The Virginia Tech Department of Psychology would like to recognize Dr. Heather Davis for being named an APS Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science!
APS Rising Stars are in the earliest stages of their research careers post-PhD and have already advanced the field with their innovative work.
Congratulations to Erica Shafer for being awarded the COVES Fellowship! 🥳
Learn more here ⬇️
https://vasem.org/fellows/erica-shafer/
Please join us in congratulating Hunter Tufarelli on receiving the 2026 Bob and Mary McClelland Aspire! Ut Prosim Scholarship for embodying the Aspiration for Student Learning "Embrace Ut Prosim As A Way Of Life."
Congratulations to Benjamin Hotaling for being awarded the Aspire! Award for EMBRACING UT PROSIM AS A WAY OF LIFE.
Learn more about the award here: https://experience.vt.edu/2017/Benjamin_Hotaling.html
Please join us in congratulating Chloe Hudson on receiving the Walter Katkovsky Research Grant from the American Psychological Foundation!
Please check out this VT News article featuring Dr. Angela Scarpa!
Clinical science doctoral student Allison Tobar-Santamaria has received the Circulo de pr Norma m Holmes award for 2025, honoring a bilingual student with a commitment to service and research impacting the community. Congratulations, Allison!
Clinical science doctoral student Allison Tobar-Santamaria has received a 2025 American Psychological Foundation (APF) COGDOP Graduate Student Scholarship ($5000) for her dissertation project, “Navigating Trauma and Alcohol: The Role of Cultural Identity and Social Support Among Undergraduate Latina Sexual Assault Survivors.”
Please join us in congratulating Rosanna Breaux on receiving the Mental Health & Prevention Mid-Career Researcher Award 2025!
These awards recognize excellence in research on the prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health, as judged by significant publications, innovation, in intervention, and practical impact within the field.
VT Psychology, along with 90 other institutes around the world, participated in Good Deed Day on Wednesday to celebrate the power of kindness. We gathered food donations, wrote thank you cards, called our loved ones, and more! Check out our video below! #UtProsim
