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Vanessa Diaz Benitez Selected as Recipient of the COS Roundtable "Make a Difference" Scholarship for Graduate Study

The Virginia Tech Department of Psychology would like to recognize Vanessa Diaz Benitez for being selected as the recipient of the COS Roundtable “Make a Difference” Scholarship for Graduate Study for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Congratulations, Vanessa on this great achievement! 

First E. Scott Geller Award Presented at the Virginia Association for Behavior's 20th Annual Meeting

The first E. Scott Geller Award for Distinguished Service to Applied Behavioral Science was presented at the 20th annual meeting for the Virginia Association for Behavior. The recipient, Christy Evanko, has made a significant contribution to the field of behavioral science through guiding and implementing licensure for behavior analysis in Virginia, among many other notable accomplishments. 

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VT Psychology's Colin Roberts and Sarah Nadasy Receive Aspire! Awards

Please join us in congratulating psychology students Colin Roberts and Sarah Nadasy for receiving Aspire! Awards at this year's March Aspirations for Student Learning Celebration. 

See the full coverage and learn more about the awards here: https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/04/sa-040224-aspireaward.html?utm_source=cmpgn_news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=vtUnirelNewsDailyCMP_april1124-fs

 

Brain Day Educates Students on Substance Use Prevention and Encourages Healthy Decisions

Virginia Tech Psychology and Neuroscience team up to host Brain Day, a workshop encouraging Pulaski County High School students to learn about substance use prevention with an educational focus. 

Learn more and watch the full video here: https://news.vt.edu/videos/k/2024/03/1_polq4p8t.html?utm_source=cmpgn_news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=vtUnirelNewsDailyCMP_april1524-fs

 

Dr. Elizabeth Kolmstetter Gives Distinguished Alumni Talk, "Making a Difference in Government: IO Psychology at TSA, CIA, NASA, CISA, and more!"

Dr. Elizabeth Kolmstetter visited the VT Department of Psychology on March 14th, 2024 to deliver this year's Distinguished Alumni Talk, "Making a Difference in Government: IO Psychology at TSA, CIA, NASA, CISA, and more!" 

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Having served as the first Chief of Personnel Assessment and Research and first-ever IO Psychologist at the FBI, and pioneered innovative talent programs across eight agencies: CISA, NASA

Louis Hickman Awarded Jeanneret Award for Excellence in the Study of Individual or Group Assessment

Congratulations to VT Psychology's Louis Hickman for being awarded the Jeanneret Award for Excellence in the Study of Individual or Group Assessment by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. 

See the full coverage on Dr. Hickman's work here: https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/02/science-hickman-ai-algorithms.html

VT Psychology Research Teams Selected to Receive Seed Grants From the Whole Health Consortium

Check out this article from VT News featuring the Department of Psychology's Angela Scarpa, Rosanna Breaux, Heather Davis, & Samantha Kempker-Margherio to learn more about the research teams that received seed grants from the newly developed Whole Health Consortium. Congratulations to all involved!

See the full coverage here: https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/03/whole-health-seed-grant-winners.html

Christina Minford Receives Alumni Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising

The Virginia Tech Department of Psychology would like to recognize Academic Advisor Christina Minford for being the recipient of the Alumni Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising. Congratulations, Christina and thank you for your many contributions to the Psychology Department!

Jungmeen Kim-Spoon Achieves Fellow Status in Two National Organizations

Congratulations to Dr. Jungmeen Kim-Spoon for achieving fellow status in both the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Sciences. 

Read the full coverage here: https://news.vt.edu/content/news_vt_edu/en/articles/2024/03/science-kim-spoon-psychology-fellow.html