load for one semester and a small stipend to help support work on a specific project.