Brian Daly Interviewed by Associated Press
May 03, 2012
Brian P. Daly, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, was recently interviewed by a writer for the Associated Press about the notion of fit between Parent - Child temperament. Dr. Daly commented on how caregivers can adjust their parenting styles to provide a better match for their child's temperament.
Elizabeth Culnan Wins First Place at COAS Research Day
April 06, 2012
Elizabeth Culnan won first place at the 2012 COAS Research Day for her poster "Insufficient Sleep and Weight Status in High School Students: Should we be Focusing on the Extremes?" The project aimed to examine the sleep/weight relationship among a large, diverse cohort of adolescents using data from the Center for Disease Control's Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
Alyssa Matteucci Receives Psi Chi Award
March 28, 2012
Drexel Psychology undergraduate Alyssa Matteucci has been awarded a $1500 Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Grant to support her project "Body-Related Acceptance as a Potential Mediator of Body Image Dissatisfaction and Eating Pathology."
Arthur M. Nezu appointed to two national committees
March 13, 2012
Arthur M. Nezu, Ph.D., ABPP, Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, was recently appointed to two national committees. The first is the Clinical Treatment Guideline Development Panel for Depressive Disorders for the American Psychological Association (APA). This is the first time the APA will delineate evidenced-based treatment guidelines for specific disorders. The second is the Special Medical Advisory Group for the Department of Veterans Affairs. This Federally-chartered committee advises the Secretary of Veteran Affairs, through the Under Secretary for Health, on matters related to the care and treatment of Veterans and other matters pertinent to the Veterans Health Administration.
John Kounios Noted in Wall Street Journal
March 10, 2012
Research led by Mark Beeman and John Kounios has identified where that flash probably came from. In the seconds before the insight appears, ...
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Laura Berner Receives Research Grant
February 19, 2012
Laura A. Berner, a third-year psychology graduate student mentored by Dr. Michael Lowe, was awarded an Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) Student Research Grant to support her dissertation research investigating neural correlates of general and food-specific self-regulatory control in bulimia nervosa. The AED awards $1,000 grants to support innovative and cutting-edge research conducted by student members of the organization.
Power of Food Scale Created by Drexel's Dr. Michael Lowe Featured on Dr. Oz Show
January 19, 2012
On his website, television's Dr. Oz refers to the "Power of Food Scale," created and validated by Drexel's Dr. Michael Lowe. Dr. Michael Lowe and his team developed the Power of Food Scale to better understand the predisposition that may make some people more susceptible to food-related temptations and to losing control over their eating.
Steph Rabin Wins Prestigious Dissertation Award
December 21, 2011
Steph Rabin won a prestigious Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology (SSCP) Dissertation Award in the amount of $500 for her dissertation "The Interaction of Therapist Experiential Avoidance and Extraneous Clinical Information in Predicting Therapist Preference for Exposure Treatment for OCD." Steph will receive $500 to support her dissertation, a free membership to APS, and publication of her abstract in an upcoming issue of Clinical Science.
Dr. Myrna Shure Workshop Presentation
December 08, 2011
Dr. Myrna Shure, research professor, psychology, CoAS, presented a workshop titled, “How to Think: A Cognitive Approach to Prevention of Early High-Risk Behaviors in Young Children,” at the Learning and Brain Conference, co-sponsored in part by the Mind, Brain and Education Program, Harvard University and the Athinoula A. Martinos Imaging Center, Massachusetts Institute for Technology, Boston, MA, November 18, 2011.
Dr. Kirk Heilbrun Presentation
December 08, 2011
Dr. Kirk Heilbrun, professor and head, psychology, CoAS, presented “Community based alternatives to standard prosecution,” at the Annual Forensic Rights and Treatment Conference, Grantville, PA, and a one-day preconference workshop on “Training on the Pennsylvania Mental Health Procedures Act.” He also co-edited a special edition of Criminal Justice and Behavior on the topic of “Alternatives to Standard Prosecution,” with Dr. Dave DeMatteo, assistant professor, psychology, CoAS.
Dr. Brian P. Daly Coauthored Poster
December 08, 2011
Dr. Brian P. Daly, assistant professor, psychology, CoAS, coauthored a poster titled, “Adolescent weight loss intention and choices of health behavior: Helping or hurting their cause,” at the 139th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, November, 2011.
Shelby Vittek Article in the Washington Post
November 30, 2011
Psychology Professor Donald Bersoff Elected APA President
November 02, 2011
Donald N. Bersoff, Ph.D., J.D., Drexel University professor and national expert on legal and ethical issues in mental health, has been elected 2013 president of the American Psychological Association.
