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Congratulations to Clinical Science Doctoral Student Shivani Goyal for winning this year's Outstanding Thesis Award in the STEM category. 

Dr. Samantha Kempker-Margherio and collaborator Dr. Aparna Shah of the School of Neuroscience hosted a Brain Day: Just Say KNOW field trip for 55 fifth graders from Falling Branch Elementary. The students learned about the brain, methods to study the brain, and the effects of substance abuse on the brain. This project was funded through Dr. Shah's VT Engage grant and Dr. Margherio and Dr. Shah's Center for Peace Building

The Virginia Tech Department of Psychology would like to recognize CNB student Jasmine Lewis for being selected for the ADAA 2024 Alies Muskin Career Development Leadership Program in the Basic Neuroscience/Clinical Research Track, as well as selected to receive a BIPOC Membership Scholarship. Congratulations Jasmine on this achievement! 

The Virginia Tech Department of Psychology would like to recognize 2nd year Cognitive Neuroscience & Biopsychology student Erica Shafer for being selected for a Graduate Student Award at the 2024 Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting. Congratulations Erica on this achievement! 

The VT Psychology Department would like to recognize faculty member Dr. Lee Cooper for being acknowledged by the APA's Commission on Accreditation Chair regarding his work as a site visitor in the most recent site visit cycle for the doctoral PhD program in Clinical Psychology at University of Pennsylvania. The site visit process enables the APA to fulfill its obligation to the US Department of Education and to the

Beer pong. Quarters. Flip cup. The drinking games college students play can seem like an alcohol-laced version of intramural sports.

When college-aged drinkers imbibe too heavily, the risk for physically harming a romantic partner rises considerably.

What if there was a way for heavy drinkers to monitor their alcoholic intake and blood-alcohol levels in real time, before an intimate situation cascades into physical violence

Faculty members Vanessa Diaz and Sam Kempker-Margherio, and psychology graduate students Madeline Netto and Sahar Hafezi visited three kindergarten classrooms at Eastern Elementary in Giles County.

This visit was part of the Girls Launch! Program, a long term collaboration between Faculty member Vanessa Diaz and the Center for Communicating Science at Virginia Tech. The program brings female scientists to present on

VT Psychology had seven faculty members and one clinical student at ABCT in Seattle from November 16 - 19. Heather Davis, Meagan Brem, Rosanna Breaux, and Sam Kempker-Margherio represented the Clinical Science program at the Graduate School Meet and Greet. 

There was also a symposium and reception honoring Tom Ollendick and his impact on the field of Clinical Child Psychology and his role as a co-founding editor of

The Department of Psychology would like to recognize Samantha Kaps for being selected as the recipient of the 2023 Phi Kappa Phi Medallion award. Way to go Samantha!

VT Psychology would like to recognize faculty member Jungmeen Kim-Spoon for being awarded as an APA fellow on behalf of the Fellows Committee of the American Psychological Association. The Fellow status is based on her outstanding contributions in the field of psychology. Congratulations Jungmeen on your achievement!