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Eleven ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ faculty among 2024 class of Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science
David Diamond, Professor in the Department of Psychology (elected AAAS Biological Sciences Section), for pioneering research in the fields of neuroscience and cardiovascular disease, particularly in the study of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the role of cholesterol in heart disease.
March 27, 2025Faculty News

American Psychological Foundation (APF) Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Winner
The Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grant, a prestigious national award recognizing outstanding contributions to LGBTQIA+ family psychology and therapy, has been awarded to Jason R. Schmidt Avendaño for his pioneering research exploring the neural mechanisms of emotional regulation in LGBTQ+ individuals within the context of family connectedness.
February 13, 2025Accomplishments, Research
Psychology Professor Jennifer O’Brien is being recognized on the global stage for her contributions to science and impacting her field.
February 5, 2025Accomplishments, Faculty News, Research

Your work habits may be threatening your sleep, ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ-led study shows
People whose jobs are highly sedentary – an estimated 80% of the modern workforce – experience a much higher risk of insomnia symptoms.
January 7, 2025Faculty News, Research

Warm Welcome Donation Project to Support Local Refugee Families
Warm Welcome Donation Project sponsored by the ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ Psychology Student Diversity Committee and the ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ Psychology Department Diversity Committee.
December 20, 2024Accomplishments

Seven Psychology majors named King O'Neal Scholars at Fall Commencement
Seven Psychology undergraduates were honored as King O’Neal Scholars at ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ’s Friday, December 13, 2024, commencement ceremony.
December 16, 2024Accomplishments

52 Undergraduate and Graduate Students Inducted into Psi Chi at Fall Ceremony
Congratulations to the 52 undergraduate and graduate students inducted into Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology, on Friday, November 22. They come from all three campuses of ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ. Faculty advisors are Sandra Schneider (Tampa), Kemesha Gabbidon (St. Petersburg), and Valentina Iturriaga (Sarasota-Manatee).
November 24, 2024Accomplishments

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
ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ 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 ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ colleagues on WËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ’s Florida Matters for a discussion of the life-changing impacts of Hurricane Milton.
October 11, 2024Faculty News

23 CAS alumni shine at this year’s Fast 56 Awards Ceremony
ËÄ»¢Ó°ÊÓ’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

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