Tuesday's tragic shootings in Atlanta have raised understandable fear and anxiety among many in our Asian and Asian-American communities. All of us here in the Psychology Department deserve to work and live in an environment that is safe and welcoming, where we all feel valued. We therefore denounce the increasing instances of bias, violence, and hate crimes toward Asian and Asian American individuals, both in the
The College of Science has selected Jen Bertollo as the 2021 Outstanding Master’s Student for her exceptional scholarship and service. In lieu of the Graduate School Awards Banquet, the Graduate School will be listing the names of all the Graduate Education Week award winners in VT News, on the Graduate School website, and through various social media.
Congratulations Jen!
Written by Dr. Roseanne Foti
Brittany Nackley, was selected by a Graduate School faculty review committee to receive this year’s GTAExcellence –Assistant Award. The committee was impressed with Brittany nomination packet that detailed her outstanding contributions to high quality teaching.
The Psychology Department is very proud of Brittany's recognition, outstanding students like her are part of Graduate Education Week, celebrated annually to
The Psychology Department is very pleased to announce that faculty member, Dr. Rosanna Breaux and Ph.D. alumni, Dr. Jordan Booker have been named an Association for Psychological Science Rising Star for 2021! The APS Rising Star designation is presented to outstanding APS members in the earliest stages of their research career post-PhD. This designation recognizes researchers whose innovative work has already advanced
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Virginia Tech Psychology students in their 4th through 6th years of the program successfully matched for Phase I of the APPIC Psychology Clinical Internship on Friday, February 19th. This year's 100% clinical match continues after Virginia Tech's long, outstanding record for matching for internships. Students will start their internship year in the summer of 2021 at the following institutions:
The Virginia Tech Autism Clinic & Center for Autism Research (VTAC/CAR) is proud to have the Washington Group Special Care Planning Team as a sponsor of the Virginia Tech Mobile Autism Clinic.
VT Alum Jerry Hulick, advocate for the special needs community and founder of the planning team, continues to support the services and research of VTAC/CAR, including our Mobile Autism Clinic. His true serving spirit and love of
Congratulations to Niesha Savory, a psychology and clinical neuroscience undergraduate student at Virginia Tech who conducts research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has always been fascinated with how the brain works. Savory was recently awarded a Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to support her research.
Niesha
Congratulating Adam Raines who received the F. Edward Hébert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship. Applicants from various health related programs such as Medicine, Optometry, Dental Medicine, and Clinical Psychology are welcome to apply. It is a highly competitive scholarship program (only 7 applicants selected this rotation) that includes full coverage for tuition, school sponsored health insurance, and related
The Psychology Department is very proud to announce that Hannah Bailey has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious Phi Kappa Phi Medallion Award for the College of Science. Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective honor society, awards a Medallion to the student with the highest academic standing in each College. Hannah is a Fall 2020 graduate with a double major in Cognitive and Behavioral
Recognizing ongoing complications for everyone brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, and acknowledging the pandemic’s disparate impact on potential applicants from underrepresented communities, the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech will waive GRE scores for the current recruiting cycle. Applicants who do not submit GRE scores will be given full consideration and not be penalized. Those who have taken the GREs
