Assistant Professor Adriene Beltz has been named a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science. The Rising Star designation recognizes outstanding psychological scientists in the earliest stages of their research career post-PhD whose innovative work has already advanced the field and signals great potential for their continued contributions. Individuals being considered for Rising Star designation will be evaluated for their promise of excellence in research based on significant publications, recognitions and discoveries, methodological innovations, and theoretical or empirical contributions work with a potentially broad impact.