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

Rachel Bearden and Nemi Shah awarded SURF Grants

Congratulations to Rachel Bearden and Nemi Shah for recently being awarded Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Grants to support their research! Their projects are as follows:

Rachel Bearden: Why do psychosis and high-functioning autism have diametrical associations with migration?

Nemi Shah: Why Do People Justify Choices They Did Not Make?

Dr. Ken Sobel is the Mentor for both students.

Posted in: News and Events on December 18, 2019

Rachel Sanders & Chayla Rutledge (doctoral students) publish article

Congratulations to Rachel Sanders and Chayla Rutledge on their recent publication!

Sanders, R., & Rutledge, C. (2019). Challenges with mathematics response to intervention: A graduate student perspective. Communique, 48, 35.

The Communique is the newsletter of the National Association of School Psychologists. The article describes the work of UCA School Psychology students in the North Little Rock School District last year

Posted in: News and Events on December 5, 2019

Study Abroad Fair – Tue, Nov 19, 1:40-2:30

Make plans to stop by the Study Abroad Fair happening at the Student Center Amphitheater during x-period on Tuesday, Nov. 19th as part of International Education Week!

Faculty leaders and study abroad participants will be available to share information on how you can earn credit abroad with UCA!

Posted in: News and Events on November 19, 2019

Dr. Iryna Kasi (School Psychology Alum) honored with award

Congratulations to School Psychology Alum, Dr. Iryna Kasi (2011), for being honored with the 2019 School Psychologist of the Year – Early Career Award!

Posted in: News and Events on November 9, 2019

Congrats to Estefany Soto (Counseling Psyc student) for NSF presentation

Congrats to Counseling Psychology student, Estefany Soto, on her recent presentation!

Nadelson, L.S., Bouwma-Gearhart, J., Villanueva, I., Soto, E., Youmans, K., Lenhart, C., & Ha Choi, Y. (2019, October). The making of engineers: How makerspaces are perceived and used for learning in engineering preparation programs. Poster presented at the National Science Foundation Engineering Education and Centers (NSF EEC) Grantees Conference. Arlington, VA.

Posted in: News and Events on November 6, 2019

Morgan Payne (MHC student) publishes article

Congrats to Mental Health Counseling student, Morgan Payne, on her publication in Psychological Services!

Payne, M. E. (2019, July 1). Neuropsychology Pilot: Dr. Carlos Porges. Psychological Services. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ser0000374

Posted in: News and Events on October 31, 2019

Dr. Brian Bolter to Make International Presentation in Paris

Congrats to the research team of Brian V. Bolter, Jenna Davidson (Director of Student Wellness, and undergraduates Kara Gray, Ashley Hall and Sarah Morgan Parsons on the recent acceptance of their study “The Effects of Wellness Interventions on Students’ Stress and Optimism Levels” for presentation at the Tenth International Health, Wellness, and Society Conference to be held in Paris at Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle in September 2020!

Bolter, B.V., Davidson, J., Gray, K., Hall, A., and Parsons, S. M., (2020, September). The effects of wellness interventions on students’ stress and optimism levels. Paper presented at the Tenth International Health, Wellness, and Society Conference, Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, France.

Posted in: News and Events on October 30, 2019

Doctoral Student – Sydney Skaggs – Publishes Article

Congrats to Counseling Psychology doctoral student, Sydney Skaggs, on her recent publication!

Skaggs, S. (2019). Atypical jobs in psychology: Interview of judge Michael O. Miller. Psychological Services. Advance online publication. doi:10.1037/ser0000377

Posted in: News and Events on October 30, 2019

Graduate Students Present Research at ArPA

Skaggs, S. and Baldwin Gracey, B. (2019, October). Patient weight and intervention effectiveness in an inpatient psychiatric hospital: Three-year follow-up. Talk presented at the Arkansas Psychological Association (ArPA) Annual Convention. Little Rock, AR.

Braziel, H.L., Skaggs, S., Baldwin Gracey, B., and Hunt, H. (2019, October). Comparative analyses of juvenile weight trends at an inpatient psychiatric facility. Poster presented at the Arkansas Psychological Association (ArPA) Annual Convention. Little Rock, AR.

Posted in: News and Events on October 30, 2019

ArPA Graduate Poster Award

Congratulations to Counseling Psychology doctoral students, Logan Synder, Estefany Soto, Heath Braziel, Deven Dyer, Jordan Pyle, program alum, Dr. Kendra Anderson, and faculty mentor, Dr. Varghese, for winning the Outstanding Graduate Poster Award at this year’s Arkansas Psychological Association (ArPA) conference!

Snyder, L., Soto, E., Braziel, H., Dyer, D., Pyle, J., Anderson, K., & Varghese, F. (2019, October). Expected Criminal Activity and Educational Attainment in African American Incarcerated Males. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Arkansas Psychological Association, Little Rock, AR.

Posted in: News and Events on October 29, 2019