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Manny Sinisterra Receives 2022 Student Traineeship Award

Congratulations to Manuela (Manny) Sinisterra, B.A., whose application for a 2022 Student Traineeship Award of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation was selected for funding. Her application titled: Understanding Caregiver Illness Burden in Management of Cystic Fibrosis in Young and School-Age Children: A Mixed Methods Study aims to use a mixed-methods…

CHP is Basking in the Glow of Teaching Superstars

Fall 2022 student rankings have been reviewed and five Clinical and Health Psychology faculty members have been recognized by Dean Beth Virnig for providing an excellent learning experience and receiving student rankings of 4.8 or higher for their courses. For Fall 2022, The Excellence in Teaching Award goes to:…

Research Assistants Kenney and Ratajska Awarded NIH F31 Fellowships

Congratulations to CHP’s doctoral researchers Lauren Kenney and Adrianna Ratajska with the UF Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, directed by Dawn Bowers, Ph.D. for receiving prestigious NIH F31 Fellowships! “The NIH F31 predoctoral training grants are highly prestigious research awards that go through the gauntlet of rigorous NIH peer review,” Bowers said.

2023 Research Day Awards – Jori Waner and Hailey Inverso

A big congratulations to Jori Waner and Hailey Inverso, whose presentations tied for first place at PHHP Research Day on February 9, 2023, in the category Basic, Foundational and Pre-Clinical Research. Jori Waner (pictured left) for “Connecting memory and functional brain networks in older adults:  A resting state fMRI study.”…

2023 Spring Spruce Up Service Project

The 2023 Spring Spruce Up Team was out in full force recently for a service project to spruce-up the UF Health Psychology Specialties clinic! 2023 Spring Spruce Up Team Back Row (L to R): Jessica Payne-Murphy & Husband, Sam; Deidre Pereira Middle Row (L to R): Anjelica…

Dr. Rebecca Pearl’s Weight-Stigma Research is Featured in UFHealth’s ‘Newsroom’

Congratulations to Dr. Pearl, recently featured in an article by Jill Pease titled Weight-stigma study identifies self-image paradox. For the study, more than 200 adults with a higher body weight — predominantly black or white women — participated in the group-based psychological intervention designed to reduce internalized weight stigma, delivered…

Lisa King, PsyD, ABPP receives PHHP Superior Accomplishment Award

Congratulations Dr. King on being recognized for your accomplishments! Dr. King was appointed as Director of the UF Health Psychology Specialties Clinic in November of 2021. She has fulfilled her commitment with excellence chairing the Clinical Operations Group, assessing staffing needs to improve performance, implementing policies…

Dr. Peter Lang Retires After 40 Years of Remarkable Service

After a long and remarkable career Dr. Peter Lang retired as Professor Emeritus on October 31, 2022.  Dr. Lang obtained his BA in psychology from Denison University in 1950, his M.A. in Romance Languages from the University of Buffalo in 1952, and his doctorate in Psychology from the University of…

What’s Behind Door #1?

Congratulations to Dr. Waxenberg, CHP’s winner of the 2022 Halloween Door Decor Spooktacular! Her theme was, “What Haunts You?”. Crowd favorites were Will you serve on my committee?, FARs, and Returning from vacation. It was a friendly competition between HSRMP (event sponsors) and CHP. Congratulations also to Dr. Molly…