Bersoff is a professor of psychology and law at Drexel, as well as the director of the J.D./Ph.D. program in law and psychology. He edited the landmark book Ethical Conflicts in Psychology, now in its fourth edition, and has written more than 100 publications and papers on the interaction of law, psychology and public policy.
"As APA president, my top initiatives will be to have psychologists take the lead in serving the mental health needs of military personnel, veterans and their families; ensure that we train clinicians to work with increasingly diverse clientele; and do whatever is necessary to attract and retain academicians and scientists," Bersoff said.
Bersoff was the APA's first general counsel, from 1979 to 1989, during which time he authored 50 briefs filed in the U.S. Supreme Court and lower federal and state courts. His work provided social science evidence relevant to issues such as sex stereotyping, women's and adolescents' reproductive rights, hospital privileges for psychologists, admissibility of psychological expertise, jury decision making, privacy rights of the LGBT community, children's testimony and rights of the severely mentally disabled.
A native of New York, Bersoff received his PhD in 1965 from New York University and his JD in 1976 from Yale Law School. He served as an Air Force clinical psychologist from 1965 to 1968, with two years in Southeast Asia.
His other academic positions included developing the nation's second joint law and psychology program, offered by Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland School of Law, as well as faculty posts at the University of Georgia's College of Education and Ohio State University.
Elected to three terms on the APA Council of Representatives, he served as president of the American Psychology-Law Society (APA Division 41) and chairman of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Mental Disability Law.
He received the Presidential Citation for Distinguished Service to APA in 2000. His other awards include Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science and Profession and the Ethics Educator of the Year from the Pennsylvania Psychological Association; the Arthur Furst Ethics Award from the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology; and, the Lifetime Contribution Award from the American Psychology-Law Society.
The American Psychological Association, in Washington, D.C., is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States and is the world's largest association of psychologists. APA's membership includes more than 154,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in 54 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state, territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to advance psychology as a science, as a profession and as a means of promoting health, education and human welfare.
Dr. Christine Maguth Nezu Receives Award
August 10, 2011
At the annual Convocation of the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), recently held at the American Psychological Association (APA) Convention in Washington, DC, Dr. Christine Maguth Nezu was the recipient of an award for Outstanding Contributions to the Specialty of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology. Dr. Nezu, who is a Professor of Psychology (College of Arts and Sciences) and Professor of Medicine (College of Medicine) at Drexel, is also the immediate past-president of the ABPP. The award was jointly sponsored by the American Board of Cognitive & Behavioral Psychology and the Academy of Cognitive & Behavioral Psychology, and highlighted Dr. Nezu's contributions and work toward establishing recognition of the specialty in APA.
In Memoriam of Emily Reid O'Connor
July 12, 2011
The Drexel Clinical Psychology PhD program lost one of our own on June 14th, 2011. First-year student Emily Reid O'Connor passed away in her sleep while vacationing with her husband Shawn in Bar Harbor, Maine. Emily was a member of our community for only one year, but she touched the lives of all who knew her. The community continues to grieve after her sudden and unexpected passing. Emily's road to Drexel spanned across the northeast. After graduating from Wahconah Regional High School in Dalton, MA, Emily went on to study psychology at Union College in Schenectady, NY. She had worked in the Division of Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital where she and Shawn met and at Commonwealth Psychology Associates as a neuropsychology technician with Dr. Andrea Piatt.
Under the supervision of Dr. Mary Spiers, Emily planned to investigate women's responses to sports-related concussion and patterns of recovery. She also worked tirelessly as an undergraduate teaching assistant, contributed to a women's health psychology book alongside Dr. Spiers, Geller and Kloss, and co-authored an article on traumatic brain injury with Dr. Spiers. Outside of Drexel, Emily volunteered as a student representative for the Philadelphia Neuropsychology Society. In late spring 2011, Emily was celebrating the completion of her first year. In addition, she was spearheading plans to create an online network of past and present Drexel neuropsychology students that would connect people with shared interests and foster a sense of community. This project is being carried on in her honor.
Beyond her academic achievements, Emily is best remembered by faculty and fellow students for her radiant smile and positive outlook. Her warm personality and passion for life were noted by all who knew her. Outside the classroom, Emily was a friend to many as well as a cherished wife, daughter, and sister. She was an avid dancer throughout her life, and though Emily remained characteristically modest about her dancing skills, she had previously secured a scholarship at Union College as a result of her talents. Classmates and friends have remembered with laughter that Emily's opinions were always sought when it came to the reality TV-show competition, "So You Think You Can Dance". Emily was also skilled as a cook and a gardener. Dancing and gardening were just two of Emily's many hobbies and interests - she always sought new learning experiences.
