Dr. Femina Varghese, assistant professor of psychology and counseling, was chosen to participate in the American Psychological Association Psychology Minority Fellowship Program’s Psychology Summer Institute in Washington, D.C. on July 17-23. Varghese was chosen out of a competitive national pool of 60 to 80 applicants, of which 20 were selected to participate in this program. According to the APA website, selection of these awardees were based upon criteria such as the strengths and potential of their concept papers, recommendation letters, the degree of match with mentor specialties, and applicant goals/qualifications. This institute was geared towards early career psychologists and advanced PhD students who had defended their dissertation proposals. Varghese’s subject for her proposal that qualified her for this institute was a program she developed to help disadvantaged youths.
Drs. Art Gillaspy and John Murphy of the Psychology & Counseling Department were awarded an $8,000 Sponsored Programs research grant investigating the impact of client feedback in school-based mental services. The research is being conducted in collaboration with Dr. Barry Duncan and two large community mental health agencies–Community Health and Counseling Services in Maine and Southwest Behavioral Health in Arizona.
Rowell, K., & McNeir, L. (October 20-21, 2011). The Implementation of an Integrated Treatment Model in Primary Care Settings. Presented at the Arkansas Psychological Association, Little Rock, AR.
Murphy, J., & Gillaspy, A. (October 20-21, 2011). The Use of Feedback in Treatment. Presented at the Arkansas Psychological Association, Little Rock, AR.
Kumar Salagame, K. (October 20-21, 2011). Meditation for Well-Being. Presented at the Arkansas Psychological Association, Little Rock, AR. Dr. Kumar is a Visiting Fulbright-Nehru Scholar to UCA.
Charlton, S. R., Gossett, B. D., & Charlton, V. A. (In press). The effect of delay and social distance on the perceived value of social interaction. Behavioural Processes.