{"686519":{"#nid":"686519","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Professor Randall Engle Receives Lifetime Achievement Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/people\/randall-w-engle\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERandall W. Engle\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, professor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/psychology.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Psychology\u003C\/a\u003E, has received the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award from the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/isironline.org\/\u0022\u003EInternational Society for Intelligence Research\u003C\/a\u003E (ISIR). This award, the Society\u2019s highest honor, recognizes individuals who have made substantial, lifelong contributions to the scientific understanding of human intelligence. In recognition of this distinction, Engle has been invited to deliver a plenary address at the 2026 ISIR Annual Conference.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u201cThis is a great honor from the premier society in the world for the study of human intelligence,\u201d he says.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EEngle\u2019s research centers on the nature of our ability to maintain attention and focus in the face of external and internal distractions. His pioneering work has influenced a wide range of fields \u2014 including social psychology, emotion, psychopathology, developmental psychology, and psychological testing \u2014 and has contributed to modern theories of cognitive and emotional control. Tests developed in Engle\u2019s lab will soon be used to select pilots and air traffic controllers for the U.S. Navy. These assessments evaluate one\u2019s ability to focus attention and avoid distraction while problem solving.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EHe obtained his Ph.D. in experimental psychology from The Ohio State University and joined Georgia Tech in 1995 as chair of the School of Psychology. Engle stepped down from that role in 2008 to establish the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cabi.gsu.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia State University\/Georgia Tech Center for Advanced Brain Imaging\u003C\/a\u003E, where he served as director for four years.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThroughout his career, Engle has received numerous awards. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Association for Psychological Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society of Experimental Psychologists, Memory Disorders Research Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EHe served as editor of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ECurrent Directions in Psychological Science\u003C\/em\u003E for more than 10 years and has been on the editorial board of several other journals.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Engle\u2019s research centers on the nature of our ability to maintain attention and focus in the face of external and internal distractions. 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