Dr. McDonnell was recently awarded a 2-year Organization for Autism Research grant to support her lab's project looking at how to better support youth with autism who have also experienced trauma. The grant will evaluate trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for youth with ASD. Many thanks to Drs. Scarpa and Ollendick who assisted as co-investigators on the proposal. More information can be found at this link: https
Laura is a Professor of Psychological Science at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) in Edinburg, TX. Before joining the faculty at UTRGV she spent 13 years at The University of Toledo, including two in which she served as the DCT for their clinical psychology PhD program. Laura continues her research program investigating the etiology, assessment, and treatment of internalizing disorders in youth that she
Rachel Miller-Slough, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at East Tennessee State University. She received her bachelor's degree at the College of William & Mary, under the research mentorship of Dr. Janice Zeman. Through this experience, she developed an interest in children’s emotional development, and how the parent-child relationship influences children’s psychological adjustment. Rachel went on to complete
We are pleased to announce that the Virginia Tech Autism Clinic and Center for Autism Research won the Best Practices in Rural Health Award from the Virginia Rural Health Association (VRHA)! Each year at the annual Rural Health Voice Conference, VRHA recognizes outstanding contributions to rural health in Virginia. This award is given to a program or institution that exemplifies commitment and service to rural health in
Student researchers from the Center for Applied Behavior Systems (CABS) have been continuing their evaluation of the frequency of gratuity at crosswalks across campus.
JK Lifespan Development lab of Dr. Jungmeen Kim-Spoon, in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech (https://support.psyc.vt.edu/labs/jklifespan) The position has a start date of January 2020 and requires at least a two year commitment. Projects in the lab combine developmental psychopathology and decision neuroscience to investigate brain function, emotion and personality processes, decision making and health
November 7-9 marked the 31st Annual International Conference on ADHD. During the conference Dr. Ross Greene, VT Clinical Psychology alum and adjunct Associate Professor gave a Keynote Address entitled "Collaborative & Proactive Solutions: Moving From Power and Control to Collaboration and Problem Solving" and Dr. Rosanna Breaux, Assistant Professor presented her research on the development of the RELAX Intervention, and
“My graduate school advisor, Thomas H. Ollendick, encouraged his students to join ADAA and doing so was such a great decision. ADAA has been my professional home since 2008 and during that time I have presented posters and talks at the annual conferences, participated in the Career Development Leadership program (CDLP), co-chaired Special Interests Groups (SIG), mentored with the CDLP, and volunteered to help with several
Psychology majors have the chance to put their academic learning into practice in the Lab in Physiological Psychology. Meeting in the Psychology Department’s Computer Lab on the second floor of Williams Hall, the lab class teaches students a range of techniques including electrocardiography (ECG or EKG), electromyography (EMG), electroencephalography (EEG), electrodermal activity (EDA), electrooculography (EOG)
Dr. Diaz (Co-Director of the iLEAP Lab) and her team attended the Cognitive Development Society's Biennial Meeting this October in Louisville, KY. The lab's presence included an oral presentation by VT grad project manager Kelly Runyon, and a first-authored poster presentation by senior undergraduate research assistant Cameron Smith. Cameron received a travel award from Virginia Tech's Office of Undergraduate Research to
