"On behalf of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, we write to express deep gratitude for Dr. Buchanan’s time and contributions to our work, and to acknowledge her profound contributions to the higher education community and to our nation. The Action Collaborative convenes leaders from more than 60 academic and research institutions and key stakeholders to work toward targeted, collective action on addressing and preventing sexual harassment across all disciplines and among all people in higher education.
Dr. Buchanan provides valued advice and ensures that the effort is grounded in research, inclusive of diverse voices, reflective of the experiences of targets, and consistent with our report. Importantly, Dr. Buchanan engages her expertise – on sexual harassment research, including knowledge of programs and strategies for reducing harassment and bias, promoting respectful and positive work environments, and how sexual violence harms those with marginalized identities – to inform the work that we are doing. The time, guidance, and work that she has dedicated to this effort is deeply appreciated, and is contributing to a healthier and more equitable higher education environment for generations to come."
Congratulations!
Dr. Alytia Levendosky received the 2020 Distinguished Mentorship Award from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies for her accomplishments, passion, and commitment to the field of traumatic stress. Congratulations!
Drs. Jae Puckett and Natalie Moser were recently awarded this grant for their submission "Implementation of the Sexual and Gender Minority Clinic at the MSU Psychological Clinic: Applying Clinical Science Values to Train Students and Provide Best Practices to the Sexual and Gender Minority Community". Congratulations!
The graduate students in our clinical psychology doctoral program are the backbone of the program. The program has 25-30 active graduate students at any one time, and all students are actively involved in running the research labs, staffing the training clinic, and assisting in course instruction. The quality of our students is evidenced by their high-level of research productivity and their success on the internship and job market, including a 100% match rate to American Psychological Association (APA) accredited APPIC internships for more than 10 years.
This award, in honor of the late Professor John Hurley, is given to the best dissertation in the Clinical Psychology Program each year. John Hurley was Professor of Psychology at MSU for 45 years. He earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Iowa in 1953 and later earned a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Hurley was a nationally known scholar in group psychotherapy who studied T-groups, group therapy processes, interpersonal theory, leadership in groups, and interpersonal perceptions. He served as the President of the Michigan Group Psychotherapy Society.
The 2019/2020 Hurley Award was given to Jade Kobayashi. Congratulations Jade!
2008/2009 - Kristen Culbert
2009/2010 - Cecilia Martinez-Torteya
2010/2011 - Alexia Spanos
2011/2012 - Sarah Racine
2012/2013 - Brittany Lannert
2013/2014 - Kate Thomas
2014/2015 - Matt Yalch
2015/2016 - Britny Hildebrant and Sharon Lo
2016/2017 - Shannon O'Connor
2017/2018 - Xiaochen Luo
2018/2019 - Brooke Slawinski
This fellowship is given to a fifth year graduate student who has most clearly demonstrated excellence in their clinical work during graduate school.
Congratulations to the 2019/2020 award winner, Karís Casagrande!
2017/2018 - Nicola Bernard
2018/2019 - Allison Gornik
Each year, the second year Clinical Psychology graduate students present their master's research to the entire Clinical Psychology Program. The Master's Thesis Presentation Award is selected by the program faculty and given to the student with the best presentation that year.
Congratulations to Lauren Wiklund, the 2019/2020 recipient of the Master's Thesis Presentation Award!
2011/2012 - Katey Smagur
2012/2013 - Natalie Berger
2013/2014 - Katherine Pickard
2014/2015 - Jeff Lin
2015/2016 - Brooke Slawinski
2016/2017 - Jade Kobayashi
2017/2018 - Kyle Frost
2018/2019 - Lili Gloe
This award is given to a fourth year student for excellence in research during graduate school.
Congratulations to the 2019/2020 award winner, Kyle Frost!
2017/2018 - Brooke Slawinski
2018/2019 - Karís Casagrande
This award is given to a second year student who has most clearly demonstrated clinical skill and growth as a clinician over the course of their first year of practicum. The benefactors of the award are former graduate students of the MSU Clinical Psychology Program who contributed to the fund in honor of Dr. Norman Abeles' retirement in 2010. Dr. Abeles is an Emeritus Professor who served as the clinic director for 26 years and significantly contributed to the clinical and research training of our graduate students.
Congratulations to the 2019/2020 award winner, Megan Mikhail!
2013/2014 - Matt Yalch
2014/2015 - Katherine Pickard
2015/2016 - Katey Smagur
2016/2017 - Xiaochen Luo
2017/2018 - Beier Yao
2018/2019 - Courtney Louis
This award helps recruit exceptional students of unusual promise, who in turn have the potential to elevate the MSU Clinical Psychology Program to new levels of excellence. The annual scholarship provides additional funding, over and above what could otherwise be offered, to one top applicant in each admissions class.
The scholarship is endowed by Dr. John M. Reisman and his late wife, Margo Reisman. Dr. Reisman is an alumnus of the MSU Clinical Psychology doctoral program and an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at DePaul University in Chicago. Mrs. Reisman was also a proud MSU graduate in Elementary Education.
Congratulations to the 2019 award winner, Ana Pomales Ramos!
2008 - Sarah Racine
2009 - Zori Kalibetseva
2010 - Tim Moran
2011 - Natalie Berger
2012 - Katherine Pickard
2013 - Jeff Lin
2014 - Karis Casagrande
2015 - Evan Good
2016 - Beier Yao
2018- Alexandra Vazquez
This award recognizes a psychology graduate student who exemplifies public-spirited attitudes and actions that encourage each of us to bridge divides, to discover unity in common purpose, and to be a positive force for hope and possibilities.
Congratulations to the 2020 award winner, Karís Casagrande!
"Of all the excellent nominees, Karís stood out for her inspiring volunteer work that has helped to create more inclusive and accessible services and community activities for individuals with autism and developmental disabilities." - Dr. Emily Durbin
This highly competitive fellowship is awarded in recognition of demonstrated academic and professional excellence. The express goal is to facilitate the recruitment and retention of particularly promising graduate students from historically underrepresented groups.
Congratulations to the 2019 award winner, Ana Pomales Ramos!
2017 - Courtney Louis and Diondra Straiton
2018 - Christopher Webster and Lauren Wiklund
Each fall, our program hosts a party to welcome all incoming and returning students and faculty. Our party looked a little different this year, but we nevertheless are excited to reconnect and welcome four new graduate students. Welcome Jessica Tschida, Carolina Anaya, Devon Kimball, and Kalei Glozier.
In the spring of 2020, two of our sixth year students successfully earned their doctoral degrees! Congratulations to Allison Gornik and Jeff Lin! Allison will soon start her post-doc at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Jeff will soon start his post-doc at Washington University.
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In the spring of 2019, five of our second year students successfully defended their master’s theses! Congratulations to Courtney Louis, Lilianne Gloe, Mikayla Kim, Kara Cochran, and Diondra Straiton!