{"id":2317,"date":"2016-04-29T15:23:05","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T20:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/psychology\/?p=2317"},"modified":"2018-12-12T16:14:04","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T22:14:04","slug":"salahadin-lotfi-received-a-sigma-xi-grant-for-a-study-on-emotional-working-memory-training-of-anxious-individuals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/psychology\/salahadin-lotfi-received-a-sigma-xi-grant-for-a-study-on-emotional-working-memory-training-of-anxious-individuals\/","title":{"rendered":"Salahadin Lotfi received a Sigma Xi grant for a study on emotional working memory training of anxious individuals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2016\/04\/Sigma_X_logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2319\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2016\/04\/Sigma_X_logo-300x96.jpg\" alt=\"Sigma_X_logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2016\/04\/Sigma_X_logo-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2016\/04\/Sigma_X_logo-768x246.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2016\/04\/Sigma_X_logo-1024x328.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2016\/04\/Sigma_X_logo.jpg 1714w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sala Lotfi, a grad student working with Dr. Hanjoo Lee, was recently awarded a grant-in-aid of research from the Sigma Xi, titled \u201cImproving inhibitory control through emotional working memory training of anxious individuals\u201d. 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