News & Events Blog

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Instructor, Deven Dyer and Dr. Art Gillaspy

Congratulations to the 2022 Student Recognition Ceremony award winners! Olyvia Gonzalez, Pearl McGowan-Hanna, Dylan Garrison, department chair Dr. Art Gillaspy, Greta Hacker, Chelsey Bull, Merritt Tate.

Billy and Terry Smith Outstanding Graduate Student in Mental Health Counseling, Faith Reynolds and Dr. Kevin Rowell

Dr. Ron Bramlett and Billy and Terry Smith Outstanding Graduate Student in School Psychology, Lorianne Graves

Dr. Bill Lammers and Richard Allen Scott Outstanding Psychology Student Finalist Ryan Liew

Dr. Bill Lammers and Richard Allen Scott Outstanding Psychology Student Finalist Sage Wilson

Dr. Bill Lammers and Richard Allen Scott Outstanding Psychology Student Cassandra Alise Holloway

Richard Allen Scott Outstanding Psychology Students Ryan Liew, Cassandra Alise Holloway, and Sage Wilson

APA Site Visit

Members of an APA accreditation team will visit the department’s Ph.D. program in Counseling Psychology on Nov 10-11.

Posted in: News and Events on October 15, 2015

Graduate Program Comprehensive Exams

Nov 10-11

Posted in: News and Events on October 15, 2015

College of Health & Behavioral Sciences Football Tailgating

Saturday, Oct 31.

Posted in: News and Events on October 15, 2015

PSYC Tailgating for Football Game

Psych Society/Psi Chi/CAPS/ArMHCA – are hosting a tailgate for the Nov 7 UCA game. Stay tuned for more info in the weeks ahead.

Posted in: News and Events on October 15, 2015

New Student Outreach Group in Psychology

The Psychology Student Outreach group includes the following 5 students:

Annam Ahmed

Savannah Cavender

Donielle Davis

Carley Owen

Stacy Kidwell

These students volunteer their time to provide potential majors about our program.

Posted in: News and Events on October 15, 2015

Dr. John Murphy Presents Workshop

Dr. John Murphy, Professor of Psychology & Counseling, presented a workshop on “Solution-Focused Counseling and Consultation in Schools” on October 10th for 150 school psychologists at the Texas Association of School Psychologists Fall Conference in San Antonio, TX.

Posted in: News and Events on October 15, 2015

Strike Out Against Domestic Violence

Just wanted to give a quick reminder about the Psychological Society and CAPS this coming weekend (Saturday, Sep 26, from 1-3pm)!

1. Raising awareness and fundraising for Dorcas House!

2. Competition between the professors and students!

There are several reasons to support this great cause by participating in the Strike Out Against Domestic Violence bowling event: Dorcas House provides a safe environment for women and children to heal and break the cycles of domestic violence.

Registration begins at 12:30pm and is $35 per person which includes a t-shirt, a good time, and supporting a great cause – the Dorcas House.

We will be tallying the professor and student scores based on printed score sheets. I hope to see you at the Millennium Bowling Center in Maumelle with your competitive and charitable spirit!

Posted in: News and Events on September 23, 2015

Dr. Paul Nail to be guest on Science Cafe’

Join us next week, September 22, 2015, for Bullies or Bust? Social Behavior Today from 7-9 p.m. at the Afterthought Bistro & Bar located at 2721 Kavanaugh (corner of Beechwood in Hillcrest), Little Rock, AR. Panelists will discuss the physical, emotional, and cyber impacts of negative social behavior and bullying.

This month Science café welcomes:

Paul Nail, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Psychology & Counseling, UCA, Conway, Arkansas

Sean Smith, 7^th Degree Black Belt, Sr. Master Instructor, Arkansas ATA Martial Arts, Little Rock, AR

Laura Garrett, Special Agent, CISP, FBI, Little Rock, AR

Go science!

Posted in: News and Events on September 16, 2015

Psi Chi joins Food Drive

This year, the UCA Chapter of Psi Chi is partnering with the UCA Food Bank to help support UCA community members in need.

All non-perishable food donations will be accepted. During September, the food bank is focusing on collecting: (1) canned tuna and (2) muffin mixes.

Donations can be dropped off at the main psychology offices on the second floor of Mashburn Hall.

Posted in: News and Events on September 11, 2015

Dayshia Tanks Awarded APA Fellowship

Congratulations to Dayshia Tanks, a student in the Mental Health Counseling program, for being awarded a $6,000 Services for Transition Age Youth (STAY) Fellowship by the American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program. This is a nationally competitive program. Way to go, Dayshia!

More information about the STAY Fellowship is below and can be found at https://apa.org/pi/mfp/psychology/stay/index.aspx

“Funded by a grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the MFP has created the Services for Transition Age Youth (STAY) fellowship to support the training of master’s level practitioners in mental health services. This fellowship is designed for students in terminal master’s programs in psychology whose training prepares them to provide mental health services to transition age youth (ages 16 through 25) and their families.”

Posted in: News and Events on August 23, 2015