Emily is survived by her devoted husband, Shawn O'Connor, her parents, Dwight and Coree Reid, her sister, Andrea Reid, and a large extended family. Our community will be holding a memorial service for Emily this fall, which is open to all. Emily's family is suggesting donations to the American Heart Association. The Dept. of Psychology is accepting donations for a fellowship in her honor.
Our community will be holding a memorial service for Emily this fall, which is open to all. The Department of Psychology has established the
Emily Reid Memorial Endowed Fellowship Fund, a scholarship that will be awarded to future neuropsychology students in the doctoral program. Donate online
here, or by sending a check made payable to Drexel University and designated for the Emily Reid Memorial Fund to:
Kenneth H. Goldman
Associate Vice President, Chief Philanthropic Officer
The Office of Institutional Advancement
Drexel University, Main Building
3141 Chestnut Street, Suite 310
Philadelphia, PA 19104
The Reids also encourage donations to the
American Heart Association in memory of Emily. Donations to Drexel and the AHA are fully tax deductible.
Pamela Geller on In Focus
June 27, 2011
Pamela A. Geller, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Ob/Gyn and Public Health, was interviewed by Steve Highsmith for Philadelphia's weekly public affairs television program, In Focus. The episode, which addresses decisions around childbearing will be broadcast on WPHL-TV (PHL17) on July 16.
Congratulations to our 2011 Graduates
June 21, 2011
Congratulations to our 2011 Ph.D. Graduates:
- Carolyn Appleton, Ph.D.
- Natalie M. Anumba, Ph.D.
- Lauren Daniel, Ph.D.
- Kursten B. Hensl J.D., Ph.D.
- Kathleen Kemp, Ph.D.
- Sarita T. Lyons J.D., Ph.D.
- Jackie Nguyen, Ph.D.
- Jason van Steenburgh, Ph.D.
- Erica Yuen, Ph.D.
Congratulations to the 2011 J.D. Graduates in our J.D.-Ph.D. program:
- Melinda Wolbranksy, J.D.
- Sanjay Shaw, J.D.
- Heather Zelle, J.D.
Congratulations to our 2011 M.S. Graduates:
- Casey LaDuke, M.S.
- Kate McSpadden, M.S.
- Colleen Walsh, M.S.
David DeMatteo and James Herbert Honored
June 20, 2011
Faculty members from across the College of Arts and Sciences have recently been honored for their outstanding contributions to the University. Among those honored were David DeMatteo who was awarded the College of Arts and Science Outstanding Teaching Award and James Herbert who received the Highly-Commended Faculty Mentor Award.
James Herbert Elected to Board of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
June 13, 2011
Dr. James Herbert, professor of psychology and associate dean, CoAS, was elected to the Board of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, the premier international organization devoted to the study and dissemination of scientifically-based psychotherapies.
Aimee Hildenbrand Receives Student Spotlight Award
June 02, 2011
Aimee Hildenbrand, undergraduate psychology student, CoAS, received the Student Spotlight award for her outstanding contributions, dedication, and commitment to pediatric psychology by the Society of Pediatric Psychology.
Chelsea Biemiller swept Drexel's Week of Writing Prizes
May 27, 2011
Chelsea Biemiller, undergraduate psychology student, CoAS, swept Drexel's Week of Writing Prizes placing first in poetry, first in creative nonfiction, and second in fiction.
Elizabeth Goetter and Adrienne Juarascio win 2011 Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association Poster Exhibition awards
May 27, 2011
Elizabeth Goetter and Adrienne Juarascio, psychology doctoral candidates, CoAS, were winners of the 2011 Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association Poster Exhibition awards, which include a $150 cash prize, for their posters "Videoconferencing as a Means for Delivering Exposure and Ritual Prevention for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Preliminary Report from a Randomized Controlled Trial" and "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a Novel Treatment for Eating Disorders," respectively.
Elizabeth Goetter Wins 2011 PBTA Poster Exhibit Award
May 23, 2011
Elizabeth Goetter was a winner of the 2011 Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association Poster Exhibition awards (which include a $150 cash prize) for her poster "Videoconferencing as a Means for Delivering Exposure and Ritual Prevention for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Preliminary Report from a Randomized Controlled Trial."
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Adrienne Juarscio Wins 2011 PBTA Poster Exhibit Award
May 23, 2011
Adrienne Juarascio was a winner of the 2011 Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association Poster Exhibition awards (which include a $150 cash prize) for her poster "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a Novel Treatment for Eating Disorders."
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