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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

The Psychology Department welcomed 24 guests (10 faculty, 14 undergraduates) as part of the VT-HBCU/MSI Research Summit held Oct 13-14 in Blacksburg.  The guests represented Bowie State, Fayetteville State, Morgan State, and Virginia State universities.  Guest faculty met with current VT faculty from each of our graduate training areas to explore collaborative research opportunities.  Guest students met with the graduate

Dr. McDonnell was recently recognized for receiving the International Society for Autism Research's Young Investigator Award, an award given to an outstanding early career researcher for contributions to autism research. The Young Investigator Awards are granted annually for the best empirical research papers published or in press in the year 2018 by an investigator who has been awarded their Ph.D. or M.D. in the past

Dr. Tom Ollendick has become the winner of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy’s lifetime achievement award for significant and enduring contributions to the field of cognitive and behavioral therapies!  Please join in congratulating Dr. Ollendick on achieving this tremendous honor and visit this page to learn about his achievements https://www.academyofct.org/page/TOllendick2019

Dr. Ollendick will receive the award at the