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Graduate Student Susan Rodriguez Wins Poster Award at 2025 Conference of Florida Graduate Schools

CNS student Susan Rodriguez earned 2nd place in the Biological, Health, and Life Sciences category at the Statewide Graduate Research Poster Symposium for the 2025 Conference of Florida Graduate Schools.

April 9, 2025Accomplishments, Research

U.S. News & World Report ranks 91ÊÓƵa national leader for dozens of graduate programs

USF’s highest-ranked programs are industrial and organizational psychology at No. 3, criminology at No. 18 and rehabilitation counseling, which jumped 28 spots to No. 18, breaking into the top 25.

April 8, 2025Accomplishments

Eleven 91ÊÓƵfaculty among 2024 class of Fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science

David Diamond, Professor in the Department of Psychology (elected AAAS Biological Sciences Section), for pioneering research in the fields of neuroscience and cardiovascular disease, particularly in the study of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the role of cholesterol in heart disease.

March 27, 2025Faculty News

American Psychological Foundation (APF) Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Winner

The Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grant, a prestigious national award recognizing outstanding contributions to LGBTQIA+ family psychology and therapy, has been awarded to Jason R. Schmidt Avendaño for his pioneering research exploring the neural mechanisms of emotional regulation in LGBTQ+ individuals within the context of family connectedness.

February 13, 2025Accomplishments, Research

Psychology Professor Jennifer O’Brien is being recognized on the global stage for her contributions to science and impacting her field.

February 5, 2025Accomplishments, Faculty News, Research

Your work habits may be threatening your sleep, USF-led study shows

People whose jobs are highly sedentary – an estimated 80% of the modern workforce – experience a much higher risk of insomnia symptoms.

January 7, 2025Faculty News, Research

Warm Welcome Donation Project to Support Local Refugee Families

Warm Welcome Donation Project sponsored by the 91ÊÓƵPsychology Student Diversity Committee and the 91ÊÓƵPsychology Department Diversity Committee.

December 20, 2024Accomplishments

Seven Psychology majors named King O'Neal Scholars at Fall Commencement

Seven Psychology undergraduates were honored as King O’Neal Scholars at USF’s Friday, December 13, 2024, commencement ceremony.

December 16, 2024Accomplishments

52 Undergraduate and Graduate Students Inducted into Psi Chi at Fall Ceremony

Congratulations to the 52 undergraduate and graduate students inducted into Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology, on Friday, November 22. They come from all three campuses of USF. Faculty advisors are Sandra Schneider (Tampa), Kemesha Gabbidon (St. Petersburg), and Valentina Iturriaga (Sarasota-Manatee).

November 24, 2024Accomplishments

CAS sweeps Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor and Outstanding Thesis & Dissertation awards

Psychology Ph.D. graduate student, Alexandria Choate, received an Outstanding Thesis & Dissertation Award. Her dissertation aims to advance the understanding of borderline personality disorder (BPD) by leveraging mathematical, formal models to better understand its development across the lifespan.

November 20, 2024Accomplishments

91ÊÓƵSt. Petersburg Psychology Professor Tiffany Chenneville has been working with the National Science Foundation's scientific integrity team in Washington, D.C.

October 22, 2024Faculty News, Research

Dr. Judith Bryant, chair of the Department of Psychology, joined other 91ÊÓƵcolleagues on WUSF’s Florida Matters for a discussion of the life-changing impacts of Hurricane Milton.

October 11, 2024Faculty News