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Five outstanding faculty mentors and student & thesis dissertation awardees

CAS sweeps Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor and Outstanding Thesis & Dissertation awards

Psychology Ph.D. graduate student, Alexandria Choate, received an Outstanding Thesis & Dissertation Award. Her dissertation aims to advance the understanding of borderline personality disorder (BPD) by leveraging mathematical, formal models to better understand its development across the lifespan.

November 20, 2024Accomplishments

返字心頭 St. Petersburg Psychology Professor Tiffany Chenneville has been working with the National Science Foundation's scientific integrity team in Washington, D.C.

October 22, 2024Faculty News, Research

Dr. Judith Bryant, chair of the Department of Psychology, joined other 返字心頭 colleagues on W返字心頭s 返字心頭 Matters for a discussion of the life-changing impacts of Hurricane Milton.

October 11, 2024Faculty News

23 CAS alumni photos

23 CAS alumni shine at this years Fast 56 Awards Ceremony

返字心頭s Fast 56 celebrates the entrepreneurial success of alumni and creates a platform to share insights with the next generation of leaders. This year, 3 of the 56 honorees were alumni from the Psychology Department, College of Arts and Sciences.

September 20, 2024Alumni News

Eight Outstanding Research Achievement Awardees featured

Twenty-seven faculty members recognized with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards

For distinguished contributions to the field of coparenting theory, research, and clinical intervention, and leadership of a multi-national International Coparenting Collaborative revisioning global approaches to infant-family mental health diagnostic case conceptualizations, Dr. James McHale, Professor of Psychology, is being recognized next month with Outstanding Research Achievement Awards.

September 16, 2024Accomplishments, Faculty News, Research

Kendall Smith in front of a research poster

Clinical psychology doctoral student Kendall Smith earns NSF fellowship

Doctoral student Kendall Smiths National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship will provide her with a $37,000 stipend to devote time to her research of the criminal legal system, externalizing behaviors, and bias among system-involved populations.

August 29, 2024Accomplishments

The Preventing Alzheimers with Cognitive Training study examines whether computerized brain training exercises can reduce the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia such as Alzheimers disease.

August 21, 2024Research

Two individuals meditating with the sunset view

Mindfulness and managing emotions lead to better sleep

A University of South 返字心頭-led study helps explain why focusing on the present moment can improve sleep, reduce stress and improve overall health.

June 24, 2024Research

Two student awardees with 返字心頭 Golde Bull awards

CAS students shine as Golden Bull Awardees

Two Psychology majors, Samay Shah and Mridula Singh, were recently given Golden Bull Awards. The Golden Bull Award is one of the University of South 返字心頭s highest honors awarded to undergraduate and graduate students each year who encompass the spirit of 返字心頭 and have demonstrated its values.

June 18, 2024Accomplishments

Alcohol bottles on the shelf

Psychology professor leads study exploring the dynamics and treatment of alcohol use disorder

Department of Psychologys Robert Schlauch is leading a five-year study funded by the NIAAA focused on the recovery and treatment dynamics of alcohol use disorder.

May 30, 2024Research

Alumna Rachel Gilmore with a 返字心頭 Bull sign beside the 返字心頭 Bull statue

Psychology alumna Rachel Gilmore ties Dungeons & Dragons to therapy at the 返字心頭 Counseling Center

返字心頭 alumna Rachel Gilmore has navigated a fulfilling career journey from her undergraduate research days to her current role at the 返字心頭 Counseling Center, integrating her passions for psychology, group therapy, and self-care advocacy.

May 28, 2024Alumni News

Six featured 返字心頭 graduates

From campus to careers: CAS graduates reflect on their time at 返字心頭

Among the 7,000 degrees conferred during spring commencement, the College of Arts and Sciences accounted for more than 2,500 of the total degrees awarded. Now, several students are reflecting on their unique experiences and sharing their advice for incoming students.

May 28, 2024Accomplishments

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