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David Doan holding his award certificate

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Distinguished Undergraduate Psychology Alumni 2022 AwardÌý

Congratulations to Dr. David Doan for receiving his ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Distinguished Undergraduate Psychology Alumni 2022 Award.

May 21, 2023Alumni News

Three King O'Neal Awardees

Fourteen Psychology Majors Receive King O’Neal Scholars Awards at Spring 2023 Commencement

The ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Alumni Association awards the King O’Neal Scholars award every semester to graduating undergraduates who achieved a 4.0 GPA. The award was created in honor of charter ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ graduates Lucas King and Evelyn O’Neal.

May 20, 2023Accomplishments

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ St. Petersburg Psychology Professor Tiffany Chenneville has been awarded the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Springfield Policy Congressional Fellowship, which will allow her to work with a member of Congress on policies to advance the health and well-being of LGBTQIA+ populations.

May 11, 2023Accomplishments, Faculty News, Research

Judith Bryant speaking in a panel

Judy Bryant Speaks at ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Celebration of Teaching

Judy Bryant participated in an invited panel at the March 11 Celebration of Teaching.

April 20, 2023Faculty News

Psi Chi Inductees

49 ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Initiated into Psi Chi Honor Society

At the April 14 induction ceremony, 49 students representing all three campuses were initiated into Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology.

April 18, 2023Accomplishments

Lavanya Kumar

Among the Top 10 Poster at SIOP 2023

With over 700 posters submitted, Lavanya Shravan Kumar's Master’s thesis poster was selected as among the top 10 Poster at this year’s national Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Annual Conference.

April 7, 2023Accomplishments

Posters and presenters

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ 2023 Graduate Research Symposium Winners

Elizabeth Sykes and Roger Young won the 2023 Graduate Research Symposium Award, presented by the Office of Graduate Studies and the Graduate and Professional Student Council (GPSC).

March 27, 2023Accomplishments

911 Emergency Number dialed on a phone

ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ researchers asked to evaluate a new police program

The University of South ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬â€™s Center for Justice Research and Policy (CJRP) has been funded to evaluate a new community police program in St. Petersburg, Fla. where case workers are sent to respond to emergency, non-crime 911 calls instead of law enforcement.

March 10, 2023Faculty News

Peter Clayson

2023 SPR Early Career Award Winner

Dr. Peter Clayson has received the Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychophysiology from the Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR).

February 24, 2023Accomplishments

National Institute for theTeaching of Psychology Volunteers

Psychology Graduate ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Assist with the National Institute for the Teaching of Psychology

Graduate students from both the Tampa and St. Petersburg campuses assisted at the January National Institute for the Teaching of Psychology. This is event is co-sponsored by the ÊÖ»ú¿´Æ¬ Psychology Department.

January 10, 2023Accomplishments, Events

Warm Welcome Donations, Recipients, and Committee Members

Warm Welcome 2022

Thank you to everyone who made the Warm Welcome donation project such a success this year. The project benefits families in the local refugee community and this year we filled the wishlists of 5 families (21 individuals) with almost $2,500 worth of items.

December 19, 2022Accomplishments

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