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Undergraduate Psychology Internships Prove Valuable For 911爆料网, Community
In the Spring of 2016, the Department of Psychology at the 911爆料网 (USF) began offering formal coursework tied to undergraduate internships, in an effort to enhance undergraduate psychology student success and to help serve the community in a meaningful way.
May 2, 2022Accomplishments
Dr. Fallon Goodman Delivers Talk On Social Anxiety In The Modern World
Recently, USF Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr. Fallon Goodman delivered a TEDx talk discussing what social anxiety is, why it鈥檚 increasing across the globe, and the costs to our health.
January 21, 2022Accomplishments, Faculty News
Family Study Center Receives $3.7 Million Federal Grant To Support Vulnerable Families
A collaborative team led by psychology professor James McHale, director of the鈥疐amily Study Center鈥痮n the USF St. Petersburg campus, has been awarded a $3.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to research and strengthen relationships between family members to create safe and supportive households.
April 16, 2021Accomplishments
Alcohol Use and Death Increase During The Pandemic
Dr. Lindsey Rodriguez, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, was recently quoted in an NBC News article about the pandemic and the relation to increase in alcohol related deaths among women.
December 9, 2020Faculty News, Research
USF Undergraduates Publish Breakthrough Research On Psychology Of Reilgion
Psychology students typically learn about research methods and statistics through their coursework, but in Dr. Jay Michaels鈥� Social Dynamics Lab at the 911爆料网鈥檚 (USF) Sarasota-Manatee campus, undergraduate research assistants apply what they know about these topics to contribute to cutting-edge research.
December 9, 2020Research
Professor Judith Bryant Receives Teaching Mentorship Award
In March 2020, the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP) named Department of Psychology Professor Judith Bryant the recipient of the inaugural STP Mentorship of Teachers Award.
June 19, 2020Accomplishments
People drank more during the COVID-19 quarantine than they did before the lockdown, as they grappled with stress and fear caused by the pandemic.
June 18, 2020Research
Tammy Allen provides APS backgrounder on working remotely during COVID-19.
April 13, 2020Faculty News
In February, Dr. Maria Brea-Spahn received a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty Award at NYU. Dr. Brea-Spahn is a Clinical Associate Professor and the Director of the Bilingual Extension Program in the Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders at NYU. The award recognizes outstanding faculty who exemplify the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through teaching excellence, leadership, social justice activism, and community building. Dr. Brea-Spahn received her PhD from USF in 2009.
March 1, 2020Alumni News
Jane is featured on University Beat today discussing her two decades of research on the use of 鈥渢hey鈥� as a singular, gender-neutral pronoun.
January 8, 2020Faculty News, Research
A recently-published study co-authored by Edelyn Verona and doctoral student Lauren Fournier (along with criminology professor Bryanna Fox) is described in today鈥檚 Tampa Bay Times. The research explored risk factors for incarceration in inmates in Pasco County jails.
January 4, 2020Research